New Teacher Profile: Kaylie Denenberg
When Kaylie Denenberg got a call about job openings at San Diego schools, she knew exactly where she wanted to teach: Pacific Beach Elementary. Kaylie lives in Pacific Beach, just a few blocks from PBE,…
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PBE Needs Your Help
It’s hard to believe, but the school year is almost over. Before we put away the lunchboxes and backpacks and start focusing on summer camps, vacation, and beach days, we need to wrap up a…
PBE Auction: Havana Nights
The holidays are over, which means it’s time to start thinking about PBE’s biggest fundraiser of the year: the annual gala and auction. The online auction, from March 12 – 19, kicks off the fundraising,…
New Teacher Spotlight: Pamela Denenberg
Pacific Beach Elementary is lucky to have another experienced teacher with deep ties to the community join us this year. Pamela Denenberg, PBE’s new first grade teacher, has been teaching for 26 years, all of…
Climate Kids at PBE
For the third year in a row, the students at PBE have an exciting and interactive way to learn about science, the environment, and conservation through the six-week Climate Kids program. Climate Kids uses science…
PBE Needs Your Help Next Year
Pacific Beach Elementary is a vibrant school humming with activity and energy. We have a before-school jogging club, a flourishing garden, diverse after-school activities, a weeklong theatre experience, and hands-on science and art enrichment enjoyed…
First Graders Give Books to Kindergartners
Last month, the students in Mr. Gallo’s first grade class visited two kindergarten classes, bringing books to read and share. It started when Mr. Gallo’s students were collecting books at home for their own classroom…
PBE Kids on the Move: How Exercise Helps Learning
If we want our kids to perform better in the classroom, they need to move. Study after study, including an ambitious, yearlong study published in Pediatrics in 2014, show regular exercise improves kids’ test scores, their…
Updates from the PBE Office
Dogs We would like to remind you that dogs are prohibited on campus at all times. For the safety of our staff and students we will be enforcing this regulation immediately. Thank you for your…
Tips for New PBE Parents
When Kelly Lenzkes’ twins, Kaitlin and Beckley, started kindergarten last year she knew adjusting to school would be a big transition for them. What Kelly was surprised to learn was how much of a learning…