SFKids.org March 2009 Newsletter
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It's the start of spring, but it's hard to tell with the extremes of rain and beautiful sunshine. We do know, however, that summer's coming. And with summer comes  camps, camping, oh, and that fog that we love (or love to hate).
This newsletter focuses all things San Francisco in the spring -- Camps (spring and summer), St. Patrick's Day happenings, ideas for snow fun and more.
We've changed our newsletter format to make it easier to send out and hopefully it will make it through everyone's spam filters! Give us feedback about what you think. |
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| Summer Resource Fair
This Saturday March 14th, 10am-3pm |
Location: Concourse Exhibition Center
Eighth & Brannan Streets, San Francisco
A FREE showcase of over 200 exhibitors featuring everything for San Francisco children, youth, and families to do when school is out this summer in THREE EXHIBITOR AREAS:
-- Traditional Fun (Camps, Classes, Resources)
-- JobSpace (Everything Youth Need to Find a Job this Summer)
-- Shape Up SF (Healthy Lifestyle Ideas for the Whole Family: Exercise, Nutrition, and Health Care)
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Camps, Camps, and More Camps! |
 SFkids.org has the most comprehensive list of camps around. We've been hard at work updating all of the summer camp information as well as information about spring break camps.
See our Camps Page to browse around and find a great camp for your kids.
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Events this Week |
 Check out the SFkids.org Events Page for event highlights for the upcoming week. And see our Events Calendar to search for events on a particular day or for a particular category of event.
A Few Highlights of Events this Week:
Wednesday, 3/11
·Family Literacy Workshop: Jumpstart. Enjoy interactive, hands-on, family-oriented workshops that teach child development, early literacy skills, and fun ways to play, grow, and learn. FREE
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Tax Time |
 Tax time is just around the corner (April 15th). Our Money Page has lots of information about money matters in general, where to get your taxes done for free, and information about the Working Families Credit (WFC)
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SF Parenting in the Blogosphere |
 SF Bay Area Parents are so literate we knew there must be tons of blogs written by and for San Francisco parents out there so we asked our great Internet sleuth Laure Latham-Guyot to search them out and give us a guide.
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The School Search |
San Francisco Unified School District acceptance letters are coming out this Friday, March 13th. You must accept your assignment by March 27th in order to keep your spot. If you're not happy with your assignment Parents for Public Schools SF has a great guide Round II Dates & Tips with information about what to do next. 
There are also several enrollment counseling events taking place in March. See our Public School Page for more information.
Need Afterschool? Don't forget that SFkids.org now has an online afterschool program database (keep in mind, however, that the information listed is for the current school year and programs may change for next year). |
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Shape Up Challenge |
 Shape Up San Francisco, is a coalition started by the Mayor's Office to increase the awareness and opportunities for increased physical activity and improved nutrition where people live, play, work, and learn. The goal is for each team to walk 1,016 miles (the distance of the California Coast). The challenge runs from March 9-May 15, 2009.
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Parent-Teacher Conferences |
 Spring parent-teacher conferences are right around the corner. SFUSD's conference week is March 16-20 (don't forget that schools are dismissed one hour earlier than usual). However, you don't have to wait until the official school conference week to schedule a conference! If you need to talk to a teacher, make an appointment at any time of the year.
Other Resources:
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Spring Break Ideas |
SFkids.org is a great resource for Spring Break. Looking for ideas about what to do? · Check our Active Fun Page for places to bike, bowl, or fish. · See our Events Calendar for lots of ideas. · Use our Adventures Pages for listings of museums, libraries, beaches, and more. · Have time to get out of town for the day? See our Out of the City Page. · Play tourist in your own city for a change, use our City Sights Page for ideas. · Don't usually take public transportation? A great day trip can be had just riding the rails! See our Transportation and Getting Around Page for some great resources and ideas. Did you know that BART offers a youth discount pass? · Is snow on your agenda? Read more on our tips and resources for your Family Snow Adventure.
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