Category: General

Thursday, September 14 at 5PM (before MS Back to School Night)

Come find out about our trips for 2018!

Waterfalls in snow, Godafoss, Iceland

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

• Iceland: North and South during spring break
• Berlin, Prague and the Alps in mid June

We will go over for each trip: 

• the itinerary
• price and what is included
• types of food and hotels to expect
• and how this ties into our curriculum
• donation pages to help your student raise money for their trip
• And, of course, how to enroll!

**If you can’t make it, but want information, please email: vobenchain@saklan.org to get the information or to set up another 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

**We really encourage you to come and hear about this trip if interested before signing up.

Grades: 6 – 8

Thursday, September 14 from 6:00 – 8:00PM

At The Saklan School, 1678 School Street

We have now completed the first two full weeks of the 2017/18 academic year and I am very impressed by what I have seen at Saklan thus far. I would like to compliment our outstanding teaching staff and supportive parent community for a great start of the year. Following our informal greetings at the Parent Association BBQ, we are now ready to officially meet all parents in grades 6 – 8 at the Back to School Night. This has been scheduled for Thursday, September 14th, and I look forward to seeing all of you there.

The following is the schedule for the evening which will allow the teachers to present their individual program of instruction and discuss general issues relating to the class. Please come before 6:00PM to take advantage of the uniform exchange offered by the PA.

6:00 – 6:20PM

• Head of School Welcome  (Sports Court)
• Board of Trustee Welcome
• Parent Association Welcome
• Director of Development Welcome
• Back to School Night Schedule by Kim Parks

6:25 – 8:00PM

• Classroom Rotation by Grade Level

All presentations must end by no later than 8:00PM. In order to facilitate your participation at this important event, we will offer free child care from 6:00-8:00PM. If you need this service you must RSVP the office by Wednesday, September 13th.

Friday, September 15th, 9AM @ Saklan Library

Saklan provides our children with many advantages from well-rounded curriculum, small class sizes, to hands-on learning and leadership experiences. This PA Educational Series will focus on The Saklan School’s academic edge and how the curriculum positively impacts students of all ages to better ready them to pursue their passions.

Saklan science teacher Vickie Obenchain and Curriculum Director/Middle School Dean Kim Parks will lead a discussion on new STEM programs, new curriculum investments, academic goals, professional development to support new levels of academics rigor, and why Saklan’s academic edge is truly unique.

Please RSVP: https://saklan.eventbrite.com

For questions, please contact Sandy Lo: sandralo@gmail.com

“Saklan’s unique touch comes from our students love of learning and their inquisitive nature. Luckily our curriculum/school leadership allows us to focus on the interest of our students, to help in driving their love of learning further.” – Ms. O

Join us for the Walnut Creek Twilight Parade that is on Saturday, September 16^th. We’ll be marching and performing our new Cheers! The parade starts at 6:00PM and the whole family is welcome to walk. If you don’t know the cheers, don’t worry. Cards with the words will be distributed at the start of the parade route.

We’ll meet up at 5:30PM to distribute t-shirts and line up. Next week, when Parade Coordinators notify us of our parade position, we’ll announce the meeting location.

Please RSVP with your number of family participants at  bit.ly/saklanparade2017

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.

For Grades PreK – 5

Thursday, September 7 from 6:00 – 8:00PM

At The Saklan School, 1678 School St

We have now completed the first three days of the 2017-18 academic year and I am very impressed by what I have seen at Saklan thus far. I would like to compliment our outstanding teaching staff and supportive parent community for a great start of the year. Following our informal greetings at the Parent Association BBQ, we are now ready to officially meet all parents in Pre-Kindergarten to grade 5 at the Back to School Night. This has been scheduled for Thursday, September 7th, and I look forward to seeing all of you there.  Please note that a second Back to School Night for the Middle School has been scheduled for Thursday, September 14th from 6:00-8:00PM.

The following is the schedule for the evening which will allow the teachers to present their individual program of instruction and discuss general issues relating to the class. I appreciate that some parents with children in different grades may have difficulty in attending the grade meetings. One suggestion would be to have each parent attend a different meeting. You are also free to leave a meeting at any time and join another presentation already in session.  Teachers will communicate their individual parent teacher conference times and will be happy to accommodate a parent that missed their presentation due to a schedule conflict.

6:00 – 6:30PM

• Head of School Welcome  (Sports Court)
• Introduction of Faculty
• Board of Trustee Welcome
• Parent Association Welcome
• Director of Development Welcome

6:30 – 8:00PM

• Classroom Presentations (in classrooms)

All presentations must end by no later than 8:00PM. In order to facilitate your participation at this important event, we will offer free child care from 6:00-8:00PM in the Humanities Room and Library. If you need this service you must RSVP the office by Wednesday, September 6th. We will not be able to accept any students on a walk-in basis.

Monday, September 11th

For all grades

Remember to bring your order forms and your smiles with you!

On Saturday, September 16 Saklan will be participating in  the 81^st Annual Walnut Festival Invitational Twilight Parade. The parade starts at 6:00PM sharp and the whole family is welcome to walk. This year’s theme is “Yesterday & Today.” Further details and an Eventbrite invitation will follow next week.

Friday, September 15th, 9AM @ Saklan Library

Saklan provides our children with many advantages from well-rounded curriculum, small class sizes, to hands-on learning and leadership experiences.  This PA Educational Series will focus Saklan School’s academic edge and how the curriculum positively impacts students of all ages to better ready them to pursue their passions.

Saklan science teacher Vickie Obenchain and Curriculum Director/Middle School Dean Kim Parks will lead a discussion on new STEM programs, new curriculum investments, academic goals, professional development to support new levels of academics rigor, and why Saklan’s academic edge is truly unique.

Please RSVP: https://saklan.eventbrite.com

For questions, please contact Sandy Lo: sandralo@gmail.com

“Saklan’s unique touch comes from our students love of learning and their inquisitive nature. Luckily our curriculum/school leadership allows us to focus on the interest of our students, to help in driving their love of learning further.” – Ms. O