Keep your recycling for STEM

Have you ever wondered, “What do I do with my recycling?

GB needs your: Plastic containers, Corks, Boxes, Buttons, Plastic Bottle, Toilet and Towel Paper Rolls, Egg Cartons and Bottle Tops.

Please clean donations before bringing them to the lab, avoid glass or any other sharp materials, and see them transformed into fantastic innovations!

Start and Dismissal Times

Bell Schedule

Line up bell: 8.27 am

All grades start: 8.30am

Dismissal

K : 12 pm until September 26th. From then on 2.30pm

Grades 1&2 : 2.40pm

Grades 3-6. : 3.00pm

EVERY Thursday Dismissal

K: 1.15 pm (from Sept 26th)

Grades 1&2 : 1.25pm

Grades 3-6. : 1.45pm

Cub Scouts

Parent info meeting 9/3 @ 6.30 PM @ GB

- First pack meeting 9/18 @ 6.45 PM @ GB

- For more info www.pack-78.com or email Gary@pack0-78.com

Amazon Donation Deal...

As you shop for back to school, try AmazonSmile, where Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to our school.

Go to http://www.smile.amazon.com and choose Gardner Bullis PTA as your charity to support.

Get Social at the PTA parties.......

Want to meet other parents AND raise money for the PTA? Come along to one of these parties:

MOM'S OUTDOOR YOGA AND BRUNCH: August 25th 9 -11 am. Cost: $85

More on this: https://e.givesmart.com/events/bAb/i/_All/6SN6/

MAMA's and MARGARITAS: Sept 6th - 6.30pm. Cost: $75:

More on this: https://e.givesmart.com/events/bAb/i/_All/6SNt/

Volunteer Docents Needed

Could you help in the classroom and have loads of fun? Then become a 'docent'. No skills required, just a bit of training.

BECOME AN ART DOCENT: Informational Coffee on Thursday August 29, 10-11:30am at the LASD Board Room (201 Covington Road, Los Altos) More info: losaltosartdocents.org

BECOME A LIVING CLASSROOM DOCENT: Info meeting and garden tour, Monday Aug 26th 10-11.30am. LASD iLearn Studio, 201 Covington Road.

Living Classroom training: Mondays - 9-12. September 9th-Oct 14th at LASD iLearn Studio

The Los Altos Educational Fund

LAEF:

What we do: We fund teachers and staff for STEM, Wellness, Literacy and Art. The 'extra' bits that bring so much more to Los Altos kids.

How? We have a goal that parents donate $1,200 per student to LAEF this school year but we welcome donations of any amount.

Our aim is to raise $3.4 million for LASD. Visit LAEFonline.org to learn more about LAEF and Donate Today!

I want to know more: Watch “Funding an Excellent Public Education” and learn why our local public schools need your financial support, and how LAEF and your school’s PTA work together to support your student.

Did you know? LAEF is co-sponsor of the MVLA Parent Education Speaker Series, which had over 1,100 LASD attendees in the past school year.

NOTES FROM STEM

S.T.U.F.F for STEM
Supporting Student Creativity Through Recycled Materials
Have you ever wondered, “What do I do with all these….”

• Plastic containers
• Corks
• Boxes
• Buttons
• Plastic Bottles
• Toilet Paper Rolls
• Paper Towel Rolls
• Egg Cartons
• Bottle Tops
• ….anything else

In order to keep our lab stocked and ready for creativity, we need your S.T.U.F.F (Scraps That are Used For Fun). Please clean donations before bringing them to the lab, avoid glass or any other sharp materials, and feel free to donate all year long. Don’t be surprised if you see your materials transformed into fantastic innovations!
 

SCHOOL START AND DISMISSAL TIMES

Bell Schedule

Line up bell: 8.27 am
All grades start: 8.30am

Dismissal

K : 12 pm until September 26th. From then on 2.30pm
Grades 1&2 : 2.40pm
Grades 3-6. : 3.00pm

EVERY Thursday Dismissal

K: 1.15 pm (from Sept 26th)
Grades 1&2 : 1.25pm
Grades 3-6. : 1.45pm

Register for After School Programs!

This year, we have many of the returning favorites, but have added 10 new after school programs!

