My kid goes to this school in recent 4 years. We love it! Teachers and staffs are very nice, and…read morecare about kids. Kids have some maths and ELA worksheet everyday, but they can be finished in 30 minutes. They also have some maths and ELA exams throughout the year. School provide Freckle or RAZ kids as extension reading practice. Teachers contact parents for kids behaviors. Social worker and psychologist are also onsite to support kids mental needs. PTA organizes some events each year, all family can join. We have some school clubs too. I would recommend this school to other parents.

Dead grass everywhere but hey, it's summer and we're in a drought. I live a few blocks from here so…read moreJoey and I decided to walk around one night. Our conversations are generally 80% fitness and 20% whatever else. It's nice to start meeting people that have the same level of passion as I do when it comes to health and fitness. Like Basho, the gym comes first (after work).. that is the type of mentality that I have which I appreciate. A few people was there at the school as well but they were catching Pokemon. We just sat and stared up at the sky which is what I never do. It was nice, I guess but it was nicer when we talked about the Spartan race. This school is an automatic chill place when there is no lunch, dinner, or anything else involved - just good conversations. This is a very safe neighborhood. Good school district. This school belongs in the Berryessa Union School District. I moved just recently, I will update once school starts in the fall. Let's see how idiotic the drivers can be when they drop off their kids at school...

I attended this school a LONG time ago. And only for kindergarten & first grade ('97 & '98)…read moreMy kindergarten teacher was alright, but I loved my first grade teacher, Ms. Sanchez! I remember I broke my ankle going into the school year and she accommodated me the best she could. Every month she set a theme for us to learn about, and I still remember some of her teachings. All in all, a great school and I wish I could have attended longer.

I am doing research because my Daughter might be transfered over here next school year. I did not…read morewalk in like I did w/ Noble Elementary but when I called, they were very friendly and helpful. The school campus looked clean. The negative thing that I see so far is that this place lacks parking. I still walk my Daughter in and walk her out.. she is young and being that we live in a crazy environment now, I am not comfortable in just dropping her off and vice versa yet. I checked the website and saw a drop-off/pick-up path or else violators will be ticketed. The afterschool program onside is called My Sunshine and appears to be Chinese-base.

Love this school when I attended in 1989 and had Mrs. Strand as my first grade teacher. She was an…read moreamazing teacher and full of love. And brought her dog "Toto" to class everyday :) Good memories!

Recess, 4-square, tetherball, tag, scraped knees, gold stars, field trips, art contests, school…read moreplays, spelling bees, lifetime friends and my very first crush in kindergarten, Adam. This used to be Loma Vista Elementary School when I went to school here.... now its called Juana Briones. Then again, I was in elementary school a very LONG time ago so a few things were bound to change. I went back to visit recently and everything looked soooo tiny. It seemed so gigantic to me back then. The playground, the classrooms, the whole school just shrunk. I have great memories of going to school here though.... well, except for that first terrifying day of kindergarten, I was scared-silent and couldn't speak. But I got over that by the 2nd day... and now I can't seem to shut up.

The school that once held a bear mascot is no longer the same , this school by far went down hill ,…read moreprincipal was joke and so was the whole new team staff . Mrs Labaw was by far the worst teacher with an attitude . But hey to each there own

I'm not sure who uses Yelp to rate schools, but anyhow, here's the dirt on why this place is great…read more(and a few things that may put some people off). Awesome: * Small-school vibe with only ~500 kids for grades TK-8, meaning everyone knows everyone in each grade and the kids know almost all of the adults within a year or two. * Big age range of TK-8 when almost all elementary schools are only TK-5...this is rad because it means younger kids can have older mentors, and it keeps the older kids acting like good brothers & sisters, not that "nasty middle school" vibe that creeps up sometimes at big gr. 6-8 schools. * Staff really knows students individually and stresses the social-emotional stuff well, like being nice to adults, looking out for each other, taking on special jobs around the school, etc. This is very trendy but most places don't do it as well as LB does. Just watch the alumni try to sneak back to see their former 8th grade teachers over and over - kids really form a positive connection to the adults here, which speaks for itself. * FREE after-school program until 6pm for gr. 1-8 and FREE meals for all kids gr. TK-8. This is huge for working families who get busy and have a hard time making afternoon pickups and packing lunches. It also makes a nice friendly vibe with the kids where there's no stigma to who eats the cafeteria meal or who stays after school since all of their friends do, too. * The teachers have a lot of experience - at most schools I find teachers who've been around 2-5 years are the norm, but here it seems like most teachers have been around 5-15 years. Here's what probably puts off other people (and maybe you too, if you're a jerk). * It's a fairly high-poverty neighborhood, so you don't see mountains of white kids or super-high test scores. You might want to question your prejudices if the first one is a problem for you, and you may want to read some educational research if you think the second one matters. * Teachers are a bit old-school (see experience above)...this can be annoying if you're super keyed in to the latest practices or it can be chill if you're more comfortable dealing with teachers who remember how it was when you were a kid. * Leadership turnover - you've probably heard about this district's old drama, and there can be some politics here which have a negative impact on the school when the principals get churned around too quickly. But hey, that's just the principals, not the teachers, so how much this affects your student is anyone's guess. Check this place out. Lots of people are turned away by something superficial, but those who know have a gem here.

