Del Cerro Parent Survey 2009-2010

Parents,
Please take a moment to complete the following SURVEY. Your feedback is important so we can continue to make Del Cerro the best school possible for your children. It must be completed by 3:00 PM on June 10, 2010.

Thank you so much!

Del Cerro Campout June 11-12

What better way to celebrate the end of the year than a camp out at school!  Come and enjoy our last Family Fun Night. 
June 11-12, 2010 Friday-Saturday 6:00 pm - 9:00 am
$1 - per person - includes camping spot, breakfast (donuts and juice)and popcorn for the movie.
Dinner will be offered for $1 - per slice of Pizza (Costco)$.50 - per drink (soda or water)
All food must be pre-ordered. NO EXCEPTIONS.
All orders due by Thursday June 3, 2010.
Families bring your Tent, Sleeping Bags, Chairs & Flashlights.
Dinner will be served at 7pm. Movie and popcorn at 8pm.
Click here for flyer.
Questions? contact Melissa Kanawyer

A Huge Carnival Thank you!

Thank you to all the volunteers who helped make Del Cerro's carnival a success. Everyone from the set up crew, game booths, to our clean up crew - thank you!  
Special thanks to:

• Cindy Bach for a fun bake walk (your DJ skills rock!) 
• Stephanie Ming for an amazing prize booth (when are we starting our partying planning business?!) 
• Julie Fretwell, Melissa Kanawyer, Ann Shimizu & Joann Sims for running a very busy raffle and ticket booth (who knew it'd be so busy?!) 
• Dale and his boys for donating the SuperGameBus (wasn't that fun?!) 
• The Eulogy for playing some great tunes ♫♪♫♪ 
• The Crew from Lone Star for bringing and cooking yummy food. 
• Laguna Woods Senior Clown Alley for the fun face painting, animal balloons & tattoos. 
• All the office ladies who juggled daily school life and helped me with ticket and food presales. 
• Rick & Steve for everything "technical" and for keeping me sane after being in the musty storage container for days. 

and of course.. Dr. Callison - for rarely saying NO & because deep down you knew I could pull it off!

5th Grade Fundraiser for Science Camp

Our 5th Graders need your help! They are trying to raise money for their science camp trip next year. Please consider purchasing one of these Community Discount Cards. They are $10 each and $5 goes back to the general fund to help lower the cost of busing for this trip. All the businesses listed on the card are local. This card doesn’t expire until June of 2011 and it pays for itself! Please have your order turned in before/by Friday, June 4th. Cash or checks made to “Del Cerro ASB”. Orders will be filled in within 2 days. Larger version of the card is viewable in front of the school office. Del Cerro 5th Graders Students Name:_________________________________________
Teacher:____________________
Number of cards:________________ x 10 $____________________
Cash ________ or Check # _____________
For a sample Community Card click here

Teacher Appreciation Week

Parents, Teacher Appreciation Week is coming up on May 10-14. Please help your student participate in this week-long celebration of our AMAZING teachers!
MONDAY: Bring a flower (Room Parents will arrange in a vase as students arrive)
TUESDAY: Donate a school supply item to your class (ask your Room Parent for a class "needs list")
WEDNESDAY: Various individual class celebrations
THURSDAY: Teacher Appreciation Staff Luncheon (each class will be donating an item)
FRIDAY: Various individual class celebrations
In addition, Mrs Tracy Johnson is our 2010 TEACHER OF THE YEAR. There will be a book that former students & parents of Mrs Johnson can sign. It will be available in the front office during May 3-7th.
Please contact Angel Honda (angelkimhonda@gmail.com) with any questions regarding Teacher Appreciation Week.

