Dear Friends, I think that many of us who become educators do so because we want our work to matter. We love children and believe that we can help to bring out the best in them, making a long-term impact…
Dear Friends, I think being an educator is the best job in the world. We have the rare honor of helping children develop from curious school newcomers to confident, sophisticated learners. The youngest ones charm us right away, revealing emerging…
Open Enrollment, the time frame during which students may request a transfer from their school of residence to another school within the Sunnyvale School District, will take place February 3-14, 2020. For details about Open Enrollment, visit http://sesd.schoolwires.net/Page/241. Sign up for…
A rebel princess, a resourceful droid, a legendary Wookiee, and a fearless pilot were just some of the characters Vargas Elementary students depicted in colorful watercolor portraits that were framed and hung in an art installation in the Sunnyvale corporate…
This school year, the Assistance League® of Los Altos provided over $33,000 worth of goods and services to five schools in the Sunnyvale School District. The nonprofit worked with the schools to find out what they needed and provided a…
Sixteen families at Ellis Elementary School in Sunnyvale have been gifted Chrome laptops to take home after participating in a free 6-week digital literacy course. The course was made possible because of a $313,000 grant from the California Public Utilities Commission…
Ellis Elementary recently hosted its first ever school-wide Narrative Writing Celebration as part of our commitment to teaching the Units of Study in Writing, an approach designed to help students develop a love for writing and use writing as a tool for self-expression. Almost…
Ivan was in fifth grade at Lakewood Elementary when he decided that his school really should have a drinking fountain next to the library so that kids could read and get a drink of water without having to walk across…
On Nov. 7, a fire broke out at the Lakehaven Apartments in north Sunnyvale, in the Lakewood Village neighborhood. Although swift action by the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety contained the fire to two units, the entire complex had to be red tagged, leaving 51 residents, including 20 children–many…
School and district leaders traveled to China for a one-week educational tour as guests of the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) in October. The goal of the program is to provide delegates with information and inspiration to start or expand Chinese…
The following is a summary of actions taken by the Sunnyvale School District Board at the September, October and November meetings. September 5: Approved the annual unaudited actuals financial report for Fiscal Year 2018-2019. The District met all mandated financial…
Dear Friends, In my experience, children always come back from summer with plenty of stories to tell, and as educators, we love your children’s stories! They help us get to know our students, shining a light on the complex influencers…
Have you met your school’s NRO? In the city of Sunnyvale, Neighborhood Resource Officers, or NRO’s, serve as liaisons between the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS), our schools, and the community. They focus their efforts on community outreach, crime…
Welcome to the new year here in Sunnyvale’s public schools! You have enrolled your child in a district that believes in educating the whole child, providing rigorous education standards, and preparing your child to be ready for college and career…
The following is a summary of actions taken by the Sunnyvale School District Board at the June and August meetings. June 6: Public hearing and adoption of grades 6-8 history-social science curriculum. Public hearing for the 2019-2020 Local Control Accountability…