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IMPORTANT DATES
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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Art Faire Showcases Range of Student Work 
Our students displayed a wide range of artwork across several different mediums at last week's art show. The parents enjoyed seeing the unique creations and the students, as usual, were entranced by the gift baskets up for raffle. Many thanks to Mrs. Brayton, our classroom teachers, our art docents and all the many parent volunteers who set up for the show.
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Climbing Team Travels to Bishop 
Lead by our instructor Patrick Smithson, our climbing team traveled to Bishop, CA last week for two days of climbing on some of the most renowned boulders in California (WAY bigger than those pictured!). Missing from this group photo was Layla McDermott who had just headed home. The group was exhausted but exhilarated!
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Presentation Granted Study Abroad School Status
The Presentation School found out last week that after completing a rigorous four-month application process (including site visit) we have been approved by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as the only school (K-12) in Sonoma to accept foreign students interested in studying abroad in the U.S. under an F-1 visa. In the past year, we have had students from Korea, Switzerland and Colombia study at the school on shorter tourist visas.
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Reserve Your Spot at the SPLASH Party Today 
Get ready to jump, splash and dunk as we celebrate summer! The fourth annual Summer Splash event will take place on Tuesday, June 4th from 3:15pm to 6pm.
Regster 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.
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Tech Update
Presentation School students are enjoying 21 new Chromebooks, 12 LCD classroom projectors and ten new Elmo document readers in the classrooms. The laptops are kept in a rolling charging cart in the library and are scanned out to students and classes as needed. The initial feedback from the students has been great as the Chromebooks are light, portable and easy to use. All a student needs to do is log in using their new Presentation School gmail address to access all of their email ad google documents.
To ensure that we get the most out of these new computers, a team of six Presentation School teachers will be attending a three-day Google in Education workshop over the summer.
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Avoid Tears, Buy Your Child's Yearbook Today!
The yearbooks have arrived and they look fantastic! They will be handed out the last week of school and when our students see them, they are all going to want one! Stop by the office today to place your order before they are all gone. Here is a sneak peek inside!
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Tea Towels on Sale Now 
If you didn't pick up your tea towel at the Art Faire, stop by the office this week to buy one. The high-quality towels cost $12 each or 2 for $20. Featured on each, in this year's bright orange color, is a small piece of artwork by every student at the school. The year's theme was... Hats off to the Arts.
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First Graders Go Fly a Kite! 
Our first graders enjoyed flying kites on a recent windy day at school. The students had been learning about and discussing our recent windy days. They got a big kick out of their successful launching of the kites.
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6th Graders Produce Newscast in Social Studies 
Last week, our sixth grade participated in a dramatical newscast with every student in costume, acting out a specific part. Students pretended to be historians on a news show called The Real Deal and they discussed the fall of the Roman Empire from their characters' perspectives.
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(School) Election Day is Coming!
This week on Tuesday, our students in grade 5-8 will vote for our Student Council representatives for the next school year. The students running for office agree to serve as role models, representing the school cheerfully at major school events and to participate in the Student Council elective all next year. Posters are up all over campus. Good luck to our budding politicians and thank you to Mrs. Faircloth for overseeing our Student Council program this year (and next year!).
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Kinder and 1st Grade Enjoy In-School Safari
Our kinders and first grade students enjoyed a presentation last week by Lynette Lyon, a popular an animal educator from the Petaluma-based Classroom Safari, which brings exotic animals into classrooms to teach children and let them get a close-up look at the creatures.
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Teachers Enjoy Appreciation Lunch at Mamma Tannino's 
Thank you to the parents who donated funds and made the recent teacher appreciation luncheon a big success. All grades contributed toward a lovely luncheon at Mamma Taninos as a way to thank teacher and staff for all of their hard work. Carolina Salmonsen, Bree Curotto and Lisa Dedmore were on hand to thank them personally on behalf of the entire the school.
We appreciate all of the generous support from the parents. The 4th and 5th grades deserve an "honorable" mention as they came in with very high numbers. Thank you to the room parents for their contribution -- reaching out and getting everyone motivated to participate!
Mamma Taninos provided an extensive menu at a reduced rate and opened their restaurant for lunch especially for our school. A big thank you to Kim and Gaetano for their generous hospitality.
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Graduate Nina Sheridan Chosen for Girl's State  Nina Sheridan, class of 2010, was chosen by her high school, Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut, as their selection to represent the school this summer at Girls State (www.boysandgirlsstate.org). Girls State is an acclaimed leadership program sponsored by the American Legion in which one junior from each high school in the state is nominated by her principal to spend an intensive week of study, all expenses paid, learning the political process, discussing politics and hearing speakers (there is also a separate Boys State program).
Nina was also recently named by Choate to the National Cum Laude Society (www.cumlaudesociety.org), one of only ten juniors selected from a class of 200, based on her GPA.
Please send us more news of our graduates!
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Scholastic Book Fair A Big Success 
Many thanks to our librarian Gretchen Armer and the parents and students who volunteered to help out with our recent Scholastic Book Fair. It was a big success and the students seemed to love shopping for summer reading.
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Last chance to take the
School Lunch Survey! 
We need your immediate 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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Congratulations to August Sebastiani, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Presentation School, and his wife Allison, on the birth of their fourth child, Paul Francis Sebastiani!
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SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
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.
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! Stop by the office to see what is available! You can download the camp flyer HERE.
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
Mark your calendars also for the Saturday, June 8 FREE Tennis Jamboree from 12:30-2:30pm at Maxwell Park for beginners ages 6-12. Register in advance at www.norcal.usta.com/playdays
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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