Grandparents and Special Friends Day is coming up!
Friday, March 30, 10a.m. – noon
Please remind your grandparents and special friends about this event so they join us! RSVP to office@saklan.org by Monday, March 26th.
Attention Volleyball Players!!!
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!
Head’s Corner
Dear Saklan Community,
In today’s Flag we recognized International Pi Day, which is March 13 (3.14). This has 
become an annual Saklan tradition started by our Math teacher, Saul Zippin, and involves 8th graders presenting inspiring poems about the Quadratic Formula and a competition to see who can memorize the largest number of digits for Pi. This year’s competition saw the establishment of a new school record. To the delight and awe of the entire school body, and many parents and friends in the audience, 8th grader Brian recited the value of Pi to 95 digits and thus established a new school record. It has been Brian’s goal to win this competition and for the past year and he has been preparing with the use of an online game called Pi Runner. As the reigning champ, Brian’s advice to future competitors is: Keep on Counting!!
Last Friday marked the end of our second trimester and report cards are being put in the mail today. You will also have received an email today inviting you to sign up for our Parent-Teacher Conferences which are held on March 22nd & 23rd. This year we will be doing all of conference sign ups on line using Sign Up Genius. This is a great time to get an update on your child’s academic progress as we move towards the end of the year.
This week we sent out invitations to our annual Grandparents and Special Friends Day which will be held on Friday, March 30th. We look forward to honoring and celebrating our students’ grandparents or their special friends with a program of music, student presentations and fun activities in the classroom. Please make sure you RSVP so that we can welcome you in the best possible way.
Have a great weekend!
Peter
Do You Hear What I Hear?
The second graders are busy exploring the properties of sound and learning about the parts of the ear. They have done several experiments to see how sound waves travel. They discovered that without vibrations there is no sound. The students brought in “eggs-full-of-sounds” for us to guess, learned how to sign their names using the manual alphabet, and created original instruments. They enjoyed playing their instruments for some of the classes at Saklan. Who knew we had a brand new orchestra at Saklan!
Family Groups – Respect
Yesterday, our Family Groups met to work on the concept of Respect. Students worked together to brainstorm what respect looks like, then they worked together respectfully to build a marshmallow tower as high as possible.
Thank you to our 7th and 8th grade students for being great role models in leading the rest of our community!
Chinese New Year
Last week, the 2nd graders celebrated Chinese New Year at Chef Chao in Moraga.
New Head of School Visits
Our new Head of School, David O’Connell, will be visiting Saklan next week!. Please join us for a Parent Meet & Greet on Tuesday, March 13 from 6PM-7PM. Click here for more information and to RSVP.
We hope to see you there!
International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is annually held on March 8 to celebrate women’s achievements throughout history and across nations. Internationally, purple is a color symbolizing women.
In support and honor of International Women’s Day, we are asking all students to wear purple next Friday, March 16th. Thank you!
Grandparents and Special Friends Day
Grandparents and Special Friends Day is coming up!
Friday, March 30, 10a.m. – noon
Invitations went out this week, but please remind your grandparents and special friends about this event so they join in on the fun!
Head’s Corner
Dear Saklan Community,
This morning, the rain let up and the sun came out just in time for us to hold our first Flag of March. Presenting today, were our 3rd Grade class who shared information about their Native Americans projects. Next week’s Flag will be a special day for all math fans. Don’t miss this annual celebration of pi, with a special pi reciting competition, quadratic equations poems and a presentation of certificates of merit to our MATHCOUNTS Team. The Mathcounts team, coached by Mr. Zippin, participated in the regional chapter competition last weekend, and while we didn’t win any prizes, our students did a great job and are setting the stage for even better results in the future.
Today marks the end of our second trimester and report cards will be put in the mail next Friday. You will soon receive an email today inviting you to sign up for our Parent-Teacher Conferences which will be held on March 22 & 23. We will again be doing all of conference sign ups on line using Sign-Up Genius. This is a great time to get an update on your child’s academic progress as we move towards the end of the year.
Two exciting dates are on the calendar for March. Our annual concert at the Lesher Center is scheduled for March 15th and Grandparents and Special Friends Day is on March 30th. I look forward to big crowds on these important and fun events.
Have a great weekend!
Peter
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