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

GATORAID

BoardofEducation

Superintendent:PhilQuon

BoardMembers:AnjaliKausarBenLiao,

JosephineLucey,GaryMcCue,

PhyllisVogel

GARDENGATEELEMENTARY

CUPERTINOUNIONSCHOOLDISTRICT

10500ANNARBORAVENUE

CUPERTINO,CA95014

NancyWood-Principal

KathleenMcCulloch-PTAPresident

AliciaHancock-Shepard-SSCChairperson

SCHOOL CALENDAR April 22, 2010

4/23 WALK-A-ROUND EVENT4/26-5/7 STAR TESTING5/1 SAT. 8:30 a.m.-6:45 p.m. SCOOL SPIRIT BAND - MILPITAS HIGH SCHOOL & GREAT AMERICA5/4 6:30 p.m. KINDERGARTEN (RMS. #2 & 7) MUSIC PERFORMANCE - GLC5/4 7:15 p.m. KINDERGARTEN ( RMS. #1 & 6) MUSIC PERFORMANCE - GLC5/6 7:15 p.m. PTA MEETING5/7 WALK-A-ROUND DONATIONS DUE5/11 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MTG - COLLINS SCHOOL5/12 7:00 p.m. SCOOL SPIRIT SPRING BAND CONCERT - GLC5/13 6:30 p.m. GRADE 3 MUSIC PERFORMANCE - GLC5/17-5/21 STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK5/19 4:45 p.m. SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING5/20 6:30 p.m. GRADE 2 MUSIC PERFORMANCE - GLC5/27 7:00 p.m. OPEN HOUSE5/28 STAFF LEARNING DAY - NO SCHOOL5/31 MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY - NO SCHOOL

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.

Parent Traffic Duty: April 26 - April 30 - Parents from Rm. #30

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WALK-AROUND - THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 23RD!

We are so excited about our Walk-Around. Please stop by to see us if you have a chance. Ill be the onthe chicken costume. Our school raised an outstanding $2,522.00 for the Make a Wish Foundation!

STAR TESTING STARTS NEXT WEEK (4/26/10 5/7/10).Yes, indeed, its STAR testing time. Here are a few tips to help your student do well on the assessments

1. RELAX - Thats everyone! Your child has been studying and working hard all year.This is their chance to show what they know. We do our best when we reduce our stress!2. GET ENOUGH SLEEP. Make sure that your child goes to bed at a reasonable time.This should be a year-round practice. We do our best when weve had our rest!3. EAT YOUR BREAKFAST You wouldnt get far if you didnt feed fuel to your car.The same applies to your body. Make sure that your child has something to eat before she/hecomes to school. We do our best when we food ingest! (Ok, that one was a stretch!)4. Did I say RELAX, GET ENOUGH SLEEP, and EAT YOUR BREAKFAST?5. Good luck, everyone! No matter your score, we couldnt like you more!

GARDEN GATE DESTINATION IMAGINATION STUDENTS WIN 2ND PLACE STATEWIDE!OFF TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION GLOBAL FINALS IN KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE!Congratulations to the Garden Gate Inventing Stars team of Swetha Alachi, Amrita Nagasuri, PranavMuthuraman, Shoba Santosh, Vishal Swaminathan, Kishen Saravanan and Varun Soma! They wonsecond place at the California State Championship 2010 with their improvisational skit on endangeredthings on our planet. Our talented students will head to the Global Finals tournament to be held inKnoxville, Tennessee fromMay 25th - May 29th. There they will compete with over 1,000 teams from around the world in presentincreative solutions to challenges that will be given to them. Good luck to our team! We are very proud o

you!

We are also very proud of the fact that several years ago our fifth grade team, Strong Cards mit to the Global Finals! It was our first year of participation and we went to Tennessee! At the timasked the question, Where do we go from here since we went to the International Competitioour first year? Well, obviously thats been answered. Some things are definitely worth repeat

STUDENTS LEAVING EARLY - PARENT REQUESTS FOR PROMOTION TO THE NEXT GRADE

Some of our families are returning to their home countries before the end of the school year. A few ofparents have been asking school staff to say their child has been promoted to the next grade or eligifor the next grade level. We cannot say either unless the child is in school on May 20, 2010. Our dispolicy requires that students be in attendance on that day. Before that date, all we can do is givprogress report. We appreciate your understanding on this matter.

