Sunnyland Elementary
"The Scoop"
A Note from the Principal
We are excited to move to a four day/week in-person schedule for our 4th and 5th graders! Starting April 26, all K-5 Sunnyland students will be in person Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday from 8:00-1:30, with Wednesdays continuing to be used for morning meeting, remote learning, family engagement, collaboration and professional development for staff. The daily schedule will remain the same in terms of arrival, dismissal, specialists and lunches. If you have any questions about this change please don't hesitate to reach out.
In other news, construction for our new school is moving right along. Thank you for your patience as we navigate portable moves and utility work. I'm including a picture of the next two construction phases that will take us up to the end of this school year. Although it can seem a bit disruptive, I have found that our students are excited by the construction changes, as we are capitalizing on this opportunity to learn firsthand about building a school.
Have a wonderful day, and I hope you are all able to enjoy this sunshine!
Warmly,
Amy


April is National Autism Acceptance Month
Celebrate inclusion with connection and acceptance during Autism Acceptance Month. With strong support and opportunities, our scholars who navigate the world with autism will see themselves represented in education and employment.
Get involved by (contributed by a district parent):
- Showing your support to the Max Higbee Center.
- Reading up on local authors Kimberly Reeves and her son Ryan.
- Engaging with resources at the Autism Society.
School Lunch Menu
Kindergarten registration is open for fall 2021
Registration for kindergarten has begun in Bellingham Public Schools. All children who will be 5 before Sept. 1, 2021 can be registered for kindergarten. Families can register their kindergartner online through the link on our kindergarten webpage. Registering now helps us hire staff, balance our classes, connect with families and ready our schools to welcome our kindergartners.
All children who are currently enrolled in Promise K will automatically be enrolled in kindergarten for the fall and do not need to re-register.
We plan to start in-person learning at every elementary school this fall with strong safety protocols in place. We will be ready to support our early learners and welcome the class of 2034 to our schools.
Kindergarten open house videos and virtual tours will be posted on school websites and sent to registered kindergarten families in May.
To find out more about attendance areas, registration and childhood immunization schedules, please visit bellinghamschools.org/kindergarten or contact our elementary schools directly. And thanks in advance for letting a friend or neighbor with a future kindergartner know the registration window is open and ready for them!
Meet our new Office Assistant/Attendance Secretary Karla
I was born in Puerto Rico, a small island in the middle of the Caribbean with a rich heritage mix of African, Spaniards and Native Indians. Yes, we are 3 different races combined! You’re probably wondering why I moved so far away from home?? Well.. when I was 9 years old, we left the island because my dad was transferred to work in the USCG station in Miami, Florida. There my mom worked as a teacher and she inspired me to work around children. When I was 17 years old, we were transferred again but to the Bellingham, WA station. Here we discovered a small paradise of kind and peaceful people. This was a perfect place to pursue my passion to work with children and now I am honored to be working at the Bellingham Public Schools district as an Office Secretary at Sunnyland Elementary School.
Karla Casanova
Attendance Secretary
Sunnyland Elementary School
2800 James Street,
Bellingham, WA 98226

Join the fun with Sunnyland's PTAPTA Membership Drive Consider becoming a member! The Sunnyland PTA is a collaboration between parents and teachers, and it’s a great way to connect and make a difference. Learn more at SunnylandPTA.org. Please use this online form to sign up for membership.
Sign up For PTA Emails Stay in the loop and hear about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities. Follow this link to join our mailing list: https://forms.gle/nnS7SMkGHWo6xGm49 | Weekly Meal BoxesMeal box pick ups will be Wednesdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at 12 school locations and six community locations. See list of locations below for March 10 and beyond. We encourage all families to pick up a free box of 14 meals and support our food services program and the Good Food Project in Bellingham Public Schools, as well as our local community. If your student is eating at school again in-person, they will be offered a modified box that will include the fresh produce, dairy and entree. The school locations are as follows: Alderwood Elementary School, 3400 Hollywood Avenue | Visit our PTA on Facebook |
Join the fun with Sunnyland's PTA
PTA Membership Drive
Consider becoming a member! The Sunnyland PTA is a collaboration between parents and teachers, and it’s a great way to connect and make a difference. Learn more at SunnylandPTA.org. Please use this online form to sign up for membership.
Sign up For PTA Emails
Stay in the loop and hear about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities. Follow this link to join our mailing list: https://forms.gle/nnS7SMkGHWo6xGm49
Weekly Meal Boxes
Meal box pick ups will be Wednesdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at 12 school locations and six community locations. See list of locations below for March 10 and beyond.
We encourage all families to pick up a free box of 14 meals and support our food services program and the Good Food Project in Bellingham Public Schools, as well as our local community. If your student is eating at school again in-person, they will be offered a modified box that will include the fresh produce, dairy and entree.
The school locations are as follows:
Alderwood Elementary School, 3400 Hollywood Avenue
Birchwood Elementary School, 3200 Pinewood Avenue
Happy Valley Elementary School, 1041 24th Street
Northern Heights Elementary School, 4000 Magrath Road
Roosevelt Elementary School, 2900 Yew Street
Wade King Elementary School, 2155 Yew Street Road
Fairhaven Middle School, 110 Park Ridge Road
Kulshan Middle School, 1250 Kenoyer Drive
Shuksan Middle School, 2717 Alderwood Avenue
Whatcom Middle School, 810 Halleck Street
Bellingham High School, 2020 Cornwall Avenue
Sehome High School, 2700 Bill McDonald Parkway
Sunnyland 2020-21 PTA Officers
Co-President-Nickie Rail 760-917-0468 nickierail@gmail.com
Secretary-Megan Porter 801-319-3366 megan.leigh.porter@gmail.com
Treasurer-Katina Briles-Honda 360-224-2171 katinabriles@gmail.com
Scrip-Pat Kelly 360-325-5296 patmara@mac.com
Enrichment-Abby Atkins 360-389-1805 sunnylandenrichment@gmail.com and
Cari Chan 360-201-9547 ficus.cari@gmail.com
Communications-Laura Wood 360-318-3835 laura.s.wood@gmail.com
Fundraising-Kami Westhoff 360-223-1817 kamiwesthoff@yahoo.com
Yearbook-Allison Lecky 360-527-3096 allisonbj@gmail.com
Contact us
Si desea esta información en español llame al 676-6456
Bellingham School District, 360-676-6400
OFFICE and SCHOOL HOURS
Attendance: 7:45-3:00 - Karla.Casanova@bellinghamschools.org
School starts: 8:00 am, Kindergarten-5th grades
School ends: 1:30 pm, Kindergarten-5th grades