San Miguel hosted an after-school STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) event on May 2 from 3-5:30 PM with Hands On Bay Area and Nova. Twenty-five volunteers from Nova worked with Kids Learning After School (KLAS) students to complete a STEM…
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Bishop started instruction in their new two-story classrooms on April 23, 2018. All staff came out to the new courtyard in order to assist families in finding their new classroom. Third, fourth and fifth-grade classrooms are now located on the…
The 8th-grade team at Sunnyvale Middle School hosted a Hunger Banquet on April 10, 2018, to raise student awareness about global poverty. The Hunger Banquet involved all 375 of the students in the eighth grade at SMS as well as…
Visiting students and chaperones from Japan left Sunnyvale March 30, 2018. Kengo and Ichiya joined all of the core academics classes, took part in P.E., WEB, and AVID, observed performances in choir, drama, band, and orchestra, participated in art and…
Nine Sunnyvale School District students and four Fremont High School Union District students were recognized at a special ceremony March 28 through the Association of California School Administrators’ (ACSA) Every Student Succeeding program. The program honors students who have overcome…
The Golden State Warriors, in partnership with Ross Stores and Reading Partners, hosted a Read to Achieve Reading Rally at Ellis Elementary School on March 7, in celebration of Women’s History Month. The Reading Rally, which was facilitated by Warriors…
The Sunnyvale School District and Sunnyvale Education Foundation would like to thank former Lakewood parent and Bosch Corporate Social Responsibility officer for Silicon Valley, Mary Dakin, for connecting the Bosch Community Fund with the Sunnyvale Education Foundation (SEF). On April…
The Sunnyvale School District is proud to announce its 2017-18 Employees of the Year. Pam Cheng Management Team Member of the Year Dr. Pamela Cheng has been with the Sunnyvale School District for 17 years. In those 17 years, she…
Twenty-two girls from Bishop Elementary went to a Stanford University women’s basketball game on February 11 thanks to the Bay Area Women’s Sports Initiative (BAWSI). BAWSI’s programs help children develop a love of physical activity, build self-esteem, and embrace positive…
Cumberland students chose the nonprofit organization Gravity Water as one of the beneficiaries of the Student Council’s Global-Initiative fundraiser this year. Gravity Water systems combine rainwater harvesting, storage, and filtration to give communities in developing countries, such as Nepal or Vietnam,…
In January, Ellis Elementary held a Homeless C.A.R.E. Package Project that was created by their Community and Respect at Ellis (C.A.R.E.) Team. Lead by fifth-grade teacher Melissa Mak and organized by the student leadership team, Ellis donated multiple boxes of…
Teachers Karen Currie and Kevin Davis organized a special assembly and read-in for Lakewood third through fifth-grade students on Feb. 5 in celebration of Black History Month and to reflect on the literary contributions of African-American authors. “Our main goal…
Students who were looking for something to do on late start Wednesdays before school started were given a unique opportunity to play basketball with Sunnyvale police in February. Students of all skill levels were welcomed to drop in anytime between…
The Sunnyvale School District Mobile App provides password-protected access for parents to see live grade and attendance information, allowing families to stay up to date on student progress at any time, from anywhere. From the app, users may also set…
In the fall of 2017, Sunnyvale School District reached out to their community of staff members, families and students to start a conversation about the district’s goals. They were invited to share their thoughts over a two week period…