Classical Academy Vista
Corner News
October 14-18, 2024
Week of Oct 14-18
Monday, October 14 –Homeschool day for all tracks
Tuesday, October 15 - Tracks A and M on campus
Wednesday, October 16 – Tracks A and M on campus
3:45pm - 5th gr Pathfinder camp Parent Meeting - Room 306
4:15pm - Chaperone meeting (immediately follows parent meeting)
Thursday, October 17– Tracks B and M on campus
Friday, October 18- Track B on campus
M Track Office Hours 9-11am
Art of Language Workshop 11:30-12:30 in Room 209
Social Group (6-8) - with Ms Kattie 12:30-1pm
Principal's Message
Hi CAV Families,
I hope you had a great week of conferences. We celebrate the completion of Unit 1. This is always a fun time to show off what you have completed at home. If you are in need of anything, please reach out to your teacher for support.
As we continue to practice our habit of Be Proactive, classrooms have also begun exploring Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw. It is important to remember to take time to sharpen your saw. This refers to renewing oneself in four dimensions: physical, social/emotional, mental, and spiritual. As a family, you can engage in activities that contribute to holistic well-being and strengthen bonds. Set aside time on a daily basis where you can focus on one of these four areas as an individual and as a family. This can be going on a walk or hike together or reading a book in a comfy, quiet space. When our bodies and mind feel renewed it paves the way for us to be more proactive in our daily lives.
We have a Family training on Leader in Me coming up on Oct. 22nd from 5:30-7:30. Please join us to learn about the 7 Habits and how you can use them at home. See below for the flyer and registration.
Take care and have a great week,
Kirstin Lasto
Leader in Me Training
Current News and Updates
Audition Call for Beauty and the Beast!!!
Madames & Monsieurs! It is time to register for musical theatre and sign up for an audition time. We look forward to seeing what you have prepared for us!
B&B Auditions Sign-up (sign up by October 18th)
Remember to fill out the application, sign the contract and pay the registration fee to complete the sign-up process.
Merci!!!
Questions? Email tcavmt@gmail.com
Online registration for the 5th Grade Biztown field trip will be OPEN on Monday, October 14th at 10am
5th Grade Biztown Field Trip - Sign up begins October 14th!
The long awaited 5th Grade JA BizTown field trip sign ups will begin Monday, October 14th at 10AM
JA Biztown combines in-class learning with a day-long visit to a simulated town. This popular learning experience allows our 5th Grade students to operate banks, manage restaurants, manage money, and even vote for mayor. It is such a great experience for students to learn and experience the responsibilities of adult life in a very fun environment.
This field trip is for all tracks: A, B, and C, however it does require in class lessons. If you are C track, once you sign up, you will need to reach out to Mrs. Reed (jreed@classicalacademy.com) to schedule your student to come for the in-class lessons. In-class lessons will begin after Thanksgiving break.
The field trip this year will be on February 19, 2025 and costs $60. The deadline to register is 11/15/2024, or until spots are filled, whichever comes first.
Please use this link to get more information, sign up, and pay.
The link will not go live until 10/14 at 10AM
WANTED: CANNED DOG FOOD
Our 2nd grade students are having a food drive for Frosted Faces, a non-profit foundation caring for senior dogs with many medical needs.
Spread the word!
We will be collecting canned dog food in the front office - look for the wagon!
Classical Academy Mountain Bike Team (6th-12th Grade)
Interest Meeting - Monday, October 7, 5-6pm at Trek North County
Have a student who likes to ride? Check out the Classical Academy Mountain Bike Team for 6th-12th graders.
Our season officially begins at the beginning of December, but we’ll have awesome pre-season activities over the next couple months that we’d love for you to be a part of!
All levels are welcome as students practice in groups based on their skill level. As a coed team with a large coaching staff that includes 10+ female coaches, both girls and boys are encouraged to join! We are a competitive team within the SoCal League and students race with others in their age/gender bracket (competing is optional).
If interested, fill out our online interest form (scroll to the bottom of the page) and we’ll get you all the details!
6th Grade Class Trip
February 24-26, 2025
6th Grade Astrocamp registration is OPEN!
We have a few spots remaining! Email cavila@classicalacademy.com to sign up.
Please see below for more details about this trip and how to join our lottery:
All 6th grade students at Classical Academy Vista have an opportunity to attend a 3-day, 2-night class trip to Idyllwild, California to participate in AstroCamp on February 24-26, 2025.
Please note, this trip is an optional educational trip. Spots are limited and are open to all students on A, B, and C Track on a lottery basis.*
Cost: The cost per student is $415.00. Cost includes transportation from Classical Academy Vista to AstroCamp, your time at camp (including meals once at camp, and all activities), a camp T Shirt, and transportation from AstroCamp back to CAV.
Chaperone cost is $315 and Chaperones will be chosen by lottery at a later date.
Payment Schedule:
October 14th-18th: $115 deposit is due ($50 of this deposit is non-refundable), Permission click form is due and your completed AstroCamp Student Health Form is due.
