Cumberland is exploding with millionaires! Yup, millionaires! The Cumberland Millionaires Club was started about 10 years ago by Learning Resource Specialist Lisa Atkins. Parents and children keep track of all the books the students read. After reading 1,000,000 words the…
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Lakewood Elementary School met its goal of reaching 100% participation for the White House ConnectED Library Card challenge this April. The White House ConnectED Library Challenge is a national effort to increase partnerships between public libraries and school districts to support student…
Ellis had its second Family Reading Night “Superhero Reader Night” on May 10 and it was a huge success! The school had about 175 people in attendance. Ellis’ vision this school year was to foster a love of reading in all…
Stephanie Fischer has been named the new assistant principal of Ellis Elementary School replacing Kathryn Armstrong who was promoted to the Vargas principal position in November. Mrs. Fischer will begin her new role in April. She has been with the…
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 state Department of Education released testing results Aug. 24, and for the second consecutive year students in the Sunnyvale School District outperformed the state averages and reflected the county averages of their peers in English Language Arts and mathematics….
Reading Partners and the 49ers teamed up in the name of literacy at Lakewood Elementary School in September. On Sept. 28, a group of San Francisco 49ers players spent their afternoon with Lakewood Lions teaching them the importance of reading…
More than 700 students attended the Stanford Summer Explorations program, which ran from June 29 – July 24 at Bishop Elementary School for incoming 1st-5th graders and at Columbia Middle School (CMS) for incoming 6th-8th graders. Summer Explorations is a free, four week program,…
Ms. Allison Enyart’s kindergarten class at Vargas Elementary School eagerly gathered in a circle on the carpet in front of their brand new classroom library and listened intently to a special guest read “Polar bear, polar bear what do you…
Kevin Cuevas, a fourth-grader at Bishop Elementary School, walks across the blacktop with a pep in his step and a beaming smile. And it’s not even recess. He’s getting ready to learn with his reading partner, Sunnyvale Police Chief Frank…
The results are in: After a year-long, independent evaluation of Reading Partners efficacy, a new report shows the impact that the robust literacy program has on improving the reading skills of elementary school students. Reading Partners is a one-on-one tutoring…
While Sunnyvale School District students enjoyed a four-day weekend over the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, Sunnyvale School District staff and teachers were busy attending training sessions on January 21, 2014. The staff had the opportunity to delve deeper into…
The rate at which technology has blended into every facet of our lives has increased exponentially over the past decade. Our professional and personal lives are increasingly dependent on our understanding of how to use our digital devices effectively and…
Sunnyvale School District will be offering a rich array of educational opportunities for Sunnyvale students this summer. The district’s focus on educating its students goes beyond the school year and into the summer months. These programs are made possible through…