
Patriot Elementary 1st and 2nd graders got to try their hand at potato sack races during recesses this week! Thank you to our yard activity aides for their creativity! 😃










Congratulations to Rosedale Union School District's 2025 Golden Apple Recipients!!! 💛🍎
Certificated - Melissa Miranda, Teacher at RMS
Certificated - Danyelle Cushman, Principal at American
Classified - Nancy O'Dwyer, Special Education Aide at Rosedale North
Classified - Brandy Schott, Lead EDC Aide at Patriot
Community - Todd Davis, Parent, Volunteer and PTC Board Member at Centennial Elementary
Community - Chris Amick, CS Construction Contractor







Almondale’s 6th graders were talon-ted with the Freedom Middle School Falcons pep rally challenges!!! We had a blast hearing about the middle school experience from middle schools and the amazing staff! Way to go All Stars and our future Falcons!
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Patriot Elementary celebrated our amazing teachers and support staff this week! It takes a village to make things happen at Patriot and our crew is LIGHTS OUT! 🙌🏼











Centennial’s 4th-6th Grade Battle of the Books team faced off with students from all over the north region of Bakersfield today. Congratulations to our super readers!! ❤️🐻📚💪🏻







Del Rio kids brought the energy and excitement to Battle of the Books these last two days! 😃 From page turning trivia to team spirit and big laughs, our students showed off their love of reading and had an absolute blast. We’re so proud of their teamwork, enthusiasm, and brainpower, way to go, readers! 🙌🏼📚❤️




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Centennial’s 3rd Grade Battle of the Books joined with many other schools from across the county to celebrate the love of reading. Students have been reading books from a list this year in preparation for this battle. ❤️🐻📚









Our Almondale PTC put on a magical event for our families! Magic with Mom conjured up wand-erful time for all! 🐰🪄🎩💙💚🌟






Thank you to our wonderful school nurses for the compassion and love they give to our students. ❤️


Fourth graders at Rosedale North had a fun time celebrating Miner’s Day! From panning for gold to chowing down like real miners, it was a day full of excitement and learning. A HUGE thank you to everyone who helped make this day possible! #MinersDay #4thGradeFun











Almondale’s PTC kicked off Teacher Appreciation Week with lunch catered by Victor’s Mexican Grill in honor of Cinco de Mayo 🪅 PTC is so appreciative of our wonderful staff and all that they do for our school! Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 💙💚




Independence Patriots participated in Running For Ronald, raising over $4000 to benefit the Ronald McDonald House! Thank you Mr. King for organizing this amazing event! Thank you families and students for ALL you did to help the community?
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Rosedale Union School District TK teachers exploring centers at the PTKLF Workshop. ✍️🧩🔎🧱






Independence staff kicked off state testing with donuts, muffins, and coffee! We appreciate all that our teachers do to help prepare our students for testing! 🍩☕️






Independence kicked off state testing with a rally and inflatable costume race! Let’s go Patriots!









Almondale’s ✨ PTC brought us an assembly from Zoo to You! All our students learned about rain forest creatures and how we can positively impact our world. 🌎 💙💚 Thank you PTC and our school community for making these things possible for our students! 🌟🐒🐍








Centennial Kindergartners enjoyed a presentation from our local CALM Zoo. Students got to learn about all kinds of animals that can be found in our state. ❤️🐻







Patriot 6th graders teamed up to review Algebraic expression! Students worked to sort written and numerical expressions by equivalency!





Centennial Kindergartners are counting down the days of school with different alphabet activities. Today they were joined by Mrs. Tindell for the letter B (beach towels and books). ❤️🐻📚