December 2nd– 2nd payment of $150 due
January 6th– Final payment of $150 due *No refunds given after 11/15/24*
Please email Caitlyn Avila with any questions you may have at cavila@classicalacademy.com
Dual Language Immersion (our neighbor school) invites CAV Families to their 3rd Annual Trunk-or-Treat on October 19th, 5-7pm.
You can join the fun and decorate your car or just stop by and participate in the treats and crafts!
If you would like to decorate your car, please sign up here: DLINC Trunk or Treat Sign up
Coastal Academy Lady Stingrays
Basketball Clinic
Girls 5th-8th grade are invited!
Pick up a flier in the front office to sign up - (cash or check only - checks payable to Coastal Academy ASB)
Art of Language Workshop
6th-8th grade C track students are welcome to join us for the following workshop called Art of Language!
This workshop exposes students to the spoken English language as an art form. Currently, students have chosen to do a mock trial!
We meet 11:30-12:30 Fridays in room 109.
There is no homework or memorization required.
Open to all 6-8th grade students, all tracks (A, B, C, M)
Questions? Email Mrs. Morris
jmorris@classicalacademy.com
Attention parents and teachers of TK-8 students!
Do you want to learn more about robust literacy instruction and the “Science of Reading?”
Join us for a community learning event in partnership with Project Arise. We will demystify the research and provide strategies to support all students' literacy development. Attendees will learn about foundational literacy skills, what to prioritize in their literacy time at home, and how to support reading comprehension through interactive read-alouds.
Attention TK-2nd grade families!
New vendor offering lessons on the CAV Campus
Soccer Shots is the most trusted and engaging children’s soccer program for ages 2 to 8. Join the best coaches in the business on Soccer Island for age-appropriate soccer skills, character-building, and FUN!
Classes will be held on our CAV campus turf field
Wednesdays and Fridays, 3:10-4pm
Starts Wednesday, September 18th!
Attention Grades 1st-12th
New vendor offering lessons on the CAV Campus
We are thrilled to announce The Sk8 Coach is coming to The Classical Academy this fall!
Students joining our After School Skate Club will learn the FUNdamentals of skateboarding through weekly instruction and class challenges from our professional coaches. Building confidence, community, and creativity along the way; this class is open to all grades 1st-12th and welcomes all skill levels!
Skate Club will meet every Tuesday (except Nov. 26th)
Starting October 8th - Dec 17th from 3:45-4:45PM
Parents must sign up for the entire semester
(10 weeks) to register. Please click here for details and registration costs.
Contact matt@thesk8coach.com for any questions or concerns.
Student Meal Program
The Classical Academies is pleased to offer every student one free breakfast meal kit and/or one free lunch meal kit each day they are on campus for an educational purpose lasting longer than 2 hours.
Students can choose from the available pre-packaged breakfast kit or pre-packaged lunch kit at the scheduled appropriate meal time.
Each pre-packaged breakfast kit includes breakfast cereal, dried fruit, applesauce or juice, graham crackers, and low-fat milk. Lunch items may include chicken salad, Wow Butter, hummus, sunflower kernels, cheese sticks, soy nuts, applesauce or juice, dried fruit, a vegetable juice blend, crackers/chips, and low-fat milk.
Our meal program is available to all students, regardless of eligibility status, who are on campus longer than two hours for an educational purpose.
In order to keep our meal kit supply stocked, it is important to that parents fill out this form. This will help us know how many students will be requesting meals. PLEASE COMPLETE THIS FORM
For any questions, please email Amanda Burton - aburton@classicalacademy.com
Cell Phone Policy
Cell Phones and Personal Electronics
Please review our school's Cell Phone and Smartwatch Policy. Highlights from the policy are written below. To see the full policy and all details, CLICK HERE for the Parent and Student Handbook on pages 30-31.
Cell Phones
Students may have personal cell phones on campus but they must be turned off or silenced and placed in their backpacks while on school grounds (including break, lunch, and after school activities).
If a student needs to contact a parent or guardian for any reason during the school day, they may use the front office phone or they may use their cell phone in the front office with permission. If a parent needs to contact a student, they should contact the front office, not the student’s personal cell phone.
Students may use their cell phone after dismissal time, when the school day has concluded.
SmartWatches
The Classical Academies recognizes that students may wear or carry smartwatches or other devices for health and/or safety reasons such as emergency communication or location tracking. During the school day, students are not permitted to use their smartwatch for calling, messaging, texting, surfing the internet, social media, or taking photos except in the case of a real emergency or with permission from the teacher.
The device is to be set on silent mode during the school day so that there will not be disruptions to the classroom. If a student uses a smart watch for anything besides checking the time, the device may be confiscated until the end of the day.
Parents can help the school enforce this policy by not texting their children or calling them during the day. If a parent needs to contact their child they should phone the school office and the message will be relayed promptly.
