Monthly Archives: November 2016
Superintendent’s Message: December 2016
| November 30, 2016 | Filed under Superintendent |
December 2016 Dear Friends, Although to me it seems the school year just got underway, here we are quickly heading into the holiday season. Halloween flew past us, and we launched headlong into a polarizing election that had the power to divide our nation from coast to coast. Fortunately, within the four walls of our […] more
Sunnyvale Library and CMS team up to bring STEM to girls
| November 30, 2016 | Filed under Columbia Middle School, Community, School Spotlight, STEM |
To help increase young women’s interest in STEM subjects, the Sunnyvale Public Library decided to bring its Make-HER hands-on STEM learning program for women and girls to Columbia Middle School this fall for a special 5-week after school program. The program was geared toward eighth-grade girls. An average of 14 girls a week attended the […] more
Open Enrollment for 2017-18 begins in February
| November 30, 2016 | Filed under School Programs |
Open Enrollment, the time frame during which students may request a transfer from their school of residence to another school within the Sunnyvale School District, will take February 1-14, 2017. For details about Open Enrollment, visit http://sesd.schoolwires.net/Page/241. Sign up for Programs of Choice during Open Enrollment! The Sunnyvale School District values the uniqueness of each […] more
Vargas Elementary welcomes new principal
| November 30, 2016 | Filed under Ellis School, Vargas School |
Kathryn Armstrong has been named as Principal of Vargas School. Her first day at Vargas was November 8. Kathryn replaces Annette Grasty who resigned in September to accept a promotion in Los Gatos-Saratoga High School District. Kathryn joined Sunnyvale School District as a teacher at Lakewood School in 2003. She also served as an instruction […] more
Sunnyvale Youth Wrestling League enters its second year
| November 30, 2016 | Filed under Bishop School, Community, Healthy Living, Lakewood School, San Miguel School, School Programs |
When Olympic Wrestler Jake Herbert told a multi-purpose room filled with San Miguel Elementary students that he was looking to create 50,000 ninjas, the room exploded with excitement. Effortlessly demonstrating front flips and back flips for the students energized them even more. The special assembly held on Sept. 8 was to kick off the […] more
Construction of new Bishop classrooms takes over manufacturer’s production line
| November 30, 2016 | Filed under Bishop School, Community |
Construction of Bishop’s new classrooms is in full swing. In order to have as little impact on the students and staff during the regular school year, most of the construction is taking place offsite, just an hour and a half away in Manteca at American Modular Systems (AMS), a designer and builder of educational facilities […] more
Santa Clara University’s Mobile Maker Lab visits Columbia Middle
| November 30, 2016 | Filed under Columbia Middle School, Community, STEM |
On October 14, 2016, students at Columbia Middle School experienced the unique opportunity to learn about 3D printing, laser cutting projects and more thanks to a visit from the Mobile Maker Lab from Santa Clara University. The mobile lab is a van decked out as a maker space, complete with the technology and tools students […] more
Bishop kinder families make bookshelves to foster greater love of reading
| November 30, 2016 | Filed under Bishop School, Community, Reading |
Thanks to Sunnyvale School District’s community partner, Reach Potential Movement, there is now a bookshelf in nearly every home for Bishop kinder families. This is the fourth year that the nonprofit has brought the literacy project to the school. On Oct. 1, more than 60 volunteers worked with just as many families decorating and customizing […] more
Vargas students design safer wind turbines to better protect wildlife
| November 30, 2016 | Filed under Community, School Spotlight, STEM, Vargas School |
Wide eyes, gaping mouths and audible gasps described the scene at Vargas Elementary when fourth graders were treated to a very special guest teacher in October. Taborri, a red-tailed hawk, was introduced to the students by a team from Wildlife Associates, a wildlife education nonprofit that cares for non-releasable animals. As the bird stretched her […] more
Ellis Elementary School participated in UNITY Day against bullying
| November 30, 2016 | Filed under Community, Ellis School, School Spotlight |
On Wednesday, October 19th, Ellis Elementary School students, and staff wore orange to promote Unity Day Against Bullying. Coordinated by Ellis’ Positive Behavior Intervention & Supports (PBIS)/C.A.R.E. Team and sponsored by the PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center, Ellis teachers taught anti-bullying lessons provided by PACER, handed out orange UNITY wristbands for all of their students, […] more
Cherry Chase holds first in-school Bike Rodeo to teach bike safety
| November 30, 2016 | Filed under Cherry Chase School, Community, Healthy Living, School Spotlight |
Cherry Chase’s Walk and Roll Committee teamed up with the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition to have its first in-school Bike Rodeo event for all fifth graders on October 6 during International Walk and Bike to School Week. The one-hour workshop was held out on the blacktop, where League of American Bicyclists certified instructors ran various […] more
Fairwood third-graders present literacy project at Book-a-Saurus
| November 30, 2016 | Filed under California Standards, Community, Fairwood School, School Spotlight |
Like little shopkeepers ready to sell their wares, third-grade students from Fairwood Explorer Elementary eagerly set up stands outside and inside Book-a-Saurus on Murphy Avenue Nov. 2 in a unique opportunity to present their toy and literature projects to the public in a book and toy store setting. As part of their project-based-learning, about 80 […] more
Bishop Elementary School parents get inside look into best practices
| November 30, 2016 | Filed under Bishop School, Community, Math, Reading, School Programs, School Spotlight |
Parents in Education, or PIE, is a program that welcomes parents to see firsthand the research-based best practices being implemented in our classrooms. This year, there will be five opportunities for parents to learn about an array of subjects ranging from English language development to math. Parents will hear from school principals and teachers about […] more
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