Hogwarts Holiday Dessert – December 13, Thursday

The staff of Vista Verde presents Hogwarts Holiday Dessert and Book Fair

Experience a magical evening with the Vista Verde Family at the Annual Winter Open House on Thursday, December 13, 2018 from 6pm – 7:30pm

Enjoy holiday treats prepared by the staff, listen to musical performances, visit the book fair, and explore your child’s classroom.

Please consider participating in the theme by wearing your favorite Hogwarts-style attire. Ideas include: dark vests, dark pants and/or skirts, white shirts, dark outer robes, a tie/scarf to match your favorite house, Quidditch team  gear, etc.

In order to promote a safe school community, please leave all wands and brooms at home.

VV Annual Book Fair December 10-14

Vista Verde annual book fair is coming up in December.  Book fair runs from December 10th through December 14th.

Book fair hours:

Monday, December 10: 8:00am – 4:00pm

Tuesday, December 11: 8:00am – 4:00pm

Wednesday, December 12: 8:00am – 2:00pm

Thursday, December 13: 8:00am – 2:00pm and During Holiday Dessert: 5:30pm – 7:30pm

Friday, December 14: 8:00am – 11:00am

Volunteers Needed for Book Fair

Our book fair is December 10-14. Please consider volunteering at this fun event. You can do so at the following link:

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/70a0e45a8a72ca4fd0-vista/66843710

Thank you for your continued support.

Early Dismissal – December 14 – Friday

Vista Verde Winter Break starts on December 17. Friday, December 14 is early dismissal.

1-3rd grades: dismissed at 1:25pm

4th-8th grades: dismissed at 1:30pm.

School resumes on Monday, January 7th.

Vista Verde Toy Drive

This holiday season we are holding a Toy Drive for a Marine Battalion families by donating a new, unwrapped gift suitable for infants or children ages 12 and younger. If your family is interested in donating a toy, we will be collecting toys from November 5 – December 14th, and you can drop the gift off in the box outside the front office.

Thank you for your generosity.

 

Yearbook Online Order Begins

Purchase your Vista Verde School 2019 yearbook online at http://www.balfour.com/california/irvine/vista-verde-school or use the link on the left side of the Vista Verde homepage (http://iusd.org/vv/).

Parents can also purchase ad for your student to be included in the yearbook. Limited space is available. Prices start at $20.

Currently the cost per book is $34. After January 1, 2019, the price will increase.

IPSF – Irvine Talks

Join us on Saturday, December 15 for the second chapter of Irvine Talks. This special event was created by a small group of passionate students from each of our high schools who envisioned providing the community with a night of performance and creativity with a purpose. Through the medium of student created stories, art, music, poetry, and immersive performances, the community came together to celebrate and explore what it means to be human. www.irvinetalks.com

IPSF – Education Excellence Fund

Parent and community donations to IPSF’s Educational Excellence Fund provide Irvine schools with people and programs that make a difference in your child’s education. You have the power to ensure our schools remain at the top by making a tax-deductible contribution to IPSF today.

Your participation at any level makes an impact and will be doubled by the City of Irvine. It is only with the support of our entire community that we can make a difference. Please pledge your support today to keep Irvine schools excellent at www.ipsf.net/eef.

Red Ribbon Week Fundraiser and RRW at Ruby’s – Thank You!

To Our Wonderful Vista Verde Families!

Our Red Ribbon Week was a huge success and it couldn’t have happened without your support and generosity. PTA wanted to thank all Vista Verde staff, students and parents for all of your hard work in supporting our school’s Red Ribbon Week. As a school we surpassed our fundraising goal and participation at Red Ribbon week @ Ruby’s. PTA is very excited to share our schools fundraiser and Ruby’s Participation results!

Pennies for Prevention:

Last year Vista Verde raised $30.00 towards prevention education during Red Ribbon Week. This year, Vista Verde’s school goal was to raise 50 pounds worth of pennies. Our school went above and beyond our original goal and brought in a total of 474 pounds of pennies! Vista Verde will receive $474.00 dollars toward prevention education and all of this was possible because of your generosity.

Pennies for Prevention Raffle Winner:

Congratulations to this year’s Red Ribbon Week Pennies for Prevention Winner: first grader, Alesia, in Ms. Gornbein’s class. She will receive the “Choose Kind” T-shirt! PTA wanted to thank Alesia and all of our Vista Verde students for their participation in our Pennies for Prevention Fundraiser and supporting our school’s commitment to making healthy choices.

Red Ribbon Week @ Ruby’s:
An extra special thank you to all our families who made it out to our Red Ribbon Week Event at Ruby’s! It was great to see all our families together enjoying an evening out to celebrate Red Ribbon Week. The turnout was incredible and because of your support we brought in a total of $1310.00 towards participation in the Red Ribbon Week @ Ruby’s contest.

Thanksgiving Holiday

Enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday. Vista Verde students have no school from Nov 21-23 (Wednesday – Friday).  School resumes November 26th, Monday