This week Sofia Nadji was Caught Being Good! 
Please come to the office to collect your prize.  Will you be caught next??

 

From the Principal:

I hope all of you had a pleasant Spring Break. Since we have only eight more weeks of school we know this will be a challenging time for students to keep up with work, sports, and family. We'll do what we can to help them stay focused and enjoy the remainder of the school year while also looking forward to the summer.

As the weather gets warmer the issues with Appearance Code seem to increase. We've had quite a few students arrive at school in short shorts and spaghetti strap shirts. Please remember that shorts need to be at a minimum 11 inches and all shirts full shouldered.

Our PTA recently heard from Aram Boyd, director of the Traffix program. You may have recently seen school busses pulling in and out of the Los Cerros parking lot. Next year, along with Green Valley Elementary, we will be part of Danville's Measure J bus program for students. In the next month we'll publish information about how to purchase bus passes, routes, and times. I hope you all consider participating in this important traffic congestion alleviation program.

For 8th grade parents the PTA is hosting Becky Smith, Principal of Monte Vista, on Thursday, April 23 at 9am to talk about the transition to high school. I hope to see many of you there.

On the other side of middle school I have been visiting our elementary schools to meet with PTA members and in May with 5th grade students. Even though we are always sad to lose our wonderful 8th graders we are excited about our incoming new students and are already preparing for their entry.

Have a great spring weekend!

Phyllis Roach
Principal
 

LEADERSHIP NOTES

Dear Los Cerros Parents,
    We, the leadership students, are putting on a field day at the school on June 5. We are looking for parent volunteers. It will start at about 11:15 and will end at 2:30.  We will be needing help with set up, booths and clean up. In order to make this field day possible we need your participation.  If you are willing to help volunteer please contact Darren Briemle at dbrieml@srvusd.net.

    Thanks,
        Leadership students

MONTE VISTA FRESHMAN BASEBALL TOURNEY- This week
Are you hoping to play baseball in high school?  April 11-18 MV is hosting a tournament with games daily at 4:30 and this Saturday starting at 9am.  The championship game starts at 4:30 with general admission seating $5 and bbq and snacks available.  So walk across to the varsity field, grab a seat and a hot dog dinner and enjoy a game.  It is a great chance for younger players to see freshman level teams and to cheer on the Los Cerros alums (Jeff Lockie, Nick Shirreffs, Dan Glover, CJ Maruyama, Jon Oldfather).  Details are on the MV website:  montevistabaseball.com

ELECTRONIC WASTE DRIVE
FUNDaFIELD is having an Electronic Waste Drive and can use your support.  It's easy, just bring your stuff and we will unload it for you from the car...almost like drive through!  Sunday, April 19th 10-4 at the San Ramon High parking lot across from Starbucks.  If you have any questions, please contact Megan or Louie Mendes Lmendescc@aol.com. 

YOSEMITE NEWS
Attention all students going to Yosemite- May 10 will be here before we know it.  Be sure you are getting lots of exercise and preparing to hike five miles every day.  If you have new shoes, break them in at home, wearing them enough to prevent blisters.  If you can't find your packing list, you can find it on the web at this link.  http://yni.org/yi/miscfiles/FSEquip11.1.07.pdf.  There is lots of other information on the YNI.org website.  Take a look.  Happy hiking!!  Mrs. Shetterly and Mrs. Charley

CJSF UPDATE
Handouts were distributed at the April 14th meeting including permission slips for the CJSF field trip to Discovery Kingdom (Marine World).  The buses will depart from Los Cerros after 1st period on Friday, May 8 and will return at 6:30 p.m. that evening.

Permission slips and checks ($45.00 payable to CJSF) must be placed in the Treasure Chest in room 1 on or before Tuesday, April 21, 2009.  Volunteer hours are also due on April 21.  Forms may be found in Room 1.

TOWEL DRIVE FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER- 
CJSF is sponsoring a towel drive for the Humane Shelter this week and on Monday and Tuesday next week.  We are seeking clean used towels in usable condition.  Students may turn in the towels to room 1 and check off their name on the clipboard.  We are hoping for all school participation.

ATTENDANCE REMINDER  552-5626
If your child is going to be absent please call the attendance line. All absences have to be verified by a parent. Emailing the child’s teachers does not clear the absence.  The attendance line can be called 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 552-5626.

PTA MEETING
Please join us for this month's PTA meeting next Thursday, April 23rd at 9:00 am in the teacher's lunchroom.  Our guest speaker will be Becky Smith, the principal at Monte Vista.  She will talk about what's new and exciting at the high school and be available for questions. It's a great opportunity  for 8th grade parents to get information in a smaller setting. This is always a popular and informative meeting, and we look forward to seeing many of you there.

STAR TESTING
STAR Testing at Los Cerros will be May 5th, 6th, and 7th.  Parents, please plan in advance to ensure students will be in attendance on these dates.  All STAR Testing will take place in the morning and students will attend school all day.  If you have any questions about STAR Testing, please contact Mike Cannon at mcannon@srvusd.net or 552-3464. 

DESTEENATION
Designed for students entering grades 6-9, DesTEENation offers eight separate weeks of camps with one great theme, “Capture It”. This summer we will document our excitement with video and pictures, and then we teach our participants to make their own commercial to highlight their time at camp for parents. Some of the many trips we have this summer include: Great America, Discovery Kingdom, Water World, Paintball, Indoor Skydiving, and many many more. For the full schedule and to register please visit The Town’s website under Teen Recreation.

INDEPENDENT STUDY PE
The San Ramon Valley Unified School District will be phasing out Independent Study PE at the middle school level, beginning with 6th graders in September 2009.  If you have a 7th or 8th grader who is interested in doing Independent Study PE for the 2009-2010 school year, the application is due at the SRVUSD office no later than August 4, 2009. 

8th GRADE PROMOTION PARTY – Saturday, June 6th, 2009