Each year, since 2003, the Oakland A’s have designed and distributed thousands of “Mathletics” workbooks which utilize simple formulas for calculating statistics of A’s players to students in hopes to promote the importance of math among Bay Area youth, grades 1-8….
2013
It’s almost summer and time to think about protecting ourselves from too much sun exposure. We all need some sun exposure, it’s our primary source of vitamin D, which helps us absorb calcium for stronger, healthier bones. Repeated unprotected sun…
An exciting new online Sumdog Math Contest was held on March 15-21 for all K-8 grade students in Santa Clara County. Sunnyvale School District students took part by playing the free multiplayer math games on the Sumdog website. On this…
On May 2, 2013, selection committees comprised of principals, certificated, and classified management personnel met to select the 2012-2013 Teacher of the Year and the 2012-2013 Classified Employee of the Year. Each school site, along with the District Office and the…
Bishop 2nd and 3rd graders have been exchanging letters with Vargas 2nd and 3rd graders during the school year. In late May, students had the opportunity to meet their pen pals at Vargas Elementary. Students ate lunch with their pen…
Each May, about 900 severely challenged kids from public and private schools across Santa Clara County are invited to participate in a one-day event of physical endeavor and success. This is the one day in the year when these youngsters are…
Like many other school districts grappling with funding cuts, the Sunnyvale School District is exploring its newest option to fill in the gaps: placing a bond measure on the November 2013 ballot. With 2011 parcel tax money going toward maintaining…
Even though Read Across America Day was on Dr. Seuss’ birthday (March 2nd), Columbia Middle School students were treated to a wide variety of read-aloud stories on Friday, March 1st; these included children’s books, young adult novels, as well as…
Sunnyvale School District ensures teachers and staff receive regular and high quality in-service training. The superintendent, Dr. Benjamin Picard, is dedicated to continually seeking best practices in education to help improve the quality and effectiveness of our students’ learning. Most…
iPod. App. Click. URL. Navigate. Download. Upload. Drag and drop. Logon. Memory. iPad. These words are the start of a new language for our 21st century students where technology is integrated into daily life. For many of us with smart…
Most parents in the district have seen a Standards-Based Report Card but Sunnyvale School District’s Standards-Based Report Card is about to change, as the district begins to implement Common Core State Standards. In a Standards-Based Report Card, instead of grades…
Four years ago, Stanford’s Teacher Education Program (STEP) and Sunnyvale School District (SSD) began their partnership in providing a high quality summer school experience for elementary and middle school students, Sunnyvale teachers, and STEP teacher candidates. As the next step…
STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) is in focus at Ellis Elementary School with a group of high performing students in grades 4 and 5. These students have been chosen by their teachers based on their academic performance and skill…
The City of Sunnyvale is sponsoring the Fit and Fun Fair (Formerly the Health and Safety Fair) on Saturday, May 4, 2013 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Fair Oaks Park (540 N. Fair Oaks Ave.) in Sunnyvale. This…
Students sitting in classrooms today are both digital natives and technology savvy. This generation of students requires personalized instruction according to their needs as well as quick access to online research, papers, writing, and projects. This generation is also used…