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

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BoardofEducation

Superintendent:PhilQuon

BoardMembers:AnjaliKausarBenLiao,

JosephineLucey,GaryMcCue,

PhyllisVogel

GARDENGATEELEMENTARY

CUPERTINOUNIONSCHOOLDISTRICT

10500ANNARBORAVENUE

CUPERTINO,CA95014

NancyWood-Principal

KathleenMcCulloch-PTAPresident

AliciaHancock-Shepard-SSCChairperson

SCHOOL CALENDAR April 29, 2010

4/26-5/7 STAR TESTING5/1 SAT. 8:30 a.m.-6:45 p.m. SCOOL SPIRIT BAND - MILPITAS HIGH SCHOOL & GREAT AMERICA5/3 2:00 p.m. ASIAN AMERICAN DONOR PROGRAM - (FRONT OF SCHOOL)5/4 4:00-7:00 p.m. COMMUNITY DAY - DINNER AT TGI FRIDAYS5/4 6:30 p.m. KINDERGARTEN (RMS. #2 & 7) MUSIC PERFORMANCE - GLC5/4 7:15 p.m. KINDERGARTEN ( RMS. #1 & 6) MUSIC PERFORMANCE - GLC5/6 7:15 p.m. PTA MEETING5/7 WALK-A-ROUND PLEDGE DONATIONS DUE5/11 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MTG - COLLINS SCHOOL5/12 7:00 p.m. SCOOL SPIRIT SPRING BAND CONCERT - GLC5/13 6:30 p.m. GRADE 3 MUSIC PERFORMANCE - GLC5/17-5/21 STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK5/18 6:30 p.m. GRADE 1 MUSIC PERFORMANCE - GLC5/19 4:45 p.m. SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING5/20 6:30 p.m. GRADE 2 MUSIC PERFORMANCE - GLC5/27 7:00 p.m. OPEN HOUSE5/28 STAFF LEARNING DAY - NO SCHOOL5/31 MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY - NO SCHOOL

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.

Parent Traffic Duty: May 3rd - May 7th - Parents from Rm. #22

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WALK-A-ROUND 2010 - WHAT A FUN DAY!From a chickens perspective, I think the Walk-A-Round was a fantastic day to participatein a time-honored tradition at Garden Gate, get some great exercise, enjoy the sunny day,and raise some funds for PTA to help keep some of our many wonderful programs alive andwell at Garden Gate. Many thanks to all of the volunteers, especially to Chairperson RamyVasudevan, Duleep Pillai, Manonmani Ramdass, Lavanya Kandula, and Merav Talmor!

JOIN GARDEN GATE STAFF FOR DINNER @ TGI FRIDAYS ON COMMUNITYDAY, TUESDAY, MAY 4TH WHEN 20% PERCENT OF SALES WILL BEDONATED TO THEIR FUTURE IS NOW CAMPAIGN.

Please plan to join many of our staff members for dinner at TGI Fridays nextTuesday, May 4. Although there isnt a set schedule, quite a few of our staffmembers, including me, are planning on being at TGI Fridays sometime between4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Since we have our kindergarten music performances thatevening, Ill be at the restaurant sometime between 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Other staffmembers may be there at different times. This is a great way to show support for

Garden Gate, our school district, and the Cupertino community, as a whole plus itll be a fun outing for your fam

Remember to bring your "Community Day Golden Ticket" coming home in todays green folder to TGIFridays.

ASIAN AMERICAN DONOR PROGRAM (AADP) DRIVE @ GARDEN GATE, MONDAY, MAY3RD.Recently, I learned that the aunt of Grace Chang, one of our staff members, is seriously ill and inneed of a bone marrow transplant. I also learned that there is a pressing need in the Asiancommunity, as well as in the general population, for bone marrow donors. Because of this, I haveinvited the AADP to our campus this coming Monday, May 3.

They will have information available to educate and raise awareness and register any interestedpeople as potential donors. The Asian American Donor Program (AADP) is a nonprofit organization whose missiit is to recruit minority bone marrow donors. Currently, less than 30% of donors in the national bone marrow regisare minorities. This is an important statistic because the best patient/donor matches are done within the sam

ethnicity. This means that minority patients have a much higher probability of passing away before finding a matthan Caucasian patients.

AADP works hard at recruiting minorities to ensure that they have the same chance as a Caucasian patient finding a successful, life-saving match. Registering as a donor takes less than 10 minutes & the requirements asimple. Donors must be between 18-60 years of age and in general good health. Donors fill out a consent foand provide a cheek swab its just like brushing your teeth.

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PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES

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

+ HELLO GATORS!

THE WALK-AROUND WENT LIKE A WALK IN THE PARK!

Wow, what a successful day! Our Garden Gate kids walked, trotted and ran the loopof the field like troopers! The weather was great, our teachers and volunteers werethe BEST! Thank you all - you organized, fed, watered, walked, tallied, played music,cleaned-up, took photos, counted money, did data entry and I hope - generally had a blast!

We wont have a total of the donation amounts until the students bring back their pledges. I will let you knthe numbers when I get them. Regardless of the numbers, the day was a high spirited and very specialcommunity effort. Thank you especially to Ramya Vasudevan and Manonmani Ramadass who ran this evwith the willing assistance of so many people! Thank You!

WHAT COMES NEXT?

The students are busy collecting their pledges which are due May 7th, then we will tally the numbers and gout the raffle tickets. Students will have three days (May 17-19th) to get their raffle tickets into their chosenprize boxes in the GLC, and then we will have the Raffle Drawing on May 19th. So please assist your chilwith their pledge collection.

Please note: Any matching funds are truly appreciated, but they cannot be counted towards raffle tickets. matches are never certain until the check arrives and it is often months after the raffle has ended. Thank yfor your understanding in this matter.

