Eighth Graders Flex Science Skills at Helix Cup Competition As part of the fall 2020 edition of South San Francisco Unified School District’s (SSFUSD) Helix Cup egg drop challenge, science teachers from Alta Loma (ALMS), Parkway Heights (PHMS), and Westborough Middle Schools (WMS) tested the ability of containers constructed by eighth grade students to protect an egg dropped from heights of six, 12, and 18 feet.
Iconic Civil Rights Activist Celebrates Ruby Bridges Day with Martin Elementary School in South San Francisco Elementary school students at South San Francisco Unified School District’s (SSFUSD) Martin Elementary School received a virtual visit from Civil Rights icon Ruby Bridges during a morning assembly on November 18 in observance of Ruby Bridges Day.
SSFUSD Meal Service: 10-26-20 Effective October 26, SSFUSD Nutrition Services will distribute meals on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00 PM to 5:15 PM at the following locations.
In the News: San Mateo County Schools Easing Students Back onto Campus As local health conditions grow safer and educators seek to improve learning opportunities for more students, elementary school districts across the county are establishing plans to gradually bring students back to the classroom.
El Camino High's Fall Concert Goes Virtual El Camino High music teacher Raymond Galela drew on newfound technical skills to organize a virtual fall concert that included performances of “March of the Trolls” by Edvard Grieg, Brian Balmages’s “Apparitions,” and the “Klaxon” by Henry Fillmore.
Why Halloween Still Matters during COVID-19 Despite prohibitions on trick-or-treating due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Los Cerritos Elementary and Ponderosa Elementary Schools successfully found ways to bring the school community together by organizing COVID-19 conscious Halloween celebrations for their families.
In the News: South San Francisco Unified School District Adds Extra Graduation Year Struggling high schoolers or other students with special needs will be granted another year of eligibility to graduate from the South San Francisco Unified School District, under a recent decision by officials.
In the News: No Rush for Classroom Return throughout San Mateo County While health conditions have improved to allow reopening of campuses shuttered by the pandemic, most officials throughout San Mateo County are planning to keep elementary schools closed for the immediate future — with a few exceptions.
Hybrid or Distance Learning: You Choose SSFUSD has asked families to complete the Return to In Person Learning survey by Wednesday, November 25, 2020.
