School Phone: 408-252-5414 ~ Absence Line 408-252-5414-6 ~ FAX 408-996-9725
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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 1 0 5 0 0 A N N A R B O R A V E N U E C U P E R T I N O , C A 9 5 0 1 4
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- P r i n c i p a l K a t h l e e n M c C u l l o c h - P T A P r e s i d e n t 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 SCHEDULE10/8 7:15 p.m. PTA MEETING - GLC10/9DIRECT 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 MEETING10/22 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: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 12th - 16th - Parents from Rms. #23
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 year’s event. Although all of the classroom figures for Oct. 7
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are notin yet, here’s what we learned so far. The numbers in parentheses are the numbers from the survey we took a week ago. Theother numbers are from today.
October 7
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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 Patti Wolf, spearheaded the effort here at Garden Gate. A big “thumbs up” to all of our students!
Staff Learning Day – Monday, October 26
Please note that next Monday, October 26th, is a staff learning day. It is not a school day for students. Our staff will focus on21
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Century Learning and a variety of academic subjects. Teachers will attend mini training sessions of their choice, as well aswork together as grade level teams.
Building Character - Help Your Child To Work Through Challenges For School Success.
It's hard to get anywhere without perseverance. In fact, many of the world's most admired people (including Albert Einstein andAbraham Lincoln) could not have succeeded without it. To help your child develop a work ethic that will last through school andlife:*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)newsletter. Copyright © 2009 The Parent Institute®, a division of NIS, Inc. Source: Leah Davies,M.Ed. "Instilling Perseverance inChildren," Meet Kelly Bear,www.kellybear.com/TeacherArticles/TeacherTip58.html.
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES
Garden Gate Elementary School 10500 Ann Arbor Ave., Cupertino CA 95014
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 saying“Thank You” to everyone who helped!
PTA Training
For anyone interested in the PTA training this Saturday, October 10
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, please sign up on line athttp://www.capta6.org/training/The training will take place at Joaquin Miller Middle School, 6151 Rainbow Dr., San Jose 95129.
Red Ribbon Week - October 19th - 23
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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
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We will need help preparing the soil for the planting, so please contact RamyaVasudevan atramyarathinavalli@yahoo.co.inif you can assist with a little digging! Thank you.
Reflections Contest Deadline is tomorrow, Friday October 9
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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!
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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
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! Simply write your child’s 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 child’s teacher by Friday, October 9
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! Direct Donations can be given at any time of the year. If youcannotdonate now, 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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