5th grade camp is May 20-24.  Click on the "Archives" tab to read Mrs. Gill's Daily journal of camp activities from last year.

Visit our "Student" tab to view photos of today;s Kinder Farm Day!

Raising the bar of student achievement has helped land both Palmquist and Ivey Ranch Elementary schools on the California Business for Education Excellence (CBEE) 2012 Honor Roll. The high-achieving ...more

Congratulations Roadrunner 2013 "Create to Educate" contest winners: Wyatt Griffie (2nd place K-2), Isabella Locken (3rd place 3-5), Catherine Harrison (2nd place 3-5). Grand prize winner was Simon Atkisson (1st place 3-5).

All new kinder, 1st through 5th, and transitional kinder registration begins Monday, April 1st from 9 am to 2 pm daily.  Check back for all the information on the wonderful Palmquist Kinder Program for 2013-14 and our exciting STEM-E focused curriculum for K-5.. 

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Here is the information on all of OUSD kinder programs.

https://ousd-ca.schoolloop.com/cms/page_view?d=x&piid=&vpid=1331457176028 

Showcase Night Photos: Click on the students tab and then schoolwide activities to see the highlights of this amazing Palmquist night. Chicks, insects, animals, plants, conservation, recycle, renew, reuse, alternative forms of enery. Click on the following link to view this year's science project theme. “Creating Ways to Sustain a Better Earth”

We have a new award for 150 AR points. Students will receive the AR Star for their lanyard. Present this when you check out library books and you can go to the head of the line! As of April 16th, ...more

Follow this link  for the home code for iPad, Kindle Fire, and other Android tablets.

Colonial Day pictures are on the student tab, 5th grade.

Pictures are on the students tab, school-wide activities.

Palmquist 5th grade classes will have an outdoor one day learning lab on the Sea Star based in Oceanside Harbor during the week of March 4th.  Scroll down to the bottom of this page to see videos of last year's trips.  First photos from Mrs. Stanford's class are below this article.

Interdistrict Transfer Requests

Parents looking to send their child to a public school outside the boundaries of the Oceanside Unified School District may apply for an interdistrict transfer. Please ...more

10 minute daily math facts for grades 1-5.   Do at home or at school, regular pc or mac. 

www.stmath.com

enter activation code PAL73P-HSE-GW-PSV

 

Our Oceanside Public Library provides access to Tumblebooks.  Read online, take the practice AR quiz, come to school the following day and take your real AR quiz.  Follow the link to tumblebooks

https://webadmin.ci.oceanside.ca.us/gov/lib/kids/ebooks.asp 

Peaceful Playgrounds began as part of the Oceanside Physical Education District Initiative put into place four years ago. Oceanside Unified schools had the option to adapt the program at their ...more

Updates on class projects coming soon!  Aquaponics, hydroponics, the universe... Roadrunners do it all!

Congratulations to Danny Atempa, Alex Olsen, Joshua Holguin, Aiden Gardiner, Triston Bash, Ciara Cox, Amber Bloodsworth, Rodrigo Garcia, Vincent Vanderhyde, Billy Sheldon, Cameron Hickox, and Logan Lipton.  They have all completed their grade level JiJI with at least 90% standards mastery.   Danny was the first Roadrunner to complete grade level JiJi and move on.   Also, congratulations kinder on your experiences with JiJi's STmath.  Hope you had fun!   http://bonus.stmath.com/   Other grade levels may logon at home to work on their current JiJi grade level cones.

Have you earned your 70% standards mastery? The goal for March is to be a Jet Pack Pilot with 70% Many Roadrunners have received their Jet Pack (70%), AND Rocket Ship (90%). See the classroom ...more

All students in grades K-5 now have campus access to the amazing JiJi math program from the MIND Research Institute.  Go Roadrunners! We are very proud to be the first school in Coastal North San Diego County with the MIND math program. In addition, Palmquist has MIND math programs through 8th grade level. We encourage you to stop by and see JiJi in action!!

Palmquist's 5th Grade teachers received a grant allowing their students to participate in the Sea Star Floating Marine Lab field trip aboard the Sea Star Vessel out of Oceanside Harbor.  Everyone has agreed that this was the best field trip ever!  Below are the video links of Mrs. McConchie's, Mr Jarvis', Mrs. Reed's and Mrs. Gill's class trips.  What an great adventure and experience for our students! Enjoy the videos!

Mr. Jarvis' Class

The August 22, 2011 edition of People Magazine (“A School Lunch to Love,”) profiles the strides the district is making to provide healthy meals to OUSD students. Nutrition Services Director Vino ...more

Phyllis T. Morgan, Principal
Palmquist West
1125 S. Ditmar Street
Oceanside, CA 92054
Tel: 760-901-8500

The OUSD Kids First initiative is off and running.  Click Kids First to view the 8 Keys of Excellence, watch student videos and to learn more about this life-changing project and how you can get involved as a partner with the district.  

Anyone visiting or volunteering on the school campus must report to the office, sign in and receive a campus pass. Thank you.

Palmquist Elementary School is truly dedicated to the academic success of all students.

Palmquist Elementary School is jointly developing with parents a written school parent involvement policy that is agreed upon by parents and is distributed to all students’ families.

May 1 Student council

May 2 School Site/PTO

May 7 Health and wellness

May 9 Kinder grad photos

May 10 CST testing ends

May 13-17 Staff appreciation week

May 17 Library closes

May 17 OUSD chess ...more

Current Grade Level Leaders!
Irving Cruz 891.2  5th grade

Haley Gray 455.5   4th grade
Simon Atkisson 438.9 3rd grade
Sa'ne Thompson 303.0  2nd grade
Erick Atkisson  215.2 1st grade

Ambrielle Anton  kinder

The first AR party for the 75 point club was held on January 18th.  50 Super Roadrunner Readers enjoyed pizza, strawberries, juice, and entertainment by the "Balloon Lady". 

Please read, sign, and return the attached e-reader policy if your child plans to bring an e-reader to school.  Thank you.

Test Scores Rise Again at Palmquist Elementary!
Palmquist Elementary's API Score improved to 872, a 29-point gain, following last year’s whopping 67-point climb. In the past two years, test scores ...more

The 2012-13 OUSD Student/Parent Handbook is now available online.  Printable PDF versions in both English and Spanish can be obtained by clicking on the links below.   A hardcopy of this document may also be obtained at your child's school site or through the district's main or ESS offices.

Student/Parent Handbook (English)
Student/Parent Handbook (Spanish) 

For the third time, Palmquist Elementary School has been named a California Distinguished School. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson made the announcement today. Fellow OUSD ...more

Palmquist Elementary was officially designated a STEM-E School (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Environment) at the Oceanside Unified School District Board Meeting Tuesday, April ...more