Day of the Child

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2020 6th Grade Awards

Each year teachers select a 6th grade student that has persevered, overcome, shown bravery, or extreme kindness. Normally our School Resource Officers, PD staff, or CV PAL board members attend promotion ceremonies to recognize these amazing students.

With no face-to-face promotions this year, PAL created this video to honor all our 2020 6th grade recipients.

Help CV PAL continue to support our community!

A Virtual Celebration!

With the onset of COVID-19, we can’t have our “usual” Day of the Child event this year. So…we’ve been working on some amazing videos that you can access here!  Be sure to add this page to your bookmarks.  AND…you can keep visiting this page again and again to access all the video links. Let’s be safe…and have some fun together…because we’re in this together.

Day of the Child

Enjoy a variety of mini-session videos below, including:

  • Yoga ages 6-10 & 11+
  • Fingerprint Art with CVPD forensics specialist – David Garber
  • Science experiments with our Chula Vista Firefighters & Police
  • Cardio Funk ages 8+
  • Conditioning for athletes by SD Seals LAX (Ages 13+) & Dance workshops with Seals LAX Siren’s dancer for kids and adults
  • Dual-Language Story Time with Chula Vista Mayor Mary Casillas Salas (Spanish) and Chula Vista Police Chief Roxana Kennedy (English)

Watch Videos:

Story Time with Police Chief Roxana Kennedy

Chief Kennedy and her adorable French Bulldogs, Rocky & Chief, are going to share “Officer Buckle & Gloria” by Peggy Rathmann with you. The Chief does a great job reading this book, but you can decide if her Frenchies stole the show!

*If you get photos of you and/or your kiddos participating and you post them to social media please tag us and use #CVPAL #VDOC

Hora de Cuentos con la alcaldesa Mary Casillas Salas (Story time with Mayor Mary Casillas Salas)

La alcaldesa Mary Casillas Salas esta muy orgullosa de cuantas escuelas hay en el distrito que ofrecen programas bilingues. Asi si es que les va a leer un cuento en español titulado Dragones y Tacos escrito por Adam Rubin. Pero la alcadelsa da la advertencia que este libro puedo causar hambre y ganas de comer tacos!

(English Translation:) Mayor Mary Casillas Salas is very proud of how many schools in the district offer dual-language programs. So she is going to read a story book titled Dragones y Tacos. But the mayor warns that this book could cause hunger and a craving for tacos!

*If you get photos of you and/or your kiddos participating and you post them to social media please tag us and use #CVPAL #VDOC

Dance Class with Neisha’s Dance & Music Academy (Grades K-3)

Neisha’s has been at the forefront of offering dance classes online since the start of the stay at home order. In this workshop, enjoy a full 45 minute dance class with Ms. Victoria. This class is perfect for those in grades K-3. For information on more classes from Neisha’s you can visit: www.neishas.com

*If you get photos of you and/or your kiddos participating and you post them to social media please tag us and use #CVPAL #VDOC

Physics Demo with the Chula Vista Police Department

Watch a fun physics demonstration with our school resource officers from the Chula Vista Police Department. This is something you can definitely try at home! Here’s what you will need:

  • A sturdy glass filled at least ¾ of the way with water
  • A light aluminum pie tin
  • An empty toilet paper roll
  • An Egg

 *If you get photos of you and/or your kiddos participating and you post them to social media please tag us and use #CVPAL #VDOC

Chemistry with CV PAL & Chula Vista Fire Department

Checkout CVPAL president Vanessa McEvoy and your local CV Firefighters as they show you how fun making a mess can be! Vanessa will walk you through the at-home version while her son does the Harry Potter potion version, and our friends at the Chula Vista Fire Department are going to take it one step further!

*Parents, kids need to be supervised during this experiment.

Ingredients for at-home version:

  • Empty Water Bottle (top cut off or use a funnel)
  • Hydrogen Peroxide (store grade 3% solution)
  • 1 tbsp of Active Dry Yeast (bloomed in 4 tbsp of warm tap water)
  • Dawn Dish Soap
  • Food Coloring

*If you get photos of you and/or your kiddos participating and you post them to social media please tag us and use #CVPAL #VDOC

Fingerprint Art with Chula Police Forensics Specialist

Normally David is using fingerprints to help our local police officers solve crimes. But in this fun art activity, David, and his daughter Ava, show you how to turn your fingerprints into some fun art.

