Thursday, June 18, 2009

Family Yogurt Night

Enjoy Summer and Support the PTA
Join Us Wednesday, July 1
for Family Yogurt Night
at Fiji Yogurt.

50% of all sales that are accompanied by the flyer
(which can be downloaded by clicking here)

Fiji yogurt is located in the Ralphs shopping center on University.
Next to Big City Bagels and La Salsa.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Movies in the Park Series

County Brings Back Popular Movies in the Park Series

More than 20 Free Movies at a Park or Pool Near You
San Diego, CA- Back by popular demand, the County of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation has teamed up with the cities of National City, La Mesa, San Marcos, Poway, Oceanside and Lemon Grove to bring 20 movies to parks and pools this summer, making it the largest free movie event in the county.

"This is a great way to enjoy a free activity with your family while taking advantage of our great County parks," said Renée Hilton, Assistant Director of County of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation.

The program kicks off June 19 with a showing of "Madagascar 2" at the Fallbrook Community Center and continues through September 26 with such box office hits as "Kung Fu Panda," "Night at the Museum 2" and "Wall-E, as well as classics such as "The Wizard of Oz" and "E.T." The movies will be shown in high-quality digital on a 28-foot inflatable widescreen specially designed for large audiences.

All movies are free, open to the public and begin at dusk. Some locations do have a parking fee. In addition to the films, families can enjoy great giveaways, games and healthy concessions at several of the events.

For a list of dates and locations, please visit sdparks.org, and click on Movies in the Park.

For a list of events at County Parks, click here.


Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Family Movie Night - Kung Fu Panda

Don't Forget!
This Friday June 19, is the FREE movie night.

Kung Fu Panda
Sponsored by the Birney PTA
Bring the whole family and enjoy a night of fun.
Friday, June 19 - 7 pm
Admission is free.
Popcorn and Lemonade are free and various other concessions will be available for purchase. Movie starts at 7:15pm.

Bring your cushions or blankets to sit on,
chairs will be available.

Parents must stay with children.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Summer Learning Activities

San Diego Unified School District
Parent Outreach and Engagement Department

Summer Learning Activities on the Web
K-12
www.sandi.net/ParentELearning
Kindergarten • Elementary • Middle School • High School

How To Make Summer (Learning) Fun
Your students can be learning over the summer vacation with these fun activities from the web. School will soon be out and students will start summer
vacation. According to Dr. Harris Cooper, University of Missouri-Columbia, when students return to school after a long summer vacation, they've lost one to three months worth of learning. Students lose more in math than reading. How can parents minimize "summer learning loss" when their kids are not in school? Parents can engage students in a variety of fun activities to reinforce learning.

The Parent Outreach and Engagement Department has collected a variety of summer activities for students in grades K-12 to beat the heat and keep them busy and learning all summer long. In addition, schools may want to prepare summer learning packets for students to use at home. Families can visit the web all summer to find new activities posted weekly. Some activities are available in Spanish. Remember to keep it fun!

For more information email us at ballardparentcenter@sandi.net or call (619) 293-4431.
Available online June 10, 2009!

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Free entry to the Fair from San Diego Magazine

sponsored by San Diego French-American School

San Diego Fair: June 12-July 5

Click FREE KIDS ENTRY to
find out how your kids can get into the San Diego Fair for free any day you decide to go!

Special Days at the Fair:
  • Kids' Day, every Tuesday (June 16, 23 and 30). Special activities for the younger set, and all kids 12 and younger get free admission!
  • Seniors' Day, every Thursday (June 18, 25 and July 2) with fun activities and entertainment for people with a lot of life in them!
  • Día de la Familia, every Sunday (June 14, 21, 28 and July 5) with fabulous, lively, Latin-themed entertainment and activities.
  • Tuesday Taste of the Fair (June 16, 23 and 30) featuring $2.00 "tastes" of some of your favorite Fair foods.
  • Pay-One-Price Ride Days, every Wednesday and Thursday (June 17, 18, 24, 25, and July 1, 2). Buy a wristband, enjoy the rides all afternoon and into the evening.
  • PennySaver Value Days, every Friday (June 12, 19, 26 and July 3), featuring discount-coupon booklets packed with $500 in discount savings from over 60 Fair vendors. One booklet per Fairgoer, available at the admission gates.
  • Two Dollar Tuesday, (June 16) Admission is only $2! These special tickets are available only at Albertsons stores and will not be sold at the Fairgrounds.
Available this year, the Best Pass Ever is a season pass to the Fair - 22 days for just $22.00. The last day to buy the Best Pass Ever is Thursday, June 11, which is the day before the Fair opens. Click here for more details.