Cerro Villa Vikings Newsletter

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!"

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!

Link to "Win the Day" - Mark Batterson

Goal: Earn Pajama Day for Friday, December 15th

Challenge:

• Decrease Period Tardies throughout the week!
• Demonstrate High % of positive behavior throughout the week

Announcement will be made on Thursday on whether students earned Pajama Day! Let's GOOOO!

Wonderful job by all of CV's musicians! Thank you to Mr. Gearhart and Ms. Santa Maria for their leadership!

Mrs. Buchness and CV Counselors hosted an art activity in the Library - students were able to create and make their own decorative mini surfboards!

On Friday, the CV Student Store had its Grand Opening! Thank you PFSO, Mrs. Marx, and student leaders!

Kindness Club students decorated the polygons with LOVE and KINDNESS🫶

Cerro Villa and PFSO are partnering with the OCFA Spark of Love Toy Drive!

OCFA Toy Drive

Unwrapped gifts can be donated into designated boxes located in the office and classrooms.

2023 Orange County Fire Authority Spark of Love Toy Drive

The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) is excited to participate in the 2023 Spark of Love Toy Drive, celebrating the 31st anniversary! This toy drive provides toys for thousands of children within the OCFA service area, which includes 23 cities and unincorporated areas.

This year our goal is to collect 40,000+ toys! We are partnering with KWAVE again, plus 100+ nonprofit organizations. Additionally, 100+ businesses have stepped up to help us collect toys for the many children in need this holiday season.

Our CV Student Store is NOW OPEN!! Thank you to PFSO, Mrs. Marx, and our volunteer students for all the hard work in getting us to the opening! Students are excited to earn points through the 5 Star app for positive behavior and then redeemed at the CV Store for great items. To help keep the stores supply in good demand, we are asking for donations. Items requested for donations can be found on the below link. Also, gift cards to Costco, Target, Walmart would make a wonderful donation for PFSO to stock up on snacks, school supplies, and other goodies!

Donation Link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2O01L27HZ7I0C?ref_=wl_share

CV Student Store Flyer

Cerro Villa began using the 5 Star App this month! The 5 Star App is ONLY used to provide POSITIVE POINTS to students. Students will be able to use their positive points to purchase items from the NEW and IMPROVED Student Store!

Students were provided a lanyard and pouch for their ID card. ID cards will need to be carried by all students at all times. Students who were unable to receive an ID card can find instructions on the Viking Google Classroom.

Check out Week 2 Data!! Students are earning points!

NEW TUTORING OPPORTUNITIES - check out the flyer

Homework Help Flyer

Cerro Villa and Villa Park are collaborating to have National Honor Society students assist our students during Homework help! Beginning Oct 30th, two to four HS students will attend HW help to support CV students!

DATE: December 18th and 19th

TIME: 9am - 12pm

AGE: 6 y.o. - 8th grade

Register at:

https://www.vphsbaseball.com

VILLA PARK HIGH SCHOOL DANCE PROGRAM

2024 ANNUAL SPARTAN MINI DANCER CLINIC

• Mini Dancer Clinic - Sunday, January 14th
• Varsity Basketball Game – Tuesday, January 16th

Participants will experience the excitement of being a VPHS dance team member! Your VPHS Dance Team and Coaches will share our latest dances!

During the dance clinic: each participant will have the opportunity to learn skills, train with our athletes, ask questions of our coaching staff, and most of all have a great time dancing in front of our Spartan Families!

Each Mini Dancer is ALSO invited to dance with our Spartan Dance Teams at a Varsity Basketball Game on January 16th during half-time. Registration deadline: December 14th.

Dance Clinic FLYER

Viking Shelf Life - December 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

Get ready! The Scholastic Book Fair is coming our way (YAY!). Choosing their own books empowers kids and inspires them on their journey to becoming lifelong readers. AND—as always—every purchase at the Fair benefits our school.

Book Fair Letter Eng

Book Fair Letter Span

Thursday, January 18th, Cerro Villa will host our annual Showcase and Open House. Beginning at 5:30 pm, CV will open its doors to incoming families who are attending CV in the 2024-2025 school year. The showcase will open in our Viking Auditorium with highlights of programs and courses offered. At 6:30, all classrooms will open to highlight the great work of our current students.

TACO MAN will be available for dinner, beginning at 5:00 pm!!

Villa Park High School Community Open House and Showcase Event is coming up on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 from 5:00-7:30 p.m. (School Choice Fair – In Conjunction with High School Showcases from 6:00-7:30 p.m.; School Choice Fairs with Feeder School Presentations would go from 5:00-6:00 p.m. with the community being able to remain on campus and view the high school buildings and signature programs).

Showcase Flyer

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

2023-2024 CV Sports Schedule

Season #2 - FLAG FOOTBALL and GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Game Schedule for Monday, December 11th

El Rancho Girls @ CV Girls Volleyball (home)

CV Flag Football @ El Rancho (away)

Girls Volleyball and Cheer Pictures below -

Beginning Trimester 2, every Wednesday will be designated as College / Career Day. Students are encouraged to wear their College / Career shirts on every Wednesday! Show off your future college or career shirt!

Let's see which Homeroom has the most students participate!

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

December 4 - 15: Toy Drive

December 11: Winter Assembly

December 13: CV Presents at OUSD Board Meeting

December 14: ELAC Meeting, 8:30 am

December 18 - January 5: Winter Break

January 15 - 19: CV Book Fair

January 18: CV Showcase / Open House, 5:30 - 7:30pm

January 31: VPHS Showcase, 5:00 - 7:30

LCAP Survey - FLYER - LCAP opens on Monday, October 23rd

The state of California requires each school district to create a Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) annually. Orange Unified School District conducts a survey each year to gather information from a variety of educational partners including students (grades 3-12), parents, community members and staff regarding the OUSD learning environment that contributes to the production of high academic achievement levels for all students.

This LCAP survey is anonymous, and the collective results will be shared during Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) meetings to guide local priority development, actions, expenditures, and services related to the conditions of learning, achievement outcomes, safety, and educational partner engagement. We value each respondent, and it is important that we get a representative sample from our community.

STUDENT OPT-OUT FORM:

Per Board Policy 5020.1(a), you have the option to EXEMPT your child from participating. If you DO NOT want your child to participate in the LCAP survey, please indicate so by signing and returning the form below to the main office.

If we do not receive an OPT-OUT form from you, we will assume you are choosing to have your child participate in the LCAP survey.

Please send an email to LCAPsurvey@orangeusd.org if you have questions or need further clarification. Thank you for your assistance as we work together to educate and support all students.

Opt-Out Form - English

Opt-Out Form - Spanish

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....Sept 24 - Sept 30 v6 ...Oct 1 - Oct 7 v7 ........Oct 8 - Oct 14 v8 ....................... Oct 15 - Oct 21 v9 ......Oct 22-Oct 28 v10 ......Oct 29-Nov 4 v11 .....Nov 5-Nov 11 v12 ..................... Nov 12-Nov 18 v13 ....Nov 26 - Dec 2 v14 .... Dec 3 - Dec 9 v15

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