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…
Vargas School
Inspired by a desire to support inquiry and hands-on learning, Vargas Elementary School Principal Annette Grasty and her 4-member Science Committee are leading the way to a science-focused school. A Science Committee comprised of teachers representing lower and upper grades…
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…
BAWSI (pronounced bossy) stands for Bay Area Women’s Sports Initiative. BAWSI is a nonprofit organization that creates programs through which women athletes bring health, hope and wholeness to our community. BAWSI was founded by Olympic and World Cup soccer stars…
On May 1, 2014, selection committees comprised of principals, certificated, and classified management personnel met to select the 2013-2014 Teacher of the Year and the 2013-2014 Classified Employee of the Year. Each school site, along with the District Office and…
Congratulations to Vargas Elementary School teachers Barbara Papamarcos, Ceci Mendoza-Torres, and Jennifer Morgan for being featured in San José State University (SJSU) School of Education’s Impact Magazine. These wonderful teachers describe their work as cooperating teachers in SJSU’s Critical Research…
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…
Bishop 2nd and 3rd graders have been exchanging letters with Vargas 2nd and 3rd graders during the school year. In late May, students had the opportunity to meet their pen pals at Vargas Elementary. Students ate lunch with their pen…
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…
Vargas School Spaghetti Dinner Sunday, 4/29, 4-8pm Sunnyvale Moose Lodge 905 Kifer Rd Sunnyvale 94086 Tickets are $10/adults $5/kids if you purchase tickets at Vargas before the event and then $15 and $7 at the door. Vargas School Walk-a-thon Saturday…
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…