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

GATORAID

BoardofEducation

Superintendent:Dr.WendyGudalewicz

BoardMembers:

AnjaliKausar,BenLiao,

JosephineLucey,GaryMcCue,

PhyllisVogel

GARDENGATEELEMENTARY

CUPERTINOUNIONSCHOOLDISTRICT

10500ANNARBORAVENUE

CUPERTINO,CA95014

BrandiHucko-Principal

GradyWright-AssistantPrincipal

SophiaChan-PTAPresident

SCHOOL CALENDAR AUGUST 22, 2013

8/29 BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT - PARENTS ONLY6:00 p.m. GR. 3-5 PARENTS IN CLASSROOMS6:45 p.m. ALL PARENTS IN THE GLC7:00 p.m. Gr. K-2 PARENTS IN CLASSROOMS

9/2 LABOR DAY - NO SCHOOL9/5 6:00 p.m. PTA MEETING - STAFF RM.9/10 8:00 a.m. PROJECT CORNERSTONE ORIENTATION - STAFF ROOM

9/10 6:00 p.m. CUSD BOARD MEETING AT NIMITZ SCHOOL9/11 8:15 a.m. REFLECTIONS ORIENTATION FOR PARENTS - ART RM.9/12 8:15 a.m. SPECTRA ART ORIENTATION9/12 6:30 p.m. SCOOL SPIRIT BAND NIGHT9/18 8:00 a.m. ROOM REPRESENTATIVE MEETING9/18 3:45 p.m. SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MTG.9/19 6:00-7:30 p.m. SAFETY NIGHT9/20 NO SCHOOL - STAFF LEARNING DAY9/24 6:00 CUSD BOARD MEETING10/3-10/11 PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES10/3 7:15 p.m. PTA MEETING - GLC10/4 12:00 noon REFLECTIONS - ENTRY DEADLINE10/8 6:00 p.m. CUSD BOARD MEETING10/11 SPIRITWEAR - ORDER DEADLINE

10/14-10/18 SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR - GLC10/16 3:45 p.m. SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MTG.10/17 5:30-7:30 p.m. BOOK FAIR & ICE CREAM SOCIAL10/18 DIRECT DONATION DEADLINE10/21-10/25 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: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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Garden Gate Elementary School 10500 Ann Arbor Ave., Cupertino CA 95125

Welcome New and Returning Gators!The beginning of a new school year is such a magical time! It's full of anticipationand hope as we look forward to new learning experiences and achieving our goals.It's a time to reconnect with old friends and make new ones. You can almost feelthe excitement in the air!

I want to thank the Garden Gate Staff and our wonderful PTA for all of the carefulplanning and hard work they did in preparation for the start of school. Our first daywas one of the smoothest I've ever experienced. At drop-off time, we enjoyedbreakfast treats in front of the school as part of our PTA sponsored "Welcome BackBreakfast". What a great way to start the day! As the day progressed, Mr. Wright,our Assistant Principal, and I visited every classroom! We saw children happilyengaging in fun, get-to-know-you activities. What a great start to a new school year!

Open HouseJoin us for our Open House on Thursday, August 29. This is your opportunity to meet your child's teacher and heaabout the curriculum and activities planned for this school year. Since the evening follows a presentation-style

format, with the teacher talking to the group of parents, this is not the time to ask the teacher about your child'sperformance. Parent-Teacher Conferences will be scheduled for October 3 through 11, and your child's teacher wcontact you for an appointment time. Please note that Open House is a parents-only event. The schedule for theevening is as follows:

6:00-6:45 Grades 3-5 in Classrooms6:45-7:00 All Parents in GLC for Principal's Message and Introduction of Staff7:00-7:45 Grades K-2 in Classrooms

Propellers

Do you wonder how to connect better with your children? Do you wonder what matters to them, and how you canassist them to grow up to be healthy, caring and responsible citizens? I encourage you to try a "propeller" - a

question intended to spark conversations with your children. Try it around the dinner table tonight! This week'sPropeller: What is your highest expectation for yourself?

