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School Phone: 408-252-5414 ~ Absence Line 408-252-5414-6 ~ FAX 408-996-9725

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S u p e r i n t e n d e n t : P h i l Q u o n B o a r d M e m b e r s :

A n j a l i K a u s a r , B e n L i a o ,

J o s e p h i n e L u c e y , G a r y M c C u e ,

P h y l l i s V o g e l

G A R D E N G A T E E L E M E N T A R Y

C U P E R T I N O U N I O N S C H O O L D I S T R I C T

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M e r a v T a l m o r - P T A P r e s i d e n t

SCHOOL CALENDARJANUARY 6, 2011

1/6 7:15 p.m. PTA MEETING1/11 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING - D.O.1/13 6:00 p.m. ART NIGHT - GLC1/14 8:30 a.m. 2011-2012 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION PACKET PICK UP BEGINS1/17 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY - NO SCHOOL

1/19 3:45 p.m. SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING1/19 6:30 p.m. INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS - S’COOL SPIRIT WINTER BAND CONCERT - GL

STUDENTS TO ARRIVE AT 6:151/19 7:30 p.m. BEGINNING STUDENTS - S’COOL SPIRIT WINTER BAND CONCERT - GLC

STUDENTS TO ARRIVE AT 7:151/21 SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY - EACH GRADE LEVEL WEARS A SPECIFIC COLOR1/24-2/3 2011-2012 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION PACKETS DUE1/25 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING - D.O.1/27 6:30 p.m. CYBER SAFETY - PARENT ED. NIGHT - GLC2/3 7:15 p.m. PTA MEETING2/4 8:00 a.m. HEARING SCREENING FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 1, 2, & 52/7 CLASS GROUP PICTURES2/8 8:00 a.m. VISION SCREENING GRADES 1 & 32/8 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING - D.O.

2/8 6:30 p.m. BOOK EXCHANGE - GRADES K-27:20 p.m. BOOK EXCHANGE - GRADES 3 - 5

2/11-17 2011-2012 OPEN ENROLLMENT & ALTERNATIVE ED. PROGRAMS2/14 VALENTINE’S DAY PARTIES

EVERY TUESDAY IS EARLY DISMISSAL – Students are dismissed at 1:30.PRE-PAY FOR CUSD LUNCHES at PAMS (Parent Account Management System) Lunchroom! You can make payments andview your students account balance online by going to http://www.pamslunchroom.com or by calling 1-888-994-5100.TO EMAIL STAFF:[email protected]: If your child will be absent, please call 252-5414. Ext. 6, by 8:30 a.m. to report the absence.HOMEWORK: Homework may be requested for illness absences of three days or more. Please call the office before 9:00 a.to request the homework for pickup after 3:00 p.m.

Parent Traffic Duty: January 10th - January 14th, Parents from Rm. 14

mailto:[email protected]

















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Welcome Back & Happy New Year!I hope that all of you had a restful and enjoyable holiday. The children seemed happy and eager to be back in school.That’s always a good sign! My best to all of you in 2011!

Family Arts & Crafts Night: Thursday, January 13, Please Come!

Why not start the year with color, creativity and community? Please join us next Thursday for our first family event of 2011. The evening is sponsored by our wonderful Garden Gate PTA and led by members of our equally wonderful GardenGate staff. Please look for the flyer in your green folder with the particulars. Special thanks to PTA President MeravTalmor, and Chairperson Lavanaya Sivakumar for their hard work to provide this wonderful family opportunity for us!

Family Book of RecordsThis idea is adapted from 365 TV-Free Activities You Can Do with Your Child by Steve and Ruth Bennett.

Materials

• Page dividers

• Three-ring binder

• Loose-leaf paper

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Markers or crayonsDirections

1. Label the dividers with categories like "Academic Achievements," "Athletics," "Family Games," "Food," "RandomActs of Kindness," and so on.

2. Place the dividers and a supply of paper into the binder.

3. Now you're ready to record your family's day-to-day records. For example, what's the longest Monopoly gameyou've ever played? Who read the most books last month? Who has eaten the most lima beans in one sitting?Who did something unusually kind for someone else?

4. For younger family members, record how many blocks they can stack, how many times they can jump on one foot,and so on.

