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December 2013
Jefferson School Celebrates FALL!
As leafs begin to change color, the autumn activities were kicked off with the Harvest Carnival at Jefferson School. The PTA at Jefferson School beautifully organized an event that allowed the community to welcome the fall season and enjoy the carnival. Families enjoyed delicious food, fun games, and a frightening haunted house. Parents and volunteers spent many hours decorating the Parent Room and turning it into the haunted house. It was terrifying! Parents and their children devoured delicious tacos, popcorn, and cotton candy as they took in the frightening sceneries. Teach-
ers volunteered at different game booths and took pictures to preserve the wonderful memories. The costume contests for kids from grades Kindergarten through Fifth grade left haunting impression on the judges. The fall season was a perfect opportunity to raise funds for students at Jefferson School. The funds will be used for books, fieldtrips, and various incentive programs. PTA’s unwavering dedication has opened the pathways for students to go on meaningful fieldtrips. Parent participation and support has enabled Jefferson School to provide students with many differ-
ent resources and opportunities. The fall fundraiser was a success, thanks to parents, teachers, staff and community members, who all volunteered to make this a memorable tradition. PTA has been the cornerstone of the Harvest and June Carnival. We are truly proud to have PTA’s support to carry on the Harvest and June Carnival every year. As the 2013 year comes to an end, we are grateful to PTA for their endless contribution to the growth of all students at Jefferson School. Malis Pech Instructional Coach
Los Cerritos School Student Council Los Cerritos School is proud of our Scholarly Students, their success and achieving their goals. The Bulldog’s student council is a great example of this and much more. One of their first goals was to achieve a successful Red Ribbon Week. This gave the students the opportunity to give awareness about the danger of drugs and alcohol. Student Council wanted to take a stand for the hopes and dreams of our students through a commitment to drug prevention, education and a personal commitment to live drug free lives with the ultimate goal being the creation of drug free America. On October 21st, the Bulldogs kicked off our week of participation, with “A Healthy ME is Drug Free” Rally with a school assembly. Student Council presented the dangers of drugs and alcohol and promoted the aware-
ness that is needed to be drug free. They challenged the students to sign a Drug-Free Pledge Banner. Students took turns signing their name on the poster. Los Cerritos had a special visitor that day, Mr. Herman Mendez, our Superintendent; he also signed the Drug-Free Pledge. Student Council distributed red ribbons for each student to wear, a pencil and had a door decorating contest. The students had a great time giving awareness to the students. This is an example of what Los Cerritos Student Council is planning for our student body. Next on Student Council’s agenda is to start the Morning Valet for parent drop off at our school, helping our community by promoting a food drive and ending this year with holiday activities for the students. Los Cerritos is proud of our proactive student council!!! Go Bulldogs!!!
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING DATE December 11, 2013 Board of Education meetings are held at 6:00 p.m. in the Boardroom at the District Office, 15110 California Avenue, Paramount, and are open to the public