09/18/15

UPCOMING EVENTS

9/21 Volleyball Vs. St Marys @ Lakeview 9/24 Volleyball vs. VCA—Girls game only 5:00 @ VCA 9/30 Progress reports sent home with students. Volleyball vs Arellanes @ Lakeview 10/01 Shortened day—Parent/ teacher conferences1:30 - 3:30 and 5:30 - 7:30 in Lak eview gym 10/01& 10.02 7th Grade Basketball Tryouts—See page 6 10/02 Minimum day 12:16 Release 10/07 Picture make up day Vball vs StLouis DeMont @ Lakeview 10/12 Vball vs Fesler @ Lakeview 10/13 Vball vs McKenzie @ Lake view 10/17 Band BBQ/fundraiser— Orcutt Lion’s Den

10/21 Vball vs Orcutt Jr. High @ Lakeview

10/23 End of first quarter

10/30 Report cards mailed home

11/05 Honor Roll Assembly

11/09, 11/10, 11/12 Child Safe

Lakeview Jr. High • 3700 Orcutt Rd • Santa Maria • California • 93455 • (805) 938-8600

Ted Lyon - Principal tlyon@orcutt-schools.net

Jonathan Dollahite - Vice Principal jdollahite@orcutt-schools.net

Dear Lakeview Families,

I am amazed at how quickly things move during the school year. Last week’s dance went very well and the students were great. I really appreciated our parent volunteers. We had a number of parents come out and chaperone, work in the snack bar and just generally support our efforts. Thanks to everyone who pitched in!

Progress Reports are just around the corner. Please make sure to monitor your student’s grades via the Aeries Parent Portal. Students know when their parents are checking on a regular basis. It really helps to keep them on track. There will not be another newsletter before parent conferences on Thursday, October 1

st so I

want to provide some information now. The conferences will take place in the gym from 1:30-3:30 p.m. and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Teach-ers will be available to answer questions regarding the progress re-ports. Students will receive their progress report on Wednesday, September 30

th and there will also be copies available on Thursday.

The conferences are set up for brief questions and concerns. If you need to meet with a teacher or teachers in more depth, then please ask that a time be set up on another day. The goal is to get stu-dents on the right path so they can finish the quarter on a positive note.

Volleyball season is under way at Lakeview. The school has a boys and girls team. The teams are made up of a mix of 7

th and

8th graders. The teams played this last Monday vs. El Camino at

home. They will also be playing at home on Monday, September 21

st vs. St. Mary’s. It would be great to have a supportive crowd at

the games. The girls play at 5 p.m. and the boys at 6 p.m. Our PTSA will be running a snack bar: All proceeds go to supporting programs at the school. Sports are just one way to get involved at Lakeview. In future newsletters, I will highlight our FIRST Lego League team and Safe School Ambassadors. Remember the Dream, Believe, Act, Achieve motto is just not for classroom perfor-mance. We want our students to have a variety of experiences. Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Ted Lyon, Jr.

Principal

CONFERENCES

Parent/ teacher conferences

Thursday, 10/01

1:30 - 3:30 and 5:30 - 7:30.

In the Lakeview Gym

This is your opportunity to meet your student’s teacher

and discuss their progress. Bring you student—no appointments

Homework Club

Do you need a quiet place to work on homework—or access to a com-puter ? Come to Homework Club in the Lakeview Library—every Tuesday and Thursday 3:30—4:15.

Dear Lakeview Parents

Results of your student’s performance on the new computer-based tests have been released. These are

the tests our students took this past spring, replacing the old STAR tests. The scores you’ll be receiving

will tell you how your child is doing under Common Core, the updated learning standards for math and

English language arts.

We’ll send your child’s results when we receive them from the state in a Student Score Report (sample can be found here: http://bit.ly/1hKTuuz. Students will receive an overall score for each subject, ranging from 2,000 to 3,000. This score shows if students met, did not meet or exceeded expectations for their grade. The second page of the report includes a further breakdown of that score, providing in-dividualized information on your child’s academic strengths and potential challenges. The new assess-ments are fundamentally different from the old tests, so you shouldn’t try to compare these results with your child’s previous scores – they’re measuring different things. These results are a starting place for a detailed record of your child’s academic progress, which will help you, and our school, give them the support they need to succeed. The California Department of Educa-tion has released a short video explaining the Score Reports, in English (http://bit.ly/1NNUtpN) and in Spanish (http://bit.ly/1JslGeG).

You can read more about the Score Reports at the California Department of Education Website (http://bit.ly/1LC1Uy3). A parent guide complete with sample questions can also be found on the website for the following grade spans:

Grades 6-8 - http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/documents/sbparentgde68.pdf

If you have questions, then please contact the school.

Sincerely,

Ted Lyon, Jr. Principal

Our PTSA has extended their membership drive until October 2nd.

The first 7th and 8th grade class to turn in all of the PTSA envelopes will earn

their TEACHER a $20 card to Starbucks or Office Depot.

The first 7th of 8th grade class to turn in 100% of their envelopes will earn a

Breakfast Party in their Homeroom on October 9th.

Drama / Writing Opportunity

Hey all you Trojans— would you like to be apart of something amazing? The Orcutt Union School District Drama Program is offering a “one of a kind”, “never been done before” opportunity for all students who love writing stories, creating music, or have an active imagination, and are looking for a fun place to hang out on Friday nights!

Our district drama director, Mz. Byrne, over a dozen students like yourself, and several parents have been busy creating an original musical over the summer called EverEverLand. Mz Byrne is very excited that it is a group project consisting of mem-bers of all ages, and her goal is to have over 100 people listed as authors. So there’s room for you! If you have creative talents, she wants you! Come check it out in the MU at Lakeview Jr. High from 4-8 this Friday to see if it’s for you. You won’t be disappointed! Please join this great adventure Friday nights. You have nothing to lose by checking this opportunity out to see if it is for you.

Our ASB collecting

Labels for Education & Box Tops for Education

Please drop your labels off in the office. THANK YOU

If your student rides a bike to school,

they must have a LOCK to lock it up in

the designated bike area.

Thank you

Please pick up and drop off students

in the gym parking lot.

Our busses utilize the office parking

lot before and after school. Thank you

Its time for …..7th Grade

Basketball Tryouts!

10/01 and 10/02 - Lakeview Gym

Boys: 7:00—8:30 am

Girls: 3:30—5:15 pm

A parent permission form must be

completed and turned in prior to tryouts.

Forms are available in the school office.

If your child is coming into school late, please call to ex-

cuse the tardy or send in a note. An unexcused tardy will re-

sult in a lunch detention.