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February 08, 2008
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ArtRageous 1920’s: Fashion Do's and Don'ts
Art For Kid’s Sake Auction
ArtRageous 1920’s
Fashion Do’s and Don’ts
1. Do accentuate a boyish figure - straight and angular. Perfect disguise for imminent hip surgery.
2. Do drop the waistline at the hip; it’s just the right length for dancing to hip to jive tunes on Auction Night!
3. Do drop off your Auction donations by March 10th Monday. Don’t delay, don’t wait for Monday!
4. Do Hike up the Hemlines and take down your dancing shoes!
5. Do go for sleeveless eveningwear with deep V or U shape at the neckline. With the right neckline make a beeline to Express Check In by Pre-registering early for the Auction! No waiting – just swing on thru and get your bidder number and catalogue.
6. Don’t forget to wear a string of pearls and string along your best friends to come to the Auction.
7. Do book your sitter for March 29th Saturday or get together with another family and share a sitter.
8. Go for intricate beading on jackets and dresses. Remember to Tivo Project Runaway episode on “ How to thread a needle”.
9. To Lulu or not to Lulu- Short hair was the rage! We’ve got the shortcut for you to join a committee! Email: Claire Barnum : barnum@bigplanet.com
We need your support and participation! Hop on the bandwagon and join us!
Questions/Comments/Suggestions AFKS Chair Grace Angel grace.e.angel@comcast.net
Upcoming Events 2-8-2008
ALL SCHOOL EVENTS:
• Dialogue Circle - RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH 13
• February 13–Board of Trustees, 5:45-8:00 PM
• February 18–Presidents' Day, School Closed (no childcare)
• February 19–22–February Break, No Classes, (childcare by reservation)
• February 29–PHS "Snow Day" Celebration
• March 6–7–No LS Classes, LS Parent/Teacher Conferences
Click here for a downloadable calendar of events for February 2008
Click here for a downloadable 2007-2008 School Year Calendar
Please click below for a copy of the DRAFT 2008-2009 School Year Calendar. Please note, the later start date is due to construction on the second floor (installing new flooring) which predicates a three-day later start to the school year.
Click here for a downloadable DRAFT 2008-2009 School Year Calendar
Announcements 2-8-2008
Ordering School Pictures
The DEADLINE FOR ORDERING SCHOOL PHOTOS has been extended through February 15, 2008
If you are interested in ordering school photos, please make sure to order them before the deadline of February 15.
http://photographicproof.com/projects/presidio-hill-school
Click on the gallery you want to view and then click on the icon of the lock. Enter the password (it is the same as the password for the community part of the website - email Tania at tania_hurter@presidiohill.org if you are unsure of the password).
Please contact Michael Angelo (photographer) directly if you have any questions about ordering: http://photographicproof.com/contact
February 18-22 - Reserve a spot for February Camp
Join us for a pizza-makin’ movie day, a trip to the Exploratorium, kite flying in the Presidio, or a Jamba-books day. February Camp will be held on February 19-22, from 8-6pm daily. Reservations MUST be made no later than 12 noon on Tuesday, February 12 to confirm a spot. Camp fees are $70/day for 1-2 days and $60/day for 3-4 days, (financial assistance rates are available). An additional, minimal field trip fee may be required on certain days. When making a reservation please indicate the exact days of attendance with approximate pick-up times. All children are required to arrive by 9am and bring a lunch.
Please contact Raymi at raymi_orozco@presidiohill.org or 751-9318 x130 to make a reservation or if you have any questions.
Parents Association Meeting, Thursday, 2/14, 8 - 9 a.m. in the stage.
Please join us for our monthly Parents Association meeting! Bring us your thoughts and ideas about ways we can serve the community, or just come see what we're up to! You can also contact us via email: Kimberley Spears (kimberleyspears@yahoo.com) or Regina Casciato (casciatoreggae@aol.com).
Check out the Community Bulletin Board for Community Announcements!
