Bear Essential News

02/17/2024

It’s on! Family Sci-Fest outside at the Children’s Museum Tucson!!! 10–2 pm, Saturday (Feb. 17), 200 S. Sixth Ave. Free science demos and STEM activities/experiments to spark young minds. PAY-WHAT-YOU-WISH ADMISSION inside!

02/16/2024

Click the link to enter the contest.
https://bearessentialnews.com/contest/win-tickets-movie-screening-kung-fu-panda-4

02/16/2024

Start your new career with Tucson Unified School District (TUSD)! Interviews are happening tomorrow at the TCC.

02/14/2024

Happy 112th Arizona!

02/12/2024

Bear's Young Reporter, Francis (who is bilingual) was excited to see his photo in the current Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) ad in Bear Essential News.

02/09/2024

The free-n-fun February Worksheets are posted that go with this month’s issue of the newspaper!!!

The fabulous February issue of Bear Essential News just arrived at Phoenix and Tucson schools, and libraries, too. We just posted on our website the new standards-based worksheets that augment this issue.

02/08/2024

The Tucson Edition of Bear Essential News just printed and the Phoenix Edition was delivered to schools, libraries and Albertsons last week—read all about it!!!

02/02/2024

This is great news for TUSD students.

🎉TUSD Families- We are pleased to announce that through the expansion of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) of the National School Breakfast and Lunch Program, we are now able to provide breakfast and lunch at no charge to all students effective immediately. All students enrolled at any of our 87 school campuses may receive one breakfast meal and one lunch meal at no charge every school day. All 87 Tucson Unified schools qualify for this program, and household applications for free and reduced priced meals are no longer required. We look forward to serving your student nutritious meals at school! 🍎

01/21/2024

STEM Fest fun yesterday at Barrett-Jackson's Family Day! Great to see Nova and the fabulous AZ SciTech Festival crew plus a bunch of other friends of Bear Essential News!

01/17/2024

New Giraffe Calf at the Reid Park Zoo. Read about it here:
https://bearessentialnews.com/content/reid-park-zoo-welcomes-giraffe-calf-born-mlk-day

01/11/2024

New Contest! Click the link to enter.
https://bearessentialnews.com/contest/win-digital-code-movie-trolls-band-together

12/06/2023

Free family event. Every TUSD School, from Pre-K to High School will be at the event. Families will learn about all the academic programs, career and technical education “CTE”, extracurricular activities, speak with Exceptional Education & Language Acquisition teams, schedule a school tour, register on site with our enrollment ambassadors, and enjoy LIVE entertainment by TUSD Students.

11/03/2023

Free Event: ASU Earth & Space Exploration Day on Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
More than 40 exhibitors will participate in the annual Earth and Space Exploration Day. One of the biggest attractions is ISTB4 with its Gallery of Scientific Exploration offering a variety of interactive exhibits and the Marston Exploration Theater, which will be running 3D astronomy shows. Click the link for more details.
https://bearessentialnews.com/event/free-asu-earth-space-exploration-day

10/29/2023

Little Amal Walks at the Children's Museum Tucson this morning, dancing to some Syrian music at today’s block party! Amal Walks in America for a few more weeks to bring attention to the plight of refugees as she searches for her mother.

10/28/2023

Walk with Amal is now happening at Children's Museum Tucson. Pay what you wish admission all day.

10/27/2023

Enter at this link: https://bearessentialnews.com/contest/win-family-4-pack-tickets-movie-screening-trolls-band-together

10/18/2023

Looking for something to do on Friday night?

10/11/2023

Updated list of Tucson area Fall events.
https://bearessentialnews.com/content/fall-halloween-events-around-tucson

09/29/2023

Happening this weekend at the Pima County Fairgrounds.

09/26/2023

The official drink of Halloween. Arizona Milk Producers & Dairy Council of Arizona

09/22/2023

Early Bird discount.
Presented by Arizona Science Center and SciTech Institute, take part in the future and interact with the state's most influential thinkers by participating in the 2023 STEM & Innovation Summit.

Join educators, collaborators, and key stakeholders in this day-long event showcasing emerging trends and products in STEM. This year’s statewide conference features unique tracks that will bring people together from across the Valley to share best practices, experience the latest technology and innovation, build unique STEM networks, and discuss how we can work together to improve public STEM awareness in Arizona.
Register at this link: https://scitech-institute.idloom.events/2023-arizona-stem-summit

09/22/2023

These Tucson Unified School District (TUSD), students at Davis Bilingual will be on Good Morning America on Friday, Oct 6th. One of these talented students is also a Young Reporter at Bear Essential News.

09/11/2023

A day to honor and remember.

09/11/2023

Some great shows coming to Fox Tucson Theatre.

09/08/2023

Teachers & Parents: The SeptemBear Edition is here, including the standards-based Worksheets:
http://www.bearessentialnews.com/work-sheets
and the always popular Field Trip and Family Outings Guide!
Phoenix Area: https://bearessentialnews.com/guides/field-trips/phoenix/2023/list
Southern Arizona: https://bearessentialnews.com/guides/field-trips/tucson/2023/list

09/01/2023

Young Reporters Cleo and Ridley were among the first to explore The Science of Guinness World Records exhibit at Children's Museum Tucson last night. The traveling exhibit will be at CMT through Oct. 1.

09/01/2023

Happy Labor Day Weekend! Spend some quality time reading with your kids this weekend.

08/21/2023

NEW CONTEST:
Win a family 4-pack of tickets to the screening of "A Million Miles Away." The screening will take place on Saturday, September 9 in the morning at Harkins Scottsdale Fashion Square.
TO ENTER:
Like this post, tag friends if you wish and answer the question, would you travel in space? Why or Why Not?
Winners will be randomly selected on Friday, September 1.
Link to the movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-HcUuiLzR8

08/09/2023

Happy 79th Birthday Smokey!