Month: April 2018

Just Added to Our Festival Des Arts Auction!

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Only 10 spots will be available for purchase for Paul Simon’s Farewell Tour on Friday, May 25. Enjoy this once in a lifetime experience with other Saklan parents from the comfort of an Executive Suite at the Oracle.

In case you missed it, our Auction Catalog is online!

If you see an item you want to bid on and can’t attend, it’s not too late to give an absentee bidding form to a friend who is going.

Thank you to all those who have helped make this event possible. We look forward to celebrating with many of you tomorrow night!

Mark Your Calendars!

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Friday, May 11th, 3:00-7:00PM

Students will participate in an Art Scavenger Hunt during school hours from 2:15-2:50PM.

ART WILL BE UP AFTER SCHOOL AND REMAIN UP FROM 6:00-7:00PM DURING FAMILY FUN NIGHT.

Please come see all the work your child has done this year! They are very excited!

Head’s Corner

Dear Saklan Community,

This morning at flag, our 8th graders presented their Legacy Baskets, which will be auctioned off next Saturday evening at our annual auction. I was very impressed by the amount of effort, thought and creativity that went into each basket. It was also interesting to see how each basket reflected the character and interests of each graduate. One can truly see what a group of dynamic individuals we will soon be sending on to a variety of high schools in the upcoming school year.

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In addition to this, Carol Goldman, our Director of Development, presented two works of art that will also be auctioned off. They are a collage made by the Owlets and a painting made by our talented Spanish Teacher, Ester Vines. I look forward to seeing you at the auction, and if you haven’t already signed up, please do come and support the great education that we provide for each of our students.

This is the time of the year when our 8th graders have found out which high school they will attend in August. Finding the right high school is important and the middle school faculty at Saklan has worked hard over the past months helping our graduates make the right choice to match their skills, interests and goals. I am pleased to announce that this year’s graduates were accepted to the following list of high schools:

  • The Athenian School
  • Campolindo High School
  • Bentley School
  • Las Lomas High School
  • San Ramon Valley High School
  • St. John’s-Ravenscourt School (Winnipeg)
  • De La Salle High School
  • St. Mary’s College High School

Have a good weekend,

Peter

Earth Day

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This week, we celebrated Earth Day with a series of activities at school that involved our Family Groups. The program included a presentation by Classroom Safari – an educational and entertaining adventure into the wild. The animal ambassadors shared interesting facts about the animals diets, enemies, and special adaptations that help them survive. The students were excited about learning conservation and seeing animals from around the world. After the presentation, the students in Family Groups discussed what the idea of Responsibility has to do with animals and Earth Day.

Earth Day was organized by our wonderful Science Teacher, Vickie Obenchain, and supports our program of environmental education to make Saklan students aware of the issues that are confronting our planet.

Sighting and Angle of Elevation

In seventh grade Algebra, the students used Slope-o-meter to measure the slopes of inaccessible objects with a method called sighting.

To find the slope of the roof of the building next door to Saklan, the students held out their Slope-o-meter and lined up the bottom edge with the slope of the roof. Then they sketched the slope and recorded their measurement. Thank you for another fun lesson Mr. Zippin!

Volleyball Players Wanted!

The Saklan Suns start the spring volleyball season next Wednesday, April 18th. All fifth through eighth players are eligible to play.  If you are interested, please contact Mr. Crabtree. Let’s go Saklan!

2018 Volleyball Season

Saklan Suns Volleyball Team Fifth through Eighth Grades 

Wed, April 18, 4:00PM –  CCJD vs. Saklan  home

Wed, April 25, 4:15PM – Saklan vs. CCJD TBA

Wed, May 2, 4:15PM – Saklan vs.  EBW  away

Wed, May 9, 4:15PM –  EBW vs.  Saklan  home

Tue, May 22, 4:30PM – Saklan vs. Ecole Bilingue  away

EF Tours Trip to Iceland

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During Spring Break, Miss O and Ms. Parks lead an EF Tours trip to Iceland with 15 participants. It was a beautiful week filled with geothermal wonders – hot springs, volcanic craters, and subarctic fauna. The students traveled to the Gullfoss waterfall, saw the famous black-sand beaches of Vic and the Lava Centre in Hvolsvollur.

Instant Wine Cellar Raffle Tickets

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Top 5 reasons why you should buy Instant Wine Cellar Raffle tickets

By now, you’ve heard about this year’s Instant Wine Cellar Raffle and the fabulous selections featured. If you haven’t purchased tickets already, here are the top 5 reasons you should buy them now!

5) You can win 50 bottles of wine, valued at $4000! Why not?
4) You will instantly make new friends as the winner of the collection!
3) Two bottles of Opus One. Need I say more?
2) The odds are in your favor! 2 winners out of 68 available raffle tickets
1) The most important reason dear to our hearts….every dollar goes into helping our students!
Tickets are selling fast. Purchase yours ASAP with Carol Goldman now. For questions about the collection or raffle rules, please contact Sandy Lo, Raffle Coordinator, at sandralo@gmail.com