Whitmore Charter School of the Arts and Technology (K-8)

Families of children age 0-5, mark your calendar for a Community Literacy Event! Thursday, May 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at 2491 Lawrence St., Ceres. Please phone (209) 556-1559 to register.

🎉 Celebrating the invaluable contributions of administrative professionals throughout CUSD! Pictured are just a few of the friendly faces who are part of an amazing team that makes CUSD tick. ⏰ We 👀 and appreciate each of you, today and every day! 👏🌟 #AdministrativeProfessionalsDay #ThankYou #TeamCUSD #TheCeresWay

Each year, we have the profound honor of celebrating one student from each CUSD school who has met extraordinary challenges with the resilience, focus, and determination needed to achieve. Please join us in celebrating our 2024 #EveryStudentSucceeding honorees! For all of the photos, please visit CUSD's Facebook page. 👏🤩 #TheCeresWay

Spring break is on its way, March 29-April 5! 🌼 Friday, March 29 – All CUSD schools and offices closed 🌼 Monday-Friday, April 1-5 – Non-student days 🌼 Monday, April 8 – Welcome back! CUSD schools will be awarding attendance prizes on Thursday, March 28, so let's finish the month strong! 👊 #SchoolEveryDay #TheCeresWay

What an incredible turnout for our first-ever CUSD College & Career Family Night! The evening offered workshops, panel discussions, and informational tables where students and their families could make connections and learn about options and opportunities for their future. Thank you to everyone who supported this event! For more photos, please visit our Facebook page.

Calling all music lovers, performers, and fans to the electrifying district-wide performance that is … Bandtastic! 🎶🌟 Join us as CUSD musicians in grades 6-12 unite for an unforgettable evening of talent and toe-tapping rhythm. Mark your calendar for March 26 at 6 p.m. in the CVHS Gym. 🎉🎷🥁 #Bandtastic #MusicInSchools #TheCeresWay

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who made last night's CUSD Town Hall meeting a success: Community organizations, educators, health professionals, and law enforcement officials who addressed the dangers of tobacco and cannabis vaping and the importance of early intervention ❤️ The many families who attended to learn more and to take an active role in prevention ❤️ Our dedicated Student Services team who coordinated and staffed the event. #TeamCUSD #OurCeresComunity #TheCeresWay

CUSD’s first-ever district-wide College and Career Family Night is just a week away, on Tuesday, March 19 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Argus/Endeavor, 2555 Lawrence St., Ceres. An event program is now available with all of the session details, maps, and more! Please visit https://www.ceres.k12.ca.us/page/college-awareness and click the “Register Now” or “Event Program” buttons. See you there!

As part of today’s district-wide professional learning, approximately 180 classified staff members engaged in a lively session with presenter Tina Hayes. The focus? Representing ourselves and our district with #excellence and taking customer service to the next level. 🌟 For more photos, please visit our Facebook page. #TeamCUSD #Elevate #TheCeresWay

Friday, March 8 is a non-student day while our staff engage in district-wide professional learning. We look forward to seeing students back at school on Monday, March 11. As a reminder, students with one or fewer absences this month will be eligible for their school's drawings for exciting attendance prizes! #SchoolEveryDay #TheCeresWay

Attention, please❗️📢🚨 There's just 1️⃣ week left of priority TK/Kindergarten registration for the 2024-2025 school year at CUSD schools of choice: Lucas Elementary Dual Language Academy, Caswell Elementary Dual Language Academy, Patricia Kay Beaver Leadership Magnet and Whitmore Charter! With everything CUSD has to offer, all that's missing is your child age 4+ by June 2, 2024! To learn more or enroll now, please visit https://ceresunifiedsdca.sites.thrillshare.com/o/cusd/page/school-enrollment. Priority registration at all other schools begins March 1.

First observed in 1885 to honor President George Washington’s birthday, the holiday now known as Presidents’ Day occurs the third Monday of each February as a day to honor all U.S. presidents. Whether you spend today reading, speaking, thinking, and writing (as sixth President John Quincy Adams encouraged) or in some other pursuit, we wish you a Happy #PresidentsDay! 🇺🇸

First observed in 1885 to honor President George Washington’s birthday, the holiday now known as Presidents’ Day occurs the third Monday of each February as a day to honor all U.S. presidents. Whether you spend today reading, speaking, thinking, and writing (as sixth President John Quincy Adams encouraged) or in some other pursuit, we wish you a Happy #PresidentsDay, and look forward to seeing everyone back at school tomorrow! 🇺🇸

CUSD schools will be closed for the February break from Monday, Feb. 12 through Monday, Feb. 19 (Presidents' Day). The District Office will be closed Monday, Feb. 12 and Monday, Feb. 19 (open Feb. 13-16). We will look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Tuesday, Feb. 20. As a reminder, students with 0-1 absences in February are automatically entered into their school's drawing for a PlayStation 5! 👊

Are you or someone you know interested in starting a home daycare? CUSD has partnered with Stanislaus 2030 to support efforts to increase childcare and daycare availability in Ceres. To learn more about how you can receive free training and earn a $2,500 grant for start-up, download the Nurture-Child Care Business App, or text “learn more” to (833) 241-3994.

What a phenomenal turnout for this evening’s CUSD Community Town Hall! Thank you to CUSD families, staff, and everyone who braved the rain to support success for all students. 🥰 A special shout out to our Student Services and Special Education teams who planned and coordinated this event, and to our community partners including Meena Tadimeti and Special Needs in My City, Valley Mountain Regional Center, Arc of the Valley, Disability Resources Agency for Independent Living-DRAIL, and California Department of Rehabilitation. A shining example of #TheCeresWay! ✨

The countdown is on! ⏰ Priority TK/Kindergarten registration for the 2024-2025 school year opens Thursday, Feb. 1 for CUSD schools of choice: Lucas Elementary Dual Language Academy, Caswell Elementary Dual Language Academy, Patricia Kay Beaver Leadership Magnet, and Whitmore Charter School of the Arts and Technology! Links to online registration packets will be available at https://ceresunifiedsdca.sites.thrillshare.com/o/cusd/page/school-enrollment beginning Thursday, or pick up a hard copy at our friendly neighborhood schools. Registration for all other CUSD schools begins March 1! Incoming students must be at least 4 by June 2, 2024. We're so excited ... and we just can't hide it!!! 🎉🤗🤸🎇👏

Whitmore Charter is gearing up for our annual Family Reading Night! Please see attached image for fun dress up day details!

Coming in February to the Ceres Family Resource Center! Families with children 0-5, register now for the Spring into Action program offering fun, free parenting information and more: Music and movement Car seat safety Bilingual story time Financial literacy English sessions are Tuesdays, 9:00-10:30 a.m. beginning Feb. 20. Spanish sessions are Wednesdays, 9:00-10:30 a.m. beginning Feb. 21. Did we mention participants receive free books and backpacks? For more information and to register, please phone (209) 556-1559.

Mark your calendar for the next CUSD Town Hall: February 1, 2024 5:00-7:00 p.m. (dinner included) Ceres Community Center, 2701 4th St., Ceres Topic: Supporting Our Students in Special Education To register for free childcare, please contact our Family Resource Center at (209) 556-1559.