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Junior High STEM Career Day Makes the News LAEF would like to congratulate the LASD STEM Team on its first-ever STEM Career Day at Blach and Egan. Our 7th & 8th graders had the opportunity to learn about the different professions within the field from NASA scientists, architects, software engineers, physicians, chemists, tech entrepreneurs, neuropsychologists and many others. An Egan student shared, “I had no idea that so many different STEM fields were required to build surgical robots”.
Learn more at LAEFonline.org or go to: https://www. LASD | iLearn | (650) 947-1150 | 201 Covington Rd |
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We need 30 more families to donate in April We are a month way from Junior Olympics where LAEF will make its 2016-17 annual grant to LASD. With $257,180 to raise between now and then, every dollar you donate will help. Did you know that if 30 more families gave at each school, we would reach our goal? Your donation to LAEF directly benefits your child’s education THIS school year. Please give online at LAEFonline.org or bring a check to the school office before Spring Break. LAEF • P.O. Box 98 • Los Altos, CA 94023 • Phone: (650) 559-0445 |
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MVLA PARENT EDUCATION SPEAKER SERIES Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape Thursday, April 27, 7:00 pm, Los Altos High School Eagle Theater Peggy Orenstein exposes the new sexual landscape girls face as they journey through high school and college - revealing hidden truths, hard lessons and important possibilities of girls' sex lives in the modern world. Registration: https://peggyorenstein.eventb rite.com
Due to the generosity of our sponsors, admission is free to MVLA Parent Education The 16th Annual Los Altos Hills Pathways Run/Walk Saturday, May 13, 2017 – 9 AM A fun, challenging trail run/walk event in Los Altos Hills, CA
Register at https://lahpathwaysrun.org/ If you have a school-wide announcement that you would like to be included in Bear Tracks, please send it to the Bear Tracks editors. The deadline is the Wednesday prior to when you want it to appear. |
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Science Olympiad This year we are trying something new and having our very own Science Olympiad here at Gardner! Students in grades 3-6 will be participating in a variety of STEM related competitions. It will be a half-day event (8:00am – 12:00pm) on May 25th. In order to make this happen, I am in need of 14 volunteers for this event! I will hold a meeting for those interested in volunteering on Thursday, April 6th from 8:00 – 8:30am. If you are unable to make this meeting, but would still like to volunteer, please let me know! Please feel free to email me with additional questions – vlombardi@lasdschools.org. 9th Annual Talent Show Here’s your chance to show off your amazing talent! The Gardner Bullis Talent Show is one of the favorite activities of the year and it’s YOUR chance to shine! Registration is open online NOW! Every kind of talent is welcome! Date: Thursday, May 11th at 5:30pm Registration Deadline: April 28th For more information, mandatory rehearsal schedule, and to register go to the Talent Show webpage. Questions? Please ask Miss Lichtenstein, Mrs. Loebner, or Mrs. Evenhuis Pertussis Booster for Students in grade 6 Students currently in 6th grade must have proof of a Tdap or Dtap (Pertussis or Whooping Cough) booster given after their 7th birthday (after 10th birthday is recommended) in order to begin 7th grade in August of 2017. Please provide a copy of your child’s immunization record to your school office as soon as possible! Please refer any questions regarding this requirement to our District Health Assistants: Suzy Gough 302-1448 and Sandy Anderson 302-1449. Thank you for your cooperation! Health Services Staff |
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Yearbooks
Yearbooks for 2016-17 are now on sale at https://gardnerbullis.picaboo. Softcover yearbooks are $30 (including tax and shipping) Hardcover yearbooks are $45 (including tax and shipping) Optional feature: You can create your own back cover and personalize up to 4 pages for FREE.
Any questions, please contact gardneryearbook@gardnerbullis. Join the Los Altos PET PARADE MAY 20TH Please register with the link below if you are interested in marching with the Gardner Bullis team! Project Cornerstone Books
This month classes are starting to read “Today I Feel Silly” by Jamie Lee Curtiss (https://www.youtube.com/ |
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Junior High STEM Career Day Makes the News LAEF would like to congratulate the LASD STEM Team on its first-ever STEM Career Day at Blach and Egan. Our 7th & 8th graders had the opportunity to learn about the different professions within the field from NASA scientists, architects, software engineers, physicians, chemists, tech entrepreneurs, neuropsychologists and many others. An Egan student shared, “I had no idea that so many different STEM fields were required to build surgical robots”.
