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SCHOOL CALENDAR
OCTOBER 1, 2009
9/28-10/2 SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR10/1 6:00-8:00 p.m. FALL SOCIAL AND BOOK FAIR - GLC10/2 SPIRITWEAR ORDERING DEADLINE10/2GARDEN GATEPTA DIRECTORY DEADLINE10/5-10/13 PARENT TEACHERCONFERENCES12:30 DISMISSAL -GRADES 1-5, KINDERGARTEN - SEE SCHEDULE10/6 8:00-9:30 a.m. PROJECT CORNERSTONE PARENT GROUP - STAFF ROOM10/8 7:15 p.m. PTA MEETING - GLC10/9 DIRECT DONATION CONTEST DEADLINE10/9 REFLECTION ART CONTEST 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 JUNGLE”10/13 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 MEETING10/26 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 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:lastname_firstname@cusdk8.orgATTENDANCE: 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 Traffic Duty: October 5th - 9th - Parents from Rms. #14 & #15
Garden Gate Elementary School 10500 Ann Arbor Ave., Cupertino CA 95125
Fall Social & Scholastic Book Fair –Thursday, October 1 (6:00-8:00p.m.)
I hope to see everyone at tonight’s Book Fair & Family Dinner Night. The evening will start at 6:00 p.m. and end at 8:00 p.m.There are more books than ever from which to select a new favorite, and it’s always great to connect with our community to sharea delicious dinner! Also, we will have a bike clinic where skilled volunteers will check your bicycles to make sure they are in tip topshape. Please come! Thank you to all of the volunteers who have made this evening possible, including setting up, staffing, andtaking down the Book Fair, as well as providing and serving the food. Let us not forget the hardy souls that help with that ever important clean up! Thank you to all! Special thanks go to the Fall Social Chairperson, Mahalakshmi Rameshbabu, and BookFair Chairperson, Azmeh Ahsan.
Goal Setting Conferences – October 5th – 13th (Grades 1
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through 5
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Don’t forget that next week starts our annual goal-setting conferences. By now, you should have scheduled a time with your child’s teacher to meet and discuss the goals for this school year. This is an opportunity for you to team with your child’s teacher to set a course for the success of your child. The bottom line is we want your child to be successful, not only in his/her currentgrade, but for the future. You are a big part of that plan and we welcome the opportunity to collaborate with you! Pleaseremember that our school schedule will change. Below are the times for the school day.10:00 a.m. Morning Recess11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. K-3 Lunch11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. 4-5 Lunch12:30 p.m. Student Dismissal
Study finds three ways to help your child succeed in school
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Parents want their children to do their best in school. But what works? A study by researchers at Indiana University foundthat children do better in the classroom when parents:1. Are positive. You know that your child is sensitive to your emotions. Not surprisingly, the study found that also to be true for parents' attitudes about schoolwork. Parents who thought their child could do an assignment successfully had a child whobelieved that, too. In addition, the study found that encouragement from a parent led a child to be more motivated. Model positiveattitudes, and your child will copy them.2. Break it down. A long assignment can overwhelm your child. One of the easiest things you can do to help is to break that bigtask into smaller pieces. The study found that when children worked at a task they thought they could handle, they did better at it.3. Teach the importance of a final check. One of the best habits to instill in your child is to look over his work before handing it in.Oops--he added when he should have subtracted. He wrote their instead of there.Correcting these minor mistakes can lead to a much better overall grade. In addition, the study found that children who were in thehabit of checking over their work were more likely to volunteer to answer questions in class.Reprinted with permission from the September 2009 issue of Parents make the difference!® (Elementary School Edition)newsletter. Copyright © 2009 The Parent Institute®, a division of NIS, Inc. Source: Anne Dopkins Stright and others, "InstructionBegins in the Home: Relations Between Parental Instruction and Children's Self-Regulation in the Classroom," Journal of Educational Psychology (American Psychological Association,www.apa.org/journals/edu).
Calling All Gators! Walk/Bike/Carpool to School on Wednesday, October 7th
Join your friends walking, biking or carpooling to Garden Gate on Thursday, Oct. 7th. Look for the flier in this week’s Gatoraid.Mark your calendar, and ride your bike, scooter or skateboard, walk or carpool with a friend or neighbor to Garden Gate onWednesday, October 7th. Be a part of the National Walk/Bike/Carpool to School month!
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES
Garden Gate Elementary School 10500 Ann Arbor Ave., Cupertino CA 95125
Hello Gator Families,Thursday Night at Garden Gate is turning out to be a very festive night from 6-8 p.m.!•
Fall Social Dinner -
For those who pre-ordered their dinners – BRING YOUR COUPONS!•
Spirit Wear for Sale
- Order T-shirts and sweatshirts with Garden Gate logos to show your support for our school. They are great for easy identification on fieldtrips too!•
The Book Fair
- Open from 6-8 p.m.•
New Special Event - A Bike Safety Check -
Have your bikes checked by Alan Takahashi, aCupertino Commissioner for Bike Safety. He will make minor adjustments to the bikes andhelmets to ensure proper operation and safety!Besides the Thursday events, volunteers are also currently busy with the following: the PTA Membership Drive,Directory data entry, Direct Donation, Scrip Sales, Fall Celebration preparation, Walk-Bike-To-School Day,Red Ribbon Week preparation, Spirit Wear Sales, Project Cornerstone - Continuing Education for Parents, andthe Reflections Art Contest. We are also getting ready for our next PTA meeting on October 8
th
! As you cansee, there is a lot going on in the Garden Gate PTA! Please know two important things: 1) We do it for the kids.2) We can always use a helping hand. Please contact me if you just want to help out.
6th District Training for PTA Positions!!
The 6
th
District (the next level up from the Garden Gate PTA) is providing free PTA training on Saturday, Oct10th from 8:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Are you curious about a PTA position but want to know about it befor e takingit on? Would you like more training for the PTA position you already have? Please go tohttp://www.capta6.org/training/for more information and registration
Direct
Donation
We are almost at our Direct Donation goal. We have received $47,000 very generous dollars so far. Our “goal”is to reach a minimum of $50,000. Our “hope” is to reach $55,000! Additional orange envelopes are availablein the school office or you may simply use any envelope and mark it Direct Donation. If you have alreadymade a donation, please consider giving a little more. If you have yet to give, please do it now. This willeliminate the necessity for doing additional fundraisers and/or cutting our present programs! Thank you for your generosity!Kathleen McCullochGarden Gate PTA President
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