Bulldog News

Good Evening Vista Academy Families,

It truly felt like fall this week around campus as we felt the cooler weather, the increasing clouds, and the fall rush of activities. Our Dia de los Muertos event on Thursday evening was a huge success filled with dancing, music, food and a beautiful sense of community. The student performances were outstanding! Thank you to Ms. Maria Gonzalez for planning such a wonderful event and to the many staff and parents who made it possible.

We Need Your Help!!!

The incoming rain held out and the Spooktacular Stroll-a-thon was a blast! Seeing the students in their costumes and navigating the stations was so much fun. We have one more week to raise money for our school. There is still time to register and donate for the Stroll-a-thon. If you have not registered, please register and sign up your child to raise funds for our school. Share with friends and family all over. You can donate through the student websites or even write checks and drop off in the Foundation box. Make sure to label them with your student name, class, and Spooktacular-stroll-a-thon.

If every child raisesat least $35, we will reach our goal of $25,000 for our Foundation. We are depending on these funds to support this year’s budget, which provides so much for our school and students, including student and family events such as Día de los Niños, Winternational Festival, assemblies, and many more. The funds also support teacher and staff appreciation, scholarships for special arts-related projects and opportunities, classroom scholarships, schoolwide t-shirts, campout, and many others. If we meet our $25,000 goal, the entire school will receive a BMX Bike Show assembly.

Fall Book Fair This Week!

All classes will be visiting the book fair during their library time this week. If you would like your child to buy a couple books, please send them with money on their library day. You are also able to visit the book fair after school everyday this week and pick up a few books for your child, yourself or for holiday gifts.

Parent Conferences are in two weeks!

Be on the lookout for Parent Conference sign ups from your child's teacher. They are preparing progress reports and look forward to sharing your child's progress with you during the week of November 15 - 20.

Also, a staff member lost her rose gold wedding ring with a solitaire on Friday. It may be in the parking lot or somewhere around dampus. If you find it please turn it into the front office.

Please see below for important dates and events.

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November

2-6th: Book fair in the Library

4th: School Site Council (SSC)

6th: VAPA Dance Performs at Clippers Game

11th: No School-Veteran's Day

13th: Bagels With Benjie

16th- 20th: Parent-Teacher Conferences (Minimum Days All Week)

20th: 1st grade Bulldog Family Luncheon

23-27th: No School for Thanksgiving Break

December

12/21-1/5: Winter Break- No School

Every Monday is a Minimum Day- Dismissal is at 1:00PM

2026/2027 School Year Calendar -- Calendario Escolar

Come Cheer on Our Dance Conservatory at the San Diego Clippers Game!

We are excited to share that our Dance Conservatory groups — PACK Pups, Spirit Squad, and The PACK — will be performing at the San Diego Clippers game on November 6 at Frontwave Arena in Oceanside!

Our dancers have been working hard and are so excited for this opportunity to perform. We would love to have our school community come out and cheer them on!

Grab your family and friends, enjoy a SD Clippers game, and help us fill the stands with support for our dancers!

Purchase your tickets using our link: VISTA ACADEMY LINK

Purchasing through our group link supports our Dance Conservatory program by helping us cover the cost of our dancers’ tickets. It’s a fun way to enjoy the game while supporting our dancers and their opportunities to perform!

We hope to see lots of Vista Academy families, students, staff, and friends in the stands on November 6! Let’s go, Vista Academy!

Parents,

Book Fair needs your help with volunteering during your child's library time slot. Please sign-up and indicate when you are able to come, your presence makes all the difference for a successful book fair for your child's experience.

Please attach this link for Parent Volunteer sign-ups

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Again, any help would be greatly appreciated next week!

Sign Up for Before and/or After School Childcare

If you need before and/or after school childcare at Vista Academy, you MUST fill out an application ASAP. You will need your child's 9-digit student ID, which can be found in parent portal. Please note that this application does not guarantee admission. Please see full flyer for details. Some students may qualify for free care.

English/Spanish Flyer and Application Here

tinyurl.com/AM-PMprogram

All elementary schedules include Minimum Day Mondays.

The schedule will be reflected as follows:

Mondays 8:00AM -1:00PM

Tuesday-Friday: 8:00AM- 2:18PM

2026-2027 School Calendar linked HERE

*Gates open at 7:30 AM for breakfast. Students may not be dropped off before 7:30 AM for safety since we do not provide supervision before 7:30.

Breakfast and lunch is free for all students at Vista Academy. You do not need to fill out an application.

