About Us
Kester At A Glance
- Annual Support Drive: donate now through Sept. 12th
- No School: Friday, August 30th and Monday Sept. 2
- McDonald's Restaurant Night: Wed, September 18th
- Fall Movie Night: Friday, September 20th at 7:00 p.m
- Kona Ice Tuesdays: After school starting Sept. 3
- Cougar Cash Store: After school on PTA Meeting days
starting September 25th
About Kester
Kester Avenue Elementary, in the heart of Sherman Oaks, is a diverse learning community of over 1,100 students, from kindergarten through grade five. Our school is comprised of a home school as well as a gifted/high ability magnet school (grades 1-5). We emphasize the importance of learning in core academic subjects, as well offer an enriched curriculum of art, music, science, and physical education. Kester is proud to be designated a California Distinguished School for its collaboration and parent involvement.
Enrichment and School Activities
At Kester Avenue Elementary/Magnet, students are able to experience a wide variety of enrichment programs/positions such as P.E. with the YMCA, computer lab instruction provided by ComputerWiseKids, a full-time science lab TA, Mystery Science program, art classes, music classes, full-time nurse's aide and field trip buses, funded by the Kester Avenue PTA and the generous contributions of our school community.
Donate Now
To Our Annual Support Fundraiser
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goal to provide computer lab instruction, P.E., field trip buses, a full-time nurse's aide and more. The suggested donation for the 2019-20 school year is $480 per family.