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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 16, 2012
2/17 STUFFED ANIMAL DAY - SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY2/17 1:00 p.m. HEARING SCREENING - GRADE 5
2-20-2-24 MID-YEAR RECESS - NO SCHOOL
2/28 12:00-1:00 & 6:00-7:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. COMMUNITY FORUM - DISTRICT OFFICE BOARD ROOM2/28 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING3/1 7:15 p.m. PTA MEETING3/7 6:00-8:00 FAMILY MATH NIGHT - LAWRENCE HALL OF SCIENCE3/9 SECOND TRIMESTER ENDS3/10 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. GRADE 3 - FISHING IN THE CITY3/12 THIRD TRIMESTER BEGINS3/13 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING3/16 CRAZY HAT DAY - SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY
3/19 STAFF LEARNING DAY - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS3/21 3:45 p.m. SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING3/23 REPORT CARDS GO HOME3/27 INTERNATIONAL DAY (ALL KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS ATTEND 8:00-11:25)3/27 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING
3/28 6:00 p.m. HAPPILY EVER AFTER PERFORMANCE - GLC
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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Mid-Year RecessThere is no school next week (February 20-24). Enjoy this time with friends and family.Rest, relax and laugh! See you on Monday, February 27! Enjoy!
A Huge Gator Thank You to our PTA!Wow! Our parents are amazing! During our last PTA Meeting, the PTA approvedfunding for several new technology items for our school. These items directly impactstudent learning and engagement. Thanks to the generous donations to the PTA, made our parent community, Garden Gate school will soon have 32 iPod Touches on a chargeable cart that can be checked out to classroom teachers. We will also soon have adocument camera in every single classroom! Finally, the PTA has also set aside dollars us to purchase projector bulbs! Technology is such an important piece of 21st-centuryteaching and learning. We are grateful to our PTA for their generous support!
Dismissal TimeParents, please remember that there are two designated waiting areas on campus where we'd like you to wait for your 4th o
5th grade student to be released from class: Under the shade structure (lunch tables) or at the tables in front of the Cafewindow (snack tables). Please do not wait in the hallways, as low noise, such as conversation, can be disruptive for classesstill in session. Similarly, for safety and security reasons, students are not permitted to play on the play structures or theblacktop areas after school. Instead, please have your children wait, seated, with you. Students who are playing on the plastructures or the blacktop after school will lose play time during recess the following day. The Garden Gate Staff appreciateyour support with maintaining our learning environment and keeping students safe.
Motivation is Key to Your Child's School Success!You don't just want your child to learn. You want your child to want to learn! Motivation is part of being a successful student.Thankfully, students show that parents can help if they:
Stay involved. When parents are involved in education, kids do better in school. Make sure you monitor study timand communicate with the teacher regularly.
Remember that kids are adaptable. If your child struggles in school, stay positive. Work with his teacher to findsolutions.
Promote independence. Give your child age-appropriate freedoms. You might let him choose between two placesstudy.
Limit criticism. School is challenging. Instead of criticizing, use positive words to boost your childs self-confidence Correct mistakes in an encouraging way. Dont say, You have poor spelling. Try, You spelled everything right
except these two words! I bet you can fix them! Give specific compliments. Its better to say, Your report is so neat. I can read the whole thing, than, I like your
handwriting. Get more out of learning. Let classroom lessons spark your imagination. You might visit the state capital, do a
science experiment or figure out a waiters tip together. The key is to have fun!
Sources: E. Pomerantz, Research: Motivating Children to do Well in School,http://i-parents.illinois.edu/research/pomerantz.html; K. Seal, Raising Self-Motivated Children, HighScope, www.highscope.org/file/NewsandInformation/
ReSourceReprints/Motivated.pdf.
PropellersDo you wonder how to connect better with your children? Do you wonder what matters to them, and how you can assist theto grow 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: How do you measure your own success in school? What does it mean to do well in schoo
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PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES
Garden Gate Elementary School 10500 Ann Arbor Ave., Cupertino CA 95125
Hello Gator Families,
NEWPLAYGROUNDSTRUCTURE!
AsImentionedinmypreviousarticles,thePTAisworkingonaprojecttogetanewplaystructureforourschool.Belowisapictureofwhatthefirstphasewilllooklike.
tisastateoftheartandunusualstructureandthestudentsareveryexcitedabout.Butwecannotsucceed
unlessweallpitchin.Therearetwowaystohelpusraisethemoney BoxTopsandScrip.
BoxTopsaresmallrectangularshapedboxesthatcanbefoundonsomeboxes,packagesofcereal,Kleenextissues,Ziplocbags,etc.TheMidYearrecessnextweekwillprovideampletimetosearchandshopforitemswithBoxTops,cutthemoutandbringthemtoschoolwhenyoureturn.EachBoxTopsheetearns$2.50,whichmeansthatifallstudentsbringonesheeteach,wewillearn$1500!!!IurgeallstudentstocollectBoxTopsandturntheminattheoffice.WewillcontinuetocollectBoxTopsuntiltheendoftheschoolyear,sopleasecontinuetocollectthem.
AnotherwaytohelpusraisemoneyforthestructureistopurchaseScripfromthePTASCRIPtable.TheScripsystemisauniquewaytosupportthePTA.Wehaveanassortmentofgiftcardsandgiftcertificates
available,whichgiveacertainpercentageofthecostbacktothePTA.Itsawin,winsituation.Youshopforgroceries,basicnecessities,andfooditemsandweearnmoneytohelptheschool!
hopeyouhaveafabulousMidYearbreak!
