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November 2014
What's in the News?
Christmas Flash Mob
School Announcements
Community Announcements
Middle School Actors
Yearbook Orders
What's New Dear Tracy,
Thank you, everyone, for your patience and understanding last Thursday. The "atmospheric river"treated us gently after all. With that said, we are glad to learn that our multiple ways ofcommunicating a school closure works well. If you did not get a notification from the school'surgent alert, please contact Laura Wallace and we will make sure your information is updated. We are in the third week of Advent, and will celebrate our Christmas Mass on Thursday at10:00am, as well as our evening Christmas celebration on Thursday night at 6:30. Thank you to everyone for so generously contributing to the school's holiday food drive for theRedwood Empire Food Bank. Our little school has already raised thousands of pounds of food forpeople in need. The Food Drive ends on Friday. Please pay special attention to the Key Dates below. Friday is a minimum day and there will be noAfterSchool Care available. See you Monday,
Scott Parker
Christmas Cheer Flash Mob!
Wow, how great was our unexpected "pickmeup" Monday morning? Incase you missed in that morning, or on facebook, see it all here. Acollection of our families greeted us Monday morning at drop off withinspirational signs, great music playing, and smiling faces.
We can't think of a better way to start the week. Thank you, Santa'shelpers,for spreading the true Christmas spirit!
ChristmasInspiration!
Student Spotlight
Two of our students took theRedwood Empire Food Bank fooddrive to heart. Going door to doorin their neighborhoods, Alex Reilyand Sophia Granko collected over60 cans for the 5th grade class!
Way to go Alex and Sophia! Welove your generous hearts andgiving spirit!
Key Dates:
DEC 22‐Jan 2 Christmas Vacation
JAN 5 School Resume
JAN 8 Kinder Field Trip
JAN 9 Semester 1 Ends
Quick LinksUniform QuestionsYear At A Glance CalendarHot Lunch OrdersBabysitting Contact ListMiddle School Sports League
SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Advent Week Three - Presentation School For the remainder of Advent, students and their classes willpray together to remind ourselves of the blessings of thisseason and the meaning of Christmas. We will include ourservice here, so you can join your prayers to ours.
Reader 1Welcome to the third week of Advent and our candle lighting. The first purple candlewe lit stands for Hope. The second candle we lit stands for Preparation. The pinkthird candle we will light today stands for Joy. We can find joy everywhere we look,on the faces of our friends and family around us, in the thoughts of the holiday tocome, and when we focus on the meaning of Christmas.
Reader 2A reading from Zephaniah 3:14-17Sing and shout for joy, people of Israel!Rejoice with all your heart, Jerusalem!The Lord has stopped your punishment;he has removed all your enemies.
The Lord, the king of Israel, is with you;there is no reason now to be afraid.The time is coming when they will say to Jerusalem,"Do not be afraid, city of Zion! Do not let your hands hang limp!The Lord your God is with you; his power gives you victory.The Lord will take delight in you, and in his love he will give you new life."
Reader 3Responsorial Psalm, the response is: Speak out with joy and gladness!
God indeed is my savior; I am confident and unafraid.My strength and my courage is the Lord, and he has been my savior.With joy you will draw water at the fountain of salvation.R: Speak out with joy and gladness!
Reader 4Give thanks to the Lord, acclaim his name;among the nations make known his deeds andproclaim his exalted name.R: Speak out with joy and gladness!
Sing praise to the Lord for his glorious achievement;let this be known throughout all the earth.Shout with joy for great in your midstis the Holy One of Israel!R: Speak out with joy and gladness!
Lighting of the candles.
Reader 5Please join us in prayer:
God, as we light these candles, we thank you for all the blessings in our lives. Youhave done great things for us. In you we find faith, hope and joy. We thank you forthe gifts of our families and friends and the joy we share.We thank you for the joy ofChristmas.
Amen
Caring For CambodiaIn case you missed it in the spotlight a few weeks ago, we thought youshould know about TessaFreudenberger's 8th grade service project. Last summer 8th gradestudent Tessa Freudenberger visited Cambodia and participated in anoutreach program at a village preschool.
It left an impact on her, and for her 8th grade service project sheconducting a clothing drive for Caring for Cambodia. Look for a collectionbox outside the school office. Let's help Tess help the children ofCambodia!
School OuterwearAs the weather turns cold, we are seeing a variety of winter outerwear appearing on campus. Weask that parents ensure their child wears only school approved outerwear to school. Between thehours of 8:203:15 they cannot wear personal sweatshirts, sweaters, and jackets. If you have anyquestions regarding ordering winter wear, please contact Laura Wallace via email or at 9350122. See the right side of your beehively accounts to get links to outerwear sales. Student NewsDo you have exciting news about our students outside of school? We would love to feature ourstudent's successes in the ENEWS. Just send a blurb with picture (if available) tocommunications.
Presentation Spirit Wear Helps Feed Sonoma's Hungry/ Price Reduced!
We will be once again selling Presentation School Tshirts that students can wear on all Fridays. $5 of each shirt sold will be given to the Redwood Empire Food Bank. These will only be soldfor a limited time, so stock up! Only $20
Also, parents and students can order new styles of vests and sweatshirts, proceeds from which willalso be gifted to the REFB, while the Holiday Food Drive lasts.
BUY YOURS NOW
Food Drive Rules
RULES AND INFO HERE
Our food drive is in full swing. A few classes have already filled their barrels!That's the spirit we were hoping for. Remember, the goal is 100% participation.Each class that reaches 100% participation will receive a free dress day toencourage and recognize their giving spirit!
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTSFutsalOur your 3rd through 5th grade children mourningthe end of the soccer season? Fear not! TheBoysand Girls Club is offering futsal! For registrationinformation, click HERE. Registration beginsJanuary 29th.
Community NewsDo you know of an exciting or informational event in the valley that our parents and students wouldlove? If so, please send a blurb and picture (if available) to communications.
Calling All Actors!
Into the Woods! This year our very own Lauren Miller is returning to onceagain direct our school musical performance! Those middle schoolstudents who are interested in participating in the casting call, please
block Thursday, January 8th from 3:305:30 on your calendar, with possiblecallbacks on Friday, January 9th.
For more information, click HERE.
Barn Sale For Pathways
We are hosting a Country Style Flea Market on April 12th in the courtyard of our school campus. All proceeds will benefit our Presentation Pathways Scholarships.
We hold your gently used, high quality items fro the upcoming Spring Event. For more information,click HERE.
Upgrading Your Technology?
Parents and friends who are updating their personal technology areinvited to share their old tablets and laptops with the school. Theschool's current iPads are iPad 4's. Having more of these is alwayswelcome. If you have other technology you would like to donate,please let us know what you have, so we can see if we have the rightfit. Thank you for your help.
Place Your Yearbook Orders
Yearbooks are on sale now! Take the time to visit the Jostens website or fill outthe pdf and return to the school office to reserve your copy. Names can beadded to the front cover for personalization if you order by November 30th.
Presentation's facebook page is a great way to getreminders about important school events and
activities.
We are getting close to 250!
And visit our website www.presentationschool.com
A Season for Caroling
The Christmas season wouldn't be complete with out caroling! Both our 4th and5th grade classes did their share this week. The 5th grade class caroled forMontesori of Sonoma on Monday, and again Monday night at The Lodge.
4th grade joined our 5th grade class at The Lodge, for a magical evening. Thisis a treasured tradition for our families. On Tuesday, they traveled to _____ tobring cheer to the residents.
