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IMPORTANT DATES
MAY 14-16
Stanford-10 Testing
MAY 15/16/17
Minimum Days for Conferences
Scholastic Book Fair
MAY 23
Art Fair
5:30pm
MAY 24
Minimum Day
No after-care
MAY 27
Memorial Day
No School
MAY 29
Baccalureate Mass
JUNE 1
8th Grade Graduation
JUNE 4
Splash Party 3:30 pm
JUNE 5
Last day of school
Click here for the calendar at a glance for the rest of the year.
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School Lunch Survey! 
We are gathering parent feedback about our school lunch program and potential new offerings. Our current provider will not be serving the Sonoma area next year and we are excited to come up with a new plan to meet the tastes and desires of our school families.
Please take a moment to complete this survey TODAY!
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/V8P686X
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8th Graders Choose High Schools
Our eighth graders toured, shadowed and in some cases completed extensive applications to highly selective high schools around the North Bay.
We are pleased to report that our graduates this year will be headed to Justin-Siena High School in Napa, Cardinal-Newman High School in Santa Rosa, Marin Academy in San Rafael, as well as Sonoma Valley High School. One eighth grader will be enrolling at Laurel Springs (online) to pursue her musical ambitions. We also will say a warm goodbye to a 7th grader who has been accepted to The Groton School (MA) as a boarding student for the 8th grade.
We are very proud of our graduates and we look forward to keeping in touch in the years to come and we wish them great success in high school.
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Reading Contest and Book Fair
1. Our Scholastic Book Fair is May 13-17
http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/presentationschool
Volunteers are asked to please sign up online.
2. On Monday, May 20th we will have a Readers' Books evening book fair 6-8 p.m. Any books on summer reading lists can be purchased or ordered if not in stock.
3. Our Reading Contest ends May 24th.
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5th Grade Artwork Featured at
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art (SVMA)
Since its inception ten years ago, more than 5,000 local elementary school students have participated in Sonoma's Art Rewards The Student (ARTS) program at SVMA. The program was founded by a group of local parents concerned about the lack of arts curriculum in the public schools after the 4th grade. Presentation School is fortunate to have been an early believer in the program and the only local private school to participate.
Local artists work with SVMA to chose a project and then spend several sessions with fifth grade classrooms classroom preparing pieces for the exhibit (in our case we are fortunate to have school parent Rosemary McNeely head up this program).
Most of Sonoma's elementary schools, including Presentation, then schedule a field trip to SVMA to "visit" the art they have created. "They are so excited to seeing their work exhibited at a real art museum," says Margie Maynard at SVMA.
Everyone is invited to the opening reception of this year's exhibition: Minidoka on Young Minds, and see how these students interpreted the art of Roger Shimomura. The exhibit open May 17 at a reception from 5-7pm.
In a fascinating collection of paintings and lithographs that meld pop art with a derivation ofukiyo-e prints, Roger Shimomura depicts snatches of memories from the years he was incarcerated in a World War II concentration camp.
The A.R.T.S. theme changes each year but as Maynard explains, "We start with California's Visual and Performing Arts Standards and then look for themes that are relevant to the 5th grade curriculum. This year's theme provided great opportunities for investigation and exploration."
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Presentation Students Shine in ANNIE
Congratulations to the dozen or more Presentation students who performed all weekend in the BBK production of ANNIE. Read all about our students Megan and Hannah Rose who captivated the crowd in the title role (10 shows!) HERE and HERE. |
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Parent Association News
Thank you to Lisa Biddle Dedmore and Bree Curotto who have stepped forward to serve as Co-Presidents of the Parent Association for 2013-14. They will be reaching out to current PA board members and others to serve on the many committees that help support our school. If you are interested in finding out more about volunteer opportunities, please contact Lisa or Bree.
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Please be aware that 5/14 will be our last lunch from Campus Kitchens. 5/15, 5/16, 5/17 are minimum days, no lunches served. Our Wednesday and Thursday lunches will be served - 5/22 and 5/23, 5/29 and 5/30.
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School Yard Online Grading and Directory
In lieu of the printed school family directories we have used in the past, all parent information is now kept up to date on School Yard which is easily accessible from the front page of our web site. The benefit of School Yard is that your teacher announcements, student grades and the directory are all now in one place. If you still like having a printed directory, it is easy to click "print" for your child's grade or the entire school and to put that printed version in your binder. If you have any trouble accessing the directory, please contact Mrs. Wallace in the office.
The directory is only as accurate as the information provided by parents, however. If any of your contact information has changes, please log in here to update your listing. |
Click here to download next year's school calendar "at a glance"! |
Patriot's Night at the A's 
Patriot's Night at the Oakland A's is May 17 (vs. Kansas City) at 7pm. We have reserved 40 seats at the field level for Presentation families. This is an opportunity for our school community to come together and enjoy a great American past time. If you are interested, please follow the link to the registration form. The forty seats (at $23 each) will be reserved on a first come, first served basis.
