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KEY DATES
OCT. 14
NO SCHOOL
OCT. 14-18
NO PERKS classes this week
OCT. 15-18
Conferences/Minimum Days
OCT. 22
St. Vincent's HS 2pm
OCT. 25
Middle School Dance
OCT. 28
Grades 3, 4, 5 to Academy of Sciences
Mary's Pizza Dine & Donate Night
OCT. 30
All-Saints Mass 10am
Dress Uniform
Justin-Siena 2pm
OCT. 31
Halloween
Minimum Day
NOV. 1
No School
NOV. 10
Veteran's Day
NOV. 15
Semester Ends
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Dear Presentation Families,
Thank you to everyone who attended, and all those who contributed their labor and treasure to the success of Saturday night's party. A very special Thank You to Toni Veronese and Bridget Paul for chairing the event, and to Nicole Bromstad, Rebecca Henley, Barbara Madden, Erica Clark and Dawn O'Neill for their leadership in the silent and live auctions and the beautiful and transformative decorations. Aside from being a great community builder, your participation in gatherings like the Imagine event help us move the school forward and give our kids the tools they need to grow and learn. This year's Fund a Need alone raised over $50,000 for additional technology and professional development!
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I hope you enjoyed the day off today and we look forward to our conferences with you this week.
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COMING UP THIS WEEK:
On Thursday, Presentation will take part in the "Great California Shakeout" earthquake readiness drill. Teachers will explain and practice our earthquake response procedures with their classes. The school will also test our Urgent Message Announcement System. THIS IS ONLY A TEST. A phone, email, and text message will be sent to parents. This is one reason why we ask that you keep your Beehively accounts current.
On Friday, if you see a fire engine in front of the school, it is a good thing. At 9:15am, the lower school will participate in a Fire Safety exercise with the local Fire Dept. Children will learn fire safety lessons from professionals and have a chance to look up close at the fire engine.
PLEASE NOTE: Halloween -- October 31 -- is a minimum day. If you need after-school care in the afternoon please let Laura Wallace know a week in advance. After-school care will end at 4:30pm on Halloween.
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6th Grade Travels to Buck Institute
Last week our 6th grade class had the opportunity to travel to the Buck Institute to experiment and examine the germs that students collected from various places around the school (the bathroom sinks, the staff room sponge, and the school toilets). They collected the samples in high-tech petri dishes which were taken by the Buck institute scientist.
After a week we went and met the scientist at the Buck institute and she handed back our samples so we could view them under the Buck's high power microscopes. We saw what types of bacterias and molds had grown from our samples. Needless to say, everyone washed their hands very well after the experiment.
The Buck Institute in Novato is the nation's premier independent research facility focused on understanding the connection between aging and chronic disease. At the Buck Institute, world-class scientists work in a collaborative environment to understand how normal aging contributes to the development of conditions specifically associated with getting older (such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, cancer, stroke, osteoporosis, heart disease, diabetes, macular degeneration and glaucoma).
Many thanks to Denise Kalos for helping organize this trip!
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Last Friday was our annual Field Day! Students participated in outdoor activities that the 8th graders prepared and led.
Our students enjoyed face paint, tug-o-war, water balloon toss, musical chairs, balloon popping relay, 3-legged race/potato sack races, limbo, beach ball volleyball, obstacle course, and various carnival games/bubbles. 
The day ended with a kickball game -- 8th grade vs. teachers! Ask your student who won!
Also last week our students met their "buddy" for the year. On Field Day, they had lunch with their buddies... always a favorite part of the day!
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Cross Country Update from Coach Amy
Presentation School was represented by two 5th graders, Nicholas and Ella and two 6th graders at the third cross country meet of the season. Ella finished 5th, running a 8:41 for the 1.1 mile course, and only 7 seconds behind the 3rd place finisher. She improved both on her mile time (to about an 8:20 pace), and her 8th place finish in the previous meet. Nicholas also ran exceptionally well, at 7:59, less than one minute behind the first place runner. Great job!
Among the 6th graders, Micki just missed a medal, finishing 4th in the two mile double-loop, hilly course, with a time of 16:33. Bettina improved on her finish time from our first meet this season, and finished in a terrific 18:33, a terrific pace of about 9 minutes per mile. Congrats to the team for an excellent showing, in what most observers said was the largest turnout of runners for any meet this season so far, intensifying the competition.
