School Phone: 408-252-5414 ~ Absence Line 408-252-5414-6 ~ FAX 408-996-9725
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B o a r d M e m b e r s :
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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SCHOOL CALENDAR
September 16, 20109/16 BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT - PARENTS ONLY6:45 p.m. KINDERGARTEN-3RD GR. PARENTS IN CLASSROOMS7:30-7:45 p.m. ALL PARENTS IN THE GLC7:45-8:30 p.m. GRADE 4 & 5 PARENTS IN CLASSROOMS9/17 STAFF LEARNING DAY - NO SCHOOL9/20 8:30-10:00 a.m. SPECTRA ART VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION9/20 7:00 p.m. GR. 5 PARENTS - “SCIENCE SCHOOL” INFORMATIONAL MTG.9/23 6:15-8:00 p.m. SAFETY NIGHT - GLC9/27-10/1 SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR9/28 6:00 p.m. C.U.S.D. BOARD MEETING - D.O.9/30 6:00-8:00 p.m. FALL ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND BOOK FAIR - GLC10/1 SPIRITWEAR ORDERING DEADLINE10/7 7:15 p.m. PTA MEETING - GLC
10/7-10/14 KINDERGARTEN PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES ALL KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS BEGIN AT 8:00 a.m.DISMISSAL AT 11:25 EXCEPT TUESDAY, 10/12 @ 11:10 a.m. 10/7-10/15 8:00-12:30 p.m. GR. 1 - 5 PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES - DISMISSAL - 12:30 p.m.
10/8 DIRECT DONATION CONTEST DEADLINE10/8 REFLECTION ART CONTEST DEADLINE
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 for pickup after 3:00 p.m.
Parent Traffic Duty: September 20th - 24th Parents from Rms. 1, 2, 6, & 7
Garden Gate Elementary School 10500 Ann Arbor Ave., Cupertino CA 95125
From Our Principal
Learning Day, Friday, September 17, 2010
Please remember that this Friday is a non-school day for students. Teachers will participate in professional learningcommunities and 21
st
century schools training in the morning along with staffs from two other Cupertino schools.The afternoon will be devoted to technology training and staff collaboration.
Garden Gate’s Academic Performance Index (API) = 990!
The Academic Performance Index (API) is a score on a scale of 200 to 1,000 that annually measures the academicperformance and progress of individual schools in California. The state has set 800 as the API score that schoolsshould strive to meet. Recently released API data from the state shows that Garden Gate School has made a 10point jump from last year’s API of 980. Our API now stands at 990. We are thrilled with the new API score and veryproud of our staff, students and their parents!I remind everyone that the API measures academic performance, not school quality. It cannot measure the breadthand depth of our excellent programs and commitment to children. Garden Gate programs such as ProjectCornerstone, Spectra Art, Lunch Laps and many others contribute greatly to the overall educational experiences of your children. Yet, they are not measured for their influence on your children’s academic growth. I believe theseenrichment and support programs do have a significant impact on children’s academic growth.However, we recognize that the API is one of the few very visible measures of schools for the public to see so it isunderstandable why it receives so much scrutiny. Keeping the above information in perspective, I do want to repeatthat we are delighted by our latest API and feel validated that Garden Gate School is an excellent school, as are allof the schools in the Cupertino Union School District. Congratulations, Garden Gate staff, students, and parents!
Ready to Learn
Send your child to school with three things to ensure success.
By now, the teacher has sent home a list of things your child needs for class this year, but don’t forget to prepareyour child by instilling:1. Concentration. Block out some time each day for quiet study. During this time, no one (not even you) watchesTV or talks on the phone. Instead, everyone reads or does homework.2. Organization. Hang a checklist by the door. Have your child check off all the things that should go to school.Stick another list of the things that need to come home in his book bag. Set up a “parking place.” Inside the door,use a box or shelf as a place for your child to stash all the stuff that has to go to school the next day.3. Motivation. How can you encourage your child to do his best? Set aside time each day to ask him about school.Look for ways he can show you what he’s learned. If he is studying percentages, have him estimate how much thesales tax will be if you’re food shopping.Reprinted with permission from the September 2007 issue of Parents make the difference!® (Elementary SchoolEdition) newsletter. Copyright © 2007 The Parent Institute®, a division of NIS, Inc.
Back to School Night – Tonight, Thursday, September 16, 6:45 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
The schedule is as follows:6:45 – 7:25 p.m. Grades K - 3 (In classrooms)7:30 - 7:45 p.m. GLC (Introductions/announcements)7:45 – 8:30 p.m. Grades 4 - 5 (In classrooms)We look forward to seeing all of you tonight. Please remember that this is an evening for adults only. Thank you.
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) NEWS & RESOURCES
Garden Gate Elementary School 10500 Ann Arbor Ave., Cupertino CA 95125
Hello Gators Families,
The PTA Window
Please stop by and visit the “PTA windows” which are located on the far right of the school office building. It is there that we post PTA information; meeting agendas, PTA events, budget details, andother timely announcements.
PTA Membership –
I would like to thank all the parents who joined the PTA as members.For those of you who did not yet join, I urge you to get involved and become a PTA member TODAY(there are membership forms in the school office).Please remember – parent participation plays asignificant role in the educational and social growth of our children!
PTA Event: Safety Night will be next Thursday, September 23
rd
6:15 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Please join us for Safety Night next Thursday, September 23rd! At this event, officers from the Sheriff'sDepartment, the Fire Department and Canine will meet with parents and children to discuss children’ssafety, safety at school and in the neighborhood. In addition, the officers will explain what to do in caseof a fire, and talk to the students about “Stranger Danger.”We look forward to seeing all of you at this event!Sincerely,Merav Talmor Garden Gate PTA President
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