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

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S u p e r i n t e n d e n t : P h i l Q u o n 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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A l i c i a H a n c o c k - S h e p a r d - S S C C h a i r p e r s o n

SCHOOL CALENDAR OCTOBER 8, 2009

10/5-10/13 PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES12:30 DISMISSAL -GRADES 1-5, KINDERGARTEN - SEE SCHEDULE

10/8 7:15 p.m. PTA MEETING - GLC10/9 DIRECT DONAT ION CONTEST DEADLINE10/9 REFLECTION ART C ONTEST DEADLINE10/13 8:00-9:30 a.m. PROJECT CORNERSTONE PARENT GROUP - STAFF ROOM10/13 5:00-8:30 p.m. BACK TO SCHOOL CELEBRATION AT THE JUNGLE10/13 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MTG. - DISTRICT BOARD ROOM10/16 3:00-5:00 p.m. FALL CELEBRATION - FIELD10/19-10/23 RED RIBBON WEEK10/20 8:00-9:30 a.m. PROJECT CORNERSTONE PARENT GROUP - STAFF ROOM10/21 3:45 p.m. SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING10/22 7:00-8:00 p.m. BOY SCOUT RECRUITMENT - KINDERGARTEN BENCHES10/26 STAFF LEARNING DAY - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS10/27 8:00-9:30 a.m. PROJECT CORNERSTONE PARENT GROUP - STAFF ROOM10/27 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MTG. - DISTRICT BOARD ROOM10/30 8:15 a.m. HALLOWEEN PARADE11/3 8:00-9:30 a.m. PROJECT CORNERSTONE PARENT GROUP - STAFF ROOM11/4 STUDENT PICTURES - GLC11/5 7:15 p.m. PTA MEETING11/10 8:00-9:30 a.m. PROJECT CORNERSTONE PARENT GROUP - STAFF ROOM11/10 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MTG. - DISTRICT BOARD ROOM11/11 VETERANS DAY - NO SCHOOL

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 f or pickup after 3:00 p.m.

Parent Trafc Duty: October 12th - 16th - Parents from Rms. #23
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Garden Gate Elementary School 10500 Ann Arbor Ave., Cupertino CA 95014

National Walk/Bike/Carpool Day, Oct. 7, 2009: A Great Success @ Garden Gate!Garden Gate had wonderful community participation in this years event. Although all of the classroom figures for Oct. 7 th aren yet, heres what we learned so far. The numbers in parentheses are the numbers from the survey we took a week ago. Thether numbers are from today.

October 7 th Survey:Walkers Bikers Carpoolers Scooters/Other 245 (128) 62 (13) 78 (72) 2 (22)

Congratulations to all of our students and parents for using a healthy alternative to get to school. Thank you, also, to Mayor Mahoney for his presence at Garden Gate to support our efforts. Thank you, too, to Alan Takahashi who, along with staff member

atti Wolf, spearheaded the effort here at Garden Gate. A big thumbs up to all of our students!

taff Learning Day Monday, October 26lease note that next Monday, October 26th, is a staff learning day. It is not a school day for students. Our staff will focus on1 st Century Learning and a variety of academic subjects. Teachers will attend mini training sessions of their choice, as well as

work together as grade level teams.

Building Character - Help Your Child To Work Through Challenges For School Success.t's hard to get anywhere without perseverance. In fact, many of the world's most admired people (including Albert Einstein and

Abraham Lincoln) could not have succeeded without it. To help your child develop a work ethic that will last through school andfe:

* Talk about perseverance. List examples of not giving up, such as finishing a tough homework assignment, learning toride a bike or continuing to play a game when you're losing.

* Find role models. Name people who exemplify perseverance. They might be friends, relatives or famous people, such asBenjamin Franklin. Discuss their lives. Describe their traits.

* Act it out. What does it look like to persevere? Role play stories, such as The Little Engine That Could.* Draw a picture. Have your child think of a time when he persevered even though it was tough. Suggest that he draw apicture of what worked for him.* List "success stoppers." What keeps people from pushing forward? (Negative attitudes are a good example.) How canyou and your child avoid these pitfalls?* Admit being human. No one is perfect. Everyone must work through challenges. Help your child see that he has what ittakes, no matter what.* Make a plan. Choose sensible goals with your child. Believe that he'll succeed. Be supportive, and turn mistakes intolessons. He may need to start over, and that's okay!

