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

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GARDENGATEELEMENTARY

CUPERTINOUNIONSCHOOLDISTRICT

10500ANNARBORAVENUE

CUPERTINO,CA95014

SCHOOL CALENDARMAY 10, 2012

5/13 HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

5/14-5/18 BOOK FAIR

5/16 3:45 P.M. SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING5/17 5:30-7:30 P.M. BOOK FAIR5/17 7:00-8:00 P.M. OPEN HOUSE5/18 SCHOOL SPIRIT - SUNGLASS DAY5/21-5/25 STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK5/21 6:00 P.M. MUSIC CONCERT - MRS. MORRIS KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS5/21 7:00 P.M. MUSIC CONCERT - ALL GRADE 2 STUDENTS5/22 6:00 P.M. C.U.S.D BOARD MEETING5/25 STAFF LEARNING DAY - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS5/28 MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY - NO SCHOOL5/29 6:30 P.M. SCOOL SPIRIT BAND CONCERT - INTERMEDIATE BAND - GLC5/29 7:30 P.M. SCOOL SPIRIT BAND CONCERT - BEGINNING BAND - GLC5/30 6:00 P.M. MUSIC CONCERT - MRS. KETCHAMS GRADE 1 STUDENTS5/30 7:00 P.M. MUSIC CONCERT - MRS. MORRIS GRADE 1 STUDENTS6/1 3:00-5:00 P.M. FUN N SUN - GARDEN GATE FIELD6/5 ELECTION DAY6/5 6:00 P.M. MUSIC CONCERT - MRS. KETCHAMS KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS6/5 7:00 P.M. MUSIC CONCERT - ALL GRADE 3 STUDENTS6/6 6:00 P.M. H.E.A.S.T. PERFORMANCE - GLC6/12 11:20 A.M. LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - EARLY DISMISSAL - 11:20 FOR ALL STUDENTS

ALL KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS ATTEND 8:00-11:20

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.

BoardofEducation

Superintendent:PhilQuonBoardMembers:

AnjaliKausar,BenLiao,

JosephineLucey,GaryMcCue,

PhyllisVogel

BrandiHucko-Principal

AzmehMalik-PTAPresident
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.pamslunchroom.com/http://www.pamslunchroom.com/

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CLASS ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2012-2013The Garden Gate Staff and I will soon begin the process of developing drafts of class lists. We take this task very seriouslyand will use a carefully articulated process in placing students. Our goal is to provide each teacher with a well-balanced,heterogeneous group of children and to provide each learner with an optimal learning environment. The following are someconsiderations which are made in placing students: Balance of boys and girls; Positive working relationships among studentsHeterogeneous (mixed ability) learning groups in all classrooms; Social needs of individuals and groups of students; Classconfigurations (size, combination classes, etc); Learning needs of students; Leadership needs within all classrooms; Specialcircumstances.

Its important to note that if your child was not placed in a combination class for 2011-2012, they may be placed in one for2012-2013. For more information about combination classes, including answers to frequently asked questions, please come the School Office for a handout. Decisions we make with regard to your childs placement reflect our best judgment as to wheindividual children will be the most successful. Requests for specific teachers will not be accepted. However, if you havepertinent information regarding your childs needs or challenges related to your childs ability to learn, you may share these bcompleting a Parental Input form in the main office no later than Wednesday, May 23.

The 2012-2013 class lists will be posted after 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 17 in front of the school. The first day of school isMonday, August 20. It will be a regular schedule day for students, and all students must be inattendance in order to retain their place at Garden Gate.

OPEN HOUSE AND BOOK FAIRYou are invited to attend our annual Open House on Thursday, May 17th, from 7:00-8:00 p.m. Open

House is an opportunity for your child to share classroom projects and activities with you. Thank you inadvance for keeping your child(ren) with you at all times as you visit our classrooms. Please rememberthat the playground is not open for play during Open House, and skateboards, roller blades, orscooters are not allowed on campus.

Our Spring Book Fair will also be open from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the GLC on Thursday, May 17. Pleasecome, browse, and buy books for all ages its a great time to stock up on summer reading material! All profits from this eveare used for the school library and to fund PTA school activities. Thank you for supporting our school.

PARENT SURVEY RESULTSI was so pleased to see that 615 out of 760 families completed our Parent Survey this year - that's an80% response rate! In the last few Gatoraids I've shared data with you. I'll continue to share data infuture Gatoraids. The Garden Gate staff will also examine the data and identify the next steps towarimprovement. This week's data is from the second half of the "School Environment" section of thesurvey (the first half was shared last week). 563 of the 615 families (92%) who took the surveycompleted the "School Environment" section of the survey. Thank you for providing valuable feedbacabout our school!

