Five Sunnyvale School District elementary students competed on May 17 in Sodexo’s Future Chefs Challenge. The national initiative aims to get students thinking about making healthy food choices while encouraging them to get active and creative in the kitchen! Sunnyvale…
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SSD families ate, danced, learned, and celebrated at our Fiesta Kermes held in November at Bishop Elementary. Close to 150 students and family members attended the traditional Mexican festival, which featured performances by Mariachi Azteca and Los Laureles Danza Folklorica,…
Second and third-grade Bishop Bobcats got an all-day Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival in January. The nonprofit’s mission is to inspire joy with math. Students were able to explore five play-based math activities during the festival: Apple Picking – https://jrmf.org/puzzle/apple-picking/ Domino Dissection…
A new school garden at Bishop is providing students with the opportunity to go on “garden trips” once a month thanks to parent volunteers. Bishop’s three second-grade classes have been the first groups to go into the garden and help…
Three authors visited all 10 Sunnyvale School District Schools for SSD’s first districtwide Author Week held October 3-7. The authors included: Matt de la Peña, the first Hispanic winner of the 2016 Newbery Medal for his picture book Last Stop on…
All the kids in Joe Segal’s ukulele class know Good Cats Eat Ants. It’s how Segal helps them remember the notes of the four ukulele strings. Plus, it’s kid-friendly, just like the ukulele itself. “The ukulele is a great instrument…
Bishop Bobcats and Cumberland Cougars each organized student-led efforts to send support to those affected by the war in Ukraine. Bishop 5th grade class advocates for schoolwide fundraiser using newly acquired persuasive writing skills As a Leader in Me School,…
Acknowledge Alliance recognized San Miguel’s Debbie Wiseth with its Teacher of the Year Award and the Front Office Staff of all 10 SSD schools with its School Community Heroes Award at its 15th annual Forget-me-Not Celebration on May 12. Our Forget-Me-Not…
On February 7 and 9, Bishop students were able to participate in a STEAM Museum where they explored 3-D printing, circuitry, music making, and many more concepts. A HUGE shout out to the Sunnyvale Education Foundation for providing the funding…
Despite being remote, Bishop Bobcats were still able to work for 10 weeks during asynchronous school work time to complete their prototypes for a virtual Invention Convention. A total of 30 students participated in the weekly virtually invention convention sessions….
Bishop Elementary’s Leader in Me program has been certified as a Lighthouse School! To be certified, the principal, school administration and staff must demonstrate that they engage in ongoing learning and develop as leaders, while championing leadership for the school. Leadership principles must also be effectively taught…
Two Sunnyvale School District schools received Hoffmann Awards from the Santa Clara County School Boards Association: Bishop Elementary and Vargas Elementary. Bishop was recognized for its Leader in Me program and Vargas was recognized for Student Success through Science. The Hoffmann Awards honor Glenn W….
Breakfast and lunch meal bundles are available for curbside pickup for SSD students at all 10 of our school sites. Free and reduced lunch applications may be filled out online, or picked up at the school sites. Meal service will…
We are working on the reopening plans for the 2020-2021 school year, and as plans develop, we will engage community stakeholders to review and provide feedback. Our Reopening Leadership Team of district administrators will continue to meet weekly. They are…
Sunnyvale School District Student Leadership teams have been busy across the district! Ellis Elementary and their Student Leadership team are on a roll with giving back to our community! In January, Student Leadership led Ellis in participating in Pennies for…