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

GATORAID

BoardofEducation

Superintendent:Dr.WendyGudalewicz

BoardMembers:

AnjaliKausar,BenLiao,

JosephineLucey,GaryMcCue,

PhyllisVogel

GARDENGATEELEMENTARY

CUPERTINOUNIONSCHOOLDISTRICT

10500ANNARBORAVENUE

CUPERTINO,CA95014

BrandiHucko-Principal

AzmehMalik-PTAPresident

SCHOOL CALENDAR

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

11/1 4:00 p.m. PTA MEETING11/4 DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS - TURN CLOCK BACK 1 HR.11/6 ELECTION DAY

11/9 FIRST TRIMESTER ENDS

11/12 VETERANS DAY OBSERVED - NO SCHOOL11/13 SECOND TRIMESTER BEGINS

11/13 8:30 a.m. STUDENT PICTURE MAKE-UP11/13 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING11/14 3:45 p.m. SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING11/16 SCHOOL SPIRIT - GATOR DAY

11/19-23 THANKSGIVING RECESS - NO SCHOOL

11/30 REPORT CARDS GO HOME

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 ato 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

Dear Garden Gate Parents,

Fall Celebrationt was wonderful seeing so many families and children having fun at last Fridays Fall Celebration! I

know many of our teachers recognized former Gators who came back to visit and participate inhe activities with their families. It was truly a community event! Thank you PTA and all our

volunteers who worked the games stations, craft tables, and bake sale! Your participation makes itpossible to hold these events. Thanks especially to those parents who stayed after the Celebrationo assist with cleanup!

A Happy Halloween!Our students, staff and parents enjoyed a high-energy Halloween parade, followed by classroom parties. The kids enjoyedsnacks, played games and engaged in Halloween activities. We enjoyed a wide range of creative costumes everything from

ghosts and goblins to an Apple executive and a Red Box DVD kiosk! What fun we had!

Code Red DrillGarden Gate will participate in a school-wide Code Red Drill on Wednesday, November7, at 10:30. During this annual drill, students and staff will practice locking down, orsecuring the campus to protect themselves in the event there is an armed intruder orother threat on campus. The office will also be locked down during the drill if youcome to the school during the drill, you must wait outside the office until the drill is over.The drill will be conducted under the direction and supervision of the Santa Clara CountyDeputies, who will provide us with feedback that we will use to make safety

improvements. The drill should take approximately 45 minutes to complete.

PropellersDo you wonder how to connect better with your children? Do you wonder what matters to them, and how you can assist themo grow up to be healthy, caring and responsible citizens? I encourage you to try a "propeller" - a question intended to spark

conversations with your children. Try it around the dinner table tonight!

This week's Propeller: If you were elected the leader of your country, what issues would you most want to address?

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PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES


HelloGardenGateFamilies,

REDRIBBONWEEK!LastweeksRedRibboneventwasagreatsuccess!Duringthisweekallstudentsweretaughtaboutstayingsafe,howtodealwithdif

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DAYLIGHT SAVINGSTIME ENDS.REMEMBER TOTURN YOUR CLOCKSBACK ONE HOUR ON

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER4, 2012.

REMINDERS:For the protection of the students, please remember thatstudents are not to be on the Garden Gate campusbefore 7:45 a.m. There is no adult supervision until 7:45a.m.Please do not congregate outside of the classroomswhile school is still in session. This is very disruptive toboth the teacher and the students and could be adistraction from valuable learning time.Every Tuesday is early dismissal day. Please rememberthat all a.m. Kindergarten students are dismissed at11:10 a.m. and all p.m. Kindergarten students along withstudents in grades 1-5 are dismissed at 1:30. Pleaseremember to pick up your children promptly.