A Message from the PTA President - Julie Fretwell, May 2010

Just when you think things would start winding down, we’re still going! Many thanks go to Melissa Kanawyer, Myriam Lane, Carrie Vedder, Trish Wannamaker, Marissa Taylor, Lesley Jackson, Kelly Kroeger and the many more volunteers that helped organize and run this year’s jog a thon. Thanks to all that participated and helped collect donations. It’s your efforts that make the PTA successful in enhancing our children’s educational experience at Del Cerro.
Now for the fun stuff! We still have a carnival coming up on Friday, May 14th from 4p.m. to 8p.m. There will be games, food and fun! We are still in need of volunteers. If you have a junior high or high school student in need of community service hours, please contact Lesley Jackson
We are still in need of volunteers for next year’s PTA board. Welcome Back BBQ, Newsletter, Recycle Co-Chair, Upper Grade Planner Co-Chair and Health & Safety Chairperson and Co-Chair (Red Ribbon Week). Without volunteers, these programs won’t happen! Please consider volunteering.

Principal's Message - May 2010 by Dr. Callison

Dear Parents:
Del Cerro’s upcoming events are:
Teacher Appreciation Week
“I touch the future, I teach.” It is Teacher Appreciation Week at Del Cerro during the week of May 10th. This is a good opportunity to say “Thank You” to your child’s teacher for a year of growth and discovery. The PTA is organizing events each day and this is a great time to write a short note and have your child practice his/her writing skill too. A sincere “Thank You” means so much to our staff and energizes our efforts as we help our students reach for the future!
STAR Testing April 30 – May 26
Del Cerro will be doing California STAR testing from April 30 thru May 26. These tests tell us a great deal about our school and its programs. They provide individual results for each of our students and inform us and parents about their mastery of grade level standards. We want our students to demonstrate their considerable skills on these tests so please help by doing the following:

• Encourage your child to do his/her best
• Make sure they arrive on time each day
• Have them get a full nights rest
• Start each day with a healthy breakfast
• The tests are not timed so don’t rush

Encourage your child to relax and enjoy this opportunity to show what they know!
Sincerely,
Dr. Larry Callison

Shoe Boxes of Support for Our Troops Del Cerro

Del Cerro has been asked to donate care packages for the Army Corp of Engineers Company 585, recently deployed and stationed in Afghanistan. This company has been sent to help build roads, bridges, waterways for irrigation, runways, barracks, and a micro-hydro power station. These infrastructure projects will not only help the Afghan people, but will support our troops entering and leaving Afghanistan.
Shoeboxes will be filled with the donated items. We are hoping to fill and send 150 boxes – one box for each member of Engineer Company 585.
Here is how Del Cerro Dolphins and their families can help:
• Each student is requested to bring in a shoebox
• Each grade level is requested to donate specific items
Please bring requested items to your child’s teacher by Friday, May 14th.
Each student should bring in the following items–
Kindergarten – A box of single serving cookies, crackers, or snack cakes, such as Little Debbie’s, or Rice Krispie Treats
1st Grade – A bag of “Funsize” M&M’s or Skittles, or a bag of wrapped hard candy, such as Jolly Ranchers, Atomic Fireballs, Tootsie Pops
2nd Grade – three (or more) travel size baby powder, or tubes of lip balm (SPF 15-30), such as Chapstick, Carmex or Blistex
3rd Grade – three (or more) travel size bottles of hand sanitizer or hand/baby wipes
4th Grade – three (or more) travel size sunscreen (SPF 15-30) or insect repellent
5th Grade – A box of presweetened, single serving powdered drink mixes, such as Crystal-Lite, Propel, Gatorade or Kool-Aid
6th Grade – A box of single serving/pocket-size Beef or Turkey Jerky (no MSG, please), or a box of single serving/pocket size trail mix, such as Kirkland or Planter’s
Optional requested items – Paperback books, travel games, recent sports or car magazines, playing cards, puzzle books, such as Sudoku, Crossword Puzzles, or Word Searches

Volunteers Needed for the Del Cerro Carnival

Carnival volunteers needed!
Service Hours Available!
Here's where we need help on Friday, May 14th:

• Set up 1-3 pm (booths & E-Z UPs)
• Running booths - during 3-8pm (service hours available for all junior & high school students)
• clean up and bring down 8-9 pm (DC dads, please!)
• lending E-Z UP shelter (please label yours w/ name & teacher, drop off by 9 AM that morning in the MPR)
• Cake, cookies, brownies donation for cake walk (drop off by 2:30 PM)

Please return the form ASAP if you can help!  If you have any questions , contact Lesley
Thanks in advance for making DC's carnival a success!