Sunnyvale Wrestling Club finished its third season of the Sunnyvale Youth Wrestling League on November 4th. This free program for SSD students focuses on physical literacy, technical skill, and character development. Students from six SSD sites participate on teams hosted…
Bishop School
Summer came and went faster than we could have imagined. However, the construction progress kept up with the pace and we continue to take strides towards completion. We had the footings for the new ‘G-Wing’ classrooms excavated, formed, and poured…
The Sunnyvale School District is proud to announce its 2016-17 Employees of the Year. Mirell Kazos Teacher of the Year It is with great pleasure that we congratulate Mirell Kazos as SSD’s 2016 – 2017 Teacher of the Year. Mirell…
The Bay Area Women’s Sports Initiative (BAWSI) program is a free after-school fitness and confidence-building program that connects young girls with female athletes to inspire them to get active, believe in themselves and improve their beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors about…
History really came alive for Bishop fourth-graders on May 25 where teachers and parent volunteers transformed the campus to Gold Rush-era California. The school tradition has been a part of the Bishop fourth-grade experience since 2001. Students learned how to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Sunnyvale School District joins forces with a number of agencies to provide a full and rich assortment of offerings every summer to give all our children the chance to get and stay ahead and keep learning and growing all…
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…
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…
At Bishop Elementary School, every child is being taught that he or she can be a leader—on the playground, in the classroom, or at home—today and every day. The K-5th grade school is officially a Leader in Me school. The…