THEIR FUTURE IS NOW CAMPAIGNTheir Future is Now Campaign has raised almost $1.2 million as reported Sunday evening on their webThis would allow for approximately 38 teachers, district wide, to remain in CUSD next year. As of SundaGarden Gate families have made a donation to the Their Future Is Now Campaign.

If you have already contributed to this effort to save our teachers, Thank You. If not, please consider doso right now. Simply go to http://www.savecupertinoschools.org/. If this effort is successful at raising $3 mby May 12th, we can continue to keep Garden Gate School as it is now. We will be able to keep our teachwho work well together, and maintain small class sizes which is better for all students! Together We CanMake This Happen!

Kathleen McCullochGarden Gate PTA President
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A FRIENDLY REMINDERFROM THE CAFETERIAFor students interested inpurchasing a school lunch, we askthat you please pre-pay to avoidthe exchange of cash during lunchservice. This will ensure a fastermoving line. Please fill out a bluepayment envelope and enclose cashor a check. Envelopes need to beturned in to the cafeteria PRIOR TO

unch service. Payment may be of a sufficient amount to

purchase lunches for a week, month, or several months.Students are also encouraged to memorize their personalkeypad number. Thanks for your cooperation!

ABSENCES AND TARDIESAttendance and punctuality are important in establishinggood behaviors and building responsibility in young children.Please ensure that your child is at school everyday and thatthey arrive on time. If your child will be absent, please callthe attendance line promptly (252-5414, ext. 6). If your childarrives after 8:00 a.m. they must report to the school officefor a late slip before entering the classroom. Under stateaw, three unexcused absences, tardies, or a combinationthereof are considered a truancy.

RECYCLINGOur Garden Gate Recycling Program is continuing in 2010!Please remember to place all your recycling (plastic andcans) into the blue bins that are located in the outsidehallway by Friday of each week. They will not take milkcartons! All proceeds will go to the Marin HeadlandsScience School Fund.

DELIVERY OF LUNCH AND FORGOTTEN ITEMSPlease make every effort to make sure your child brings anyitem he/she needs for school such as: school books,homework, a lunch box, jacket, band instrument, etc. withhim/her each day. It is important for children to learn its theresponsibility to come to school prepared. If you need tobring your child an item, please come to the school officeand we will contact the childs teacher during the break timeor recess. If your child forgot his/her lunch and you wishto bring it, it must be in the office by 11:00 a.m. Pleaseremember that we do not call the classroom or interrupthe class while it is in session. Thank you for yourunderstanding and support.

CUPERTINO UNION SCHOOL DISTRICTLUNCH PROGRAM

Student lunch w/milk....................$2.75Weekly................................ $13.75Monthly.............................. $55.00Milk or juice...................75 (all lunches include milk)

PAMS website: www.pamslunchroom.com or to find outwhat the balance is on your childs lunch account, you cancall this toll-free number: 1-888-994-5100.

Student Nutrition Services is proud to introduce theirnew web page located at the following URL:http://www.schoolnutritionandfitness.com/index.php?sid

=1805092039571289

Please visit the web page if you have questions about thestudent lunch program or your childs account. It is a work iprogress dedicated to nutrition, fitness and health.

DONT LOSE YOUR PLACE AT GARDEN GATEWe have noticed that many families are starting to maketravel plans for the summer break. This is just a reminderthat CUSD policy states that allstudents must be in classon the last day ofschool. Students risk losing theirplacement at Garden Gate School for the 2010/2011 schoolyear if they are not present on the last day of school, June10th. Students must also be present on the first day of the2010/2011 school year, August 19th, 2010.

SAFETY TIPS. . . Use corners and crosswalks to get to school. Crossingbetween parked cars is very dangerous. Always come to a complete stop at stop signs and wait asecond to make sure the intersection is clear. Yield right of way to the children. Do not block neighbors driveways. Please be respectful to our traffic volunteers. They are outthere to keep our children safe!
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DISTRICT NEWS SECTION

THEIR FUTURE IS NOW! FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNThe May 15th fundraising deadline is less than 3 weeks away.It's up to us to preserve the excellent quality of education in ourschools. Here's what you can do:

WIN A PARTY FOR YOUR SCHOOL!Yes, the ENTIRE school can have a free party either at Strikes (bowling), Golfland Sunnyvale (mini-goor Ice Center Cupertino (ice-skating). Just think how great it will be to have ALL the families having ftogether to celebrate our community's support for education! All it takes is for 55% of families at yoschool to contribute to TFIN. NOW is the time to join in and make your contribution. Go www.CEEFcares.organd be counted as a proud supporter of our children's education.

DINE, SHOP, PLAY ON COMMUNITY DAY! TUESDAY, MAY 4TH.Mark your calendars! Designate May 4th as a day of FUN by visiting participating merchants who wdonate part of their sales to Their Future Is Now!on that day. We have over 70 businesses signed so far. You will receive a "Community Day Golden Ticket" in this week's take-home folder. There's maways to participate:

Head out to lunch with co-workers and friends! Shop for Mothers Day and Teacher Appreciation Day! Pick up groceries and take the kids for a haircut! Join a fun get-together with classmates! Enjoy a family meal at a favorite restaurant, or a place youve been meaning to try. Take-o

counts! Remember dessert too!Help spread the word to your co-workers and neighbors. More info on Community Day is availabat www.savecupertinoschools.org/communityday.

SUBMIT YOUR CORPORATE MATCHPlease process your corporate match paperwork asap! This is a significant stream of donations. Aconfirmed verifications will be counted in the 5/15 deadline, even if actual disbursement l a t e r ! P l e a s e c o mp l e t e t he p rocess , and send an ema i l t o l e t us knoat [email protected]. Donate directly to TFIN first, then apply for match.
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