Six Sunnyvale School District elementary students competed on April 29 in Sodexo’s Future Chefs Challenge. The national initiative aims to get students thinking about making healthy food choices while encouraging them to get active and creative in the kitchen! Sunnyvale…
A team of Cumberland Elementary 5th graders made it to the 2022 VEX Robotics World Championships this Spring and walked away with the Create Award! The VEX Robotics competition is put on by the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation, which…
The Sunnyvale School District is one of six school districts in the state to have its School Attendance Review Board (SARB) be designated as a model program for exemplary practices that have contributed to reducing chronic absenteeism rates…
Room 24’s very own, Emma Buteau, led a mission of appreciation for our school crossing guards this April. Emma recently learned that California doesn’t have a “Crossing Guard Appreciation Day” and she wants to change that! The third-grader made posters…
The Sunnyvale School District is so proud to announce our 2021-2022 Employees of the year! Classified Employee of the Year: Sharmila Velmurugan (District Office) Sharmila Velmurugan is the Student Services Technician for the Student Services and Special Education Department. She…
It all started with a brilliant idea from students. Back in the fall, Vargas Principal Armstrong and Assistant Principal Matsuyama received a letter from Ms. Alvarado’s 3rd graders. Their windows face a large shed and they thought, “Wouldn’t it be…
Vargas is deepening its inclusion work by moving beyond Autism Awareness this April to Autism Acceptance. Special Education teacher Alyssa Dew provided presentations to both students and staff that focused on: -getting to know the students at Vargas in their…
Classroom mini-grants were recently awarded to 17 teachers in the Sunnyvale School District by the local chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa, an international organization of women educators. Teachers from preschool through 8th grade were invited to submit applications describing how…
The following is a summary of actions taken by the Sunnyvale School District Board at the March, April, and May meetings. March 10 Regular Board Meeting Approved 2nd Interim Fiscal Solvency Report March 24 Regular Board Meeting – Governance Development…
Another year has flown by, this one a very special one. Our students have grown so much over the past 10 months, academically and social-emotionally, with the support and involvement of our wonderful District community —our teachers and support staff,…
Administrators, staff, teachers, family members, students and community members came together for a day of collaboration at the Sunnyvale School District’s second annual Equity Summit. At the event, participants learned about District practices, values, and programs, and shared their input…
The Santa Clara County Committee on School District Organization approved Sunnyvale School District’s proposal to establish trustee areas within the District on March 14, 2022. Like more than 300 school districts and 100 cities across the state, the Sunnyvale School…
On February 7 and 9, Bishop students were able to participate in a STEAM Museum where they explored 3-D printing, circuitry, music making, and many more concepts. A HUGE shout out to the Sunnyvale Education Foundation for providing the funding…
In January, 7th graders planted beans for our Bean Plant Inquiry Lab, in which they designed their own lab to see what variables affect plant growth! Groups tested different variables, such as water source (filtered, tap, bottled), type of light…
Congratulations to the SMS 8th grade boys’ basketball team for finishing their season undefeated and claiming the championship over Egan Jr. High. Despite struggles with COVID and a few season ending injuries, the team played for each other and was…