Without the help of our extremely supportive and dedicated parents, many of the programs and services listed below would just not be possible. Thank you parents!

After School Enrichment
During the school year, the PTA organizes a variety of classes that are taught on the school campus for all grade levels. All classes are before or after regular school hours for the day of the week that they are offered. The classes usually meet once a week for 4-8 weeks, but may vary based on the program offered. All programs are fee-structured. The program schedule will be delivered to you through your Tuesday envelope. For further questions, please contact Roni Lincoln at (858)472-0908.

Please click here to view the 2008 Spring After School Enrichment Brochure.

Please click here to print out a Registration and Permission Form.

Beautification
Volunteers develop creative ways to enhance the school grounds. They coordinate donations and on-site work. Opportunities are available for scout troops to earn badges.

Bird’s Eye View
Monthly school newsletter. It comes home in your child's Tuesday envelope the first Tuesday of the month.

Business Partner Liaison
The Partnerships in Education Program (PIE), is a district-sponsored program established in 1982, is committed to providing meaningful opportunities for business/community organizations and volunteers to build reform-level partnerships that support teaching and learning in the classroom.

Character Education
This PTA sponsored program works with parents, teachers, students and school administrators to promote positive behavior traits in our community. Each month a different character building theme is emphasized. The committee also creates ongoing messages supporting acceptance of differences among people, good sportsmanship, the use of kind language, and opposing bullying.

Cultural Arts
The PTA sponsors After School Enrichment Programs, Special Assemblies, Missoula Players and the Fifth Grade Variety Show.

Fifth Grade Committee
Each year, a group of fifth grade parents forms this committee in an effort to provide a variety of special class activities, social outings, and service projects designed to promote class spirit for the students' last year of elementary school. The purpose is to foster friendships which are intended to ease the transition to middle school. The Fifth Grade Committee produces and sells the annual school yearbook, organizes the Fifth Grade Promotion Ceremony and reception, and provides a lasting class gift for the school.

::5th Grade Class Project Pictures

GATE Representative
Gifted and Talented Education Representative. A PTA volunteer works with teachers and the administration in reviewing the GATE program and sharing information with the school.

Health & Safety
This committee works with the Principal to define safety issues at the school and provide information to students and parents about such topics as bike safety and earthquake preparedness. They also work with the office to maintain the supplies in the emergency shed.

Library Helpers
Assist the librarian with various duties.

Missoula Players
This traveling theater group comes to our school one week a year to involve interested students in the production of a play. Volunteers help supervise performers, publicize the play, and host visitors.

Monthly school newsletter
It comes home in your child's Tuesday envelope the first Tuesday of the month.

Playground Partners
This PTA sponsored program provides organized playground games and activities for our children on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays for grades 1 through 5. This program is designed to enrich the playground experience by providing an outdoor play curriculum that builds self-confidence, models effective communication and conflict resolution skills while encouraging teamwork and sportsmanship. Parent volunteers supervise activities under the direction of the Playground Partners coach. Children may choose whether or not to participate.

Recognition Assemblies
Outstanding scholastic achievement or citizenship is recognized at the Friday assemblies.

Red Ribbon Celebration
The Red Ribbon Celebration was started in California to honor the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agent Enrique Camarena. Every year the children of Bird Rock Elementary use this celebration to pledge a drug-free lifestyle. Parents and teachers use the event as a way to communicate to children about the problems of drug abuse.

Student Leadership Sponsored by the PTA
Safety Patrol - This traffic safety program is under the supervision of the San Diego Police Department. Safety Patrol students are 5th graders who are recruited in the spring of 4th grade. They undergo training in the spring and attend weekly meetings for ongoing training with a San Diego Police Officer. They wear red shirts and caps, and are stationed on La Jolla Hermosa Avenue.

Peace Patrol - Each May, twenty fourth grade students who express an interest in helping their friends resolve problems are selected by their teachers to be prospective Peace Patrol members. In the fall, these students are trained by their Peace Patrol Advisor in essential elements of conflict resolution. A schedule is prepared, and teams of two Peace Patrol members are assigned to mediate conflicts that occur on the playground. Using an official Problem-Solving Checklist, the teams follow a standardized mediation process. Peace Patrol members receive ongoing support and supervision. Forms are given to the teacher and the Peace Patrol advisor for documentation.

Student Council - 4th and 5th grade students are elected by the student body to serve as officers of the Student Council. Each class in grades 3 through 5 has one elected class representative also. This organized group of students meets regularly to share in the life of the school. Student Council representatives are the mind, heart and hands of school activities.

Teacher Appreciation
In May, a week of appreciation is dedicated to all of our wonderful teachers who have given so much of themselves to our children throughout the year. PTA Parent Room Representatives coordinate daily special ways of thanking the teachers. On Wednesday, the PTA sponsors a luncheon for the teachers in the auditorium.

Teacher Relief
This program offers a chance for parents to help our teachers with all those tedious tasks: cutting, folding, stapling, tracing, collating, etc., that take away from their valuable teaching time. The PTA sponsors this event in October, January and April. Look for sign-up sheets in the Tuesday Envelope.

Variety Show
Look out Hollywood!! The talent at Bird Rock Elementary will knock your socks off--so prepare yourselves for this wonderful event. This year’s show is for fifth graders. The show is performed during Friday assembly and again that evening for parents and family. Under construction!!

Yearbook
The Fifth Grade Committee designs, publishes and sells a student yearbook featuring the activities and students at Bird Rock Elementary. The Yearbook Committee has provided a box in the office to collect photos taken by parents at student activities throughout the school year for possible inclusion in the book. Pre-order your yearbook in the spring to be sure that your student receives theirs.

YMCA Before and After School Care
The La Jolla YMCA offers licensed childcare on site at Bird Rock Elementary. The program runs before and after school and is available to families part time, full time or on Wednesdays only. Activities include crafts, indoor/outdoor games, field trips and much more. Financial aid is available to those who qualify. For more information call (858) 754-5053.