BOE Candidates Forum
There is another forum scheduld for October 7th at Everett Middle School, in case this notice arrives too late.
If you hear about any other BOE candidate forums, let us know in a comment.
Labels: Election_2008, Events
San Francisco Schools
a blog for matters related to schools in San Francisco
Labels: Election_2008, Events
Next month, the San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance will host the third Growing Greener School Grounds Conference, a workshop-style event that will bring together over 300 teachers and community members from all over the San Francisco Bay Area to learn more about creating, using, and sustaining ecological schoolyards..More info here.
Labels: Events
San Francisco Unified School District
2008-2009 Instructional Calendar
- Jul. 4, 2008 — Independence Day (Holiday)
- Aug. 20, 2008 — Teacher Work Day
- Aug. 21-22, 2008 — Professional Development Days
- Aug. 25, 2008 — Students Report — First Day of Instruction
- Sept. 1, 2008 — Labor Day (Holiday)
- Oct. 13, 2008 — Columbus/Indigenous People's Day/El Dia de la Raza (Holiday)
- Nov. 11, 2008 — Veterans Day (Holiday)
- Nov. 26-28, 2008 — Thanksgiving Recess
- Dec. 22-31, 2008 — Winter Break
- Jan. 1-2, 2009 — Winter Break
- Jan. 16, 2009 — Fall Semester Ends
- Jan. 19, 2009 — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Holiday)
- Jan. 20, 2009 — Professional Development Day (Schools Closed)
- Jan. 26, 2009 — Lunar New Year Observance (Schools Closed)
- Feb. 16, 2009 — Presidents' Day (Holiday)
- Mar. 30, 2009 — Cesar Chavez Day Observance (Schools Closed)
- Apr. 6-10, 2009 — Spring Break
- May 25, 2009 — Memorial Day (Holiday)
- June 9, 2009 — Last Day of Instruction/Spring Semester Ends
Labels: Events
Labels: Events
Labels: Events
Hi, everyone:
Here's my weekly report on the many activities going on at/for SFUSD schools this weekend. Once again, you can have another perfect "Support Schools and Students in the SFUSD" week-end AND IT DOESN'T INVOLVE A MEETING!!!! -Happy May, May Day, Cinco de Mayo!
- Car Washes and more this Saturday benefiting:
..SFUSD...SFUSD...SFUSD...SFUSD...SFUSD...SFUSD..
- Balboa HS SGA Car Wash
Saturday, May 3 - 9:00am-1:00pm
Location: KRAGEN Auto Supplies Store, 1150 Ocean Avenue (by City College)
Suggested Minimum Donation: $7
Benefits activities for the sophomores - Class of 2010 activities.- International Studies Academy HS Rummage Sale
Saturday, May 3 - 9:00am-3:00pm
Location: Enola Maxwell Campus, 655 De Haro Street (at 18th St)
The funds raised will help cover costs associated with ISA's Prom and Graduation.- Beautify Hoover Day
Saturday, May 3 - 9:00am-3:00pm
Location: Herbert Hoover M.S. Campus, 2290 14th Avenue (at Santiago St)
Celebrate Earth Day and clean to the beat of KMEL! Meet District 7's Supervisor Sean Elsbernd! Breakfast and lunch provided. Bring your work gloves, cleaning tools and buckets, rakes and hoes. We will be organizing work parties for specific projects.
Sponsored by the 6th grade - Class of 2010 in collaboration with SFPD GREAT Program. Send an email to Niki Gibbons if you are interested in helping: gibbonsn1 @at sfusd.edu- Performances and Activities:
..SFUSD...SFUSD...SFUSD...SFUSD...SFUSD...SFUSD..
- San Francisco School of the Arts [SOTA]
Vocal Music Department invites you to...
Senior Showcase
Friday, May 2, 7:30 PM
Main Stage, San Francisco School of the Arts, 555 Portola at O'Shaughnessy
Admission: $5.00 Students / $10.00 Adults
The seniors bring a collection of solo and ensemble selections to the Main Stage, as a farewell concert. Music styles vary from classical to popular, from folk to the theatre. The seniors will even sing their favorite choral selections from their SOTA experience.
Tickets, information, map and directions: www.sfsota-ptsa.org- Boswick the Clown
Performance benefiting West Portal E.S.
Friday, May 2 - 7:00pm
West Portal E.S. Auditorium
Admission: $5.00 Kids / $8.00 Adults
All Proceeds to Benefit West Portal E.S.
OR- If you'd prefer a different type of event [and you just received some extra $$$ from the I.R.S. or the Lottery], there's
- New Traditions 2008 Carnival & Auction
Saturday, May 3 11:00am-3:00pm
2049 Grove Street [bet Clayton and Cole]
Games, Food, Entertainment, Raffle, Prizes
Hundreds of Auction Items, Great Deals
on-line bids
Proceeds benefit the Creative Arts Program.- James Lick FROLIC [Auction]
Saturday, May 3 6:00–10:00pm
Noe Valley Ministry
1021 Sanchez Street (bet 23rd and Elizabeth)
Admission: $15 in advance; $20 at the door
For more information visit: www.jameslickptsa.org
Shellie Wiener
VP-Communications, SFPTA
Labels: Events
Hi, everyone:
The events are pouring in. Here's some suggestions for another perfect "Support Schools in the SFUSD and Their Students" week-end AND IT DOESN'T INVOLVE A MEETING!!!! -Happy End-of-April!
- If you're not planning to attend the PPSSF Annual meeting this morning, then treat your car to a car wash [and more] this Saturday [today] benefiting either:
..SFUSD...SFUSD...SFUSD...SFUSD...SFUSD...SFUSD..