*If you get photos of you and/or your kiddos participating and you post them to social media please tag us and use #CVPAL #VDOC

Yoga for Kids 10 and Under

Kara Madden Brems is a former professional contemporary dancer, a dance faculty member at Hope College, and a certified Vinyasa Yoga instructor. Enjoy this relaxing yoga session for the younger Yogis.

*If you get photos of you and/or your kiddos participating and you post them to social media please tag us and use #CVPAL #VDOC

Yoga (Ages 11+)

Kara Madden Brems is a former professional contemporary dancer, a dance faculty member at Hope College in Michigan, and a certified Vinyasa Yoga instructor. This Yoga session is perfect to enjoy as a family!

*If you get photos of you and/or your kiddos participating and you post them to social media please tag us and use #CVPAL #VDOC

Cardio-Funk with Ren

Ren has been a local fitness instructor for over 6 years. She teaches at YMCA Eastlake, Southbay, and Mission Valley, as well as 24 Hour Fitness. Ren is an instructor for World of Dance U-Jam, Les Mills Body Pump, Body Combat, and CXWorx, TRX, Zumba, and HIIT. Ren is also a certified personal trainer.

We do not have a license for the music used and no copyright infringement intended. Songs used in this workshop are:

*If you get photos of you and/or your kiddos participating and you post them to social media please tag us and use #CVPAL #VDOC

Dance Choreo with Siren’s Dancer Alyssa

San Diego Siren’s dancer Alyssa teaches you some dance choreography similar to the one the entire Siren’s squad performs at the San Diego Seals LAX games. The San Diego Seals invite you to visit their activity calendar to get more activities you can do: https://sealslax.com/weekly-activities

*If you get photos of you and/or your kiddos participating and you post them to social media please tag us and use #CVPAL #VDOC

Dance Workout with Siren’s Dancer Mary Kate

San Diego Siren’s dancer Mary Kate takes you through some fun dance routines that will make you forget that you’re actually getting a great cardio workout!
NOTE: Warm-up music has been muted due to YouTube’s copyright restrictions – but you can still follow along! Other music will resume after warm-up.

The San Diego Seals invite you to visit their activity calendar to get more activities you can do: https://sealslax.com/weekly-activities

*If you get photos of you and/or your kiddos participating and you post them to social media please tag us and use #CVPAL #VDOC

Conditioning for Teen Athletes with SD Seals LAX player Wes Berg

San Diego Seals forward, Wes Berg, takes you through a challenging workout you can do to stay conditioned during this quarantine. The San Diego Seals invite you to visit their activity calendar to get more activities you can do: https://sealslax.com/weekly-activities

*If you get photos of you and/or your kiddos participating and you post them to social media please tag us and use #CVPAL #VDOC

Conditioning for Teen Athletes with football player EJ Johnson

EJ Johnson is a California native. He moved to San Diego from Bakersfield after high school and attended community college before attending Rockford University in Illinois and getting his degree in Business Administration. Before Covid-19 cancelled the season, EJ was slotted to play for the San Diego Strike Force, an Indoor Football League team.

*If you get photos of you and/or your kiddos participating and you post them to social media please tag us and use #CVPAL #VDOC

Making *Cool* Paper from Recycled Paper

Our own CVPAL webmaster takes you through the very cool process of making your own specialty paper out of recycled paper, plants, and whatever else you’ve got that can be “blended up!”  View/Download Paper Mold Instructions »

*Parents, kids need to be supervised during this activity.

*If you get photos of you and/or your kiddos participating and you post them to social media please tag us and use #CVPAL #VDOC

Oyster & Butterfly Puppet Show

South Bay Community Services presents a unique video to help you discuss the coronavirus with your younger kiddos.

*If you get photos of you and/or your kiddos participating and you post them to social media please tag us and use #CVPAL #VDOC

More videos will be added – so be sure to check back!

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