1. Go to http://www.nimitzpta.org/parentsurvey/
2. After you submit your completed survey, print out the free prize certificate indicating you have taken the survey and send it to school. Your child will be eligible to go to a free movie assembly in the GLC one Friday afternoon.
3. To repeat the survey for another child, press, "Start again."

Your input is valuable in helping the School Site Council and staff evaluate our programs. If you prefer to fill out a paper copy of the survey, please fill out the green form enclosed in this week's blue folders and return it to your child's teacher. Copies of the survey in five languages are also available in the office. The deadline to submit your survey is Friday, April 3rd. Thank you!

The PTA is organizing a Spring See's Candies sale. If you are planning to purchase candy this spring, please consider purchasing from the school's candy sale. When you purchase See' Candies to surprise your friends, relatives and co- workers, 35% - 50% of the revenue is donated back to Nimitz! Order forms can be found in your child's blue communication folder. The deadline for orders is Wednesday, March 25th. Thank you for your support.

Back by popular demand will be the multicultural fashion show, but we're also planning some new events including a cultural foods cook-off and lots of booths with fun games and activities for the whole family. If you would like to run a booth, organize a cultural dance, or help with the planning, please contact Mr. Jones or any member of the Diversity Committee.

Join Diversity Committee members for tea, cookies and conversation 1 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, 2009 in the staff room. Meet the diversity committee and find out what we do, and how you can help our kids embrace diversity, respect and tolerance. RSVP Emiliana Martin queenofstarbucks@sbcglobal.net.

It's that time of year again! The National Take Your Child to Work Day is Thursday, April 23rd. Apple Computer has arranged their student day for March 26th. In either case, parents need to request the day off in writing in advance. If your student has satisfactory attendance and grades, then your principal may approve an excused absence.

At the end of the school year, a student must be in attendance on the last day of school to retain his/her place on the roster for the following year. For this school year, students must be in school on June 12, 2009, to retain their space for the 2009/10 school year. At the beginning of the school year, a student must be in attendance on the first day of school or they will not retain their place on the roster. When you are making travel plans, please consider the possible ramifications. If you have any questions, please contact Student Assignment at (408) 252-3000, ext 110.

Students may donate change, bills, and/or checks payable to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and bring them to his/her classroom. The fundraiser will end this Friday, March 13th.

On this Friday, March 13th, we will be holding a special event as a final fundraiser for Pennies for Patients. At 12:30pm, we will be taping our Kindergarten teacher, Mr. Morwood, to a wall. Duct tape will be sold for $1.00 a foot. Be sure to bring some money on Friday to help support Pennies for Patients and stick Mr. Morwood to the wall.

Order forms are available through your child's teacher or in the school office. Please attach your check payable to NIMITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to the order form.

De Anza College in partnership with the Cupertino Union School District will offer the Extended Year Program this summer, mornings only, from June 22 to July 17, 2009.

Students entering grades 6 through 10
Classes will be held at Cupertino and Miller Middle Schools, and will include: Speech and Debate, Japanese, Advanced Writer's Workshop, Intro to Algebra 1&2, Geometry, Lego Robotics, ML CAD Design, PSAT Prep-Verbal, Fashion Design, and many others.

Students entering grades 1 through 5
Classes will be held at Collins Elementary School, and will include: Math Applications & Concepts, Writing: Paragraphs to Essays, Reading Intensive Geology, Math & Art, Mandarin, Journalism/Writing First Grade Block, and more!

Program brochures will be sent home in early March and will also be available at your school office. More information is available at www.extendedyear.deanza.edu.

Early registration is by mail only and will begin on March 9, 2009 and ends on May 23, 2009. There will also be walk-in registration available from June 1 to June 8, 2009.

"Beside the Book! What else can students do to meet their yearning for learning more mathematics...?"
Thursday, March 19, 2009
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Collins Elementary School, GLC
10300 N. Blaney Avenue
Cupertino, CA 95014
No RSVP Needed District students and their parents are invited to participate in the final installment of the Mathematics Speaker Series. The previous speakers have been focusing on middle school students. The target audience for this presentation is students in grades four and five who are eager to learn more, deeper mathematics (to go Beside the Book!) and their parents; interested sixth grade students and parents are also welcome.

The speaker will be Joshua Zucker, a very talented and knowledgeable teacher whose accomplishments in the field of mathematics have been recognized both in his tenure as a writer for the national MATHCOUNTS competition and as the Director of the Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival. Mr. Zucker discovered his love for number theory at Dr. Arnold Ross's summer program at Ohio State University many years ago. As a student, he was invited to the US Math Olympiad Summer Program and was a member of the first US Physics Olympiad team as well as a top-10 scorer on the Putnam. Joshua is an excellent presenter who will challenge students with insightful, intriguing problems and offer parents words of wisdom about math education that will help them work with their sons and daughters in productive ways.

The Speaker Series is part of the district's Math Initiative Plan and is sponsored by the Cupertino Educational Endowment Foundation (CEEF) and a grant from Microsoft Corporation.