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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
NancyWood-Principal
MeravTalmor-PTAPresident
SCHOOL CALENDARJANUARY 13, 2011
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 SCHOOL1/19 3:45 p.m. SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING1/19 6:30 p.m. INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS - SCOOL SPIRIT WINTER BAND CONCERT - G
STUDENTS TO ARRIVE AT 6:151/19 7:30 p.m. BEGINNING STUDENTS - SCOOL SPIRIT WINTER BAND CONCERT - GLC
STUDENTS TO ARRIVE AT 7:151/21 SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY - EACH GRADE LEVEL WEARS A SPECIFIC COLOR
1/21 3:00-5:00 p.m. MRS. WOODS RETIREMENT CELEBRATION - GLC1/24-2/3 2011-2012 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION PACKETS DUE1/25 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING - D.O.2/3 6:00 p.m. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL - INCOMING 6TH GR. PARENT (ONLY) INFORMATION M2/3 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-22/8 7:20 p.m. BOOK EXCHANGE - GRADES 3 - 52/9 6:30 p.m. LAWSON MIDDLE SCHOOL - INCOMING 6TH GR. PARENT (ONLY) INFORMATION M2/11-17 2011-2012 OPEN ENROLLMENT & ALTERNATIVE ED. PROGRAMS2/14 VALENTINES DAY PARTIES
2/15 6:30 p.m. CYBER SAFETY - PARENT ED. NIGHT - GLC2/15 6:00 p.m. CUPERTINO MIDDLE SCHOOL - INCOMING 6TH GR. PARENT (ONLY) INFORMATION2/16 3:45 p.m. SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING2/18 SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY - CRAZY HATS
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 18th - January 21st, Parents from Rm. 15
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Family Art and Crafts NightWe hope that we see many of our students and parents at this Thursdays Family Arts & Crafts Night. Many of our teachers, other staffmembers, parents, and I will be helping out to make this a fun and creative family event. I dont want to forget to thank AravandiaChigati, the PTA events chairperson for organizing and leading the event!
CPR/First Aid Training - Wow and Double Wow!Although we hope it never happens, should an emergency occur, I feel very confident about the Garden Gate staff and their likelyresponse to an emergency. This past Saturday, seventeen of our staff members and nine of our parents volunteered their day by trainingto receive their CPR and First Aid certification. This brings the total number of CPR/First Aid trained staff members to 23! That is anamazing number of people at a school site who are prepared to medically help students, staff, and parents! Thank you to all of the
participants for your commitment and concern for others. Thank you to Merav Talmor and our PTA for sponsoring and funding theevent. And thank you to Citizen Core Coordinator, Ken Ericksen from the city of Cupertino, as well as OES trainers, Stuart Chessen,John Muskivitch, and former Garden Gate parent, Nina Daruwalla.
National Geographic Bee - Amey Kapare School-wide Champion!If you have ever wondered about rafting on the Upper Navua River, but werent sure exactly where it is located, join the crowd.
However, if you were one of our 4th
and 5th
grade students who participated in our National Geo Bee on Monday, you very well mayknow its location! Congratulations to all of our geo-savvy students who participated and congratulations to Amey Kapare, our 1st placewinner, Lokesh Ravichandram, 2nd place winner, and Kinjal Halder, 3rd place winner. Many thanks to our 4th and 5th grade teachers for
providing the opportunity for our students to participate and special thanks to Sarah Schwinge for coordinating the whole event!
Can You Help?Garden Gate is reaching out to local families who need a hand during these difficult economic times. During January, we areconducting a school-wide drive to support the non-profit West Valley Community Services. West Valley focuses on helping localfamilies by providing them with basic, personal necessities to bridge the gap when a wage earner loses a job, or a family loses their
home. Your child can bring donations to his or her classroom during January. We are asking for donations of:
Personal care items (small sizes): Household items:
Toothpaste Alarm clock
Toothbrushes Personal heater
Lotion or skin care items Towels
Combs or hairbrushes Bedding/blankets
Hair products (shampoo, conditioner, etc)
Soap
Deodorant
Razors, refill blades, or disposable razorsOther items:
Baby food (in jars)
Condiments (small size containers of: salt, pepper, soy sauce, ketchup, etc.)