From the Director 2-8-2008
Please contribute to the Auction this year!
We only have one month before the deadline for Art for Kids' Sake donations. Remember, each family is asked to donate at least 2 items for the Auction (minimal $100 dollar total value) Check out the Art for Kids' Sake page for information about donating: http://www.presidiohill.org/afks/ or the Art for Kids' Sake section of the Friday Letter: http://www.presidiohill.org/news/archives/art_for_kids_sake/
Also, we need volunteers to work on committees. Contact Claire Barnum : barnum@bigplanet.com
Get in the spirit and contribute to the ArtRageous 1920's Art for Kids' Sake Auction.
From the Associate Director and Middle School Dean 2-8-2008
From Ann Meissner
Next week in the middle school and fifth grade is sex and puberty education week with Ivy Chen. Tuesday night while many people were glued to the television watching election returns, a few parents and staff gathered together to learn from sex and puberty educator, Ivy Chin, about talking with kids about these important and sensitive topics. Ivy has been teaching a week-long workshop to our fifth through eighth grades for many years. It is an annual event the students look forward to in part for the content, and in part due to Ivy’s open, humorous, and knowledgeable approach to this subject that sends many adults running for cover. Below are the written materials Ivy shared with us.
Click here to download a summary of the Sex Education Workshops.
Click here to download a set of communication guidelines.
Click here to download Ivy Chen's biography.
Curriculum Spotlight: 4th grade 2-8-2008
Ninety Years of Poetry at PHS
by Erainya Neirro
My academic background was focused on science and mathematics, but I was also very fortunate to have professors who revered and revealed the essence of the poetic image, so it is quite a wonderful coincidence that I came to PHS, a school established by poets and artists, Helen Salz and Flora J. Arnstein. I was quite familiar with Mrs. Arnstein’s poetry, and I was honored to have her visit my classroom many years ago when she shared some of her writing and told my students about her experience during the Great Earthquake.
Just this year, I was introduced to the poetry of Helen Salz, who I had thought was primarily a visual artist, but she was also a fine poet. Here is a sample from 1918:
INDECISION
By Helen Salz
His eyes are watery and his voice
is loud.
His brows are furry
and his nose is proud.
Impotently he twists and twists
his hands.
Rooted in forked fallacies
he stands.
During the past two years, I have had an opportunity to learn more about how to inspire poetic writing in my students from gifted poet, teacher, and PHS parent Susan Gevirtz. She has generously conducted several workshops for my students, and this year focused on the theme of self-discovery. Below you will see a group poem that I constructed from lines taken from the poems of my fourth graders during their work with Susan. These poems were written as they examined self-portraits and thought about the elements that make them unique. I found it quite fascinating to compare the writing of my students today to that of Mrs. Salz ninety years ago. I see some commonality, perhaps you will also.
Musings on a Self-Portrait
By the Fourth Grade Class of 2008
When my eyes grow large,
yours grow large, they imitate me
like a baby learning how to walk
The eyes that want to close and
Stop Stop that badness
And start the love goodness.
Wondering how you get out, trying
My sight struggling
trying to get out, still
Your happiness depends on a different life.
You YELL the secret behind your gaze
You mumble raspilly, the secret behind your stare
like hail hitting a car window
Your mouth like a family picture
Your voice like a dog barking
deep in the heart
My mouth is unexcited
I am a tiger trapped in a zoo
Your mouth, Nooooo! It’s shut.
It’s like it was glued shut with super glue
If you tell me your secret, well I’m not listening
My mind is full of secrets,
but one is that deep down
I cannot say
You, your hair waving like the waves
going back and forth, back and forth
You, dweller of the sea
Sculpting and Forming
the sea and its dwellers
Your anger plays with good judgment
Your mouth whispers,
Anger
The wind I hear is in my mind.
It sounds like a snake I love
Its power saves me.
You are like a fierce storm
You, You, You - are like me