5. For each record, be sure to describe the feat, the record, the record holder, and the date.

6. If you have more than one child and don't want your kids competing against each other, keep a separate book of records for each child and encourage your kids to beat their own records, not those of others.

7. And to ensure that everyone has her moment of glory, let each record stand for at least twentyfour hours before itcan be challenged.

Rule of the Day

Peaceful homes are usually those in which children obey the rules of the home and respect their parents and each other.But most children don't do this naturally. Teaching a child obedience and respect is an ongoing process-and one she'smore receptive to when her family knows how to laugh and have fun together. Telling jokes and doing fun family activitiesare good ways to share a few laughs and enjoy each other. So is having a "rule of the day."

Directions

1. Establish a silly rule that your family must follow for a day. For example, can your family go a whole day withoutsaying the word mom? Or how about making a rule that all meals must be eaten standing up? Try singing

everything instead of speaking or addressing family members by their full names or wearing your clothesbackward or singing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" before you sit anywhere and watch the giggles flow!

2. You needn't do this every day. Perhaps you'll do it only on weekends, holidays, or when your family is stressed out.

3. Have a special treat or family movie night at the end of every "rule" day.

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Garden Gate Elementary School 10500 Ann Arbor Ave., Cupertino CA 95014



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PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES


HelloGatorFamilies,

PTAMembership

I’mhappyandproudtoinformyouthattheGardenGatePTAwontheEarly

Bird&Chairman’sClubmembershipawards.Wereceivedtheseawards

becauseweachievedimportantmilestonesinourPTAmembershipparcipaon.Thankyout

allourPTAmembers–youmadethispossibleandthisisyourachievement!

Tonight –PTAmeengat7:15p.m.intheGLC.

Pleasecomeandjoinusasweplantodiscusstheaddionaldonaonsurveyresultsandlisten

toareportfromourPrincipal,Mrs.Wood.Wewillalsohaveaspecialguest,PhyllisVogelwh

isamemberoftheCupernoUnionSchoolDistrictBoardofEducaon. In addition, we will b

electing the Nominating Committee as we seek to fill PTA Board seats for next year. See you

there!

CPRTraining–Only6spotsle;!

OnSaturday,January8th2011,8:00a.m.‐4:00p.m.GardenGateteacherswillhaveCPR

trainingintheGLC.Ifyouareinterestedinaendingthistraining,thereare6spotssll

availableforparentstoaend.Pleaseletmeknowasapat:[email protected]

ArtNight

OnThursday,January13thwewillbeholdinganArtNight,intheGLC.Thiseventisfree,itis

organizedandsponsoredbythePTA,andwillbeleadbyourGardenGateteachers.The

scheduleisasfollows:

6:00‐6:55p.m.‐IfyourlastnamestartswithA‐M

7:00‐7:55p.m.‐IfyourlastnamestartswithN‐Z

Sincerely,

Merav Talmor Garden Gate PTA President



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LUNCH ACCOUNTSIt is very important that students who eat hot lunch havea positive balance in their lunch account. Parents canprepay for as many lunches as possible so that studentsdo not run out of money. Students are only given onelunch on credit. If a student has used the credit, CUSDpolicy is that the cafeteria will provide a drink and thecold items, but not an entrée. All lunch money must beplaced in a blue envelope and checks should be madeout to CUSD Nutritional Services. Envelopes areavailable in the school office, and can be returned to your child’s teacher or to the office. To check your student’slunch account balance, log on to: www.paypams.com or call 1-888-994-5100. You can also contact Mrs. Chen at408-252-5414 ext. 132 for account balance information.

SAVE THE DATE -TUESDAY, FEBRUARY8TH!This year’s Book Exchange willbe on Tuesday, February 8thfrom 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in theGLC (6:30-7:15 for Kindergarten

- 2nd grade, and 7:20-8:00 for 3rd - 5th grade students).Remember to bring in gently used books, DVD’s and/or videos to our school librarian, Mrs. Gokhale, betweennow and the event. Your child will earn tickets for booksgiven in exchange for the amount of books at the BookExchange. We will be needing a few volunteers the

evening of the Book Exchange. If you are interested inhelping, please email Debbie Hsieh.

REPORTING ABSENCESWhen a student is staying home from school withan illness, please remember that a parent must callinto the school office every day that the student isabsent from school. The 24-hour absencereporting line is (408) 252-5414 ext. 6. Pleaseremember to spell both first and last name and givethe room number. When calling in your child’s absenceplease include their symptoms:

• Nausea or vomiting (must remain at home untilfree of symptoms for 24 hours).

