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School Phone: 408-252-5414 ~ Absence Line 408-252-5414-6 ~ FAX 408-996-9725
GATORAID
BoardofEducation
Superintendent:PhilQuonBoardMembers:
AnjaliKausar,BenLiao,
JosephineLucey,GaryMcCue,
PhyllisVogel
GARDENGATEELEMENTARY
CUPERTINOUNIONSCHOOLDISTRICT
10500ANNARBORAVENUE
CUPERTINO,CA95014
BrandiHucko-Principal
AzmehMalik-PTAPresident
SCHOOL CALENDAR FEBRUARY 2, 2012
2/2 7:15 p.m. P.T.A. MEETING2/6-2/16 2012-2013 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION PACKETS DUE2/7 6:30-7:15 p.m. LITERACY NIGHT GR. K-2, BOOK EXCHANGE GR. 3-5
7:20-8:00 p.m. LITERACY NIGHT GR. 3-5, BOOK EXCHANGE GR. K-22/8 6:30 p.m. LAWSON MS - INCOMING 6TH GR. PARENTS (ONLY) NIGHT2/9 6:30 p.m. CUPERTINO MS - INCOMING 6TH GR. PARENTS (ONLY) NIGHT2/9 6:30 p.m. GRADE 4 MUSIC PERFORMANCE - GLC2/10-2/16 2012-2013 OPEN ENROLLMENT & ALTERNATIVE ED. REGISTRATION2/14 HEARING SCREENING - GRADES 1, 2, 52/14 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING2/15 3:45 p.m. SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING
2/17 STUFFED ANIMAL DAY - SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY2-20-2-24 MID-YEAR RECESS - NO SCHOOL
2/28 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING
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.m.to request the homework for pickup after 3:00 p.m.
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New Student Council OfficersGarden Gate students in third through fifth grade recently elected new Student Council Officers forSpring, 2012. Congratulations to all the candidates who ran and to the following winners:
President: Harshini MangipudiVice President: Ashrav ShettySecretary: Ranjani RaviTreasurer: Gautham Raghupathi
Sports coordinators: Steven Long and Audrey LaiPublic Relations: Shir Talmor and Allison Yen
Need Insurance Coverage?Did you know that thousands of children in California are without health insurance? Did you know countleschool hours are lost due to dental pain, vision problems and illnesses that could be prevented or treated?There are no-cost or low-cost insurance coverage programs available for you and your child. Youcan give your child a better chance to learn. Our school district has always known what experts are just nrealizing that there is a direct link between childrens health and school success. For more Medi-Cal/Heathly Families information, call toll-free: 1-888-747-1222.
ORMedi-Cal/Healthy Families Program: Each year thousands of children in California miss out on basic medical care becausetheir family cannot afford health coverage. We have information from the California Department of Health Services Medi-CaHealthy Families Program available in our front office, or call toll free: 1-888-747-1222.
District Health GuidelinesIt is important that our children follow good health practices at all times and be kept home when they are ill. A child may not bin school when he or she is experiencing one or more of the following symptoms:
* Nausea or vomiting (must remain at home until free 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 rash, swelling or unusual sore throat.* Undiagnosed rash (rashes need to be verified by your doctor that they are non-contagious, a doctors note is
needed).* Temperature of 100 degrees or higher (must remain at home until he/she has a normal 98.6 degree temperatu
for 24 hours without the use of a fever reducer such as Tylenol).
* Conjunctivitis (pink eye).
If a student is sent home from school due to illness, the child may not return that day. A doctors note for absences over five (days is required. Keeping sick kids at home until they recover prevents contagious illness from spreading to other students an
members of the community. Thank you for your cooperation in helping to keep all children and staff healthy.
When Parents Talk Less, Their Children Actually Listen More!When your child was younger, he needed you to talk a lot. Its the way he learned the language that describes the world arouhim. But now that your child is older, he needs a lot less narration. Yet many parents of elementary schoolers find themselvestalking on and on ... even while their children are listening less and less. Of course you still want to talk with your child abouthis day. You want to have conversations about what hes reading and thinking. But if youre like most parents, youd like tospend less time talking about whether its time to feed the pets or why his clothes are still scattered all over his bedroom floorHere are some tips on how you can make the most of the words you say to your child:
* Make infrequent requests. As much as possible, help your child develop a routine for things like homework and daily chor
* Keep the volume down. Your child doesnt actuallyhear you any more clearly if you yell.* Keep it short. When you do have to give your child directions, see if you can say it in five words or fewer. So instead of
saying, Jack, I need you to get to the car. Dont forget your backpack. Do you have your homework? try saying, JackHomework. Backpack. Car.
Source: L. Ticknor, When I Stopped Yelling, Washington Parent, February 2009.