Parking Lot Procedures: A reminder from Mr. WrightDear Parents and Families,We would like to remind all drivers to please enter and approach the student drop off zones in our parking lot at a safe rate o

speed. When entering the parking lot, please pull as far forward as possible toenable a smooth flow of traffic and to allow all vehicles access into the parkinglot. Vehicles should never be left unattended under any circumstances, all drivemust remain in their vehicles. Additionally, please remember to observe allcrosswalk areas and intersections carefully for pedestrian foot traffic as studenand families enter and exit campus. As traffic can be very busy during drop offand pick up times, please plan to leave a few minutes early to allow for driving

time. Thank you everyone for your cooperation with these procedures in theinterest of student safety.

Sincerely,

Mr. Wright

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PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES

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

!!!!!!!!!!!!Welcome Garden Gate Families,I cant believe the first week of school is almost over! I hope the children are excitedabout their class, seeing old friends and meeting new ones. For me, the WelcomeBack to School Breakfast was great as I had a chance to briefly catch up withreturning parents and meet many wonderful new parents. I look forward to workingwith many of you.

Hope you were able to attend the Coffee with the Principal in the GLC this morning at 8:15 a.m. and you had achance to hear our Principal, Brandi Hucko and Grady Wright, Assistant Principal speak. It is always a wonderfulopportunity to hear them talk about Garden Gate and the things to come.

Spirit Wear order forms will be available and will come home next week in your childs green folder. This is yourchance to order your own Gator wear for you and your child and show your school spirit. We have Gator Sprit Dayon the first Friday of each month, so there is plenty of opportunities to wear your Gator shirt.

The Garden Gate PTA has two fundraisers a year and the Direct Donation event is our biggest to kick start our year.We hope you will contribute generously to this effort. The orange flyer that came home on Monday should provideall the information you need. However, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Finally, Ive been very fortunate to attend many of the before school starts prep work and I am amazed at thededication of the teachers, staff and volunteers* in getting everything done. Thank you for all that you do!

I wish you all a restful weekend and a wonderful school year!

Best regards,

Sophia Chan, PTA President

sophia_y_chan@yahoo.com

* I would like to acknowledge the volunteers that helped with sorting and distributing officesupplies to classrooms, prepared the Green Folders, organized the Welcome Back Luncheonfor the teachers, prepared, set up, greeted/informed and/or did clean up at the WelcomeBack to School Breakfast:

Carolyn Y, Jyoti H, Sravya K, Sarika, Arushi G, Neel B, Amey M, Arhan M, Araav M, Tanya B,Ethan Z, Neha, Sandhya, Leena, Sue K, Benjamin, Rohan S, Sahana N, Marie S, Viha S,Nandhana S, Saanvi, Henry, Natalie, Annie L, Shivani V, Manish, Manushri, Niklas, Jacky,Jahnavi, Saravana, Sreeya, Raghav, Vishal, Manu, Ananat, Surya, Srikar, Wenzhen, Tejaswi,Santhosh, Vaibhav, Nirvan, Lori, Rekha, Debbie, Aravinda, Meena, Sreejaya T, Poonam,

Shawn, Olga, Robert, Chanchal, Vidiya S, Alma, Anita and Reshma.

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SCRIP AND eSCRIPScrip Gift Cards and eScrip are two fundraisingprograms that parents (also family and friends) canparticipate in to raise money for the PTA at NO COST

to 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 aneScrip registration form (available during scrip sales

times 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.

Thank you,Carolyn Young

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. Forsmaller personal itemssuch as keys, watches

jewelry, etc., please checkin the front office.

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DISTRICT NEWS SECTION

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District Calendar 2013-2014 (all schools except Murdock-Portal)

September 2, 2013 Labor DaySeptember 20, 2013 Staff Learning DayNovember 1, 2013 Staff Learning DayNovember 11, 2013 Veteran's Day (Observed)November 25-29, 2013 Thanksgiving RecessDecember 23, 2013-January 3, 2014 Winter Recess

January 20, 2014 Martin Luther King Day

February 17-21, 2014 Mid-Year Recess

March 31, 2014 Staff Learning DayApril 14-18, 2014 Spring RecessMay 16, 2014 Staff Learning DayMay 26, 2014 Memorial DayJune 11, 2014 Last Day of School

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