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IMPORTANT DATES
MAY 20
Reader's Books Night for Presentation 6pm
MAY 23
Art Fair 5:30pm
MAY 24
Minimum Day
No after-care
Kinders to Neles Dairy
MAY 27
Memorial Day
No School
MAY 29
Baccalaureate Mass
MAY 30
Kinders to Bay Area Discovery Museum
MAY 31
7th and 8th grade pool party
JUNE 1
8th Grade Graduation
JUNE 3
Final assembly
JUNE 4
Talent Show
Splash Party 3:30 pm
JUNE 5
Last day of school
Awards and Blessing
Click here for the calendar at a glance for the rest of the year.
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SPLASH Party Returns to Mark End of Year
Get ready to jump, splash and dunk as we celebrate summer! The fourth annual Summer Splash event is happening on Tuesday, June 4th from 3:15pm to 6pm.
Get your tickets now in the front office! $10 per adult, and $5 per child (4 and under are free). The ticket price includes dinner, snacks, drinks and wine for the adults.
The party features jumpies, slides, a dunk booth, cotton candy, and music! Parents must accompany their children so please plan on arriving at school at the regular pick up time and then signing your student into the event.
Be on the look-out for sign-up sheets if you'd like to help out with this popular party. This family event is sure to be tons of fun! See you there! Don't forget - all children must be accompanied by an adult.
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Fund a Need Expands School Classrooms
By now you have heard what a great time was had by all who attended our 13th Annual Golf Tournament dinner on Cinco de Mayo. Scott Parker, our future Head of School, presented his vision for this year's Fund a Need, EXPANDING OUR CLASSROOMS. New awnings, tables, umbrellas and trees willd allow our students to learn beyond the four walls of a classroom and in doing so will help them grow mentally, physically and spiritually. Even though you may have missed the dinner, you can still donate to the Golf Tournament's Fund a Need, just call or e-mail Nancy Bei. 
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Presentation Students Excel at Townwide Writer's Faire 
Congratulation to our 17 students who received honors for their writing at the recent Rotary Club townwide Middle School Writer's Faire. While the winners were not broken out by school, it definitely appeared that Presentation had more students being honored than any other middle school. The students were feted at a reception at the Lodge.
Letters to the Editor: Olivia Teranchi, second place
Descriptive Writing: Jane Coneybeer, third place
Descriptive Writing: Eva Bundschu, honorable mention
Fiction: Jane Coneybeer, first place
Fiction: Catherine Flaherty, third place
Biography: Tessa Freudenberger, honorable mention
Biography: Olivia Williams, honorable mention
Poetry: Alexander Garber, third place
Poetry: Genaro Pamatz, honorable mention
Poetry: Nikki Sandhu, honorable mention
Poetry: Renee Serota, honorable mention
Book Review: Alexander Garber, second place
Book Review: Nalatie Gulrajani, third place
Original Song: Maggie Nugent and Brigit Bergmiller, first place
iMovie: Hannah Rose McNeely and Jack Wolff, honorable mention
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Art Fair This Week on May 23
Our "Hats Off To Art" Fair will be May 23 at 5:30pm. We will be proudly displaying more than 500 pieces of our students' amazing art work created throughout the year. This year, we will be adding fun activities to the event. Our 2013 Trashion Fashion artists will be modeling their outfits and our 7th and 8th grade will be displaying their kinetic sculptures (aka marble mazes). There will be face painting, a surprise art activity and the popular raffle baskets!
Students have a final art assignment of creating a hat to wear to the fair (parents are welcome to as well!).
Volunteers are needed to hang art and as you know, each class always creates a themed basket for our raffle. This is always a highlight of the night for our students. You should have heard from your room parent as to your grade's theme and where to drop your donations.
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Reader's Book Fair for Presentation Summer Reading!
 This Monday evening, May 20, is The Presentation School Night at Readers' Books from 6-8pm. Summer reading lists will be available. A portion of the proceeds sold that night will benefit our school library. Hope to see you there!
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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"! |
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Dad's Basketball Seeks New Players
A number of dads from within and outside our school community play a pick-up basketball game in our school gym every Monday evening from 7pm-9pm. They are currently seeking more players. It is great way to meet other dads and get some exercise. Stop by any Monday night and check it out!
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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 Grader Honored By Gifted Institute
Congratulations to 8th grader Renee Serota who was recently honored by the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth gifted program as achieving one of the highest scores in the State of California on the English section of the SAT college entrance exam as an 8th grader! Renee scored a 720 out of 800 on that section -- likely a higher score than many of us grown-ups can recall getting on the SAT in our senior year!
Renee achieved a certificate for Highest Honors at a ceremony in the East Bay. She will be attending Marin Academy in the fall.
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The THANK YOU Box
Thank you to the many families who contributed items for our bake sales. We raised $465 for the school library campaign.
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SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Backpacks -- As you may have seen there are some children walking around campus with a back pack that says The Presentation School. If you would like to purchase one at the low price of $15 for your child just e-mail or call Nancy Bei and order it.
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
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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