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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 AUGUST 25, 20118/31 GREAT SCHOOLS SUMMER READ-A-THON REGISTRATION DEADLINE9/1 7:15 p.m. PTA MEETING - GLC9/5 LABOR DAY - NO SCHOOL9/6 6:30 p.m. SCOOL SPIRIT BAND NIGHT9/7 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING AT NIMITZ SCHOOL9/8 BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT - PARENTS ONLY

6:45 p.m. GR. 3-5 PARENTS IN CLASSROOMS7:30-7:45 p.m. ALL PARENTS IN THE GLC

7:45-8:30 p.m. GRADES KINDERGARTEN - GR. 2 PARENTS IN CLASSROOMS9/22 6:30 p.m. SAFETY NIGHT9/23 STAFF LEARNING DAY - NO SCHOOL9/30 SPIRITWEAR ORDERING DEADLINE10/3 & 10/10 6:00-7:30 p.m. HUMAN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT PREVIEW -

GR. 5 PARENTS @ COLLINS SCHOOL10/6-10/14 PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES10/6 7:15 p.m. PTA MEETING - GLC10/7 DIRECT DONATION CONTEST DEADLINE10/7 REFLECTION ART CONTEST DEADLINE10/11 C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING - DISTRICT OFFICE10/17-10/21 SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR - GLC10/20 5:30-7:30 p.m. BOOK FAIR10/20 6:00-8:00 p.m. FALL SOCIAL

10/24-10/28 RED RIBBON WEEK10/25 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING10/26 INDIVIDUAL STUDENT PICTURES10/28 8:15 a.m. HALLOWEEN PARADE10/28 3:00-5:00 .m. FALL CELEBRATION - GARDEN GATE FIELD

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

From Our PrincipalWelcome to the 2011 2012 school year! I hope all of you enjoyed your summer break. Its great to be back! The first daof the school year is always marked by excitement and anticipation, an electricity you can feel in the air. This year was nexception! The staff and students are rested, revitalized and ready for the fun and hard work the new school year is sure bring.

Please join me in welcoming our new gator staff members! Liz Westgate will teach kindergarten; she joins us from JohnMuir School. Desiree Barr will teach second grade; she joins us from Stocklmeir School. Ruth Wachob will teach third gradshe joins us from Sedgwick School. Michelle Kharrazi, a recent SJSU graduate, is our new Speech Pathologist. Additionasome of you may recognize Sarah Hastings, who is rejoining us to teach our fourth/fifth grade combination class. Our newstaff brings experience, skill, enthusiasm and a strong commitment to children. They are wonderful additions to ourexceptional staff at Garden Gate!

It was a pleasure to see so many of you at the PTA sponsored continental breakfast on the first day of school! I was glad have the opportunity to chat with some of you on the grass area in front of the school. I hope that you had an opportunity tmeet some of the members and hear about the wonderful programs and events they help to sponsor at Garden Gate. Thenrich your childrens experiences at Garden Gate through the programs and activities they support. I hope that youconsider becoming a member of the PTA. For more information, please contact our PTA President, Azmeh Ahsan, at

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PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES


Hello Garden Gate Families,

A warm Welcome to all of you who are new to Garden Gate, and a just as warmwelcome back to everyone else! I hope that you had a wonderful summer break.It was a pleasure to meet and talk to many parents at the Welcome Breakfast onthe first day of school and also at the Coffee with the Principal. Hopefully, you

enjoyed these events as well! These are just a couple of the activities we haveplanned for this year we hope to meet and see you at our future events as well.

I would like to thank the many volunteers who helped with our beginning of theyear activities. These events would not have been possible without your help.

All the amazing students and their parents who helped us prepare the greenfolders.Sreejaya Thandayankandy who chaired a wonderful Welcome Back Staff Lunchand Meena Vijaykar who helped her organize it.Chitra Dhingra and Colleen Hagan who prepared for the Welcome Breakfast for

everyone; all the volunteers who helped set up everything in the morning and allthe parent volunteers who worked at the PTA tables.Angelia Kan, Carolyn Young and many others who organized the Coffee with thePrincipal.

Thank you!

Reminder: Please plan to attend our 1st PTA meeting of the year to be held onThursday, September 1st at 7:15 p.m. in the GLC.

I look forward to working with our parent community and the opportunity to getto know all of you better. Wishing everyone a successful school year!

Azmeh Malik.Garden Gate PTA President

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SCRIP AND eScripScrip Gift Cards and eScrip are two fundraisingprograms that parents (also family and friends) can

participate in to raise money for the PTA at NO COSTto the participant. Scrip gift cards can be purchasedon Tuesday afternoons between 1:15 - 1:45 p.m. andalso on Friday mornings between 7:45-8:15 a.m.Scrip is spent just like cash on everyday expenses.

eScrip also provides an easy way to earn money forthe PTA. Participating merchants donate a percentageof purchases to the school. Parents (also family andfriends) should visit www.escrip.com to register theircredit/debit cards, Safeway Card, and PW SupermarketCard. Be sure to specify Garden Gate ElementarySchool (eScrip number is 139188329.) For those whodont have internet access, please fill out and turn in an

eScrip registration form (available during scrip salestimes or in the school office.) Already RegisteredeScrip Participants: Please visit www.escrip.com andclick on YES RENEW or turn in an eScrip registration

form to renew your Safeway Clubcard. Questions? E-mail us at ggscrip.com or see us during scrip salestimes.Carolyn Young, Scrip

VISITING CAMPUSAll visitors on campus, whether entering classrooms asvolunteers or meeting with teachers, Must Sign In atthe office and obtain a visitors name tag when school

is in session. For the safety of all, we need to knowwho is on the campus. The only exceptions are atstudent arrival and dismissal times. If you are takingyour child out of school for any reason, ALWAYS signyour child out from school through the office and thenback in when he/she returns.