- Balboa HS - 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Location: KRAGEN Auto Supplies Store 1150 Ocean Avenue (by City College) Suggested Minimum Donation: $7 Benefits the activities of the Balboa Student Government.
- James Lick MS - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Garage Sale, Breakfast and Car Wash Location: 1220 Noe St (@ 25th Street) Breakfast is only $5 - Served 9am-11am Blowout garage sale - All Day 9am-4pm Car wash - Cars $5, SUV $8 - All Day 9am-4pm Help us send 103 sixth graders to visit the UFW center in the Central Valley. All proceeds go to support student scholarships.
- Starr King ES - 10:00 am - 2:00 pm 3rd Annual Car Wash & BBQ Location: Wisconsin (bet 23rd & 25th) Prices - $10 Basic Wash, $15 Deluxe Wash Free BBQ with every wash! AND... There's also a bake sale - the proceed from which will support the cost of sending two Starr King 5th graders on a trip to Washington DC to attend a leadership program.
- Then get in that shiny car & drive over (unless you can just walk over which is MUCH better) to see:
SFUSD Elementary Music Festival 2008
The Visual and Performing Arts Department of the San Francisco Unified School District is presenting our annual Elementary Music Festival Concert.
This special concert will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 26th, 2008, in the Lincoln High School Auditorium located at 2162 24th Ave.
Each year approximately 700 instrumental music students participate in the San Francisco Unified School District's Elementary Music Festival to represent the 7,000 instrumental music students from our 71 elementary schools. This performance will include musical selections played by violins, clarinets, trumpets, flutes, recorders and our Festival Choir.
..SFUSD...SFUSD...SFUSD...SFUSD...SFUSD...SFUSD..
OR- If you'd prefer a different type of event [and money is burning a hole in your pocket], there's
and then there's the ON-LINE experience:
- Alice Fong Yu Spring Gala Satruday, April 26 6:00-11:00pm St. Anne's Church
- Lafayette ES Silent Auction Saturday, April 26 6:30-10:30pm The Club House @ Lincoln Park Golf Course (34th Ave & Clement Street) $10 Cover Charge, Cash Bar, Killer Appetizers & Desserts - Adults Only
- Leonard Flynn ES inaugural On-line Auction Closes Midnight, Sunday, April 27
It’s simple to bid online:
- Go to the Leonard Flynn auction site
- If you are not already registered with eBay, you will need to do so. Click on the word REGISTER in the upper right.
- Start bidding by clicking on the items you're interested – a typical e-bay window will open up.
- To get back to the Flynn items, click on "View Seller’s other items" in the right side under "Meet the Seller"
Shellie Wiener
VP-Communications, SFPTA
Labels: Events
Labels: Events, SFUSD Politics
Mary Pipher became a cultural force in 1994 with the publication of Reviving Ophelia, the book that opened America's eyes to the psychological toll that adolescent girls face growing up in a country rife with sexual abuse, school violence and an overwhelming pressure to be thin.Tickets: $15 members, $20 public available at https://tickets.jccsf.org/public/hall.asp, or call 415/292-1233
Her next book, The Shelter of Each Other: Rebuilding Our Families, explores the loss of community in America that encourages people to develop their own family structures rather than rely on popular culture to do it for them, and urges them to be selective in the media they allow to enter their lives.
Labels: Events
Labels: Events
Hi, everyone:Thanks Shellie! I second that motion: have a nice day.
This is my suggestion for the perfect "Support Schools in the SFUSD and Their Students" week-end AND IT DOESN'T INVOLVE A MEETING!!!! -
Treat your car for a car wash this Saturday benefiting either:Location: KRAGEN Auto Supplies Store
- Balboa HS - 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
1150 Ocean Avenue (by City College)
Suggested Minimum Donation: $5Location: 2641 25th Street (off San Bruno
- Buena Vista ES - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Ave)
Suggested Minimum Donation: $5Location: 1220 Noe St (@ 25th Street)
- James Lick MS - 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Suggested Donation: $5-$20
..SFUSD...SFUSD...SFUSD...SFUSD...SFUSD...SFUSD..
Then get in that shiny car & drive over
(unless you can just walk over which is MUCH
better) to see one of these great performances:at Lowell High School's Carol Channing Theater
- Les Miserables
1101 Eucalyptus Drive (off Forest View Drive)
April 10, 11, 12 at 7:30 pm
April 13 at 2:00 pm
Tickets - $10 at the doorat George Washington High School Auditorium
- Little Shop of Horrors
600 32nd Avenue (enter at 30th & Anza)
April 11 at 8:00 pm
April 12 at 2:00 pm
April 17 at 7:00 pm
April 18 at 8:00 pm
Tickets - $10 General Admission
$ 7 Students/Seniors
..SFUSD...SFUSD...SFUSD...SFUSD...SFUSD...SFUSD..
or,
If you'd prefer a different type of event [and money is burning a hole in your pocket], there'sFriday, April 11 6:00-10:00pm
- Alamo ES Silent Auction & Gala "A Green Theme"
Location: Hall of Flowers, GGP at 9th StreetSaturday, April 12 6:00-10:00pm
- Lakeshore ES Auction & Wine Tasting Gala
Location: Janet Pomeroy Center [behind SF Zoo]Saturday, April 12 5:30-9:00pm
- Sherman ES Silent Auction "A Taste of San Francisco!"
Location: San Francisco Bay Club
[150 Greenwich St by Battery]
Whatever you decide to do - have a lovely week-end.
Shellie Wiener
VP-Communications, SFPTA
Labels: Events