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School Phone: 408-252-5414 ~ Absence Line 408-252-5414-6 ~ FAX 408-996-9725
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SCHOOL CALENDAR
 
OCTOBER 15, 2009
10/16 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 SCHOOL11/13 FIRST TRIMESTER ENDS11/16 SECOND TRIMESTER BEGINS11/18 3:45 p.m. SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING11/20 SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY - “TWINS”11/25-27 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: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 19th - 23rd - Parents from Rm. #10
 
Garden Gate Elementary School 10500 Ann Arbor Ave., Cupertino CA 95014
Fall Celebration – Friday, October 16, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Please join us for an afternoon of fun this Friday. We’ll have many activities to engageour students. Look for pumpkins, games, and much more! New this year will be our Bike Rodeo. Deputy Pete and some of his colleagues will conduct a rodeo of funactivities for our biking students. Students who will be participating in the rodeo arereminded they need to lock their bikes at the bike rack after their participation. We hopeto see all of our families this Friday!
Halloween Parade – Friday, October 30 @ 8:15 a.m.
We are planning our Halloween Parade for this year on Friday, October 30, starting at 8:15 a.m. All parents arewelcome to come, watch and take pictures! Please bring your child to school dressed in their costumes over theirregular clothes, as there is no appropriate place to change here at school. When the parade is over, the students willreturn to their classrooms. Please send a bag with your child’s name on it so your child can put his/her costumeaway after the parade. When helping your child decide on a costume, please encourage them to pick one thatsupports our efforts to promote a positive and fun activity by keeping the following in mind: Costumes should becomfortable, easy to walk in, and should not hamper vision. Regular school rules of dress and safety apply.Costumes should be in good taste and not violent in nature. Remember, no toy guns, swords, knives, martial artsweapons, dyed hair or make-up. Rollerblades, skates, skateboards, scooters, and bicycles are not permitted to beridden or used on campus.
Food at Celebrations
Apparently, there is some misunderstanding about our district’s wellness policy regarding food and classroomcelebrations. Some parents believe that the district/school policy says no food whatsoever in the classrooms.Actually, the Board Policy says:
"Schools should limit celebrations that involve food during the school day to no more than one party per classper month. It is recommended that each party should include no more than one food or beverage that doesnot meet nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold individually." (BP 3550)
In accordance with the district policy, our policy at Garden Gate states that classrooms may have one celebration amonth where food can be provided. The teacher and the room parents will decide the celebration and the type of treats to be consumed. We will follow the district directive of serving foods that meet the nutrition standards for good health. If your child has a birthday and wishes to share it with his/her classmates, he/she may share non-edible
 
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES
 
Garden Gate Elementary School 10500 Ann Arbor Ave., Cupertino CA 95014
 
Hello Gator Families!
WOW!
Have you seen our red “ Direct Donation” arrow lately? You have made a clear commitment to support the Garden Gate PTA and our children! We were verycautious planning our projected budget of no more than $50,000 to be raised bythe Direct Donation campaign this year. Well, so far, you have generouslydonated $61,000 -
“Thank You”!
 We will be organizing a survey for you to complete to give us feedbackregarding where to put the extra money to work at Garden Gate this year.Please continue to read future articles for additional information on this as weput it together.
------------------------------We Need Your Help This Week!!!-------------------------------The Fall Celebration Is Very Short Of Parent Volunteers!We need more parent help with the Fall Celebration, if not, we willhave to cancel at least half of the planned booths. Please contactVinutha atvinuthaps@gmail.comto volunteer!
The Fall Celebration is this Friday, October 16
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from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Thisfree event is paid for by the PTA (your donations at work) and hosted by theGarden Gate Teachers! This is one of our favorite events of the year.Remember to bring a few dollars to purchase bake sale items and apumpkin! Come with your whole family to enjoy the games and somerelaxed social time.
Red Ribbon Week – “Dig This”Volunteers are needed to prepare soil and to assist in planting.
This week volunteers are needed to help prepare the soil for our children as they plant tulip bulbs that willcome up bright red next spring, and next week we need people to assist the children in planting the bulbs.Please contact Ramya Vasudevan atramyarathinavalli@yahoo.co.infor dates and times.Thank you for your time and effort in making Garden Gate strong!Kathleen McCulloch, Lead Volunteer, Garden Gate PTA
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