MOVING? PLEASE LET THE OFFICE KNOW.If you are planning to move over the summer and will not be returning to Garden Gate, please let the ofknow as soon as is possible. We are in the process of planning for our enrollment next year, and knowwho will not be returning will help to make our numbers more accurate. Thank you for your assistanc

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PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES

Garden Gate Elementary School 10500 Ann Arbor Ave., Cupertino CA 95014

Hello Gators!

I HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT SPRING BREAK! NOW IS THE TIME TO SPRING BACK INTOACTION!Welcome back to everyone and especially to our returning 5 th Graders after their week at MarinHeadlands Science Camp! I really hope you had a great time.

CONGRATULATIONS TO GARDEN GATES INVENTING STARS

Yes! Congrats to our Destination Imagination Team, Inventing Stars. Our team is comprised ofGarden Gate students both past and present: Shoba Santosh, Vishal Swaminathan, KishenSaravanan, Swetha Alachi, Amrita Nagasuri, Pranav Muthuraman and Varun Soma!

They have spent months working on their Destination Imagination challenge and have taken 2 ndplace in the California State Championship 2010. They will now be moving on to Global Finals inKnoxville, TN!!! Congratulations to the team and to their supportive families!

THE GARDEN GATE WALK-AROUND IS THIS FRIDAY! GET YOUR PLEDGES NOW AND TUTHEM IN ON FRIDAY!Please assist your children as they gather pledges for the Walk-Around that will be taking place aGarden Gate on the field this Friday, April 23rd. So please get busy and collect those pledges noThe children can either get a fixed pledge for one amount or they can get pledges on a per lap baWe have a long list of awesome raffle prizes and one Grand-Prize of an Xbox Elite that will go to

student who raised the highest amount. For the raffle prizes, your child will receive one raffle tickfor each $5 they raised. After the money is collected, the raffle tickets will be given out and thechildren will place their raffle tickets in the raffle boxes for a chance to win their favorite prize! Lasyear we raised $16,000! This great community event involves the entire school community so weneed lots of volunteers. If you havent signed up, please contact Merav Talmor atmerav.talmor.gmail.com to help out. Its great fun for all participants, so please volunteer and joinfun!

THEIR FUTURE IS NOW CAMPAIGNTheir Future is Now Campaign has raised over $ 1 million!!! . If you have not already given to theffort to save our teachers, please consider it now. If this effort is successful at raising $3 million

May 12th, we can save all 115 teachers who have already been given lay-off notices!

Kathleen McCullochGarden Gate PTA President

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ALLERGY SEASON HAS STARTEDThe flowers are blooming, trees are budding and students

are reacting with swollen eyes and other allergysymptoms. Red irritated eyes are often the sign of pinkeye which is a contagious disease. When students cometo the office complaining of sore eyes, there is nothing wecan do to alleviate the pain other than provide a coldcompress. We cannot diagnose the problem as either anallergy or pink eye a doctor must do this. If aprescribed or over-the-counter medicine is needed and isto be administered at school, the office must have a bluemedical form completed by the doctor on file before anymedication can be given. These forms are available in theschool office. Students may not bring any medicine toschool in their backpacks. All medications need to be inthe original packaging with the pharmaceutical label. Allmedicine is kept in the school office.

ABSENCES AND TARDIESAttendance and punctuality are important in establishinggood behaviors and building responsibility in youngchildren. Please ensure that your child is at schooleveryday and that they arrive on time. If your child will beabsent, please call the attendance line promptly (252-5414,ext. 6). If your child arrives after 8:00 a.m. they must reportto the school office for a late slip before entering theclassroom. Under state law, three unexcused absences,tardies, or a combination thereof are considered a truancy.

RECYCLINGOur Garden Gate Recycling Program is continuing in 2010!Please remember to place all your recycling (plastic andcans) into the blue bins that are located in the outsidehallway by Friday of each week. They will not take milkcartons! All proceeds will go to the Marin HeadlandsScience School Fund.

DELIVERY OF LUNCH AND FORGOTTEN ITEMSPlease make every effort to make sure your child bringsany item he/she needs for school such as: school books,homework, a lunch box, jacket, band instrument, etc. withhim/her each day. It is important for children to learn itstheir responsibility to come to school prepared. If you needto bring your child an item, please come to the school officeand we will contact the childs teacher during the break timeor recess. If your child forgot his/her lunch and youwish to bring it, it must be in the office by 11:00 a.m.Please remember that we do not call the classroom orinterrupt the class while it is in session. Thank you foryour understanding and support.

