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📚 Yearbooks are officially on sale!

Preorder your 2026–27 BW Yearbook by October 31 and save 10% on your order. One less end-of-the-year thing to remember, and a whole year of Panda memories secured. 🐼🧡

Order yours this month at friendsofbenchley.org/yearbook

And then you can officially cross “remember to buy the yearbook” off your list. ✔️ by @friendsofbenchley

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3 days ago

THIS is what happens when Pandas hit their Raise Craze goal. 🤯🚲

Today, @gobigbmxairshow took over campus for an assembly full of huge jumps, wild tricks, and more than a few “HOW DID HE DO THAT?!” moments including jumping over a row of BW teachers!

This was the prize our students earned for absolutely crushing our Raise Craze goal, and getting to celebrate together like this made it even sweeter.

A huge thank you to every Panda family who donated, shared, completed Acts of Kindness, and helped make Raise Craze such a success. Your support helps fund the programs, supplies, enrichment, and experiences that make BW such a special place.

And to our Pandas: YOU EARNED THIS. 🐼🧡 taken in Benchley/Weinberger Elementary by @friendsofbenchley

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⚽️🐼 Benchley is headed to the Wave game!

Join your fellow Panda families for a night of soccer, school spirit, and cheering together as San Diego Wave FC takes on Boston Legacy FC at Snapdragon Stadium.

We’ve got a whole Benchley section reserved in the upper south endline, so grab your tickets and come make some noise with us!

📅 Sunday, October 25
⚽️ Game starts at 4:00 PM
🚪 Doors open at 2:30 PM
🎟️ Tickets are $27 each

Link in bio to snag your tickets! by @friendsofbenchley

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9 days ago

Buy your teacher a book! In case you haven’t popped into the Book Fair yet this week, our wonderful BW teachers have selected books they would like for their classroom and placed them in their designated box. Find your teacher’s box, grab a book they chose, checkout, sign your name and take the book to your class! Teachers fill their libraries and money goes back to BW, everyone wins!

The Book Fair will be open after school today and before and after school on Friday, so only a few more chances to shop! 📖 📚 👩🏻‍🏫 🍎 taken in Benchley/Weinberger Elementary by @friendsofbenchley

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10 days ago

Fun Run fits, but make it rainbow. 🌈🐼

Every Panda will receive a free Fun Run shirt, and this year you can complete the look with BW-branded athletic shorts in your student’s favorite rainbow color.

❤️ Red
🧡 Orange
💛 Yellow
💚 Green
💙 Blue
💜 Indigo
💜 Violet

Shorts are optional and available by pre-order through October 1. Orders will be delivered right to students’ classrooms before Fun Run day, so they’ll be ready to run the rainbow on November 4!

Scan the QR code on the flyer or visit benchleyfoundation.square.site to order. 🏃🌈🐼 by @friendsofbenchley

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13 days ago

Book Fair starts TOMORROW! 📚🐼

Our Scholastic Book Fair is here September 21–25, with lots of chances for Pandas to shop all week long.

We’ll be open:
📖 Monday–Friday before school + after school
🍎 Monday–Thursday during lunch + recess
🛍️ Every K–5 class will also visit the Book Fair with their teacher during their scheduled shopping time

If you haven’t set up your Panda’s eWallet yet, now’s a great time to do it so they’re ready when it’s their turn to shop. Link in bio!

See you at the Book Fair! 📚✨ by @friendsofbenchley

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14 days ago

LAST DAY of Raise Craze! 🐼💚

Panda families, we are SO close. We’ve raised an incredible $33,076 and are just $1,924 away from our $35,000 goal, which means we’re within reach of earning a BMX air show for the whole school! 🚲✨

Today is the day to log those final Acts of Kindness, send one last donation request, and help us get across the finish line.

Thank you to every Panda who participated, every family who shared, and everyone who donated. $33K+ raised through kindness is already something pretty special. Now let’s see if we can close that final 6%! 💚

raisecraze.com/join
Code: 195-480 by @friendsofbenchley

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16 days ago

Papa Pandas, round two! 🐼🍻

We’re meeting up again tonight at 6:30 PM at @westcoastsmokeandtaphouse.

Come hang with fellow BW grown-ups, meet some new faces, catch up with familiar ones, and hear what Papa Pandas have coming up this year. New to the group? We can't wait to meet you!

📍 West Coast Smoke & Tap House
⏰ 6:30 PM

Grab a drink, grab a seat, and we’ll see you tonight! 🐼🧡 by @friendsofbenchley

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17 days ago

Book Fair week is almost here! 📚

Our Scholastic Book Fair runs September 21–25, and now is the perfect time to set up your Panda’s eWallet. Add funds ahead of time so they can shop for their favorite books without needing to bring cash to school.

And GOOD NEWS: Scholastic finally fixed one of the biggest eWallet pain points. Your child’s eWallet now stays connected to your Scholastic account and carries over from year to year, so you won’t have to start from scratch every Book Fair. 🎉

Set yours up now through the link in our bio, then get ready to shop! 🐼📖 by @friendsofbenchley

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18 days ago

Skip cooking Wednesday night and let Mountain Mike’s handle dinner. 🍕🙌

Join us for our next Friends of Benchley Dine Out this Wednesday, September 16, from 11am–9pm at @Mountain Mike's Pizza on Jackson Drive. Grab pizza for the family, take a night off from the kitchen, and support Benchley while you’re at it.

📍 Mountain Mike’s Pizza
7377 Jackson Dr.
San Diego, CA 92119

Just be sure to mention BENCHLEY WEINBERGER when you order so your purchase counts toward the fundraiser.

See you there, Panda families! 🐼❤️ taken in Mountain Mike's Pizza by @friendsofbenchley

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19 days ago

We are $10,000 from our goal AND a BMX show on the Benchley campus!
We earned 10K by day 3 of Raise Craze. We can do it again this week! 🚲 🤸

Acts of Kindness Completed: 1114
Money Raised: $25,599 (Goal: $35,000)
Students Registered: 272
Number of States to Go: 18

5 days left to get those AOKs logged and raise funds through kindness! by @friendsofbenchley

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20 days ago

Panda Pops are back tomorrow after school! 🐼

Stop by the treat table for:
50¢ Otter Pops
$1 Ice Cream Sandwiches

Haven’t grabbed a Panda Pops Punch Card yet? We’ll have those available too. They’re $10 for 20 punches and can be used at Friday treat sales throughout the school year.

Come cool off, grab a treat, and support our BW Fifth Grade fundraiser! by @friendsofbenchley

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