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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:Dr.WendyGudalewicz

BoardMembers:

AnjaliKausar,BenLiao,

JosephineLucey,GaryMcCue,

PhyllisVogel

GARDENGATEELEMENTARY

CUPERTINOUNIONSCHOOLDISTRICT

10500ANNARBORAVENUE

CUPERTINO,CA95014

BrandiHucko-Principal

AzmehMalik-PTAPresident

SCHOOL CALENDAR MAY 23, 2013

5/23 5:30 p.m. SPRING BOOK FAIR - EVENING5/23 7:00 p.m. OPEN HOUSE5/24 NO SCHOOL - STAFF LEARNING DAY5/27 NO SCHOOL - MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY5/28-31 STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK5/29 SHOP WHOLE FOODS - CUPERTINO5/29 6:30 p.m. SCOOL SPIRIT INTERMEDIATE BAND CONCERT5/29 7:30 p.m. SCOOL SPIRIT BEGINNING BAND CONCERT5/31 3:30 p.m. SOCCER - FARIA @ GARDEN GATE6/4 6:00 p,m. MRS. KETCHAMS FIRST GRADE MUSIC CONCERT6/4 7:30 p.m. MRS. KETCHAMS THIRD GRADE MUSIC CONCERT6/5 6:00 p.m. HAPPILY EVER AFTER SCHOOL THEATER PERFORMANCE6/6 7:15 p.m. PTA MEETING6/7 3:00-5:00 p.m. FUN N SUN EVENT6/12 8:30-10:00 a.m. GRADE 5 - MOVING-ON CELEBRATION - GLC6/12 8:00-11:20 a.m. LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - EARLY DISMISSAL FOR ALL STUDENTS

ALL KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS ATTEND 8:00-11:25 a.m. LUNCH WILL BE SERVED 10:00-10:30

PLEASE NOTE:

THERE WILL NOT BE ANY ADULT SUPERVISION AFTER 11:30 A.M.

2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR

8/16 AFTER 4:00 p.m. CLASS LISTS ARE POSTED IN THE OFFICE WINDOWS8/19 8:00 a.m. FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR

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

Join Us Tonight! Open House and Book FairPlease join us for our Open House tonight, Thursday, May 23, from 7:00-8:00 pm. Open House is an opportunity for your chilshare classroom projects and activities with you. Thank you in advance for keeping your children with you at all times as you vour classrooms. Please remember that the playground is not open for play during Open House, and skateboards, scooters anbicycles are not allowed on campus.

Our Spring Book Fair will also be open from 5:30-7:30 tonight, in the GLC. Please come browse and buy books for all ages a great time to stock up on summer reading material! All profits from this event are used for the school library and to fund PTAschool activities. Thank you for supporting our school!

Staff Learning DayThere is no school for children on Friday, May 24, 2013, as it is a Staff Learning Day.

Memorial Day HolidayThere is no school on Monday, May 27. Enjoy the holiday!

Parent SurveyA special "thank you" to our Gator families for participating in our 2012-2013 Parent Survey.We enjoyed a 72% response rate! Our staff will examine the data and identify next steps

oward continued improvement. As promised in our previous Gatoraid, below the second halfof the data from the School Environment section of the survey:

87% strongly agreed or agreed: I am aware of the Project Cornerstone Program at Garden Gate.67% strongly agreed or agreed: Project Cornerstone has helped my child solve problems in the classroom and on playground.82% strongly agreed or agreed: My family enjoys attending PTA/school events such as Fall Celebration and FamilScience Night.94% strongly agreed or agreed: Garden Gate encourages parent involvement.92% strongly agreed or agreed: My family supports the PTAs Direct Donation program, which pays for schoolassemblies, Spectra Art, the librarian and the primary music program.72% strongly agreed or agreed: My family supports the school by purchasing scrip and attending restaurantfundraisers on a regular basis.

And, here is the data from the Curriculum section of the survey. Parents were asked to rate effectiveness in teachingchildren in the areas below:

Reading: 95% reported very effective or effective.Writing: 88% reported very effective or effective.Spelling: 92% reported very effective or effective.Speaking: 91% reported very effective or effective.Listening: 91% reported very effective or effective.Handwriting: 82% reported very effective or effective.Mathematics: 91% reported very effective or effective.Science (including health and safety): 90% reported very effective or effective.Social Studies (including multi-cultural education): 89% reported very effective or effective.Music Program: 73% reported very effective or effective.Spectra Art Program: 77% reported very effective or effective.

Physical Education: 77% reported very effective or effective.Technology/Computers: 86% reported very effective or effective.Work Habits (including organization and study skills): 84% reported very effective or effective.

PropellersDo you wonder how to connect better with your children? Do you wonder what matters to them, and how you can assist them 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: If your neighborhood could join together for a cause, what would you like that cause to be?

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PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES


HELLO%GARDEN%GATE%FAMILIES!

SPRING%BOOK%FAIR%IS%HERE!

The$Spring$Book$Fair$runs$this$week$Monday,%May%20th%and$will$end$next$week$on$Tuesday,%May%28th.$The$Fair$is$open$from$8:00$a.m.$until$half$an$hour$after$dismissal$everyday.$We$will$also$have$a$Family$Book$Fair$Night$during$Open%House$tonight%(Thursday,$May$23rd#)%from%5:307:30%p.m.$$There$will$be$a$rafle$drawing$for$all$those$who$make$a$purchase$during$the$Family$event.$Ten$lucky$winners$will$get$a$5.00$Scholagift$certiicate!$By$purchasing$books$at$the$Fair,$you$will$encourage$your$chilto$read$and$support$Garden$Gate.$The$Book$Fair$is$the$perfect$place$to$buy$

books$for$your$childs$classroom$by$consulting$his/her$teachers$Classroom$Wish$List.$Also,$when$you$shothe$Fair,$you$help$us$get$books$for$the$school$library$and$raise$funds$for$the$school$(25%$of$all$purchases$goes$back$to$Garden$Gate).$Hope$to$see$you$there!

