Sunrise Middle School

Sunrise Middle School has revised its schedule for Zoom online classes with teachers so as to accommodate the larger classes. This revised schedule will begin this Wednesday, March 25.

Mondays

• 9 am – Math for 5th , 6-1, 7th , and 8-1
• 10 am – Math for 6-2 and 6-3, and 8-2
• 11 – 12 – Mr. Laxman – meditation and life skills
  • 11 am – 11:20 – 5th and 6th graders.
  • 11:20-11:40 – 7th graders
  • 11:40-12 – 8th graders
• 1:30pm – 6th grade Social Justice with Ms. Imelda

Tuesdays

• 9 am – English for 8-1, 7th and 6th grades
• 10 am – English for 8-3
• 10 am – Ms. Merek will meet with her students
• 10 am – Ms. Rebecca will meet with her students
• 11 am – Math for 8-3
• 11 am – English for 8-2
• 1:30 pm – 7th grade Social Justice with Ms. Imelda
• PE
  • Fifth grade – 11-11:15
  • Sixth grade – 11:15- 11:30
  • Seventh grade – 11:30-11:45
  • Eighth grade – 11:45-12

Wednesdays

• 9 am – 6th grade history with Mr. Waldon
• 9:30 am – 7th grade history with Mr. Waldon
• Sciences:
  • 10 am – science for 8th grade
  • 10:30 am – science for 7th
  • 11 am – science for 6th
• Histories:
  • 10:30 am – 8-3 US history
  • 11:30 am – 8-2 US history
  • 1:30 pm – 8-1 US history

Thursdays

• 9 am – English for 8-1, 7th and 6th grades
• 10 am – Ms. Merek will meet with her students
• 10 am – English for 8-3
• 10 am – Ms. Rebecca will meet with her students
• 11 am – Math for 8-3
• 11 am – English for 8-2
• 1:30 pm – 8th grade Social Justice with Ms. Imelda

Fridays

• 9 am – Math for 5th , 6-1, 7 th , 8-1
• 10 am – Math for 6-2 and 6-3, and 8-2
• 11-12 PE with Mr. Omar and Mr. Edgar
• 11-12 – PE with Mr. Omar and Mr. Edgar
  • 11-11:30 – PE for 5th and 6th graders
  • 11:30-12 – PE for 7th graders
  • 12-12:30 – PE for 8th graders

(these classes or longer sessions will also be recorded for viewing later)

Sunrise Middle School, like all county public schools, is closing for three weeks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. This is a directive from the Santa Clara County Health Department and the County Office of Education.
We have given students online learning assignments for them to do while the school is closed. Please email [email protected] or call 408-659-4785 and leave a message, if your child is having trouble accessing these assignments.
We plan to reopen Monday, April 6th.
There will be no spring break, as initially planned.
We wish you and your family well during this time.
Please do not mingle with groups of people, as this defeats the purpose of the closure. During our school closure, we wanted you to know about places where you can get free food while your children are not being served meals at school.
Please note these food pantries:

• Second Harvest Food Bank, 750 Curtner Ave. 8-5 Monday-Friday, 800-984-3663
• Ecumenical Hunger Program (EHP), 2411 Pulgas Ave., 650-323-7781
• Also, some local libraries are providing food.

Comcast/Xfinity now has a phone number you can call to get free internet if you don’t already have it. Your children need internet to do their online assignments from their teachers. Visit www.internetessentials.com or call 1-855-846-8376 for English and 1-855-765-6995 for Spanish.

Some 35 professionals came to our 7th annual Career Fair – nurses, lawyers, veterinarians, healers, artists, musicians, engineers, counselors, athletes, chefs, hair stylists and more. Thanks for being so inspiring!
Check out some images of the day here!

Sunrise Middle held its 1st Annual Coding and Robotics Family Night, where we celebrated the learning that has occurred through a generous donation from Wells Fargo and the Silicon Valley Education Foundation.

Students taught their parents everything they’ve been learning with programming and coding.

Sunrise Middle students kicked off a 21-day Kindness Challenge. Each day we will practice a special act of kindness to sharpen our awareness for the need to spread kindness, not hate. We will become aware that each thought we hold is for good or for bad – nothing is ever neutral!

The Santa Clara County Board of Education, by unanimous vote, has approved another five-year charter renewal for Sunrise Middle School. The new charter includes the addition of a fifth grade class.

To enroll your student for next year, please visit the school office prior to the December 11 lottery, or download the on-line short application and submit to the school prior to the lottery date.

We appreciate the vote of confidence from the County Board and continue to work at improving each year!

Jessica De Anda, sixth grade English teacher, was honored as a Santa Clara County Teacher of the Year! This is Ms. De Anda’s fourth year teaching at Sunrise. She is a very dedicated teacher and also leads the English department. Ms. DeAnda believes in a student-centered classroom where students are empowered and active participants in their own education.