91% strongly agreed or agreed: "My child feels comfortable approaching his/her teacher" (5% had no opinion).75% strongly agreed or agreed: "My child feels comfortable approaching the principal" (22% had no opinion).87% strongly agreed or agreed: "I am aware of the Project Cornerstone program at Garden Gate" (11% had no opinion).70% strongly agreed or agreed: "Project Cornerstone has helped my child solve problems in the classroom and on theplayground" (27% had no opinion).78% strongly agreed or agreed: "My family enjoys attending PTA/school events, such as Fall Celebration and Family MathNight" (20% had no opinion).93% strongly agreed or agreed: "Garden Gate encourages parent involvement" (6% had no opinion).91% strongly agreed or agreed: "My family supports the PTA's Direct Donation program, which pays for school assemblies,

Spectra Art, the librarian and the primary music program" (7% had no opinion).69% strongly agreed or agreed: "My family supports the school by purchasing scrip and attending restaurant fundraisers on aregular basis" (25% had no opinion).

Next week, I'll share data from the "Communication" section of the survey.

PROPELLERSDo you wonder how to connect better with your children? Do you wonder what matters to them, and how you can assist themto 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: What stresses you out themost? How do you deal with it?

Please watch for next weeks Gatoraid with important news

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PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES

Garden Gate Elementary School 10500 Ann Arbor Ave., Cupertino CA 95125

Hello Garden Gators And Families!

BOOKFAIRSTARTINGMAY14th!

TheBookFairwillbeopenbeginningMonday,May14ththrough

Friday,May18th.TheFairisopenfrom8:00a.m.until3:30p.m.daily.

WewillalsohaveaFamilyBookFairNightduringOpenHouseon

Thursday,May17thfrom5:307:30p.m.

BypurchasingbooksattheBookFair,youwillbeencouragingyour

childtoreadwhilesupportingGardenGateSchool.TheBookFairistheperfect

placetobuybooksforyourchildsclassroom,simplyconsulttheteachersclassroomWishList.Also,whenyoushopattheBookFair,youhelptoprovidebooksfortheschoollibraryandraisefunds

fortheschool(25%ofallpurchasesgoesbacktoGardenGate).Hopetoseeyouthere!

HONORARYSERVICEAWARD

LastweektheGardenGatePTApresentedtheHonoraryServiceAwardtofourrecipientswhohaveserved

ourschoolandcommunityinexceptionalways.Theyare:

SONIKAAGRAWAL

SOPHIACHAN

ANGELIAKAN

TERISULGIT

TheGardenGatecommunityisfortunatetohavesuchamazingpeople,whogoaboveandbeyondtheirbasic

responsibilities,tohelpstudentsandtheschool.Wesincerelyappreciatethededicationandhardworkof

thesewonderfulladies!

TEACHERAPPRECIATIONWEEK

May21stMay24thisGardenGatesTeacherAppreciationWeek.Weareorganizingvariouseventstoapplaud

andhonorouramazingteachers.Parents,wewouldlikeyoutotalktoyourchildaboutthiseventandplease

contactyourclassroomrepresentativetosupportoureffortstomakethisaspecialweekforourteachers.If

youwishtoparticipateandhelpout,youcanalsocontactourcoordinators:

[email protected]@yahoo.com

Haveawonderfulweek!

AzmehMalik

GardenGatePTAPresident

[email protected]
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GARDEN GATE BANDCONCERTS THIS MONTHThe Garden Gate Band Concertwill be held on Tuesday, May29th in Garden Gates GLC. We

have separate times for theBeginning and Intermediate Bandperformances. There is no strictdress code for these concerts, but students areexpected to dress "nicely" (no T-shirts or jeans).Following is the schedule:

Intermediate Band 6:30 p.m.-GLC (Arrive at 6:15 p.m.)Beginning Band 7:30 p.m.-GLC (Arrive at 7:15 p.m.)

BEFORE YOU MAKE TRAVEL PLANS

At the end of the school year students must be inattendance on the last day of school, June 12, 2012 to

retain their place on the roster for the 2012-2013school year. At the beginning of the school year,students must be in attendance on the first day ofschool, August 20, 2012 or they will not retain theirplace on the roster. When you are making travel plans,please consider the possible ramifications. If you haveany questions, please contact Student Assignment at(408) 252-3000 ext. 110.

UPDATING RESIDENCY INFORMATIONPlease be aware that district guidelines require that anychange of residence must be reported to the schooloffice within ten (10) days. This guideline is in place toensure that the address and contact information thatthe school has on file is accurate. This information iscrucial and is used to send official school/districtcorrespondence and it is used in the case of anemergency. Failure to provide current residencyinformation could result in the immediate withdrawal ofyour child. If you have any questions regarding thisguideline, please contact the school office.