PropellersDo you wonder how to connect better with your children? Do you wonder what matters to them, and how you can assist themgrow up to be healthy, caring and responsible citizens? I encourage you to try a "propeller" - a question intended to sparkconversations with your children. Try it around the dinner table tonight!
This week's propeller: What builds your self-esteem? Why?
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PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES
Garden Gate Elementary School 10500 Ann Arbor Ave., Cupertino CA 95125
Hello Gator Families,
Garden Gates Literacy Night and Book Exchange is Next Week!Literacy Night and the Book Exchange is on Tuesday, February 7th. The last day to bring your gentlyused books is tomorrow, Friday, February 3rd. Your books must be in good condition. Before you givehe books to the librarian, please make sure that you have the students name and room number
attached to the bag or box. In exchange, you will receive tickets which can be used to purchasebooks of your choice. Get ready to have loads of fun while buying new books. We hope to see youhen!
February PTA Meeting
Our PTA Meeting for this month is tonight, Thursday, February 2nd at 7:15 in the GLC. You are welcome to attend soyou can get the latest on school events and PTA activities and plans. I especially urge PTA members to join us, as we will bevoting on some new budget items and a Nominating Committee as well.
Take Part In International Day at Garden Gate!nternational Day will be held on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012. We especially need Fifth Grade studentso sign up to participate in this event. The continent assigned to the fifth grade students is Africa.
Fifth Grade Gators, get your thinking and creative caps on and jump into taking your part innternational Day. I guarantee, you will have fun preparing skits or dances for this day and it will be
an experience that you will remember and cherish as you head off to Middle school and beyond! Youcan contact the International Day Coordinator, Mahalakshmi Rameshbabu at
[email protected] to sign-up.
Collect Box Tops For A New Play Structure!Gators, please remember to continue to collect your Box Tops to raise funds for a new playground
structure! Parents, please help your kids and the PTA in this effort byalso purchasing gift cards from our scrip table and signing up for e-scrip. Our children will greatlybenefit by working for a common cause and will sense a feeling of pride in supporting their school
wishyouallawonderfulweek!
AzmehMalik
GardenGatePTAPresident
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Tyler Enfield Visits Garden Gate February 8th!Author Tyler Enfield returns to Garden Gate onFebruary 8th to read from and discuss his newestbook, Wrush: Tabethas Last Task. The book is thesequel to Wrush: The Secret Worlds of Tabetha Bright,
which Tyler brought to Garden Gate last year. Tylersassembly will be for students in grades two throughfive. Your child will have the opportunity to purchaseone or both of the Wrush books. Please check theyellow flier that will come home in your childs GreenFolder today. Each book is $12. If you purchase bothbooks, the cost is $20. Please have your child bringthe order slip and cash or check on Feb. 8th to theassembly.
Book Exchange Tuesday, February 7thPlease join us for the annual Garden Gate BookExchange on Tuesday, Feb. 7 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. inthe GLC. Also, please remember to bring in your
gently used books and DVDs to our school librarian,Mrs. Gokhale. The deadline to bring in your books andDVDs is Friday, February 3. Your child will earn aticket for each book donated. The tickets can then beused at the Book Exchange.
Math Around The WorldLawrence Hall of Science brings the highly interactiveMath Around the World family festival to Garden Gateon Wednesday, March 7th. All Garden Gate familiesare invited and encouraged to attend. To make theevent a success, we need 12 adults to volunteer at themath stations. No experience is necessary. Youll begiven instructions and taught what to do. If you canvolunteer from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. for the event, pleaseemail Patti Wolf at [email protected]
Yearbook Cover ContestThe annual Garden Gate YearbookCover Contest is here! Put your artisticthinking cap on and your winningartwork could be show cased on thecovers of this year's yearbook. All 3rdthrough 5th grade students areencouraged to participate with theirbest creative work! Good luck, be
creative, and have fun! The sky is the limit for your
imagination and creativity. Please be sure to designboth a front and back cover for the yearbook. On thefront cover, please include Garden Gate School,2011-2012 and our school mascot - GATOR! You mayalso include a phrase and catchy title. Your name androom number must be on the back. Design the coverwith paper provided by your teacher. Be sure to makeyour work attractive and bright. Use lots of color. Allentries are to be submitted to the students teacher byFebruary 28 at 8:00 a.m.
Get Free Popcorn....The Garden Gate CDC is having an open enrollmentfor their Mid Year Recess Camp. Please stop by thebooth located in the Kindergarten play area for moreinformation on February 6th at 1:30 p.m.
Important School CalendarDatesThe CUSD Board of Educationhas approved the calendar forthe 2012-2013 school year. Thefirst day of school will be onAugust 20, 2012. The last dayof school for this year is June12, 2012.