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Power Of One Assembly
The Power of One™ Assembly last week was a renowned bullying-proofing performance for elementary school children. The Power of One is a series of skits presented by actors who use boxes, colors, and masks to vividly portray what bullying is, what can be done about it, and how every child has the power of one, the power to report and deal with bullying when they see it.  |
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Climbing Team Enjoys Session With Pro Climber
Kevin Jorgeson
 Pro Climber Kevin Jorgseon (in green) was in town recently for a special event and he joined our climbing team for a practice session at the bouldering barn. Our team had a chance to climb alongside Kevin and to hear about his progress on his latest project on El Capitan's Dawn Wall. |
Students Busy With Creative Arts Projects
The art room is bursting with creativity as your young artists are learning and exploring all types of art forms. Eighth grade are making ceramic shoe sculptures, seventh grade is finishing their half faces, sixth grade are starting to learn about one point perspective, fifth grade have been working with blending chalk and oil pastels, fourth grade are getting ready for building castles and third are working on toucans with watercolor backgrounds.
Students just had a journal check in for September. Every week, fourth through eighth grades are to spend time working in their journals at home. Artwork can include but not limited to: drawings, collages, painting, computer art... If your child loves to bake, sew or build amazing lego sculptures... then a picture signed by the parent with date will be accepted and added into their journals.
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Meet Our 8th Grade
Our 8th grade has started off the year really stepping up to the challenge of leading the student body and setting a great example for our younger students!
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Campus Graced By New Trees
Have you noticed the new trees in our courtyard? We are eager to maximize our outdoor space and to enjoy outdoor classrooms when weather permits. Thanks to funds raised last year at the golf tournament, we have new picnic tables where small groups can meet and the new trees will provide much appreciated shade in the hotter months.
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The Thank You Box
Thank you to Yalda Teranchi helping Laura Wallace decorate our office for Halloween. Our students are enjoying the festive decor!
Watch this space next week for a big Imagine thank you!
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Click HERE to donate to the Annual Fund!
The link works now, we promise!
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SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
See's Candy: Flyers for our See's Candy Fundraiser are coming hometoday. This is a great way to support the school -- the candy makes great gifts. Order forms are due
back in the school office by Monday, November 4th.
T-Shirts: Student Council is selling spirit t-shirts for the school that students can wear any Friday with their uniform bottoms (an alternative to the polo)! The cost is $15/each. Food Drive: Our food drive is running now through Oct. 25th. Please drop non-perishable food and/or blankets into the collection bins in the main building, and outside the Upper Grade and Lower Grade buildings. Emergency Bags: On Wednesday, 10/16, the emergency bags will be put in storage. Please make sure your student's bag is in by then. Hot Lunch: You can check or revise your lunch orders at any time at: http://sonomalunchbox.com/
High school visits: Tues. Oct. 22 - St. Vincent's High School Wed. Oct. 30 - Justin-Siena High School
Wed. Nov 13 - San Domenico High School
Thurs. Nov 21 - Sonoma Valley High School
Tues. Dec 3 - The Marin School
Aftercare: If you would like your child to attend after school care, please inform the office, so that we can be prepared and know for whom we are responsible.
Yearbooks: While we are still early in the school year, now is the time to order your school yearbook if you want to take advantage of a discounted price. Click here to place your order.
Barn or Storage Space? If you have some extra space in a barn, shed, garage or warehouse, we are looking for a place to store our art display boards, as well as some set pieces for theater. These boards currently live on the stage and they are preventing us from using the space for drama and music. Please contact Laura Wallace if you can help us out with storage.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Speaker on Technology: On Monday, October 21 at 7 p.m., Sonoma Country Day School in Santa Rosa will host psychologist, school consultant, and author Catherine Steiner-Adair. The event is free, but you need to reserve a seat at scdsevents.org. Dr. Steiner-Adair will offer K-8 parents ways to nourish healthy relationships in the age of technology and strengthen their child's social and emotional resilience from unhealthy cultural values. Her newest book is The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age. catherinesteineradair.com
Memory Presentation: The International Man of Memory Chester Santos is appearing on Wednesday, October 23 at 6:00 pm at the Hanna Boys Center. Chester Santos is the U.S. Memory Champion and one of the world's foremost experts on memory training. He has helped thousands around the world realize the benefits of an improved memory and sharper mind. Learn to remember: Names! Numbers! Speeches! Languages! This event is free but reservations are required.
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