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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:Dr.WendyGudalewicz

BoardMembers:

AnjaliKausar,BenLiao,

JosephineLucey,GaryMcCue,

PhyllisVogel

GARDENGATEELEMENTARY

CUPERTINOUNIONSCHOOLDISTRICT

10500ANNARBORAVENUE

CUPERTINO,CA95014

BrandiHucko-Principal

GradyWright-AssistantPrincipal

SophiaChan-PTAPresident

SCHOOL CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

9/12 8:15 a.m. SPECTRA ART ORIENTATION9/17 7:00 p.m. SCIENCE CAMP MEETING - GRADE 5 PARENTS9/18 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 DAY

9/24 6:00 p.m. 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 SPIRIT WEAR - ORDER DEADLINE10/14-10/18 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 WEEK10/22 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING10/24 INDIVIDUAL STUDENT PICTURES10/25 3:00-5:00 p.m. FALL CELEBRATION - GARDEN GATE FIELD

10/31 8:15 a.m. HALLOWEEN PARADE

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

Three Teachers Earn Tenure!Congratulations to three highly talented and caring teachers! Katie Lanza, Michelle Smart,and Liz Westgate received Tenure at the September 10 CUSD Board Meeting! We arefortunate to have them at Garden Gate!

Back To School Night: A Big Success!Thank you to all of the parents who attended our Back to School Night presentations onAugust 29. I hope you found the presentations informative and you enjoyed meetingyour childs teacher(s). Mr. Wright and I walked around and were, as always, impressedwith the high percentage of participation! I am always proud to work here at Garden Gatewhen I see our teachers in action.

No School on September 20Due to a Staff Learning Day, students will not attend school on Friday, September 20. Teachers and staff will receiveprofessional development and will engage in collaborative work. Enjoy a three-day weekend!

Dismissal TimeParents, please remember the designated area on campus where we'd like you to wait for your 4th or 5th grade student to bereleased from class: The "snack tables" in front of the Caf window. Please do not wait in the hallways, as low noise such asconversation, can be disruptive to classes still in session. Similarly, for safety and security reasons, children are not permittedplay on the play structures or the blacktop areas after school. Instead, please have your children wait, seated with you. TheGarden Gate Staff appreciates your support with maintaining our learning environment and keeping students safe.

Traffic and Parking LotStudent safety is our first priority. Follow these simple rules to ensure student safety:

Always drop off along the curb. Do not allow your child to exit thcar in the parking lot alone and attempt to walk across the lot.

The curb is a "no parking anytime" zone. Drivers must remain in

their vehicles. Drivers who leave their vehicles unattended couldbe ticketed by the Sheriff's Department. Always cross at a cross walk. Hold your child's hand and teach

your child to always look both ways. Avoid getting stuck in traffic. Leave home earlier to make sure yo

child arrives at school on time. Students may be on campusbeginning at 7:45 a.m.

Never use your cell phone while driving this includes insidethe Garden Gate parking lot.

PropellersDo you wonder how to connect better with your children? Do you wonder what matters to them, and how you can assist themgrow 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 is your favorite way to spend time together as a family?

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PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES


!!!!!!!!!!!!Greetings Garden Gate Families,

As!we!start!to!settle!into!a!routine,!I!want!to!remind!parents!that!there!are!

still!a!lot!of!volunteering!opportunities!for!you.!!Whether!you!are!able!to!do!

weekly!or!monthly,!every!bit!counts.!!The!bene>its!are!exponential.

Just!a!quick!update!on!events:

Re#lections+Program!

Orientation!was!this!Wednesday.!!If!you!missed!it!and!have!questions,!

please!contact!Mahalakshmi!Rameshbabu!([email protected])!for!

assistance.!!Deadline!for!entries!is!Friday,!October!4,!2013!by!noon.!!Please!

encourage!your!child!to!participate.!!The!theme!this!year!is!!Believe,!Dream,!Inspire

Direct+Donation!collections!have!been!strong.!!We!are!at!a!67%!return!rate!with!the!orange!

envelopes.!!Congratulations!to!Ms.!Ches,!Mrs.!Amarnaths,!Ms.!Schwinges!and!Mrs.!Hastings!classes!

for!reaching!their!100%!return!goal.!!Many!classrooms!are!close,!so!parents,!if!you!havent!returned!

them,!please!help!your!childs!class!meet!their!goal.

