Category: Specialists

2017 Annual Concert

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Here’s to another inspiring performance by the Saklan students!

Powerful lyrics, beautiful voices, creative dance moves, and talented instrumentalists filled The Lesher Center with positive energy last night during the 2017 Annual Concert. Audience members felt compelled to get up and move to the music of Motown, Soul and Funk. Thank you to all who came out to support our community.

First Grade Paul Klee Project

The first grade recreate Paul Klee’s Castle and the Sun. Using rulers, they started with a castle outline and then continued dissecting each building in the cubist style. Here they use watercolor and evenly distribute the colors for a cohesive composition.

Concert Preparations

In collaboration with the music department, the students worked together to paint the backdrop for the Annual Concert.

The 4th and 6th grade started with spray painting the preliminary drawing while learning about graffiti culture. Here the 8th grade do the finishing touches of outlining records and other focal points of the backdrop, while listening to the songs they are singing in the concert.

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Come to the Annual Concert next Thursday, March 16th to see the three panels of work the students created!

News From the Sports Court

The Saklan Suns rise again! Last night, the Suns played The Berkeley School in basketball.  Two games were played; varsity and junior varsity. The Berkeley School won the first game 48 to 34, and the Suns turned it around the second game with a 22 to 12 victory. Overall, the experience was positive and fun.

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The basketball season has consisted of eight games against three schools and will conclude next Thursday, March 9 after school with two games against the East Bay Waldorf School here at Saklan.

So show up and help the Suns finish strong.

Let’s go Saklan!

Frank Stella Class Project

Based on Frank Stella’s Shoubeegi 3D painting (at SFMOMA), the 2nd grade started with cutting out organic shapes and painting in layers on cardboard.

Here they are gluing together their final compositions.

Species Interactions

The sixth grade, as part of their ecology unit, have been looking at species interactions. To do this, they had to portray with a partner the relationship of two organisms found in nature, take pictures of the portrayal, and then make a comic strip with them. They used their laptops to create these impressive comics! Come check out more of them in the science lab!

7th Grade is Getting Ready for Hawaii

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In preparation for the 7th grade Science and Humanities Hawaiian field trip, Miss Parks asked her students to use a vintage Hawaiian postcard from the 1920s and 30s. The students were supposed to use their Hawaiian history knowledge to interpret the design and purpose of the postcard. Some of the topics featured were: Pan American World Airways, Libby’s Pineapple Company, and artist Frank Warren. This assignment helps the students have a deeper understanding of the culture of the Hawaiian islands.

News From The Sports Court

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Basketball players wanted! Fifth through eighth grades! Starting in January, The Saklan School has scheduled seven games against four other schools. We have to start preparing to host some of these games and travel a short distance for others. All interested players start playing as much as possible during recess and learning periods.

2017 Basketball Season

Saklan Suns Basketball Team Fifth Grade thru Eighth Grade

*Tuesday, Jan. 17th German International School vs. Saklan 4PM

*Tuesday, Feb. 7th Contra Costa Jewish Day School vs. Saklan 4PM

Thursday, Feb. 9th Saklan vs. CCJD 4PM.

Tuesday, Feb. 14th Saklan vs. East Bay Waldorf 4:15PM

Thursday, March 2nd Saklan vs. The Berkeley School 4:15PM

*Thursday, March 9th EBW vs. Saklan  4:15PM

*Tuesday, March 21st GIS vs. Saklan 4PM

*Four home games, three away

Let’s go Saklan!