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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 FEBRUARY 9, 2012

2/6-2/16 2012-2013 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION PACKETS DUE2/9 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 VALENTINE DAY PARTIES2/14 HEARING SCREENING - GRADES 1 & 22/14 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 DAY2/17 1:00 HEARING SCREENING - GRADE 5

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:[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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teracy Night and Book Exchange a Huge Successhanks to Garden Gate PTA and Staff for making Tuesday evenings event such a rousing success! We had a great turnout.hildren enjoyed the literacy activities in classrooms, and many left school with a tall stack of new books to devour. A greatme was had by all!

tudent Restroomsarents, please remind your children of the importance of respectful restroom habits. Please remindhildren that they must flush the toilet, and if they wet the seat, they should wipe it up. Remind them toash their hands thoroughly and throw paper towels in the trash cans. Classroom teachers are alsoscussing these items with their students. Im hoping that together, we can keep our restrooms cleanerroughout the day. Thank you.

raffic and Parking Lott Garden Gate, student safety is our first priority. Please follow these simple rules to ensure studentafety: If dropping off your child at school, always drop off along the curb. Do not allow your child to getut of the car in the parking lot alone and attempt to walk across the lot. Note that the curb is a "noarking anytime"zone.Drivers must remain in their vehicles. Drivers who leave their vehicles unattended along theurb could be ticketed by the Cupertino Sheriff's Department. Always cross at a cross walk. Hold your child's hand, andach your child to always look both ways. Avoid getting stuck in traffic. Leave home earlier to make sure your child arrives to

chool on time. Students may be on campus at 7:45 am.

ismissal Timearents, please remember that there are two designated waiting areas on campus where we'd like you to wait for your 4th orh grade student to be released from class: Under the shade structure (lunch tables) or at the tables in front of the Cafe

Window (snack tables). Please do not wait in the hallways, as low noise, such as conversation, can be disruptive for classesill in session. Similarly, for safety and security reasons, students are not permitted to play on the play structures or theacktop areas after school. Instead, please have your children wait, seated, with you. Students who are playing on the playructures or the blacktop after school will lose play time during recess the following day. The Garden Gate Staff appreciates

our support with maintaining our learning environment and keeping students safe.

ake Homework Time Easier For Your Child With Motivation!ometimes getting kids to do homework is tougher than the homework itself! To increase your childs motivation:

Develop organization skills. Help your child devise a system that works

for her. She might use a homework folder and make daily to-do lists. Replace homework time with study time. If your child doesnt have

assignments, she can read or review. Stick to a routine. Kids resist less when theyre used to studying at the

same time every day. Let your child choose a quiet, comfortable place towork.

Help without taking over. Encourage and guide your child through toughproblems. But dont ever do the work.

Be a role model. While your child studies, finish important tasks yourself,such as paying bills or straightening up.

Offer praise, not prizes. This helps your child become self- motivated notmotivated by things. You might say, Wow! You kept trying and it paid off

ource: C. Moorman and T. Haller, How to Motivate Your Kids to Do Homework, NewsforParents.org, www.newsrparents.org/expert_motivate_kids_homework.html.

ropellerso you wonder how to connect better with your children? Do you wonder what matters to them, and how you can assist them toow up to be healthy, caring and responsible citizens? I encourage you to try a "propeller" - a question intended to spark

onversations with your children. Try it around the dinner table tonight!

This week's propeller: Do you have a vision for the person you want to become?
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PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES

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

Hello Gator Families,

LITERACYNIGHTANDBOOKEXCHANGE

LiteracyNightandtheBookExchangewasheldthispastTuesday.Iwould

liketoespeciallythankMeravTalmorandAravindaChigatifororganizing

theeventandourLibrarian,MrudulaGokhaleforallofherhardwork

preparingfortheBookExchange.ThankyoualsotoAnuKomawarfor

helpingwithpreparations,MeghaShetty,SophiaChan,Mahalakshmi

RameshbabuandRanjitaKeskarforhelpingtomanagetheBookExchange.

SpecialthanksalsotoMs.Hucko,theGardenGateTeachersandStaffforalloftheirhelp.ThesePTAeventsareavitalpartofourchildrenseducation

andwearegratefultoeveryonewhoparticipatedandtheirinvaluable

support.

