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

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B o a r d o f E d u c a t i o n

S u p e r i n t e n d e n t : D r . W e n d y G u d a l e w i c z

B o a r d M e m b e r s : A n j a l i K a u s a r , B e n L i a o ,

J o s e p h i n e L u c e y , G a r y M c C u e ,P h y l l i s V o g e l

G A R D E N G A T E E L E M E N T A R Y

C U P E R T I N O U N I O N S C H O O L D I S T R I C T

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B r a n d i H u c k o - P r i n c i p a l

A z m e h M a l i k - P T A P r e s i d e n t SCHOOL CALENDAR

APRIL 25, 2013

4/26 WALK-A-ROUND PLEDGE DEADLINE4/26 SCHOOL SPIRIT- COLOR DAY -

(COLORS DETERMINED BY GRADE LEVEL)4/26 3:30 p.m. SOCCER - EISENHOWER @ GARDEN GATE4/30 1:30 p.m. GRADE 5 BAKE SALE - TO BE NEFIT THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER4/29-5/10 STAR TESTING5/2 6:30 p.m. COMMON CORE PARENT MEETING - GLC5/2 7:15 p.m. PTA MEETING - GLC5/3 3:45 p.m. SOCCER - GARDEN GATE @ COLLINS5/7 8:00 a.m. PROJECT CORNERSTONE PARENT MTG. - STAFF ROOM5/9 12:00 p.m. WALK-AROUND RAFFLE DRAWING5/10 3:45 p.m. SOCCER - DE VARGAS AT GARDEN GATE5/12 MOTHERS DAY5/13 8:00 a.m. STUDENT SPRING PORTRAITS - GLC5/15 3:45 p.m. SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING5/15 6:00 p.m. MUSIC CONCERT PERFORMED BY RMS. 29, 4, 3, 16A, 115/15 7:00 p.m. MUSIC CONCERT PERFORMED BY RMS. 5, 7, 18, 23, 255/17 SCHOOL SPIRIT - SUNGLASS DAY5/17 4:00 p.m. SOCCER - EATON @ GARDEN GATE5/20-23 SPRING BOOK FAIR5/23 5:30 p.m. SPRING BOOK FAIR - EVENING5/23 7:00 p.m. OPEN HOUSE5/24 NO SCHOOL - STAFF LEARNING DAY

5/27 NO SCHOOL - MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY5/28-31 STAFF APPRECIATION 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.
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Garden Gate Elementary School 10500 Ann Arbor Ave., Cupertino CA 95125

STAR TestingStandardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) begins next week. Grades 2 through 5 will begintesting on Tuesday, April 30. Testing will continue through the week and into the following week.Please do not schedule any doctor or dentist appointments during this time. Also, please be sureyour child gets enough sleep and eats a healthy breakfast before coming to school. Thank you

for your cooperation and support.

Common Core Standards Parent MeetingYou may have attended the CUSD Common Core State Standards Town Hall Meeting held at Lawson Middle School onFebruary 28. Mr. Wright and I invite all Garden Gate parents to join us for a follow-up discussion, where we will share specificnformation about what Garden Gate is doing to prepare for full implementation of these new standards. Join us in the GLC on

Thursday, May 2, from 6:30-7:00 p.m. (and stay for the 7:15 p.m. PTA Meeting!). To assist with our planning, please send anemail to me by Tuesday, April 30th, indicating whether you plan to attend our Common Core meeting:[email protected] . Thank you.

Parent Survey ResultsA special "thank you" to our Gator families for participating in our 2012-2013 ParentSurvey. We currently have about 755 students and 549 surveys were completed that's

a 72% response rate! Over the next several weeks I'll share the data with you in theGatoraid. The Garden Gate staff will also examine the data and identify next stepsoward continued improvement. This week's data is from the "Academics" section of the

survey:

92% strongly agreed or agreed: "Garden Gate has high academic standards for students."90% strongly agreed or agreed: "The instructional program meets the needs of my child."94% strongly agreed or agreed: "My child is making progress in reading ability and comprehension."90% strongly agreed or agreed: "My child is encouraged to read through the various reading incentive programs at GardenGate."89% strongly agreed or agreed: "My child is making progress in writing."91% strongly agreed or agreed: "My child is making progress in math."88% strongly agreed or agreed: "My child's homework is meaningful and reinforces previously taught concepts."85% strongly agreed or agreed: "My child's homework is appropriate to his/her grade level.

