ALEKS Math subscriptions for at-home independent study will again be offered to VV families at a discounted price! Please see the flyer for details. There is only a one-week ordering window, so turn in those forms soon!
Calling all future scientists and engineers! Are you interested in joining the 2019-2020 Vista Verde Middle school Science Olympiad team? This is a team competition for 6-8th graders. Team selection and preparations will start in August. Students will be competing in invitational(s) December and January. The top 15 students will compete in the February regional competition.
We also need parent volunteers with interest in this year’s Science Olympiad topics to help guide and share their knowledge with team members. Any parents including those with younger students who may be interested in Science Olympiad in future as well as outside help is very much welcome. In the Spring, there will be a separate Elementary Science Olympiad for 4-6th grades. Please see the interest form in the link below for this year’s middle school topic list. Email VV-SciOly@vistaverdepta.org if interested in helping the Science Olympiad team.
If you are interested in joining this year’s team, please fill out the interest form here.
Vista Verde Foundation is thrilled to invite you to join our 9th Annual Pars for Stars Golf Tournament and Banquet Gala. Register now to get in on the fun during a truly memorable event!
Congratulations to our 8th Graders! Enjoy your long summer break and may you all have a wonderful high school career.
Maria Boyd was recognized at the May 7 IUSD Board of Eduation meeting with Superintendent Terry Walker, Irvine Teachers Association President Teri Sorey, and IUSD Board President Lauren Brooks for her years of service to students and the District prior to her upcoming June 30th retirement.
Thank you for your dedication and support to our students.
Vista Verde’s summer break officially starts on June 10. School resumes on July 17, Wednesday.
The Vista Verde PTA Academic Enrichment for All (AEFA) Committee is hosting an informational and planning meeting to plan for the 2019-2020 calendar year.
Friday, May 31 at 3:10pm, Room 18 (Mrs. Jacobs)
AEFA hosts enrichment programs such as Spelling Bee, Geo Bee, Science Olympiad, Math Club, Astronomy Night, Public Speaking, Viking Voices, Chess Tournaments and more.
http://vistaverdepta.org/programs/
If you are interested in learning more, volunteering or bringing new events, please come to the parent meeting.
To IUSD’s TK-2nd Grade Families,
Irvine Unified School District recognizes the importance of providing students opportunities to learn a second language and to develop those world language skills needed to successfully engage in a global society and economy. The South Coast Chinese Cultural Center / Irvine Chinese School, in partnership with the Irvine Unified School District, has the opportunity to create and offer an after school Mandarin immersion program for students in grades K-3 during the 2019-20 school year.
In an effort to measure the community’s interest in having available a language immersion program, we are asking parents to complete the following survey. All information will be kept confidential.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MandarinImmersionAfterSchoolProgram
BOARD OF EDUCATION
PAUL BOKOTA / LAUREN BROOKS / BETTY CARROLL / IRA GLASKY / SHARON WALLIN
TERRY L. WALKER, Superintendent of Schools
JOHN FOGARTY, Assistant Superintendent, Business Services / BRIANNE FORD, Chief Technology Officer
EAMONN O’DONOVAN, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources / CASSIE PARHAM, Assistant Superintendent, Education Services
IUSD . . . providing the highest quality educational experience we can envision.
As you prepare for the hot summer months, filled with fun and long days in the sun, IUSD would like to take this opportunity to share important water safety reminders from the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA). This is the fifth year IUSD and the City of Irvine have partnered with OCFA on a water safety campaign for Irvine. Below are links to helpful handouts from OCFA in five languages, which can be printed and placed on your refrigerator or somewhere visible for the whole family. Also, please share this information with caregivers.
ABCs of Water Safety
Remember the ABC’s of water safety:
Click on the links below for more information about the ABC’s of water safety
English
Chinese
Korean
Spanish
Vietnamese
Water Safety Rules
Water safety rules for swimmers of any age include:
Click on the links below for more information.
English
Chinese
Korean
Spanish
Vietnamese
Another helpful resource is OCFA’s drowning prevention webpage, which includes tips and videos. http://www.ocfa.org/SafetyPrograms/DrowningPrevention.aspx
Thank you and have a fun and safe summer!
Annie Brown| Public Information Officer | Irvine Unified School District
949-936-5002 | 5050 Barranca Parkway | Irvine, CA 92604 | iusd.org
On Saturday, June 9 from 9-11 a.m. at the Irvine Civic Center (1 Civic Center Plaza), the Irvine Police Department will host a free bike safety class for kids who are 6-11 years old. The program will cover the following safety fundamentals:
· Advice for traveling along safe routes
· Practical, emergency and defensive riding
· Situational awareness
· Common courtesy skills
· Bicycle and equipment maintenance
· Pedestrian safety
RSVP required. Send an email to STARS@cityofirvine.org by Friday, June 21. For more information, please here for the flier.