• Prom 2020! Tickets on sale now!
• February's "A Night Out to Inspire" information
• Valentine's Day Events
• Color the World Field Days!
• 2020 Graduation Save the Date
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You're Invited...

Join us for hors d'oeuvres, desserts, interactive art, raffle prizes, all-night photo booth, and rooftop dancing under the stars! High School Inspire students grades 9-12 are eligible to attend and may invite a non-Inspire guest (age 14-20) to join them at this event, so grab a friend and dance the night away at the historic Riverside Art Museum in downtown Riverside. Tickets are limited, so purchase yours early!

Riverside Art Museum

3425 Mission Inn Avenue

Riverside, CA

Friday, April 24th, 7-11 pm

There are a limited number of tickets for this event.

Ticket Sale Schedule:

February 1st through February 14th ------------------$90

February 15th through March 31st --------------------$100

This event is not eligible for Instructional Funds use.

Purchase your tickets HERE

2020 Prom Details

Questions? Summer Davidson summer@inspireschools.org

Join your Riverside County Family Liaison and local Homeschool Teachers in Idyllwild for "A Night Out to Inspire." This monthly event is for homeschool families (or prospective homeschool families) to ask questions, gain insight, and support for their own personal homeschool journey! We are sharing our homeschooling favorites and tips! Feel free to bring curriculum samples for "show and tell" of your homeschooling go-to's!

The whole family is invited!

It all happens Tuesday, February 25th, from 6 pm to 8 pm.

Where:
Mamma Mia Crepes & Desserts
54225 N. Circle Drive #16
Idyllwild, CA 92549

RSVP HERE!

Questions? Please feel free to contact:

Audrey at (951) 541-4809
or Mary LaMont at (602) 405-4688

or email:
audreye@inspireschools.org
mary.lamont@inspireschools.org

We are excited about hosting our Riverside County graduation/promotion ceremonies this year on June 2nd! Do you have a 5th, 8th, or 12th grader? Let your HST know if your student would like to participate so we can get an idea of how many people will be in attendance.

C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S! Congratulations to Xander, our Mission Vista Academy Spelling Bee winner!

On Friday, February 7th, at the MVA Riverside County Qualifier Spelling Bee, parents, teachers, and fellow students intently watched the group of participants one-by-one display their spelling skills to the crowd. We are so proud of each student!

Best wishes to Xander as he represents Mission Vista Academy at the Riverside County Spelling Bee Competition on Tuesday, March 24th! The first-place finisher of the Riverside County Bee will compete at the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

Riverside County Spelling Bee:

Moreno Valley Conference and Recreation Center

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

9 am

Congratulations to Taylor! She will be representing Mission Vista Academy in the Riverside County History Day Competition on Saturday, March 14th!

Taylor is competing in the Poster Category. Her 'Breaking Barriers in History' project spotlights Valentina Tereshkova. She is the first and youngest woman to have flown in space with a solo mission. Let's support Taylor at the Riverside County History Competition!

When:

Saturday, March 14, 2020

Where:

Vista del Lago High School, 15150 Lasselle Street, Moreno Valley

More information:

Riverside County History Day

Our featured guest speaker and Student Services writing specialist, Genieva Davidson, provided a close-up tour of the Writing Interventions website she developed. If your student is working at grade level, or above, then in your mind, change the title of this website to Writing Resources because everyone can benefit from the treasure trove of free lessons and how-to videos found here. Missed the live webcast? Sign up here to receive the February 5th recording link via email. Click this link to view the clickable topics which will transport you to the free writing resources and how-to video web page. On the site, you can scroll down to view the grade level and resources you need.

Inspiring Parents meets the first Wednesday of each month from 1-2 p.m. In March, we will focus on Elementary Writing Strategies from 1-2 p.m. and Middle to High School Writing Strategies from 2-3 p.m. Bookmark this link to join the online session each month. Come and grow your teaching toolkit with us.

It can be difficult to remember the dates and times of field trips we've booked, but you can find all the details on Inspiration Station by following these steps:

1. Log in to www.icsinspirationstation.net and you will see “Hi (your name)” on the top right, with a little drop-down arrow next to it. *Tip: if you're on your phone, just turn it horizontally and this will show.

2. Press the arrow and it will offer the option of viewing “My Account.”

3. Click on "My Account" and it will list all of the field trips you have signed up for. This includes all the links to the pages where you signed up, so you can find the lead teacher's name, email address, and phone number!

OSP Office Hours (live support via Zoom): Every Wednesday from 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm -- https://zoom.us/j/839367766

Have questions or need help with the OSP? The OSP Team is here to help!

Email: osp@inspireschools.org

Call: (619) 966-9528 ext 1325

Visit our OSP Handbook for additional information!

Please enjoy our latest edition of our Inspire Cares Monthly Newsletter.

Inspire Special Education Department Parent and Teacher Newsletter January 2020

You can also access our Inspire Cares website to support you in your homeschooling journey and view all of our newsletters!

Inspire students, families, and staff members have incredible stories.

Head over to our website to read a few of them and share your story with us.

What do you want to hear more about? Drop us an email!

We'd love to answer all of your questions in regards to homeschooling

and what the homeschool lifestyle looks like!