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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:PhilQuonBoardMembers:

AnjaliKausar,BenLiao,

JosephineLucey,GaryMcCue,

PhyllisVogel

GARDENGATEELEMENTARY

CUPERTINOUNIONSCHOOLDISTRICT

10500ANNARBORAVENUE

CUPERTINO,CA95014

BrandiHucko-Principal

AzmehMalik-PTAPresident

SCHOOL CALENDAR

MARCH 29, 2012

4/2-4/6 MARIN HEADLANDS SCIENCE CAMP - GRADE 54/5 7:15 p.m. PTA MEETING4/9-4/13 WOW - WALK ONE WEEK4/10 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING4/11 DEADLINE TO ORDER YEARBOOKS

4/11 3:45 p.m. SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING4/13 WALK AROUND EVENT

4/16-4/20 SPRING RECESS - NO SCHOOL4/24 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING4/26 SPRING STUDENT PICTURES4/26 6:30 p.m. PROJECT CORNERSTONE RECOGNITION EVENING - GLC4/27 COLOR DAY - SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY4/28 SCOOL SPIRIT BAND AT GREAT AMERICA

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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A SUCCESSFUL INTERNATIONAL DAYOn Tuesday, March 27 our students and staff spent the morning learning about different cultures fromround the world. Groups of students from each grade level performed dances and made presentationsepresenting six continents: Kindergarten Asia; 1st Grade North America; 2nd Grade Europe; 3rdrade Austrailia; 4th Grade South America; 5th Grade Africa. Parent volunteer choreographers taught

he dances and made the very elaborate costumes for the children. Classes traveled from booth to booth,utside the classrooms, where they learned about the different countries, tasted some food, and examinedrtifacts. Volunteers gave presentations inside classrooms about different cultures. It was an amazing event!

want to extend a heart-felt thank you to Garden Gate Parent, Mahalakshmi Rameshbabu for organizing what was likelyarden Gates best International Day yet! She successfully organized choreographers for student performances, volunteers

or educational booths, and presenters for informative presentations. Students, staff, and parents all appreciate your effortsMaha! Thank you to everyone who supported this wonderful Garden Gate tradition.

ATTENDANCE LETTERSLast week, attendance letters were mailed home reporting excessive delays, tardies, and unexcusedabsences. The letter states that students should be in their seat learning when school begins promptlyat 8 a.m. (PM Kindergarten students arrive at 9:55 a.m. and on Tuesdays - 9:35 a.m.). Compulsoryschool attendance laws of the State of California require both punctual and regular attendance on thepart of all children. Irregular school attendance is a definite loss to the individual child.

you received a letter or letters, please refer to the Cupertino Union School District Opening Day Packet, page 5. Please

make every effort to bring your child to school and to be in class on time so that further action does not become necessary.ate arrivals are to report to the office for a late slip. A daily record is kept for each child. A delay is recorded if a child is up to9 minutes late, and a tardy is recorded for arrivals to school 30 minutes or later. If your child is not at school, you are requiredo report the absence to the school. We have a 24-hour absence line available for this purpose. Please report absences each

morning that your child is absent before 8:30 a.m. by calling 408-252-5414, extension 6. Include the students name (pleasepell the last name), room number, your relationship to the child, the reason for the absence, and if the child is ill please includeheir symptoms. If you do not call, the absence will be considered unexcused.

lease note that absences due to vacation are not regarded as a valid excuse. Only personal illness, medical appointments,tate recognized religious holidays or attendance at a funeral service are acceptable excuses. A doctors note for absencesver 7 accumulated illnesses is required for further absences to be coded as illness. Also, a doctors note for your childs

medical/dental appointment is necessary for the delay or tardy to be excused. Thank you for your attention in this matter!

WOW

arden Gate will participate in the Cupertino Teen Commissions Walk One Week (WOW) Program. Students can participatey walking or biking to school the week of April 9-13. Getting daily exercise, breathing fresh air, and making new friends whilealking and winning fun and exciting prizes?!...Of course well WOW! (More information to come in next weeks Gatoraid).

