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.

Last Chance for Warriors Tickets!

The Saklan School Night at the Oracle Arena
Monday, November 6 at 7:30PM

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  • Bring your family and friends out to The Saklan School Night and cheer on your 2017 NBA Champions as they take on the Miami Heat.
  • All fans in attendance will receive a 2017 NBA Championship Replica Mini Trophy!
    All participants (14 and under) will be entered into a raffle to stand on the court during the National Anthem!
  • Driving to the arena? Visit warriors.com/expresspark to purchase your parking pass today and save.
  • PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS BEFORE OCTOBER 1st!

Warriors Order Form 2017.18

The Saklan Shirt 2017 – ON SALE NOW!

Looking to proudly display your Saklan Spirit, but missed the Walnut Creek Twilight Parade?

This year’s shirt is on sale for a limited time only!!!

Order forms were sent home today with students and are available at the link below.  Complete the order form and return it in to your students’ teacher or the front office with cash/check. Deadline: Friday, October 13th.

Order Form_SaklanTee_2017

 

Head’s Corner

Dear Saklan Community,

Last weekend, we again participated in the Walnut Creek Twilight Parade. On what turned out to be a beautiful warm late summer evening, we had a good showing of parents, staff and friends marching with the Saklan contingent and showing our great community spirit. A particularly big thank you to Christine Kuckuk, our Director of Marketing, for organizing this event and for offering each participant a free Saklan t-shirt. For those who were not able to attend, the t-shirts will be available for purchase starting next week. We will be sending home a flyer and order form soon.

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This Saturday we will have a booth at the Moraga Pear Festival which takes place at Moraga Commons. We will also have a group of students participating in the Moraga Got Chalked Event. If you are at the Pear Festival don’t forget to drop by our booth.

Have a great weekend!

Peter 

Moraga Community Garden

Today, the 8th graders toured the Moraga Community Garden in preparation for their Family Group lesson next Tuesday. They learned about composting irrigation, pollination and harvesting of crops.

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This year’s Family Group activities will have a focus on food  in our society. This is the first of our lessons, so we saw it fitting to start where food begins – in the garden.

PA Educational Talk

A big thank you to the Parent Association for organizing last Friday’s PA Educational Talk on the Saklan STEM Program, Curriculum Overview and Academic Edge.

Our Science/STEM teacher, Vickie Obenchain, gave a very informative summary of the latest developments in the STEM program at Saklan and how the results of last year’s fund-a-need drive has resulted in dramatic improvements for the program. The slides from her presentation can be viewed here: Vickie Obenchain 9.15.17 STEM The presentation is also available on our Youtube Channel.

She was followed by our Middle School Dean, Kim Parks, who talked about Saklan’s curricular goals and review process. The slides from her presentation can be viewed here: Kim Parks 9.15.17 Saklan Academic Edge

Moraga Pear and Wine Festival

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.

EF Tours Trips

One more week to sign up! Enrollment closes on the 30th!

These are optional trips for 5th– 8th grade students and their families.

  • Iceland: North and South during spring breakWaterfalls in snow, Godafoss, Iceland
    • Science at its best! Experience: Whale watching, geyser and waterfall witnessing, blue lagoon lounging, glacier hiking, plate tectonic studying!!!
  • Berlin, Prague and the Alps in mid-Juneprague
    • History up close! Experience: WWII learning, chocolate tasting, architectural appreciating, Sleeping Beauty castle wondering, mountain viewing and fondue tasting!

**Want information, please email: vobenchain@saklan.org to get your questions answered or to set up a 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

There are a limited number of spots available, so if you are interested please email or click on the links to learn more/enroll.