My daughter was in private school since preschool and recently transferred to Sunnyside. The pressure of her previous schools academic program had her hating school in the first grade. We were very worried about the transition and did not pick Sunnyside as one of our options and were fortunate enough
... Read more to get in at the last minute. She now comes home loving school with a smile on her face. Her teacher is teaching in ways never used at her previous school and we can already see improvements in her reading and approach to homework. This is a small school with a caring staff. We are lucky to be a part of this community and appreciate their hard work and dedication. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/24/09
The spirit to make the world and our Sunnyside school a better place is celebrated by teachers, students, the community and the parents--together.
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Posted by a parent on 09/24/09
Sunnyside is a small, neighborhood school that welcomes a diversity of kids and parents who like to lend a hand wherever they can.
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Posted by a parent on 09/24/09
The school is small and you definitely have a neighborhood school feeling! The PTA is great and there many parent volunteers which make the school even better.
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Posted by a parent on 09/23/09
Sunnyside has amazing intimacy between kids, parents, teachers and the principal, and also a grand vision for how to become the best school it can possibly be. Arts, science, book-learning and diverse cultural celebration are all thriving at sunnyside.... my kindergartener doesn't tell me too much
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Posted by a parent on 09/23/09
This is our second year at Sunnyside Elementary, our son has a FANTASTIC first grade teacher who is inspiring and planning all manner of interesting field trips. Parents were also just informed that Sunnyside's API scores jumped 68 points in one year to 813! This is due to the hard work of the teachers,
... Read more the dedication of the principal, the committed parent community, and our hard-working students. Kids are assigned homework *every* night, even in kindergarten. Big things are happening at this school, and I believe its way to becoming an academic powerhouse. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/18/09
My son is in Kindergarten, we too, didn't have Sunnyside in our first 7 choices, then learned about it later in our process - lucky us! My son is very happy and is learning so much. The school is small, cheerful, and sweet. There are so many extras that the PTA funds, such as PE, Art, Movement, and
... Read more Music. And now there are big garden plans in the works and an 'outdoor classroom' to involve the kids in this. I think it is only getting better and better. I never toured by the way, I just stopped by and got a flyer and during that visit the SF Symphony was there teaching all the kids to play the kazoo, so cute. Read less
Posted by a parent on 12/05/08
Great city school with a small neighborhood close knit feel. Your child will have a wonderful time learning at Sunnyside Elementary
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Posted by a parent on 11/09/08
Our daughter is in Kindergarten at Sunnyside and we have been incredibly happy with the warm and welcoming community, high caliber of caring and committed teachers and a straight-shooting principal. We have been pleasantly surprised with all the enrichment activities the school provides, LEAP Artist-in-residence,
... Read more strong Science curriculum with ongoing in class experiments and monthly field trips, P.E. twice per week, music, movement and more. There's also a very committed group of parents who are planning and launching a Garden Program at the school in the Spring. I would recommend this school to anyone who wants a small, friendly neighborhood school, and who wants to contribute their time to making this school even better in the coming years. It could still use more parent involvement and some stronger fundraising strategies. We're excited to have found this special up and coming school!!! Read less
Posted by a parent on 11/09/08
Sunnyside was not on my list of 7 schools. Because of the crummy system in SF, we were given Sunnyside. It turned out to be a lucky break. The (3) kindergarten classes have huge parental involvement. For example, 10 out of 20 parents showed up for a wednesday 9:30am science walk for a kindergarten
... Read more class. Incredible parent involvement. Another example is the saturday kindergarten classroom cleaning which 4 fathers and 5 mothers volunteered their weekend time. Other new changes to the school that are parent based involve a lunch literacy program and an incredible garden project, to name only a few. Sunnyside does not tour well but it is a wonderful neighborhood school. I would say to all the parents that are in the position I was in last year, put Sunnyside on the top of your list if you are a motivated forward thinking parent and join us. Read less
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San Francisco schools — Sunnyside Elementary School is located at 250 Foerster St, San Francisco CA 94112. 250 Foerster St is in the Sunnyside neighborhood and 94112 ZIP code in San Francisco, CA The school district for Sunnyside Elementary School is the San Francisco Unified School District. Sunnyside Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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