Monthly Archives: May 2016
Hoffmann Awards go to two Sunnyvale School District schools
| May 31, 2016 | Filed under Cumberland School, Fairwood School, School Programs, School Spotlight |
Two Sunnyvale School District schools received Hoffmann Awards in April from the Santa Clara County School Boards Association: Fairwood Explorer and Cumberland Elementary. Fairwood was recognized for its parent participation program and Cumberland for its project-based learning. The Hoffmann Awards honor Glenn W. Hoffmann, who served as the superintendent of Santa Clara County schools from […] more
Three Sunnyvale School District schools receive Gold Ribbon Awards
| May 31, 2016 | Filed under California Standards, Cumberland School, San Miguel School, School Programs, School Spotlight, STEM, Vargas School |
Sunnyvale School District’s Cumberland, San Miguel, and Vargas Elementary Schools are being honored under the 2016 California Gold Ribbon Schools Awards Program. The Gold Ribbon awards recognize California schools that have made advancements in implementing the California Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics, California English Language Development Standards, and Next Generation Science Standards. Schools […] more
Two schools get ‘beautiful’ upgrades from 600 volunteers
| May 31, 2016 | Filed under Columbia Middle School, Community, Vargas School |
Vargas Elementary School and Columbia Middle School are a bit prettier on the inside and out after hundreds of volunteers contributed to a makeover weekend April 23 and 24. The two Sunnyvale School District campuses were the beneficiaries of work done by 600 volunteers from Beautiful Day, an organization that connects churches, business and community […] more
Sunnyvale School District adds texting to communication tools
| May 31, 2016 | Filed under Community |
The Sunnyvale School District is expanding options to share important information from our schools. Our schools utilize the SchoolMessenger system to deliver automated phone calls and emails to our families. Beginning in May, SchoolMessenger added text messages to its communication toolbox. Families and staff are now able to sign up for our new text messaging […] more
Vacancy on Citizens’ Bond and Parcel Tax Oversight Committee
| May 31, 2016 | Filed under Community |
Sunnyvale School District is currently seeking a member of a bona fide taxpayer association to fill the vacancy for its Citizens’ Bond and Parcel Tax Oversight Committee. The applicant must reside in the District. If you are interested, please contact Gigi Chu at 408-522-8200 x1013 or [email protected] for an application. Our District is located at […] more
Columbia Middle School music students take gold and silver in competition
| May 31, 2016 | Filed under Columbia Middle School, Community |
Columbia Middle School music students took to a bigger stage than they are used to this month performing at the annual Anaheim Heritage Festival on Fullerton College’s campus. The group of 98 seventh and eighth graders entertained a panel of judges by giving outstanding performances at the choral and instrumental ensemble competition, which hosted more […] more
Some extra ‘green’ donated to Bishop Buds junior garden club
| May 31, 2016 | Filed under Bishop School, Community |
The green thumbs with the Bishop Buds Junior Garden Club at Bishop Elementary have received some extra cash to help with their gardening in the form of a $2,000 grant from Whole Foods. The school club, sponsored by the Sunnyvale Garden Club, gives fourth-graders at Bishop the chance to learn about gardening. Every Thursday, volunteers […] more
Sunnyvale Education Foundation issues first grant awards to Sunnyvale Schools
| May 31, 2016 | Filed under Community |
The Sunnyvale Education Foundation (SEF) has issued its first-ever grant awards totaling $10,000 to 9 of 10 Sunnyvale School District schools. The grants will fund many different initiatives at the schools including: - Field trips at Vargas, San Miguel, and Ellis Elementary Schools - An anti-bullying assembly at Bishop Elementary School - Supplies for PlayWorks […] more
Lakewood Elementary implements food scraps and milk carton recycling
| May 31, 2016 | Filed under Community, Healthy Living, Lakewood School, School Programs, School Spotlight |
Students and staff at Lakewood Elementary School are helping to reduce waste heading to the landfill, one lunch period at a time. With the guidance of the City of Sunnyvale Environmental Services Department and Leadership Sunnyvale, Lakewood Elementary School implemented a new recycling program in March, and has successfully been diverting food waste and milk […] more
California Healthy Kids survey results positive overall
| May 31, 2016 | Filed under California Standards |
One of our core beliefs in the Sunnyvale School District is that an effective school provides an environment that is positive, purposeful, and safe. To help accomplish this, the Sunnyvale School District administered the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) to fourth through eighth graders during the months of November and December. Additionally, two partner surveys […] more
Students collaborate for SMS Decides project
| May 31, 2016 | Filed under Community, Sunnyvale Middle School |
This school year, in conjunction with the Every Voice Engaged Foundation, students at Sunnyvale Middle School participated in a project called SMS Decides where they collaborated with each other to make SMS a better place. The Every Voice Engaged Foundation provided a $500 grant to the school to be used to fund a school improvement […] more
Sunnyvale School District announces its 2016-17 Employees of the Year
| May 31, 2016 | Filed under Lakewood School, San Miguel School |
The Sunnyvale School District is proud to announce its 2016-17 Employees of the Year. Colleen Lynch Espinoza “Teacher of the Year” Colleen is currently a Kindergarten teacher in the Juntos Dual Immersion Spanish Program at San Miguel Elementary School and has been teaching in the Sunnyvale School District since 2008. She is a positive force […] more
Superintendent’s Message: June 2016
| May 31, 2016 | Filed under Superintendent |
June 1, 2016 Dear Friends, As educators, we are necessarily focused on the formal learning process — developing school-time lessons and activities, gauging progress, and assessing understanding. We have rich summer school offerings thanks to our partnership with Stanford University’s Teacher Education Program and we are fortunate that community partners such as the YMCA and […] more
San Miguel recognized by Project Cornerstone
| May 31, 2016 | Filed under Community, San Miguel School, School Spotlight |
Donning raccoon hats in Davy Crockett frontiersman fashion, San Miguel Elementary School Principal Christina Ballantyne and The King’s Academy High School Spanish Teacher Patricia Wiechec were recognized in May as ProjectCornerstone Trailblazers, for pioneering new ways to build assets in youth. The two collaborated to have high school students deliver the Asset Building Champions (ABC) program at […] more
Bishop Bobcat second graders top Sumdog Math Contest
| May 31, 2016 | Filed under Bishop School, California Standards, Math, School Spotlight |
Second graders at Bishop Elementary School went head-to-head with students twice their age in an online math competition this spring, and won! Ms. Nancy Bierly’s class competed in the online Sumdog Math contest for all K-8 grade students in Santa Clara County in February. As winners of the county level, they moved on to the […] more
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