2012 California Distinguished School

Principals Message
ClassAssignmentsfor2012-2013
InMaypreliminaryplanningforthenextschoolyearbegins.The
StevensCreekstafftakestheplacementofstudentsveryseriously.
Theteachersandprincipaluseacarefullyarticulatedprocessin
placingstudents.Thegoalistoprovideeachteacherwithawell-
balanced,heterogeneousgroupofchildrenandtoprovideeach
learnerwithanoptimallearningenvironment.Thefollowingare
someconsiderations,whicharemadeinplacingstudents:
Balanceofboystogirls
Positiveworkingrelationshipsamongthestudents
Previousplacementsofstudents
Socialneedsofindividualsandgroupsandstudents
Leadershipneedswithintheclass
Heterogeneous(mixedability)learninggroupsinall
classrooms
Classconfigurations(size,combinationclasses,etc.)
Specialcircumstances

Requestsforspecificteacherscannotbeaccepted.Thoseletters
requestingteachersbynamewillnotbereviewed.However,ifyou
havepertinentinformationregardingyourchildsneedsor
challengesrelatedtoyourchildsabilitytolearn,andyoufeelyou
needtoshare,youmaydosobysendingmealetternolaterthan
Friday,May18
th
.Writtenorverbalrequestsdirectedtoteachers
willnotbeacceptedforreview.Inaddition,pleasedonotpressure
teachersintoplacingyourchildintoacertainclass.Thisplacesour
teachersinaveryuncomfortableposition.Thankyouforrespecting
theprofessionaljudgmentofthestaff,thatworkscloselywithyour
Stevens Creek Superstars Newsletter
Cupertino Union School District
Stevens Creek Elementary School * Vivian Franklin, Principal
10300 Ainsworth Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014

May 10, 2012 Week 34 of 37
Website http://www.edline.net/pages/Stevens_Creek_Elem_School
March 29, 2012 Week 29 of 37
August 25, 2011
Week 2 of 43

Superintendent: Phil Quon

Board of Education:
Anjali Kausar
Ben Liao
Josephine Lucey
Gary McCue
Phyllis Vogel
Calendar


May 1-11: STAR Testing for Grades 2-5
9-12:20
May 10: PTO Mtg 7:30 pm Staff Lounge
May 11: 1
st
grade field trip: Coyote Point
9-1:30
Kinder field trip: Tech Museum
9-12:30
Movie Night in GLC 6-8pm
May 14-17: Variety Show Auditions
in GLC at Lunch (See page 4)
May 15: Assembly West Bay Opera
(See article on page 2)
May 17: SSC 7:45 am in Conference Rm
Open House 6:00-7:00 pm
Ice Cream Social 5:30-7:00 pm
Blue Creek Beg/Ensemble
concert 6-6:30 pm Outside
Art Show 4:30-7:30
May 18: Spirit Day: Super Hero/Villain Day
May 21: Special rehearsal for W/Th beg
band students 3:45-4:30
May 21: Spring Band Concert 7-8pm
outside near lunch tables. Band students
need to arrive at 6:45 pm.
May 25: Staff Learning Day: NO SCHOOL
May 28: Memorial Day: NO SCHOOL


EVERY TUESDAY IS EARLY DISMISSAL Students are dismissed at 2:30pm
PRE-PAY FOR CUSD LUNCHES at PAMS (Parent Account Management System) Lunchroom! You can make payments
and view your students account balance online by going to http://www.pamslunchroom.com
TO EMAIL STAFF: lastname_firstname@cusdk8.org
ATTENDANCE: If your child will be absent, please call 245-3312. Ext. 6, by 11:00 a.m. to report the absence.
HOMEWORK: Homework may be requested for illness absences after three days or more. Please call the office before 9:00
a.m. to request the homework for pickup after 3:00 p.m.



children,inmakingthedecisionastothebestplacementfornextyear.2012/2013classlistswillbepostedafter
4:00pmonFriday,August17
th
infrontoftheschool.

SchoolSiteCouncilOpening
TheSchoolSiteCouncilismadeupof8people:4parents,2teachers,1classifiedemployeeandthe
principal.TheSchoolSiteCouncilmeetsonceamonthinthemorningfrom7:458:45a.m.The
SchoolSiteCouncilprovidesavehiclethroughwhichschoolpersonnelandparentsworktogetherto
maintainthehighqualityofeducationweprovideatStevensCreek.Theyyearlyupdatetheschool
planandgoals,reviewresultsoftheSTARtestandfacilitate/analyzethespringparentsurvey.The
SchoolSiteCouncilrepresentsthewholeschoolcommunityandfocusesonschoolwideissues,noton
personalagendaitems.Wearelookingfortwoparentrepresentativesfornextyear.Itisatwo-year
term.IfyouareinterestedinservingontheSchoolSiteCouncil,pleasecompletetheinformation
beloworemailMrs.Franklinofyourinterest.Returntheformtoschool,attentionDeniseBrowne.
YoumayalsoemailMrs.Browneatbrowne_denise@cusdk8.org

SchoolSiteCouncilNominations2012-13
Yes,I'minterestinrunningforapositionontheSSC:

Name___________________
Phone#_________________
Email:___________________

School News
Stevens Creek Band Concert This Month
The Stevens Creek band concert will be held on Monday, May 21st at 7:00pm outside the GLC. This is
for both beginning band and intermediate band. Both beginning and intermediate band students need to
be at Stevens Creek at 6:45pm

The Stevens Creek BEGINNING bands (Wednesday and Thursday classes) will have a dress rehearsal
on Monday, May 21st as well. The dress rehearsal will begin directly after school at 3:45pm - 4:30pm.
The intermediate band will not rehearse on May 21st. Intermediate band members are to arrive at
6:45pm for the evening concert.

