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Important Dates:
September 16-20 Fall Book Fair
Tuesday, September 17 Yearbook Training Session 6:00pm
Friday, September 20 Ice Cream Social 5:30-7:00pm
Wednesday, October 2 Family Leadership Night 5:30-6:45pm
Friday, October 4 End of 1st Quarter
October 7-11 No School—Fall Break
Monday, October 14 No School—Staff Development Day
October 13-20 Water & Ice Week
Thursday, October 17 PTO Board Meeting 10:00am
Thursday, October 24 Early Release Day (Teacher Confer-ences)
Friday, October 25 Great Pumpkin 5:30-8:00pm
Tuesday, October 29 Picture Day—Retakes
Thursday, November 14 PTO Board Meeting 7:00pm
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Dear Cerritos Families and Friends,
I want to offer a most genuine thank you to all of you who participated in our “Be A Beacon” Drive. The response we had to the Donation Drive was amazing! From the students who donated quarters from their piggy banks to the parents who graciously asked their employers for matching funds, we simply wouldn’t have been successful without the generosity of each and every donor. I also want to personally thank the many individuals who donated their time to stuff envelopes, pass out donuts, and collect and process donations. Simply stated: We came TOGETHER as a school and
raised over $20,000! Talk about synergizing to reach a goal! Give yourselves a pat on the back—our first ever direct donation drive was a success thanks to YOU!
With our goal reached, the PTO will be able to support the Cerritos teachers and staff, provide additional educational materials and resources for the classrooms, and help fund the community-building events such as our Ice Cream Social, Pumpkin Walk, and Spring Carnival. Your money goes to the purchase of musical instruments, playground equipment, classroom subscriptions, continuing education for teachers, paper and classroom supplies (in our newly stocked teacher workroom), and so many other big and small efforts to keep the Path to Excellence well-lit!
Well done, Cerritos Roadrunners; you are most certainly leaders in caring and generosity!
Warmly,
Angela Parnell PTO Vice President Donation Drive Chairperson [email protected]
“Be a Beacon” Drive Winners:
And the Winner of the Grand Prize of the Staycation at Arizona Grand Resort is...
<drum roll, please!>: The Matt & Elizabeth Mahnke Family!
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Classroom with Most $ Raised (PreK-2nd) =
TIE—Mrs. Epolite’s 2nd Grade Class and Miss Cook’s 2nd Grade Class! Classroom with Most $ Raised (3rd-5th, Ext Resource) = Miss Mandola’s 4th Grade Class!
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Scholastic Book Fair September 16-20
M,T: 10:20am - 12:20pm and 2:15-3pm
W:10am - 1pm
TH, F: 10:20am - 12:20pm and 2:15-3pm
Also open during the Ice Cream Social
on Friday night!
All proceeds benefit the
Cerritos Library!
Just a friendly reminder that our first Cerritos social event is quickly approaching…
We are looking forward to a really ‘cool’ time at our:
Ice Cream Social:
Friday, September 20
5:30-7:00pm
Be sure to bring the whole family for a make-your–own ice cream sundae! This is a great time to get to
know other Cerritos families & it is a free event sponsored by the PTO!
Allergy Concerns?
So that EVERYONE may have a special treat at the Ice Cream Social, please email Christina Weinmann if you have a child (that will be attending the Ice Cream Social) who has an allergy relating to ice cream. Let her know how many in your family will need an alternative to ice cream. Thank you!
Volunteer Opportunities: Book Fair Volunteers (September 16-20): We still need more volunteers to assist students in selecting books and working the cash register. Shifts are available during lunch, afterschool, and during the Ice Cream Social. No experience necessary! To signup, please go to Book Fair Signup. Ice Cream Social Volunteers (Friday, September 20): This event is mostly staffed, but we may need one or two more people to help with handing out toppings. To signup, please go to Ice Cream Social Signup. ** Special Request: The night of the Ice Cream Social, we still need more volunteers to work a shift at the Book Fair. To signup, please go to Book Fair Signup.
Thanks in advance for your willingness to volunteer your time!
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Spiritwear Update
Good news! Spiritwear has been
ordered and should arrive soon! Spiritwear orders
will be sent home within the next week or two
with your student through their classroom
teacher. We have also ordered a limited quantity
of extra shirts, visors, and lanyards for sale on a
first come, first serve basis. Cerritos car magnets
(see above image) are available for purchase for
$8.00 throughout the year. To purchase
additional spiritwear, please complete the
Spiritwear order form which can be found on
http://cerritospto.org/spiritwear/.
Thank you to all the volunteers who
helped our school nurse, Suzanne Collett, at
the recent Hearing & Vision Screenings —
Donna Chapman, Kate Elliott, Carissa
Espinoza, Lori Giesen, Nancy Gomez, Jessica
Harris, Malia Heaton, John Jurik, Janie Miller,
Lisa Ramirez, Claudia Taylor, Kari Watson, and Brandee Zeal.
