Uni Astronomy Night – November 2nd – Saturday

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>University High School’s Astronomy Club, in partnership with other high school’s clubs, will be hosting an Astronomy Night on Saturday, November 2, 2019. The event will occur from 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. in the UHS MPR.

Astronomers from UCI and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) will speak about space-related topics. In addition, several telescopes will be available for observing the moon and other celestial bodies.

Finally, a collection of activities (including building constellations with toothpicks and marshmallows and trivia) will be available.

AEFA Parent Meeting – November 5 – Tuesday

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Join us for an AEFA Organizational Meeting on Tuesday, November 5th at 2pm in Mrs. Jacobs Room, #18.  Meeting is open to all parents interested in learning about Academic Enrichment programs.

Order Your Yearbook Now for $35- Price Goes Up on January 21st

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Visit the Vista Verde website and find the link at the bottom right corner under “Quicklinks” for Order VV Yearbook.

Or click here to order.

Harvest Cup Tournament-Deadline to join – November 10

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Have fun representing Vista Verde at this year’s Harvest Cup for boys and girls in grades 3-8. The tournament will be held on December 6-8 at OC Great Park.

All students are welcome to try out. The registration fee $35 per person (price includes 2 T-shirts) Register online at http://www.ocyouthsports.org/irvine.

Deadline to register is November 10. To join the girls grades 3-4 team currently being formed, email Maria Marshall at HarvestCup2019@gmail.com.  Parent volunteer coaches are needed! FOR GENERAL INFO CONTACT: Bryan Fournier at bfournier@silverpointadvisors.com. See flyer below.

AMC 8 Grades 5-8 – November 12 – Tuesday

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The Vista Verde PTA Academic Enrichment For All will be offering AMC 8 this year on Tuesday November 12, 3:15-4:15PM.

The AMC 8 is a 25-question, 40-minute, multiple choice examination in middle school mathematics designed to promote the development of problem-solving  skills. Possible topics include but are not limited to: counting and probability, estimation, proportional reasoning, elementary geometry including the Pythagorean Theorem, spatial visualization, everyday applications, and reading, interpreting graphs and tables, linear or quadratic functions and equations, coordinate geometry, and other topics traditionally covered in a beginning algebra course.

Sign up here before October 30th, if you would like to participate.

PTA General Assembly Mtg- at 8:40 am – November 19 – Tuesday

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Join us after drop-off in the MPR for a PTA General Assembly Meeting.  We’ll have some sweet treats and do a little bit of PTA business.

Paper Airplane Challenge – November 20th – Wednesday

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Can you build a paper airplane?  Test out the aerodynamics of your plane on Wednesday, November 20th in the MPR from 2pm to 4pm.  All K-8 students welcome.  See attached flyer for details and rules.

City of Irvine New Sports Class- Trail Runners – Starts on November 5 – Tuesday

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Every Tuesday and Thursday your child will have the opportunity to walk, jog or run Orange County’s local trails.  It’s a great way for students to get outdoors and experience different sites in OC.

Congratulations to our Reflections Winners

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This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the National PTA’s Reflections Art Program! Since 1969, the PTA has encouraged children from K-High School to tap into their inner artist! This year’s theme is, “LOOK WITHIN.” Students are encouraged to reflect on the theme and create art in one or all of the 6 categories: dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography, visual arts, and special artist.

This year, we had submissions to four categories. We received our very first dance choreography submissions! Judging is based on 3 criteria: Interpretation, Creativity, and Technique. Interpretation of the theme is the key factor that is judge over the two.

The Vista Verde Reflections judges have voted! All 1st Place winners will move up to the Irvine PTA Council level. If they move on, the next level will be PTA District, then PTA Regional, State, and then National! Make sure you stop by the library to check out all of the submissions, as well as on social media and the PTA website! Congratulations, Vista Verde Vikings! Thank you for sharing your beautiful art with us! Go Vikings! A special thanks to the Reflections team: Susanne Stark, Beatta Bosworth, Anny Choe, Lilli LaBuen and to the wonderful staff: Mrs. Hagen, Mrs. Truffa, Mrs. Scofield, Mrs. Peterson, and Mrs. Albinson!

To learn more about the Reflections program or to get involved next year, please contact reflections@vistaverde.org.

Congratulations to the following Vikings:

DANCE

Middle School:
1st Place: Brielle Lieberman, 6th Grade
2nd Place: Brooklyn Lieberman, 6th Grade

LITERATURE

Middle School:
1st Place: Zach Gibson, 8th Grade
2nd Place: Soraya Dennis, 6th Grade

PHOTOGRAPHY

Primary:
Winner: Kian Agha, 1st Grade

Middle School:
1st Place: Elli Chiou, 7th Grade
2nd Place: Justin Pollack, 7th Grade

VISUAL ARTS

Primary:
1st Place: Eshana Warrior, 2nd Grade
2nd Place: Emma Kao, 2nd Grade
3rd Place: Calla Cho, 2nd Grade

Intermediate:
1st Place: Aanya Pillai, 5th Grade
2nd Place: Minghao (Ben) Li, 5th Grade
3rd Place: Isabella Dym, 5th Grade

Middle School:
1st Place: Sarah Ida, 7th Grade
2nd Place: Kataryna Luzyanina, 7th Grade
3rd Place: Sophia Burtseva, 6th Grade