LOST AND FOUNDBe sure to have your children checkfor lost items in our Lost and Foundarea located behind the administrativebuilding. Remind your child that it

often takes a few days for an item tofind its way to the Lost and Found, so

checking more than once is recommended. Lost non-clothing items, such as glasses, keys, and jewelry, canbe found in the office. Please remember to label yourchildrens clothing and lunch boxes. This will help usreturn lost items. Any clothing items remaining afterJune 12th will be donated to a local charity.

SUMMER FLYERS ARE AVAILABLE INTHE SCHOOL OFFICEThe school office has many pamphlets and fliers fromseveral organizations offering activities and programs

for students over the summer. They include: Athleticopportunities, summer enrichment programs, camps,etc. If you are interested in receiving any of these,please stop by the school office.

LUNCHESTo encourage responsibility, childrenshould bring their lunch with them toschool in the morning. Werecommend that each child havemoney in his/her lunch account sothat in the event of a forgotten lunch,the child can purchase a hot lunch.Please remember to mark all lunches brought to schoolwith the childs name and room number and place it onthe cart outside the school office by 11:00 a.m. Theywill be delivered to the classroom lunch cart by studenthelpers. Lunches cannot be delivered to the classroomor lunch tables by parents. Students are not permittedto wait by the office for parents to bring a lunch tothem. This is against our school safety policy. So besure to place the lunch on the cart before 11:00 a.m.Thank you for your cooperation.

ABSENCES AND TARDIESAttendance and punctuality are important inestablishing good behaviors and building responsibility

in young children. Please ensure that your child is atschool everyday and that they arrive on time. If yourchild will be absent or late, please call the attendancehotline (252-5414, ext. 6) by 9:00 a.m. the day of theabsence. The attendance hotline is available 24 hoursper day, seven days per week. It is extremelyimportant for you to call the attendance hotline to reportyour childs absences. The office is responsible forensuring accurate reporting of attendance to theDistrict Office and the State. If you are aware ofupcoming medical appointments, you may call severaldays in advance and leave a message on the recorder.If your child will be late due to a medical/dentalappointment, please remember to request a note from

the doctor indicating the date of the appointment andreturn it with your child. If your child arrives at schoolafter 8:00 a.m., they must report to the school office fora late slip before entering the classroom. Under statelaw, three unexcused absences or tardies may beconsidered truancy.

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INTENT TO RETURN SURVEYThe District is in the process of conducting an Intent to Return Surveyfor the 2012-2013 school year for current registestudents as of May 4, 2012. All parents of registered students who provided a valid email to the District have been contactedparticipate in this online survey. The data collected will assist the District in staffing our elementary schools more efficiently.

The Cupertino Union School District is attempting to identify the number of students planning on returning to a Distrschool for the 2012-2013 school year in grades 1-5 . Once you complete the survey for your family, there is no other actneeded on your part.

If you havent done so already, please take a moment to complete a short survey to inform us if your child(ren) are returninghis or her assigned elementary school in the Cupertino Union School District in August, or if they will be attending a scho

outside of the District. The survey is available at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/cusdsurvey2012-2013Thank you for your participation!

TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM INFORMATIONIt now appears that the State Legislature will include the funding for the Transitional Kindergarten (TK) program in the upcomstate budget. As a result, the Cupertino Union School District will be moving forward to implement our TK program for next ye

TK registration for all Cupertino Union School District attendance area schools will be held from May 14 18, 2012child is eligible for Transitional Kindergarten if a child will have his/her 5th birthday between November 2 and December 2, 20Parents/guardians may register their child(ren) for Transitional Kindergarten at the Cupertino Union School District OffStudent Assignment Department, from May 14 18, 2012. 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The District Office is located at 10301 VDrive in Cupertino. The TK program will be housed at Regnart Elementary School and John Muir Elementary School. Plea

visit www.cusdk8.org for more information.

DOES YOUR CHILD NEED INSURANCE COVERAGE?Illness and accidents are a part of everyday life. California has a free or low-cost health insurance programavailable for children. Whether your child gets sick or hurt, needs regular check-ups, immunizations, dentalcare or a physical to participate in school or community sports, call toll free 1-888-747-1222 or visit

www.healthyfamilies.ca.gov

DISTRICT CALENDAR 2011-2012(ALL SCHOOLS EXCEPT MURDOCK-PORTAL)

May 25, 2012 Staff Learning Day

May 28, 2012 Memorial DayJune 12, 2012 Last Day of School

DISTRICT CALENDAR 2011-2012(ALL SCHOOLS EXCEPT MURDOCK-PORTAL)August 20, 2012 Students ReturnSeptember 3, 2012 Labor Day

September 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 Day

April 15-19, 2013 Spring RecessMay 24, 2013 Staff Learning DayMay 27, 2013 Memorial DayJune 12, 2013 Last Day of School
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