Mission Bay High School
Wednesday, Sept. 18: Back to School Night, 5 p.m. This event will feature information about school events and activities, the chance to meet teachers and staff, learn about the curriculum and expectations of students and the chance to meet other families attending the school.   
 
Pacific Beach Middle School
Thursday, Sept. 26: Back to School Night, 5 p.m. Join your students and tour PBMS, learn about the curriculum and expectations while meeting the PBMS teachers and staff. It’s a great chance to meet other PBMS families.
 
Barnard Asian Pacific Language Academy
Thursday, Aug. 29:
2 p.m. — Kindergarten orientation
3 to 6 p.m. — Back to School Pot Luck. Come meet your Barnard community. New parents, as well as “seasoned” parents will be in attendance.
6 to 7 p.m. — Coffee Talk With Mr. Park. All-school orientation. Class lists will be available and uniform orders will be ready for pick-up.
  www.barnardelementary.com
Crown Point Junior Music Academy
Thursday, Aug. 29: Back to School Social Dine-in, 4 to 6 p.m. Meet our new principal, Muriel Bartolini, get to know our wonderful staff and discover classroom assignments. $2 child/$3 adult. Spaghetti or lasagna plates will be sold as our first fundraiser of the year, sponsored by our PTO. All proceeds go to support our music programs. Special performance from our violin program and information about our after school music clubs will be available. For questions, contact Cathy Calderon, secretary, (858) 273-9830.
www.sandi.net/crownpoint
 
Kate Sessions Elementary Friday, Aug. 30:
Noon to 1 p.m. — School tours
1 to 3 p.m. — Orientation in the auditorium for new students, kindergartners and transitional kindergartners
3 to 5 p.m. — New student meet up/play date at Kate Sessions Park
And, please welcome Ms. Margaret Joseph, Sessions’ new principal!
www.sandi.net/sessions
 
Pacific Beach Elementary Friday, Aug. 30: New student orientation, 1 p.m., in the auditorium for all entering kindergarten students and anyone new to PBE.
Tuesday, Sept. 3: Welcome coffee at 8 a.m. in the lunch court
Wednesday, Sept. 4:  Friends of Pacific Beach Elementary School (FOPBE) meeting, 6 p.m., Room 9 (location subject to change). Childcare provided
Friday, Sept. 6:  Volunteer Orientation at 8 a.m., PBE auditorium
Wednesday, Sept. 12: Back to School Night. Learn about your child’s curriculum and meet their teachers. Meet at 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium and move into your child’s classrooms from 6 to 7 p.m.
www.sandi.net/pbe  Friends of Pacific Beach Secondary Schools
Volunteers needed for teacher lunch and breakfast. FOPBSS will be hosting a lunch for PB Middle School teachers on Thursday, Aug. 29 at noon. FOPBSS is also hosting a breakfast for Mission Bay High School teachers and staff on Friday, Aug. 30, at 7:30 a.m. If you are able to help, please contact Kim Schoettle at [email protected].
Friends of PB Secondary Schools Meeting (FOPBSS):  Learn more about the upcoming events and our fabulous learning community at our monthly meetings. The next meeting is Wednesday, Sept. 25 at the Mission Bay High School Library at 6 p.m.
 
Mission Bay Cluster News
Keep up with the latest info about PB schools on our new Facebook page. Join the Mission Bay Cluster Group on Facebook.
Check it out and be proud. Money Magazine ranked Pacific Beach as one of the nation’s best big-city neighborhoods and named two of our schools as being “among the best in the city.”   
Visit: money.cnn.com/gallery /real_estate/2013/08/12/best-places-big-city-neighborhoods.moneymag/8.html
Swing 4 Schools Golf Tournament. Shore Point Realty’s Alex Rojas is sponsoring the Swing 4 Schools Charity Golf Tournament and 100 percent of the proceeds benefit our PB schools! It will be held at Riverwalk on Friday, Sept. 13. For more details and register online, visit spresd.com/ swing-for-schools-golf-tournament/. Thank you Alex Rojas and Shore Point Realty!