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Mission Vista Academy School Website
Riverside County Facebook Group - Enrolled with Mission Vista Academy? Join us on Facebook for a lively discussion and homeschool support.
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Mission Vista's School at Home Website
Mission Vista worked together with others to create this resource site for our families and for parents who are now faced with homeschooling their own children. Feel free to share this site!
Please reach out to your Family Liaisons or your HST at any time. We're here for you!
A Poem in Your Pocket Contest Winners
We are proud to announce our winners and share their poems. The poems were judged by a panel of five judges and were evaluated on the poem's ability to bring joy, encouragement, or laughter, and for its literary conventions. Congratulations to our winners!
First Place - Ashwin Karthik - HST Brooke Thompson
Second Place - Gracie Frederick - HST Kari Arnson
Third Place - Avery Irvine - HST Kathy Roberts
Honorable Mention - Sofia Elisabeth Lumamba - HST Sarah Seto
We are sure you will enjoy reading their poems!
First Place - "Books, Books, and Books" by Ashwin Karthik, 5th Grade
"Books, Books, and Books"
My books are here, They are also there,
Look now they are everywhere!
Books, books, and books,
I give them varied looks.
Many kinds to find,
They will fuel your mind.
Books always take me in,
Into their very own skin.
Cookbook, biography, fantasy,
So precious that they should have a key.
Are books filled with magic?
They are so fantastic.
Sometimes they are big, Sometimes they are small,
Phonebooks have a lot of calls.
Workbooks, chapters, comics, disasters.
My books are here, They are also there,
I can find them anywhere!
Look, look, and look,
You will surely find a book.
Nooks, nooks, and nooks,
I will read books by a brook.
Second Place - "Sunshine" by Gracie Frederick, 4th grade
"Sunshine"
By: Gracie Frederick
10 years old
Mom, you are like the sunshine,
So warm and cuddly
Your hugs feel like a blanket sweeping over me
Your kisses are sweet like candy,
So sweet they make me smile
I love you mom
I love you so
Mom, you are like the morning sunshine
and that's the reason why I love you so
Hello Families,
We are so excited to announce that Community Connections Riverside has gone VIRTUAL! This means all the fun of Community Connections is coming to our students' home computers!
Since you can't go to CC events, we will bring CC events to you! Let's get the Community Connected Again! We hope you can join us for these FUN and FREE workshops!
Community Connection Workshop Information:
- You will log onto each Virtual Workshop using Zoom on the day and time of your workshop: ***The Zoom link and Password for these workshops will be sent to parents through email from your HST.***
- You do not have to sign-up.
- Each Virtual Workshop will last around 30 min.
- Most of the Virtual Workshops have items for the students to bring. We are hoping that we have chosen items that you will have around your house. If not, don't worry because students are more than welcome to come without items and just join in on the community fun.
- The teacher will make sure your computer is on mute unless they are asked to share. This way the teacher is the only one talking so everyone can hear the workshop.
- We would like to make sure that all our students attending follow these rules: Log in with their first name only and treat all the students and teachers with kindness.
- There may be a lot of students in each workshop. Therefore, the teacher may not be able to let all the students share or ask questions.
- Your student may come to one or all of the workshops that are offered.
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VIRTUAL Community Connections Flat Stanley Adventure Tuesday, May 19th at 10 am Please come on an adventure with your Community Connections friends and Flat Stanley. We will learn about all the amazing places Flat Stanley has visited. Be ready to make your own Flat Stanley and send him on a new and fun adventure! ***The Zoom link and password for this workshop will be emailed to parents by their HST*** | VIRTUAL Community Connections MS and HS Event Zoom HIIT Workout Middle Schoolers and High Schoolers join us for a 30-minute HIIT workout; no equipment needed, bring water. Wednesday, May 20th at 10 am ***The Zoom link and password for this workshop will be emailed to parents by their HST*** | VIRTUAL Community Connections Character Book Dress Up Show&Tell It's time for character book dress up show and tell! Join to watch or participate. You can wear a dress-up costume like a book character. Please bring the book or a picture printed of the cover if you can. Please no scary weapons or costumes. Thursday, May 21st at 10 am ***The Zoom link and password for this workshop will be emailed to parents by their HST*** |
VIRTUAL Community Connections Flat Stanley Adventure
Please come on an adventure with your Community Connections friends and Flat Stanley. We will learn about all the amazing places Flat Stanley has visited. Be ready to make your own Flat Stanley and send him on a new and fun adventure!
***The Zoom link and password for this workshop will be emailed to parents by their HST***
VIRTUAL Community Connections MS and HS Event Zoom HIIT Workout
Wednesday, May 20th at 10 am
***The Zoom link and password for this workshop will be emailed to parents by their HST***
VIRTUAL Community Connections Character Book Dress Up Show&Tell
Join to watch or participate. You can wear a dress-up costume like a book character. Please bring the book or a picture printed of the cover if you can. Please no scary weapons or costumes.