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Spotlight on Art!
 Our fourth graders are all business when it comes to getting their hands dirty! Last week, they embarked on a paper mache project. Stop by their classroom anytime to see their projects' progress.
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CORRECTION: One family was inadvertently left off of the Annual Fund Thank You List. Thank you McGovern family for your participation in the Annual Fund.
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SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Internet Safety -- We are fortunate that Officer DeWarns has provided us with a free loaner copy of his recent presentation on Internet Safety. If you would like to borrow the DVD to watch it, please stop by the office to check it out.
Summer CamPERKS -- Save the dates of June 10-14 and June 17-21 for Presentation School's Summer Perks Camps with a wide array of morning and afternoon programs to choose from for all ages!
Some of our camp choices include: Acting Workshop (ages 10-up) | Fencing (ages 8-up)| Pre-Engineering with Lego (ages 5-7) | Garden Fever!(ages 5-up) | German in a Playful Way (ages 7-10) | How to Start a Band (ages 9-up) | Spanish Speaking & Culture (ages 7-9) | Yoga (ages 5-up) and Volleyball (ages 10-up). You can download the camp flyer HERE.
Parking lot safety:
Please do not ever exit through the entrance as incoming cars are not expecting you and this can create a terrible hazard.
Rental housing needed: We have a number of new families looking to rent in Sonoma, ranging from small granny units to five bedroom houses. If you know of ANY possible rentals, please email admissions@presentationschool.com.
Shop & Support:
Remember to stop by the school office to pick up a sheet to order gift cards through out scrip program. Also available are sign up sheets for the Sonoma Market school donation program. Remember to register or renew your Safeway card at www.escrip.com Group ID - 137107396. Club card members must renew EVERY November.
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Library Book Sale -- The Sonoma Valley Public Library Book Sale is May 15-18. Our students and faculty are invited to come pick up free books during and at the end of the sale. The first book that any student wants can be picked out free at any time during the sale. School teachers and staff can also get as many books as desired at the end of the sale (actually, during the last two hours of the sale) on Saturday, May 18.
Public Library Summer Reading Porgram -- The Sonoma Valley Library invites all students to participate in its annual summer reading club. This year's theme: DIG INTO READING! We encourage students to visit the library, keep track of their reading and earn a free book over the summer. They will offer special Wednesday programs at 11 am to keep young readers interested, entertained, and in the library habit. Stop by the library to learn more.
Tennis, Tennis Tennis! -- There is a terrific new tennis pro in Sonoma and he is offering inexpensive clinics for kids ages 8 and under and ages 9 -12 on Monday afternoons after school. He is also offering summer programs. Copies of both flyers are in the school office. www.sonomavalleytennis.org
Justin-Siena Sports Camps -- Justin-Siena High School in Napa offers basketball, cheer, volleyball, tennis, water polo and wrestling camps in the summer, some starting as young as 1st grade. Visit www.justin-siena.org for details.
Golf: Silverado Country Club in Napa offers non-members a great junior golf academy on Sundays. Kids are broken out by age group from 4-16 and co-ed professional instruction ranges from 2 hours for the older kids to 45 minutes for the youngest. The cost ranges from $55/month to $160/month. www.silveradoresort.com
Boys Basketball: Sonoma Valley Dragon Boys Basketball Camp is June 17 - 21, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in SVHS Pfeiffer Gym. Camp is for boys grades 3rd-8th under the direction of Coach Dennis Housman. Cost is $150 ($125 for two or more brothers) and scholarships are available. To pay online, click on the Student Activities Webstore at www.sonomavalleyhigh.org. Please contact Coach Housman at 933-4010, ext. 5246 or at dhousman@sonomavly.k12.ca.us.
Math Help: Soloquest School and tutoring center is offering four summer math workshops. Algebra 1 preview will be offered Tues., July 23 and Thurs., July 25 from 10 a.m. to Noon OR from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Preview of Algebra 2 will be offered Tues., July 30 and Thurs., Aug. 1 from 10 a.m. to Noon OR 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Each workshop is $120 and there will be 4-10 students enrolled in each. Call Soloquest at 707-939-1133 to register.
Sonoma Country Day School Speakers: On Monday, June 10, Sir Ken Robinson will be the keynote speaker at "ieSonoma," and he will be joined by a panel of local entrepreneurs and leaders to consider the nature of innovative thinking. You can find out more and register at www.iesonoma.org. Teachers are invited to attend free of charge.
SCDS is also hosting the second annual TEDxSonomaCounty on Saturday, June 15. The theme this year is More? and will explore (and question) our human drive for bigger, better... more. Registration and information is at www.tedxsonomacounty.com
Summer Camp: Sonoma Academy of Dance will be offering summer camps on our campus. Register online at www.sonomasummercamps.com
SSU Summer Programs: SSU's EXCEL summer program catalog is now available. There are three sessions for grades 4-9 running June 24-28, July 8-19 and July 22-26. www.sonoma.edu/exed/excel
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