VIDA

Hey VIDA families, CLICK HERE for an update on the Board of Education's vote for date of VIDA's relocation.

Hello Sharks!

In preparation for the VIDA relocation for the 2025-2026 school year, there will be a series of forums for our community, our students, and our staff. Please CLICK HERE for more information!

On Thursday, December 12th, a group of VIDA Sharks gave a tour of our campus to highlight the many phenomenal programs we have here at VIDA.

With the VIDA program moving to a new site next school year, the Sharks thought it was important to communicate the program to those who may be involved in the relocation process.

Our Sharks will continue to be engaged in the relocation process as we move forward. We are so proud of their professionalism, kindness, and knowledge as they communicated all the things they love about VIDA!!!

• Tickets are on sale MONDAY 1/13-1/22. They are available at our normal online shop OR with Mrs. Z in the front office. You MUST purchase by the deadline!
• This is for 8th graders at VIDA only.
• Everything is included in the price! This includes a full dinner (pizza, pasta, and breadsticks), snacks, drinks, and treats!
• This is a nice event. Typically dresses, nice pants, and button down shirts are worn.
• Tickets are $20 or $18 with an ASB card. Tickets are non-refundable as we order our food based on the tickets sold.

A massive THANK YOU to everyone for their donations and contributions (time, money, food!) to the 2024 Staffulty Holiday Appreciation Breakfast that was held in the gym on the morning of Dec 16th! Laurel outdid herself again with another elaborate theme and over-the-top decorations - it was a Pirates adventure! Arrgh!

It's the first farm box of 2025!

Start the year fresh with healthy, local produce from Yasukochi Farms! A portion of each box sale goes back to the VIDA PTA so we can continue to support the VIDA community throughout the year! This month we are extending the deadline to Tuesday, Jan 14th. Box pickup will be on Tuesday, Jan 21st at the Farm Stand from 3:00-5:30pm. Find us along the pickup line!

• Order your box HERE

Please join us for our 3rd Association meeting held on campus on Jan 16th @ 4pm in Room 105. If you cannot make it in person, we will post a Virtual Zoom link to social media and email all Association members in advance.

We plan to review financials as well as elect our Nominating Committee for the upcoming academic school year - to help slate our 2025-2026 PTA Officers! Always an exciting time! This is a great way to get involved and help to build a team that will serve the VIDA community!

The VIDA PTA relies solely on association members & volunteers to help execute all the programs and events in support of our students and staffulty. A full board and engaged association help us function at a high level. If you are interested in learning more about board positions for the 2025-2026 school year please fill out this form and/or come to the Association meeting on January 16th. If you're interested but have questions first, please email: info@vidapta.org THANK YOU!

Parents and PTA Association members needed! The Snack Shack is a key fundraiser and important program for our organization, plus the students love it! We are looking for volunteers to help work with our students to run the program on Tuesdays and Thursdays during lunch hours.

Volunteers will oversee the operations at the table, answer questions from the student workers, and help with sales as needed. If you have a few hours each month that greatly helps!

This program is also open to student volunteers. If you have a student interested in joining the Snack Shack Club please email: president@vidapta.org

Click here to Volunteer

What do you call a group of sharks? A SHIVER of sharks! Please join the 2024-2025 VIDA PTA "Shark Shiver" HERE to help our organization continue the beneficial programs that support the students and staffulty! Your $10 membership directly funds VIDA PTA activities! For more information or to reach out - please email president@vidapta.org.

CLICK HERE FOR A LINK TO ALL CLUBS AT VIDA

• FAQS regarding Middle Schol Boys & Girls Club Athletics click the LINK.

• This will help you know when schools are closed when there are Minimum Days, and when the school year ends.

This is the Bell Schedule for different days by Grade Level and Days: CLICK HERE

• Mondays are LATE START. Students attend all classes. School begins 10:00am.
• Tuesday & Thursday are "ODD Blocks" + Lunch & Design Lab. School begins 9:00am.
• Wednesdays & Fridays are "EVEN Blocks" + Lunch & Design Lab. School begins 9:00am.
• School ends at 3:35 pm, every day unless there is an official Minimum Day.

In order to align with new VUSD guidelines, middle schools have updated their cell phone policy. Please see VIDA's new policy above.

Please have a conversation with your child that when items are forgotten they can check in the front office during passing periods or lunch to check if the items have been dropped off.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

Through the San Diego County Office of Education, all VIDA students have the opportunity to participate in Screening to Care. This is a program that groups students with peers to learn about and practice various social-emotional skills, as well as connect with their peers.

These groups will occur during school hours once a week for 8-10 weeks. If you are interested, please click HERE. Groups will start after we return from Winter Break.

Please see the flyer for more information.

Order the 2025 Yearbook today for $35!

Visit JostensYearbooks.com to order online or see Ms. Z in the front office to pay with cash or check.

Don’t forget to order school pictures at shop.jostenspix.com!” Be sure to include your event code: FE51724.

Wabi Sabi

By Beth Kempton

The definitive guide that teaches you how to use the Japanese concept of wabi sabi to reshape every area of your life and find happiness right where you are.

Fed up with the exhausting challenges of our fast-paced, consumption-driven existence, millions of people around the world are turning to timeless cultural traditions to find true meaning. In this transformative handbook, Beth Kempton introduces you to wabi sabi (”wah-bi sah-bi”), a captivating concept from Japanese aesthetics that offers a whole new way of looking at the world.

With roots in Zen and the Way of Tea, wabi sabi teaches you to see beauty in imperfection, appreciate simplicity, and accept the transient nature of all things. It inspires you to simplify everything and concentrate on what truly matters. Filled with simple yet profound wisdom, Wabi Sabi will help you slow down, reconnect with nature, and be gentler on yourself.

From honoring the rhythm of the seasons to creating a welcoming home, from reframing failure to aging with grace, Wabi Sabi teaches you find more joy and inspiration throughout your perfectly imperfect life.

Email: vidasharks@gmail.com
Website: www.VIDASHARKS.com
Phone: 760.724.7115
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vida.sharks.5
Twitter: @VIDASHARKS

Vista Unified School District prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment, based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, immigration status, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender-identity, or gender expression, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. VUSD requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying.

For questions, concerns or complaints, please contact District Equity and Title IX Compliance Officer: Dr Cheree McKean, Executive Director - Student Support Services; 1234 Arcadia Avenue, Vista, CA 92084; (760) 726-2170; chereemckean@vistausd.org

Consider donating a gift for a student of middle school age or one of their family members. Donations can be dropped off at the bin in the office now through December 16th.

Suggest the donations :

Lego sets, craft supplies, beauty supplies, reusable water bottles, sporting goods, boys and girls clothing, men’s and women’s clothing, toys for various ages, home good supplies, gift cards to department stores or grocery stores.