About Us
Kester At A Glance
- May 15th: Free CPR Workshop, 8:15 a.m., Library
- May 16th: Mindfulness and Integrative Medicine Presentation, 8:15 a.m., Library
- May 17th: Magnet Musical, Van Nuys Middle Schoo, 7:00 p.m.
- May 24th: Outdoor Movie Night, free admission, 7:00 p.m.
- May 27th: Memorial Day, school closed
- June 4th: Special Citywide Election, Measure EE- Local Parcel Tax to fund education. See Resources page for more information.
- June 5th: Kindergarten Culmination
- June 6th: 5th Grade Culmination
- June 7th: Last Day of School, dismissal at 12:30 p.m.
About Kester
Kester Avenue Elementary, in the heart of Sherman Oaks, is a diverse learning community of over 1,000 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, 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, 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
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 2018-19 school year is $480 per family.
