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

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SCHOOL CALENDAR  JANUARY 19, 2011 1/20 “CRAZY HAIR DAY” - SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY1/20 PROGRESS REPORTS GO HOME1/24 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING1/28 5:30 p.m. 2012 CEEF GALA - “EVENING OF ALOHA” -

FAIRMONT HOTEL, SAN JOSE1/30 8:30 a.m. 2012-2013 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION

“PACKET PICK UP” BEGINS2/2 7:15 p.m. P.T.A. MEETING2/6-2/16 2012-2013 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION PACKETS DUE2/7 6:30-7:15 p.m. LITERACY NIGHT GR. K-2, BOOK EXCHANGE GR. 3-5

7:20-8:00 p.m. LITERACY NIGHT GR. 3-5, BOOK EXCHANGE GR. K-22/8 6:30 p.m. LAWSON MS - INCOMING 6TH GR. PARENTS (ONLY) NIGHT2/9 6:30 p.m. CUPERTINO MS - INCOMING 6TH GR. PARENTS (ONLY) NIGHT2/9 6:30 p.m. GRADE 4 MUSIC PERFORMANCE - GLC2/10-2/16 2012-2013 OPEN ENROLLMENT & ALTERNATIVE ED. REGISTRATION2/14 HEARING SCREENING - GRADES 1, 2, 52/14 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING2/15 3:45 p.m. SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING2/17 “STUFFED ANIMAL DAY” - SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY

2-20-2-24 MID-YEAR RECESS - NO SCHOOL2/28 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING

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:lastname_firstname@cusdk8.orgATTENDANCE: 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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Technology DriveGarden Gate is holding a Technology Drive to collect the following new or gently usedtechnology accessories for use with our students. Please bring any donations to your child'steacher or the Mac Lab. Thank you!

  Mouse pads, PC mice, ear buds/headphones, flash drives, power strips, ethernetcables, extension cords, i-Pod chargers, working Flip cameras, kid-friendlycameras.

Family Meetings Can Help Your Child Feel Connected & ValuedChildren sometimes feel isolated or “different.” They may feel disconnected or anxious in socialsituations. They might also feel like failures. Such feelings lead to low self-esteem and make it harder to succeed in school.Family meetings can help your child feel valued, capable and connected. In meetings, your child can learn to express what hthinks and feels. He can get needed emotional support. Plus he can join in family planning and problem solving. To start,announce you’re going to hold weekly meetings. Agree as a family on a time and place. At the first meeting, ask familymembers to talk, listen and be supportive. Go around the table four times. Allow all family members to speak about:

Positive experiences from the week. For instance, “I felt really good about my spelling test.”Offer praise and encouragement. “Great job!” or “I’m so proud of what you did.”A problem they had that week. Listen and validate your child’s feelings. Get the family to offer solutions to theproblem.

Goals they want to achieve in the coming week. Help your child come up with specific objectives and a plan of action to accomplish his goal.Their schedules for the next week. Let your child know if you’ll be working late or taking him to the doctor. Askabout his after-school activities and social plans.

Source: “How To Hold a Family Meeting,” About.com, http://childparenting.about.com/library/howto/htfamily meeting.htm.

Traffic and Parking LotAt Garden Gate, student safety is our first priority. Please follow these simple rules to ensure studentsafety: When dropping off or picking up your child at school, always do so along the curb. Do not allowyour child to get out of the car in the parking lot alone and attempt to walk across the lot. When droppingoff or picking up, always pull as far forward as possible. Please Note: The curb is a "no parking anytime

zone. Drivers must remain in their vehicles. Drivers who leave their vehicles unattended along the curbcould be ticketed by the Cupertino Sheriff's Department. Always cross at a cross walk. Hold your child'shand, and teach your child to always look both ways. Avoid getting stuck in traffic. Leave home earlier tomake sure your child arrives to school on time. Students may be on campus at 7:45 a.m. Consider parking in the neighborhood and walking onto campus with your child (walk on the sidewalk, use crosswalks).

