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Dolphin Newsletter November 6, 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
| November | ||
| 3-14 | Second Harvest Food Drive (see article) | |
| 6 | 11:15-12:30pm | Thanksgiving Feast |
| 7 | 3:30-5:00pm | Football vs. De Vargas |
| 10-11 | VETERANS' DAY HOLIDAY - NO SCHOOL | |
| 13 | Make Up Photos (see article) | |
| 13 | 5:30pm | School Site Council Meeting in the staff room |
| 14 | First Trimester Ends | |
| 20 | 6:30pm | PTA meeting in the staff room |
| 21 | 3:30-5:00pm | Football at Collins |
| 26-28 | THANKSGIVING RECESS - NO SCHOOL | |
| December | ||
| 3 | 5:30-8:00pm | Book Faire and Family Reading Night |
| 5 | 3:30-5:00pm |
Report Cards sent home Football at Faria |
In the mornings when you are dropping off your children, please have
their backpacks, lunch, and other belongings in the car, not in the
trunk. This will help expedite traffic flow during the morning.
Remember to pull your car up to the furthest available position.
MAKE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE A PRIORITY
With school vacations coming up, you may be planning to take your child out of school for an extra day or two. You'll just ask the teacher for advance homework. Missing a few days won't really matter, will it? Actually, those few days of absence can matter a lot. Think about the things your child may be missing that can't be made up with homework.
The class discussion about the book they are reading can't be captured in homework. Neither can the science demonstration or the group project for history. In some subjects, like math, missing even a few days is a problem because learning builds on what students already know. Extra homework will not make up for the things your child misses when she's out of school. So instead of taking your child out of school, make an extra effort to improve her attendance this month. -Reprinted with permission from Parents make the Difference! ®
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The drive will run through Friday, November 14th. Students and parents
can bring non-perishable food items
to the bins located in the GLC. Some examples of food items are canned
food, cereal, sugar, pasta, peanut butter, flour, etc. Please do not
bring milk, frozen foods or items that require refrigeration. Please check
expiration dates before submitting your donations.
THANK YOU KINDERGARTEN PARENTS!
On Friday (Halloween), our staff was treated to a wonderful buffet lunch
provided by the kindergarten parents. Everyone truly enjoyed the delicious
food and the chance to sit down and enjoy lunch on such a hectic day!
If you are available to
punch cards or help supervise students every week or every other week,
please email/call Tracy Burriss at
burriss_tracy@cupertino.k12.ca.us or ph. (408) 732-4563.
Please look in next week's blue folder for the make up order form.
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This note outlines the criteria for keeping students home when they
are ill and for sending children home when they appear to be
suffering from a contagious or infectious disease
(Ed. Code section 48211, 48212). Your child needs to stay home
from school for the following reasons:
If you do not have health insurance, the Children's Health Initiative of Santa Clara County will help your family obtain free and low-cost health, dental and vision insurance. There are three insurance programs:
REVIEW YOUR CHILD'S ACTIVITIES TO AVOID OVERSCHEDULING, STRESS
She has dance on Tuesday and Thursday. Her computer class is on Monday. Basketball is Wednesday and Saturday. Her parents may think they're preparing her for success in later life. But this kind of over scheduling can lead to problems.
Brain researchers have learned that too much of anything, even activities like these, can make kids feel stressed out. As a result, they don't do as well in school and are more likely to get sick. Ask yourself these four questions:
-Reprinted with permission from Parents make the Difference! ® |
FREE ADULT ENGLISH CLASSES
It is not too late to join the CBET program! CBET (Community Based English
Tutorial) are free adult English classes held here at Nimitz. Classes are
every Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:15-11:40am. The language skills
learned in the class will enable participants to help their child with
homework, participate in school activities, and volunteer at the school
site. 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 who pledge to provide personal English language tutoring
to English learners. If you are interested, please fill out the
application in the office.
DISTRICT NEWS
CEEF's 25th Anniversary Gala: "From London with Love" Saturday, January 17, 2009 5:30 p.m. Fairmont Hotel, San Jose SAVE THE DATE and plan now to join friends in celebrating CEEF's 25th anniversary year at the Cupertino Educational Endowment Foundation's (CEEF) annual Gala on Saturday, January 17, 2009, at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose. Proceeds from our 2009 "From London with Love" themed Gala will benefit arts, technology, and math programs at each of our district schools. For more information or to add your name to the invitation mailing list, please call 408 446-2333 or email inquiries to gala@ceefcares.org.
PARENT SPEAKER SERIES
SELPA II (Special Education Local Plan Area II) is proud to host the following guest speaker presentation to parents of students with special needs. The event takes place at Sedgwick Elementary School (19200 Phil Lane in Cupertino) in the GLC from 7:00-9:00 PM. There is no registration required to attend the event. Onsite childcare is available, but registration is required for childcare and closes one week prior to the event, with no exceptions. For childcare contact Linda Toda at (408) 522-2474.
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