Gatoraid 9_1_11

8/4/2019 Gatoraid 9_1_11

1/5

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

GATORAID

BoardofEducation

Superintendent:PhilQuonBoardMembers:

AnjaliKausar,BenLiao,

JosephineLucey,GaryMcCue,

PhyllisVogel

GARDENGATEELEMENTARY

CUPERTINOUNIONSCHOOLDISTRICT

10500ANNARBORAVENUE

CUPERTINO,CA95014

BrandiHucko-Principal

AzmehMalik-PTAPresident

SCHOOL CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 1, 20119/1 7:15 p.m. PTA MEETING - GLC9/5 LABOR DAY - NO SCHOOL9/6 8:15 a.m. REFLECTIONS ORIENTATION FOR PARENTS - SPECTRA ART RM.9/6 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 GLC7:45-8:30 p.m. GRADES KINDERGARTEN - GR. 2 PARENTS IN CLASSROOMS

9/15 WHOLE FOODS GROCERY DAY - CUPERTINO9/15 8:15 a.m. SPECTRA ART ORIENTATION FOR PARENTS - SPECTRA ART ROOM9/21 3:45 p.m. SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING9/22 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 12:00 p.m. REFLECTION ART CONTEST DEADLINE10/11 C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING - DISTRICT OFFICE10/17-10/21 SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR - GLC

10/19 3:45 p.m. SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING10/20 5:30-7:30 p.m. BOOK FAIR10/20 6:00-8:00 p.m. FALL SOCIAL10/24-10/28 RED RIBBON WEEK

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.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.pamslunchroom.com/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.pamslunchroom.com/http://www.pamslunchroom.com/

8/4/2019 Gatoraid 9_1_11

2/5

Back to School NightPlease note that our Back to School Night will be on September 8 not September 15. Please remember that this event isfor parents only. It is not a time to discuss your childs progress with his/her teacher, but rather to learn about the eventsand curriculum for the year.

6:45-7:30 parents of grades 3-5 students, in classrooms7:30-7:45 parents assemble in GLC for Principals Message7:45-8:30 parents of grades K-2 students, in classrooms

Drop Off and Pick Up TimesPlease remember that students are not to arrive at Garden Gate before 7:45 a.m. each morning. We do not have adultsupervision available until that time. Also, please remember to pick up your students promptly at their dismissal times, either2:05 p.m. for primary grades or 2:35 p.m. for upper grades. Pay particular attention to Tuesdays when the dismissaltime for all students is 1:30 p.m. Again, there isnt supervision available for students who are not part of an afternoonprogram at school. We are not equipped to babysit children. If you need childcare you can contact our on campus ChildDevelopment Center, (408) 725-0269, or make other arrangements for your child. Also, please remember primary studentsare never, ever supposed to wait alone for an uppergrade sibling to be dismissed. Students need to have adult supervisionat all times. It is not safe, even for hour, to leave your child unattended.

Students must be picked up immediately at dismissal time and are to go directly home unless they are in a supervised afterschool program. Primary students (grades K-3) may not remain at school unsupervised while waiting for an older sibling.

Parents with students waiting for older siblings must wait in the courtyard area between kindergarten rooms 1 and 2 and thecaf window. Please do not allow your children to play on any playground equipment while waiting for the 2:35 p.m.dismissal. Children are not to play on the playground equipment after school hours.

By now, youve noticed that our parking lot has been repainted and we will soon have new signs. We have been workingclosely with the Sheriffs Department to create a smoother running system and welcome parent volunteers! Some notesabout the new lot:

The lot works much like the drop-off or pick-up at the airport. The curbside is for loading and unloading only, and thecars must move through as quickly as possible. The lane between the curbside lane and parking spaces is thepass through lane. Drivers should complete drop-off/pick-up along the curb, and then pull into the pass throughlane to move around the curbside vehicles and exit the lot.

When dropping off or picking up at the curb, be sure to pull as far forward as possible, so that cars behind you canenter the lot.

Drop off or pick up students from the curb only do not allow your children to walk across the lot in front of othercars.

The curb area is for loading and unloading only. Drivers may not park cars along the curb.

In the MorningPlease do not wait with your child by the classroom door, unless you are a kindergarten parent. All other students (Grades1 5) are instructed to drop their backpacks off by the classroom door and wait on the blacktop at the back of the school forthe 7:55a.m. bell to ring. Then, the students may line up by the classroom door.

LunchesIf your children buy hot lunch, please make sure they have money in their account. Try to pre-pay as many lunches as youcan. You can do it on-line (www.paypams.com), by calling 1-888-994-5100, or by using the blue envelope for cash orchecks. If your children bring lunch, please make sure the lunch is marked with the students name and room number.

If your child has forgotten his/her lunch, you may drop it off at the school office and we will ask a student helper to deliver itto your childs classroom. You must have the lunch in the office by 11:00a.m. in order to ensure its delivery. Please use thisstudent lunch delivery in emergencies only we cannot be responsible for safe delivery of your childs lunch on a regularbasis.

A good rule of thumb:When in doubt, read the instructions! In this case, that would be the Garden Gate Parent Handbook,which all of you have received.
http://www.paypams.com/http://www.paypams.com/http://www.paypams.com/

8/4/2019 Gatoraid 9_1_11

3/5

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES

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

HelloGatorFamilies,

Iwouldliketoinviteyoutoattendour7irstPTAmeetingoftheschoolyeartonight,

Thursday,September1stat:15p.m.intheGLC.

ForthosewhoarenotfamiliarwithourPTAmeetings,hereissomebasicinformation:

Anyoneandeveryoneiswelcometoattend;youdonothavetobea

memberofthePTA.

