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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 October 14, 2010

10/15 & 22 12:45-1:45 p.m. COPY MACHINE TRAINING FOR ALL VOLUNTEERS10/18, 20, 25, & 28 HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT PREVIEW (FOR GRADE 5 PARENTS TEACHER RESOURCE CENTER - 10255 N. PORTAL AVE., CUPERTIN

MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS IN OCTOBER10:30-12:00 OR 12:00-1:30 OR 2:00-3:30

10/20 3:45 p.m. SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL (SSC) MEETING10/22 SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY - CRAZY HAIR10/22 3:00-5:00 p.m. FALL CELEBRATION10/25 STAFF LEARNING DAY - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS10/26-29 RED RIBBON WEEK10/26 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING - D.O.10/29 8:15 a.m. HALLOWEEN PARADE11/3 STUDENT PICTURES - GLC11/4 7:15 p.m. PTA MEETING11/10 FIRST TRIMESTER ENDS11/11 & 12 VETERANS DAY HOLIDAY RECESS - NO SCHOOL11/16 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING - D.O.11/17 3:45 p.m. SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING11/18 WALK/BIKE/CARPOOL TO SCHOOL DAY11/19 SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY - TWIN DAY11/22 & 23 STAFF FURLOUGH DAYS - NO SCHOOL11/24-26 THANKSGIVING RECESS - 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.to request the homework for pickup after 3:00 p.m.

Parent Traffic Duty: October 18th - October 22nd, Parents from Rms. 24
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Garden Gate Elementary School 10500 Ann Arbor Ave., Cupertino CA 95014

C.U.S. D. School Board Members Visit Garden Gate

We have been very fortunate to have three of our school board members visit us this week and last. Phyllis

Vogel, Jo Lucey, and Ben Liao toured classrooms and met students and staff. They were very impressed by the

learning taking place at Garden Gate. All three said they really enjoyed seeing the students and their teachers

engaged in the many different classroom activities!

Fall Celebration Friday, October 22, 3:00 5:00 p.m.

Please join us for an afternoon of fun next Friday, October 22. Well have

many activities to engage our students. Look for pumpkins, games, and much

more! Please come!

October is Anti-Bully Month

Garden Gates Project Cornerstone is a key element in our efforts to combat

bullying in any form. Having a school where students feel safe, respected and

appreciated for who they are is very important to our staff and community. That is why our Project

Cornerstone program is such a vibrant part of what we do here. Our parent Project Cornerstone volunteers,

our 5th grade Cornerstone Kids program, as well as our staff members, work together to build a strong safety

net for our students. We are printing an excerpt from Kennedy Middle School regarding the issue of bullying.

Please read.

Bullying is real. And its a real problem at schools in the United States.According to the National

Association of School Psychologists, one in sevenschool children has been either a bully or the target of

bullying. It isimportant that we as parents, students, and school staff use common language

to talk about bullying. It would be great if you, as parents can discussthese types of bullying at home withyour child(ren).

Verbal Bullying: 70% of all reported bullying. Includes name calling,harassment, degrading comments

Relational Bullying: This type is the hardest to detect. Includes

shunning, eye rolling, rejecting, alienating, aggressive stares, rumors

Physical Bullying: Less than 1/3 of the bullying incidents. Includes

slapping, hitting, choking, poking, tripping, pinching, spitting,damaging property

Cyberbullying: It happens when kids use their phones or the Internet

to create and send harassing or humiliating messages and images. 53% ofteens admit to sending a hurtful

messages through instant messaging or phonetexting, and by posts on social networking sites.

With your support and vigilance, we can make a difference in our childrens lives by addressing bullying when

situations arise and, better yet, educating children on how to avoid either being bullied or becoming a bully.

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PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES


Hello Gator Families!

WOW!

Have you seen our Direct Donation arrow lately? You have made a clear commitment tosupport the Garden Gate PTA and our children! We were cautious with our projected budgetand planned for no more than $55,000 raised by Direct Donation this year. Well, you havegenerously donated just about $80,000 - Thank you!

I would like to thank everyone involved with the Direct Donation. Special thanks go to Manonmani Ramadass the Direct Donation Chairperson and to her team of volunteers: Sreejaya Thandayankandy, Manimegalai

Subramaniam, Li Zhang, Reshmi Narayanan, Sripriya Sundarrajan.

We will be organizing a survey to hear from you about where we want to put the extra money to work at GardenGate this year. So please stay tuned for more information on this as we put it together.

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The Fall Celebration is VERY SHORT OF PARENT VOLUNTEERS!

We will have to cancel at least half of the planned booths if we dont getmore parents to help. PLEASE contact Vinutha at [email protected] volunteer!

The event takes place on Friday, October 22nd from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Thisfree event is paid for by the PTA and hosted by the Garden Gate Teachers!This is one of our favorite events of the year. Remember to bring a few dollarsfor bake sale items and a pumpkin! Come with your whole family to enjoy thegames and some relaxed social time.

