Vista Day of Service

On December 13th all of Vista's staff and students gave something back to the community.  We had a busy day full of energy, enthusiasm, and the opportunity to experience something new and possibly out of our comfort zones.  When everyone returned to school we were treated to refreshments and talked in small groups about the day's experiences and what we had learned.

5th and 6th Graders spent their day at Northwest Harvest in Kent repacking large quantities of food into smaller portions to be distributed to families. The kids had an "amazing time" and boxed over 8,000 lbs of oranges to help feed over 7,000 people in our community.

7th Graders spent their day at Food LifeLine in Shoreline learning about the repacking process for food donations and got their hands during helping out!  The 26 Volunteers from Vista repacked 900 pounds of Frozen French Fries in 3 hours, providing 692 meals!!! 

 

8th Graders spent their day at Operation Sack Lunch in Seattle making and serving meals to the hungry. After they prepared the meal, and served it, they were able to taste their work!

Please congratulate the Vista Botcatz robotics team on their success at Saturday, December 3rd's,  Regional Qualifiers!

Out of 30 teams competing, the Botcatz had one of the top 5 high scoring robots, and the highest scoring research project.  They received the Research Award as well as the Overall Best Project award and will be one of only 5 teams advancing from the Bellevue Regional to the state competition on January 14.

The team also got the highest possible marks in the categories of “team independence with minimal coach guidance” and “team members act and speak with integrity so others feel valued, even in the most difficult situations.”

 Go Botcatz!

Open Window School Connected School Activity

On November 23, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving break, grades 5-8 spent time with the students in grades K-4.  Vista advisory groups worked together to create fun and meaningful activities for the lower school students to participate in.  It was a great success!

NaNoWriMo Party

Congratulations go out to our 40 Vista authors who celebrated their achievements with their families and teachers on December 1^st. These amazing students participated in National Writers Month, and wrote an entire novel in the month of November! Each one had an opportunity to share a line from their novel, and were rewarded with thunderous applause and cake pops.

Vista Elective Fun

All of our Vista students have been participating in fun and exciting electives!  Our 5th graders have been able to experience different electives each Friday with teachers and staff, while 6-8th graders have attended the same elective taught by one of their peers.  Students have participated in everything from cooking, to jewelry making, to engineering to scrapbooking and many more!