My son has been in preschool here since he was two. He has always been loved and cared for and has…read morelearned so much.

AWESOME!!! Very close and easy parking…read more My son has been going there since August 2016, and we LOVE IT. Kathy and Val and all the others there truly show love and compassion for the kids. I'm just sad we didn't find out about Kingdom Krew sooner!!! Keep up the great work!!

I write this review as a warning to current and potential customers of After School Adventures at…read moreBagby. To begin - please review the list of complaints and violations that have been filed and verified with the Department of Social Services against After School Adventures. I will be filing one more complaint so the list will be growing. Our son attended ASA for about 2 weeks in 2021. On day one he stated that he was bored and there was absolutely nothing for him to do while attending ASA after school - our son desperately wanted out of ASA. The ASA after care appeared to be less of an after school "program" and more of a waiting room for kids to burn time and do nothing while waiting for their parents. No guided activities, no interesting games, no engagement of the students by staff. ASA did provide some legos and a mis-matched unusable deck of cards and a very limited book selection. My son deserves so much more for the 3 hours that he would be spending there every week day. On week two my son was playing with legos inside the ASA trailer and another student ran over and stepped on his wrist and kicked him. My son did nothing wrong other than reach for a lego. My son did not initiate or return the aggression. The director of ASA was in the room yet was eyes down looking at her phone when the incident happened. There didn't appear to be any direct supervision of the children (get off the phone and put your eyes on the children!) Nobody at ASA bothered to call me or my wife immediately after the incident happened. I found my son in the corner of the trailer refusing to talk to anyone - he was extremely upset. The staff at ASA offered our son ice for his injured wrist yet our son refused to talk with them or look at them - he was traumatized. ASA failed to pick up the phone to call us when our son was attacked. ASA failed to make sure our son was ok. ASA failed to adequately supervise the activities in their trailer. ASA completely failed our son in every way. Upon finding my son in the corner of the trailer I asked the manager of ASA to write up the incident and file it with the school. She refused and stated that she was a room renter and was not accountable to the school. I repeated my request and she refused to write up the incident. I escalated the matter to the district office and the ASA manager informed us that our son was no longer enrolled in after care (she kicked us out with no notice). Net, net - our son will be safer and healthier without ASA in his life. Our son is a bright wonderful boy that deserves quality and safe after school care - ASA is not capable of providing it. The Cambrian School District should read this review and make it a priority to provide quality after care to the largest campus in the district. The kids deserve it! My personal opinion - After School Adventures is a poorly run service that is an insult to the incredible children who attend Bagby. The Cambrian District should have a much higher standard when it comes to the care and supervision of their students. ASA has a significant list of violations and complaints stacked against it - this alone should get them removed from Bagby immediately. If you have a student at Bagby - feel free to call the Cambrian District Office and let them know that Bagby deserves a high quality after care program - just the like the ones offered to every other campus in the district!

