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…
School Programs
On May 15th, the Columbia Middle School ELAC (English Language Advisory Committee) was thrilled to host our Reclassification Celebration event to honor a group of our students who achieved a milestone: becoming fluent in the English language. This year, over…
Four years ago, Stanford’s Teacher Education Program (STEP) and Sunnyvale School District (SSD) began their partnership in providing a high quality summer school experience for elementary and middle school students, Sunnyvale teachers, and STEP teacher candidates. As the next step…
Thanks to a generous grant from non-profit El Camino Hospital (ECH) Community Benefit Fund, Sunnyvale School District is pleased to announce the addition of Britta Van Andel to our team of district nurses this November. As a team of three…
Middle Schools This year middle schools are very busy planning changes to our grading system that will go into effect beginning August, 2013. Beginning next school year, 7th and 8th grades will be moving to standards-based grading. After years of…
Ever wonder what the teachers do on Staff Development Days when your children stay home? Sunnyvale School District is fortunate to not only avoid furlough days, but to offer extensive professional development opportunities to all of its teachers and staff….
Bullying is the most common kind of violence in schools today and it impacts the entire community. The Sunnyvale School District, in partnership with Project Cornerstone, is committed to helping our students feel valued and respected so they can grow…
Sunnyvale School District is committed to helping children thrive not just academically, but also emotionally. We have partnered with Project Cornerstone to help give our children a foundation of “developmental assets” which are the positive values, relationships and experiences they…
Over 700 Sunnyvale students enjoyed a rich and vibrant learning opportunity this summer through the district’s partnership with the Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP). In the elementary summer program for incoming first through fifth grade students, the instructional focus was…
The Santa Clara County Reading Council partnered with the Sunnyvale School District to host an amazing event in March 2012. The Children’s Writing Workshop was dedicated to celebrating children who love to write and children who want to become better…
What is JBK? Well, the secret’s out! JBK stands for “Just Be Kind,” and it is part of Sunnyvale Middle School’s efforts to create a more caring and positive climate on campus and off. JBK was conceived as a “stealth”…
Parents in the Sunnyvale School District were invited to a parent workshop on building developmental assets on January 30, 2012. The speaker, Clay Roberts, presented to district staff and teachers earlier that day as part of Staff Development Day training….
Lakewood Elementary School is off to an impressive start having launched the Project Cornerstone program this January. For details on Project Cornerstone, please see: http://sesd-district-digest.org/giving-our-children-the-tools-they-need-to-thrive/ The all-around program at Lakewood includes parent volunteers who read to students in all classes…
How do you picture recess at your neighborhood school? Kids playing chase, hopscotch, or climbing on play structures? You might see all of these at Vargas School in Sunnyvale, but you will also see kids walking or running around the…
With Spring sports season in full swing, it’s a great time to learn more about how to keep your child safe and healthy when participating in P.E. and extracurricular sports programs. SMS PTSA will present a parent education program, “Exercise,…