DO YOUR CHILDREN KNOW THEIR HOME PHONE

NUMBER?Almost every afternoon students comeinto the school office to call home, but donot know their phone numbers. We

suggest that you encourage your child tomemorize their phone numbers or writethem down and keep them in his/herbackpack. Knowing a phone number tocontact a family member is very important and reassureschildren when they know that they can reach you in anemergency.

ODYSSEY OF THE MINDThe information meeting for "Odyssey of the Mind" waslast Sunday and was an orientation for all newbies. If you(parent coach) have selected your team members(students of Garden Gate) and you know that you areheading for the tournament (Odyssey of the Mind) but

you have not yet attended the Coach training, pleaseregister for this training (Nov. 3rd, 8:30 a.m - 3:30 p.m.)

ASAP.

For all new coaches, please register on the following site:http://svomer.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist=details=24:2013Coach2=96

You can receive more information on Odyssey of theMind, by getting the following brochure:http://svodysseyofthemind.org/documents/brochure.pdf

If you need help in forming teams, setting up a teamschedule, or prepping for the tournament, please contactIpsita Chowdhury via [email protected]@gmail.com.

Note that while this opportunity is offered to all GardenGate students and parents, it is a completely parent-run,voluntary program, and Ipsita Chowdhury is the contactperson.

VISITING CAMPUSAll visitors entering classrooms as volunteers or meetingwith teachers, must sign in at the office and obtain avisitors name tag when school is in session. For thesafety of all, we need to know who is on the campus.The only exception is at student arrival and dismissaltimes. If you are taking your child out of school for anyreason, ALWAYS sign your child out from school throughthe office and then back in when he/she returns.
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99 RANCH MARKET GROCERY DAYSTurn your grocery purchases into dollars for Great Schools! Shop at 99 Ranch Market 10983 North Wolfe Road,Cupertino on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 from 9 a.m. 9 p.m. Stock your pantry and freezer, enjoy the hot deli, orgrab lunch or dinner to go! 3% of Net Sales all day will benefit all CUSD students. Look for upcoming Great SchoolsGrocery Days at www.ceefcares.org!

Organized by the Cupertino Educational Endowment Foundation (CEEF) A Community Partner for Excellence in LocalEducation

2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDARThe Board of Education just approved the 2013-2014 school year calendar during the board meeting held on October 232012. The full calendar is available on the Districts website at www.cusdk8.org. Here are the important dates for thDistrict and Murdock-Portal Elementary School for next year:

2013-2014 District Calendar(All schoolsexcept Murdock-Portal)

2013-2014 Murdock-Portal Calendar

Students Return August 19, 2013 August 12, 2013

Labor Day September 2, 2013 September 2, 2013

October Break (Murdock-Portal only) October 7-18, 2013

Veterans Day Observed November 11, 2013 November 11, 2013

Thanksgiving Recess November 25-29, 2013 November 25-29, 2013

Winter Recess Dec. 23, 2013-Jan. 3, 2014

Dec. 23, 2013-Jan. 3, 2014

Martin Luther King Day January 20, 2014 January 20, 2014

Mid-Year Recess February 17-21, 2014 February 17-21, 2014

Spring Recess April 14-18, 2014 April 7-18, 2014

Memorial Day May 26, 2014 May 26, 2014

Last Day of School June 11, 2014 June 25, 2014

ELEMENTARY NEWSLETTER SCHEDULEThe Cupertino Union School District is constantly striving to streamline and improve our communicatio

with our parent community. As such, starting in November 2012, all elementary schools will btransitioning to an every other week newsletter schedule.Please be aware that the District will also be implementing several new communication tools to keep yobetter informed and engaged at your school site. You will start receiving periodic emails regarding specifnews items and phone messages from the school site regarding timely items or emergency informationThese communication tools will not only save staff time, but will prevent you from receiving the sam

information over and over again. Many of our Middle Schools migrated to a monthly newsletter formaseveral years ago and this schedule has worked well. Given the fact that the amount of parent involvement at thelementary school site is higher than middle school, the every other week newsletter schedule seems to fit better.
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