After School Adventures is a program which provides care for school age children from Kindergarten…read morethrough sixth grade - or from ages 5 through 11 years old. They divide kids into groups based on grade, and maintain a very good teacher-student ratio. They provide care for kids after school, as well as during winter break, spring break, summer vacation, and all holidays for the Cambrian school district. Most kids start when they're young and continue through elementary school. Parents keep coming back because the welcoming and educational environment is fun for kids and affordable for parents. On the child's 12th birthday, they age out of the program. I have heard of kids dreading that birthday because they have to say goodbye. If you need school-age daycare in the West San Jose area, I recommend After School Adventures. Bonus if your child attends Bagby: The logistics of picking your child up and taking them to ASA is handled by the staff. Address changed in mid-2015 from Ross Ave to Curtner Ave. New location is here: https://goo.gl/H2eSxP

They keep giving you problems just small absent for my daughter and they don't even know tour sick…read moreand your daughter not feeling well. Not recommending to attend to this school. They after money if the kids don't go to school.

I attended four different elementary schools in the 90's and early 2000's but this is the only one…read moreworth remembering. Latimer has changed a lot since I graduated all those years ago, but I have so many memories and stories to share of those good old days. From 1999 to 2000 this school underwent some Maintenance or something and the school was transferred to Strawberry Park for the year. The walls used for handball are still there and will likely stand the rest of time. Near the older basketball courts was actually our PE area, and where most of the early morning rallies and attendance. I was there when there was a sandbox, later a tan bark box, which was on the fence opposite of Latimer Ave. I remember the wooden and metal playground in a sandbox near the lunch area, later replaced with astroturf and the current main playground that can be seen from Latimer Ave. I was there when the new (at the time) library by the admin office opened. I remember all the balloons and cheering, you'd think it was a city parade. The previous library had just been a hole in the wall. Near the old basketball courts was just a giant patch of grass with a sci-fi cart you'd seen on an amusement park ride. My friends and I would play make believe so much on that old thing or fill it was sand. Where the newer basketball courts are was just a giant field and a small area for baseball/kickball. The former lunch area was actually near the center of the school by the octagon building. There had been a small tree planted there in remembrance of a girl, I think her name was Christine. I used to climb the tree in the small field by the octagon. I'm so glad it's still there. From Latimer Ave there used to be two portables on the field belonging to Small World Schools, a daycare program which I attended. Always had nice teaches and made most of my early friends there, one of which I still know and talk to. I was on cafeteria duty a few times since we got a free lunch out of it - usually a slice if pizza,or burger, or chicken nuggets, and a choice of milk. We called the lunches we got at school 'hot lunches' and food from home 'cold lunches'. These are but a few of my memories and I'm glad to see the old school is still there. May future generations know the same happiness, acceptance, and warm memories I've carried with me all these years. Thanks for the memories

I really love the school, but now I'm going to middle school. Time has passed. This was definitely…read moredefinitely! A FIVE STARS I really love this elementary. Thanks to Mr. Murphy. And mrs. Arnold. And even mrs. Hayes. Even the principal everybody was nice. When I got lost. And I don't know where I can go the really nice people help me out. They try everything they can so they can actually find my parents. I LOVE THIS SCHOOL! But time have changed I have already graduated already thank you very much Ponderosa you mean a lot to me.

5 stars for the school that made me into a Superstar, literally! Our mascot was the Superstar,…read morewhich was kind of vague. I mean, there was no one dressed up as Michael Jackson, Madonna, George Michael or Mary Katherine Gallagher leading cheers at our rallies. Thinking back now, it was a good way to build up self-esteem in little kids. We were all treated as superstars and we learned to constantly give each other praises. It's scary to think how quickly time has gone by. Like it was just yesterday, I can still remember the little boy who used to chase me around our room during nap time in kindergarten, my 2nd grade crush, my 3rd grade pen pal in Portland, my 4th grade county book faire win, my entire 5th grade year devoted to living like ship crew on the CA Thayer, and my awesome win in the 5th/6th grade Class President race. Oh yes, I had dreams of being the first female President. I had so many fond memories of going to school here. I made wonderful friends, and amazingly still keep in touch with a few of them. My teachers were all fantastic. They always encouraged my passion for art, and I had so many opportunities to express myself creatively. Come to think of it, I don't think I'd ever been entered into so many county competitions and gotten so many awards for my art. My creative juices have definitely decreased over the years. Now, I have friends who have children who are in elementary school. I have 2 friends who are now teachers at Ponderosa. If you live in Sunnyvale near Ponderosa and have children, you can count on your children building a great foundation in education here. Make sure you cherish your time with your kids, because I can only imagine how quickly they grow up.