And, here is the first half of the data from the "School Environment" section of the survey:91% strongly agreed or agreed: "Garden Gate has clear, consistent rules for behavior."88% strongly agreed or agreed: "Disciplinary actions (consequences) are fair and have been explained to students."86% strongly agreed or agreed: "My child has received appropriate praise and recognition."92% strongly agreed or agreed: "My child has developed skills that help him/her work cooperatively with others."89% strongly agreed or agreed: "Garden Gate promotes awareness and understanding of other cultures and ethnic groups."88% strongly agreed or agreed: "Garden Gate provides my child with the experiences to help him/her develop self-confidence."92% strongly agreed or agreed: "Garden Gate students are encouraged to respect and appreciate themselves and others."96% strongly agreed or agreed: "My child feels safe at school."90% strongly agreed or agreed: "I am satisfied with how my child's teacher manages the classroom."92% strongly agreed or agreed: "My child feels comfortable approaching his/her teacher."76% strongly agreed or agreed: "My child feels comfortable approaching the principal and assistant principal."

n the next Gatoraid, I'll share more survey data.

PropellersDo you wonder how to connect better with your children? Do you wonder what matters to them, and how you can assist them togrow up to be healthy, caring and responsible citizens? I encourage you to try a "propeller" - a question intended to sparkconversations with your children. Try it around the dinner table tonight!

This week's Propeller: What family rules do you most wish you could change? What are your reasons?
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PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES


HELLO%GARDEN%GATE%FAMILIES!

I"hope"you"had"a"wonderful"Sp ring"Break!

WALK3AROUND%PLEDGES%AND%MONEY%DUE%FRIDAY!Please"remember"that"the"last"day"to"bring"in"Walk

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SCHOOL SITE COUNCILHave you always wanted to know what goes on"behind the scenes" at Garden Gate? Do you want tobe heard on issues involving the school? Then join theSchool Site Council. We will have two openings for parents starting with the 2013-2014 school year. Weask for a two-year commitment, and the ability to attendone after-school meeting a month at school. If you areinterested in serving, or need additional information,contact Patti Wolf at [email protected] by May 1.

FIRST AND LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - DISTRICT POLICYStudents who have an unexcused absence on the first day of school in August will be dropped from the school roster (vacations are unexcused). If space is available at the schoolwhen the student returns, the student will be reinstated. If nospace is available, the student will be assigned to another school in the district where space is available. Students must bein attendance on the last day of school to guarantee their placein the district for the following year. If leaving early, the studentwill be dropped from the roster and upon the students return,the parents must contact the school to re-register and thestudent will be placed where space is available. If you aremaking travel plans and have questions, please contact theStudent Assignment Office at 408-252-3000, ext. 110.

HEAD LICEWe have had several cases of head lice in the last few weeks.Your child may have receivedan exposure notice from theoffice. Lice, which are acommon age-old pest, areeasily transferred from personto person. All age groups andlocalities are susceptible.Cleanliness does not seem tobe a significant factor; lice areattracted to all children and are more frequentlytransmitted through combs and brushes. Baseball hatsare also popular places for head lice.

Detection - How to spot lice:Nits (eggs). Nits look similar to very small grains of rice and areattached to the shaft of the hair. They do not dislodgeeasily. They feel like a small grain of sand, but will notmove if flicked with the finger. Lice. Lice are small, gray and have six legs. They caneasily crawl from head to head. Unusual scratching anditching of the scalp, especially behind the ears, mayindicate the presence of lice.

