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downtownentrance: Downtown Elementary We are dedicated to raising the “whole child” in partnership with the family and community.

Downtown Elementary School, located in the heart of Bakersfield’s downtown business corridor, is the newest of the Bakersfield City School District campuses. This innovative school was designed to support families of the employees working in the downtown area. Serving K-8 grade students, the school’s enrollment is 300 students.

The school provides a full before and after school daycare program for all students wishing to participate. Funded exclusively through parent-paid fees, the daycare is open from 6:45 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. each day. The daycare program provides homework assistance, enrichment in the arts, and P.E. As this is an open enrollment school with no neighborhood boundaries, all students are transported to and from school under the care and direction of their families.

Mission Statement

We, the faculty and staff at Downtown Elementary, are dedicated to raising the “whole child” in partnership with the family and the community.  We envision a school where all students know they are valued for their individuality and are supported to grow in a manner that best reflects their individual strengths and talents.  It is our mission to assist each child in becoming a contributing member of a multicultural society by creating an environment that nurtures each child’s love of learning, promotes academic excellence, cultivates social consciousness, develops physical prowess and ensures emotional well-being.


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Upcoming Events

10/31/11-11/04/11
Parent Conference Week: Minimum Day Schedule
Scholastic Book Fair

11/04/11
8:12 a.m. - Flag Raising Ceremony and Scholar of the Month

Mixed Bag Fundraiser Ends

11/06/11
Daylight Savings Time Ends (Fall Back 1 Hour)

11/07/11
1:30 p.m. - November Birthdays Celebrated

11/07/11-11/18/11
Canned Food Drive

11/10/11
Fox Portrait Make Up Day

Awards Assemblies:
9:15 a.m.—grades K-2
10:00 a.m.—grades 3-5

11/11/11
HOLIDAY - Veteran's Day

11/16/11
7:30 a.m. - SSC Meeting

11/17/11
LATE START DAY

School Begins at 10:12 a.m.

National Parent Involvement Day - Downtown Family Picnic Day (during all lunch periods)

11/18/11
1:15 p.m. - Downtown Jr. High Oral Language Assembly

1/19/11
BCSD JH Oral Language Festival

11/23/11
Pumpkin Pie Day
Minimum Day Dismissal:
Gr. 1-3 @ 1:15 p.m.
Gr. 4-5 @ 1:30 p.m.
Gr. 6-8 @ 1:07 p.m.

11/24/11-11/25/11
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

12/02/11
8:12 a.m.—Flag Raising & Scholar of the Month

1:15 p.m.—Downtown Elementary Oral Language Assembly

12/03/11
BCSD Oral Language Festival

12/05/11
Newsletters Sent Home

1:30 p.m. - December Birthdays Celebrated