Summer Reading Rewards

Summer Reading Rewards

Wondering what to do with your children as the days run into weeks and the summer is winding down?  How about prepare them for the beginning of the school year in a relaxed and rewarding way with incentives.  Several bookstores have programs that entice young readers to complete those lists by offering freebies.  It's also a great chance to interact with our local community.  The Twig Bookstore is a wonderful resource in the Quarry Market which has a Farmer's Market each Sunday offering fresh locally grown and produced goods.  It's not just fruits and veggies anymore as you can see by the offerings listed on last week's Facebook Page which read like a foodies dream, "Watermelon, tomatoes, peaches, okra, eggs, arugula, Sol y Luna sourdough bread, Edelen Farms' grass-fed beef, South Texas Heritage Pork Polish sausage and pork chops, hummus, lemonade and a smoothie from The Lemonade Company and more."


.http://thetwig.indiebound.com/summer-reading-program The Twig is located at the Quarry Market and have a great relationship with our local community including our San Antonio Museum of Art, a participant in Blue Star Museums, which can be visited until Labor Day by ID card holders for free.

http://img1.imagesbn.com/pImag​es/kids/summerreading/2011/BN-​Tear-Pad.pdf B&N Summer Reading Program Journal that offers rewards.

http://www.borders.com/online/​store/MediaView_double-dog-dar​e Borders rewards readers with free books in-store after completing through this link.

Expand you ideas of how to ease your kids back into the school year and combat those blues of heading back to school!

San Antonio Fun

Luminaria 2011- Arts Come to Light

Saturday, Mar 12 7:00p to Sunday, Mar 13 1:00a

at Hemisfair Park, San Antonio, TX

Luminaria 2011 will offer a free, family-friendly atmosphere in downtown San Antonio featuring performance stages, streetscape art, light installations and galleries, spotlighting 7 disciplines: music, dance, film and media, literary arts, theater, visual arts and architecture.

The footprint for Luminaria has tripled this year allowing ample room for artists works to be featured throughout HemisFair Park along with sites for food, drink and audiences.

Price: Free

Phone: (210) 271-2842

Age Suitability: None Specified

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Luminaria 2011 will offer a free, family-friendly atmosphere in downtown San Antonio featuring performance stages, streetscape art, light installations and galleries, spotlighting 7 disciplines: music, dance, film and media, literary arts, theater, visual arts and architecture.

The footprint for Luminaria has tripled this year allowing ample room for artists works to be featured throughout HemisFair Park along with sites for food, drink and audiences.

Categories: Arts & Crafts, Fairs & Festivals

Creator:  creativeciv

Sea World Praise Wave

Saturday, Apr 30 10:00a

at Sea World, San Antonio, TX

Sea World’s Praise Wave is back! Come enjoy 2 days of amazing concerts with park admission! Featured bands include: Newsboys, Matthew West, Disciple, The Afters, Kutless, Sanctus Real, Francesca Batestelli, Chris August, Bebo Norman, Lainey Wright and Paul Colman. Purchase your Fun Card for park admission at SeaWorld. read more

Price: $59.99

Phone: (210) 858-5904

Age Suitability: All Ages

Tags: music, festival, christian, sea world, praise wave

Sea World’s Praise Wave is back! Come enjoy 2 days of amazing concerts with park admission! Featured bands include: Newsboys, Matthew West, Disciple, The Afters, Kutless, Sanctus Real, Francesca Batestelli, Chris August, Bebo Norman, Lainey Wright and Paul Colman. Purchase your Fun Card for park admission at SeaWorld.com.

Event Website

Categories: Fairs & Festivals, Christian

Creator:  Greg Carnes Productions

Creator:  Greg Carnes Productions 

Creator:  creativeciv

Viva Botanica

Saturday, Apr 9 10:00a to 2:00p

at San Antonio Botanic Garden, San Antonio, TX

A Garden Fiesta for the whole family! Decorate your stroller or red wagon and wear your finest Fiesta attire to enjoy the spring beauty of the Botanical Garden. Start the fun with a children’s parade and the coronation of lucky young visitors to the Garden’s first ever Fiesta Flower Court. Guests will enjoy Viva Botanica crafts, music, inflatable “bouncies,” games and of course, a Fiesta medal. 

