Leopard Letter

Jan. 9 thru Jan. 13, 2023

WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK

Monday 1/9:

Full Day Bell Schedule

Facebook Satire Club (Portable 10), During Lunch

Chess Club (Room 34), During Lunch

Rubik's Cube Club (Room 36), During Lunch

Computer & 3D Club (Room 23), During Lunch

Ukraine Ticket Contest (Jungle Hallway), During Lunch


Tuesday 1/10:

Minimum Day Bell Schedule

Principal's Coffee (Room 37), 9:00am

PTSA General Association Meeting (Room 37), After Principal's Coffee

Literacy/Media Arts Club (Portable 2), During Lunch

Builder's Service Club (Room 13), During Lunch

Dungeons & Dragons Club (Room 29), During Lunch

Ukraine Ticket Contest (Jungle Hallway), During Lunch

Bake Sale Fundraiser For Ukraine (Front of School), After School


Wednesday 1/11:

Full Day Bell Schedule

Toppers Pizza Food Fundraiser (Moorpark Rd), 3:30pm - 9:00pm

WYLD Life Club (Portable 12), During Lunch

Ukraine Ticket Contest (Jungle Hallway), During Lunch

PTSA Club (Room 7), During Lunch


Thursday 1/12:

Full Day Bell Schedule

Speech & Debate Club (Portable 2), During Lunch

Lucky Humans Club (Room 2), During Lunch

Autism Club (Room 25), During Lunch

Ukraine Ticket Contest (Jungle Hallway), During Lunch

Bake Sale Fundraiser For Ukraine (Front of School), After School


Friday 1/13:

Full Day Bell Schedule

Guitar Club (Portable 13), During Lunch

Ukraine Ticket Contest (Jungle Hallway), During Lunch

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

Jan. 16 - NO SCHOOL - MLK Jr. Day

Jan. 18 - Finals Block Schedule - Per. 1-3-5

Jan. 19 - Finals Block Schedule - Per. 2-4-6

Jan. 20 - End of Semester 1 (12:09pm Dismissal)

Jan. 23 - NO SCHOOL - SPD

Jan 23 - Teen Center Mt. High Ski Trip

Big picture

PRINCIPAL'S COFFEE & PTSA MEETING - JAN. 10TH

Please join Mr. Klinger for coffee and a chat TUESDAY, JAN. 10TH for Principal's Coffee at 9:00am in Room 37 (outside the front office).


Immediately following the Principal's Coffee, our PTSA Board will host their general association meeting.

LCMS INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC FUNDRAISER 1/11/23

Join us for Pizza Night at Toppers pizza benefitting LCMS Instrumental Music Boosters. Toppers pizza will donate back 20% of pre-tax sales generated by our group! Dine in only on Wednesday, January 11th from 3:30 to 9:00pm. Click on flyer to go to website.

HELP THE KIDS IN UKRAINE

LCMS is having a fundraiser for the kids in Ukraine!

Many kids from Ukraine are struggling right now with the war between Ukraine and Russia. That is why Los Cerritos is having a fundraiser to raise money for the kids in Ukraine! Our goal is $1,500. Come check out how you can help!


January 9th thru 13th: We will have a ticket sale sold during lunch. Buy tickets for $1.00 each to support the kids in Ukraine. Each ticket purchased will be placed in your 1st period teachers' envelope. The class with the most tickets will receive a DONUT PARTY in your first period class.


January 10 & 12: We will have a bake sale after school! Donate to the kids in Ukraine and receive a baked good! Location if raining will be Jungle Hallway, if not it will be at the school marquee. STAND WITH UKRAINE!

Big picture

TEEN CENTER SKI/SNOWBOARD TRIPS

The Thousand Oaks Teen Center is hosting two trips to Mt. High Ski Resort on non-CVUSD school days.

All CVUSD students ages 12-17 are welcome. Trips are from 6:00am - 7:30pm on Monday January 23rd and/or Friday February 17th. Cost is $150 per person and includes transportation, lift ticket, and supervision. Permission slip/proof of family medical insurance REQUIRED to attend. Click on flyer for more info. REGISTER TODAY at CRPD.org/Reg.

LCMS PARENT GROUP MEETINGS

Attention LCMS parents! We are starting a Parent Group to explore CVUSD's latest Wellness Kit.

If you are interested in learning about SEL resources and tools that can be applied at home, contact School Site Council member (and mom of 8th grader) Sonja Montiel at sonja@thedheffect.com.

Meetings will be held monthly. Day/time will be determined by group.

Click on picture for more info.

**COMING SOON... NEW ENTRANCE SECURITY PROTOCOLS**

As a continued effort to provide the best resources for the safety and well-being of our students and families, Los Cerritos Middle School, along with other CVUSD schools, has installed a visitor notification system. Our doors will remain locked during business hours and visitors will need to press a button on the front door of the main office to be let in.


More information will be coming from Mr. Klinger before this new protocol is initiated.

Stay tuned...

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Hey Parents! Want to know what is announced to students each morning? You can access the Google Doc HERE and see what fun things are happening on campus!

STUDENT DEVICE CLAIMS

***HELPFUL TIP***

To expedite the claim process and to return the device more quickly to the student, you can have your student bring their device into front office to let our school computer tech enter the claim for them.

OPT-IN COMMUNICATION FOR CVUSD ADVISORY COUNCIL/COMMITTEE UPDATES

In CVUSD, parent/guardian engagement and participation is a top priority! Participation is encouraged through many organizations and activities. Several CVUSD Advisory Councils/Committees that support parent/guardian participation are listed below, with the OPTION for you to select any or all to receive communications from the school’s identified parent/guardian representative and/or from school site administration. This communication would provide information and updates to you related to the Advisory Council/Committee meetings.

Please select the Council(s)/Committee(s) that you would like to receive information and updates on, approximately monthly. If you have students at multiple school sites, please submit the form for each school. Additionally, if you opted-in last year, please plan to do so annually. Importantly, should you choose to opt-in to receiving these updates, the parent/guardian representative for the Advisory Council(s)/Committees(s) and/or the administration will not share your email address with others. You also have the ability to opt-out at any time in the event you no longer wish to receive the Advisory Council/Committee information.

If you would like to learn more about these Advisory Councils/Committees, or other ways to get involved at CVUSD, please go to: https://www.conejousd.org/domain/1365

To access the Advisory Council/Committee Opt-In Form, please use this LINK.

Any questions, please email Mr. Klinger at JKlinger@conejousd.org.