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*ORDER YOUR 2018 - 2019 YEARBOOK TODAY! *
DEADLINE April 30th!
$48.00 Hardcover / $38.00 Soft Cover
 https://gardnerbullis.picaboo.com/
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Art Docent Recruiting

 

The Art Docents are hosting a spring recruiting

event including a fun art project and would love to see you!


Art du Jour

May 3rd from 10-12
iLearn Studio at LASD
201 Covington Road, Los Altos

Rsvp by May 2^nd to ehongchin@gmail.com

www.losaltosartdocents.org

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4th Grade Instrument Quest
June 4th, 2019
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Covington Multi
 
In preparation for choosing a musical instrument to play in 5th grade, the LASD Music Department will host an instrument selection event called “Instrument Quest” for all 4th grade students in the district. Your child will be able to try out every instrument we offer in our Band and Orchestra (flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, violin, viola, cello).
 
This is a great opportunity to see which instrument best suits your child. Parents are welcome to ask questions and to meet the LASD Music teachers.

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When your child is absent; we appreciate you calling the attendance line OR filling out the online form. These are the preferred methods for documentation purposes. The District Nurses are asking all parents in the district to not call your students in "sick". Please be specific when leaving either message to why your student is not at school. The District Nurses are tracking our extended flu season and are requesting specific symptoms-fever, cold, vomiting, sore throat, rash, etc.  Please be very specific with students symptoms. We may need to do a super clean in a classroom or around campus because of illnesses-- so they do not spread. Also, it was a rule to keep a child home for 24 hours without medication or symptoms. The District Nurses have increased the time to 48 hours to keep your student home. We are seeing way too many students coming back too early from their illness.

We thank you in advance for your cooperation in keeping Gardner  School healthy!
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Los Altos School District Health Services Department:

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:
You need to keep your child home until he/she has been symptom free without medication for 48hours.
 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.
 

The following information is only a guide to common childhood health concerns. Call our District Nurses or personal health care provider for more information. Always bring a copy of a physician’s note to school and/or notify the school if your child will have an extended absence due to a health condition for 10 days or longer.
     Fever
     Chills
     Vomiting or Diarrhea
     Nausea
     Sore throat or trouble swallowing
     Coughing, sneezing, and/or runny nose
     Rash or unusual sores or spots
     Headache

     Generalized muscle aches and pains
     Wheezing or trouble breathing
     Unusually red, crusted or burning eyes

     Head Lice
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Del Departamento de Servicios de Salud del LASD:

Cuando No Enviar a su Hijo(a) a la Escuela
A veces, sobre todo temprano en la mañana, es difícil saber si enviar o no a su hijo(a) a la escuela. Las siguientes directrices son indicaciones de que debe mantener a su hijo(a) en la casa. De esta manera, usted ayuda a controlar la propagación del catarro, influenza, y otras enfermedades contagiosas.
 

Mantenga a su hijo(a) en la casa cuando el o ella tenga cualquiera de los siguientes síntomas:
       Fiebre de 99.6 o más
       Escalofrío
       Vomito o Diarrea
       Nausea
       Dolor de garganta o dificultad tragando
       Tos, estornudos, y/o secreción nasal
       Salpullido, llagas o manchas no usuales
       Dolor de cabeza
       Dolores musculares generalizados
       Silbidos o dificultad respirando
       Ojos rojos, con costra o ardor no usuales
       Piojos de Cabeza
  

Usted tendrá que mantener a su hijo(a) en la casa hasta que esté sin síntomas y sin medicamentos por 48 horas.
Además, NOTIFIQUE INMEDIATEMENTE A LA OFICINA si su hijo(a) ha sido expuesto a, o ha tenido contacto con, varicela, paperas, sarampión, o tos ferina (pertusis). Estas condiciones pueden poner en peligro la vida de estudiantes quienes estén recibiendo terapias las cuales supriman sus sistemas inmunológico.
 

La siguiente información es solamente una guía para asuntos de salud infantil. Llame a las Enfermeras del Distrito (650-444-9702 ó 650-537-8119) o a su proveedor de servicios de salud para más información. Siempre traiga a la escuela una copia de una nota de su médico y/o notifique a la escuela si su hijo(a) estará ausente por 10 días o más debido a una condición médica.
Updated 1/2017


It’s Junior Olympics!

We still need to raise $110K
 

If 12 families at each school donated, we could reach our goal of $3.5M!
Will you be one of the 12 and donate by April 26th?
 

A gift of $50, $100 or even $300 will make a difference this school year
 

Let's keep our neighborhood schools strong by fully funding teachers and staff for STEM, Wellness, Literacy, and Arts

Find out more about the teachers and staff that LAEF supports.