The$Book$Fair$Committee$needs$many$more$volunteers$for$support$during$Fair$hours$and$packing$up$of$thFair.$Please$email$Chanchal$Sahai$([email protected])$if$you$would$like$to$help$us$with$any$of$these$task

TEACHER%APPRECIATION%WEEK

Next$week$May$28th$$31st,$will$be$Garden$Gates$Staff$Appreciation$Week!$We$hope$that$all$students$will$tathis$opportunity$to$make$some$gesture$of$$thanks$for$their$amazing$and$dedicated$teachers!$$Tuesday,$May28th,$is$Bring%A%Card%For%Your%Teacher%Day!$Please$encourage$your$child$to$make$a$card,$write$a$poem$

story,$or$anything$else$that$expresses$his/her$appreciation.$There$will$be$a$Staff%Appreciation%LuncheonThursday,$May$30th$,$which$is$arranged$and$hosted$by$the$PTA.$

PROJECT%CORNERSTONE%APPRECIATION%NIGHT

Last$night,$there$was$an$event$held$in$honor$of$this$years$PROJECT$CORNERSTONE$kids$and$ABC$Parent$Readers.$We$appreciate$all$the$efforts$of$the$wonderful$Cornerstone$Kids$who$spent$precious$lunch$hoursthe$ield$helping$other$kids$solve$problems$and$make$good$choices.$A$special$thank$you$to$the$ABC$ParenReaders$who$volunteer$their$time$to$teach$lessons$in$each$Classroom.

Garden$Gate$is$blessed$with$amazing$volunteers$like$Alma$Nazareno$and$Sophia$Chan$who$run$the$prograand$Mrs.$Higgins$who$helps$coordinate$the$Cornerstone$students.$THANK$YOU$for$your$dedication$and$ha

work!

Have$a$wonderful$Memorial$Day$weekend!

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SCHOOL SITE COUNCILHave you always wanted to know what goes on"behind the scenes" at Garden Gate? Do you want tobe heard on issues involving the school? Then join theSchool Site Council. We will have two openings forparents starting with the 2013-2014 school year. Weask for a two-year commitment, and the ability to attendone after-school meeting a month at school. If you areinterested in serving, or need additional information,contact Patti Wolf at [email protected]

DONT FORGET TO CHECKTHE LOST & FOUND

Please remember to check theLost & Found for yourchilds misplaced items. It isoverflowing! On June 12th, allunclaimed items will be donatedto a charity. We would muchrather have them returned to theirowners, so take a walk to theLost & Found which is located behind the office building.

BEFORE YOU MAKE TRAVEL PLANSAt the end of the school year students must be inattendance on the last day of school, June 12, 2013 toretain their place on the roster for the 2013 - 2014 schoolyear. At the beginning of the school year, students mustbe in attendance on the first day of school, August 19,2013 or they will not retain their place on the roster.When you are making travel plans, please consider thepossible ramifications. If you have any questions, pleasecontact Student Assignment at (408) 252-3000 ext. 110.

FROM OUR SCHOOL NURSEJODI QUINTON, RN, MS, CNSIf you have stored your childs medication in the schoolhealth office, please make arrangements to take it homeon the last day of school. Please note: All medications

will be released only to a parent or guardian. Anymedications that remain after the close of school will bediscarded. If your student will need medication during theschool day for the next school year, a Medication

Administration form must be completed. The form isavailable in the school office. Please note that in orderfor medications to be given, both the doctor and theparent must sign the form. When completed, bring theMedication Administration form and the medication (in theoriginal container) to the secretaries in the school office.If you have any questions or concerns, please contactme at [email protected]

MISSING TEXTBOOKS AND

LIBRARY BOOKSPlease take a moment and searchunder beds and on studentbookshelves for any overdue booksfrom our library or lost classroomtextbooks. You will receive a bill forany books that have not beenreturned. Yearbooks and reportcards will be held until all balances have been cleared. Ifthe book is found after you have paid, your money will berefunded. Thank you for your support in teachingresponsibility to our students. The library will be closingMay 31in order to take inventory
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WHOLE FOODS GROCERY DAYSTurn your grocery purchases into dollars for the 2013 Books for a Better Future Campaign!

Shop at Whole Foods Cupertino20955 Stevens Creek BlvdWednesday, May 29, 20138 am 10 pm

Stock your pantry and freezer or grab lunch or dinner to go! 5% of Net Sales all day will benefitall CUSD students.

Organized by the Cupertino Educational Endowment Foundation (CEEF) A Community Partnerfor Excellence in Local Education

HEALTHY FAMILIES/MEDI-CAL INFORMATIONNeed Insurance Coverage?

Did you know that thousands of children in California are without health insurance? Did you know countless school hoursare lost due to dental pain, vision problems and illnesses that could be prevented or treated? There are no-cost or low-cost insurance coverage programs available for you and your child. You can give your child a better chance to learn.Our school district has always known what experts are just now realizing that there is a direct link between childrenshealth and school success!

For more Medi-Cal/Healthy Families information, call toll-free 1-888-747-1222 or come by your school office for details.

DO YOU FEEL YOUR CHILD HAS A SPEECH OR LANGUAGE DELAY?The Cupertino Early Intervention Preschool offers a special education program for preschool children between the ages ofthree (3) and five (5) who demonstrate a significant delay in speech and/or language development. Parents interested inhaving a child tested may call Pupil Services at the District Office, 408-252-3000, Extension 120, to request an evaluationand receive an information packet.

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