Fiesta San Antonio - Opening Day

Thursday, Apr 7 10:00a

at City of San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

11-day multicultural festival honoring history of San Antonio & its diversity.
2,000,000 attendees expected.
** Estimated start time -- Please confirm **
Please check the event website for the specific location of this event.

Enchanted Springs Ranch

242 State Highway 46 W, Boerne, TX, 78004

(830) 249-8222

Re-created 1800s Western town is used in films, commercials and special events; it's open for tours and tractor-wagon rides through a working ranch of longhorns and other animals. $6-$12. Bring lunch for general admission tours.

Re-created 1800s Western town is used in films, commercials and special events; it's open for tours and tractor-wagon rides through a working ranch of longhorns and other animals. $6-$12. Bring lunch for general admission tours.

Tags: san antonio sites

Venue Type: Landmark / Tourist Attraction

Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays

Japanese Tea Garden

3853 N. St. Mary's St.Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, TX, 78205

(210) 212-8423       

Historic site dates back to 1917 and features a year-round garden and floral display with walkways, stone bridges, a pagoda, 60-foot waterfall and koi ponds. Free admission.

Historic site dates back to 1917 and features a year-round garden and floral display with walkways, stone bridges, a pagoda, 60-foot waterfall and koi ponds. Free admission.

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Venue Type: Park / Nature Preserve

Neighborhood: Downtown

Hours: Open daily, sunrise to sunset

The Witte Museum is open year-round except for the third Monday in October, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Monday - 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tuesday - 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Wednesday-Saturday - 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday - Noon - 5 p.m.

Admission

The general admission price includes the exhibits in the main building, the Witte Backyard and the H-E-B Science Treehouse. Please note that some special exhibits may have an additional fee or surcharge.
Admission is free on Tuesdays from 3 pm until 8 pm. Free Tuesdaysare generously supported by Bolner's Fiesta Products, Inc., Frost Bank Charitable Foundation, the George Welden Sheffield Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation, Macy's Foundation, and Target.
Museum Members - FREE

Adults (ages 12-64) - $8.00
Seniors (ages 65 and up) - $7.00
Children (ages 4-11) - $6.00
Ages 3 and younger - FREE

Free Tuesdays at the Witte Museum
Admission is free every Tuesday from 3-8 p.m.

Free Tuesdays are generously supported by Bolner's Fiesta Products, Inc., the Frost Bank Charitable Foundation, the George Welden Sheffield Fund of the San Antonio    Area Foundation, the Macy's Foundation, and Target.

*Please note that some special exhibits may have an additional fee or surcharge

Down Town San Antonio Events

These Events and More Referenced at the Official site of San Antonio River Walk

http://www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com/events

Dyeing O' the River Green & St. Patrick's Day Parade and Festival
March 12-13th, 2011 - 12pm-6pm
Floats release 35 pounds of environmentally friendly green dye into the San Antonio River. The event transforms the 2.5 mile river into a miniature Emerald Isle where a proclamation is read, temporarily re-naming the river "The River Shannon". Beginning at 3:00pm Saturday, the annual St. Patrick's Day River Parade provides everyone on the River Walk an opportunity to enjoy yet another parade of barges, commemorating St. Patrick. Enjoy live music on Arneson Stage, and a family-friendly festival of food, games, activities and more on Saturday and Sunday, 12pm-6pm! Free to the public

Saturday, March 12th-
Entertainment and Festival – 12-6pm
Dyeing of the River Green - 3 pm
St. Patrick's Day River Parade – 3pm-5pm

Sunday, March 13th
Entertainment and Festival – 12-6pm
phone: 210-227-4262Fax: 210-212-7602

Children's Festival
April 9, 2011
The only Children’s event on the River Walk during FIESTA week!  Join us for a family-friendly festival with live entertainment, mascots, face painting, moon bounce, games, and more!  The event is held at River center Mall and is free to the public.
When: 10 am - 4 pm
Where: River center Mall Lagoon
Phone: 210-227-4262

Mariachi Festival
April 12-15, 2011
Local middle school and high school Mariachi Bands perform on floating barges along the River Walk during FIESTA from 7 pm - 10 pm. Free to the public.