There is no strict dress code for this concert, but students are expected to dress "nice"(no T-shirts or
jeans).

Our lost and found is overflowing. Please take a few minutes to stop by the lost and found
located in the hallway outside Room 4 to see if any of the items belong to your student. All items
will be donated at a charity on Friday, May 25
th
.

Middle School News
Mark your calendars for May 18th, 4-7 p.m., and plan to bring the entire family to an afternoon
of games, entertainment, and international cuisine at Kennedys Spring Fest. In cooperation
with PTA and Student Council, we are planning a fun-filled afternoon for our local community.
We would love for our incoming 5th grade families to join us in the festivities. Please visit the
Kennedy PTA website for information and to purchase tickets.
http://sites.google.com/site/jfkmspta/
Sponsored by Kennedy MiddIe SchooI PTA & Student CounciI
AII Funds Raised
wiII go towards
Iaptop carts for
the schooI
Buy your
Tickets from
Kennedy
Website
$10 = MeaI, Water
+ 3 Tickets
$10 = 12 Tickets
$5 = 5 Tickets
CaII the PTA
if you can
heIp us



PTO NEWS

Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week is next week, May 14-18!
We need your help to make Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week a
Success! What we need:
1. Sign up to bring food / drinks (see the sign up sheets linked at
the bottom of this message)
OR
2. Sign up for set up or clean-up crew for your grade level day
(see sign-up sheets)
OR
3. Send in a $3-5 donation. You can put your donation in the Teacher
Appreciation box in the office or simply place it in an envelope marked teacher
appreciation week funds and give it to your teacher.
Also, if you're able do more than one of the choices above, we'd love your help!
Let's show our wonderful teachers and staff how much we appreciate all their hard
work! If you have any questions, please contact Judi Fusco Kledzik, judi@me.com
or Michelle Molotsi, chelline@gmail.com.
Sign up sheets:
Kindergarten/First Grade: http://tinyurl.com/kinderfirst2012
Second Grade: http://tinyurl.com/secondgrade2012
Third Grade: http://tinyurl.com/third2012
Fourth Grade: http://tinyurl.com/fourthgrade2012
Fifth Grade: http://tinyurl.com/fifth2012

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Free Ice Cream!
In honor of Stevens Creek being named a California Distinguished School, the
PTO will be providing the ice cream for this year's Ice Cream Social! This
wonderful event will take place on the same evening as the school's Open House,
Thursday, May 17. The Ice Cream Social will begin at 5:30 pm and continue until
7:30 pm. Come on out and enjoy some yummy ice cream and celebrate our new
title!! The ice cream will be given out one per customer and while supplies last;
we ask that adults wait until the 2
nd
hour to get ice cream so that we can be sure
all the children have an opportunity to get some free ice cream!!
Ice Cream Volunteers!
In order to make sure we are able to serve the most ice cream, we need your
help! If you would like to volunteer to help serve ice cream, please email Louise
Schie at louises@comcast.net. Here are the times we need help (We will need the
most help between 4:30 and 6:30):
4:30-5:30 set up
5:30-6:00 serve ice cream
6:00-6:20 serve ice cream
6:20-6:40 serve ice cream
6:40-7:00 serve ice cream
7:00-7:30 clean up

Next PTO meeting: tonight! May 10
th
Please join us for our May PTO meeting tonight, Thursday May 10
th
at 7:30, in
the staff lounge. We will have 2 membership votes regarding next year, so all PTO
members are encouraged to attend!
Preliminary Agenda:
1. CalltoOrderandAcceptpreviousminutes
2. Co-presidentsReport
a. WalkaThonupdate
b. Yearbookupdate
c. IceCreamsocialUpdate
d. TeacherAppreciationWeekUpdate
3. PrincipalsReport
4. TreasurersReport
5. SpecialProgramsGrantDiscussionandVote
6. PreliminaryBudgetfor2012-2013schoolyear,discussionandmembershipvote
7. Nominationsandmembershipvoteonnextyearsboard
8. Questions/Comments
9. MeetingAdjourned

Available PTO positions
PTO has several board and committee positions available for next
year. If you are interested in taking a more active part in PTO
activities or operations next year, please contact Cris Vaughan
(cavaughan28@gmail.com) or Stephanie Fulmer-Smentek
(sfulsmen@comcast.net) to learn more about the positions and get
involved!


