Monthly Archives: March 2015
Superintendent’s Message: March 2015
| March 11, 2015 | Filed under Superintendent |
Dear Parents, There are lots of theories about why Fred McFeely Rogers, aka Mister Rogers of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, became everybody’s favorite neighbor during his decades on television. Mine is that it’s because he was light years ahead of his time. Whether we viewed his television show as kids, watched it with our own children, […] more
Partnership with Stanford University at Columbia Middle School
| March 3, 2015 | Filed under Columbia Middle School, General |
Columbia Middle School staff has developed the University Partnership Program (UPP) with Stanford University. The goal of this program is to create innovative learning communities where students explore, inquire, and investigate with the support of Stanford’s world-renowned Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP). This program fosters 21st century knowledge and skills using research-based strategies focused on […] more
Science Programs at Columbia Middle School Inspire Budding Scientists
| March 3, 2015 | Filed under Columbia Middle School, STEM |
In addition to the Stanford University Partnership Program at Columbia Middle School, department chairs and teachers at CMS have been hard at work, creating new programs and classes, applying for and receiving grants to supplement and strengthen existing curriculum across the school. Eighth Grade Science teacher John Hardell received a Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) […] more
Innovative Collaborative Learning at Columbia Middle School
| March 3, 2015 | Filed under Columbia Middle School, Math, STEM |
One of the most challenging aspects of teaching in the classroom, as most teachers will agree, is to meet the learning needs of each student. This is especially true when there is only one teacher and more than 30 students in a class, learning at different paces and grasping concepts in different ways! Columbia Middle […] more
Mobile Onsite Dental Clinic at San Miguel Elementary School
| March 2, 2015 | Filed under Community, Healthy Living, San Miguel School |
SkoolCare, a California non-profit corporation, opened it’s doors on January 12, 2015. The mobile onsite dental clinic is located on the San Miguel Elementary School campus (777 San Miguel Ave., Sunnyvale). SkoolCare has partnered with local dentists to provide free or affordable dental care for students in the Sunnyvale School District. SkoolCare provides services to […] more
Community Health Awareness Council (CHAC) Parenting Classes
| March 2, 2015 | Filed under Community, Healthy Living |
Would you like to improve your relationship with your child? Do you get caught in power struggles? Do you struggle to motivate your teen? You are not alone. Being a teenager in 2015 is no easy task but parenting a teenager in 2015 might sometimes seem impossible. Teens face a fast-paced world full of social […] more
Our Nurse’s Corner: It’s Still Flu Season!
| March 2, 2015 | Filed under Community, Healthy Living |
We are in the midst of flu season and aside from getting the flu vaccine, which is the single best way to protect against the flu, there are some very basic preventative measures everyone should take in order to help prevent the flu from spreading: *Try to avoid close contact with sick people. *If you […] more
Vargas Elementary School Announces Science Magnet Program
| March 2, 2015 | Filed under School Programs, Vargas School |
Vargas Elementary School’s Student Success through Science is the latest Program of Choice to be offered by the Sunnyvale School District. Vargas Elementary students enjoy a rich, well-rounded curriculum of language arts, mathematics, social studies and the arts, viewed through a scientific lens. Hands-on science every day, for every grade, in a new fully equipped […] more
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