Class Trips for 4th-8th Grade
5th Grade Pathfinder Camp - Oct 28-30-2024
Spots filled - Please email cavila@classicalacademy.com to be added to the wait list
This camp trip is full - please email Caitlyn to be put on the wait list.
5th grade students have the opportunity to attend this 3 day-2 night camp coming up in October.
Cost: The cost per student is $400.00. Cost includes transportation from Classical Academy Vista to Pathfinder, your time at camp (including meals once at camp, and all activities), a camp T Shirt, and transportation from Pathfinder back to CAV.
Chaperone cost is $300 and will be chosen by lottery at a later date.
Payment Schedule:
June 14th: $100 deposit is due ($50 of this deposit is non-refundable) your Permission click form is due, and your health form online is due.
August 16th– 2nd payment of $150 due
September 20th– Final payment of $150 due *No refunds given after 7/30/2024*
8th Grade East Coast Trip - Nov 14-21, 2024
Registration is OPEN for next school year’s 8th grade East Coast Trip. This is an amazing opportunity for your student to tour multiple historical and fantastic places on the East Coast. Check out all the details here.
Quick Facts:
Trip Dates: November 14-21, 2024
Registration: Open now to first 50 and then a waiting list (lifted around 65)
Deposit Due: April 19, 2024
Cost: $3069
4th Grade Sacramento/San Francisco Trip - March 24-26, 2025
This trip is now full/closed.
HIGHLIGHTS: Marshall Gold Discovery Park, Coloma Gold Panning, Sutter's Fort, California State Capitol, Old Town Sacramento
Jelly Belly Factory, Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, Cable Cars and much more...
Register online at studentsontour.com
Counselor's Corner
School Counselor
Visit her resource page and get to know her better!
You can reach her by email at korian@classicalacademy.com or drop by her office (Room 204). Zoom appointments are available as well.
Social Group for 6-8th grade meets with Ms Kattie every Friday from 12:30-1pm in her classroom. Please email Ms. Kattie if you have any questions.
korian@classicalacademy.com
Field Trip Information
Unit 2 Field Trip will be a Harvest Festival on our playground at CAV on Monday,November 4th from 11-2PM.
Please sign up and purchase your tickets in the front office by 10/29/24.
There will be a dunk tank with opportunities to dunk CAV Staff members.
Youth Opportunity Pass Program
Youth Ride Free with PRONTO
All riders 18 & under will be able to ride MTS and North County Transit District (NCTD) services for FREE with a Youth PRONTO app account, or a Youth PRONTO card. The Youth Opportunity Pass is a pilot program, sponsored by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) and County of San Diego, through June 30, 2026.
To be eligible for the Youth Opportunity Pass, riders 18 & under must have a Youth PRONTO app account, or a PRONTO Youth card, and travel with proof of eligibility. (Kids 5 & under ride MTS and NCTD free at all times, and don’t need a card or proof of eligibility.)
Have questions or comments about the Youth Opportunity Pass pilot program? Please email youthopportunitypass@sandag.org
Digital Account Details and Technical Support
Don't let technical issues prevent you from getting the most out of our school's digital resources! Check out the information below. If you need to speak to a person, the first place to get help is your teacher or Educational Specialist. If he or she cannot solve the problem for you, they will get help! Keep in mind that not all students will be using all accounts.
In The Community
The information in this section is provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only. It is independent of Classical Academy Vista and is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by The Classical Academies.
Please contact the service provider directly with all questions or concerns.
Do you have an event you'd like to share with our school community?
Send details to mvaldovinos@classicalacademy.com to have it posted in our community section.
Pickleball Lessons
Contact James Drolet if you have any questions
619-846-7677
TheBillPickleball.com
2 hour sessions - $20 per child (groups of 6)
Meet Anna! She is a 2 yr old kitty waiting for her Furever home.
Founded by Kat Chilidonia - CAV Music Teacher - Furballs Furever Rescue, is a nonprofit 501c3, animal rescue. We are 100% donation based and volunteer run.
Our mission: Abandoned, unwanted but never unloved. We here at Furballs Furever Rescue have made it our mission to rescue and vet as many furballs as we can get our hands on. We also vow to love them until we are able to find them their perfect Furever home.
Please visit the Furballs Furever website if you are interested in fostering, adopting, or volunteering!
Other Important Information
VISITOR AND VOLUNTEER GUIDELINES
ALL visitors/parents/guardians who will be coming on campus MUST sign in at the front desk and obtain a Visitors Badge.
Please have your ID ready the first time you check in. After this 1st check-in, we will not require your ID. You may provide your name at the front desk and we will print you a visitor's badge.
If you will be volunteering in a classroom or plan on volunteering in the future, please email Caitlyn Avila and she will send you the Volunteer Letter/Survey that is required to be completed in order to volunteer on our campus. cavila@classicalacademy.com
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
Program Feedback
Comments, Suggestions, Great Ideas….
Do you have a comment, suggestion, idea to share? We have a special email address just for you, comments@classicalacademy.com. Your partnership is valued. Your ideas strengthen our programs. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
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