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!

VIRTUAL BOOK FAIR – ENDS ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND

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The Vista Verde PTA is happy to remind you that the Scholastic “Virtual” Book Fair ends on Sunday, November 22nd.

We hope you’re just as excited as we are! Check out some of the newest books added to the Scholastic catalogue!

·       Fall 2020 Scholastic Middle School “What’s New” Book List

·       Fall 2020 K-6 “What’s New” Book List

·       Fall 2020 Scholastic PreK “What’s New” Book List

·       Scholastic Store Complete Book List

If you’re interested in setting up an e-wallet this year, please visit:  www.scholastic.com/bf/vistaverdeiusd

GORJANA FUNDRAISER UPDATED SHOPPING DATES – DECEMBER 3RD & 4TH

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The Vista Verde PTA is partnering with Gorjana for a shopping fundraiser on December 3rd & 4th. Shop through this link only, and Gorjana will donate a portion of the proceeds to our PTA.

Please visit https://bit.ly/2SIUun7 and enter code: SP-VVS into the Discount Code section at checkout.

AEFA CO-CHAIR POSITION

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Interested in getting more involved in AEFA, Vista Verde’s After School Enrichment for All program? The PTA is currently looking for an AEFA Co-Chair to help organize events such as Spelling Bee, Math Competitions, and Science Olympiad. Please email annie_diep@yahoo.com if you would like more information.

Congratulations PTA Class Membership Contest Winners

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The top 3 classes with the most PTA memberships were Ms. Gornbein, 2nd Grade, Ms. Schneirder, 4th Grade, and Mrs. Christenberry, 4th/5th Grade.

Students in these classes will receive gift certificates for pizza!

Reflections Art Contest Winners

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Congratulations to our Reflections winners! The following students will move up to the next round at the Irvine Unified Council PTA!

Thank you to all 22 students who participated! They took time away from their busy schedules to create beautiful works of self-expression!

Moving on to the next round are:

Literature

Intermediate: Juxi (Bella) Liu, Age 8, 3rd Grade, Mrs. Madden

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Middle School: Noah Lee, Age 13, 7th Grade, Mrs. Eckerman

Noah Lee – NHD 2021 & PTA Reflection Assignments (9_14, 9_16) – Noah Lee

Music

Primary: Aron Mostafavi, age 7, 2nd Grade, Gornbein

Link to Aaron’s piano playing: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WUdBCR4_sKzxZNMa8ckPgTUdKf7QQGUL/view?usp=sharing

Visual Arts

Primary: Junxi (Jay) Liu, Age 5, Kindergarten, Mrs. Piesik

Intermediate: Haeun Yoo, Age 9, 3rd Grade, Jonat

Middle School: Sarah Ida, Age 13, 8th Grade, Percoco

 

Good luck, Vikings! Vista Verde is extremely proud of you!

Questions about Reflections? Contact Lilli LaBuen or Roxi Carter at reflections@vistaverdepta.org

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

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The PTA wishes everyone a safe and happy Halloween!