Learn more at LAEFonline.org or go to: https://www. LASD | iLearn | (650) 947-1150 | 201 Covington Rd |
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LAEF’s LEADERSHIP CIRCLE & APRIL 7TH
A special thank you to the Gardner Bullis families below who contributed $5,000 or more this school year to provide the cornerstone of LAEF’s grant. We’ll be recognizing all of our Leadership Circle donors in the Junior Olympics program. It’s not too late to join them by donating before Friday, April 7th at LAEFonline.org or contacting the LAEF Office at 650.559.0445 / admin@ Jan & Brent Ahrens * Anonymous * Kara & Seth Beal * Becky & Rick Bucich * Jennifer & Brian Carlstrom * Alissa & Karim Faris * Carolyn & Craig Federighi * Tina & Ryan Knauss * Heather Rose & Bruce Martin * Myriam & Tim McAdams * Hao Chau & Larry O'Connell * Elizabeth & John Park * Gloria Chung & Timothy Ross * Erika & Jody Shapiro * Alexis Coll-Very & Lance Very * Jung Yoon & Warren Yang We need 30 more families to donate in April We are a month way from Junior Olympics where LAEF will make its 2016-17 annual grant to LASD. With $257,180 to raise between now and then, every dollar you donate will help. Did you know that if 30 more families gave at each school, we would reach our goal? Your donation to LAEF directly benefits your child’s education THIS school year. Please give online at LAEFonline.org or bring a check to the school office before Spring Break. LAEF • P.O. Box 98 • Los Altos, CA 94023 • Phone: (650) 559-0445 |
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MVLA PARENT EDUCATION SPEAKER SERIES William Deresiewicz will give his perspective on how college should be a time for self-discovery, when young people can establish their own values and measures of success in order to forge their own path. Based on his experiences teaching at Yale and Columbia, Bill believes that as colleges shift focus from the liberal arts to narrowly “practical” subjects such as economics and computer science, students are losing the ability to think critically and creatively. Bill is an award-winning essayist and critic, and the best-selling author of Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life. He taught English at Yale for ten years and at Columbia for five.
To register: https:// Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape Thursday, April 27, 7:00 pm, Los Altos High School Eagle Theater Peggy Orenstein exposes the new sexual landscape girls face as they journey through high school and college - revealing hidden truths, hard lessons and important possibilities of girls' sex lives in the modern world. Registration: https://peggyorenstein.eventb rite.com
Due to the generosity of our sponsors, admission is free to MVLA Parent Education The 16th Annual Los Altos Hills Pathways Run/Walk Saturday, May 13, 2017 – 9 AM A fun, challenging trail run/walk event in Los Altos Hills, CA
Register at https://lahpathwaysrun.org/ If you have a school-wide announcement that you would like to be included in Bear Tracks, please send it to the Bear Tracks editors. The deadline is the Wednesday prior to when you want it to appear. |
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9th Annual Talent Show Here’s your chance to show off your amazing talent! The Gardner Bullis Talent Show is one of the favorite activities of the year and it’s YOUR chance to shine! Registration is open online NOW! Every kind of talent is welcome! Date: Thursday, May 11th at 5:30pm Registration Deadline: April 28th For more information, mandatory rehearsal schedule, and to register go to the Talent Show webpage. Questions? Please ask Miss Lichtenstein, Mrs. Loebner, or Mrs. Evenhuis Pertussis Booster for Students in grade 6 Students currently in 6th grade must have proof of a Tdap or Dtap (Pertussis or Whooping Cough) booster given after their 7th birthday (after 10th birthday is recommended) in order to begin 7th grade in August of 2017. Please provide a copy of your child’s immunization record to your school office as soon as possible! Please refer any questions regarding this requirement to our District Health Assistants: Suzy Gough 302-1448 and Sandy Anderson 302-1449. Thank you for your cooperation! Health Services Staff When to Keep Your Child Home From School Sometimes it is difficult, especially early in the morning, to know whether or not to send your child to school. The following guidelines are indications that you should keep him/her home. In this way, you are helping to control the spread of colds, flu, and other contagious illnesses. Keep your child at home when he/she has any of the following symptoms: • Fever of 99.6 or higher • Vomiting or Diarrhea • Sore throat or trouble swallowing • Rash or unusual sores or spots • Generalized muscle aches and pains • Unusually red, crusted or burning eyes • Chills • Nausea • Coughing, sneezing, and/or runny nose • Headache • Wheezing or trouble breathing • Head Lice
You need to keep your child home until he/she has been symptom free without medication for 24 hours. Also, NOTIFY THE OFFICE IMMEDIATELY if your child is exposed to or contracts chicken pox, mumps or measles or whooping cough (pertussis). These conditions can be life threatening to students who are undergoing therapies that suppress their immune systems. For more information go to LASD website links: Sick child or Flu information |
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Auction Gift Basket Raffle! Buy your raffle ticket sales for the seven awesome Auction Gift Baskets! Baskets will be on display and raffle tickets for sale all week at 2:15pm. Raffle tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. Good luck Grizzlies! Warmly, Your Auction Basket Team- Seema Mehta and Audrey Lund Auction Update Catalogs will now be distributed early this week. And, we are excited to announce that online Silent Auction bidding will open EARLY along with our Diamond Necklace and Parking Spot Raffle ticket sales. Instructions to follow on how to participate for those without an Auction Party ticket. STAY TUNED!!! We are so excited to see you there! Many thanks, The Auction Committee
Picture Perfect Volunteer parents are putting together the yearbook and need to gather photos from the following events: - Last year field day - Walkathon 2016 - Multicultural fair 2017
Please use this link to upload your photos in the appropriate folder.
https://gardnerbullis.picaboo. Thank you for helping it to be a great book! Yearbooks
Yearbooks for 2016-17 are now on sale at https://gardnerbullis.picaboo. Softcover yearbooks are $30 (including tax and shipping) Hardcover yearbooks are $45 (including tax and shipping) Optional feature: You can create your own back cover and personalize up to 4 pages for FREE.
Any questions, please contact gardneryearbook@gardnerbullis. Join the Los Altos PET PARADE MAY 20TH Please register with the link below if you are interested in marching with the Gardner Bullis team! Project Cornerstone Books
Readers are finishing up reading “Long Shot” by Chris Paul. https://www.youtube.com/watch? Ask your child what s/he dreams to be.
And then classes are starting to read “Today I Feel Silly” by Jamie Lee Curtiss (https://www.youtube.com/ |