ISTRICT HEALTH GUIDELINESis important that our children follow good health practices at all times and be kept at home when they are ill. A child should

ot 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 100.4 F (38 C) degrees or higher(mustremain at home until he/she has a normal 98.6 F (37 C

degree 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 may

return to school; a note is needed).he School Nurse may clear a student with a known chronic illness (asthma, allergies, migraines, etc. If a student is sent homeom school for feeling ill, the child may not return to school that day. A doctors note for absences over (7) days is required

CSUD BP & AR 5113). Thank you for your cooperation in helping to keep all children and staff healthy.

upertino Union School District School Nurses

ropellerso you wonder how to connect better with your children? Do you wonder what matters to them, and how you can assist them

o grow up to be healthy, caring and responsible citizens? I encourage you to try a "propeller" - a question intended to sparkonversations with your children. Try it around the dinner table tonight! This week's propeller: What was the nicest

ompliment you have ever received from an adult?

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PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES

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

HELLO GATOR FAMILIES!

INTERNATIONALDAYWASAWESOME!

ThisTuesdaywasGardenGatesInternationalDaycelebration.Itwasamorningoffunandinformationwith

presentations,performances,anddisplayboothsofmanycountries.Thewholeprogramwasvery

entertainingandenlighteningforstudents,teachers,parents,andvisitors!Thiseventwasmadepossible

onlybecauseofthehardworkofouramazingcoordinator,MahalakshmiRameshbabu.Thankyoualsoto

CarolynYoung,CherylMcGraw,andTiborPolgarforhelpingwithcertificatesandvideorecordingofthe

event.Asincerethankyoutoeveryonewhohelpedwithchoreography,presentations,anddisplaybooths

andinsomanyotherways!

PTANOMINATINGCOMMITTEEISRECRUITING!

CallingallGardenGateparents!ThereareanumberofpositionsonourPTABoardthatneedfillingforthe

nextschoolyear.IfyouareinterestedinplayinganactiveroleonthePTA,orifyouwouldliketohelponany

ofourCommittees,pleasecontactmeatazmeh_ahsan@yahoo.com.YoucanvisitourPTAwebsitetoseea

completelistofourBoardandCommitteemembersat

http://www.edline.net/pages/Garden_Gate_Elementary_School/Design_Resources/Shortcuts1876/

PTA_Home_Page.I hope that you will consider being more involved in your childs school activities. I

guarantee that it will be a rewarding and enriching experience and you wont be disappointed! I am hereto answer your questions and look forward to hearing from you.

WALK-AROUND

TheWalkAroundeventiscominguponFriday,April13th,2012.Theflier,a

pledgesheet,andalistofprizeshavebeensenthomeinyourchildsgreenfolder.

Parents,pleaseencourageyourchildtocollectpledgesfromfamily,friends,and

neighborssothattheycanraisemoneyfortheirschool.Wealsoneedseveral

volunteersonthisdayinordertomakeitasuccess.Ifyouareabletohelp,please

[email protected]

[email protected].

Hopeyouenjoyyourweek!

AzmehMalik,

GardenGatePTAPresident
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PARENT SURVEYEvery year we look to parents in our community to letus know what we are doing right at Garden Gate andhow we can improve. We value your thoughts andopinions. This is your time to be heard. You can take

the survey online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/takethis. You can also access the survey from theGarden Gate website or the website from your childsteacher. If you prefer not to take it online, please comeinto the office and get a copy. Once you complete thesurvey, have your child turn in the last page to his orher teacher to get a colorful mechanical pencil. Thesurvey will close Sunday, April 8. If you have anyquestions, please contact Patti Wolf at

[email protected].

UPDATE EMERGENCY CARDSHas your work number or cell phone number

changed? Please make sure that all EmergencyCards have been updated with current phone numbersand addresses. Your students Emergency Card mustlist the names of adults who are authorized to pickyour student up from school, including carpool drivers.We will only releasestudents to those adultslisted. Please come into the office to add or removeany emergency contacts.