Registration for after school programs run from August 12th to September 13th on Homeroom(https://www.homeroom.com/sites/gardner-bullis-elementary-los-altos)

More details: Gardner Bullis after school program website

REGISTER YOUR FAMILY WITH THE SCHOOL - AND JOIN THE PTA!

ALL families must register below:

https://fs10.formsite.com/GardnerBullis/oivokvkkx9/index.html

This site allows you to donate to the school supplies, field trips fund, become a member of the PTA, enroll your child in the Birthday Book Club and sign up to volunteer for a number of different events and programs.

GET SOCIAL at the PTA parties.......

Want to meet other parents AND raise money for the PTA? Come along to one of these parties:

BACK TO SCHOOL MOM'S BRUNCH: August 23rd 9-11am. Cost: $50

More on this: https://e.givesmart.com/events/bAb/i/_All/6SN1/?search=

MOM'S OUTDOOR YOGA AND BRUNCH: August 25th 9 -11 am. Cost: $85

More on this: https://e.givesmart.com/events/bAb/i/_All/6SN6/

MAMA's and MARGARITAS: Sept 6th - 6.30pm. Cost: $75:

More on this: https://e.givesmart.com/events/bAb/i/_All/6SNt/

VOLUNTEER DOCENTS NEEDED!

Could you help in the classroom and have loads of fun? Then become a 'docent'. No skills required, just a bit of training.

BECOME AN ART DOCENT: Informational Coffee on Thursday August 29, 10-11:30am at the LASD Board Room (201 Covington Road, Los Altos) More info: losaltosartdocents.org

BECOME A LIVING CLASSROOM DOCENT: Info meeting and garden tour, Monday Aug 26th 10-11.30am. LASD iLearn Studio, 201 Covington Road.

Living Classroom training: Mondays - 9-12. September 9th-Oct 14th at LASD iLearn Studio

LAEF NEWS (The Los Altos Educational Fund)

LAEF welcomes you to the 2019-20 School Year!

We are proud to support the Los Altos School District (LASD) to provide a well-rounded education for your student.

Watch our new 2-minute video, “Funding an Excellent Public Education” and learn why our local public schools need your financial support, and how LAEF and your school’s PTA work together to support your student.

LAEF will fund teachers and staff for STEM, Wellness, Literacy, and Arts for every LASD student in grades TK-8.

LAEF is also a co-sponsor of the MVLA Parent Education Speaker Series, which had over 1,100 LASD attendees in the past school year.

Whether your student’s favorite part of the day is PE, art, music, STEM, computer science, library, or a junior high elective, your donations to LAEF help make that possible.

Parents are encouraged to donate $1,200 per student to LAEF this school year. We welcome donations of any amount.

Our goal is to raise $3.4 million for LASD, and 100% participation from our parent community.

Visit LAEFonline.org to learn more about LAEF and Donate Today!

Do you shop at Amazon? 

Please consider helping the Gardner Bullis PTA by using the smile.amazon.com link every time you shop at Amazon or Amazon Prime. Just go to smile.amazon.com and select "Gardner Bullis School PTA" as your charitable organization. The PTA will receive 0.5% back - at no added cost to you! To learn more about AmazonSmile, click here.

REMINDER:

PICK UP STUDENT’S MEDICATION - From School Office

Medications will be available for pick up from June 12th (last day of school) to June 18th, 2019. We cannot store medications over the summer. If you are leaving before school ends, please pick up medications early.

Thank you,

Sarah Wilder, RN, BSN, MSN

CA Credentialed School Nurse

Supervisor of Health Services, Los Altos School District

(650) 444-9702

http://www.lasdschools.org/District/Department/145-Health-Services

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Art Docents

The Los Altos Art Docents are 92 dedicated volunteers who have taught 803 art lessons to the elementary school children in the Los Altos School District.

This year at Gardner, the docents taught 88 art lessons. Thank you to Gardner Bullis parents Heather Johnson, Yuki Ranganathan and Bahareh Solook who contributed to the success of the Art Docent program this year and to Carolyn Pierce-Whang for firing all the clay pieces the students made. Congratulations to our newest docent Melissa Browne for completing our training, look for her in the class more next year!

The Los Altos Art Docents welcome new members to join the next docent-in-training class in the fall. New docents are trained on Thursday mornings starting in September. To learn more, come to our informational coffee on August 29th at 10:00 am in the boardroom of the district office.

For more information, check us out at www.losaltosartdocents.org.