District administrators, principals, teachers, parents and students came together for a day of collaboration Feb. 3 at the annual Lyceum held in the District Office Board Room. The event is an opportunity for all of the District’s stakeholders to share…
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The Sunnyvale Education Foundation (SEF) received its official 501 c3 nonprofit status last June, and is making a good start on its fundraising goals. It’s taking a different tack from many other education foundations in the area by not asking…
Two Sunnyvale School District teachers were students again this summer, gaining experience in the practical applications of the subjects they teach. Kathleen Keating from Cherry Chase Elementary School and Joe Gabent from Fairwood Elementary School served as interns with local…
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…
Fairwood Explorer School’s team, Fantastic Unique Ninjas (FUN), was regional champion this year, qualifying the team to compete in the state tournament in Riverside, California. This was not a soccer or basketball tournament but one where teamwork was just as…
Come get information on Sunnyvale School District’s Fairwood Explorer Program. This parent-participation program began as a pilot program in 2010-11 and just admitted its first full class of Explorer students this fall. Fairwood Explorer is a K-5 program providing hands-on…
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…
In response to a proposal by local parents, the Sunnyvale School District started Fairwood Explorer in the 2010-11 academic year as a pilot program. Housed in Fairwood Elementary School under the administration of Principal Sarah Tellez, this parent-participation, hands-on, project-based…
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…
Fairwood Explorer is open to all kindergarten through grade 5 students who live within the Sunnyvale School District boundaries. Spaces are allocated through a lottery held every year in March. Since 2010, Fairwood Explorer has provided students with hands-on, challenge-based…
An exciting new online Sumdog Math Contest was held on March 15-21 for all K-8 grade students in Santa Clara County. Sunnyvale School District students took part by playing the free multiplayer math games on the Sumdog website. On this…
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…
The Family Resource Center at Fairwood Elementary School celebrated its grand opening with a Ribbon Cutting ceremony on May 21, 2012. Funded by FIRST 5 and operated by two local non-profit organizations, The Health Trust and SJB Child Development Centers,…
Fairwood Elementary, in partnership with Generations Community Wellness (Generations), a Sunnyvale based non-profit organization, has passed a School Employee Wellness policy as part of a comprehensive School Wellness approach established during the 2011-12 school year. This policy helps to create…