LAEF • P.O. Box 98 • Los Altos, CA 94023 • Phone: (650) 559-0445


Dear Los Altos School District Community,

As you know, within the last year, the Bullis Charter School (BCS) unilaterally increased its enrollment by nearly 25%, or 220 in-district students.  Because Los Altos School District is required by law to provide facilities to in-district charter students, BCS’s unilateral action raises considerable challenges to accommodate its sudden growth for the next school year and beyond.

To try to address those challenges, negotiating teams from LASD and BCS met in multiple confidential mediation sessions to discuss proposals for a long term facilities agreement.  Throughout such negotiations LASD made it clear that any proposal the mediation teams negotiated behind closed doors needs to be fully aired in public with the community to determine whether there was community support, and that this public process would need to occur before LASD’s board voted whether to approve any agreement.  This mediation process yielded a proposal for a 10-year agreement that the Board is considering.  For more information on this proposed agreement, 
click here.

The Board of Trustees and I firmly believe that your voices and opinions are essential when it comes to an issue of intense community interest such as this.  As publicly elected officials committed to making a decision that benefits our community as a whole, we have appreciated each and every one of the many comments, questions and ideas we have received to date.

I learned yesterday evening that the BCS Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve the proposed 10-year agreement.  While BCS moved quickly to a vote before the community could be fully heard, LASD’s Board will complete its scheduled public input process that it values tremendously and deems essential before it votes on the proposed agreement.  


Click here for dates of remaining school site forums, Board Office Hours and Board meetings.  We have scheduled two more Board meetings to receive feedback on the agreement, one which will be held tomorrow evening, Thursday, April 25 at 7pm.  The other meeting will take place on Monday, April 29 at 7pm, in which the Board plans to receive feedback and vote on the proposed agreement.  Both meetings will be held at the District Office.

As always, you may also email the Board of Trustees at 
trustees@lasdschools.org with any thoughts, questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Jessica Speiser

President, Los Altos School District Board of Trustees


FREE MAGIC SHOW

Free Magic Show at Los Altos History Museum – Magician Phil Ackerly performs tricks and comedy in a family-friendly show at Los Altos History Museum, Wednesday, May 8 at 6:30 pm. Before and after the show, attendees may browse the Museum's exhibition, "Silicon Valley Eats: a Taste for Innovation."
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See what’s going on downtown Los Altos here.


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.

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JUNIOR OLYMPICS!
Every 4th, 5th and 6th grader in Los Altos School District is invited to participate in the annual Junior Olympics on Saturday, April 27th!  This event brings together the seven LASD elementary schools for a friendly track & field competition, in which everyone is encouraged to strive for their personal best and cheer on their classmates as they compete.  Children must be accompanied by a parent or adult.  More information and important Junior Olympic dates are available at https://lasdjo.com/.

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The MVLA Parent Education Speaker Series

Please join us for two screenings of LIKE - an IndieFlix Original Film

Tuesday, April 30, 2019 | 6:00 pm and 7:30 pm | LAHS Eagle Theater |201 Almond Ave., Los Altos, CA


LIKE explores the impact of social media on our lives. Technology is a tool. It’s here to stay and social platforms are a place to connect, share and care, but what’s really happening? Are we addicted? How do we stop? Where do we start? What do we need to know?
 

By understanding the effects of technology and social media on the brain, on our lives, and on our civilization, we can learn how to navigate it more safely together.  The goal of this film is to inspire people of all ages, especially kids, to self regulate their use of technology. It’s about looking in the mirror and empowering ourselves to create balance in our lives and to learn to be there for each other.
 
Released this past fall, LIKE is a follow-up to Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety, an IndieFlix film about teen anxiety, which was screened in January 2019 in partnership with the MVLA Unified High School District, Los Altos School District, and Mountain View Whisman School District.

Angst shines a spotlight on the alarming rise in teen anxiety and associative mental health issues for the very treatable condition that impacts 54 percent of females and 46 percent of males, with age seven being the median age of onset.

Following each screening, CHAC therapists will be available to share resources and to answer individual and small group questions.

Register for this free event at  https://mvla2018-19-like.eventbrite.com

Spanish translation will be available.  Please indicate on Eventbrite when registering.

Sponsored by Los Altos Educational Foundation (LAEF), MVLA High School Foundation, Mountain View Educational Foundation (MVEF), and Los Altos-Mountain View PTA Council.

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GOOD EGGS FUNDRAISER

How to join the fundraiser

1 Visit schools.goodeggs.com.
2 Enter the code GRIZZLY19 –– click "Shop Now.”
3 Add your groceries to your Good Eggs basket and check out.
 