Special thanks to Janet Mooneyham for heading this up for
the last 8 years!
Amazon $ to Cerritos! Amazon’s SchoolRewards
Associates Program is an easy way to raise
money for Cerritos!
How It Works:
Simply click on the amazon.com link through the
www.cerritospto.org website before you make
your purchase. Our school can earn up to 10%
of every purchase that staff, parents, teachers,
and others make through Amazon. Please be
sure to share this link with family and friends
everywhere so that they can help our school with
this simple extra step!
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Cerritos PTO Presents:
The Great Pumpkin Please join us for a fun night with a
twist on a traditional favorite. As you walk through the “pumpkin patch”, you will notice Linus waiting for The Great Pumpkin but if you look closely, you may even get a glimpse of The Great Pumpkin. Then follow the pumpkins to the party in Cerritos MPR. There will be music, costume contest, prizes, dancing, crafts, photo booth and lots and lots of treats.
Community Service for this event is “Child Abuse Awareness”. This is NO TRICK! Cerritos Community can learn how they can stop child abuse and help make AZ children safe. Student Council will be assisting in raising money and running the table. “The Body Safety Box” will also be on sale.
The Great Pumpkin
Friday, October 25th
5:30-8:00pm
If you would like to volunteer for this event, please reach out to
Deanna Shah at [email protected] or 480-203-1615.
Say Cheese! Thanks to these wonderful ladies for assisting the students on
Picture Day! Wiping faces, straightening hair, fixing collars, encouraging smiles, etc.!
Thank you to Jazmyne ivey, Angela Parnell, Sangeeta Kumar, Allie Schenach, and
Marisol Carrizoza. We appreciate you helping our kids look their best for the camera!
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Teacher Supply Closet: We’re happy to announce that the teacher workroom is now well-stocked! With $200 worth of supplies donated by EPI (the company we use for school supply kits), another $410 spent from PTO funds, and some donations from parents, what once were half-empty cabinets and unused drawers are now filled with:
Kids Care Club: Kids Care Club, a community service club, has been a great hit this year. The participation has been the best it has ever been! However, we are in need of 2 yards of fleece material to make blankets for Phoenix Children's
Hospital. Our club goal is to make 75 and we currently only have 25 blankets. So please help Kids Care be a continued success by submitting your donation of 2 yards of fleece fabric by October 4th. If you have any questions please contact Linda Wolf at [email protected] or Kari Watson (Lead Parent Volunteer) at [email protected]. Your support is greatly appreciated!
Workroom Days: Love to make copies, laminate, cut, staple, and collate? Starting in October, the PTO will be offering support to the teachers in the workroom to help lighten their load and allow them more time to focus on teaching. If you’re interested in helping in the workroom once a month, please contact Jane Miller at [email protected].
Volunteer List for the PTO: Are you interested in volunteering for PTO-related events? The PTO regularly emails out volunteer opportunities to a volunteer group via signupgenius.com. From there, you can pick and choose what types of volunteer activities to sign up for and determine what best fits your personal schedule. If you’d like to be a part of this volunteer distribution list, please email your name and phone number to Shannon Smith at [email protected]. We’d love to have you a part of what’s happening with Cerritos PTO!
The Kyrene Governing Board Election for the continuation of the existing Maintenance and Operations Override will be held on November 5, 2013 (early ballots mailed October 10). To be more educated in regard to the upcoming election, please visit the FAQ page at http://www.kyrene.org/Page/25446.
reams of construction paper,
pencils and erasers,
pens and markers,
sticky notes,
colored pencils,
scissors,
glue sticks,
dry erase markers and erasers, and
other office and art supplies requested
If you find yourself in the workroom helping, you’ll also find a working electric pencil sharpener. We hope teachers and parent volunteers find this new addition helpful! (And for anyone wanting to help keep the coiffures full, just take a look at our Amazon wish list an easy way to reorder supplies that are in high demand.)
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Have you liked us on Facebook yet?
https://www.facebook.com/CerritosPTO
Stay up-to-date on what’s happening at Cerritos!
Yearbook Photos
As we go through the school year, we know many of you will be snapping photos of your child and their friends at various school/PTO events and in the classroom. We’d love to have you submit your photos to the Yearbook Committee.
To upload:
Go online to the secure website:
http://community.pictavo.com/
Select “Upload Photos”.
Setup a login and link to the Kyrene de los Cerritos from the list of schools.
Upload your photos to the appropriate folder(s). There are folders for each school event as well as each teacher.
Yearbook Volunteers Wanted!