• Diarrhea (must remain at home until free of symptoms for 24 hours).

• Severe headache• Continuous coughing or runny nose• Evidence of a communicable disease such as a

rash, swelling or unusual sore throat

• A temperature of 100.4 F (38 C) degrees or higher (must remain at home until he/she hasa normal 98.6 F (37 C) degree temperature for 24 hours without the use of a fever reducer such as Tylenol)

• Conjunctivitis - pink eye• Undiagnosed rash (rashes must be verified by

your doctor that they are non-contagiousbefore the child may return to school; a noteis needed)

DON’T FORGET TORECYCLEThank you to everyone whocontinues to participate eachweek in Garden Gate’s recycling

program by bringing in your recyclable items. All of theproceeds that we receive for therecycling items go directlytoward Science Camp. Pleaseremember that we can no longer

take the plastic milk jugs so please discontinue bringingthese items to school. Your continued help and effort isappreciated!

INDEPENDENT STUDY CONTRACTSIf you plan to be away from school for a minimum of five school days and a maximum of ten schooldays, please contact the school office and your child’s teacher at least three weeks ahead of your departure date to arrange for a special IndependentStudy Contract. The following guidelines must befollowed:

•A student must be enrolled for threeconsecutive weeks before an IndependentContract can be initiated.•The contract and homework must bereturned the first day back to school with allthe work completed, so days missed do notcount as unexcused absences.

•Students who are absent for more than tenconsecutive days will be dropped from theroster of their school. When the studentreturns, if space is available at his or her school, the student will be reinstated with thepresentation of a current PG&E bill. If nospace is available, the student will beassigned to another school in the districtwhere space is available.

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IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Students must be residing in the district at the time of registration and be available for any necessarytesting. Registration and Open Enrollment for the 2011-2012 school year is as follows:

• Kindergarten registration for all Attendance Area Schools: January 24 – February 3 at the respectiveattendance area school. Only parents/guardians may pick up a registration packet at their area attendanceschool beginning January 14, 2011. Registration packets are numbered sequentially. The registration number on the packet is valid for packets returned between January 24 through February 3, 2011. Sibling priority will begiven to siblings of in-district students currently attending their area attendance school who register during theregistration window.

• Kindergarten registration for Stocklmeir and Eisenhower Schools: January 24 – February 3. Onlyparents/guardians may pick up a registration packet at their area attendance school beginning January 14,2011. As the potential for new kindergarten enrollment at Stocklmeir and Eisenhower may exceed the schoolscapacity, parents are encouraged to ensure that the prospective kindergarten student (residing in theStocklmeir/Eisenhower attendance area during the Kindergarten Registration Window) is registered during theregistration window from January 24 – February 3, 2011. A Kindergarten Lottery for Stocklmeir Elementary and

Eisenhower Elementary will be held on February 7, 2011 for Kindergarteners who registered during theKindergarten Registration window only. Sibling priority will be given to siblings of in-district students currentlyattending Stocklmeir/Eisenhower who register during the registration window and live in the Stocklmeir/Eisenhower attendance area.

• Open Enrollment requests: February 11-17, 2011 at the school of desired attendance. Parents/guardiansmay only apply to one school or program other than their area attendance school.

• Alternative Education Program requests (Faria and Murdock-Portal grades K-5, McAuliffe, MandarinImmersion grades K-8): February 11 - 17, 2011 at the alternative program of your choice.

• Sibling priority will be given to siblings of in-district students currently attending the respective school whoregister during the registration window.

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Registration for new students in grades 1 – 8 begins March 1, 2011

Detailed registration and open enrollment information is available on the district website www.cupertino.k12.ca.us, bycontacting the staff in your neighborhood school office or by contacting the Student Assignment Office, (408) 252-3000,extension 110.

DISTRICT CALENDAR 2010-2011

January 17, 2011 Martin Luther King Day

February 21 - 25, 2011 Mid-Year Recess

March 14, 2011 Staff Learning Day

April 18 - 22, 2011 Spring Recess

May 27, 2011 Staff Learning Day

May 30, 2011 Memorial Day

June 7, 2011 Last Day of School

http://www.cupertino.k12.ca.us/

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