Picture Day is coming up on Monday, September 11th!
Order forms and payment are due on Picture Day. Late order forms will incur a $10 late fee. If you didn’t receive one or have misplaced it, HERE is an electronic order form. If you have any questions, please contact Roots & Shoots Photography directly: grow@roots-shoots.com.
Thursday, September 14 at 5PM (before MS Back to School Night)
These are optional trips for 5th– 8th grade students and their families.
We will go over for each trip:
**If you can’t make it, but want information, please email: vobenchain@saklan.org to get the information or to set up another time to meet up!
Learn more at the links below:
Spring break trip to Iceland (More of a science centered trip along with culture): www.eftours.com/1986335UB
Summer trip to Germany, Prague and the Alps (More of a WWII history trip along with culture): www.eftours.com/1944336JN
**We really encourage you to come and hear about this trip if interested before signing up.
Grades: 6 – 8
Thursday, September 14 from 6:00 – 8:00PM
At The Saklan School, 1678 School Street
We have now completed the first two full weeks of the 2017/18 academic year and I am very impressed by what I have seen at Saklan thus far. I would like to compliment our outstanding teaching staff and supportive parent community for a great start of the year. Following our informal greetings at the Parent Association BBQ, we are now ready to officially meet all parents in grades 6 – 8 at the Back to School Night. This has been scheduled for Thursday, September 14th, and I look forward to seeing all of you there.
The following is the schedule for the evening which will allow the teachers to present their individual program of instruction and discuss general issues relating to the class. Please come before 6:00PM to take advantage of the uniform exchange offered by the PA.
6:00 – 6:20PM
6:25 – 8:00PM
All presentations must end by no later than 8:00PM. In order to facilitate your participation at this important event, we will offer free child care from 6:00-8:00PM. If you need this service you must RSVP the office by Wednesday, September 13th.
Saklan provides our children with many advantages from well-rounded curriculum, small class sizes, to hands-on learning and leadership experiences. This PA Educational Series will focus on The Saklan School’s academic edge and how the curriculum positively impacts students of all ages to better ready them to pursue their passions.
Saklan science teacher Vickie Obenchain and Curriculum Director/Middle School Dean Kim Parks will lead a discussion on new STEM programs, new curriculum investments, academic goals, professional development to support new levels of academics rigor, and why Saklan’s academic edge is truly unique.
Please RSVP: https://saklan.eventbrite.com
For questions, please contact Sandy Lo: sandralo@gmail.com
Join us for the Walnut Creek Twilight Parade that is on Saturday, September 16th. We’ll be marching and performing our new Cheers! The parade starts at 6:00PM and the whole family is welcome to walk. If you don’t know the cheers, don’t worry. Cards with the words will be distributed at the start of the parade route.
We’ll meet up at 5:30PM to distribute t-shirts and line up. Next week, when Parade Coordinators notify us of our parade position, we’ll announce the meeting location.
Please RSVP with your number of family participants at bit.ly/saklanparade2017
Once again, we will have a booth at the Moraga Pear & Wine Festival. The event takes place in the Moraga Commons Park on Saturday, September 23 from 11:00 – 4:00.
This year, there’s something new and we’ll be a part of it! “Moraga Gets Chalked” is being sponsored by the Moraga Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Moraga’s Art in Public Spaces Committee. The goal is to draw a magical place including one of the sculptures from town. There is a writing component as well. Our fearless Art Teacher, Ms. Natalie Palms, will be coordinating our team. The Chalk Contest will be held on the basketball court. Artists begin at 11:00 and end at 2:00. Please stop by our booth and cheer on our artists!
If your middle schooler would like to earn community service hours assisting with our booth, please have them contact our Director of Marketing, Christine Kuckuk at marketing@saklan.org.
Dear Saklan Community,
Today marks the end of our first full week of regular classes, and I have been very pleased to see how easily our students have gotten back into the routine of school and how quickly our academic program has gotten into gear. At Flag today, Saklan received a Wastebusters 75% Plus Award from the Central Contra Costa Waste Authority for our recycling efforts during the last school year. Under the leadership of our Science teacher, Vickie Obenchain, our entire faculty, staff and student body made a concerted school-wide effort to reduce waste and recycle, and in fact we achieved a recycling rate of 83%. I was informed that only one school in Contra Costa surpassed us with 86%, so we now have a new goal for this year.
The presentation of the Wastebusters Award was made by Roger Wykle of the Moraga Town Council. In addition to a nice plaque that will be displayed in the school office, we received a check for $1,500. A big thank you and congratulations to Vickie Obenchain, who is the driver behind our recycling program, as well as all of our faculty, staff and students for an outstanding community effort to address this important issue and demonstrate our mindfulness to the environment.
I would also like extend a big thank you to Kim Manning for again running the school uniform exchange. It was nice to see so many parents walk away from our BBQ with articles from the exchange, which are totally free. I have been very pleased with the excellent degree of adherence to the school’s dress policy. For your reference, this policy is articulated in the Parent Handbook which is available on Renweb, where you will also find the school directory. Please contact the office if you have not been able to log into Renweb, and please do not use the information in Renweb for any commercial purposes.
I look forward to seeing all of the PreK and Lower School parents at our Back to School Night on September 7.
Have a great long weekend!
Peter
In Algebra I, 8th graders reviewed correlation, scatter plots and trend lines by solving a fun problem about roller coaster safety. They measured their heights and compared to their reach. They also compared it to the smallest student at Saklan. They noticed a strong correlation between a person’s height and reach no matter how tall they were.
Come to flag next Friday to learn more, and see our data and graph.
Thank you Owlets for helping us solve this problem!
Hopscotch
One week left to sign-up for the 2nd Annual Back to School Hopscotch Tournament. So far there are 40 competitors! The competition is for students 1st– 8th grades and faculty. Bouts will commence September 11 during recess and lunch, and will continue as a single elimination tournament in the weeks following until there is a champion. Get your markers ready and start hopping!
Keeping cool in the shade
The weather still feels like summer! The dog days of August are upon us; luckily The Saklan School has plenty of shade to stay cool. During these few HOT weeks, we will be exploring the rest, relaxation, and recovery phase of physical education. So far this year, the students have had some fun with our new parachute. Water bottles encouraged!
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