News from The Presentation School

The Presentation School e-News

June 2, 2013

IMPORTANT DATES

JUNE 3

Final assembly 8:25am

No hot lunch

JUNE 4

No hot lunch

No aftercare

Talent Show 1:30 pm

Splash Party 3:30 pm

JUNE 5

Last day of school

Awards and Blessing 11:15am

Minimum Day

Greetings!

8th Grade Graduates In Style
Cake

The many events of the graduation activities culminated on Saturday, June 1 with the promotion of 12 Presentation students. In addition to a memorable promotion ceremony, the Baccalaureate liturgy held on May 29 brought our community together to pray for and celebrate all the graduates. Several students were recognized for outstanding achievements:

Presidential Award for Academic Excellence: Corbin Cook and Renee Serota

Presidential Award for Outstanding Educational Achievement: Nicholas Atwood

DAR Citizenship Awards: Elena Golubovich and Ryan O'Hara

Justin-Siena Scholarship: Erica Serota

Nancy Sebastiani Leadership Award: Elena Golubovich

Three students have attended The Presentation School since Kindergarten: Konstantinos Dalakiarias, Ryan O'Hara and Corbin Cook.

Many thanks to the 7th grade parents for the beautiful decorations for Baccalaureate, Graduation Dinner Dance and Graduation. Special thanks to the Porter Family and all the families for hosting the 7th and 8th grade pool party.

SPLASH Party Is Tuesday 3:30pm

Get ready to jump, splash and dunk as we celebrate summer! The fourth annual Summer Splash event will take place on Tuesday from 3:30pm to 6pm.

Monday is the last day to register as we need to buy the food for the dinner. The cost is $10 per adult, and $5 per child (4 and under are free). The ticket price includes dinner, snacks, drinks and wine for the adults.

A number of our new families will be joining us for the event. If you see a family you do not know, please take a moment to introduce yourself!

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.

First Grade to Assist Tornado Victims

The first grade class is spearheading a fund-raising campaign to help the victims of the tornadoe that hit Moore, Oklahoma and destroyed many homes, hospitals and the local schools. Sean Casey father of Shea (1st) and Rose (K) was on the ground in Oklahoma documenting this terrible storm.

Sean is an IMAX filmmaker and professional storm chaser who starred in the American documentary reality television series Storm Chasers. He created an IMAX film called 'Tornado Alley' about chasing tornadoes and had to build the Tornado Intercept Vehicle (TIV) and the Tornado Intercept Vehicle 2 (TIV2) to film inside a tornado. He will be at school on Monday at 2:30pm and all school families are invited to come hear him speak about his experiences.

Donations were collected at the art fair and will continue before and after school all week.

Yearbooks Arrive

The yearbooks have arrived and they look fantastic! They were handed out last week. Stop by the office today to place your order before they are all gone. Here is a peek inside!

Art Faire Hat Contest Winners Announced
hat winners

Congratulations to all of our students who entered. Our winners were:

1st place - Michaela Zeiter and Austin Parlett

2nd place - Gabriella Sebastiani

3rd place - Alexandra Antenon

Writer's Faire Winners Honored in Newspaper

Make sure to pick up Friday's copy of the Sonoma Index Tribune to see more than a dozen of our students pictured in the paper's special supplement honoring the Rotary Townwide Middle School Writer's Faire.

Fifth Grade Dissects Cow Hearts

Our fifth graders have been studying body systems in science and last week they focused on the circulatory system. Students have been learning about the flow of blood through the heart and its importance in the oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange in the lungs.

Last week students had the option to participate in a dissection, observe the dissections, or complete a written assignment about the heart during the lab.

A big thank you to Sonoma Market for donating the calf hearts used by the fifth grade in their dissections last week! Another thank you to Mrs. Faircloth for assisting them in their dissection! The students had a memorable day in the science lab.

4th Grade Entertains With Literary Puppet Shows

Our fourth grade staged some terrific and entertaining puppet shows last week for our students and class parents. The class took four classic fairy tales and added their own unique twist.

8th Grade and 4th Grade Launch Rockets

Our 8th grade built and launched water bottle rockets as a culminating project for its study of forces and motion. Students designed their own rockets, then used the scientific method to troubleshoot the poor launch height. In the end, rockets reached altitudes of about 15 meters. They invited their buddy class (the 4th grade) to launch the rockets with them.

School Chapel Outfitted with "Stained Glass"

Next time you are in the Activity Center, please stop by to appreciate the beautiful faux stained glass created by Teresa Caselli. The chapel looks completely different and the bright colors add a festive beauty to the spot.

8th Grader Renee Serota Chosen as Davidson Scholar

For the first time in Presentation's history, a student has been selected as a Davidson Scholar. Although almost 40% of our students in grades 3-8 have qualified for the John Hopkins Gifted Program in year's past based on their Stanford-10 scores, Renee Serota is our first student to receive the classification from Davidson as a profoundly gifted student. Renee will receive free enrichment support from Davidson through high school and college as well as financial support for college.

The Davidson Young Scholars qualification criteria was developed to identify the extreme end of the gifted population. This free program offers a set of services designed to nurture the intellectual development of profoundly intelligent young people. Profoundly gifted students are those who score in the 99.9th percentile on IQ and achievement tests.

You can learn more at www.davidsongifted.org.

Presentation Grads Honored at Sonoma High

Congratulations to our 2009 graduates who were honored at the Sonoma Valley High Class of 2013 Senior Awards ceremony last week. Kendall Ashe, Caitlin Ellis and Rose Greenberg received the Golden State Seal Merit Diploma. Zoe Gaardner received the Valley of the Moon Art Association Scholarship and Caitlin Ellis received the Good Work Ethics Award.

First Grade Presents Nancy Fischman

With Thank You Card

Book Club for Students in Grades 2-5

Click here to read about our graduates Kiki Couchman and Brianna Lehane in the Sonoma Index-Tribune and the summer reading book club they are offering for students in (rising) grades 2-5. To register, email becomingbookworms@gmail.com.

THE THANK YOU BOX

Many thanks to the Hansen Family for arranging for Lynette and her wild animals to visit the kinder and 1st grade classrooms!

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.

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.

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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