Vista Elementary School

In memory of our beloved Mrs. Smith, we ask you to join us in spreading kindness and encouragement wherever you can today.

Final day (10/1) for school pictures! Pictures taken until 3:30 p.m.

School Picture Days!! Today (9/30) and tomorrow (10/1)!!

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE WILL BE SENT TO ALL PARENTS EXCEPT FOR SIMI INSTITUTE, APOLLO HIGH SCHOOL AND MONTE VISTA SCHOOL. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LINKS IN THE MESSA...GE HAD TO BE DISABLED IN ORDER TO ACCURATELY POST AND SHARE THIS. OUR DISTRICT WEBSITE, SIMIVALLEYUSD.ORG, HAS THE LINKS IN A MESSAGE ON THE TOP OF THE HOME PAGE IN THE RED BOX. THANK YOU. Dear Simi Valley Schools Community: In preparation for the potential of having some or all of our schools reopening next month, we’re asking our parents and guardians to please complete the survey in the link HERE. We have also linked a document HERE that provides comprehensive information on what measures will be followed to best ensure everyone’s health and safety while on our campuses and facilities. Currently there are two possibilities for reopening schools in some format. The first would be if SVUSD applies for and is granted a waiver from the County of Ventura. Under the current waiver guidelines, ONLY elementary grades (JK/TK through 5th grades and the 6th graders at elementary schools) would be allowed to return. The waiver was created by the State of California to allow elementary schools to reopen when the county remains on the State’s watchlist. Our Board of Education will discuss the issue of applying for a waiver at the September 29 Special Board meeting. The other option for returning to in-person instruction comes from Ventura County’s COVID-19 numbers improving enough to take us to the next tier (red tier). Our county’s numbers are close right now to meeting that benchmark, so it is entirely possible that we could be allowed to reopen under the red tier even before we could obtain a waiver. The benefit to this is that ALL grades can return to in-person instruction, not just elementary. This survey needs to be completed for EVERY child in your family who attends a Simi Valley Unified School District school. If you choose to have your child remain in the virtual model, you are committing to staying in the virtual model through the end of the 2020-2021 school year. This is because the classroom cohorts are carefully created with both staffing needs and space requirements in consideration to accommodate both learning models. For elementary families only: You will be asked about returning to campus for in-person instruction under a Ventura County waiver and then you will be asked the same question again for returning to campus if ALL schools reopen (under a positive shift in the County’s COVID-19 numbers. Please complete and return this survey BEFORE 8 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 25. It is vital that everyone receiving this email complete this survey. Thank you.

Remember your favorite book as a child? Share those memories and support Vista at our Virtual Book Fair, now through September 17! Orders are delivered right to... your doorstep and you can take advantage of FREE shipping on book-only purchases over $25. After you register on Scholastic's website, it will credit Vista for your purchases. Registration is required to shop the fair. https://www.scholastic.com/bf/vistabookfairfall20

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS BEING SENT TO ALL FAMILIES AND STUDENTS SHORTLY: Dear Simi Valley Schools Families: We know that there are many technology issues happ...ening for some of you, including accessing your password, connecting to WiFi and Zoom questions. We have created a page on our District website, which can also be found on all of our schools' websites, under the "Virtual Instruction" section. It's called "Technology Help" and the direct link is here and will be found on our homepages as well. https://www.simivalleyusd.org/techhelp This page should cover most of the issues we are finding among our families to get the technology working in preparation for school's first day tomorrow (August 17). If you are still having trouble with any aspect of your technology after trying the suggestions on this link, please contact the IT Help Desk. They will be available starting at 7 a.m. tomorrow morning. The Help Desk can be reached by email at [email protected] or by phone at 805-306-4500 ext. 4811. Thank you for your patience and don't forget to put #SimiValleySchoolsFirstDay2020 on your first day pictures!

The Yearbooks are coming July 9! You all should have received an email (or will be shortly) from your room parent with more information about how to pick up you...r complimentary yearbook (and thank you to Jenelle Karp for all your hard work on this!). Also, since you won't be able to sign in person - we have some great news: Josten, our yearbook company, has created a way for your kids to virtually sign each others yearbooks. Families must register to receive their unique URL for their pages. That URL can then be shared with classmates, friends, and teachers to sign. Once the signing is complete, the pages can be downloaded as a PDF or printed. This is completely voluntary. We ask that you discuss appropriate messages with your child when they are signing others' yearbooks. If interested, find out more here: https://yearbooksigning.jostens.com/home

Please check the photos for any items you may have in our Lost and Found. https://docs.google.com//1UBiVNjO0BuqaHgiCJCj-OBZIPV/edit

*Update- Launch was postponed due to weather. They will attempt again on Saturday at 12:22 p.m. Launch is today at 1:33 p.m. Weather permitting

Weekly Challenge: Write a letter or draw a picture to share with For The Troops organization. Guidelines in comments.Weekly Challenge: Write a letter or draw a picture to share with For The Troops organization. Guidelines in comments.

Thank you for your help in honoring our Vista Staff! Here is the product of our word garden prompt!