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Dolphin Newsletter May 10, 2007 |
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Dale Jones, Principal 545 E. Cheyenne Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (408) 736-2180 www.cupertino.k12.ca.us/Nimitz.www www.nimitzpta.org Attendance Line: (408) 736-2180 ext. 6 |
Cupertino Union School District Board of Education Pearl Cheng Ben Liao Josephine Lucey Gary McCue George Tyson Superintendent, Phil Quon |
CALENDAR
| May | ||
| 10 | 5:30pm | SSC Mtg. in the Staff Room |
| 12 | 5:30 - 9pm | Family Spring Dance (see article) |
| 14 | STAFF LEARNING DAY - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS | |
| 21 | Nimitz 50th Anniversary All School Photo | |
| 25 | Twin Day | |
| 28 | MEMORIAL DAY - NO SCHOOL | |
| 30 | Kite Day | |
| June | ||
| 1 | Cultural Festival (see article) | |
| 5 | 2:00pm | Volunteer Tea in the GLC |
| 6 | 7:00pm | Spring Sing - Rms. 7,8,9,10,11,13,18,23,28,29 |
| 8 | Field Day | |
| 15 | Last Day of School - 11:20am Dismissal |
Meals purchased at the dance are $8 for adults and $5 for kids.
The dance is free and open to all Nimitz students and their families.
We are in need of volunteers to help set-up for an hour on
Saturday. Please email springdance@nimitzpta.org for more information.
ENROLLMENT FOR NEXT YEAR
Please make sure to return the enrollment form that was sent home
by Friday, May 18th. It is very important that we receive a form
from each family regarding your enrollment plans for 2007-2008.
This allows the school district and our school to determine our enrollment
numbers for the next school year. If we do not receive this information
from your family, we will be contacting you. Thank you for your
attention to this matter.
NIMITZ CULTURAL FESTIVAL
The Diversity Committee is planning a Cultural Festival to be
held Friday, June 1st at 12:30pm. We hope to have all cultures represented
via slideshow. If you can share a few slides introducing students to
your country, please contact Lisa Grubb at
eddgrubb@yahoo.com or call the school office with your best
contact information. If you have any form of art that can be displayed
on the GLC walls, please contact Susannah Vaughan at
pta@mrjim.com. We also need 3
parents who have digital video cameras and can assist with filming
during the rehearsals and the actual event. If you can volunteer,
please email digvid@nimitzpta.org.
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This is to remind all parents and students that our dress code requires:
If you feel like contributing, here is the list:
CUB SCOUTS COMING TO NIMITZ
Come join the fun with the Cub Scouts! There will be an information
session for parents and boys this Saturday during the
BBQ at 5:30pm. Just look for the tent!
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The Cub Scouts is an
organization that fosters character development, citizenship, and
physical fitness in elementary school-aged youth. The Cub Scouts
has a long and storied history of improving children's self-esteem
and confidence, while providing a supportive environment of peers
and adult direction. We are forming a Pack at the school for graduating
K-4th graders. Fifth graders can join Boy Scouts! If you cannot make
the information session, please contact Dylan Hendrickson at
408-280-5088 ext. 41 or
Dylan@SCCCBSA.ORG. Look for the flyer in this week's blue folder.
If you are thinking about ways to get more involved in your
child's classroom, and if you are a music lover, please consider becoming
an MFM docent. Call Cathy Lampman, our school's MFM liaison, at
650-854-5004 to set up a time for a classroom visit. Training for
docents takes place in the fall each year. It includes basic music
theory, songs and games, rhythm and movement activities, along with
lesson planning, and other classroom skills. Visit the MFM website at
www.mfm.org
HELP NEEDED WITH SOCCER
We are in need of volunteers who can help supervise soccer at lunch.
Soccer will continue through June 1st. If you have any time at lunch,
even if it is just one day a week, please leave a message for
Mr. Jones at (408) 736-2180.
KINDERGARTEN SUMMER PLAYGROUP
Nimitz School along with the Nimitz PTA will be hosting a series
of playgroup sessions for incoming Kindergarteners. Playgroups will meet
weekly, on Saturdays from 10am to noon beginning July 21st through
August 18th. Kids can share arts & crafts and play games and
older siblings are welcome. We need a volunteer for each session
to assist with the playgroup. If you can volunteer to arrive
15 minutes before the session and stay a few minutes afterwards or
donate simple refreshments, please send an email to
playgroup@nimitzpta.org.
For more detailed information on the Kinder Playgroup Program and how
to get your child involved, go to:
http://www.nimitzpta.org/playgroup07/
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HELP WANTED AT CUPERTINO MIDDLE
Are you looking for a way to use your special talents and get involved
at Cupertino Middle School next school year? We are looking for parents
to fill an opening on the Executive Board and to chair some key committees.
Contact Mary Depew for more information at 408-736-3522 or
mary.depew@gmail.com.
Executive Board: 2nd VP, (in charge of the Reflections Program)
Committee Positions: BookFair Coordinator, CUSD Board Representative,
Directory, Family Take Over Nights, Friends of the Library,
8th Grade Graduation, Magazine Drive, Membership and eScrip.
DISTRICT NEWS
Cupertino Union School District's "Community Based English Tutorial"
(CBET) Program is once again sponsoring a four-week summer session of
adult English classes. Proposition 227 provides funding for this program.
The purpose of the CBET Program is to provide free or subsidized programs
of adult English language instruction to parents or other members of
the community.
Classes will be held at three of our summer school sites: DeVargas Elementary, Nimitz Elementary, and Hyde Middle. Each class is scheduled from June 25 - July 20, 2007 and will meet daily from 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. at the elementary school sites and from 8:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. at the middle school site. The applications for the CBET Program are available at www.cupertino.k12.ca.us, or by calling (408) 252-3000, Extension 323. Space is limited, so sign up now. Classes are for adults only and no childcare will be provided. Preference will be given to parents with children in English Language Development programs at their schools. The CBET classes are not mandatory for parents. CEEF'S 21st ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
Monday, May 21, 2007 12 Noon Shotgun Start The Golf Club at Boulder Ridge $250 tournament fee includes: tee prize, golf, cart, range balls; lunch catered by Outback Steakhouse; unlimited drinks on course; awards dinner, and auction. It's not too late to sign up for CEEF's 21st Annual Golf Tournament. You can register online at www.ceefcares.org or email CEEF at golf@ceefcares.org to receive registration information through the mail. All proceeds from the tournament will support arts programs at your school. DO YOU FEEL YOUR CHILD HAS A SPEECH OR LANGUAGE DELAY?
The Cupertino Early Intervention Preschool offers a special education
program for preschool children between the ages of three (3) and
five (5) who demonstrate a significant delay in speech and/or
language development. The program is provided through federal funding
at no cost to parents. Immediate openings are available. Parents,
teachers, or child care providers interested in having a child
tested may call Pupil Services at the District Office,
252-3000, Extension 119 to receive an information packet. Packets
must be received by June 8, 2007, to be considered for summer
testing. If your child will be five (5) before December 2, 2007,
contact your home school for testing in the fall.
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