“Let’s move, let’s move, let’s move around the room,” was how Ron Boren, keynote speaker at this year’s Children’s Writing Workshop, started the morning with the children and their parents. Led by Mr. Boren, everyone in attendance–students, parents, teacher organizers,…
As the school year comes to an end and the summer warmth sets in, we need to remain sugar savvy! For each additional sugary drink a child consumes a day, the risk of obesity jumps by 60%.* Instead of sugar…
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…
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…
On Saturday, May 4th, kids and adults of all ages arrived at The King’s Academy campus in Sunnyvale, eager and excited to start the 3rd annual 5K KIDS Fun Run & Walk, an event sponsored by the Sunnyvale nonprofit K.I.D.S….
In the past, Cumberland Elementary School has participated in “Caps for Patients”, where students who made a donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) were allowed to wear a hat or cap that school day. This March, Cumberland Student…
Each year, since 2003, the Oakland A’s have designed and distributed thousands of “Mathletics” workbooks which utilize simple formulas for calculating statistics of A’s players to students in hopes to promote the importance of math among Bay Area youth, grades 1-8….
It’s almost summer and time to think about protecting ourselves from too much sun exposure. We all need some sun exposure, it’s our primary source of vitamin D, which helps us absorb calcium for stronger, healthier bones. Repeated unprotected sun…
An exciting new online Sumdog Math Contest was held on March 15-21 for all K-8 grade students in Santa Clara County. Sunnyvale School District students took part by playing the free multiplayer math games on the Sumdog website. On this…
On May 2, 2013, selection committees comprised of principals, certificated, and classified management personnel met to select the 2012-2013 Teacher of the Year and the 2012-2013 Classified Employee of the Year. Each school site, along with the District Office and the…
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…
Each May, about 900 severely challenged kids from public and private schools across Santa Clara County are invited to participate in a one-day event of physical endeavor and success. This is the one day in the year when these youngsters are…
Like many other school districts grappling with funding cuts, the Sunnyvale School District is exploring its newest option to fill in the gaps: placing a bond measure on the November 2013 ballot. With 2011 parcel tax money going toward maintaining…
Even though Read Across America Day was on Dr. Seuss’ birthday (March 2nd), Columbia Middle School students were treated to a wide variety of read-aloud stories on Friday, March 1st; these included children’s books, young adult novels, as well as…
Sunnyvale School District ensures teachers and staff receive regular and high quality in-service training. The superintendent, Dr. Benjamin Picard, is dedicated to continually seeking best practices in education to help improve the quality and effectiveness of our students’ learning. Most…