Cerro Villa Vikings News

CV Soccer vs Santiago

Lunch Time Games! Every Thursday CV Leadership students host a lunch time game for our students and staff!

7th Grade Aloha Dance! Thank you Leadership, CV Staff, and PFSO for supporting our awesome 7th Grade Students!!

COUNSELORS IN THE QUAD

This month we asked our students a question that sparked lots of conversation and laughter...Would you rather have two heads or four arms? It was unanimous that students wanted four arms. This activity also gave us opportunity to meet many of our students. Stay tuned for next month, when we focus on Healthy Habits.

The Viking Culture this year is to "Win the Day". We challenge all students and staff to pick 1 goal each day to accomplish. When you have succeeded with that 1 goal, you have "Won the Day!"

Check out the NEW Bulletin Board located in the main office!

Link to "Win the Day" - Mark Batterson

Here are a few ways to "Win the Day"

• "Flip the Script" on struggles/challenges and make them successes!
• Follow "Kaizen" - strive for continuous improvement each day!
• "Be Kind" - smile, say hello, look out for your fellow vikings! Remember - everyone is going through a battle we may not know.. Be Kind Always!

Vikings - we had 138 students turn in the "Win the Day" Challenge!! GREAT JOB!!

After verifying each submission met the expectation - we will announce when the BBQ lunch will be. Way to GO Vikings!!

Counselor Presentation of SOS to students will take place: September 25 - 29 during Science Class.

Dear Parent / Guardian,

Cerro Villa is committed to teaching students about positive mental health and how to seek

help if they are worried about themselves or a friend hurting themselves. We are using the

Signs of Suicide (SOS) to teach students about this difficult topic and encourages them to

seek help.

SOS has been used by thousands of schools over the past few decades. This will be the third

year that CV will implement this program for all students. Currently all middle schools in OUSD

implement this program. Studies have shown that it effectively teaches students about

depression and suicide while reducing the number of students’ self-reported suicide

attempts.

Through the program, students learn:

● that depression is treatable, so they are encouraged to seek help

● how to identify depression and potential suicide risk in themselves or a friend

● to ACT (Acknowledge, Care and Tell a trusted adult) if concerned about themselves or

a friend

● who they can turn to at school for help, if they need it

To read the entire Parent Letter - please click on the below link

Parent Letter - SOS Letter

After learning about the SOS program and presentation, if you would like to OPT - OUT your child from participating, please complete the below form:

SOS OPT-OUT Google Form

Last Wednesday all CV students were allowed Free Dress for meeting the expectations of "No Cell Phones, Bell To Bell", with the number of cell phones confiscated lowering throughout the week- Administration is proud of our Viking's for meeting this expectation and will continue to monitor that Cell phones are away! Way to "Win The DAY"!!

Our new focus is to decline single period Tardies. A surprise Tardy Sweep was held and 20 students were identified in the sweep. Consequences include notification home and an assigned detention. Administration will continue to have random Tardy Sweeps in order to encourage ALL students to arrive to class on time. We are looking to allow another FREE DRESS if our single period tardies DECLINE throughout the week!

Another way to "Win the Day" = Success is a series of small wins

Viking Shelf Life - September Library Newsletter

Check out the latest news and happenings of our CV Library!! The newsletter can also be found on CV's website: https://www.cerrovilla.org/academics/library

BBQ party for school with the highest attendance rate

Pizza party for most improved school

September is Attendance Awareness Month. Orange Unified School District continues to strive for high overall student attendance rates. Student attendance has a profound impact on student success, funding, and resources. As such, our attendance campaign for the 2023-24 school year will seek to promote positive student attendance through monthly recognition of schools that a) demonstrate the highest attendance rate for the respective month or b) demonstrate the most improvement from the previous month.

The theme of our campaign is "We Champion Attendance". In line with our theme, sites that are monthly winners will be presented with Traveling Championship Cups to display with pride in the main office. Elementary and Middle School Sites will have a school-wide BBQ (highest) and Pizza lunch (most improved) as an additional incentive for the students.