When: 7 pm - 10 pm each night
Where: Along the river

Contact: Events Director
Phone: 210-227-4262

Canoe Challenge
August 13, 2011
Over 90 canoe teams compete in the Canoe Challenge…local celebrities, city officials, corporate teams and Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts compete in timed heats. The race begins at the Chamber of Commerce, heads east through and around the Convention Center Lagoon, through the Rivercenter Mall Lagoon and ends back at the Chamber of Commerce.
Corporate Canoe Challenge Registration Form

Where: Chamber of Commerce
Phone: 210-227-4262

Educational Sites For The Whole Family

School Site Helpers

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www.My-Moondrops.com

This site is for Kids Furniture but on the left hand side in links is where you find the Tracing Pages

create custom tracing pages with your child's name

http://www.ixl.com

School Often sends this as a good resource for Fun Practice

http://www.learning.com

  http://www.eduplace.com/tales  

http://yucky.discovery.com/flash 

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Wonderful Online Web-Sites

Web Site Wonders

      http://www.littledailyplanner.com/

www.MySanAntonio.com

             www.groupon.com/San-Antonio

http://www.cafemom.com/

                  http://www.thebestmomsites.com/

             http://www.5minutesformom.com/

        http://www.mommysavers.com/

  https://www.myfamily.com/

(Favorite of mine Works like a Private FaceBook)

These are Just a few. We would like to get a nice big list going of every ones Favorites .  Check these out post, and blog what you think ?
What sites would you like to see featured!  

Have a favorite website we would Love to know about it!

Please Email us at Lacklandesc@gmail.com

Attention Starlite-Jenn For Blog Information

March LESC Meeting Information

Hey everybody just wanted to remind everyone about the upcoming March meeting on March 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the Lackland Stacey High School cafeteria.  I think it is going to be awesome and we are going to have a guest speaker.  Loree Tillman- 2010 Navy Spouse of the Year.  She will be talking about blue star families.  So please if you can attend for this great opportunity.  Childcare will be provided and the potluck is still to be determined.  Look back for updates!  Hope to see you there.  

Operation Christmas Cookie commencing 0900 hours 22Dec2010

Operation Christmas Cookie will be a non-covert op that we hope the entire base community will participate in and will soon spread Christmas cheer far and wide.  Volunteers will be collecting cookies at the commissary at 9am to wrap and distribute the cookies to the Airmen on base who will not be able to return home to spend the holidays with their families.  Let's make Operation Christmas Cookie a successful mission and bring the Christmas spirit to the heart of each Airman who isn't going home this year. 

One year, I spent deployed on a deserted island and in a Christmas box from my Mom, was the best gift I ever got.  It was filled with a silly amount of Mac & Cheese,  and a little kit of sugar cookies that she had baked and powdered sugar, and food coloring.  I cried when I opened that package.  You forget how much you miss the small things that other people take for granted.  I had even been doing things that most people might envy a moment before, like snorkeling a coral reef, but I was so homesick and happy for 15 small cookies that nothing was more prized.  So you can see how much these small Christmas cookies can mean to someone who can not return home.  I shared my cookies with friends over Mac&Cheese Christmas Dinner while we watches AFRTS television specials and made fun of the commercials that our friends were on.  That Christmas, the "Operation Christmas Cookie", were mission accomplished!

We have been offered the use of a freezer if you aren't able to drop them off at the commissary on Wednesday, so don't be discouraged by lack of time management.  Please contact us if you would like to participate, because we would love to be able to make this mission a success.  Here are some links to ideas for both creative and classic Christmas Cookies.  We are looking for all kinds, Gingerbread, Linzer, Shortcake, Pinwheels, all the classic cookies that you would see your Grandma/Abuelita/Nona/Nana make.  

Brownie Pops!

Reindeer Cookies

Martha Stewart's Best Christmas Cookies