2011-12 Event Calendars: Below are the monthly calendars - Great for posting on your refrigerator or memo board!
August 2011 Event Calendar
September 2011 Event Calendar
October 2011 Event Calendar
November event calendar
December 2011 Event Calendar
January 2012 Monthly Calendar
February 2012 Event Calendar

2010-11 Event Calendars:
August 2010 Event Calendar
Sept. 2010 Event Calendar
Oct. 2010 Event Calendar
Nov. 2010 Event Calendar
Dec. 2010 Event Calendar
Jan. 2011 Event Calendar
Feb. 2011 Event Calendar
March 2011 Event Calendar
April Event Calendar
May/June Event Calendar

Whats Happening at Elk Hills!

August 30, 2011-New Revised Bus Schedule:

The following information concerns changes in our bus routes starting next Tuesday, September 6, 2011 (No school on Monday).  PLEASE take time to review the enclosed information carefully, if your student rides the bus to or from Elk Hills School. Many changes have been made to the bus schedule due to the growth of the students needing transportation services and to better accommodate our students and families needs.

The changes in our Bus Route Schedule (see enclosed) include using a larger bus for our Bakersfield route to allow for this route to pick up our “North of School” students.   This will help lower the number of students riding the other two buses and allowing for additional stops for safety concerns. And in many cases, it will also help shorten the time that students will be riding the bus to and from school.

Please see the REVISED BUS SCHEDULE starting next Tuesday, Sept. 6th
Parent Letter-Bus Schedule Changes
Revised Bus Schedule Starting 9-6-11

Charlie Brown Show for Attendance: January 25th

Traditional Christmas Program
Traditional Christmas Program Flyer

Elk Hills Annual Food Drive
EHSD Annual Food Drive

Secret Santa Shop Flyer  2011:
Secret Santa Shop Flyer 2011

Pajama/Popcorn Party in the Auditorium Flyer:
Pajama Party Flyer

October 4-7, 2011 OUTDOOR SCHOOL
Outdoor school has come and gone for the 2011 school year at R-Ranch. The students had a great time in the mountains.  We arrived Tuesday to great weather and the students quickly found their bunks and cabins and got settled in.  After lunch we headed to the Dance Hall and started our adventure through time and watched the opening ceremonies about our trip.  Next, the students were put into their teams and came up with a motto or drawing for the shirts they were given and decorated the shirts.  Taking advantage of the good weather we had a campfire that night that produced some great songs and fellowship.  Wednesday morning we woke up to rain all day.  The kids did a great job coping with the weather.  We played games, watched movies and completed our inside trails that day.  After dinner went to the Dance Hall and played BINGO, the kids got a real kick out of that.  We put the kids to bed hoping the weather would be better the next day, and it was.  The students had a chance to go on four different trails that day, which included one riding the horses.  I believe five of our students had never ridden a horse before that day. That night we celebrated our final night with a special Birthday party, brownies-whipped cream-fudge with a cherry on top for one lucky camper.  The next morning the students got up, packed and cleaned the cabins to get ready for their return.
I would like to personally thank all the chaperones and teachers for their efforts in making this year’s Outdoor School a great success.

P.S. The food was amazing all week.
Mr. T
October 28, 2011- PTO Harvest Festival

October 26-28, 2011- Parent Conferences/ Report cards(per appointment schedule)
Parent Conference Week went great, we had a tremendous turn-out of almost 95%

September 9, 2011- Bug Life Camp-out

August 22, 2011-The New School Year is Off to a "Giant" Start!  201 students started the 2011-12 school year today and all classrooms were filled with excitement and anticipation of the new theme of "Parents, We Shrunk the Students", which is based on the movie, "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. " In the movie, a scientist father who invents a shrink-ray and accidentally shrinks his kids and the neighbors kids who go on "huge" adventure in the back yard smaller than ants! Our students will also be on a yearlong adventure studying science concepts from different viewpoints (animals, plants, human body systems, the universe, oceans and so on).  Each month Elk Hills School will have a different school-wide science themes. Please see School-Wide Theme for more details!  Thanks to the teachers, support staff and Mr. Tensley for helping our school year get off to a great start.

August 20, 2011-NEW Parent Communication Tool!  One of our goals this year is to increase parent/school communication!  We have just launched a new tool to help support this goal. Each teacher now has a "WIKI" Page (webpage) that will have important and timely information about upcoming class happenings and assignments. Please click on "contact Staff Members" button on the left menu and click on your teachers WIKI. We would love to know if this is a helpful tool as the year goes-on-Thanks Dr. Meier.

August 15, 2011-Mr. Jeff Tensley accepts New Position as Assistant Superintendent/Principal for Elk Hills School District! Today the Board approved the hiring of Mr. Tensley in this new position. Please join us in welcoming him to our wonderful school.  We know he will be a great supporter to the students, parents and community!

August 2, 2011-Mrs. Ross Moves to New Position/ Mr. Wright is Named to Position: Mrs. Ross our 7th & 8th Grade teacher has moved to a new teaching position in Bakersfield. On the August 2nd Board meeting, the Board hired Mr. Luke Wright to be our new 7th & 8th Grade teacher!  Mr. Wright is excited about his new role at Elk Hills and will is ready serve his new students and parents!  He is currently being trained at Pitsco Inc. on our High-Tech STEMs Lab (same training Mrs. Ross received last year on the new Lab).  Many may remember Mr. Wright as a dedicated substitute teacher for our school over the past couple of years. Elk Hills School welcomes Mr. Wright!!

July 19, 2011-Parent/Student WELCOME to 2011-12
Welcome to 2011-12 Parent Letter


Bus Schedule Changes: When the school has extended learning trips that are longer than the school day, the school will implement modified schedule. (see schedule below)
Extended Learning Trip Bus Schedule 2011-12