November 2016 – Page 2

News from the Sports Court

The Saklan School raced against three other schools around the Lafayette Reservoir on Tuesday. Thirty-six runners ranging from 4th thru 8th grades ran 5 kilometers during this cross country event.

Saklan had five runners. Congratulations to Abby (6th) and Ruben (7th) for running a good race; Finn (8th) and Leo (5th) for finishing within the top ten; and Nick (5th) for finishing first. Nick had the fastest time of 20:35 minutes.

This was a terrific event and more are planned in the future, so get out there and run.

Let’s go Saklan!

Hoot Owls Vote!

After reading the books, Duck for President and President Squid, the Hoot Owl class held their own election. A voting booth in our classroom gave the children the experience of having a secret vote.

The children and their teachers voted whether the new president should have a dog or a cat for a pet. The vote was 10 votes for a cat and 6 votes for a dog. The Hoot Owls are obviously cat lovers!

Duck For President

Kindergartners read a book called Duck For President. After they discussed the story, they explored the idea of voting for candidates and what an election means.

Later, they compounded their learning by voting for Oreos or Chocolate Chip cookies. Oreos won by a landslide.:-) They took this further in their math by creating tallies and charts with their voting data.

First Grade Field trip to Chabot Space and Science Center

First graders had a blast at Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland. Seeing the world of science and space through the eyes of a child is amazing!

Owl Pellet Dissection

Owl pellet dissection was a big hit in second grade. Thank you Sarah Shaffer, founder of Sarah’s Science, for doing this fun science activity with our students!

Join us!

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Fall Follies Talent Show

Friday, November 18 at 10:00AM

Willow Spring Church

(across from Saklan)

Saklan 2012 Graduates

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Congratulations to 5th grade teacher Lisa Rokas and her husband George for moving their son, James, off to college this fall. James is a Saklan class of 2012 graduate who attended San Ramon Valley High School and is beginning his freshman year at USC in the Thornton School of Music.

Congratulations also goes out to Director of Development, Carol Goldman and her husband, Ron, for moving Mac off to college this fall. Mac is also a Saklan class of 2012 graduate. He attended Bentley High School and is beginning his freshman year at University of Puget Sound where he’s studying Math & Physics.