May 2, 2008

A Word From The Principal…

STAR testing will be coming up next week. Along with the importance of getting a good night's rest and a hearty breakfast is having a talk with your student about doing their best. The 7 th and 8 th grade scores are used by high schools to help determine placement in classes for the 9 th grade year and the tool that the state uses to rate the job that our schools are doing. We feel that the students and staff are doing a great job here and we want that to show.

We are now looking for family members who are interested in assisting with the end of the year parties for the seventh grade and eighth grade students. The seventh grade students on June 10 go to Strother Park in Arroyo Grande for a BBQ and then onto the Mustang Water Slides for a few hours on the slides. The eighth grade students go to Boomers followed by a BBQ at Pioneer Park on June 11. If you are interested in helping out or donating for our events, please reply to this email. Thank you to the families of Brittany Balaam, Corina Posada, Samuel Castillo and Sam Albrecht for already volunteering support.

May 15 will be a minimum day for seventh grade students as incoming 6 th grade students come to campus for a visit. The eighth grade students will go that afternoon to Righetti High School for an orientation. It is not a minimum day for eighth grade students, so those attending another high school next year must go on the Righetti tour unless they are signed out by a parent by12:25.

What is happening at Lakeview?

May

5-9 - STAR Testing

6 - PTSA Meeting (5 p.m., Teacher's Lounge)

9 - School Dance (5-8 p.m.)

12-13 - STAR Testing Makeup

13 - 6 th Grade Algebra readiness Test (3:40 p.m., Room 11)

15 - 7 th Grade Minimum Day (Orientation for incoming 7 th grade, RHS orientation for outgoing 8th)

15 - School Site Council Meeting (3:40 p.m., Room 11)

16 - Minimum Day (12:25 release)

20 - Incoming Seventh Grade Parent Meeting, 6 p.m., M.U.

20-21 - Community Interviews

26 - Memorial Day, No School

27 - Late Arrival Day (10 a.m. start)

29 - Open House, 6:30 PTSA, 7:00 - 8:00 Classroom Visits

30 - Rodeo Dress Up Day

June

2 - Spring Choir Concert (6:30 p.m, M.U.)

3 - PTSA Meeting (5 p.m., Teacher's Lounge)

5 - Spring Band Concert, 6 p.m., M.U.

6 - End of the Year Dance (5-8 p.m., M.U.)

9 - Shortened Day (1:15 release)

9 - 8 th Grade Awards Night, 6:30 p.m., M.U.

10 - 7 th Grade Trip, BBQ

11 - 8 th Grade Trip, BBQ

12 - 7 th Grade Minimum Day (12:25), 8 th Grade Graduation Practice afternoon

13 - 8 th Grade Graduation, 9:30 a.m., Quad

BAND NEWS

On Saturday, May 3 is the Band Spring BBQ at the Orcutt Lions Den from 11:00 to 2:00 The Jazz band will play for an hour from 11:30 to 12:30 out front. The cost of a meal is a donation of $7.00 payable to Orcutt Lions. Presales are over, but you can still walk in and pay at the door. Included is 1/2 a chicken, beans, salad and garlic bread.

The concert band and Jazz Band will compete in the Music in the Parks Band Festival on May 16 in Anaheim and on May 31 the Marching band will be in the Elks Rodeo Parade.

LIBRARY NEWS

After reading and reading and READING, the Book of the Year Committee is pleased to announce that the #1 book for 2007/08 at Lakeview Junior High is:

SHOCK POINT, by April Henry

NEW MOON, by Stephenie Meyer came in a very close second.

#3 SCHOOL'S OUT FOREVER, James Patterson

#4 THE CHRISTOPHER KILLER, Alane Ferguson

#5 THE SECRET HOUR, Scott Westerfeld

(tie) #6 BAD KITTY, Michele Jaffe

(tie) #6 SECRETS OF MY HOLLYWOOD LIFE, Jen Calonita

#7 IN SEARCH OF MOCKINGBIRD, Loretta Ellsworth

#8 HOW TO RUIN A SUMMER VACATION, Simone Elkeles

#9 FIREGIRL, Tony Abbott

#10 WHAT HAPPENED TO CASS MCBRIDE?, Gail Giles

Mrs. Landreth would like to thank all of the students who read, rated, and voted on the 18 nominated titles. Special thanks to the members of the B.O.T.Y. committee:

