
IUSD VIRTUAL ACADEMY PTA NEWSLETTER
OCTOBER EDITION, WEEK 3
Hi Dragon Families!
Happy October! In this edition, you will find information for the following:
1. Red Ribbon Week
2. October Dine-Out: The Habit Burger Grill - 10/28
3. Spiritwear - Deadline 10/29
4. Pumpkin Carving Contest - Deadline 10/29
5. Pledge and Membership Drive - Deadline 10/31
6. Room Parent Sign-Up
7. PTA Association Meeting Info
8. Ways to support our PTA - Box Tops and Ralph's Community Rewards, please select IUSD Virtual Academy PTA as your school choice.
Read on for more information!
Thank you for your support and have a fabulous week!
RED RIBBON WEEK
Celebrate Red Ribbon Week with us the week of October 25 - 31, 2021! We have planned a week of fun activities:
Monday - Wear Red and Family Bonding Day
Family Bonding - Have a Family Bonding activity. (ie. share a family story, create a family tree, etc.)
Tuesday - Crazy Hair and Thank-You Day
Community Connection - Help our students feel connected to their community by delivering a thank you card/letter to a Teacher, Principal, Assistant Principal, Police Department, Fire Department, etc.
Wednesday - Hero Day
Personal Development and Resiliency - Students can dress up in their favorite hero costume and the theme for the day is: Be Your Own Hero!
Thursday - Crazy Socks and Compliment Day
Healthy Relationships - A compliment has a powerful effect. Share a compliment with someone and brighten their day. (ie. Teacher, Classmates, Family Members, etc.)
Friday - Be Yourself Day
Wear your favorite costume or pajamas and be you!
OCTOBER DINE-OUT
OCTOBER DINE-OUT AT THE HABIT BURGER GRILL
Let us do the cooking for you! Come join us at The Habit for our October Dine-Out!
The Habit Burger Grill will donate 20% of sales to our organization. Simply present the flyer to the cashier upon ordering.
Thank you for your support and happy dining!
Thursday, Oct 28, 2021, 10:30 AM
The Habit Burger, Culver Drive, Irvine, CA, USA
SPIRITWEAR - DEADLINE TO PLACE YOUR ORDERS 10/29
SPIRITWEAR
PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST - SUBMISSION DEADLINE 10/29
New Classroom Challenge! Which classrooms are in the lead?
We are so excited to announce a new Pledge and Membership Drive Challenge for the remainder of our Drive! This contest is based on participation per classroom. The top participating class for Membership Drive and Pledge Drive will win a guest spot in the Weekly Report Video with Principal Linville and Assistant Principal Warren! Class results will be tallied each week to see who's in the top position. Winning class will be announced upon the conclusion of our drive.
Top classes for Membership:
1st Place: Taylor
2nd Place: Evans
3rd Place: Tekstra
*Note: Please add your student(s) name and teacher to your membership for us to include them the final classroom participation count. Select non-member for your student to be added at no charge.
Top classes for Pledge:
1st Place: Evans
2nd Place: Tekstra, Taylor, Bouldin, Epstein, Pellet
3rd Place: Lee, Holaday, Ivy, Chou, Condon, Sykes, Hernandez, Wooldridge, Yeh, Lew, Trafford, Nelson
*Help your class to pull into the lead by donating any amount! Winning classes will be announced next week.
Our latest update for our Pledge and Membership Drive:
We are currently at 40% to goal for Membership and 67% to goal for Pledge Drive.
Your support is crucial to our success. Please consider joining our PTA. Your voice makes a difference by being an advocate for all our students. Your membership and pledge donations help PTA fund amazing student programs like Reflections, Red Ribbon Week, Multicultural Festival, Year-End Celebration, and Teacher Appreciation Week!
Membership Drive - Your $15.00 membership supports valuable programs and events. Members enjoy many benefits including Membership Perks and voting rights at our meetings. Our Membership Goal is 275 members. Membership Drive is all year long. We encourage everyone to become a member (parents, grandparents, any family members, friends and neighbors just to name a few).
Pledge Drive - Pledge Drive is one of our largest fundraisers of the year ending this month on the 31st. Our Pledge Drive goal is $3,000 with a $50 suggested donation per student. Donations of any amount are always welcome. Our theme is Soaring To Success.
Company Match Program - Check with your company/employer to find out if they match donations.
To join and/or make a donation, please visit our TOTEM link: https://jointotem.com/ca/irvine/irvine-unified-school-district-virtual-academy-pta or scan our QR code below. Please add your student and teacher name to your membership and/or donation to count towards their classroom participation.
CALLING FOR ROOM PARENTS!
IUSD VIRTUAL ACADEMY PTA - ROOM PARENT SIGN UP
We are so excited to offer an opportunity to be a Room Parent for your student's class. Room Parents help facilitate communication between parents and the teacher. This role also supports the teacher with tasks that may include: prepping items at home for distribution, organizing virtual events for the class, and/or distributing materials on campus. Room Parents are also essential to facilitate communication between the teacher and the PTA. You are a key to our success!
If interested, please click here to Sign Up and be added to our list!
Deadline EXTENDED for sign up is October 22, 2021.
PTA ASSOCIATION MEETING - SAVE THE DATE
Join us for our November PTA Association Meeting! Zoom link to follow.
Tuesday, Nov 16, 2021, 12:00 PM
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WAYS TO HELP SUPPORT OUR PTA - SHOP & EARN PROGRAMS
EARN & LEARN AT THE THE MARKETPLACE - SCHOOL REWARDS
Help our school earn dollars! The Market Place is a great place to shop for your everyday needs or for that little some special. Shop and log your receipts to earn money for IUSD Virtual Academy PTA! Earn & Learn runs from September 1 through April 30. Plus, the school with the most dollars logged each month will earn a $250 bonus. Limit one bonus prize her school. Submit your receipts to help us earn $250 to $3,000 for our PTA. Go to: shopthemarketplace.com for a complete directory. Submit receipts on the Earn & Learn website and view program info. SHOPANDLOG.COM/TMP
Earn TRIPLE Points at the following locations and submit receipts by 10/31/21:
All beauty services and fitness studios:
24-Hour Fitness, AKT, Amazing Lash Studio, Bike 2 The Beat, Christopher Perry Salon, CorePower Yoga, European Wax Center, Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa, Happy Nails & Spa, Orangetheory Fitness, Sola Salon Studios, StretchLab, Stride, Supercuts
Thank you and Happy shopping!
Ralph's Community Rewards
Link your Shopper's Card to IUSD Virtual Academy PTA.
Box Tops
Select IUSD Virtual Academy as your school.
IUSD VIRTUAL ACADEMY PTA ASSOCIATION MEETING DATES
November 16, 2021, 12 pm, Virtual
January 25, 2022, 12 pm, Virtual
February 15, 2022, 12 pm, Virtual
March 15, 2022, 12 pm, Virtual
April 26, 2022, 12 pm, Virtual
May 17, 2022, 12 pm, Virtual
Meetings occur on Tuesdays at 12 pm. Dates and times are subject to change.
IUSD Virtual Academy PTA
Email: info@ivapta.org
Location: 1 Liberty, Irvine, CA, USA
Phone: 949-517-1500