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Important Dates:
February 4—8 Scholastic Book Fair M, T, TH, F 10:20am-12:20pm; 2:20-3pm W 10:20am—1pm
Wednesday, February 6 Deadline for Jeans for Teens Donations
Thursday, February 7 Spring Carnival Planning Mtg 2:40pm / playground
February 11-15 Jump Rope for the Heart (PE)
Thursday, February 14 Classroom Friendship Parties
Monday, February 18 NO SCHOOL / President’s Day
Wednesday, February 20 Kindergarten Patriotic Perfor-mance 8:15am / 9:15am
Saturday, February 23 Costco Shop Night 7-9pm
Monday, February 25 General PTO Meeting 4pm
February 25— March 8 Student-Led, Parent/Teacher Conferences
March 11—15 NO SCHOOL / Spring Break
Tuesday, March 26 Kindergarten Orientation 6:30-7:30pm
Tuesday, March 26 Family Dinner Night / Floren-cia Pizza Bistro
Friday, April 19 Spring Carnival
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Happy New Year,
Cerritos Families and Friends!!!
What a busy first half of the year we have had! I would like to take a look back at December and thank all of the amazing volunteers that we had for various events. A huge thanks to Erica Rathje for Chairing the Cookie Dough Fundraiser , Nikki Dranius and Amy Richardson who Co-Chaired our first Winter Wonderland, Lori Giesen for Chairing the Gift of time and Co-Chairing with Janet Mooneyham the Apex Fun Run. Thank YOU to all of you that donated your time to helping with all of these!
As we look ahead to the last four months of the year, we have our Spring Book Fair starting next week in the Library; all proceeds are given to the library to purchase new books. Thank you to Laura Wallis and Lindsey Worthen for Co-Chairing the fair for us again!! We will also be taking part in Costco Shop Night on February, 23 from 7-9pm. For every $50 that we spend, the school receives a ream of paper. Just another way we can give back to our wonderful teachers that do so much for our children. The Spring Carnival will be held in April and we need YOU for this to be just as successful as in years past. Please look for more information coming soon on committee sign-ups!
Hope to see you at our next General Meeting, February 25th at 4pm in the Library.
Warmly,
Marcy Theisler, PTO President
Great News! Due to the overwhelming success of our fall fundraising events, we will not be having any more PTO fund-
raisers the remainder of this 2012-2013 school year! Thank YOU to each of you for your INCREDIBLE support of our teach-ers, staff, and students!
Cerritos families are the BEST!
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Spring Book Fair It is time for the Spring Scholastic Book Fair! This year you can participate in person, or browse the expanded catalog online. All proceeds from both online orders and in person purchases will go to the Cerritos Library.
Payment Options: * Checks payable to Cerritos PTO * Cash * Credit/Debit Card Children may bring cash or a blank check in an envelope titled “Book Fair” to school to shop during recess. A book fair volunteer will assist the child with book selection, payment and receipt. We can’t wait to see you there!
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Family Dinner Nights! Take a break from cooking & come join other Cerritos families for Family Dinner Night! Local restaurants donate a portion of their sales to Cerritos. I’d call that a win-win-win!
February—To Be Determined
March 26—Florencia Pizza Bistro
Check out our online book fair at:
www.scholastic.com/schoolbookfairs
A Few More Book Fair Volunteers Needed! To view the sign up, go to: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0C4BADA928A57-cerritos/4813033 Thanks for
Supporting
Family Dinner
Nights! Together, since December, we’ve raised…
Loco Patron $344
Barros $108
Yoasis $170
Book Fair Hours Monday, February 4—Friday, February 8 M, T, Th, F: 10:20am—12:20pm; 2:20-3pm W: 10:20am—1pm
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Kids Care Club Kids Care is a voluntary club in which students give up their recess time to participate in activities that help give back to the community. We are so proud of our Cerritos students. Since the beginning of October, the students donated and tied over 100 fleece blankets! These blankets have been donated to the Phoenix Ronald McDonald House, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, and the Kyrene Resource Center. Our next project is to make over 90 Valentines for residents within a local Ahwatukee nursing facility. Again, we are so proud of our students and the leadership and true acts of kindness that they have demonstrated. Thank you to Kari Watson, Linda Wolf, Emily Mazer, Lindsey Petrillo, and all the parent volunteers who have contributed to the success of this club!
Yearbook Photo Submission Extended! A big thanks goes out to those of you who have taken the time to upload your pho-tos for the Cerritos yearbook! The Yearbook Committee is trying very hard to make sure that we have a good representation from all the classes, grade levels, and events. Specifically, we still need photos of:
1st Day of School
Ice Cream Social
Pumpkin Walk
Turkey Trot
Leadership Day
Lunch on the Lawn
Winter Wonderland
Any clubs or groups
Resource classes
Fun Run To upload: • Go online to the secure website: http://community.pictavo.com/ • Select “Upload Photos”. Setup a login and link to Kyrene de los Cerritos from the list of schools. Upload your photos to the appropriate folders). There are folders for each school event as well as grade level folders.
