Month: December 2023

Kind Owls

The Hoot Owls and Owlets have been learning about kindness. The Hoot Owls read Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud and David Messing. The book taught the owls that we all carry invisible buckets; when people are kind to us or when we are kind to other people, we fill their buckets as well as our own. However, when they are not kind, it dips into their bucket. The Hoot Owls all agreed to focus on being bucket fillers. They started their own kindness jar in their classroom to serve as their classroom bucket. When teachers or a friend sees a kind act, they write a slip and fill the jar. 

The Hoot Owls and Owlets read A Little Spot of Kindness and A Little Respectful Spot to learn more about kindness. The students discovered that kindness spots are part of happiness spots. Happiness occurs when one is confident, kind, respectful and loving. Being respectful is a big part of kindness. The classes talked about different ways they can be kind and then drew pictures to represent them.

The Hoot Owls and Owlets created kindness trees in their classrooms. You may have noticed the Hoot Owl tree blooming on their door, while the Owlet tree grows on their white board. The Hoot Owls painted hearts, then wrote down ways they can be kind or kind acts they have seen amongst classmates on the hearts. The Owlets are noted acts of kindness on hearts and added them to their tree.

Having physical representations around the classrooms serve as reminders to be kind. They also get the students excited to see their jar becoming full and our trees continuously growing.

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Extraordinary Support

Thank you, Saklan, for your extraordinary support of this year’s Annual Giving Fund (AGF) campaign.

Our goals for this year’s campaign are to raise $175,000 and have 100% participation from the Saklan community. To date, we have raised over $157,000 with participation from 88% of our community (a record for this time of the year at Saklan). The chart below shows you where each class is towards reaching the 100% participation goal.

The outpouring of support from the Saklan community this year is humbling and will make a powerful impact on our ability to continue challenging students to think creatively, act compassionately, and live courageously.

If you haven’t had the chance to donate to our AGF campaign, it’s not too late! You can make an AGF gift via the following methods:

  • DONATE ONLINE through our secure site; or
  • Write your check made out to The Saklan School with “Annual Giving Fund” written on the Memo line and deliver it to our office.

If you would like to discuss your gift further, please contact Emily at ewilliamson@saklan.org.

On behalf of all of us at The Saklan School, thank you very much for your support.

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Holiday Food Drive

The Student Council is hosting a food drive in support of Monument Crisis Center, a community-based, non-profit family resource center serving Central and East Contra Costa County.

To ensure a well-rounded selection of food, the Student Council is asking for students in the following grades to focus on the items listed below, however, you may donate any food item on the list.

OwletsVEGETABLES – Canned or Boxed
Hoot OwlsPEANUT BUTTER
KindergartenCEREAL
1st GradeTUNA
2nd GradeFRUIT – Canned or Boxed
3rd GradeMAC & CHEESE
4th GradePASTA
5th GradeSOUPS
6th GradeOATMEAL
7th GradeBEANS
8th GradeRICE

Please, no glass containers, and make sure all items are not yet expired or past their best by date. Donations can be placed in bins in individual classrooms.

Thank you for showing compassion to our local community!

A big thank you to the Student Council for organizing this Food Drive.

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Winter 2024 Enrichment

As the fall session of enrichment comes to an end, we are excited to share the classes that will be offered during the second half of the year! For the winter session the following classes will be available:

Check out the class descriptions here. Classes begin the week of January 22nd, and have limited space available. Registration for the classes will open on Monday, December 4th on the Saklan Enrichment Webpage.

Showcase Your Creativity

All Saklan students are invited to showcase their creativity by designing a cover for this year’s yearbook. All covers are asked to incorporate the theme of friendship, have a vertical orientation, and include the text “The Saklan School 2023-2024.”

If you have any questions about the Yearbook Cover Contest, please email Lauren at lhaberly@saklan.org.

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