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

Ms. Fernandez and Mr. Jones are giving a huge shout out to all our Vikings for "Winning the Day"! Students have been meeting school expectations by following the uniform policy, cell phone policy (only 4 phones were collected during the first 3 days), demonstrating positive attendance, and keeping the campus clean! Mr. John (Custodian) has given a 9/10 rating for all 3 days of school (Excellent)!!

CV Staff is loving our 7th and 8th grade students! Ms. Fernandez announced on Friday, that if expectations continue to be met, CV students will earn a FREE DRESS DAY this Friday. Announcements will be made throughout the week on status of achieving the GOAL!

Introducing Cerro Villa's Office Staff. Office hours are 7:30 - 4:00 pm. Please stop by with any questions.

Office Manager: Mrs. Orozco

Sr. Staff Clerk: Mrs. Haefele

Sr. Staff Clerk: Mrs. McKee

Sr. Staff Clerk (Attendance): Ms. Solis

Sr. Staff Clerk (Health Clerk): Ms. Smith

Sr. Staff Clerk (Registrar): Mrs. Nunez

Community Assistant: Ms. Ramon

School Nurse: Mrs. Fessler

For the 2024-2025 school year:

• For all services: attendance, health clerk, item drop-off, registrar, student check-out - please stop at the front counter and wait for assistance.

Orange Unified Public Schools Foundation is running the Children's Street at the Orange International Street Fair over Labor Day weekend and this is an exciting opportunity to keep ALL the profits within our community benefitting our children. Please plan to stop by the Children's Street over Labor Day weekend and support our schools. OUPSF Link

OUPSF is looking for student volunteers to assist during the weekend! Opportunity to earn Honor Society hours!!

• To volunteer to help make the event a success, please visit - https://tinyurl.com/OUPSFChildrensStreet

Cerro Villa utilizes The 5 Star App for Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS). Students are awarded positive points for demonstrating excellent behavior! Students will be able to use their positive points to purchase items from the Cerro Villa Student Store, opening September 13th!

Students provided a lanyard and pouch for their ID card. ID cards are highly recommended to be worn at all times (students are earning points just for wearing their lanyard!)

*below pictures from last school year

Cerro Villa has a student store where students can redeem their 5 star points for awesome items!! PFSO and ASB are asking for donated items to help supply the student store! Please use the following link or QR code to check out how to donate!

CV WishList Link

Please use extreme caution when dropping-off/picking-up your children. Cerro Villa is located between Serrano Elementary and Villa Park High School, creating a large amount of traffic. Please be aware of designated cross-walks on Serrano Avenue.

• Pull to the curb to drop-off/pick-up students (Do Not stop in traffic and allow students to cross into the street to exit/enter automobile.
• When dropping off in the front parking lot, please PULL ALL THE WAY FORWARD before your child exits the car.
• Students should always use the crosswalk at the Serrano curve.
• Crosswalk on Nichols/Serrano intersection is signal only - use caution
• Have a pick-up spot that works for your family.
• Traffic is most heavy between 8:05-8:15 and 2:58 - 3:10. If convenient, please drop-off/pick-up outside of these times.

Date: August 29th

Time: 5:00 - 6:00 pm

Location: OUSD Board Rooms

FLYER

Villa Park Community Services Foundation is hosting FREE Concert in the "Park" at Cerro Villa Middle School. Enjoy "Paperback Writer" - a Beatles cover band!!

When: Saturday, August 31st

Time: 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Where: Cerro Villa Middle School

FLYER

City of Villa Park in collaboration with Orange County Sheriff Department will hold an E-Bike Parent Education Workshop on Wednesday, September 4th at 6:30 pm at Cerro Villas Viking Auditorium!

E-Bike Education Workshop Flyer

Each month, Cerro Villa's Librarian, Mrs. B will publicize the CV Shelf Life Library Newsletter ! Check out the happenings of CV's wonderful Library!

Celebrate your students Birthday on the electronic Marquee! Students names will be published for the entire week of their birthday! Complete the following form and return to the office with payment ($20)!

Birthday Marquee Flyer eng

Birthday Marquee Flyer span

Please see flyer for information on the After School Chinese Yo-Yo classes, held on Wednesday's!