Do you enjoy putting together digital photobooks? Cropping, enhancing, and formatting photos? Our Yearbook Committee needs you! If you would like to volunteer to work on the 2013-14 Cerritos Yearbook, please plan to attend an upcoming training session on Tuesday, September 17th at 6:00pm. This is a great opportunity to get involved for those of you who like to do volunteer work from home. For more information or to volunteer for the committee, please contact Jazmyne Ivey at [email protected].
Balls, Balls, & More
Balls!
At our August PTO meeting, Sarah Collins, our Student Advisor, brought up a concern that the school was in desperate need of balls for the students to play with at recess time. The PTO approved a designated amount of money to purchase the requested balls. Within a week, the PTO delivered 8 soccer balls, 6 basketballs, 6 playground balls, 8 jump ropes, and 6 footballs. Don’t you just love the opportunity to help provide students a way to “sharpen the saw” when they are not in the classroom? Our Arizona heat tends to shorten the useful life of balls, so if you are interested in personally donating more balls at any time during the year, please go to www.cerritospto.org and view the Amazon wishlist. Amazon will ship them directly to the school on your behalf!
The Cerritos PTO
would like to welcome
our new first grade teacher,
Mrs. Hilstrom, to Cerritos ! We are so
glad that you are here!
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Volunteer Spotlight: Christina Weinmann Hometown: Buffalo Grove, IL
Professional Background: Human Resources and Staffing with Motorola, Admissions Counselor with University of Phoenix Online and Business Sales Consultant with Monster Worldwide
Children: Fraternal twins—Cayden & Nathyn, 2nd grade
How Long She’s Been at Cerritos: 2.5 years
Types of PTO Activities She Likes to Volunteer For: Ice Cream Social (chairing for Fall 2013), Spring Carnival, Book Fairs, and Hospitality. I also greatly enjoy being in the classrooms and helping out the teachers whenever I can.
Why She Likes to Volunteer for the PTO: “I love to see familiar smiling faces and have that network of friendships bound by common interests and goals. It’s a great way to feel more connected with what’s going on with my boys’ school while greatly helping out at the same time. Knowing that my participation helps programs be more successful and streamlined for my kids’ school is generally a great feeling.”
One Thing She LOVES about Cerritos: “I love the fact that we focus on the importance of leadership and how to solve problems better in everything we do every day when working with others. I also love that it is equally taught and encouraged at every grade level. A lot of initiatives elsewhere seem to have a lot of steam in the beginning for momentum and then die out. I don’t see this happening at Cerritos because it is continuously integrated into present and future initiatives.”
A BIG THANKS to Christina for being one of our AMAZING volunteers! We appreciate all that she does for Cerritos and for being willing to chair this year’s Ice Cream Social!
At Cerritos, we have so many committed parent volunteers who donate much
of their time, money, and energy. In each issue of the Beep Beep, we like to
spotlight individuals who play an important part in making Cerritos the
wonderful school that it is. Here is one that you’ll have to be sure to meet!
THANK YOU to the many people who volunteered on Curriculum Night for the PTO Teacher Dinner! The Mexican Fiesta for the teachers was a success and much
appreciated by the staff! Thanks to Loco Patron (Billy and Ed) for providing the main dishes and to the following people for donating appetizers, side dishes, and desserts: Arlene Boucher, Dori Eden, Lyn Gerdis, Natalie Hansen, Karla Herder, Tracy McDaniel, Annette Montgomery, Keely Santino, Abby Slife, Shannon Smith, Jill Spangler, Leslie Swanson, Cindy Walters, and Lindsey Worthen. And, of course, a special thanks to our Hospitality team of Jennifer Bhagat and Kim Young for planning such a fun event for the teachers!
Congratulations to our August Box Tops Class Winner —
Mrs. Bell’s 3rd Grade Class!
As a class, they brought in a total of 670 Box Tops in August! They will receive the “Box Tops Trophy” for the month and an otter pop party! Keep on clipping those Box Tops & sending them in!
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Staff Spotlight: Terri Wold How Long She’s Been @ Cerritos: 4th year at Cerritos; 21st year in Kyrene School District
Position at Cerritos: Administrative Support Assistant (part-time)
Hobbies/Favorite Things to Do Outside of Work: Movies, books, restaurants, and bargain shopping!
What She Enjoys Most About Her Job: “staff and parents… best school ever!”
One Little-Known Fact About Celeste: “I have a grandson that is 5 months old that I adore and can’t wait for more!”
Terri’s kind and beautiful smile will always greet you when you come into the Front Office at Cerritos. She will help you check-in/check-out as well as ensure attendance records are updated.