Please submit your photos as soon as possible (at least by mid-February) so that our Yearbook Team can create an amazing book of memories for our kids to cherish for years to come!
Yearbook Cover Contest And the winners are… Anna O’Neill (front cover) and Nicholas Basha (back cover) for their winning de-signs for this year’s yearbook cover! Congratulations! All of the children did a fabulous job of submitting their artwork. We have some very talented 5th grade students. A huge thank you to Ms. Rogers for helping us coordinate this fun contest.
Do you have a 5th grader?
If so, please remember to send in
your Yearbook Dedication & $5
to your child’s teacher by Friday,
February 15!
Box Tops for Education Collection It’s time to collect those Box Tops again! Please send in your clipped Box Tops in a Ziploc bag to your child’s teacher by March 1. Remember every little one adds up —- we typically collect over $1,000 each year in Box Tops for Cerritos!
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Spring Carnival Planning
Meeting Come One, Come All! We need your help with this fun, family event! There will be a meeting on Thursday, Febru-ary 7th @ 2:40pm at the round tables near the playground to begin planning
this event. We will be forming committees for decorations, signage, food, donations/baskets, volunteer coordination, and bounce houses/games. If you are interested, please attend the planning meeting or contact Marcy Theisler, [email protected] or Allie Schenach, [email protected]. (The Spring Carnival will be held on Friday, April 19.)
Cerritos Garden Club
Do you have a green thumb? Enjoy rolling up your sleeves and getting dirty with your kids? Then, the Garden Club needs you! Thank you to our parent volunteer, Chylon Brigham, and our fac-ulty volunteer, Chris Epolite, for agreeing to spearhead this ef-fort. The children LOVE planting seeds, tending the garden, and ultimately harvesting the fruits of their labor! We have had an overwhelming interest from the students in this club — over 90 students! So, we need a few parent volunteers to assist with:
preparing the garden,
helping the kids plant seeds, and
brainstorming on ideas for lessons for the kids. If interested, please contact Chylon Brigham at [email protected].
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Wow! Cerritos just earned
$1,116 by participating in the 2012 Safeway 10% Goes Back to Schools program! Thank you to all of you for shopping at Safeway & a BIG thanks to Safeway for
supporting our school!
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Taste of Kyrene—Thurs, February 28 Did you know we have 450 homeless students in our Kyrene School District? Did you know we have over 6,000 students on free or reduced lunches in just our district alone? The numbers are astounding and heartbreaking!
The Kyrene Foundation is a place where these families can get help for everything from a pair of socks to a box of Cheerios for breakfast (and much more).
Here’s how you can help support the Foundation this year for its annual “Taste of Kyrene” event:
1.) Donate a bottle of wine ($10.00 value or more) for the Silent Auction
2.) Donate a gift for the Silent Auction (e.g., Emeril Lagasse cook set, Bose Remote Docking Station, etc.)
3.) Purchase an Opportunity Drawing ticket — $10.00 for a chance to win the Grand Prize: a vacation for four to Disneyland or Sea World or 2nd place: Court-side tickets to the Phoenix Suns.
4.) Purchase tickets to attend the Taste of Kyrene Main Event:
When: Thursday, February 28, 2013 6:00-10:00pm
Where: The Castle at Ashley Manor, Chandler, AZ
$: $50/ticket online or $70/ticket at the door
Chef station tastings, dessert and coffee
Live Entertainment, Beer & Wine Cash Bar, Cocktail Attire
Silent Auction, Opportunity Drawing
If you would like to make a donation or purchase an opportunity drawing ticket, please contact Janet Mooneyham at [email protected]. She will happily pick up your donation or drop off a raffle ticket. You may also purchase opportunity drawing and event tickets on the Foundation’s website, www.kyrenefoundation.org. Click on Getting Involved, Taste of Kyrene, Ticket Sales or Opportunity Drawing.
What a great opportunity to make a positive impact on our community!
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Cerritos PTO
Marcy Theisler President
Allie Schenach Vice President
Josh Magdziarz Treasurer
Nikki Dranias Secretary
Chylon Brigham Financial Secretary
Brad Mooneyham Communications
Amy Richardson Historian
Lori Giesen Volunteer Coordinator
Erica Rathje Hospitality
Wendy Lathrop Hospitality
Making a Difference for Kyrene
The Cerritos PTO, on behalf of all Cerritos families, has donated a Westinghouse Flat Screen TV and earbuds for an iPod to the Taste of Kyrene Silent Auction.
Hope to see you there to bid on these and other fabulous items up for auction!
