News & Announcements

Attention Taper Families! Schools will be closed from Monday, November 24th-Friday November 28th for Thanksgiving Break. School will resume on Monday, December 1st.
¡Atención familias de Taper! Las escuelas permanecerán cerradas del lunes 24 al viernes 28 de noviembre por las vacaciones de Acción de Gracias. Las clases se reanudarán el lunes 1 de diciembre.

Please join principal Garcia on Tuesday November 4th at 8:00 am. Topic: Integrated School Safe Plan (Fentanyl Awareness) and Choices application workshop. Click for Zoom Link.

Attention Prospective Families! We are excited to offer guided tours of our campus beginning October 24th, 2025. This is a great opportunity to see our classrooms, meet our staff and teachers, and learn more about our programs and enrollment.
To schedule your visit, please scan the QR code on the flyer, or click the widget at the above top left hand corner of our website's homepage to choose a time and date on our campus tour form. For any questions, please contact our main office at (310) 832-3056.

Please join our Region South Superintendent Andre Spicer on Tuesday, November 18th at 10:00 am for the State of the Region Address at Narbonne High School. Please click for the link to RSVP for this event.

Attention Taper Families! In observance of Veterans Day, there will be no school on Tuesday, November 11th. School will resume on Wednesday, November 12th. See you in School!
¡Atención familias de Taper! No habrá clases por el Día de los Veteranos, el martes 11 de noviembre. Clases resumen el miércoles 12 de noviembre. ¡Nos vemos en la escuela!

Reminder Taper Parents! We have parent conferences next week Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday dismissal is at 12:48pm. We also have no school on Tuesday the 11th because it is Veterans Day! For any questions please contact the main office.

Taper Avenue Elementary & STEAM Magnet Has Been Named an MSA School of Excellence!
We are thrilled to announce that our school has received the prestigious Magnet Schools of America (MSA) School of Excellence Award! Click to Read More.

Daylight Savings time ends on Sunday November 2nd! Make sure to set your clocks back an hour on Sunday morning.

Our Taper Harvest Festival 2025 is coming up. Join us on Saturday, October 25th, for a fun-filled day the whole family will enjoy full of spooky activities, music, raffles, costume contest, and more. We can't wait to see you!
Volunteers are needed. Any help is appreciated.
Look out for a sign up form that will be sent out with your students soon or click to download the file.

Please join us Tuesday, October 14th for Coffee & Conversations with Principal Garcia! We will also have an additional mandatory volunteer orientation for anyone who has not attended this school year!