Tanner Miranda Alesha Lacourse Monica Navarro Kayla Stevens

Dalia Ordaz Katie Bateman Kelsey Coyle Pike Biedinger

Joshua Ng Michelle Crosby Kristen Lethbrige Makena Pule

Rynne Demott Hanna Kasik Jessica Catron Alex Lopez

Nolan Coolidge Kelly Wolf Ashlyn Adams Stepanie Serna

Emma Pierini Perrie Curtis Rebekah Castillo

PARENT EDUCATION

Parent Night to Show How Internet Can Enhance Summer Learning

All parents are invited to attend "Using the Internet for Summer Learning", a parent education night hosted by the Orcutt Union School District and Santa Maria Council of PTAs on Thursday, May 8, from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Patterson Road School, 400 East Patterson Road.

Presenters Buzz Eyler (district director of technology) and Janet Bertoldi (Alice Shaw School principal) will share many Internet sites and downloadable software programs that can help children continue the learning process during the summer months. Eyler and Bertoldi also will discuss Internet safety. Attendees will receive a handout will links to all sites presented.

Free childcare will be provided. For more information, or to reserve a spot for your child, please phone 938-8750.

YEARBOOK

Yearbook sales are taking place online at the Lakeview website and there is a box in the front office to deposit checks into. The price is $37 through the end of the year. Upcoming sales on campus are:

May 20 - May 23 $37.00

Other News:

Student daily planners (assignment books) are being sold in the office for $3.00. A planner is an excellent way for students to stay organized and a way for parents to see what is expected in each class on a daily basis. All teachers require students to have a planner. Planners can also be purchased at many local stores. A planner should be three-holed punched so that it can fit easily into the student's three-ringed notebook.

On-going News:

Lakeview Junior High School Does Not provide outdoor supervision before 8:30 a.m. or after 3:30 p.m. Students should not arrive at school before 8:30 a.m. unless they have a legitimate reason to be on campus. Legitimate reasons include: meeting with a teacher or administrator and/or attending a sport practice. All other before school activities on campus, such as band and detention, begin at 8:00 a.m. and the student is under adult supervision. Students arriving on campus before 8:30 a.m. without a valid reason are subject to disciplinary action. Our concern is for student safety.

At the opposite end of the day, for the same reasons, students are to leave campus no later then 3:35 p.m. Please make the necessary arrangements

Parents! You can help LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL by just using your Albertson's preferred savings card and selecting Lakeview as a PARTNER. To see if you have selected Lakeview as a partner or to select Lakeview as a partner, please follow these directions:

www.albertsons.com

Click on In The Community (Bottom of page in blue bar) Click on Community Partners (Right hand side of page in red) Click on Shopper login or register with your preferred savings card first Enter your card # and your phone #including area code and click on LOGIN Click on My Account (Right hand side) Click on Add A Partner Put in Lakeview's eleven digit Account Number (#49001004486) and click on Add A Partner (in red)

If this does not work for you, please call Albertson's customer service number (1-877-932-7948) and someone would be very happy to help you.

Thank you for taking the time to sign-up to help Lakeview Junior High School. This can potentially bring in over $1000 to Lakeview.

This same benefit is also available at the VONS Markets with their eScrip Program. For further details visit www.escrip.com

You can email you son or daughter's teacher if you have a question, concern, or just want to wish them a nice day. Go to www.lakeviewjhs.net and click on the Contact Teacher button. Find the teacher that you want to email and click on their name.

The teacher's email address is: initial of first name, last name @ orcutt-schools.net - Example: jcarlovsky@orcutt-schools.net

Lakeview Junior High School teachers: sblackie, pbrickey, jbrown, jbyrne, achavez, pcleveland, mdavis, mdelcarmen, jdollahite, kesparza, smaio, jfesler, efurst, jgalloway, bhascall, phooker, mhuber, jjohnson, kkirkland, gsanders, kosborne, kpartida, jpawley, rstreeper, bmussell, ltummolo, wvanallen, kvertrees, and bwiberg, bgordon.

Want to find out about your son or daughter's homework. Visit our website at www.lakeviewjhs.net and click on Homework Finder.