AzmehMalikGardenGatePTAPresident
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Garden Gate Elementary School 10500 Ann Arbor Ave., Cupertino CA 95125
Math Around The WorldCome learn about Math Around the World on FamilyMath Night Wednesday, March 7th in the Garden GateGLC. Lawrence Hall of Science will bring more than adozen interactive math activities to intrigue students
and their families. Due to space limitations, we areholding two sessions. If your last name begins with A-N please attend Session 1 from 6:00 - 6:50 p.m. If yourlast name begins with O-Z, please attend Session 2from 7:00 - 7:50 p.m. Thank you for your cooperation,and thank you to the PTA for making Family MathNight possible.
STAR Testing DatesThe California Standardized Assessment (STAR)testing dates are being published so that parents canplan ahead. STAR Testing will be held from April 30,2012 through May 11, 2012 for 2nd - 5th grades (withmake-up testing May 14th -18th). Your child will need
to take the entire test in order to receive completeSTAR scores. Please do not schedule family trips ormake appointments during these times. It is veryimportant that our students are at school during thetesting
Writing Assessments For Grades 3 - 5Students in grades 3, 4 and 5 will take a writingassessment on March 6, 2012. The test for fourthgrade students is part of their STAR test. Theassessment for third and fifth graders is given by theCupertino district and is not part of their STAR test.Please do not schedule any appointments or familytrips on this date. STAR testing for grades 2-5 begins
Tuesday, May 1. Please do not schedule anyappointments or family trips during theweek of April 30 or May 7. Thank you.
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 are encouraged toparticipate with their best creative work! Good luck, becreative, 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.
Important School Calendar DatesThe CUSD Board of Education has approved thecalendar for the 2012-2013 school year. The first dayof school will be on August 20, 2012. The last day ofschool for this year is June 12, 2012. Students must
be present on the last day of school andon the firstday of school in order to be guaranteed a spot atGarden Gate. Students not attending the last or firstday of school will be dropped and parents will need tore-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 after8:00 a.m. they must report to the school office for a
late 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.
Scrip And E-ScripRemember to purchase Scrip on Tuesday afternoonsbetween 1:15 - 1:45 p.m. and also on Friday morningsbetween 7:45-8:15 a.m. Scrip is spent just like cashon everyday expenses. eScrip also provides an easyway to earn money for the PTA. Participatingmerchants donate a percentage of purchases to the
school. Parents (also family and friends) should visitwww.escrip.com to register their credit/debit cards,Safeway Card, and PW Supermarket Card. Be sure tospecify Garden Gate Elementary School (eScripnumber is 139188329.)For those who dont have internet access, please fillout and turn in an eScrip registration form (availableduring scrip sales times or in the school office).
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SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH UPDATEAs you may be aware, the Board of Education has initiated a search for our new superintendent. To assist usn this important process, we have retained the services of Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, Ltd., a searchirm that specializes in assisting boards with the identification and selection of superintendents.
One important step in this process is the identification of the characteristics we will be looking for in ournew superintendent. Your input is very valuable and the entire Board of Education invites you to participaten the identification of these characteristics by completing an online survey available at www.cusdk8.org.This survey is designed to gather your perception on the importance of various characteristics commonlyound in effective superintendents.
The search firm will also be holding input gathering sessions at the end of February. The Board of Education invites all parentsdistrict staff, and community members to participate by attending one of the two Community Forums. Both of these forums willacilitated by representatives of the consultant firm and will be held in the Board Room at the District Office located at 10301 V
Drive in Cupertino. The dates and times for the Community Forums are:Tuesday, February 28, 2012, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (afternoon session).Tuesday, February 28, 2012, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. (evening session)
Your input will be included in a Superintendent Leadership Profile which will be presented to the Board of Education onTuesday, March 21, 2012. The Board of Education will then use the Superintendent Leadership Profile to help guide oursearch for a new leader for the Cupertino Union School District. If you have any questions, please contact Jeremy Nishihara a408) 252-3000, Extension 323, or by email at [email protected].
DISTRICT HEALTH GUIDELINESt is important that our children follow good health practices at all times and be kept at home when they are ill. A child should
be in school when he or she is ill and is experiencing one or more of the following symptoms: Nausea or vomiting (must remain at home until free of symptoms for 24 hours), Diarrhea (mustremain 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 degrees F or higher (must remain at home until he/she has a normal 98.6 F deg
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-contagious before the child mreturn to school; a note is needed)
f a student is sent home from school for feeling ill, the child may not return that day. A doctors note for absences over sedays (7) days may be required (CUSD AR 5113). Keeping sick kids at home until they recover prevents contagious illness fspreading to other students and members of the community. If you have questions, please contact your school or your scnurse.
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 Day
June 12, 2012 Last Day of School
District Calendar 2012-2013 (All schools except Murdock-Portal)August 20, 2012 Students ReturnSeptember 3, 2012 Labor DaySeptember 21, 2012 Staff Learning DayOctober 29, 2012 Staff Learning DayNovember 12, 2012 Veterans DayNovember 19-23, 2012 Thanksgiving RecessDecember 24-January 4, 2013 Winter RecessJanuary 21, 2013 MLK, Jr. DayFebruary 18-22, 2013 Mid-Year RecessMarch 18, 2013 Staff Learning DayApril 15-19, 2013 Spring Recess
May 24, 2013 Staff Learning DayMay 27, 2013 Memorial DayJune 12 2013 Last Day of School
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