Monthly Archives: March 2017
San Miguel Elementary wins Hoffmann Award for Community School Model
| March 1, 2017 | Filed under Community, San Miguel School, School Programs, School Spotlight |
Sunnyvale School District is proud to announce that San Miguel Elementary is a winner of the 2017 Glenn W. Hoffmann Awards! The Hoffmann Awards are a 33-year tradition celebrating school programs that significantly impact student success in Santa Clara County. The school will be recognized at a special awards ceremony alongside three other winners from […] more
Demolition of Bishop Elementary’s north side of campus makes way for construction
| March 1, 2017 | Filed under Bishop School, School Spotlight |
Construction of Bishop Elementary’s new campus continues to move forward. The construction project promises to be the largest capital facility project undertaken by the Sunnyvale School District. All of the buildings, portables, and asphalt in the construction area have been removed from the site leaving us with a clean slate to start the new construction! Bishop […] more
New state science standards equip students with skills to pursue opportunities within and beyond STEM fields
| March 1, 2017 | Filed under California Standards, STEM |
Sunnyvale School District staff and teachers have been hard at work adapting science lessons to meet California’s new state standards for science, called the Next Generation Science Standards (CA-NGSS). The new standards are based on research about how students best learn science and connects scientific principles to real-world situations. Students are asked to think and […] more
Cumberland kindergarteners design their own dream cities
| March 1, 2017 | Filed under Community, Cumberland School, School Spotlight |
Kid Boss Town and Happyvale were just some of the creative names for imaginary cities that Cumberland kindergarten students invented after learning directly from Sunnyvale City Planners about how they work to help a city flourish. The school’s youngest students took over the multi-use building the morning of Feb. 17 to showcase their completed city […] more
Sunnyvale School District Board of Education Updates
| March 1, 2017 | Filed under Superintendent |
The following is a summary of actions taken by the Sunnyvale School District Board at the December and January meetings. December 8: The board approved the 2015-16 Financial Audit Report, Measure B Parcel Tax Report, and Measure G Bond Audit and Procedure Report. No exceptions were found, and all reports are clean. The board approved […] more
Bryan Stow moves middle schoolers to pledge to stop bullies
| March 1, 2017 | Filed under Columbia Middle School, Community, Sunnyvale Middle School |
In an effort to stop bullying behavior before it reaches adulthood, assault victim and San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow told Sunnyvale and Columbia middle school students about how he recovered from a brutal beating by two men after a 2011 Dodgers-Giants baseball game in Los Angeles left him in a coma for months. Students […] more
A new way to measure student growth and achievement: State’s new accountability system considers multiple factors
| March 1, 2017 | Filed under California Standards |
The state’s new accountability and continuous improvement system for schools and districts, the California School Dashboard, is being unveiled to the public this month. The Dashboard will monitor multiple measures of student progress. The Dashboard will provide a much broader overview of information than prior assessments, which can guide parents, highlight schools’ and districts’ strengths […] more
Sunnyvale school grocery program provides weekend meals to students
| March 1, 2017 | Filed under Bishop School, Community, Healthy Living, Lakewood School, San Miguel School, Vargas School |
For many parents, San Miguel Elementary School is not just a place to fill their children’s minds but their stomachs as well. Since 2015, the school has participated in the Weekend School Food Program organized by Sunnyvale Community Services in partnership with the Sunnyvale School District. The program allows parents and other residents to pick […] more
Ellis Eagles welcome new assistant principal
| March 1, 2017 | Filed under Ellis School, Reading, School Spotlight |
Stephanie Fischer has been named the new assistant principal of Ellis Elementary School replacing Kathryn Armstrong who was promoted to the Vargas principal position in November. Mrs. Fischer will begin her new role in April. She has been with the Sunnyvale School district for the last 12 years and has served in various roles. She […] more
Superintendent’s Message: March 2017
| March 1, 2017 | Filed under Community, Superintendent |
March 2017 Dear Friends, In recent months, the complexity of our democracy has become startlingly obvious. As is our right, Americans are speaking out, expressing conflicting opinions about potential policy changes and their ramifications. I applaud the rising voices; it is the mark of our free society that we can speak uncensored and initiate change. […] more
CMS wrestling team has strong winter season
| March 1, 2017 | Filed under Columbia Middle School, School Spotlight |
Columbia Middle wrestlers finished off a big season this winter with four students placing in Sectional finals and one student making it to County finals. The post season tournaments for middle school wrestling were put on by the Valley Junior High School Athletic League this year. Competitions begin with League finals, then progress to Sectionals, […] more
SMS mathletes challenge their minds at school-wide math festival
| March 1, 2017 | Filed under California Standards, Community, Math, School Spotlight, STEM, Sunnyvale Middle School |
The Spartan multi-use building at Sunnyvale Middle School buzzed with energy on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 with students from every grade level participating in the school’s first mathematics festival in place of their normal math class. Students had 40-minutes to go through 15 different stations that offered 12 levels of challenge. According to math teacher […] more
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