Paper Airplane Challenge – November 20th – Wednesday
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 flyer for details and rules.
AMC 8 Grades 5-8 – November 12 – Tuesday
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.
Paper Airplane Challenge – November 20th – Wednesday
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.
Uni Astronomy Night – November 2nd – Saturday
>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.
AMC 8 Grades 5-8 – November 12 – Tuesday
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.
Paper Airplane Challenge – November 20th – Wednesday
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.
Congratulations to our Reflections Winners
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
Astronomy Night – November 2nd – Saturday
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.
AMC 8-November 12- Grades 5-8
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.
Calling All Mathletes- Sign up Deadline October 19 – Saturday
Math competitions will resume next Weds 10/23/2019 in Mrs. Jacobs’ classroom #18 7:45-8:20AM.
We will be offering AreteLabs Math Madness this year. It is an online math competition for 3-8th graders.
Participants will compete against other schools online. There will be a round every Wednesday morning school is in session between 10/23/19 and 12/11/19 for a total of 7 rounds. We will have Chromebooks for students to use for this. If you are interested, please sign up here before 10/19/2019.