ABSENCES AND TARDIESAttendance and punctuality are importantin establishing good behaviors andbuilding responsibility in young children.Please ensure that your child is at schooleveryday and that they arrive on time. If

your child will be absent, please call theattendance line promptly (252-5414, ext. 6). If yourchild arrives after 8:00 a.m. they must report to theschool office for a late slip before entering theclassroom. Under state law, three unexcusedabsences or tardies may be considered truancy.

EARN FREE CASH FOR OUR SCHOOL WITHBOX TOPSEarning cash for our school with Box Tops forEducation is simple and easy! You don't have to spendany cash to be involved in this profitable project. Most

food items that you purchase for home comes with aBox Tops for Education coupon that is located directlyon the box top and is worth 10c. Please look for thesecoupons especially on products by General Mills. Someof the product brands to look for are; Cheerios, FruitRollups, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Cottonelle, Ziplocetc.

LOST AND FOUNDPlease stop by the Lostand Found cabinet that islocated at the rear of theadministrative building

and take a few momentsto check for your lostpersonal items. It is fullwith lunch containers,hats and many otheritems. For smallerpersonal items such as keys, watches jewelry, etc.,please check in the front office.
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DISTRICT NEWS SECTION Vol. 1 2011-2012

GREAT SCHOOLS SUMMER READ-A-THONSponsored by the Cupertino Educational Endowment Foundation (CEEF)

REGISTRATION DEADLINE - AUGUST 31, 2011Every CUSD student with $10+ in sponsorships will be entered into a grand prize drawing for the chance to wino

Apple iPad2. All proceeds will be donated to support our great District schools! Visit www.ceefcares.org/read for moinformation and to register. If you have any questions, contact [email protected]

CELDT TESTING INFORMATIONThe Cupertino Union School District will administer the CELDT (California English Language Development Test) Auguthrough October 28, 2011. Based on your childs CELDT scores from last year, if their proficiency is limited, withdrawntransitional, your child will be included in the annual CELDT test at their school. A letter will be sent home with your chprior to the testing date at your school. The initial CELDT will be given to kindergarten students whose primary languaon the Home Language Survey is a language other than English. The test consists of four skills: Listening, SpeakinReading and Writing. Students in grades K8 are tested in all four areas. You will receive the official results after Janu2012. If you have any questions, please contact your school office.

FITNESS TESTING RESULTSThe FITNESSGRAM assessment is given to all students in grades 5 and 7 each year and strives to provide accurate areliable information about your child's level of physical fitness. Results from Spring 2011 are being sent home this mon

through the middle school sites. FITNESSGRAM uses health-related criteria called Healthy Fitness Zones (HFZ) determine students' overall physical fitness. It suggests areas for improvement when appropriate. HFZ are not based class averages or any other peer comparisons. They are criterion-referenced standards based on how much fitnessneeded for good health. The standards are set specifically for boys and girls of different ages using the best availaresearch. The report defines the recommended range of fitness for each test measure. If your child's score falls within tHFZ, it means they have achieved the recommended level of fitness for their age. All students should be encouragedcontinue to practice and improve their skills as an important step to lifelong fitness and overall good health.

HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT PREVIEWChildren need to acquire accurate information about the growth and development of boys and girls so that they can maresponsible decisions. In keeping with this concept, the Cupertino Union School District promotes informed, responsiaction through instruction, which supports the home in this important area of human behavior. Parents will be provided

opportunity to preview a sampling of the Grade 5 Human Growth and Development videos that will be shown to yochildren. The previews are scheduled for two nights Monday, October 3 or Monday, October 10, 6:00 7:30 p.m. Collins Elementary School Guided Learning Center, 10300 N. Blaney Avenue, Cupertino. Children are not recommendto attend no childcare provisions are available.

District Calendar 2011-2012

September 5, 2011 Labor Day

September 23, 2011 Staff Learning DayOctober 31, 2011 Staff Learning DayNovember 11, 2011 Veterans DayNovember 21-25, 2011 Thanksgiving RecessDecember 19-30, 2011 Winter RecessJanuary 3, 2012 Students ReturnJanuary 16, 2012 Martin Luther King Day

February 20-24, 2012 Mid-Year RecessMarch 19, 2012 Staff Learning DayApril 16-20, 2012 Spring RecessMay 25, 2012 Staff Learning DayMay 28, 2012 Memorial Day

June 12, 2012 Last Day of School
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