Enthusiasm Pervades at Elementary Schools

Elementary schools around the Studio City area seemed to have a rather smooth beginning on Monday.

Carpenter Charter has six new teachers starting at the school. Parents took their Kindergarteners at Rio Vista had a half day, and Riverside Elementary started later than usual, because as they all know, nothing much gets done on the first day of school.

Colfax Charter has a new playground and a literacy garden, and Valley View has new bathrooms with auto-flush toilets and sinks that shut off automatically.

All the schools had a fresh coat of paint, new computer equipment and renewed enthusiasm by both parents and children for the new year.

Check out the video of Donovan Sylla entering third grade at Valley View and look for snippets of the school improvements across Studio City.