This week Monica Lee was Caught Being Good!
Please come by the office for your prize. Who will be caught next?

 

From the Principal:
I want to thank all members of the community who recently voted yes on Measure C. The money generated by the continuation of the parcel tax will go far in supporting student services. Our teachers, parents and PTA representatives did a stellar job in phone banking and precinct walking and their energy assured all members of the community were able to make an informed vote. Thank you from all of us.

On Thursday, May 14th we'll have our Los Cerros Open House beginning at 7pm. This is a fun evening where you get to see the classrooms and meet the teachers that your student spends time with each day.

Also that evening you will notice a bus parked along the front of the school. Measure J, Traffic Congestion reduction project, will have a bus here for parents to see. We are also organizing a parent question and answer evening with the Traffix (Measure J) representative, Aram Boyd. Please look for that information in the next few days.

Enjoy your weekend and again thank you for your support, Phyllis Roach

YOSEMITE NEWS Attention all students going to Yosemite:

REMINDERS
· BACKPACK containing RAIN GEAR/PONCHO, lunch for the bus Sunday and water
· BRING WARM CLOTHES/SLEEPING BAG for NIGHT TIME
· BAG LUNCH FOR the bus SUNDAY
· PREPAID CALLING CARD
· $10-20 for souvenirs if you want
· Pack all items in a duffel bag (if you have one)

Sunday, May 10th, meet at Los Cerros promptly at 10:30 am. Busses leave at 11am.
Wednesday, May 13th students leave Yosemite by 11:30am and arrive back at the Los Cerros parking lot late afternoon/early evening (4-5 pm, depending on traffic).

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

INDEPENDENT PE

The San Ramon Valley Unified School District will be phasing out Independent Study PE at middle school level, beginning with 6^th graders in September 2009. If you have a 7^th or 8^th 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 PARENTS
- Tuesday, May 19th at lunch:  Promotion speech tryouts
- Thursday, May 14th at lunch:  Panoramic Photo
- Thursday, May 14th forms due:  promotion name, Great America permission & check
- Wednesday, May 20th at 7:  Friends Performance
- Thursday, June 4th at 7:  Awards Night
- Saturday, June 6th at 7:  Promotion Party
- Wednesday, June 10th at 9:  Promotion Practice, at 5pm:  Promotion Ceremony
- Thursday, June 11th at 8:  Great America

Great America Chaperones Needed - If you would like to chaperone the 8th grade trip to Great America on Thursday, June 11th, please contact Mike Cannon at mcannon@srvusd.net or 552-3464.  The trip will leave Los Cerros around 8 am and return to Los Cerros around 4 pm.  There is no cost for chaperones, we are looking forward to a great trip. 

Promotion Speeches--any student who are interested in giving a speech at promotion should prepare a speech and come to tryouts on Tuesday May 19th.   Speeches should be 3 minutes or less, speakers can be solo, in pairs, or groups of 3 or 4. See Mrs. Kaplan or Mrs. Roach for guidance.

8th GRADE PROMOTION PARTY – Saturday, June 6th, 2009
It’s getting closer... just 30 days to go until The Great Party on June 6th!  And the good news is that 8th graders should have received their invitations today at lunch time which means you now know the theme for this year.  It’s going to be fantastic; the decorations have to be seen to be believed!

So, on to appeals and important details!

   •    To donate bendable plastic PIPES, contact Kym Hough at webmaster@staged-to-sell.com.

   •    To lend colorful, crazy CLOTHING and ACCESSORIES for Photo Booth props, contact Shelby Fautt at 640-4805 or sfautt@fautthomes.com.

   •    To HELP set-up on Friday, 5th June (between 3:00 and 9:00 p.m.), and anytime on Saturday, 6th, contact Benita Smiley at bhsmiley@comcast.net. Your child’s grade level is NOT important; having lots     of wonderful adult volunteers is (no students please)!

   •    To make sure your CHILD’S PICTURE is on the party’s Photo Wall, bring a recent photo of them (4” x 6” or 5” x 7”) with their name on the reverse, to the school office.

Also note the following information...

   •    Don’t forget we’ll be serving up great FOOD as well as lots of FUN on the night of the party!

   •    If your student needs to ARRIVE LATE to the party just let us know ahead of time and we’ll make arrangements to let them in.

Thank you.
 
PTA LEGISLATIVE REP: 
I would like to thank all of our school community for banding together in support of Measure C.  If not for the hard work of many parents, teachers, staff and even students we could not have done this.  Our voice in support of our schools was heard, let us now get down to what's most important ~ educating our children.   Laurie Stark

CJSF UPDATE:
HONORS LUNCHEON - (3 SEMESTERS IN CJSF)- MUST RETURN REQUEST SLIP
LUNCHEON - THURSDAY - MAY 21 IN FOODS ROOM