Fruit and salad bar is also available.

Students are not to use a smartphone or other electronic signaling device (including cell phone, smartwatch and personal tablet) on campus. Specifically, such devices must be turned off during instructional time and kept by the teacher in a secure location while on school property.

Students who violate any school rules related to the use and possession of personal technology may have the following consequences:

• 1st and 2nd Offense: Device is taken away, student picks it up from Administration after school.
• 3rd Offense or Above: Device is taken away, parent/guardian picks it up in the office after school.
• Continued offenses will result in the student being placed on the Loss of Privilege list and a parent/guardian conference with Administration.

Misuse of personal technology resources on or near school property, in school vehicles and buses, at school-sponsored activities may result in disciplinary action up to and including expulsion from the District. Examples of misuse include, but are not limited:

• Taking photos or recording of any person at school without specific permission from a teacher or administrator (see notification below, Electronic Listening or Recording Device)

• Accessing, posting, displaying, or otherwise using material that is discriminatory, libelous, defamatory, obscene, sexually explicit, disruptive or without permission

• Bullying, harassing, intimidating, embarrassing or threatening others (“cyberbullying”)

• Disclosing, using, or sharing other people’s personal identification information (such as name, address, telephone number, email, or other personal information) with the intent to threaten, intimidate, harass, or ridicule that person

The school assumes no liability for personal technology, including computers, cell phones, smartphones, network access devices, or other electronic signaling devices, if such devices are damaged, lost or stolen.

We love our volunteers and cannot wait to welcome you on campus!

In order for volunteers to help in classrooms or outdoor spaces, here are the requirements:

• Must complete the VUSD Volunteer Application
• Review the Code of Conduct (images below)
• Must complete a TB questionnaire. If you have not had a history of TB, then you do the lab test. Please email our school nurse, Brenda VanDerPol, with any questions at brendavanderpol@vistausd.org.

If you are interested in being an Essential Volunteer, please

1. Submit your paperwork to Ms. AnaKaren in the office.
   
2. Reach out to your teacher for volunteer opportunities OR any of our specialty teachers. Must pre-arrange to volunteer. Thank you!

We look forward to welcoming back all of our volunteers. Thank you for your cooperation!

Please bring your ID when coming into the office. An ID is needed to check students out and all visitors must scan their ID to enter school. Thank you for your help.

Please contact the school at 760-941-0880 or complete this form to resolve this absence. Report absence:

Please email medical notes to anakarengarcia@vistausd.org to excuse the absense.

The office will be open to assist families from 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns. We are here to help in any way we can.

Phone: 760-941-0880

Email:

General Information: priscilavaldovinos@vistausd.org

Registration/Health/Attendance Concerns: anakarengarcia@vistausd.org

Registration/General Information: rosysimmonds@vistausd.org

Parent Liaison: daliamendezmendez@vistausd.org

Principal: benjiewalker@vistausd.org

Please contact Mrs. Dalia if you are interested in classes for parents or need assistance.

daliamendezmendez@vistausd.org

VAPA FAMILIES,

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and supported our PTO Panda Express Fundraiser! We had a fantastic turnout, and we truly appreciate your continued support of our school!

WE’RE IN THE FINAL STRETCH!

We still have ONE WEEK left in our fundraiser, and we’re so close to reaching our $25,000 school-wide goal! And here’s the exciting part… if we reach our goal, the ENTIRE SCHOOL gets to enjoy a fun and educational BMX Assembly! So let’s RALLY TOGETHER! Keep sharing, keep spreading the word, and let’s raise those final dollars for our students!

LET’S GET READY TO STROLL!

As we celebrate all the hard work our students have put into this fundraiser, we’ll be having our annual Spooktacular Stroll-A-Thon on October 30th! But we need YOU to help make it a success! If you have an hour or two to spare, please consider signing up to volunteer. Whether you can help for a little or a lot, every helping hand makes a difference! Let’s finish this fundraiser STRONG and make October 30th a day our students won’t forget!

THANK YOU, VAPA FAMILIES, FOR ALWAYS SHOWING UP FOR OUR KIDS!

Vista Academy's School Accountability Report Card is now available for review on our website (link at the bottom of the page). A hard copy will be made available upon request at our front office.

• School Parent Compact

• Parent and Family Engagement Policy

Email: vistaacademyes@vistausd.org
Website: vapa.vistausd.org
Location: 600 North Santa Fe Avenue, Vista, CA, USA
Phone: 760-941-0880
Twitter: @VistaAVPA