About Us
Kester At A Glance
- November 2nd: Astronomy Night, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., enter at Clark, viewing begins at 6:30 with food sales at 6:00 p.m.
- November 3rd: Fall Beautification Day, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- November 5th-9th: Parent Teacher Conference Week, early dismissal on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday is regular early dismissal at 1:25 p.m.
- November 8th: PTA Meeting, Staff Lounge, 8:15 a.m.
- November 9th: eChoices application window closes. Go to http://echoices.lausd.net
- November 12th: Veteran's Day, No School
- November 14th: ELAC Meeting, Staff Lounge, 8:15 a.m.
- November 15th: Coffee with the Principal (SBAC Scores 2017-18), Staff Lounge, 8:15 a.m.
- November 19th-23rd: Thanksgiving Break, No School
- November 26th: School resumes
- November 30th: School pictures make-up day
- December 1st: Rockin' for Kester, 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 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.
