Spring time is coming and that means it is time for volleyball! We are scheduling six games this year: two in April and four in May. Once the dates are confirmed, we will post the season. Any fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth graders who would like to play are eligible. Just let Mr. Crabtree know.
Author: The Saklan School Friday Blog
The Saklan School is a private Pre-K through 8 school located in Moraga, CA. Our mission is to think creatively, act compassionately, and live courageously.
Happy Spring Break!
Spring Break is from April 2 – 6. Classes resume Monday, April 9. We wish all our Saklan families a relaxing and fun break!
Head’s Corner
Dear Saklan Community, 
At Flag this morning our Director of Development, Carol Goldman, announced this year’s Annual Auction, Festival Des Arts, which will be held on April 21 at the Lafayette Park Hotel.
Each year, tied to the auction, we designate a Fund A Need project for the year. The Fund A Need helps us enhance a program or our grounds and facilities to benefit all of our students.
Last year our Fund A Need was for the STEM program and thanks to your generosity we were able to raise over $55,000 to renovate our science room and add new technology and materials to enhance the program. Our students have been enjoying this new classroom and all of the additional projects and science kits they have been able to dive into this year.
This year’s Fund A Need project is Amplify the Arts and your gifts will go directly towards enhancing our music, performing and visual arts programs. At Saklan, educating our students goes far beyond acquiring important academic skills. The experiences in our Arts Programs are an essential piece of how we accomplish our mission of fostering students…
To become more Compassionate– through exploring other cultures, communities, and characters through music, art, dance, and drama, and supporting one another through these processes.
To become more Creative– through exploring various media and learning how to express themselves with their voices and hearts: singing, acting, playing instruments, or with their hands by creating unique pieces of visual art.
To become more Courageous– through being on stage, displaying their art, or composing music as means of expressing their unique ideas and voices to the world.
Our goal is to give Mrs. Chaffey, Mr. Isaac, and Ms. Natalie the items and technology they feel will be the most impactful ways of enhancing our programs and take our music, performing and visual arts programs to the next level.
Highlights of this year’s Amplify the Arts project include:
- Kiln, Mini Print Presses, and New Art Tables
- New Technology and Equipment for Recording and Composing
- African Drums in the Ewe Tradition of Ghana
- New Mac Computers for Teachers and New Digital Art for Students
- Protective Glass Display Cases for Student Art
The faculty and I thank you in advance for supporting our kids. We look forward to seeing you at the auction.
Have a great weekend!
Peter
Saklan Goes to Senegal!
In a couple of weeks, Ms. Obenchain, Saklan’s Super-Science Specialist, is heading to 
Senegal for her fellowship she won through Teachers for the Global Classroom. We are so excited for her!
Senegal for her fellowship she won through Teachers for the Global Classroom. We are so excited for her!She will be teaching Senegalese students science, and, particularly, about California and American culture. Our Saklan students and families are invited to share in this Global Classroom experience with 300 boys and girls ranging from the elementary school years through to the high school grades.
To do this, Ms. O was hoping to bring a few things, and thought maybe our entire Saklan community could help. If you come across any of these items and would like her to bring them to her Senegalese students, she would greatly appreciate it!
- She would like to teach them about some American holidays, like Halloween, and is asking to receive gifts of individually wrapped candies – Jelly Bellies, Sour Candies, Ghiradelli Minis, Hershey’s Kisses, as examples.
- For some younger Senegalese students, she would like to give small California/San Francisco mementos: erasers, pencils, bookmarks, key chains, etc.
- Consider sending any of your photos that she could use to highlight American and California holidays and/or lifestyles: holiday pictures and/or vacation pictures that Ms. O can easily pack in her suitcase. Pictures can be emailed to development@saklan.org.
Your gifts and print pictures for Ms. O’s Senegalese students can be delivered to the office or the science lab NEXT WEEK by Friday, March 30th.
Thank you so much, in advance, for your generosity:-)
St. Patrick’s Day!
As is the tradition every year, the Owlets, Hoot Owls and Kindergarten classes enjoyed St. Patrick’s Day celebrations last Friday. This entailed a lot of green, some sweet treats, a little magic, and lots of smiles! Those pesky leprechauns left green footprints, turned rainbow sorbet into green sorbet, and avoided those creative traps made by the Kindergarten class. There’s always next year….
Love Wine? Support the Instant Wine Cellar Raffle!
2018 Instant Wine Cellar Raffle is finally here! This year’s wine cellar collection features 50 top-rated bottles, valued at $4,000! In the theme of Festival des Arts, we will use Tarot cards as raffle tickets and make 68 cards available for sale. Tickets are $100 each and are for sale now in the office until they are sold out. Come get your tickets as soon as possible since this raffle sells out every year!
Two winning tickets will be drawn at the Auction Gala on April 21st. The first winner is the Grand Prize winner who receives the Instant Wine Cellar Collection and need not be present to win. The second winner will receive the Wine Connoisseur Basket and must be present to win. Both prizes cannot be won by the same family.
For questions about the ticket sales or wine collection, please contact Sandy Lo, wine raffle coordinator: sandralo@gmail.com
Sports Update
Please come support the Sakan Suns in their final home basketball game next
Thursday March 29th @ 4:45PM.
Spring time is coming and that means it is time for volleyball! We are scheduling six games this year: two in April and four in May. Once the dates are confirmed, we will post the season. Any fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth graders who would like to play are eligible. Just let Mr. Crabtree know.
Let’s Go Saklan!
Don’t Forget to RSVP!
Grandparents and Special Friends Day is next Friday, March 30th at 10AM!
Please remind your grandparents and special friends about this event so they join us! RSVP to office@saklan.org by this Monday, March 26th.
Cast Your Vote!
It’s that time of year again – vote for “Best Of” in our local publications! Through the end of March you have the opportunity to vote for the best Summer Camp in the East Bay at Diablo Magazine – diablomag.com.
After that, and through the end of April vote for best Lower School, Middle School, Pre-K program and much, much more at Parents’ Press – parentspress.com.
And there are many options also at Bay Area Parent – bayareaparent.com.
We are very grateful to our Saklan community and the parent support which has led to awards in previous years!
Shop with Saklan!
Just outside of Macy’s, down the street from Old Navy, near access to the parking garage and across from True Food Kitchen you’ll find our newest advertisement – a “Standee.” If you find yourself at Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek, show your Saklan pride. Stop by and take a look!
FRIDAY BLOG 
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