PropellersDo you wonder how to connect better with your children? Do you wonder what matters to them, and how you can assist themto 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: Do you think that giving changes a person? Why or why not? 

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PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES 

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

Hello Gator Families,

Literacy Night And Book Exchange - Date Change!Please note that the date for Literacy Night and the Book Exchange has been changed toTUESDAY, February 7th. Children can bring their gently used books in good condition to schooland give them to the librarian, Mrs. Gokhale. They will be given tickets, which they can use onthe night of this event to “purchase” books of their choice. It’s an economical and fun way toacquire books that your the child has not read. There will also be games the children can playin various classrooms. The night will be loads of fun for all. So please get started on sortingthrough your book collection and bring in the books you would like to exchange.

PTA Board Is Looking For A Treasurer Are you a person who has a finance, accounting, auditing or bookkeeping background? Do you like to work with numbers aspreadsheets? Are you familiar with Accounting software like Quicken?

We are currently searching for a successor for our amazing Treasurer, Sonika Agarwal. Experience is not mandatory, thougwould be helpful! We will gladly train and guide you. If you are interested in serving on the Board and volunteering to help tschool, please contact me at azmeh_ahsan@yahoo.com.

Collect Box Tops For A New Play Structure!Gators, please remember to continue to collect your Box Tops to raise funds for a new playgrstructure! Parents, please help your kids and the PTA in this effort by also purchasing gift cardfrom our scrip table and signing up for e-scrip. Our children will greatly benefit by working for common cause and will sense a feeling of pride in supporting their school.

Hope you have a wonderful week.

Azmeh MalikGarden Gate PTA President

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Book Exchange – Tuesday, February 7th 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.Please join us for the annual Garden Gate BookExchange on Tuesday, Feb. 7 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. in

the GLC. Also, please remember to bring in your gently used books and DVD’s to our school librarian,Mrs. Gokhale. The deadline to bring in your books andDVD’s is Friday, February 3. Your child will earn aticket for each book donated. The tickets can then beused at the Book Exchange.

Garden Gate Food DriveGarden Gate Student Council isholding a school wide food drive tosupport West Valley CommunityServices, a non-profit organizationthat supports local families. They

have requested that we donateNON-PERISHABLE Asian food or condiment items. A list of suggesteditems will be posted in eachclassroom. Bring your donations toyour teacher during the month of January.If you have any questions, ask your teacher, or contactMs. Che in Room 8. Thanks for helping our community! To learn more about West ValleyCommunity Services, visit:http://www.wvcommunityservices.org or 10104 VistaDrive in Cupertino.

Important School Calendar DatesThe CUSD Board of Education has approved the calendar for the 2012-2013 school year. The first dayof school will be on August 20, 2012. The last day of school for this year is June 12, 2012.

Students must be present on the last day of schooland on the first day of school in order to be guaranteeda spot at Garden Gate. Students not attending the lastor first day of school will be dropped and parents willneed to re-register when the child returns.

 

Absences and Tardies

Attendance and punctuality are important inestablishing good behaviors and building responsibilityin young children. Please ensure that your child is atschool everyday and that they arrive on time. If your child will be absent, please call the attendance linepromptly (252-5414, ext. 6). If your child arrives after 8:00 a.m. they must report to the school office for alate slip before entering the classroom. Under statelaw, three unexcused absences or tardies may beconsidered truancy.

 

Important Reminders:•For the protection of the students, please remember that students are not to be on the Garden Gatecampus before 7:45 a.m. There is no adult supervision

until 7:45 a.m.•Please do not congregate outside of the classroomswhile school is still in session. This is very disruptive toboth the teacher and the students and could be adistraction from valuable learning time.•Every Tuesday is early dismissal day. Pleaseremember that all a.m. Kindergarten students aredismissed at 11:10 a.m. and all p.m. Kindergartenstudents along with students in grades 1-5 aredismissed at 1:30. Please remember to pick up your children promptly.