Themeetingsarefree!

Theyareapproximatelysixtytoninetyminutesinlength.

TheagendaispostedinthePTAwindowatthecorneroftheschoolof7ice

duringtheweekofthemeeting.

Youwillhearimportantandtimelyinformationregardingwhatishappening

atGardenGateSchool.

MemberscanvoteonPTAissuesandthebudget.Iurgeandencourageyou

tojoinoureffortsandbecomepartofthePTA. Anyonecanmakesuggestions,bringupissuesandaskquestionsatthe

meetings.

Themeetingsareheldinanopenandwelcomingenvironment.

Tonightwewill:

HearfromourPrincipal,Ms.Hucko

VoteontheannualPTAbudget.

Haveaspecialguestspeaker,LindaSilviuswhowillspeaktousaboutour

wonderfulprogramofProjectCornerstone.

ReceiveupdatedinformationregardingourDirectDonationDrive,

Re7lectionsArtProgram,SafetyNightandmuchmore.Pleaseseetheagenda foradditionaldetails.

Hopetoseeyoutonight!

AzmehMalik,GardenGatePTAPresident

8/4/2019 Gatoraid 9_1_11

4/5


HEALTH/ENROLLMENT AND DISASTER CARDSPlease remember to send in your Health/Enrollmentcard and Disaster card to your childs teacher if youhavent already done so. Thank You!

PRE-PAY FOR SCHOOL LUNCHES ONLINE

For your convenience, you are encouraged to pay foryour childrens school lunches online. If you do nothave an account set up, go tohttp://www.paypams.com or call 1-888-994-5100. Youwill need to provide your childs PIN and billinginformation. Payments may be made by credit/debitcards or by electronic check withdrawal from your bank

account. You can make payments, view your childspayment history and change payment preferences 24hours a day, 7 days a week. This web or phone site canalso be used by parents to check account balances. Ifparents choose not to pay on-line or by phone, theinquiry service is still free to use. Parents can simplyuse their childs PIN to set up an account with nopayment required. The lunch price is $2.75 forstudents. The milk and juice price is 75 cents.Lunch menus are posted on the district web-site.www.cupertino.ca.campusgrid.net/home

VISITING CAMPUS

All visitors on campus, whether entering classrooms asvolunteers or meeting with teachers, Must Sign In atthe office and obtain a visitors name tag when schoolis 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.

DOCTOR AND DENTIST APPOINTMENTSThe state of California allows medical/dentalappointments as excused absences. Garden Gatespolicy for all of these must be accompanied by amedical note. Please try to make appointments forafter school or Saturdays. When this is not possible,children must be signed out by a parent (or someoneauthorized on the enrollment card) in the school office.After signing a child out, the teacher will be notified andyour student will come to the office. Students are notallowed to come to the office to sit and wait to bepicked up as they often lose valuable class time.Again, this is for the safety of your children.

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

ABSENCES AND TARDIESAttendance and punctuality are important in

establishing good behaviors and buildingresponsibility in young children. Pleaseensure that your child is at schooleveryday and that they arrive on time. Ifyour child will be absent, please call theattendance line promptly (252-5414, ext.6). If your child arrives after 8:00 a.m.

they must report to the school office for a late slipbefore entering the classroom. Under state law, threeunexcused absences or tardies may be consideredtruancy.
http://www.cupertino.ca.campusgrid.net/homehttp://www.paypams.com/http://www.escrip.com/http://www.escrip.com/http://www.escrip.com/http://www.escrip.com/http://www.escrip.com/http://www.escrip.com/http://www.escrip.com/http://www.escrip.com/http://www.cupertino.ca.campusgrid.net/homehttp://www.cupertino.ca.campusgrid.net/homehttp://www.paypams.com/http://www.paypams.com/

8/4/2019 Gatoraid 9_1_11

5/5


DISTRICT NEWS SECTION

WHOLE FOODS GROCERY DAYSTurn your grocery purchases into dollars for Great Schools! Shop at Whole Foods Cupertino - 20955 Stevens CreekBlvd. Thursday, September 15, 2011 8 a.m. 10 p.m. Stock your pantry and freezer or grab lunch or dinner to go!5% of net sales all day will benefit all CUSD students. Look for upcoming Great Schools Grocery Days atwww.ceefcares.org! Organized by the Cupertino Educational Endowment Foundation (CEEF) A Community Partner Excellence in Local Education.

HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT PREVIEWChildren need to acquire accurate information about the growth and development of boys and girls so that they can m

responsible decisions. In keeping with this concept, the Cupertino Union School District promotes informed, responsaction through instruction, which supports the home in this important area of human behavior. Parents will be providedopportunity to preview a sampling of the Grade 5 Human Growth and Development videos that will be shown to ychildren. The previews are scheduled for two nights Monday, October 3 or Monday, October 10, 6:00 7:30 p.mCollins Elementary School Guided Learning Center, 10300 N. Blaney Avenue, Cupertino. Children are not recommento attend no childcare provisions are available.

CELDT TESTING INFORMATIONThe Cupertino Union School District will administer the CELDT (California English Language Development Test) throuOctober 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 cprior to the testing date at your school. The initial CELDT will be given to kindergarten students whose primary languon the Home Language Survey is a language other than English. The test consists of four skills: Listening, SpeakReading 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.

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 DayFebruary 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
http://www.ceefcares.org/http://www.ceefcares.org/http://www.ceefcares.org/

Gatoraid 9_1_11

Documents

Transcript of Gatoraid 9_1_11