Auditor Needed!!!
PTO is looking for an auditor for next year. The auditor is crucial to the operations
of the PTO and maintaining our non-profit status. Individuals with an accounting
or auditing background are an especially good fit for this position. The position
requires the auditing of the PTO books on a quarterly basis and consulting with the
co-presidents and PTO board on policy issues. The auditor is independent of the
PTO board and this position does not require regular attendance at PTO meeting.
If you are interested in learning more about this position, please contact Cris
Vaughan (cavaughan28@gmail.com) or Stephanie Fulmer-Smentek
(sfulsmen@comcast.net).

A quick note for PTO committee members:
Thank you once again for donating your time and talents to make our PTO such a
successful organization! If you still have personal receipts from your events that
have not been turned in for reimbursement, please do so by May 30
th
. Thanks!


Walkathon 2012 was a success!!
Thank you to all who contributed to the Walkathon Family Sponsorship 2012.
Your sponsorship and pledge donations allow the PTO to
support school programs such as the new digital art program
and hands on music program. PTO also sponsors technology
such as the technology lab and iPads; and staff like the
technology aide and 2 teacher's aides. Thanks to you, your
PTO can continue top provide these services to the school and
more. THANK YOU!!!

Time to collect those Walkathon pledges!!!
Our students did a terrific job soliciting pledges and walking laps! All students
with outstanding pledges should have their Walkathon envelopes returned with
their laps recorded and now is the time to go out and collect pledges! Please help
your children collect the pledge money and return the completed pledges to
school. Thanks for your continued support! If you have any questions, please
contact Yulan Cole (Yulan@yahoo.com).

Keep sending in those Box-Tops
This years Box Top Soccer tournament will run through May 18
th
, so you only
have ONE MORE WEEK to turn in all your box tops! Here are the current
standings:

Lower Grades:
Room 17: 36 goals
Room 13: 30 goals
Room 10: 27 goals

Upper Grades:
Room 30: 27 goals
Room 24: 22 goals
Room 27: 16 goals

SendBoxTopsintoyourchildsteacher,each25BoxTops=1goal!
TheclasswiththemostgoalsineachofK-3and4-5willwinaPizzaLunch.
ContactJaneKim(Janehskim@gmail.com)formoreinformation.

Teachers and Staff Appreciation Week!
May 14
th
May 18th

Yes, it takes a village! The village consists of 53 Teachers and Staff to help raise our children to
their full potential. Stevens Creek PTO and families are sponsoring a week of Fabulous Lunches
to show our gratitude towards our wonderful Teachers/Staff at Stevens Creek.

The Lunch Themes
Monday May 14
th
: International Banquet
Kindergarten and First Grade
Tuesday May 15
th
: Asian Fusion
Second Grade
Wednesday May 16
th
: Mexican Fiesta
Third Grade
Thursday May 17
th
: Italian Feast
Fourth Grade
Friday May 18
th
: Brunch!
Fifth Grade

Note: Each Grade will be sent a flyer and an email indicating what is needed to support each
day. Please feel free to volunteer or donate on different days too. If you have any questions,
please contact Judi Fusco Kledzik at judi@me.com or Michelle Molotsi chelline@gmail.com.

Please sign-ups for what food / drink you will bring or job you will do on Google docs (include
name & contact info email or phone)

http://tinyurl.com/kinderfirst2012
http://tinyurl.com/secondgrade2012
http://tinyurl.com/third2012
http://tinyurl.com/fourthgrade2012
http://tinyurl.com/fifth2012

DISTRICT NEWS SECTION
Vol. 30 2011-2012
Elementary School

INTENT TO RETURN SURVEY
The District is in the process of conducting an Intent to Return Survey for the 2012-2013
school year for current registered students as of May 4, 2012. All parents of registered
students who provided a valid email to the District have been contacted to participate in this
online survey. The data collected will assist the District in staffing our elementary schools more
efficiently.

The Cupertino Union School District is attempting to identify the number of students
planning on returning to a District school for the 2012-2013 school year in grades 1-5.
Once you complete the survey for your family, there is no other action needed on your part.

If you havent done so already, please take a moment to complete a short survey to inform us
if your child(ren) are returning to his or her assigned elementary school in the Cupertino Union
School District in August or if they will be attending a school outside of the District.

The survey is available here:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/cusdsurvey2012-2013

Thank you for your participation!


TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM INFORMATION
It now appears that the State Legislature will include the funding for the Transitional
Kindergarten (TK) program in the upcoming state budget. As a result the Cupertino Union
School District will be moving forward to implement our TK program for next year.

TK registration for all Cupertino Union School District attendance area schools will be
held from May 14 18, 2012. A child is eligible for Transitional Kindergarten if a child will
have his/her 5
th
birthday between November 2 and December 2, 2012. Parents/guardians may
register their child(ren) for Transitional Kindergarten at the Cupertino Union School District
Office, Student Assignment Department, from May 14 18, 2012. 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The
District Office is located at 10301 Vista Drive in Cupertino.

The TK program will be housed at Regnart Elementary School and John Muir Elementary
School. Please visit www.cusdk8.org for more information.