Thursday, May 21st at 10 am
***The Zoom link and password for this workshop will be emailed to parents by their HST***
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VIRTUAL Community Connections Stained Glass Window Art Let's paint stained glass window art. Friday, May 22nd at 10 am
***The Zoom link and password for this workshop will be emailed to parents by their HST*** |
VIRTUAL Community Connections Stained Glass Window Art
Friday, May 22nd at 10 am
Here's what you will need:
A large clean window in your home, painters tape or masking tape, paint brushes, acrylic or tempera paint, and dish soap.
***The Zoom link and password for this workshop will be emailed to parents by their HST***
2020 Promotion & Graduation Update - We're going virtual!
Hello, Families of 5th, 8th, and 12th-graders,
We are excited to announce that we will be celebrating our Graduation and Promotion virtually, through Zoom, on June 2nd. Please see the link below for all information. RSVPs were closed effective 4/24/20 so that the production company can have time to put our ceremonies together. We look forward to celebrating with you virtually!
Please reach out to your HST if you have any questions.
Robi Frederick
Feel free to reach out to Robi anytime for homeschool support!
(760) 455-0343
Andrea Hart
Andrea is a fulltime homeschooling, part-time working mother of two beautiful girls. Homeschooling has allowed their family to learn, engage, and connect in ways she never thought possible. They take every opportunity as a family to learn about the world around them, even if it's just a simple walk on the beach or a hike together in the forest. Homeschooling has given Andrea the time to practice patience, listening, and follow through when she didn’t even know she needed it. She strongly encourages any family who is considering homeschooling to do some research or reach out to a fellow homeschooling family in their area. Listen to the countless benefits and struggles they have worked through and ask as many questions as possible. While Andrea knows that homeschooling may not be the right fit for every family, she is thankful that they took a giant leap of faith and started this very special journey together.
Feel free to reach out to Andrea anytime for homeschool support!
(951) 378-6144
Audrey Everson
Feel free to reach out to Audrey at any time for homeschool support!
(951) 541-4809
Now Working! Ordering Amazon Items through EOS
Dear Families,
There is a new punch-out system for Amazon orders placed through the EOS! This system should help decrease turn-around time for Amazon orders. Please take a few minutes to watch the video below. As always, please reach out to your HST with any questions!
*Instead of choosing Amazon as the approved vendor, please select a-punchout as the approved vendor. Thank you!
**Please only add up to 5 items on each a-punchout order. If more than 5 items, simply create a new order. This will help with the speed of processing these items and reduce price fluctuations that may hinder your order. We hope you are enjoying this new system!
Student Support: Growth Mindset
The Support Team is happy to announce the launch of a new addition to our site: Growth Mindset!
On this website Parents/Guardians will learn how to help students:
- “Bounce back” by increasing their motivational effort
- Embrace lifelong learning and the joy of incremental personal growth
- Utilize resources without being defeated by the threat of failure
- Learn by a mastery approach, embrace challenges and put in the effort to learn
- View perceived task setbacks as a necessary part of the learning process
Parent Testing Resources
Academic Video Library
Instructions to access Academic Video Library can be found here.
Inspire Special Education Department Newsletter!
Please enjoy our latest edition of our Inspire Cares Newsletter.
Inspire Special Education Department Parent and Teacher Newsletter February 2020
You can also access our Inspire Cares website to support you in your homeschooling journey and view all of our newsletters!
In this together!
Your Riverside County Homeschool Teachers and Family Liaisons are always here for you! Reach out to your HST or Family Liaisons for support, advice, and connections with the homeschool community around you!
Audrey Everson
Hi everyone! I am a mom of 3 awesome kids ranging in age from 11 to 7 years old. My husband and I are high school sweethearts and have been married for 17 years. Having homeschooled our children over the last 8 years in 3 different states, I've found homeschooling here in California, especially with Mission Vista Academy, has been a great fit for our homeschool journey. I am grateful for our ability to homeschool so freely and I aspire to assist other families with their own homeschool adventures!
Robi Frederick
Hi there! I am a mom of two girls, 10 and 11 years old, and have been homeschooling from the start. I am also the wife of a very supportive hubby of almost 14 years. We are raising our children in the Coachella Valley and excited to see how the homeschooling community has grown in our area, as well as the resources. I am very grateful that I have this opportunity to homeschool my children. I love to help and encourage families and assist in building our homeschooling resources in the Desert Area.
Andrea Hart
Hello! My name is Andrea Hart, and I am a homeschooling momma of two beautiful girls. Thanks to Mission Vista Academy, we have been homeschooling for 2 years and absolutely love the freedom and new learning experiences that it provides us daily. Homeschooling has changed our lives for the better, and I can’t wait to help other families learn, grow, and navigate through this extraordinary journey. I'm here to help encourage, guide, and answer any question you may have! I can’t wait to connect with you.
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(As each year we add another grade level in high school, we anticipate full accreditation of grades TK-12 by 2023. Go MVA!)