District STATS: 23-24 school year

• Attendance Rate: 94.85% (+1.88% from 22-23)
• Chronic Absentee Rate: 18.21% (down 25.21% from 22-23)

LET'S GOOO, VIKINGS!! "Win the Day" by attending school!!

Homework Help is now available.. check out the flyer!

Homework Help Flyer

https://www.cerrovilla.org/activities/athletics

2023-2024 CV Sports Schedule

SEPTEMBER 25TH Games- Good Luck Boys and Girls Soccer!

• Cerro Villa Girls @ Portola
• Portola @ Cerro Villa Boys

Middle School Soccer Standings

https://www.cvpfso.org/ - visit the PFSO website to learn about all the opportunities to get involved.

What is the PFSO?

The Cerro Villa Parent Faculty Student Organization (PFSO) is a non-profit organization that assists the faculty and staff in enhancing the education experiences of our children.

​The PFSO assists with many programs around the school, including dances, Student of the Month, Honor Society, and the 8th Grade Promotion Party. Without your support, these events would not be possible. Most importantly, the PFSO also supports the faculty and staff at Cerro Villa in acquiring items they need for their classrooms in order to enhance our children’s educational experiences.

Did you know that the CV PFSO can receive “free money” from Ralphs every time you shop? This summer we received $31.51 from just 8 participating families' grocery runs. Imagine how much more we could earn if you, your friends, and family sign up too!

This one-time sign-up will take just a few minutes of your time:

Step 1: Go to www.ralphs.com
Step 2: Sign in or create an account with your Ralphs Rewards account number (found on the back of your shopping card)
Step 3: Go to My Account, then to Community Contributions
Step 4: Enroll for free and designate "Cerro Villa PFSO" as your program of choice
Step 5: Forget about it! You just shop as usual from now on in-store or online :)

For more information, visit: https://www.ralphs.com/i/community/community-contribution-program

And if you have any issues, please email cvpfso@gmail.com - we're happy to help get you set up. Thanks! - CV PFSO

September 25 - 29: SOS week, Counselor Presentation via Science Class

October 2nd: Bully Prevention - Wear Blue

October 2 - 16: PFSO Fundraiser

October 12: Parent Conferences, 3:30 - 5:30

October 13: Minimum Day

October 20: VPHS Feeder Football Game

October 23-27: Red Ribbon Week

October 27: 8th Grade Dance

Vikings,

Did you know that CV students can get service hours for attending and contributing to the VPHS Campus Care Day?

Take this opportunity to have a fun opportunity to care for your future home away from home, while earning valuable service hours!

VPHS Campus Care Day Flyer

Saturday, Nov. 11th- Saturday, Nov. 18th

• OPENING CEREMONIES are on SATURDAY, NOV. 11TH at 2:30 PM with special recognition of Vietnam Era Veterans

https://www.communityfoundationoforange.org/field-of-valor-2023-540089.html

Flags can be sponsored for $35 each for 2023, or for $90 for three years (2023, 2024 and 2025.) ​ONE HONOREE PER FLAG.

HOW TO SPONSOR A FLAG:
An online form to sponsor a Flag Tribute is available through the link above. There is a lot of information you may submit about the Honoree that increases the Flag Tribute information, such as dates of military service, medals, and certificates. Take a look at the form, gather your info, then submit.

Please view the Bell Schedule page on our Cerro Villa webpage for all published bell schedules.

2023-2024 Bell Schedules

*Every Wednesday is an Early Release Day

Cerro Villa Webpage

2023-2024 Student Calendar - OUSD

Cerro Villa Calendar & Events - Cerro Villa

*Every Wednesday is an Early Release Day

Positive Information on Student Attendance:

10 facts about Student Attendance!

Aug 20 - Aug 26 v1 ..... Aug 27 - Sept 2 v2 .....Sept 3 - Sept 9 v3 .... Sept 10 - Sept 16 v4......... Sept 17 - Sept 23 v5

Email: CerroVillaPrincipal@orangeusd.org
Website: https://www.cerrovilla.org/
Location: 17852 Serrano Avenue, Villa Park, CA 92861, USA
Phone: 714.997.6251
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CerroVillaOUSD