Mark!your!calendar!for!Safety+Night,!September!19th!starting!at!6:00pm!!7:30pm.!!We!have!tailored!

our!Adult!Education!portion!to!>it!the!interest!of!our!community,!while!keeping!the!students!entertained!with!presentations!including!Fire!EngineTrucks,!!Sheriff!Patrol!Cars,!and!Paramedics.!!!

Bring!the!whole!family!for!this!community!event.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Box+top!collection!is!in!full!swing.!!All!funds!raised!will!go!towards!the!upper_grade!play!structure!

makeover.!!We!look!forward!to!a!transformation!soon,!so!send!those!box!tops!in.!!Flyers!about!the!

program!should!be!included!in!this!weeks!green!folder.

That!brings!us!to!another!great!week!at!Garden!Gate

Sophia!Chan

PTA!President
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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 be

picked up as they often lose valuable class time.Again, this is for the safety of your children.

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 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.

LOST AND FOUNDPlease stop by the Lost andFound cabinet that is locatedat the rear of the administrativebuilding and take a fewmoments to check for your lostpersonal items. For smallerpersonal items such as keys,watches jewelry, etc., pleasecheck in the front office.

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 COSTto the participant. Scrip gift cards can be purchased

on Tuesdays from 1:15-1:45 and also on Fridays from1:45-2:45. Scrip is spent just like cash on everydayexpenses.

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 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. Thank you, Carolyn Young

ABSENCES AND TARDIESAttendance and punctuality are importantin establishing good behaviors andbuilding responsibility in young children.Please ensure that your child is at school

everyday and that they arrive on time. Ifyour child will be absent, please call the

attendance 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. Mostfood 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.
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DISTRICT NEWS SECTION

CUSD PRESENTS AT THE SILICON VALLEY FALL FESTIVALSaturday, September 21, 2013 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Memorial Park in Cupertino Free Admissionhttp://sv-ff.com/As part of its continued community outreach efforts, the Cupertino Union School District will host aninformation booth at the Silicon Valley Fall Festival on Saturday, September 21st at Cupertinos MemorialPark. Educating families on the new Common Core Standards will be encouraged by the Rotary Club ofCupertino. Grant offerings to be given the day of the festival.

In preparation for implementation of the new Common Core State Standards and assessments for EnglishLanguage Arts and Mathematics in 2014-15, the District has been working diligently over the past year tosupport staff development for teachers and administrators. Community outreach will continue as a Districtgoal in 2013-14.

The school District booth at Memorial Park will feature a handout and examples of the new Common Coretesting format. In addition to the information booth, District representatives will be offering a schedule of

presentations to be held in the Cupertino Senior Center throughout the day.

Presentation Schedule:

10:30 a.m. District Priorities presented by Superintendent Wendy Gudalewicz

12:00 p.m. Importance of non-fiction materials

1:30 p.m. Common Core Math

3:00 p.m. Common Core Language Arts

*** Sign up to attend any (or all) of the presentations at http://sv-ff.com ***

Cupertino Rotary is offering three grants totaling $1,000 to CUSD schools. The $500, $300, and $200 sitediscretionary grants will be awarded to schools based on participation in District Common Core activities(minimum of 20 families in attendance) at the Silicon Valley Fall Festival. Funds will be designated forCommon Core math, language arts, technology resources or teacher training.

CELDT TESTINGThe Cupertino Union School District will administer the CELDT (California English Language DevelopmentTest) August through October 31, 2013. Based on your childs CELDT scores from last year, if theirproficiency is limited, withdrawn or transitional, your child will be included in the annual CELDT test at theirschool. A letter will be sent home with 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 LanguageSurvey is a language other than English. The test consists of four skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading andWriting. Students in grades K8 are tested in all four areas. You will receive the official results afterJanuary 2014. If you have any questions, please contact your school office.

BE A HERO! PROTECT OUR GREAT SCHOOLS!Get ready to Dine, Shop and Play in support of CUSD schools during Great Schools Week, September30th October 4th! A portion of sales from 70+ local businesses will be donated to benefit our 19,000children! Check out the CEEF website at www.ceefcares.org for an up-to-date listing of participatingbusinesses and Great Schools Week events.

Grab your family, friends, and colleagues and show your support for educational excellence in CUSD!Great Schools Week is sponsored by the Cupertino Educational Endowment Foundation (CEEF), acommunity partner for excellence in local education.
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