Staff Spotlight: Suzanne Collett Hometown: Breckenridge, Minnesota; Portland, Oregon; and Bolingbrook, Illinois
How Long She’s Been @ Cerritos: 4th year at Cerritos
Position at Cerritos: Health Assistant
Hobbies/Favorite Things to Do Outside of Work: “Anything with my husband Dave. We love to run, road cycle, hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, and travel. We are planning to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary with a trip to Paris next summer to visit Monet’s Giverny, and cycle highlights of the Tour de France route. I have two sons who are a joy to spend time with, and two dogs who are full of energy. I enjoy genealogical research, and preserving antique family photos and documents.”
What She Enjoys Most About Her Job: “Encouraging children to be active and eat healthy, and taking care of them when they don’t feel well. I just love all the stories the kids tell me. Kids say the funniest things!”
One Little-Known Fact About Suzanne: “I qualified for and ran in the 2011 Boston Marathon!”
You may dread her phone call, but rest assured that she is taking the absolute best care of your little one! Always so kind, sweet, and caring as she wipes noses, doses out medicine, and hands out bandaids!
At Cerritos, we have such a talented group of teachers and staff.
In each issue of the Beep Beep, we like to spotlight individuals
who play an important part in making Cerritos the wonderful
school that it is. Here are two more amazing ones!
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2013-2014 Cerritos PTO Executive Board
* Thank you to Team Orthodontics (Dr. Ken Danyluk) for generously donating the Grand Prize for our “Be a Beacon” Drive!
* Thank you to the Arizona Grand Resort for donating the Golf Package!
* Thank you to the following local businesses who directly donated to our drive:
Perfect Pear Bistro (The Hove Family)
Ram Financial Group (The Richardson Family)
Harding Group Basketball (The Easley Family)
Reliable Glass (The Tornga Family)
* Thank you to the following employers for matching gifts for their employees: Bank of America, Charles Schwab, Corpedia, Freeport, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, and Wells Fargo.
And, finally, a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who helped on the “Be a Beacon” Donation Drive! We had volunteers manning our PTO booth on Curriculum Night, processing donation forms, selling donuts, working at our Lemonade for Loot stand, writing receipts, counting money, and making deposits! Thank you to Cindy Carney, Kate Elliott, Belinda Fransen, Tim Fransen, Heidi Grant, Cynthia Grear, Gayle Jurik, Kathryn Marley, Annette Montgomery, Matt Montgomery, Jennifer Myers, Martha Ochoa, Bradlee Reginald, Allie Schenach, Deanna Shah, Shannon Smith, Jill Spangler, Laura Wallis, Kari Watson, and Christina Weinmann. A special thanks goes to Angela Parnell and Janie Miller for doing such a great job chairing this awesome fundraiser!
Annette Montgomery Treasurer
Email: [email protected]
Angela Parnell Vice President
Email: [email protected]
Heidi Grant Financial Secretary
Email: [email protected]
Janie Miller Communications
Email: [email protected]
Jazmyne Ivey Historian
Email: [email protected]
Shannon Smith Volunteer Coordinator
Email: [email protected]
Laura Wallis President
Email: [email protected]
Jennifer Bhagat Hospitality
Email: [email protected]
Kim Young Hospitality
Email: [email protected]
Kari Watson Secretary
Email: [email protected]
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To register / renew your Safeway eScrip membership:
Log onto www.eScrip.com
Enter the School I.D.: 6659819
Link your Safeway grocery card #.
Remember: eScrip memberships must be renewed each year and you can designate more than one school!
Planning to make a purchase on amazon.com? Be sure to take an extra second to access the amazon.com link through the www.cerritospto.org website. As long as you access Amazon through our site, Amazon will give our school a percentage of any purchases you make!
Already have a Target RedCard? Be sure to designate Cerritos as your desired school. 1% of your purchases will be donated to Cerritos!
Don’t have a Target RedCard credit card yet, but would like one? Apply today! Once approved, be sure to designate Cerritos as your desired school for 1% of your purchases to be donated to Cerritos!
Not interested in another credit card? That’s ok! You can link your current checking account to a Target Debit Card. 1% of your purchases will be donated to Cerritos!
Target RedCards (Credit & Debit) give you 5% discount on Target purchases, Free Shipping on target.com, and an extra 30 days to return items!
To register in the new Fry’s Community Rewards program, go to www.FrysCommunityRewards.com. Go to “Create an Account” (top right) if you don’t already have one. After you create an account, you will receive an email confirmation. Then, go back into the website, sign in and select “My Account” and then “Account Settings”. Click “edit” under Community Rewards. Fill out the requested information and then under “Find Your Organization”, etner the NPO number for Cerritos — 80098. Make sure to select Cerritos & save changes!
* Look for products that have Box Top for Education label.
* Clip Box Top / save in Ziploc bag
* Label Ziploc bag (your child’s name, teacher name, # of box tops)
* Turn in Box Tops to classroom teacher
Classes will receive awards for most Box Tops collected!