Reprinted with permission from the September 2009 issue of Parents make the difference! (Elementary School Edition)ewsletter. Copyright 2009 The Parent Institute, a division of NIS, Inc. Source: Leah Davies,M.Ed. "Instilling Perseverance in

Children," Meet Kelly Bear, www.kellybear.com/TeacherArticles/TeacherTip58.html .
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PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES


Hello Gator Families!

There is a PTA meeting tonight with a special guest, Julie Darwish, President of the CFSC PTA. Julie will speak about Measure G, so please plan to attend at 7:15 p.m. in the GLC.

THANK YOU!!!Last week was a very busy week and many Garden Gate parents stepped in to make it happen. Thank you to all Book Fair volunteers and to Azmeh Ahsan and Ellen Yee who coordinated the event! Thank you to MahalakshmiRameshbabu for leading the charge with the Fall Social and to all the supporting cooks, cleaners, servers, shoppersand delivery people. It takes a lot of effort to make events such as these happen. I hope you will join me in sayingThank You to everyone who helped!

PTA TrainingFor anyone interested in the PTA training this Saturday, October 10 th , please sign up on line at http://www.capta6.training/ The training will take place at Joaquin Miller Middle School, 6151 Rainbow Dr., San Jose 95129.

Red Ribbon Week - October 19th - 23 rd

We have a special event this year as part of Red Ribbon Week. Each child, in teams of two, will plant a tulip bulb infront of the school. Next spring the red tulips will grow and bloom as a sign of renewal, springtime, and as a reminder for the kids to just say NO To Drugs ! We will need help preparing the soil for the planting, so please contact RamyaVasudevan at [email protected] if you can assist with a little digging! Thank you.

Reflections Contest Deadline is tomorrow, Friday October 9 th ! Please drop off all Reflections entries in the school office (black container located against the wall). Ramya will try toreview the entries to ensure they have been properly submitted so the sooner you can send in the entry. . .the better!

Direct Donation Cl assroom Contest Deadline is t omorrow, Friday, October 9 th !If you have not returned an envelope for the Direct Donation classroom contest, please do so now! Each classroom iskeeping track of the number of envelopes returned. If every student in the class returns an envelope, the whole classattends the popsicle party on October 29 th! Simply write your childs name and room number on the orange DirectDonation envelope or you can use any envelope. If you are making a donation, please place it inside the envelope andreturn it to your childs teacher by Friday, October 9 th! Direct Donations can be given at any time of the year. If youcannot donate n ow, but can give later, return your envelope now and then drop off your check at a later time (made

payable to Garden Gate PTA). Either way, please return an envelope to the classroom as mentioned. Thank youagain to all the parents and friends that give so much time and effort to keep Garden Gate such a strong school!

Kathleen McCulloch, Garden Gate PTA President
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Calling In Student AbsencesWhen calling in your childs absence, please be specificas to the reason for the absence, i.e.: My child (name),has a fever due to cold, sore throat, cough or flu with100.0 or more temperature.

Your child may return to school when he/she is fever free, without medication or the aid of a fever reducer for at least 24 hours . When returning to school, thestudent must check in with the office to be assessedand cleared of a fever before returning to class. Pleasedo not give your child a fever reducer and send them toschool. It is necessary to keep them home in order notto expose their illness to other students in the class.

Help Our Computer Lab To Be Germ FreeOur computer lab is in need of disinfectant wipes to help keepour computers as sanitary aspossible. Germs can be easilyspread on keyboards, so if youcan send in a container of disinfectant wipes, we wouldappreciate it. Please dropthese items off in the computer lab. Thank you in advance for your contribution.

Volunteers & VisitorsWe welcome parents to volunteer at our school.However, for the safety of our children, please sign in atthe school office and take a Volunteer/Visitors Badge towear when you are on our campus and remember toreturn it when you leave.

Our students know to look for these badges. Your assistance in identifying yourself when you are on our campus, will help to maintain a safe environment for allof our students. Thank you!

