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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

NancyWood-Principal

MeravTalmor-PTAPresident

SCHOOL CALENDAR September 16, 2010

9/16 BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT - PARENTS ONLY6:45 p.m. KINDERGARTEN-3RD GR. PARENTS IN CLASSROOMS7:30-7:45 p.m. ALL PARENTS IN THE GLC7:45-8:30 p.m. GRADE 4 & 5 PARENTS IN CLASSROOMS

9/17 STAFF LEARNING DAY - NO SCHOOL9/20 8:30-10:00 a.m. SPECTRA ART VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION

9/20 7:00 p.m. GR. 5 PARENTS - SCIENCE SCHOOL INFORMATIONAL MTG.9/23 6:15-8:00 p.m. SAFETY NIGHT - GLC9/27-10/1 SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR9/28 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING - D.O.9/30 6:00-8:00 p.m. FALL ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND BOOK FAIR - GLC10/1 SPIRITWEAR ORDERING DEADLINE10/7 7:15 p.m. PTA MEETING - GLC

10/7-10/14 KINDERGARTEN PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCESALL KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS BEGIN AT 8:00 a.m.DISMISSAL AT 11:25 EXCEPT TUESDAY, 10/12 @ 11:10 a.m.

10/7-10/15 8:00-12:30 p.m. GR. 1 - 5 PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES - DISMISSAL - 12:30 p.10/8 DIRECT DONATION CONTEST DEADLINE10/8 REFLECTION ART CONTEST DEADLINE

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.to request the homework for pickup after 3:00 p.m.

Parent Traffic Duty: September 20th - 24th Parents from Rms. 1, 2, 6, & 7
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Garden Gate Elementary School 10500 Ann Arbor Ave., Cupertino CA 95125

From Our Principal

Learning Day, Friday, September 17, 2010

Please remember that this Friday is a non-school day for students. Teachers will participate in professional learningcommunities and 21st century schools training in the morning along with staffs from two other Cupertino schools.The afternoon will be devoted to technology training and staff collaboration.

Garden Gates Academic Performance Index (API) = 990!The Academic Performance Index (API) is a score on a scale of 200 to 1,000 that annually measures the academicperformance and progress of individual schools in California. The state has set 800 as the API score that schoolsshould strive to meet. Recently released API data from the state shows that Garden Gate School has made a 10point jump from last years API of 980. Our API now stands at 990. We are thrilled with the new API score and veryproud of our staff, students and their parents!

I remind everyone that the API measures academic performance, not school quality. It cannot measure the breadthand depth of our excellent programs and commitment to children. Garden Gate programs such as ProjectCornerstone, Spectra Art, Lunch Laps and many others contribute greatly to the overall educational experiences ofyour children. Yet, they are not measured for their influence on your childrens academic growth. I believe theseenrichment and support programs do have a significant impact on childrens academic growth.

However, we recognize that the API is one of the few very visible measures of schools for the public to see so it isunderstandable why it receives so much scrutiny. Keeping the above information in perspective, I do want to repeatthat we are delighted by our latest API and feel validated that Garden Gate School is an excellent school, as are allof the schools in the Cupertino Union School District. Congratulations, Garden Gate staff, students, and parents!

Ready to LearnSend your child to school with three things to ensure success.By now, the teacher has sent home a list of things your child needs for class this year, but dont forget to prepareyour child by instilling:

1. Concentration. Block out some time each day for quiet study. During this time, no one (not even you) watchesTV or talks on the phone. Instead, everyone reads or does homework.

2. Organization. Hang a checklist by the door. Have your child check off all the things that should go to school.Stick another list of the things that need to come home in his book bag. Set up a parking place. Inside the door,use a box or shelf as a place for your child to stash all the stuff that has to go to school the next day.

3. Motivation. How can you encourage your child to do his best? Set aside time each day to ask him about school.Look for ways he can show you what hes learned. If he is studying percentages, have him estimate how much thesales tax will be if youre food shopping.

Reprinted with permission from the September 2007 issue of Parents make the difference! (Elementary SchoolEdition) newsletter. Copyright 2007 The Parent Institute, a division of NIS, Inc.

Back to School Night Tonight, Thursday, September 16, 6:45 p.m. 8:30 p.m.The schedule is as follows:

6:45 7:25 p.m. Grades K - 3 (In classrooms)7:30 - 7:45 p.m. GLC (Introductions/announcements)7:45 8:30 p.m. Grades 4 - 5 (In classrooms)

We look forward to seeing all of you tonight. Please remember that this is an evening for adults only. Thank you.

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PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES


Hello Gators Families,

The PTA Window

Please stop by and visit the PTA windows which are located on the far right of the school office

building. It is there that we post PTA information; meeting agendas, PTA events, budget details, and

other timely announcements.

PTA Membership I would like to thank all the parents who joined the PTA as members.

For those of you who did not yet join, I urge you to get involved and become a PTA member TODAY(there are membership forms in the school office). Please remember parent participation plays a

significant role in the educational and social growth of our children!