Sincerely,Merav TalmorGarden Gate PTA President
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UPDATING RESIDENCY INFORMATIONPlease be aware that district guidelines require that anychange of residence must be reported to the school officewithin ten (10) days. This guideline is in place to ensurethat the address and contact information that the schoolhas on file is accurate. This information is crucial and isused to send official school/district correspondence and itis also used in the case of an emergency. Failure toprovide current residency information could result in theimmediate withdrawal of your child. If you have anyquestions regarding this guideline, please contact theschool office.

REDUCE, REPURPOSE, RECYCLE

PRODUCTIVITY ROOM TRAININGWhen: Friday, October 15, and Friday, October 22, 2010Time: 12:45-1:45 p.m.Where: Garden Gates Productivity Room. Check-in andreceive a visitors pass from the school office.

Please RSVP - [email protected]. Questions?Please contact Terri Sulgit by email or 252-5414 ext. 108.

INDEPENDENT STUDY CONTRACTSIf you plan to be away from school for a minimum of fiveschool days and a maximum of ten school days, pleasecontact the school office and your childs teacher atleast three weeks ahead of your departure date to

arrange for a special Independent Study Contract. Thefollowing guidelines must be followed:

A student must be enrolled for threeconsecutive weeks before an IndependentContract can be initiated.The contract and homework must bereturned the first day back to school with allthe work completed, so days missed do notcount as unexcused absences.Students who are absent for more than tenconsecutive days will be dropped from theroster of their school. When the studentreturns, if space is available at his or her

school, the student will be reinstated with thepresentation of a current PG&E bill. If nospace is available, the student will beassigned to another school in the districtwhere space is available.

LUNCH LAP PROGRAMLunch Lap programs are conducted on Tuesdays andThursdays during lunch recess. Student Council officersand representatives help at Lunch Laps. Each studenthas a lap card with twenty squares on it. Each time theycomplete one lap around the track, they get one spacehole punched. When all twenty squares are filled,

students earn a foot charm. Foot charms are changedevery month according to the holiday of the month.Currently, students can earn an apple or a pumpkin footcharm.Karthik and NavjeethPublic Relations Officers

HELP OUR COMPUTER LABTO BE GERM FREEOur computer lab is in need ofdisinfectant wipes to help keep our

computers as sanitary as possible.Germs can be easily spread onkeyboards, so if you can send in acontainer of disinfectant wipes, wewould appreciate it. Please drop these items off in thecomputer lab. Thank you in advance for yourcontribution.
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PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATEThe Cupertino Union School District has received information from the Santa Clara County Public Health Departmentregarding the current whooping cough (pertussis) epidemic in California.

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of cases of whooping cough (pertussis) in California this year.Whooping cough symptoms usually start out like the common cold with a runny nose or congestion, sneezing andpossible mild cough or fever. After 1-2 weeks, there are bursts or attacks of severe coughing. These coughing fits arevery dangerous to infants and small children and make it difficult to breath. During this epidemic, anyone with coughsymptoms of greater than two weeks should contact their health care provider. Whooping cough is a vaccine-preventable disease. The best way to stop the epidemic is to get as many people vaccinated as possible. Additionalinformation is available at www.sccphd.org/whoopingcough.

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS FUHSD CANDIDATES FORUMParents and community members are invited to a League of Women Voters (LWV) sponsored Candidates Forum onWednesday, October 6, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fremont Union High School District Office. Three seats on the five-member Fremont Union High School District Board of Trustees are up for election on November 2, 2010. All candidateswill be at the forum to answer questions. Those in the audience can submit questions for candidates via the LWV

moderator.

REGISTER TO VOTE!Exercising your right to vote is one of the most powerful actions that you can take to help ensure that education remainsa top priority. If you are not already a registered voter, please register to vote by Oct. 18th and get-out-the-vote for theNovember 2010 elections. Registration forms are available at school offices. It is also important to become an informedvoter. There are many online voter information sources available, such as www.sccvote.org, where you can learn aboutcandidates' positions and all of the issues appearing on the ballot.

DISTRICT CALENDAR 2010-2011

October 25, 2010 Staff Learning DayNovember 11, 2010 Veterans DayNovember 12, 2010 CEA Non-Duty Day

November 22 & 23, 2010 Furlough Days/No School

November 24, 25 & 26, 2010 Thanksgiving Recess

December 20 - 31, 2010 Winter Recess

January 17, 2011 Martin Luther King Day

February 21 - 25, 2011 Mid-Year Recess

March 14, 2011 Staff Learning Day

April 18 - 22, 2011 Spring Recess

May 27, 2011 Staff Learning Day

May 30, 2011 Memorial Day

June 7, 2011 Last Day of School
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