Chinese Yo-Yo Flyer

Enjoy a night out with family and support Cerro Villa Middle School! Throughout the school year, CV will have restaurant night fundraisers with a % of sales coming back to CV. Funds will go towards school wide activities OR 8th grade end of year celebration.

First fundraiser is on Wednesday, September 4th @ Chipotle!! (School Wide Fundraiser)

DETAILS:

• When: 09/04/2024
• Time: 4:00pm-8:00pm
• Where: 2202 N Tustin St Ste A, Orange, CA 92865-3716

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

2024-2025 Athletics Schedule

All athletes looking to try-out for after school sports need to turn in a Sports Waiver form to the coaches. Sports Waivers can be found here OR picked-up from their PE teachers.

Sports Waiver

Soccer Try-out Dates:

Girls

Wed., 8/28 @ 1:31-3 PM

Thurs., 8/29 @ 3-4 PM

Wed., 9/4 @ 1:31-3 PM

Thurs., 9/5 @ 3-4 PM

Boys

Wed, 8/28 @ 1:31-3 PM

Wed., 9/4 @ 1:31-3 PM

Mon., 9/9 @ 3-4 PM

Information on After School Sports

Cerro Villa is excited to offer an after school sports program that not only offers students friendly competition with our other middle schools in OUSD, but also provides an opportunity to introduce and prepare for sports competition at the high school level.

All students are welcome to try-out for after school sports. In order to participate, athletes must complete the required paperwork and maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA to participate in games. OUSD Middle School Sports program is a high competitive program. For sports which have a large number of students looking to compete, a try-out process will be established with the maximum number of students allowed for the sport continuing on for competitive play.

Information about try-outs, team formation and other details about each seasonal sport will be given during P.E. class and important updates and meetings information are also made during our daily announcements.

Game schedules are posted on our calendar and are subject to change depending on air quality and/or weather conditions.

COACHES NEEDED!!

CERRO VILLA is looking for additional coaches to support intramural teams. Intramural teams may be formed for students who do not make the competition teams. Please reach out to Mr. Jones if interested in volunteering to support CV students!

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.

President: ...........................Joy Nguyen (8th)

President-Elect:.......... ........open

1st VP Membership:.... ......Megan Artherton (8th)

1st VP Membership: ..........Danielle Ploessel (7th)

2nd VP Ways and Means: ..Kathleen Lim-Valle (8th)

2nd VP Ways and Means: ..Wendy Wolf (7th)

3rd VP Programs: ..............Alicia Gonzalez (8th)

Treasurer: ............................Michelle Tao (8th)

Secretary: ............................Tracy Paul (7th)

Parliamentarian: ..................Lindsay Whiddon (7th)

Auditor: ................................Beth Brunett (8th)

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

August 31: Concert in the Park @ CV, 5-8pm

September 2: Labor Day, No School

September 4: Restaurant Fundraiser, Chipotle!

September 4: City of VP E-Bike parent education @ CV, 6:30 pm

September 10: Back to School Night, 5:30pm

September 11: Patriot Day

September 13: CV Student Store Opens

OCTA provides free public bus passes to students who complete the following forms and return them to Mrs. Haefele. Once the form is received, she is able to provide the free bus pass!

(English) octa.net/YouthRequest

(Spanish) octa.net/YouthRequest_SPN

OC Bus Ride Guide

English: octa.net/RideGuide

Spanish: octa.net/RideGuide_SPN

2024-2025 Bell Schedules

*Every Wednesday is an Early Release Day

Please view the Bell Schedule page on our Cerro Villa webpage for all published bell schedules.

Cerro Villa Webpage

Cerro Villa is a uniform school. Please view the following document regarding School Uniform Policy:

• 2024-2025 CV Uniform Policy
• Kustom Imprints - Flyer
• NEW Crew Neck Shirts available!! (see picture below)
• CV webpage with School Policies: https://www.cerrovilla.org/about/additional-info

2024-2025 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!

Please visit the OUSD Parent Corner webpage for information on:

• News & Bulletins
  
• OUSD News
• Student Information & Services
• Public Notices
• Addressing concerns and formal complaints
• Title IX Information
• Uniform Complaint Procedures
• Proclamations by the Board of Education
• Employment & Internships

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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