PTA Event: Safety Night will be next Thursday, September 23rd 6:15 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Please join us for Safety Night next Thursday, September 23rd! At this event, officers from the Sheriff

Department, the Fire Department and Canine will meet with parents and children to discuss childrens

safety, safety at school and in the neighborhood. In addition, the officers will explain what to do in case

of a fire, and talk to the students about Stranger Danger.

We look forward to seeing all of you at this event!

Sincerely,

Merav Talmor

Garden Gate PTA President

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Tuesdays Are Early Dismissal DaysPlease dont forget that Tuesdays are early dismissaldays. Students in Grades 1-5 are dismissed at 1:30p.m. AM Kindergarten students are dismissed at 11:10a.m. and PM Kindergarten students are dismissed at1:30 p.m.

Please arrange for a convenient pick-up location andplease be on time. You can also make arrangementsfor after school care with the Child Development Centerlocated in room #21 on campus. Thank you!

Hot Lunch Envelopes

We are experiencing some difficulties with the way theblue lunch envelopes are being turned in to the school.Frequently, the blue lunch envelopes are coming inunsealed. Some of these have cash, including coinsand are handled by several people before ending up inthe office. We've had money missing as a result of thissince it often falls out of the envelope. Please makesure you seal the envelopes before giving them to yourchildren. This will help ensure that your student getscredit for the total amount of money you turned in.Thank you

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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.

Scrip/Gift Card UpdateWe are now fully stocked with gift cards and they areavailable for you to purchase with the exception of thefollowing:

Whole Foods ($50 and $100) will be available in

a couple of weeks.American Express is no longer available forpurchase.Dennys is available for special order.

Please visit www.glscrip.com to see all of the gift cardsthat are available as a special order. Remember tostop by the Scrip table (outside of the school office) onTuesdays at 1:15 p.m. or Fridays at 7:45 a.m. topurchase gift cards. We will be selling today, Thursday,September 16 between 2:00 - 2:40 pm.

Volunteer TB PolicyState Law requires that written proof of a negativetuberculosis skin test (TST) or a clear chest x-ray beon file with us in order for you to participate in activitieswith children. A TST/or Chest X-ray is valid for 4 yearsfrom the date it is read. If you currently have a TB teston file at your work, or your childs regular preschool, oran older childs school, you may bring in a copy of it.The only TB tests accepted by the State of Californiaare:

TST Mantoux TestDocumentation of the TST:

1. Date TST given.2. Date TST read.3. The reading recorded in millimeters of duration.4. Signature of a physician, registered nurse or health

professtional trained in administering and reading TBskin tests.

Chest X-RayMust indicate absence of disease.

You can have the TST done through your private doctor, oryou can pick up a low cost ($15.00) voucher from the schooloffice for a test at the Cupertino Medical Center. Please bringin a copy of your negative test results as soon as possible. If

both parents plan to participate in the classroom, test resultsfrom each parent must be on file in the school office. Thankyou for your cooperation in this matter.
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DISTRICT HEALTH GUIDELINES

It is important that our children follow good health practices at all times and be kept at home when they are ill.A child should not be in school when he or she is ill and is experiencing one or more of the following symptoms:

Nausea or vomiting (must remain at home until free of symptoms for 24 hours). Diarrhea (mustremain at home until free of symptoms for 24 hours). Severe headache. Continuous coughing or runny nose. Evidence of a communicable disease such as a rash, swelling or unusual sore throat. A temperature of 100.4 F (38 C) degrees or higher(mustremain at home until he/she has a normal 98.6 F

(37 C) degree temperature for 24 hours without the use of a fever reducer such as Tylenol). Conjunctivitis - pink eye. Undiagnosed rash (rashes must be verified by your doctor that they are non-contagious before the child

may return to school; a note is needed).

The School Nurse may clear a student with known chronic illness (asthma, allergies, migraines, etc.If a student is sent home from school for feeling ill, the child may not return to school that day. A doctors note forabsences over (7) days is required (CSUD BP & AR 5113). Thank you for your cooperation in helping to keep allchildren and staff healthy.

SILICON VALLEY FALL FESTIVAL - FREE ADMISSIONSaturday and Sunday September 25-26, 2010 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Memorial Park in CupertinoThe Silicon Valley Fall Festival is an evolution of the very successful Cupertino Jubilee and Fall Festival that has beenheld for the past five years. This is a fun and educational community event for the whole family. The key elements ofthis years festival are: Kids Fun Zone; Cultural Fair, Health and Safety Zone; Environmental Earth Zone; along withgreat food, beverages and wonderful entertainment. Additional information is available at www.cupertino.org.

CELDT TESTINGThe Cupertino Union School District will administer the CELDT (California English Language Development Test)September through October 30, 2010. Based on your childs last years CELDT scores, if their proficiency is limited,withdrawn or transitional, your child will be included in the annual CELDT test at their school. A letter will be sent homewith your child prior to the testing date at your school.

The initial CELDT will be given to kindergarten students whose primary language on the Home Language Survey is alanguage other than English.

The test consists of four skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. Students in grades K8 are tested in all fourareas. You will receive the official results after January 2011. If you have any questions, please contact your schooloffice.
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