Diapers (all sizes) Reusable tote bags
Hand sanitizer or sanitizing wipes
To learn more about West Valley Community Services, visit: http://www.wvcommunityservices.org or 10104 Vista Drive in Cupertino.
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PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES
Garden Gate Elementary School 10500 Ann Arbor Ave., Cupertino CA 95014
HelloGatorFamilies,
Tonight the Family Art & Crafts Night will be taking place in the GLC! This is a freeevent and eveyone is welcome and encouraged to attend!
If your last name begins with A-M: 6:00 - 6:55 p.m.If your last Name begins with N-Z: 7:00 - 7:55 p.m.
We havent had the opportunity to have a Family Art & Crafts Night for the past few years. The difference thisyear is due to the following people who have worked hard to make this night possible:
Mrs. Terri Sulgit, Garden Gate staff member, who helped with creative ideas anddonated many supplies.Aravinda Chigati who organized and coordinated the event.
Lavanya Sivakumar, our PTA family event coordinator.
Many thanks to all of you! We appreciate your efforts and hard work! A big thank you is also extended to all othe teachers and parents who volunteered to help with this event.
Mrs. Woods Retirement CelebrationYou are cordially invited to join us in honoring our Principal, Mrs. Nancy Wood and congratulating her on herupcoming retirement on Friday, January 21, 2011 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. in Garden Gates GLC We are lookinforward to seeing you there!
Two Parent Educational Opportunities:
What: The movie Race to NowhereWhen: Tuesday, 1/25/11, 6:30 p.m.Where: Regnart Elementary School, GLC
What: The Well-Baalanced Child: Redefining Success For Your Child with Guest Speaker Jim LobdellCo-founder of Challenge Success
When: Wednesday, 2/9/11 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.Where: Miller Middle School Gymnasium
Sincerely,
Merav TalmorGarden Gate PTA President
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MIDDLE SCHOOL INFORMATIONMEETINGS. . .
LAWSON MIDDLE SCHOOLLawson Middle School will be having their incoming 6thGrade Parent Information Meeting on Wednesdayevening, February 9th at 6:30 p.m. in the Lawson MiddleSchool Event Center. They will be explaining to allparents the 6th grade Middle School program and whatto expect during your childs first year in middle school!This presentation is for parents only.
KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOLOnce again it is time for us to be thinking about our nextyears sixth graders their questions and your questions
about Kennedy Middle School. Parents of fifth gradersare cordially invited to attend the Sixth Grade Information
Night in the Multi-Use room on February 3, 2011 at 6:00p.m.
It is important that sixth graders feel part of the school
but not be overwhelmed by it. We will discuss what ourprogram looks like from 6th through 8th grade: from
required subjects to school activities. Because of spacelimitations this evening program is forparents only. We
strongly recommend that you attend this importantmeeting and we look forward to seeing you on February
3rd.
CUPERTINO MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENTINFORMATION NIGHTThe Cupertino Middle School Parent Information Nightfor next years 6th graders will be held Tuesday, February15 at 6:00 p.m. in the gym. The presentation will covercourse selection, homework, expectations,extracurricular activities, and other topics.
Additionally, at 7:00 pm in the multi-use, our PTA will hostan informal gathering so that incoming 6th grade parentscan talk with CMS parents who have alreadyexperienced their students transition from elementary tomiddle school. Our counselors will also be available.
Due to facility limitations, this presentation is for parentsonly. An electronic copy of the presentation and anyhandouts will be made available upon request after theFebruary 15 meeting.
