In Spanish class, students really enjoy using Quizlet. This web-based application has several study methods to learn new vocabulary at school or home. At school, they enjoy using Quizlet-live in which the teacher breaks their class up into teams. The teacher chooses whether to start with a definition or term. Then each team will have to choose the correct term or definition to win. The team with the most points wins!
Our Science Teacher, Miss Vickie Obenchain, arrived safely in Dakar, Senegal on Tuesday evening. As we mentioned earlier this year, she was selected for the 2017-18 Teachers for Global Classrooms Fellowship sponsored by the US Department of State, Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs. As part of her field experience, she will be teaching and traveling in Senegal for two weeks. Click here to follow her adventures.
In seventh grade Algebra, the students used Slope-o-meter to measure the slopes of inaccessible objects with a method called sighting.
To find the slope of the roof of the building next door to Saklan, the students held out their Slope-o-meter and lined up the bottom edge with the slope of the roof. Then they sketched the slope and recorded their measurement. Thank you for another fun lesson Mr. Zippin!
2018 Volleyball Season
Saklan Suns Volleyball Team Fifth through Eighth Grades
Wed, April 18, 4:00PM – CCJD vs. Saklan home
Wed, April 25, 4:15PM – Saklan vs. CCJD TBA
Wed, May 2, 4:15PM – Saklan vs. EBW away
Wed, May 9, 4:15PM – EBW vs. Saklan home
Tue, May 22, 4:30PM – Saklan vs. Ecole Bilingue away
The fifth grade class visited the Marin Headlands for an amazing outdoor experience. The goal of the program was to broaden the student’s awareness of the natural world and his/her relationship to it. Students participated in many nature hikes, hands-on laboratory experiences, and many team building activities. They spent time learning about the many plant and animal species that live in the Marin Headlands. It was an incredible three days!
In music class the Hoot Owls have been learning about Louis Armstrong. The children had fun playing a little jazz on the trumpet just like Satchmo!
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.
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:
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
Senegal for her fellowship she won through Teachers for the Global Classroom. We are so excited for her!
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!
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