IUSD VIRTUAL ACADEMY PTA NEWSLETTER

Hi IVA Dragon Families!

Happy last week of school! On behalf of the PTA, we'd like to extend a big THANK YOU to our Dragon Families for all your love and support this year! We wish you all a wonderful, relaxing, and fun-filled summer break!

In this edition, you will find information for the following:

1. Prizes Distribution (Move-A-Thon & Year End)

2. Yearbook Cover Contest Winner

3. Retirements - Ms. Wilson & Ms. Schiano

4. 2021-2022 PTA Highlights

Read on for more information!

PRIZES DISTRIBUTION - MOVEATHON PRIZES AND END OF YEAR MEMENTO

We will be distributing the Move-A-Thon prizes on Friday. PTA is also providing a year-end souvenir for all our students to start off their summer break! We will provide a Cooler Bag, Beach Ball, and Pen with Draco printed on each item.

Date: Friday, June 3rd

Time: 2:30 - 4:00 pm

Where: School Curbside Drive up

Thank you so much for all your support this year! We are so appreciative of our Dragon community and wish you all a wonderful summer!

YEARBOOK COVER CONTEST WINNER

Congratulations to Aron M. in 3rd grade for winning our Yearbook Cover Contest! Thank you to our students for your submissions. It made our yearbook so special and we are so proud of our Dragon's creativity!

HAPPY RETIREMENT

We're sending a big shout out to Ms. Wilson and Ms. Schiano! Thank you for all your years of dedication to our students and families! We wish you both a happy retirement!

2021-2022 PTA EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

We had an amazing first year as a new PTA! Your support made it possible for us to provide the following events this year:

Programs:

1. Reflections Art Program

2. Red Ribbon Week

3. Pumpkin Cover Contest

4. Holiday Wishes

5. Valentine's Day Wishes

6. 5th Grade Girl's Night

7. 5th Grade Guy's Night

8. Extreme Science Assembly

9. Yearbook Cover Contest

10. Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week

11. Teacher Classroom Support Program

12. Pizza With the Principal

13. Year End Celebration Memento

Fundraisers:

1. Pledge & Membership Drive

2. Monthly Family Dine-Outs

3. Move-A-Thon

4. Silent Auction

5. Spiritwear

6. Yearbook

Thank you for all your support this year!

Earlier this year, IUSD Virtual Academy PTA applied for School of Excellence for our school. Digital Safety is our focus area for this program. For the month of February, we featured Digital Safety Guides in our Newsletter and Website. We compiled the Parent's Guides on our website and they may be accessed by clicking here.

YEARBOOK DISTRIBUTION

Yearbooks have arrived! If you haven't picked up your yearbook yet, they are available for pick up at school during office hours. Please call the school before arriving to ensure the office is open. 949-517-1500

Congratulations to our newly elected 2022-2023 IUSD Virtual Academy PTA Executive Board!

President - Mimi Chen

Secretary - Austin Brown

VP Fundraising - Ana Tran

Open positions:

Treasurer

VP Programs

VP Membership

Historian

Auditor

Financial Secretary

If you're returning to IVA next year and interested in joining our board, please email president@ivapta.org.

Didn't purchase a yearbook? No worries! TreeRing allows parents to purchase a yearbook for up to a year. Your yearbook will be delivered to your home by paying the shipping cost. Please see the links below.

Click here to Buy your IVA Yearbook

Guide to Setting up Treering Account

IVA Passcode: 101625753750925

Email yearbook questions to: yearbook@ivapta.org.
For assistance placing orders: click here or call 877-755-TREE (Monday - Friday from 6AM to 6PM ) (treering.com customer support)

Our Earn N Learn Program at The Market Place has concluded. Thank you to everyone for supporting us and taking the time to upload your receipts! We came in 16th Place and was awarded $500! Thank you!!!

We are registered with AmazonSmile! Do you shop on Amazon? If so, you can earn $ for our PTA. Here's how:

1. Click here to direct you to our AmazonSmile Page

2. Click on the "Start Shopping" button

3. Shop as usual

4. For mobile devices: activate AmazonSmile in the Amazon Shopping app on your iOS or Android phone within the Settings or Programs & Features menu.

• Same products, same prices, same services as the Amazon you know.

• Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases.

Would you like to change your current charity to IUSD Virtual Academy PTA? Simply visit smile.amazon.com/change, or tap "AmazonSmile" within the Settings menu in the Amazon Shopping app on your phone and select "Change your charity". Your AmazonSmile purchases made after changing your charity will count towards your newly selected charity.

Are you new to Amazon? No problem! When first visiting AmazonSmile, customers are prompted to select a charitable organization. In order to browse or shop at AmazonSmile, customers must first select a charitable organization. Please choose IUSD Virtual Academy PTA.

Meetings occur on Tuesdays at 12 pm. Dates and times are subject to change.