Hot LunchStudent Nutrition Services use a computerized systemto serve hot lunch to the students. In order for thesystem to run smoothly and effectively, it isrecommended that parents/guardians send pre-payment envelopes to the school office no later than9:00 a.m. on the day the child wants toreceive a school lunch. Paying cash at the lunch line isdiscouraged because it creates a delay and causesstudents to wait longer for their hot lunch. We aretrying to make our lunch lines cashless, and so werecommend that parents pay via check instead of cash. . Parents can also pay online atwww.paypams.com

by using their debit or credit cards. Please pre-pay for as many lunches in advance as possible. Parents/guardians may pre-pay for lunches for one or moredays on a weekly basis or, if desired, for a month or more.

Students - Rememberto Take YourHomework MaterialsWith You At DismissalTime!We have had manystudents come back to

campus requesting to getinto their classrooms to retrieve forgotten materials. If their teacher has left for the day, they need to wait untilthe following day. Organizing oneself is an importantskill students need to learn. At the end of the day, theyshould always check to make sure they have the booksand papers theyll need to complete their homework.Teachers usually spend a few minutes at the end of theday reminding students of what they need to completeat home. Students whotake an extra minute or two to check their homeworkassignments and gather the appropriate materials canbe confident they have what they need. Students whodo not check to see if they have what they need, canend up fr ustrated and worrie d if they find they donthave a book or a homework sheet. Please encourageyour children to spend an extra minute or two at the endof the school dayv making sure they have everythingthey need. It makes life easier for everyone in the familywhen the student is prepared.
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DISTRICT NEWS SECTIONCUSD BUDGET UPDATE MEETINGSGiven the unprecedented magnitude of the state budget crisis and the uncertainty surrounding Cupertino Union SchoolDistricts funding, Superintendent Phil Quon will be holding a number of budget update meetings throughout the District duringOctober 2009. The Superintendent would like to invite all interested parents and community members to attend and hear what

steps the district is taking to try and weather the state budget crisis. Please attend any meeting that is convenient for you.Here is a list of meeting schedules and their locations:

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.Hyde Middle School, Multi-Purpose Room (19325 Bollinger Road in Cupertino)

Monday, October 12, 2009 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.Kennedy Middle School, Multi-Use Room (821 Bubb Road in Cupertino)

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.Miller Middle School, Gymnasium (6151 Rainbow Drive in San Jose)

Thursday, October 29, 2009 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.Lawson Middle School, Event Center (10401 Vista Drive in Cupertino)

Monday, November 2, 2009 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.Cupertino Middle School, Gymnasium (1650 S. Bernardo Avenue in Sunnyvale)

If you have any questions, please contact Jeremy Nishihara at (408) 252-3000, Extension 323.PARENT SPEAKER SERIESWednesday, October 14, 2009 - Occupational Therapy and Sensory Integration - Speaker: Natasha Coetzee Kukuk,Associated Learning and Language Specialists

SELPA II (Special Education Local Plan Area II) is proud to host the following guest speaker presentation to parents of students with special needs. Does your child struggle with sensory issues, balance, motor planning, or other gross or finemotor skills? Natasha tells us about occupation therapy and sensory strategies that we can use at home. The event takesplace at Bishop Elementary School (450 N. Sunnyvale Avenue in Sunnyvale) in the auditorium from 6:30-8:30 PM. There isno registration required to attend the event. Onsite childcare is available, but registration is required for childcare and closesone week prior to the event, with no exceptions. For childcare contact Linda Toda at (408) 522-2474.

H1N1 GUIDELINESThe Santa Clara County Public Health Department guidance recommends that, based on current flu conditions, students andstaff with flu-like illness stay home until at least 24 hours after they no longer have a fever or signs of a fever without the use of fever-reducing medications (any medicine that contains ibuprofen or acetaminophen).

You can help keep our schools healthy by adhering to the following guidelines:

Continue to enforce proper hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette. The recommendations continue to emphasize theimportance of the basic foundations of disease prevention: Stay home when sick, wash hands frequently with soapand water when possible or alcohol based hand sanitizer, and cover noses and mouths with a tissue when coughingor sneezing (or a shirt sleeve or elbow if no tissue is available).

Leave accurate information as requested on the schools absence line if you child is sick. This will help the schoolidentify any potential issues as soon as possible.

Promptly pick up your child from school if they are sent home for being ill. The school will keep ill students separatedfrom others until they can be sent home. Please make sure that the school office has your updated contactinformation.

Any returning students after an illness with a fever will need to have their temperature taken in the school office beforereturning to class. Teachers will be sending returning students back to the office to have their temperatures taken if they arrive directly to the classroom without being cleared.

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