January 26-29 - Jr. Olympics Try-outs 2:30-3:30 (grades 5-6)
January 29 - Walk-a-thon/ Student Savings Day/ Coat Drive
January 29 - Last day to submit Sibling Kindergarten Apps
February 1-11 - Kindergarten Lottery Apps begin for non-siblings
February 2-Mar 23 - (Tuesdays) - Round two of enrichment classes
(see flyers)
February 15 - NO
SCHOOL
- Honoring our Presidents
February 19 - Third Grade Program 8:30 am
February 24 - Tobacco Bus (6th Grade)
February 24&26 - Hearing Tests (Grades K,2, &5)
March 2 - Reading Night Honoring Dr. Suess 6:30 - 7:30 PM
March 5 - Father Daughter Dance
LOOK!!
NEW
ATTENDANCE TRACKING
During
the next
week or so you will be getting a letter signed by our school
district’s Student Support Services Coordinator, Theresa
Garner,
who will be updating you regarding the new attendance tracking
regulations.
The letter will be
placed on the Vista
website as well. (See the
letter here) Vista
is fortunate that our parents understand
the correlation between regular attendance and excellent grades. All unexcused absences will now be
classified as “truant”. The state of California
does not differentiate
between unexcused and truant. A student
will also be considered truant if they are more than 30 minutes late to
class for unexcused reasons. Three tardies
will equal 1 TRUANT. Excused
absences are absences cleared from a
parent or guardian for the following reasons: student illness, student
medical appointment, student attending a funeral for a close family
member, and when making a court appearance. Absences
for family emergencies may be excused ONLY when a parent submits a
written request one week prior to the anticipated absence and receives
approval from the school. Absences
for family vacations cannot be excused.
Letters will begin to be
automatically sent to parents of students who have truancies and
excessive absences.
Our
Gazette is Online
Click here to
go
to it
AR
Reading
Renaissance
Place Website
Click the link
above to be directed to our new reading program's
website.
NEW!!
Kindergarten parents: Please park on
the
street to
drop off and pick –up your students in the morning and in the
afternoon. The
SVPD will no longer allow
parents to park in
the red zone and get out to walk
their
child to the kindergarten area. Do not
double-park
in front of the K area. If you need to
talk to the teacher please park on
the street and then walk on to campus to communicate with your
child’s teacher. The
big
idea is to keep the traffic moving in the front parking lot. If you are
in the front lot your child must be actively loading or unloading.
For
more
information on
our restructured Parking and traffic plan please click here.
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
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jan
26-29 junior olympic tryouts 2:30-3:30
(grades 4-6)
jan
29 Walk-A-Thon/spirit day/student
savings day/outreach day – coats!!!!!
LAST DAY TO SUBMIT SIBLING
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
feb
1 -11 Kindergarten lottery apps
window for nonsiblings
feb.
2-mar 23 (tuesdays) – Round two of enrichment classes (see flyers)
feb
15 no school – honoring our
presidents
feb
19 third grade program 8:30am
feb
24 tobacco bus (6th
grade)
feb
24 & 26 hearing testing (grades k, 2,& 5)
mar
2 Reading Night (honoring dr. seuss)
6:30-7:30
mar
5 father daughter dance
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KINDERGARTEN
REGISTRATION
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Sibling
registration for kindergarten will be held January 6th through
January 29th. Please come
to the office for your enrollment packet.
All paperwork must be returned no later than January 29th at
4:00 p.m. or the student will be included in the Lottery. Lottery applications will be available
February 1 – 11th, 2010.
The lottery will be held on Friday, February 12, 2010.
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VISTA
WALK-A-THON
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Mark your calendar as the annual Vista Walk-a-thon will take place on Friday, January 29th!
This is a fantastic fundraiser as our school keeps 100% of the proceeds. Turn in $50.00 worth of pledges and get a
Walk-a-thon t-shirt. Thanks for your support!
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Yearbook
Design & Judging
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If you
would like to do the artwork for this year’s yearbook design then get the
details from the flyer that was sent home last week. This year’s theme is “Catch the Vista Spirit”. The cover dimensions are 11.5” x 18” on
poster paper using the medium of crayon, colored pencil, marker or paint.
Fifth and Sixth Graders can enter the drawing to be Yearbook Judges (only if
you or a sibling has not submitted an entry.)
For questions contact Mrs. Johnson at KJDesign4u@aol.com All entries are due by February 12,
2010. DEADLINE IS FINAL!
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Shopping
for Students
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Bring your
receipts to the Customer Service Center
at the SV Town Center
so Vista can earn points. When considering gift cards, consider
purchasing them at the Customer
Service Center.
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Outreach
Day Jan. 29th
COATS!
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Vista is planning a “Coat
Drive” to help those less fortunate in our
community to stay warm this winter season.
Please look in your closet for gently used, clean, scarves, hats,
sweaters, and coats that you are willing to pass along. Thank you for your generosity!
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Sign-up
Enrichment
Classes
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This is
your last chance to sign-up for Enrichment Classes. Classes will begin next
Tuesday, Feb. 2 and continue through Tuesday, March 23. Please pick-up your child promptly at 3:15.
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Special
Needs Student Information
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Each month Vista School gets a list of County programs
and meetings pertaining to Special Education.
If you would like to get this information e-mailed directly to you contact
llozano@voce.org.
Ventura County Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) 805.437.1560 www.venturacountyselpa.com
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10
Keys
Emotional
Intelligence
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A child’s
Emotional Intelligence (EQ) helps them become more successful in life. Children with high EQ are better problem
solvers, are less impulsive, are better motivated, have better attention
spans, and are liked by their peers. Here’s how you can help: pay attention
to your child’s physical/verbal cues; teach self-calming skills (what to do
when a person feels upset- hold a stuffed animal, sing, count, breathe
deeply; allow children to identify their emotions – help them to find the
words to describe their emotions; reduce television viewing as it is a
passive activity and may cause anxiety, fearfulness, or encourage disruptive
behavior (depending on what is being watched on t.v.); give accurate, honest
praise (excessive, lavish unearned praise) does not allow students to know
their strengths and weaknesses; teach problem solving (give students time
to resolve their own problems); model empathy (especially important to
maintaining friendships); set clear limits and enforce them consistently;
allow students to suffer the consequences of their actions; and teach
students ways to cope with life’s stress (it’s ok for students to see their
parents sad [cry] help them with expressing their sadness using words. (www.familymagazinegroup.com)
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Keep turning in those
receipts!!
Thank you for working so hard to turn in those receipts!
Keep saving those box tops.
Every Spirit Day is a shorts day. Please click on the Weather
Bug Website link to
determine if it will be a short's day. We look
go by the temperature on the main page not the 7 day forecast. The
temperature must be 85 degrees or above to be a short's day. Please
make sure you are using the 93065
zip code.
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