Play, Grow and Learn at our Girl Scout Launch Party!

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All girls in Pre-K- 5th grade are invited to blast off to adventure at our FREE Girl Scout Launch Party!

 

Your girl will get to meet new friends, earn her first patch, grow in confidence, and build skills that’ll help her in school and beyond. 

 

Parents – Please stay online with your child throughout the event. 

 

Upcoming dates (choose one):

Wednesday, Feb. 24, 4-5pm

Thursday, March 11, 4-5pm

Wednesday, March 24, 4-5pm

 

REGISTER HERE

Event registration will close 24 hours prior to each event. 

 

Interested in Joining the PTA?

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We are now accepting nominations for the 2021/2022 school year. Click here for more information. Deadline is February 10.

IUSD Annual Survey

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IUSD’s Annual Survey is now open through February 22. The interactive process helps IUSD identify annual goals, take action on those goals, and measure progress on academic achievement, school climate and parent engagement as part of the 10 month LCAP process. 

To take the parent survey now, click here. 

VISTA VERDE REFLECTIONS ARTIST MOVES ON TO STATE LEVEL!

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Congratulations to 7th Grader, Noah Lee! This year’s Reflections theme was I MATTER BECAUSE and we offered multiple art categories including dance, film production, literature, music, photography, and visual arts, as well as a newer category: Special Artist.

Not only did Noah place first in the Literature category here at Vista Verde, and Irvine Unified Council PTA, but he just placed first at county level with The Fourth District PTA! NOAH LEE IS MOVING ON TO STATE! The Vista Verde community is extremely proud and grateful to Noah for sharing the importance of words and how it can inspire so many. The following is his artist statement, which is always submitted with entries:

“Literature is a way of communicating to people. In this poem, I used symbolism and metaphors to help the reader more visualize what I was trying to say, and to relate it to other things. The purpose of writing this poem was to communicate to others why they matter. When people are depressed or sad, they can see all the reasons why they matter in the world. Showing the reasons why me, one person in a multi-billion population, matters in the world.”

You can read his winning entry, REASONS, here. Congratulations, Noah! We’re rooting for you!

Cyberbullying and Digital Drama: Keeping Kids Safe, Happy, and Healthy in a Digital Age – January 12th at 5:30pm

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All Vista Verde families are invited to join a live presentation by Jacquie Johnson from OCDE on Cyberbullying and Digital Drama, January 12th at 5:30 on zoom. Participants will learn about what cyberbullying looks like, how it affects youth, warning signs to watch for and strategies to prevent cyberbullying. For more details please refer to the flier.

Registration is required.

Cyberbullying Parent Presentation English Flier

Winter Break, Dec. 21, 2020 – Jan. 3, 2021

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Winter break is December 21st to January 3rd. The PTA wishes our wonderful community a happy and healthy Holiday Season!

PTA General Assembly Meeting, January 20, 2021

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Join the Vista Verde PTA at the next General Assembly meeting and meet newly-elected IUSD Board of Education Trustee, Cyril Yu. Registration is required.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe28VPpCf4eNz_OO2WMDecm9uDWPsqsME2FemJoyt-Ha5CVXA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Reflections Art Contest

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Vista Verde Vikings are AWESOME! Out of the 72 students that participated in the Irvine Unified Council PTA Reflections Art program, 4 of our very own placed!

Congratulations to:

Noah Lee, 1st Place, Literature: Middle School

Noah will be moving on to the next level at the Fourth District PTA. Let’s Go, Noah! Let’s Go! You can read his winning poem, “Reasons,” here.

Aron Mostafavi, 2nd Place in Music, Primary (K-2nd). Listen to his original musical composition here.

Haeun Yoo, 2nd Place in Visual Arts, Intermediate (3rd-5th)

Sarah Ida, 2nd Place in Visual Arts, Middle School (6th-8th)

We are extremely proud of our students, and proud to be a part of such an amazing community at Vista Verde. Whether learning through IVA or on campus, we are all Vikings!

Thank you to our amazing Reflections team, Lilli LaBuen, Roxi Carter, and Anny Choe and to all of our wonderful teachers and staff who created a video that inspired so many to participate. And most of all, THANK YOU PTA members, for making this a possibility! Without your memberships and your support, we wouldn’t be able to do this!

May the Arts Be With You!

Interested in joining the PTA Board? Nominations are open!

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The Vista Verde PTA is accepting nominations for the 2021-2022 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
  • Parliamentarian (selected by the incoming President)
  • VP Ways & Means /Fundraising Chairman
  • VP Programs /Program Chairman
  • VP Communications
  • VP Membership
  • VP Volunteers / Volunteer Coordinator

If interested, please email Parliamentarian, Kimberly Murry at kimvvpta@gmail.com with your name and the board position(s) for which you are interested no later than January 15, 2021.

REFLECTIONS ART CONTEST

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The PTA is excited to share that 4 Vista Verde students placed in the Reflections art program at the Irvine Unified Council PTA!

Visual Arts:

2nd Place Intermediate (3-5th): Haeun Yoo

2nd Place Middle School (6-8th): Sarah Ida

Music:

2nd Place Primary (K-2nd): Aron Mostafavi

Literature:

1st Place: Middle School (6-8th): Noah Lee

Noah will move on to the Fourth District (county-level). Congratulations to all the students!