Treatment: Wash the childs hair with a head lice shampoo. It isessential to follow treatment directions recommended byyour physician or pharmacist. In addition, consult a

physician or pharmacist regarding the treatment of familymembers. Repeat treatment in 10 days. Comb the hair with a head lice comb to remove the nits. Wash allaffected combs, brushes, baseball hats, clothing andbedding in hot soap and water (sheets, blankets, towels,etc.) and dry in the sun if possible. Special sprays areavailable at the drugstore to spray the furniture and rugsin the home, and the upholstery in the car.

Please inform your child that sharing hats, hairbrushes or other items that come in contact with the head is likely tospread head lice. Please have your child check in theoffice before returning to his/her class . Your child will bereadmitted to school after an inspection reveals that no

nits or lice remain in the hair. If you detect that your childhas lice, please report it to the school office. Thank youfor your cooperation.

TRUANCY AND WHAT IT MEANSCompulsory attendance is the law in California from agesix until the age of eighteen (Education Code: 482600).
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O YOU FEEL YOUR CHILD HAS A SPEECH OR LANGUAGE DELAY?he Cupertino Early Intervention Preschool offers a special education program for preschool children between the ages of ree (3) and five (5) who demonstrate a significant delay in speech and/or language development. Parents interested inving a child tested may call Pupil Services at the District Office, 408-252-3000, Extension 120, to request an evaluationd receive an information packet.

2013 BOOKS FOR A BETTER FUTURE CAMPAIGNFor the past 18 months the Cupertino Union School District has been working hard to plan for theimplementation of the Com mon Core State Standards ( CCSS). The CCSS is a nation-wide effortto ensure that all of our students have the skills necessary to succeed in a global economy.

In order to implement these new standards effectively, beginning in Fall 2014, the District is in immediateneed of additional non-fiction materials in all of our schools. To support this implementation, the District hasasked the Cupertino Educational Endowment Foundation (CEEF) to raise funds for these importantinformational texts.

partnership with CUSD, CEEF launched the 2013 Books for a Better Future Campaign at its annual Gala on March 9 th. Tal of this campaign is to provide all schools with full classroom sets for every grade level, small group reading sets for everyade level, and read-aloud texts for the primary grade levels. This 10-week campaign will run through CEEFs annual Golf urnament, to be held this year at the Golf Club of Boulder Ridge on June 3 rd. For further information about how to donate or howget involved with the 2013 Books for a Better Future Campaign , please visit www.ceefcares.org/greatschools .

USD DISTRICT OFFICE RELOCATIONhe Cupertino Union School Administrative Office has moved to a new location at 1309 S. Mary Avenue in Sunnyvaleuring the week of spring break. This move is the first phase of the plan to accommodate the growing enrollment of middlehool students in the District by growing the Lawson Middle School campus starting the summer of 2013. The Districtsailing address will remain the same at 10301 Vista Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014. The Districts Operations Center will alsomain at the 10301 Vista Drive address.

ere is a list of departments by location:

DMINISTRATIVE OFFICES (1309 S. Mary Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94087):uperintendents Office, Business Services, Duplicating Services, Human Resources and Payroll, Instruction Department,pecial Education, Pupil Services, and Student Assignment.

PERATIONS CENTER (10301 Vista Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014):aintenance/Grounds, Operations, Security, Transportation, Bus Yard, Garage, W arehouse, Mail Room, Purcha sing,eceiving, Student Nutrition, Facility Modernization, IT Department, Property Office, and Energy Management.

CUPERTINO CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVALSaturday and Sunday, April 27, and April 28, 2013 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Memorial Park in Cupertino Free Admissionhe 30 th Annual Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates community, culture and supportsupertinos Sister City relationship with Toyokawa, Japan. This years festival features deliciouspanese and American food, outdoor entertainment by taiko drums groups, classical Japanesencers, martial art schools and musical groups, and more. There are indoor Japanese culturalsplays, workshops, and musical performances at the Quinlan Center, adjacent to Memorial Park.his year also features a special childrens play area with hands-on activities. Parking is availableDeAnza College for free. For information visit www.cupertinotoyokawa.org . This event helps topport the Cupertino-Toyokawa Sister City Exchange Program.
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