ALLERGY SEASON HAS BEGUNSpring is here and students are reacting with swolleneyes and other allergy symptoms. Red irritated eyesare often the sign of pink eye which is a contagiousdisease. When students come to the officecomplaining of sore eyes, there is nothing we can doto alleviate the pain other than provide a coldcompress. We cannot diagnose the problem as eitheran allergy or pink eye a doctor must do this. If aprescribed or over-the-counter medicine is needed andis to be administered at school, the office must havea parent and doctor complete our blue medical form onfile before any medication can be given. Theseforms are available in the school office. Students maynot bring any medicine to school in their backpacks.

All medications need to be in the original packagingwith the pharmaceutical label. All medicine is kept inthe school office.

RESIDENCY VERIFICATIONAll residency information is subject to verification. Validproof of residence must be provided at the time of reg-istration or when a change of residence occurs.Change of residence must be reported to the schooloffice within ten days. Failure to provide currentresidency information could result in the immediatewithdrawal of your child.

BEFORE YOU MAKE TRAVEL PLANSAt the end of the school year students must be inattendance on the last day of school to retain theirplace on the roster for the following year. For thisschool year, students must be in school on June 12,

2012 to retain their space for the 2012-2013 schoolyear. At the beginning of the school year, studentsmust be in attendance on the first day of school,

August 20, 2012 or they will not retain their place onthe roster. When you are making travel plans, pleaseconsider the possible ramifications. If you have anyquestions, please contact Student Assignment at (408)252-3000 ext. 110.

HOME LUNCHESTo encourage responsibility, children should bring theirlunch with them to school in the morning. Werecommend that each child have some money in his/her lunch account so that in the event of a forgottenlunch, the child can purchase a hot lunch. Pleaseremember to mark all lunches brought to school withthe childs name and room number and place it on thecart outside the school office by 11:00 a.m. They willbe 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.

YEARBOOK SALES

The 2011-2012 Garden Gate Yearbooks are now onsale! In addition to class photos and school-widecelebrations, the following will also be featured:International Day, Twin day, Flag Football, GeographyBee, Recycle Helpers, Cornerstone Kids, StudentCouncil, Teddy Bear Parade, After-School Theater,and 5th Grade Science Camp. Order the FULL-COLORED yearbook by Wednesday, April 11th for thespecial rate of $20.00! Additional order forms areavailable in the school office. Limited copies will beavailable in June for $25, so order now to ensure thatyour child has a copy for this school year.

LOST AND FOUNDPlease stop by the Lost and Found cabinet that islocated at the rear of the administrative building andtake a few moments to check for your lost personalitems. It is full with lunch containers, hats and manyother items. For smaller personal items such askeys, watches jewelry, etc., please check in the frontoffice.
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SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH UPDATEAs you may already be aware, the Board of Education for the Cupertino Union School District hasinitiated the search for our new superintendent. The Board of Education has retained thesuperintendent search firm Hazard, Young, Attea, & Associates, Ltd., to assist with this process.

The search firm has recently concluded the input gathering process regarding the identification ofthe characteristics of our next superintendent. The entire Board of Education would like to thank theparents, community members, and staff who took the time to attend one of the input meetings and/or provided input via the online survey. Your feedback is a critical part of this process.The input gathered from all of the District stakeholder groups has been compiled into a SuperintendentLeadership Profile that was presented to the Board of Education on Tuesday, March 21, 2012. This information isavailable on the Superintendent Search page on the Districts website at www.cusdk8.org.The Board of Education and the search firm will now use this document to help guide our search for the new leader for Cupertino Union School District.

2012 STAR TESTING DATESSTAR Multiple Choice Test begin the week of April 30, 2012 and will continue for two weeks. The STAR Program is a StateCalifornia accountability measure that helps us assess how we are meeting the needs of our students. You can help prepyour child for the test by ensuring your child goes to bed on time, eats a good breakfast, and leaves for school with a positattitude. Please do not schedule any family trips or doctor appointments during this time.

District Calendar 2011-2012(all schools except Murdock-Portal) April 16-20, 2012 Spring RecessMay 25, 2012 Staff Learning Day

May 28, 2012 Memorial DayJune 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 Recess

December 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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