Calling All Irvine Swimmers

Calling all Irvine swimmers! Come join all the Vista Verde families in a fun competitive summer swim team! For more information, please check the attached flyer for the South Irvine Dolphins.

IUSD GATE & APAAS Elementary School Programs – January 14th Update

Please find the updates below:

An email regarding IUSD’s GATE & APAAS programs was sent to all 3rd-5th grade families on January 7th. The letter can be reviewed here.

GATE:  The annual Multiple Criteria Measure (MCM) screening process can be reviewed here.

IUSD’s Program Model can be reviewed here.

APAAS: Applications for the 2022-23 program are open under “Application Process” and will close on February 18th. A Parent Presentation is available here and the application process can be reviewed here.

Parents! Come participate in a paid market research activity!

Dear parents and caregivers,

You are invited to participate in a paid market research activity conducted by National PTA on behalf of AT&T, a PTA Connected sponsor.

We are inviting 300 parents and caregivers of students in grades 3-8 to participate in “The Achievery Parent Feedback Project” cohort.

Each cohort member will receive an honorarium of $50 and will be expected to:

  1. Preview a pre-recorded session to learn about the project and The Achievery. (approximately 30 minutes, on your own time)
  2. Explore The Achievery and complete 2-3 lesson activities with the students in grades 3-12 in your family. (approximately 1-2 hours, on your own time)
  3. Complete The Achievery feedback survey (approximately 15-20 minutes, on your own time). Feedback is confidential and will be used to help enhance The Achievery and the connected learning experience for families, like yours, using the platform.

Participants are asked to complete the above activities between January 28 – February 11, 2022.

Interested in participating? Please complete this enrollment form by Friday, January 28, 2022. For more information, please see the flier.

Questions? Contact hparker@pta.org.

Thank you for considering this request!

Vista Verde PTA GA Meeting – January 25st, at 6 PM via Zoom

Please join us for the third General Assembly Meeting of the year via Zoom on January 25st at 6:00 pm. Please register here.

Interested in joining the PTA Board? Nominations are open!

The Vista Verde PTA is accepting nominations for the 2022-2023 school year. You may nominate yourself or someone else for any position.

For a description of the positions, please refer to the following link:

https://capta.org/pta-leaders/run-your-pta/job-descriptions/.

Below are the positions:

  • President
  • Vice President
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • Financial Secretary
  • Auditor
  • Historian
  • VP Ways & Means /Fundraising Chairman
  • VP Programs /Program Chairman
  • VP Communications
  • VP Membership
  • VP Volunteers / Volunteer Coordinator

If interested, please fill out the Google form here no later than January 21, 2022.

Interested in serving on Nominating Committee?

Elections for the nominating committee will take place at the GA meeting, on January 25th. The Nominating committee will be responsible for seeking qualified candidates to fill all positions on the PTA Executive Board. Please use the Google form here if you are interested in serving on this committee. Forms due by January 21, 2022.

Calling All Irvine Swimmers

Dolphins registration is now open to all families!  Don’t miss out on the fun on the pool deck!!!  Spots are limited.  Come out and join the kids and VV families on deck! For more information click here  and see the attached flyer.

Thank you!

 

 

4-Vert Football Camp

Join us for the inaugural 4-vert football try-out camp for the South Irvine Spartans. 

This camp is for players in 6th-8th grades and provides athletes a chance to work closely with high school coaches. The try-out is FREE and give players the opportunity to work on their skills and find out more about the team. 

4-vert is a non-contact 7v7 football passing league. There is no team commitment necessary to come to the camp. 

The camp will be this Sunday, January 23 @ University High School Field.

Please register for the camp using the link here.

For more information please contact irvspartans@gmail.com.

Vista Verde PTA GA Meeting – January 25th, at 6 PM via Zoom

Please join us for the third General Assembly Meeting of the year via Zoom on January 25th at 6:00 pm. Please register here.

Vista Verde PTA Membership

Please consider joining Vista Verde PTA. We all reap the benefit of being a Vista Verde Viking. Membership is open to all members of our community, parents, teachers, grandparents, care givers, and friends. Consider sponsoring one of your teachers for the PTA too – and let’s come together as a community and support the Vista Verde PTA.

Don’t forget to subscribe to the Vista Verde PTA e-news for weekly updates, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Click here to join.