New customers get $15 off with this code and if 20 new customers join the fundraiser,
our school also gets a $500 fundraising bonus.

Fundraiser terms & details:
5% will count back to the school on all orders placed between February 25 and April 30.
You MUST use the code GRIZZLY19 on your first order to count as a new customer. New accounts for the same household will not be counted.


Sixth Grade Café,

Wednesday, April 24

Time 7:45-9:00 am
 

Sixth Graders will be selling baked goods, hot beverages, and savory items
to help fund their Sixth Grade Class gift.
New this year:
Grab and Go bagel and cream cheese through the drop off for $1 cash.
Tickets will be used to purchase items.
Tickets are $1 each. Items for purchase will range from 1-3 tickets.
Tickets must be bought in order to purchase items.
Thank you for your support
Ms. Jordan, Mr. Schreiner, and the Sixth Graders

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*ORDER YOUR 2018 - 2019 YEARBOOK TODAY! *
DEADLINE April 30th!
$48.00 Hardcover / $38.00 Soft Cover
 https://gardnerbullis.picaboo.com/
_______________________________________________________________

Art Docent Recruiting

The Art Docents are hosting a spring recruiting

the event including a fun art project and would love to see you!


Art du Jour

May 3rd from 10-12
iLearn Studio at LASD
201 Covington Road, Los Altos

Rsvp by May 2^nd to ehongchin@gmail.com

www.losaltosartdocents.org

________________________________________________________________

Los Altos School District Health Services Department:

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:
You need to keep your child home until he/she has been symptom-free without medication for 48hours.
 Also, NOTIFY THE OFFICE IMMEDIATELY if your child is exposed to or contracts chickenpox, mumps or measles or whooping cough (pertussis). These conditions can be life-threatening to students who are undergoing therapies that suppress their immune systems.
 

The following information is only a guide to common childhood health concerns. Call our District Nurses or personal health care provider for more information. Always bring a copy of a physician’s note to school and/or notify the school if your child will have an extended absence due to a health condition for 10 days or longer.
     Fever
     Chills
     Vomiting or Diarrhea
     Nausea
     Sore throat or trouble swallowing
     Coughing, sneezing, and/or runny nose
     Rash or unusual sores or spots
     Headache

     Generalized muscle aches and pains
     Wheezing or trouble breathing
     Unusually red, crusted or burning eyes

     Head Lice
_________________________________________________________________
Del Departamento de Servicios de Salud del LASD:

Cuando No Enviar a su Hijo(a) a la Escuela
A veces, sobre todo temprano en la mañana, es difícil saber si enviar o no a su hijo(a) a la escuela. Las siguientes directrices son indicaciones de que debe mantener a su hijo(a) en la casa. De esta manera, usted ayuda a controlar la propagación del catarro, influenza, y otras enfermedades contagiosas.
 

Mantenga a su hijo(a) en la casa cuando el o ella tenga cualquiera de los siguientes síntomas:
       Fiebre de 99.6 o más
       Escalofrío
       Vomito o Diarrea
       Nausea
       Dolor de garganta o dificultad tragando
       Tos, estornudos, y/o secreción nasal
       Salpullido, llagas o manchas no usuales
       Dolor de cabeza
       Dolores musculares generalizados
       Silbidos o dificultad respirando
       Ojos rojos, con costra o ardor no usuales
       Piojos de Cabeza
  

Usted tendrá que mantener a su hijo(a) en la casa hasta que esté sin síntomas y sin medicamentos por 48 horas.
Además, NOTIFIQUE INMEDIATEMENTE A LA OFICINA si su hijo(a) ha sido expuesto a, o ha tenido contacto con, varicela, paperas, sarampión, o tos ferina (pertusis). Estas condiciones pueden poner en peligro la vida de estudiantes quienes estén recibiendo terapias las cuales supriman sus sistemas inmunológico.
 

La siguiente información es solamente una guía para asuntos de salud infantil. Llame a las Enfermeras del Distrito (650-444-9702 ó 650-537-8119) o a su proveedor de servicios de salud para más información. Siempre traiga a la escuela una copia de una nota de su médico y/o notifique a la escuela si su hijo(a) estará ausente por 10 días o más debido a una condición médica.
Updated 1/2017


One week until Junior Olympics!

We still need to raise $110K
 

If 12 families at each school donated, we could reach our goal of $3.5M!
Will you be one of the 12 and donate by April 26th?
 

A gift of $50, $100 or even $300 will make a difference this school year
 

Let's keep our neighborhood schools strong by fully funding teachers and staff for STEM, Wellness, Literacy, and Arts

Find out more about the teachers and staff that LAEF supports.