Scrip And E-ScripRemember to purchase Scrip on Tuesday afternoons

between 1:15 - 1:45 p.m. and also on Friday morningsbetween 7:45-8:15 a.m. Scrip is spent just like cashon everyday expenses. eScrip also provides an easyway to earn money for the PTA. Participatingmerchants donate a percentage of purchases to theschool. Parents (also family and friends) should visitwww.escrip.com to register their credit/debit cards,Safeway Card, and PW Supermarket Card. Be sure tospecify Garden Gate Elementary School (eScripnumber is 139188329.)  For those who don’t haveinternet access, please fill out and turn in an eScripregistration form (available during scrip sales times or in the school office). Already Registered eScripParticipants: Please visit www.escrip.com and click

on “YES RENEW” or turn in an eScrip registration formto renew your Safeway Club card. Questions? E-mailus at ggscrip.com or see us during scrip sales times.

LOST AND FOUNDPlease stop by the “Lost and Found” cabinet that islocated at the rear of the administrative building andtake a few moments tocheck for your lost personal items. It is full withlunch containers, hatsand many other items.For smaller personalitems such as keys,

watches jewelry, etc.,please check in the frontoffice. 

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Update - Status of Transitional Kindergarten (TK) for 2012-2013The recent release of the Governor’s proposed budget for the 2012-2013 school year eliminates the funding of the newlyimplemented Transitional Kindergarten (TK) program. Given this budget uncertainty, the Cupertino Union School District’s TProgram will not be implemented unless the funding for the TK program is included in the final adopted State Budget. As aresult, the District will not be conducting registration for the TK program at this time.

If you were planning on enrolling your student into the Cupertino Union School District’s TK program, please be aware of tuncertainty around this program as you consider options for the 2012-2013 school year. Please note that November 1 is tage eligibility date for admission into Kindergarten for the 2012-2013 school year. Parents/guardians may pick up registration packet at their attendance area school beginning January 30, 2012. Kindergarten registration beginsFebruary 6 – February 16, 2012 at the respective attendance area school.

CEEF’S 2012 GALA: "AN EVENING OF ALOHA"Saturday, January 28, 2012 5:30 p.m. The Fairmont Hotel, San Jose

 

Please join the Cupertino Educational Endowment Foundation (CEEF) for “An Evening of Aloha” on January 28, 2012 at tFairmont San Jose as we celebrate our CUSD Teachers of the Year and raise support for CUSD educational programs. Asyears past, 100% of the net proceeds from this fundraiser will be distributed equitably to each school within our district. Wlook forward to celebrating with you! RSVP Deadline: January 18th, 2012 - For Tickets or Additional Information:http://ceefcares.org/get-involved/events/ceef-gala-2012/ 

Top 10 Reasons for Attending the 2012 CEEF Gala10. We could use a good excuse for wearing our Hawaiian shirts and dresses in January.9. We could use a little more dancing and Vegas fun to celebrate the new year.8. Hula. Hula. Hula.7. We wouldn’t want to miss the opportunity to be serenaded by our Superintendent!6. Valentine’s Day is around the corner ~ Live and Silent Auction items make perfect gifts for the ones we love.5. That NBC Bay Area Traffic Anchor, Mike Inouye is a funny guy!4. Hula. Hula. Hula.

3. We want to be the first to congratulate our Innovative Technology Educator of the Year, who is using technology inexciting ways in our classrooms!

2. We appreciate all of our teachers, represented by our Teachers of the Year.1. We want the best educational programs we can offer for our children.

District Calendar 2011-2012 (all schools except Murdock-Portal)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 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 RecessDecember 24-January 4, 2013 Winter RecessJanuary 21, 2013 MLK, Jr. DayFebruary 18-22, 2013 Mid-Year RecessMarch 18, 2013 Staff Learning DayApril 15-19, 2013 Spring RecessMay 24, 2013 Staff Learning DayMay 27, 2013 Memorial Day

June 12, 2013 Last Day of School