Dear SSD Families, We want to recognize that you and your family may be facing a lot of turmoil about the recent injustice done to George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor. You are not alone, we are here with…
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Along with each of our school’s celebrations and promotions of fifth graders into middle school and promotions of our eighth graders into high school, we invite you to share photos and memories of the Class of 2020 on social media…
Families with children eligible for free or reduced-price meals can now receive additional support via the Pandemic Emergency Benefits Transfer Program (P-EBT). The California Department of Social Services has identified roughly 3.8 million children who could qualify, and each eligible…
We will continue to provide free meals, through August 14th, for all Sunnyvale children under the age of 18 Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the following sites: Bishop Lakewood San Miguel Vargas Columbia Through June…
In our community, we believe every person counts. And we believe every person should get their fair share — especially little kids. A major way our community receives money for child and family programs is by participating in the U.S….
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…
District and school leaders and school programs have been receiving local and state recognition these past few months and we want to celebrate them all! Columbia Middle’s Mary Grace Votran named Outstanding Educator at Murphy Awards Administrators and board members…
In our community, we believe every person counts. And we believe every person should get their fair share — especially little kids. A major way our community receives money for child and family programs is by participating in the U.S….
A new branch library and learning center is coming to the Lakewood neighborhood and will serve as a primary resource for literacy, learning and wellness activities for residents of north Sunnyvale. The 20,000-square foot facility will be located on approximately…
A rebel princess, a resourceful droid, a legendary Wookiee, and a fearless pilot were just some of the characters Vargas Elementary students depicted in colorful watercolor portraits that were framed and hung in an art installation in the Sunnyvale corporate…
This school year, the Assistance League® of Los Altos provided over $33,000 worth of goods and services to five schools in the Sunnyvale School District. The nonprofit worked with the schools to find out what they needed and provided a…
Sixteen families at Ellis Elementary School in Sunnyvale have been gifted Chrome laptops to take home after participating in a free 6-week digital literacy course. The course was made possible because of a $313,000 grant from the California Public Utilities Commission…
On Nov. 7, a fire broke out at the Lakehaven Apartments in north Sunnyvale, in the Lakewood Village neighborhood. Although swift action by the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety contained the fire to two units, the entire complex had to be red tagged, leaving 51 residents, including 20 children–many…
School and district leaders traveled to China for a one-week educational tour as guests of the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) in October. The goal of the program is to provide delegates with information and inspiration to start or expand Chinese…
Have you met your school’s NRO? In the city of Sunnyvale, Neighborhood Resource Officers, or NRO’s, serve as liaisons between the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS), our schools, and the community. They focus their efforts on community outreach, crime…