LAEF • P.O. Box 98 • Los Altos, CA 94023 • Phone: (650) 559-0445


See what’s going on downtown Los Altos here.


Hello Gardner Bullis Scientist!

We had the most creative-messy-inventive-invigorating-thought-provoking STEM expo on Thursday night!  There was so much science, math, engineering, and technology to look at and learn from at the expo that you could not help but be INSPIRED!!  I speak on behalf of our entire staff when I thank the Los Altos Education Foundation (LAEF) for their continuous support of STEM and Mrs. Grace Choi for her oodles of energy to see this expo through! We are so fortunate in this district and I am so proud!

Campus Regulations

I feel compelled to remind our community that visitors must sign in at the office before coming on to campus. Visitors must have a visitor’s badge on at all times and if they do not, staff will ask them to return to the office.  I appreciate your cooperation in advance.  I also want to remind parents that our campus is an academic campus until 3:00 pm. That means that parents and caregivers who pick up primary students before 3:00 pm cannot enter the playground area or Grizzly Lane until after 3:00.

Flexible Opportunities for Working in our School:  we need you!

Have you ever thought about working in our schools but didn’t know how to get started?  We are looking for community members interested in substituting in our schools as classified substitutes.  We have opportunities to work as instructional assistants in our kindergarten classrooms and opportunities to work in our school offices.  If this sounds interesting to you,  please contact Marlene Revelo, HR Specialist,mrevelo@lasdschools.org

I do hope to see all of you at our Book Quest event on Tuesday evening when we will celebrate our very own student authors. I personally LOVE this event!  Please see below for more details. 

Nadia Oskolkoff, Principal


*ORDER YOUR 2018 - 2019 YEARBOOK TODAY! *
DEADLINE April 30th!
$48.00 Hardcover / $38.00 Soft Cover
 https://gardnerbullis.picaboo.com/
________________________________________________________________

Los Altos School District Health Services Department:

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:
You need to keep your child home until he/she has been symptom-free without medication for 48hours.
 Also, NOTIFY THE OFFICE IMMEDIATELY if your child is exposed to or contracts chickenpox, mumps or measles or whooping cough (pertussis). These conditions can be life-threatening to students who are undergoing therapies that suppress their immune systems.
 

The following information is only a guide to common childhood health concerns. Call our District Nurses or personal health care provider for more information. Always bring a copy of a physician’s note to school and/or notify the school if your child will have an extended absence due to a health condition for 10 days or longer.
     Fever
     Chills
     Vomiting or Diarrhea
     Nausea
     Sore throat or trouble swallowing
     Coughing, sneezing, and/or runny nose
     Rash or unusual sores or spots
     Headache

     Generalized muscle aches and pains
     Wheezing or trouble breathing
     Unusually red, crusted or burning eyes

     Head Lice
_________________________________________________________________
Del Departamento de Servicios de Salud del LASD:

Cuando No Enviar a su Hijo(a) a la Escuela
A veces, sobre todo temprano en la mañana, es difícil saber si enviar o no a su hijo(a) a la escuela. Las siguientes directrices son indicaciones de que debe mantener a su hijo(a) en la casa. De esta manera, usted ayuda a controlar la propagación del catarro, influenza, y otras enfermedades contagiosas.
 

Mantenga a su hijo(a) en la casa cuando el o ella tenga cualquiera de los siguientes síntomas:
       Fiebre de 99.6 o más
       Escalofrío
       Vomito o Diarrea
       Nausea
       Dolor de garganta o dificultad tragando
       Tos, estornudos, y/o secreción nasal
       Salpullido, llagas o manchas no usuales
       Dolor de cabeza
       Dolores musculares generalizados
       Silbidos o dificultad respirando
       Ojos rojos, con costra o ardor no usuales
       Piojos de Cabeza
  

Usted tendrá que mantener a su hijo(a) en la casa hasta que esté sin síntomas y sin medicamentos por 48 horas.
Además, NOTIFIQUE INMEDIATEMENTE A LA OFICINA si su hijo(a) ha sido expuesto a, o ha tenido contacto con, varicela, paperas, sarampión, o tos ferina (pertusis). Estas condiciones pueden poner en peligro la vida de estudiantes quienes estén recibiendo terapias las cuales supriman sus sistemas inmunológico.
 

La siguiente información es solamente una guía para asuntos de salud infantil. Llame a las Enfermeras del Distrito (650-444-9702 ó 650-537-8119) o a su proveedor de servicios de salud para más información. Siempre traiga a la escuela una copia de una nota de su médico y/o notifique a la escuela si su hijo(a) estará ausente por 10 días o más debido a una condición médica.
Updated 1/2017





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