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 students
do 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 entre. 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 yourchilds teacher or to the office. To check your studentslunch account balance, log on to: www.paypams.com orcall 1-888-994-5100. You can also contact Mrs. Chen at408-252-5414 ext. 132 for account balance information.
SAVE THE DATE - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH!This years Book Exchange will be on Tuesday, February8th from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the GLC (6:30-7:15 forKindergarten - 2nd grade, and 7:20-8:00 for 3rd - 5thgrade students). Remember to bring ingently used books, DVDs and/or
videos to our school librarian, Mrs.Gokhale, between now and the event.Your child will earn tickets for booksgiven in exchange for the amount ofbooks at the Book Exchange. We willbe needing a few volunteers theevening of the Book Exchange. If youare interested in helping, please emailLavanya Sivakumar at [email protected]
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 is
absent 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 childs absenceplease include their symptoms:
Nausea or vomiting (must remain at home untilfree of symptoms for 24 hours).
Diarrhea (must remain at home until free ofsymptoms 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 for24 hours without the use of a fever reducersuch 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)
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2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAROn January 11, 2011, the Cupertino Union School District Board of Education approved the 2011-2012 school year calendar. ull 2011-2012 calendar is available at www.cupertino.k12.ca.us. The start date for next year is as follows:
District (all schools except Murdock-Portal) August 18, 2011 Murdock Portal Elementary School August 11, 2011
CUSD BOARD OF EDUCATION BUDGET INFORMATIONThe governor released his 2011-2012 budget proposal on January 10, 2011. In response to this new budget, the Cupertino USchool District Board of Education will be hosting two informational budget discussion items during the next few weeks. etails of the meetings are as follows:
6:00 p.m. Monday, January 24, 2011, in the Lawson Middle School Event Center (10401 Vista Drive in Cupertin 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 8, 2011, in the Sedgwick Elementary School Guided Learning Center (19200
Lane in Cupertino)
Any individual may appear before the Board of Education to comment or ask questions regarding the District's current budituation. These discussion items are for information only at this time and the Board of Education will not be taking any foction regarding this topic at these meetings. In addition, the Board of Education will be holding a public hearing regardinotential education funding measure at the Monday, January 24, 2011, meeting at Lawson Middle School.
IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATIONStudents 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 respective attendanarea school. Only parents/guardians may pick up a registration packet at their area attendance school beginningJanuary 14, 2011. Registration packets are numbered sequentially. The registration number on the packet is valid forpackets returned between January 24 through February 3, 2011. Sibling priority will be given to siblings of in-districtstudents currently attending their area attendance school who register during the registration window.
Kindergarten registration for Stocklmeir and Eisenhower Schools: January 24 February 3. Only parents/guardians may pick up a registration packet at their area attendance school beginning January 14, 2011. As the potenfor new kindergarten enrollment at Stocklmeir and Eisenhower may exceed the schools capacity, parents are encourato ensure that the prospective kindergarten student (residing in the Stocklmeir/Eisenhower attendance area during the
Kindergarten Registration Window) is registered during the registration window from January 24 February 3, 2011. AKindergarten Lottery for Stocklmeir Elementary and Eisenhower Elementary will be held on February 7, 2011 forKindergarteners who registered during the Kindergarten Registration window only. Sibling priority will be given to siblinof in-district students currently attending Stocklmeir/Eisenhower who register during the registration window and live inthe Stocklmeir/Eisenhower attendance area.
Open Enrollment requests: February 11-17, 2011 at the school of desired attendance. Parents/guardians may onapply to one school or program other than their area attendance school. Detailed registration and open enrollmentinformation is available on the district website www.cupertino.k12.ca.us, by contacting the staff in your neighborhoodschool office or by contacting the Student Assignment Office, (408) 252-3000, extension 110.
Alternative Education Program requests (Faria and Murdock-Portal grades K-5, McAuliffe, Mandarin Immersion graK-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 who registerduring the registration window.
Registration for new students in grades 1 8 begins March 1, 2011
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
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