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Dolphin Newsletter April 24, 2008 |
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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 Phyllis Vogel Superintendent, Phil Quon |
CALENDAR
| April | ||
| 24 | 6:00pm | Art Show & Book Faire/Ice Cream Social |
| 28 - May 9 | STAR Testing for Grades 2-5 | |
| May | ||
| 2 | Enrichment Classes End | |
| 8 | 5:30pm | SSC Meeting in the staff room |
| 9 | Spring Dance | |
| 12 | STAFF LEARNING DAY - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS | |
| 19 | PTA Meeting in the GLC |
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CLASS ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2008-2009
The Nimitz staff has begun planning for the 2008-2009 school year, including initial drafts of class lists. Student placement is done with careful consideration of the following factors:
If you are interested in giving us information that will help with the placement of your child, you may pick up a "Parental Input" form in the office. The last date to submit this form is Friday, May 23rd. Class lists will be posted after 5:00 p.m. on August 20th, the day before school begins. Dale Jones, Principal
This is a chance to check out the renovation plans for the library and view some of your children's technology work. For the children, there will be an ice cream social, i.e. a FREE Ice Cream!!
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Students may donate change, bills, and/or checks payable to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and bring them to his/her classroom. The fundraiser will run for three weeks, ending on Friday, May 9th.
This Friday, April 25th, we will have a "Donate a Dollar, Wear a Hat Day." Students must donate a dollar in order to wear a hat/small cap. This is not a "funny hat" day. This is in honor and support of children and young adults who wear hats every day due to hair loss from their cancer treatments.
If you would like to dine too, there is an optional BBQ dinner for
$6 per adult and $4 per child before the dance at 5.30pm. Sign up
online at
www.nimitzpta.org/spring08/
or look for 'the flyer in this week's blue folder and return it with
payment to the office before May 7th. For more info, email
springdance@nimitzpta.org.
KID'S ART COMPETITION
Create a design for us to use at the Spring Dance. The Action Figures will be returning to perform on Friday, May 9th, and the winning design will be painted on the back wall of the stage. Be creative and bring your design to the ice cream social and the winner will be chosen by Ms. Hansen. Come and enjoy!
The mission of MFM is to nurture in children a lifelong love of music and we need your help in keeping the music alive at our school. Each year parents take the fall training class, consisting of 55 hours of hands-on training. They then have access to workshops and resources through MFM, which they use in their teaching at Nimitz.
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Our MFM docents at Nimitz this year are Mrs. Hoff, Mrs. Heimgartner, Mrs. Jullian, Ms Kim, Mrs. Lampman, Mrs. Marimuthu, Mrs. Poulos, Mr. Salveson and Mrs. Virmani. These trained volunteers visit the primary grade classrooms for one-half hour to sing, play instruments, dance and conduct a variety of other musical activities.
If you are thinking about ways to get more involved in your child's classroom, and if you enjoy music, please consider becoming a MFM docent. Visit a music class and enjoy seeing a music docent in action. Call Mrs. Lampman at 650-854-5004, to set up a time for a classroom visit. Find out more about this rewarding volunteer opportunity by attending our Volunteer Information Meeting.
Thursday, May 8, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM If you can't make this meeting, but are interested in becoming a music docent, please call Music for Minors at 650-237-9130 or email jean@mfm.org or visit our website at www.mfm.org SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL NOMINATIONS
The School Site Council (SSC) is responsible for bringing together representatives of the school community to assess and improve the school. Some of the duties of the SSC are to review student achievement data, develop the school plan, and conduct the annual parent survey. The SSC is comprised of an equal number of parent and staff representatives. The SSC meets on the second Thursday of the month at 5:30 pm. One seat is open for a term of two years beginning at the start of the 2008-09 school year. If you are interested in serving on the SSC for the next school year, or know of someone you would like to nominate, please complete the nomination form below. All nominees will be contacted to verify that they are willing to run for election. Please return the form to school by Tuesday, April 29th. If you have any questions, please contact Kristen Nelsen at 736-2180 ext. 158 or at
Nelsen_Kristen@cupertino.k12.ca.us.
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CUSD STRATEGIC PLAN 2008-2011
The Cupertino Union School District is in the process of developing the
2008-2011 Strategic Plan. This document identifies the main areas that
the district will be focusing on for the next three school years. The
Board of Education would like to solicit feedback from the community
regarding the plan. Interested community members are invited to provide
their input during two public hearings to be held on April 22, 2008
and May 13, 2008. Both of these hearings will be part of the regularly
scheduled Board of Education meetings and will start at 6:30 p.m.
The Board of Education meetings are held at the district office, which
is located at 10301 Vista Drive in Cupertino.
PROTECT ARTS & TECHNOLOGYA draft version of the 2008-2011 Strategic Plan is available on the district's website at www.cupertino.k12.ca.us, or by calling Jeremy Nishihara at (408) 252-3000, Extension 323.
Join CEEF in raising funds that will directly benefit all school arts and technology programs.
CEEF DONATON DRAWING GRAND PRIZE
2 BR/2B Beach Villa at Seascape Resort on Monterey Bay for Five Days with S'Mores Beach Bonfire Package.
Tickets $20 each or 6 for 100. Go to the
CEEF link on your school website.
CEEF's 22nd ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
Monday, May 19, 2008 12 Noon Shotgun Start The Golf Club at Boulder Ridge $250 tournament fee includes: tee prize, golf, cart, range balls; lunch, unlimited drinks on course; awards dinner, and auction. The Cupertino Educational Endowment Foundation's 22nd Annual Golf Tournament is being held to raise critically needed funds to support music, arts, math, and technology resources at all 25 district schools. You can help by: 1) purchasing a donation drawing ticket @ $20 per ticket or 6 tickets for $100; 2) recruiting a foursome to represent our school in the District Golf Championship; 3) signing up as a tournament sponsor; or 4) volunteering to help at the tournament. For more information, please call Eleanor Watanabe at 408 446-2333 or email her at golf@ceefcares.org. DE ANZA COLLEGE SUMMER PROGRAM
De Anza College in partnership with the Cupertino Union School District will offer the Extended Year Program this summer, mornings only, from June 23 to July 18, 2008.
Students entering grades 6 through 10 Classes will be held at Hyde and Kennedy Middle Schools, and will include: Speech and Debate, Japanese, Advanced Writer?s Workshop, Intro to Algebra 1&2, Geometry, Lego Robotics, ML Cad Design, Beginning Cricket Techniques, PSAT Prep-Verbal, Fashion Design, and many others. Students entering grades 1 through 5 Classes will be held at Eaton Elementary School, and will include: Math Applications & Concepts, Writing: Paragraphs to Essays, Reading Intensive, Geology, Math & Art, Computer Applications & Internet Research, Journalism/Writing, First Grade Block, and more! Program brochures are available at the school office. More information is also available at www.extendedyear.deanza.edu. Early registration is by mail only and ends on May 23. Walk-in registration will be available from June 2 to June 9, 2008. | ||||||||
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