2025-11-14T09:24:14-08:00 2025-06-30 990 2024-07-01 956204899 PTA CA Congress of PT&S Inc PTAC 8187876751 5353 Kester Avenue Sherman Oaks CA 91411 Emily Link Treasurer 2025-11-14 true 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 5353 Kester Avenue Sherman Oaks CA 91411 327418 false X www.kesterpta.org X 1951 CA The mission of the Kester Avenue Elementary PTA is to raise funds that support enrichment programs, educational events, and essential resources for our students and teachers. Through collaboration, volunteerism, and community engagement, we aim to provide opportunities that inspire academic excellence, personal growth, and a lifelong love of learning. 441 12 0 100 0 7874 8970 0 0 276555 277809 284429 286779 0 0 0 0 0 219525 333865 219525 333865 64904 -47086 418000 370915 1 418000 370914 X The mission of the Kester Avenue Elementary PTA is to raise funds that support enrichment programs, educational events, and essential resources for our students and teachers. Through collaboration, volunteerism, and community engagement, we aim to provide opportunities that inspire academic excellence, personal growth, and a lifelong love of learning. false false 103768 Teacher/Supervisory Aides, we provide the school with a nurse, science teacher, and other supervisory aides for classrooms. 67037 Computer Program: Kester PTA has partnered with Enriched Minds who customize STEAM learning plans and provide computer instructors for all grades. We teach kids the basic skills needed to interact with a computer, iPad, Chrome books. Coding, robotics, typing and digital citizenship are all part of our curriculum. 29400 PE: Each week our students benefit from psychomotor instruction from coaches from our neighborhood YMCA. P.E. lessons include team building, agility, coordination, and endurance-as well as being just plain FUN for students of all ages, TK though grade 5. Students learn to play organized sports, take turns, and the rules of good sportsmanship. 28199 Equipment. We provide playground and classroom equipment to the students 21458 Art Program: Each class gets to take art for one hour a week for seven weeks covering topics from art history and different mediums to fundamentals like colors and shapes. Its proven that art reduces anxiety in children, helps with mood and confidence 15000 Music Program - Students participate in music classes twice a week, and learn rhythm and singing. Students are also invited to audition for the school musical each semester. 14775 Garden Ranger: Our garden ranger teaches a STEM-based curriculum that includes: how and why plants grow, soil testing, drip irrigation, environmental stewardship and garden insects. Students take part in replanting flower boxes, expanding our edible garden, and learning about composting. 12353 Field Trip Buses - We provide the money for each class to take multiple field trips a year, beyond what the district provides. 8585 Classroom Supplies - Kester PTA provides each classroom with $150 worth of supplies each year. 7354 Mindfulness: The mindfulness classes at Kester teach our students about gratitude, generosity, mindful speaking and movement, relaxation breathing and so much more. Teaching mindfulness and supporting the social-emotional development of our students can have positive effects on attention, social skills and even academic performance. It can also help reduce stress, test anxiety and impulsive behavior. 6119 Other: teacher conferences, book fair, learning apps, Astro camp. 4008 Beautification - This program purchases supplies and provides volunteers to clean up the campus and make it cleaner and safer for students. 3726 Affinity Groups: This program helps the PTA build meaningful relationships with groups at Kester who share a common ideology or interest. 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