CUPERTINO UNION SCHOOL DISTRICTLUNCH PROGRAM

Student lunch w/milk....................$2.75Weekly................................ $13.75Monthly.............................. $55.00Milk or juice...................75 (all lunches include milk)

PAMS website: www.pamslunchroom.com or to find outwhat the balance is on your childs lunch account, you cancall this toll-free number: 1-888-994-5100.

Student Nutrition Services is proud to introduce theirnew web page located at the following URL:http://www.schoolnutritionandfitness.com/index.php?sid

=1805092039571289Please visit the web page if you have questions about thestudent lunch program or your childs account. It is a work

in progress dedicated to nutrition, fitness and health.

SAFETY TIPS. . . Use corners and crosswalks to get to school. Crossingbetween parked cars is very dangerous. Always come to a complete stop at stop signs and wait asecond to make sure the intersection is clear. Yield right of way to the children. Do not block neighbors driveways. Please be respectful to our traffic volunteers. They are outthere to keep our children safe!

PARENTS AND VISITORS ON CAMPUSOnce school is in session, parents are not allowed tointerrupt class for any reason! The teachers are busy withthe students and interruptions are distracting and affectclassroom instruction. If you need to speak tosomeone, please come to the office. All visitors on campusor entering classrooms as volunteers MUST sign in atthe office and obtain a visitors badge when school is insession. For the safety of your children, we need to knowwho is on campus.

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DISTRICT NEWS SECTION

010 STAR TESTING DATESTAR Multiple Choice Testing for grades 2-8 will begin the week of April 26, 2010 and continues for twoeeks. The STAR Program is a state accountability measure that helps us assess how we are meetinge needs of our students. You can help prepare your child for the test by ensuring your child goes to bed

n time, eats a good breakfast, and leaves for school with a positive attitude. Please do not schedule any

mily trips or doctor appointments during this time.

THEIR FUTURE IS NOW!FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNWe have raised over $1,000,000! In 4 short weeks we solved one-third of the problem! You willever guess it only took 17% participation to get us this far. That means 83% of our families can play ale in getting us across the NEXT million! Think what we will achieve when more families join in!

ogether, lets protect our childrens future! Make your contribution today at www.CEEFcares.org.

Win a party for your school!hen your school reaches 55% participation, all the kids will win a school party hosted by one of our

enerous sponsors. The kids will have a blast bowling at Strikes Cupertino, mini-golfing at Golflandunnyvale, or ice skating at Ice Center Cupertino! Be part of the momentum that carries us across theext million!

sco Employees CEEFs approval is complete. Cisco will match: all donations into the campaign starting from March 15 th.

100% of the donation amount, up to $1000 annual employee limit!ease donate now and then submit your matching request. If youve already donated, initiate theatching process ASAP. We're thrilled with the efforts of our district families to keep our schools strong!

oin the solution at www.CEEFcares.org.

010 CEEF BENEFIT GOLF TOURNAMENT SAVE THE DATE! HELP OUR SCHOOL!onday, June 21, 2010 11:00 a.m. Shotgun Start Stanford Golf Courseave the date now for CEEFs 24th Annual Golf Tournament on Monday, June 21, 2010, at Stanford Golf Course. Theurnament will provide funds toward CEEFs Arts & Technology Matching Grant program that benefits every district school.

E ANZA COLLEGE SUMMER EXTENDED YEAR PROGRAM 2010e Anza College in partnership with the Cupertino Union School District will offer the Extended Year Program this summer,ornings only, from June 21 to July 16, 2010.udents entering grades 6 through 10:asses will be held at Kennedy and Miller Middle Schools, and will include: Java Programming, Geometry, Intro to Algebra,

EGO Robotics, Speech and Debate, Fashion Design and many others.udents entering grades 1 through 5:asses will be held at Eaton Elementary School, and will include: Pre-Algebra Prep, Writing: Paragraphs to Essays, Reading

ensive, Mandarin Chinese, Math & Art, Mandarin, Journalism/Writing, and more! Program brochures will be sent home inrly March and will also be available at your school office. More information is available at www.extendedyear.deanza.edu .arly registration is by mail only and will begin on March 8, 2010 and ends on May 21, 2010. There will also be walk-ingistration available from June 1 to June 8, 2010.

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