More than 400 students at Cumberland Elementary School marveled at 360-degree views of the Martian landscape, Yosemite Valley, and coral reefs Thursday without ever leaving their Sunnyvale campus. They embarked on virtual field trips thanks to the Google Expeditions Pioneer Program, which…
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The Sunnyvale School District has participated in JUST RUN since 2013. JUST RUN is a free, website-based program designed by fitness and running experts Michael Dove and Susan Love. The national/world fitness program is designed to assist all schools and…
On April 30, 2015, selection committees comprised of certificated and classified management personnel met to select the 2014-2015 Teacher of the Year and the 2014-2015 Classified Employee of the Year. Each school site, along with the District Office and the…
Everybody thinks their grandmother has the best stories, but few people can say their grandmother’s story is the subject of a published book. One local Sunnyvale educator has co-authored a children’s book about the adventures of her sister’s grandmother-in-law, or…
The Sunnyvale School is fortunate to have such a passionate Health Services team that consists of 3 full-time Nurses and 6 Health Assistants who take care of our students with medical needs every day – helping all of our students stay healthy and ready…
Everyday our students are assisted during their lunchtime by Noon Aides, caring adults who take two hours out of their day to help our students. Recently, Noon Aides from each of the Sunnyvale School District sites gathered together for a…
Sunnyvale School District welcomes students from several dozen countries around the world, speaking over 45 different languages, at the district’s two middle schools and eight elementary schools. While this diversity is embraced in all our schools, a few schools set…
Cumberland parents organize what they call “Cluster Classes.” This year all 218 students in grades 4 and 5 had 26 different classes from which to choose, covering topics from chickens to circuit designs. “Everything in between” included dry ice experiments,…
Local Motion (http://www.localmotionca.com) runs the Bay Area BikeMobile (http://www.bayareabikemobile.org) program that brings bike mechanics and equipment to schools, community centers, parks, etc., across the San Francisco Bay Area. BikeMobile mechanics provide FREE repairs and maintenance service for bikes at these…
The Dairy Council of California actually brings cows to schools in their Mobile Dairy Classroom program! Not only is this program free, it provides a host of grade level learning tools, literature, coloring pages…you name it. Many teachers obtain grade…
Farm fresh food has made a comeback in our schools – over half of California’s 1000 school districts are engaged in “Farm to School” activities, according to the USDA’s new Farm to School Census. The Community Alliance with Family Farmers…
Well, Siddharth Shah will tell you it’s Suriname, and he is right! Siddarth is a 4th grade student at Cumberland Elementary School whose interest in geography prompted his father, Jignesh Shah, to start a Geography Club at Cumberland. The club…
In the past, Cumberland Elementary School has participated in “Caps for Patients”, where students who made a donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) were allowed to wear a hat or cap that school day. This March, Cumberland Student…
On May 2, 2013, selection committees comprised of principals, certificated, and classified management personnel met to select the 2012-2013 Teacher of the Year and the 2012-2013 Classified Employee of the Year. Each school site, along with the District Office and the…
Did you know the entry date for kindergarten has changed in California? Beginning this year, children must be 5-years-old by November 1st (rather than December 2nd) to enroll in kindergarten. However, incoming students with November birth dates will still attend…