5353 Kester Avenue, Sherman Oaks, CA 91411, US
A California Distinguished School
Kester At A Glance
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Monday, January 11th: NO INSTRUCTION - Pupil Free Day
Tuesday, January 12th: Instruction Resumes
Friday, January 15th: SPIRIT DAY!!
Monday, January 18th: NO SCHOOL - MLK Day
Thursday, January 21st: SSC Meeting 3:00PM
Wednesday, January 27th: PTA Meeting 4:30PM
Friday, January 29th: Zoom with the Principal 2:30PM
Friday, February 5th: SPIRIT DAY!!
Friday, February 5th: ELAC Meeting 4:00 PM
Monday, February 15th: NO SCHOOL - President's Day
Kona Ice Tuesdays: Order now at KurbsideKona.com
Cougar Cash Store: Currently postponed
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About Kester
Kester Avenue Elementary, in the heart of Sherman Oaks, is a diverse learning community of over 1,100 students, teaching kindergarten through grade five. Our school is comprised of a home school and a gifted/high ability magnet school (grades 1-5). We emphasize the importance of learning in core academic subjects, and 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.
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Enrichment and School Activities
At Kester Avenue Elementary / Magnet, students experience a unique variety of enrichment programs and staff positions, including P.E. with the YMCA, computer lab instruction provided by ComputerWiseKids, a full-time science lab TA, Mystery Science, art classes, music classes, a full-time nurse's aide, field trip buses, and much more. Kester's highly-enriched education is made possible by the Kester PTA and generous contributions from our school community.
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To Our Annual Support Fundraiser
Your support and contributions enable us to provide computer lab instruction, P.E., field trip buses, a full-time nurse's aide and much more. The suggested donation for the 2020-2021 school year is $480 per family. Please donate as much as you can.