Hello Parents,

We’re excited to share a new 5-week Helping Girls Handle Friendship Challenges With Confidence program for girls in 1st–5th grade, led by Coach Howard.

This program is designed to help girls build healthy friendships, find their voice, and feel more confident when friendship challenges arise.

Friendships can have a big influence on a girl’s confidence. Learning how to handle exclusion, disagreements, boundaries, peer pressure, and changing friendships gives girls tools they can carry with them far beyond the classroom.

During this interactive program, girls will participate in real-life friendship scenarios, role-play, games, group activities, and discussions designed to strengthen their friendship skills.

Throughout the five weeks, girls will learn how to:

• Recognize healthy and unhealthy friendship behaviors

• Speak up and use their voice with confidence

• Handle exclusion, cliques, and mean girl behavior

• Set healthy boundaries in friendships

• Work through disagreements and big feelings

• Know when to solve a problem, take space, or ask an adult for help

• Build friendships without losing who they are

This is not a sit-and-listen class. Girls will have opportunities to practice what to say and what to do in situations they may actually experience at school, during recess, in friend groups, and outside of school.

Registration will be open from August 25th through September 1st.

Program Details
Start Date: October 21st
Time: Wednesdays, 1:30 PM–2:30 PM
Location: Room #1
Grades: 1st–5th Grade Girls
Program Fee: $165
Registration: https://forms.gle/HUfSEsg6GUvK997N9

We look forward to creating a supportive space where girls can learn, practice, connect, and grow in confidence as they handle the ups and downs of friendship.

Warmly,
Coach Howard
HerTruSelf®

PTA Reflections: What My Culture Means to Me

All Vista Verde students in grades K–8 are invited to participate in this year’s Reflections Art Program! Reflections encourages students to explore their creativity and share their unique perspectives through the visual, performing, and written arts.

Students may submit one original entry per category in any or all of the following:

• Visual Arts
•  Photography
• Literature
• Music Composition
• Dance Choreography
• Film Production

Free Reflections Creative Workshop

To help students get inspired and start creating, we’re hosting a free, after-school Creative Workshop at Vista Verde!

Friday, September 11
3:30 – 4:30 PM
Vista Verde MPR
Sign up here

Students will have an opportunity to explore different Reflections categories, brainstorm ideas around this year’s theme, and begin developing an entry. Parents are welcome to attend.

Reflections Entry Deadline: Monday, October 19, 2026
Submission information will be shared soon.

Before creating an entry, families can also review the How to Craft an Entry and Overall Entry Guidelines.

Each year, Vista Verde students create thoughtful and inspiring work, with many entries advancing beyond the school level to Irvine Council, Fourth District PTA, California State PTA, and even the National PTA Reflections Program. We can’t wait to see how our students interpret this year’s theme, What My Culture Means to Me!

Thank you for helping us spread the word and encourage our Vista Verde artists, writers, musicians, dancers, photographers, and filmmakers!

Questions? Please contact reflectionsart.vistaverde.pta@gmail.com.

Vista Verde PTA Ice Cream Spectacular

Join us for the annual Vista Verde PTA Ice Cream Spectacular as we kick off the new school year with ice cream, music, school spirit, and community fun!

Families are invited to stop by, enjoy a sweet treat, learn more about the programs and events planned for the year, and find out how your support through PTA Membership and our Annual Donation helps make these opportunities possible for Vista Verde students.

Event Schedule:

* Elementary students will exit through the front gates and line up near the yellow gate for entrance.
* Elementary students may enter beginning at 2:45 PM.
* Middle school students may enter beginning at 3:00 PM.
* Music begins at 3:00 PM.

Ice cream is proudly sponsored by the Vista Verde PTA and will be available to all students, siblings, and staff.

Limit one cup per person, while supplies last.

We look forward to celebrating the start of another great school year with our Vista Verde community!

Vista Verde PTA Ice Cream Spectacular

Join us for the annual Vista Verde PTA Ice Cream Spectacular as we kick off the new school year with ice cream, music, school spirit, and community fun!

Families are invited to stop by, enjoy a sweet treat, learn more about the programs and events planned for the year, and find out how your support through PTA Membership and our Annual Donation helps make these opportunities possible for Vista Verde students.

Event Schedule:

* Elementary students will exit through the front gates and line up near the yellow gate for entrance.
* Elementary students may enter beginning at 2:45 PM.
* Middle school students may enter beginning at 3:00 PM.
* Music begins at 3:00 PM.

Ice cream is proudly sponsored by the Vista Verde PTA and will be available to all students, siblings, and staff.

Limit one cup per person, while supplies last.

We look forward to celebrating the start of another great school year with our Vista Verde community!