Students must be present on the last day of schoolandon the first day of school in order to be guaranteeda spot at Garden Gate. Students not attending the lastor first day of school will be dropped and parents willneed to re-register when the child returns.
Absences and TardiesAttendance and punctuality are important inestablishing good behaviors and building responsibilityin young children. Please ensure that your child is atschool everyday and that they arrive on time. If yourchild will be absent, please call the attendance linepromptly (252-5414, ext. 6). If your child arrives after
8:00 a.m. they must report to the school office for alate slip before entering the classroom. Under statelaw, three unexcused absences or tardies may beconsidered truancy.
Important Reminders:For the protection of the students, please rememberthat students are not to be on the Garden Gatecampus before 7:45 a.m. There is no adult supervisionuntil 7:45 a.m.Please do not congregate outside of the classroomswhile school is still in session. This is very disruptive toboth the teacher and the students and could be adistraction from valuable learning time.
Every Tuesday is early dismissal day. Pleaseremember that all a.m. Kindergarten students aredismissed at 11:10 a.m. and all p.m. Kindergartenstudents along with students in grades 1-5 aredismissed at 1:30. Please remember to pick up yourchildren promptly.
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CUSD Bond Communiity MeetingsOur elementary and middle schools are among the top in the State. In order to maintain our high-quality schools, we needensure our students have a safe and modern learning environment. Superintendent Phil Quon will be holding two commumeetings and would like to invite all interested parents and community members to attend and hear what steps the Distriaking to keep our facilities up-to-date and to maintain a safe and modern learning environment for our students.
Please attend any meeting that is convenient for you. If you have any questions, please contact Jeremy Nishihara at (4
252-3000, Extension 323. The following is a list of the schedule and location of the meetings:
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.Hyde Middle School, Multi-Purpose Room (19325 Bollinger Road in Cupertino)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.Cupertino Middle School, Gymnasium (1650 S. Bernardo Avenue in Sunnyvale)
DeAnza College Summer Extended Year Program 2012De Anza College in partnership with the Cupertino Union School District will offer the Extended Year Program this summer,mornings only, from June 18 to July 13, 2012.
Students entering grades 6 through 10
Classes will be held at Cupertino and Miller Middle Schools, and will include: Java Programming, Geometry & Spatial Senntro to Algebra 1 & 2, LEGO Robotics, Debate and Critical Thinking, Forensic Science, and many others.
Students entering grades 1 through 5Classes will be held at Collins Elementary School, and will include: Writing: Paragraphs to Essays, Reading Intensive, PuSpeaking, Spelling Bee, Journalism/Writing, and more!
Program brochures will be sent home in early March and will also be available at your school office. More information is availat www.extendedyear.deanza.edu. Early registration is by mail only and will begin on March 5, 2012 and ends on May 18, 2There will also be walk-in registration available from May 29 to June 5, 2012.
A NOTE FROM THE CUSD NURSES
Cold and flu season is upon us again! Prevent spread of illness by teaching children hand hygiene, to cough or sneeze into the elbow, antay home when contagious. Because the flu can cause serious illness in young children, many people wonder whether the flu shot is righheir family. Here are some facts about the flu shot.How does the flu shot work?
The flu vaccination contains dead (flu shot) or deactivated (FluMist) virus that cannot cause the flu, but can cause your immune systecreate a response (antibodies). Because the immune system has already been warned by the vaccine about what the virus looks liwill have circulating antibodies that are ready to quickly fend off any attack from the real virus.
What does the flu shot protect against?The flu shot is developed annually to stimulate an individuals immune response against three common strains of the influenza vThese three strains are chosen based on scientific predictions of which strains will likely be most common in the coming year. Becinfluenza viruses mutate, the vaccine is different each year.
got the flu shot and I still got the flu. Why?Other strains of the flu that are not in the vaccine do exist, as well as hundreds of other types of viruses in our environment that ccause illness. You may have been exposed to a virus strain not in the vaccine. Additionally, as with all vaccines, the immune respona vaccine can vary between individuals based on age, health status, and several other factors.
s the flu shot for everyone?Discuss with your health provider whether the vaccine is appropriate for members of your family. People with an allergy to eggs shnot get the vaccine because of the way the vaccine was produced.
What do I do if my child gets sick?Please refer to the Districts Health Guidelines and keep your children home when ill.
District Calendar 2011-2012(all schools except Murdock-Portal)February 20-24, 2012 Mid-Year RecessMarch 19, 2012 Staff Learning DayApril 16-20, 2012 Spring RecessMay 25, 2012 Staff Learning DayMay 28, 2012 Memorial DayJune 12, 2012 Last Day of School
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