Saklan’s social-emotional learning emphasis for January is self-discipline. Throughout the month, all Saklan students will be learning what that means and practicing strategies for how to slow down and check-in with their bodies. On Thursday, January 26th, the first – eighth graders will meet with their family groups and take part in cross-grade level discussions and activities to gain an even greater understanding of self-discipline. We value these opportunities to help our students understand and integrate new SEL concepts each month.
Irresistible auction items make for a great auction! A huge THANK YOU to the following organizations and families for their in-kind donations received in support of Saklan’s Auction Fiesta:
Saklan’s Auction Committee is looking to acquire more irresistible auction items for our upcoming Auction Fiesta! Here are a few specific things we are looking for:
Vacation Homes – Do you have or know someone with a vacation property, timeshare or other access to destination properties?
Event Tickets – Do you have season passes for the Giants, A’s, Warriors, theatre, symphony, or live music venues?
Adventure Experiences – Hot Air Ballooning, Horseback Riding, and Cooking Classes are always popular items.
Wine – Do you belong to a winery and have a few extra bottles of your favorite Cab you would be willing to part with for a good cause?
Gift Cards – Your unused gift cards can enhance a basket of themed goods.
Parent Socials – Are you willing to host a dinner or party at your house?
Please let us know if you have any other ideas for amazing auction items. As our mission says, think creatively! Click here to complete the online donor form, or email ewilliamson@saklan.org to share your ideas with the committee!
The winter session of enrichment classes will begin the week of January 23rd. Many exciting classes are being offered this session, including Beginner Scratch Coding, Creative Writing, Beginner Chess and the Lower School Math Club! The complete class listing can be found below, with class descriptions here.
If you are interested in signing your child up for one of the above classes, please use the button below!
In honor of Giving Tuesday, all Saklan students participated in a project to spread joy within the Moraga community. Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement that aims to unleash the power of people to transform their communities and the world, and to build a world where generosity is part of everyday life. Using their creative talents our Preschool – 8th grade students crafted holiday greeting cards for our neighbors at Moraga Royale, a senior living community just around the corner from Saklan.
The cards the students made reflected great effort and care, and they were very happily received by our neighbors!
Saklan’s Auction Committee is looking to acquire irresistible auction items for our upcoming Auction Fiesta! Here are a few specific things we are looking for:
Vacation homes – Do you have or know someone with a vacation property, timeshare or other access to destination properties?
Event Tickets – Do you have season passes for the Giants, A’s, Warriors, theatre, symphony, or live music venues?
Adventure Experiences – Hot Air Ballooning, Horseback Riding, and Cooking Classes are always popular items.
Wine – Do you belong to a winery and have a few extra bottles of your favorite Cab you would be willing to part with for a good cause?
Gift Cards – Your unused gift cards can enhance a basket of themed goods.
Parent Socials – Are you willing to host a dinner or party at your house?
Please let us know if you have any other ideas for amazing auction items. As our mission says, think creatively! Click here to download the complete the donor form online, or email ewilliamson@saklan.org to give the committee the 411!
Volunteers Needed!
Saklan is looking for volunteers to help us procure great auction items and plan the event! We have roles big and small, including reaching out to potential donors (generally via email to local businesses you love to visit!), helping with decor, and setting up for the auction. Click here to see available volunteer positions.
Want to help with the event but don’t see a role that suites you? Email Emily at ewilliamson@saklan.org and let her know.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to our food drive in support of Monument Crisis Center. Together as a community we were able to supply a holiday meals to 15 families in need. Additionally, many more cans of soups and veggies are being donated to help others as well.
Special thanks to the Student Council for sorting and counting all the donated items.
A big thank you to the all students who helped decorate the boxes and to those who helped pack and load the boxes.
Thank you to the PA for their help with this project, especially to Erin Moorhead and Amy Perkins for providing the boxes to pack the items in, and to Lolo O’Keefe for delivering the boxes to Monument Crisis Center.
Now that the fall session of enrichment has come 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 23rd, and have limited space available. If you are interested in signing your child up for one of the above classes, please use the button below!
On Tuesday, 1st – 8th graders gathered with their family groups to talk about being compassionate and how they could show compassion to others. The students then worked together to write an 8-line poem containing a few specific words: Saklan, compassion, hot cocoa, and winter. The students also dressed up one of their family members as a winter character, using only newspaper. The families definitely showed their creativity!
All family groups then gathered on the sports court to share their poems (some groups acted them out) and winter characters. Among the characters presented were a snowflake, reindeer, elf, Frozen princess, and a Yeti!
Almost! Did you know that each year we ask current families, faculty and staff, trustees, grandparents, alumni families and friends of the school to make a tax-deductible donation to Saklan’s Annual Giving Fund?
One of our goals is to reach 100% participation from our current families. The chart below shows you where your student’s class is towards reaching this goal.
If you haven’t made a gift yet, it’s not too late to contribute. YOU can make a difference and get ALL of us closer to 100% with your gift today!
Not sure how much to contribute? We receive gifts anywhere from $10 to $10,000. Please know that whatever amount is meaningful and affordable for your family, Saklan is truly appreciative of your gift.
You can make an AGF gift via the following methods:
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