Fall Break

Fall break is September 25 – October 16. Have a safe and restful time off. We look forward to seeing you all on October 17 when school resumes.

PTA General Association Meeting

Please join us for the first General Association meeting of the new school year. Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 6:30pm on zoom. Principal, Jerry Vlasic and Assistant Principal, Stacie Grooters will be the guest speakers. Registration is required to attend. Click here to register.

Blaze Pizza Dine-Out Fundraiser

Give yourself a break from cooking and bring the family out to Blaze Pizza on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 from 4:00pm -10:00pm. Show this flier on your phone and Blaze Pizza will donate 30% of proceeds from your meal back to the PTA. Valid for take-out orders also. Use code: 1001A in the Promo Code field at Blazepizza.com or on the Blaze Pizza App. Location: Blaze Pizza, 4255 Campus Dr.

Last Call for SPIRIT WEAR!!!

Only one week left to order your 2023/2024 Spirit Wear! If you haven’t had a chance to check out this year’s styles, stop by the PTA table on Friday morning and afternoon to view the new apparel samples. Last day to order is Friday, September 22nd. These collections will not be offered after this year, so don’t miss out on your chance to get  your new VV gear! Order HERE!

History Day Webinar

History Day California is holding a series of webinars for students, parents and teachers over the next few months. History Day projects require students to use research, analysis, and historical thinking skills. Join us for this free, multi-part webinar series to introduce these skills to students and share tips on how to research and develop History Day projects. Starts Thursday, September 20th • 7:30 PM. For more information visit: www.nhdca.org

Calling All Vista Verde Mathletes

Join the Math Madness team and compete in weekly online competitions against students in other schools. Open to all 3rd to 8th grade students. Proudly sponsored by the Vista Verde PTA AEFA program. Register here by September 22nd. For more information, click here.

Middle School Science Olympiad Team

Calling all Middle School students! Interested in Science and want to be a part of the Science Olympiad Team? Please email vvscioly2023@gmail.com, and include your student’s name, grade, and student and/or parent email address. For more information and Science Olympiad topics please visit: https://www.soinc.org/events/2024-division-b-events.

ASB Spirit Days!

ASB is organizing two spirit days during the month of September. In honor of Constitution Day,  show your patriotic spirit by dressing in red, white, and blue on Monday, September 18th!

Color Block day is planned for Friday, September 22nd! Dress up in your designated color based on your grade level.

 

National History Day Virtual Workshop

The OC Department of Education would like to invite students in grades 4th-8th to a virtual workshop tomorrow, 9/8/23, from 4-5:30pm evening to learn about the National History Day (NHD) program! Vista Verde PTA supports this event through our Academic Enrichment for All (AEFA) program, which we hope you will consider joining! Please look out for more information about NHD and AEFA coming soon! We are still organizing and would love for you to get involved! Please contact our AEFA chair, Sevin Ataie at AEFA@vistaverdepta.org.

Free Reflections Art Workshop

The Reflections Committee will be hosting a free workshop for all Vista Verde students to learn about this year’s Reflections theme “I am hopeful because…”. Space and supplies are limited, and will be available on a first come first serve basis.  Tuesday, September 19, 2023  from 3:00pm-4:30pm in the MPR. Keep an eye out for the link to register. For more information, please contact Cynthia Zhang at cynthiazhang699@gmail.com and Roxanne Carter at persephassa@gmail.com.