NEEDED:PARENTPRESENTERSFORINTERNATIONALDAY

nternationalDayisscheduledforTuesdayMarch27th,2012.Wearestillin

needofparentstosignupaspresentersforthecelebration.Wewouldlikepeoplefromdifferentculturesandcountriestoprepareashort1015minute

presentationabouttheirheritage.Alternatively,youmaybeinterestedina

countryotherthanthatofyourheritageandprepareapresentationonit!You

wouldlearnsomethingnewandgettoshareitwiththestudents!Pleasecontact

theInternationalDayCoordinator,[email protected].

Haveagreatweek!

AzmehMalikGardenGatePTAPresident
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West Valley Community ServicesThank you to all the Garden Gate parents, children,teachers and school staff for donating food to WestValley Community Services during the month ofJanuary. Your donations and help are much

appreciated!- GG Student Council

HEARING

SCREENINGHearing screening will beconducted at GardenGate School for all 1stand 2nd grade studentson Tuesday, February 14,2012 and for all 5th gradestudents on Friday,February 17, 2012.

Students will board the hearing van in small groups tohave their hearing checked by a credentialedaudiometrist. Each child will wear a pair of ear phonesto listen to tones of varying frequencies. If a student isunable to pass the group screening he/she is then re-checked individually. Should a possible hearingproblem be discovered, parents will be notified by mail.

Math Around The WorldLawrence Hall of Science brings the highly interactiveMath Around the World family festival to Garden Gateon Wednesday, March 7th. All Garden Gate familiesare invited and encouraged to attend. To make theevent a success, we need 12 adults to volunteer at themath stations. No experience is necessary. Youll begiven instructions and taught what to do. If you canvolunteer from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. for the event, pleaseemail Patti Wolf at [email protected]

Writing Assessments For Students in Grades3 - 5Students in grades 3, 4 and 5 will take a writingassessment on March 6, 2012. The test for fourth

grade students is part of their STAR test. Theassessment for third and fifth graders is given by theCupertino district and is not part of their STAR test.Please do not schedule any appointments or familytrips on this date.

STAR testing for grades 2-5 begins Tuesday, May 1.Please do not schedule any appointments or familytrips during the week of April 30 or May 7. Thank you.

Yearbook Cover ContestThe annual Garden GateYearbook Cover Contest is here!Put your artistic thinking cap onand your winning artwork could

be show cased on the covers ofthis year's yearbook. All 3rdthrough 5th grade students areencouraged to participate withtheir best creative work! Good luck, be creative, andhave fun! The sky is the limit for your imagination andcreativity. Please be sure to design both a front andback cover for the yearbook. On the front cover,please include Garden Gate School, 2011-2012 andour school mascot - GATOR! You may also include aphrase and catchy title. Your name and room numbermust be on the back. Design the cover with paperprovided by your teacher. Be sure to make your workattractive and bright. Use lots of color. All entries are

to be submitted to the students teacher by February28 at 8:00 a.m.

Important SchoolCalendar DatesThe CUSD Board ofEducation has approvedthe calendar for the2012-2013 school year. Thefirst day of school will be onAugust 20, 2012. The last

day of school for this year is June 12, 2012.

Students must be present on the last day of schoolandon 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 TardiesAttendance 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 after8:00 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.
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SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH UPDATEAs you may be aware, the Board of Education has initiated a search for our new superintendent.To assist us in this important process, we have retained the services of Hazard, Young, Attea &Associates, Ltd., a search firm that specializes in assisting boards with the identification andselection of superintendents.

One important step in this process is the identification of the characteristics we will be lookingor in our new superintendent. Your input is very valuable and the entire Board of Educationnvites you to participate in the identification of these characteristics by completing an onlinesurvey available at www.cusdk8.org. This survey is designed to gather your perception on themportance of various characteristics commonly found in effective superintendents.

The search firm will also be holding input gathering sessions at the end of February. The Board ofEducation invites all parents, district staff, and community members to participate by attending one of the twoCommunity Forums. Both of these forums will be facilitated by representatives of the consultant firm and will be held in the BoRoom at the District Office located at 10301 Vista Drive in Cupertino. The dates and times for the Community Forums are:

Tuesday, February 28, 2012, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (afternoon session). Tuesday, February 28, 2012, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. (evening session)

Your input will be included in a Superintendent Leadership Profile which will be presented to the Board of Education onTuesday, March 21, 2012. The Board of Education will then use the Superintendent Leadership Profile to help guide oursearch for a new leader for the Cupertino Union School District.

f you have any questions, please contact Jeremy Nishihara at (408) 252-3000, Extension 323, or by email [email protected].

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 Recess

May 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 Recess

January 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 DayJune 12, 2013 Last Day of School
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