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7TH AND 8TH
GRADE ORIENTATION
Vista Charter Middle School
Welcome to Vista Charter Middle School
VISTA STUDENTS HAVE POWER
IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THEIR IDENTITIES.
THEY CREATE THE
VISION OF WHO THEY ARE,
THE PATH
THEY CHOOSE IN LIFE,
AND THE REASON WHY.
THEY ARE CRITICAL CONSTRUCTORS OF KNOWLEDGE IN AN EVER
CHANGING AND INTERCONNECTED SOCIETY.
THEIR LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT IS CONSTRUCTED AND FOSTERED
IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT FOCUSES UPON INDIVIDUAL STRENGTHS,
NEEDS AND DESIRES THROUGH A DIFFERENTIATED APPROACH.
Vista Charter Middle School…
Opened
its doors in 2010
Received its WASC accreditation in 2013
Is a small learning community focused on
providing the best education for all of our
students.
Student Responsibilities
Be on time
Do his/her homework everyday
Ask for help when they don’t understand
Read for at least 30-60 minutes every night
Committing to a bully-free school
Respect adults, peers and school property
(Chrome book)
Parents, we ask you to…
Be involved in our school
Ensure your child is in school on time everyday
Ensure your child is wearing the proper uniform
Parents are asked to volunteer 20 hours per year
Students must wear Vista Sweaters ONLY
Students must tuck-in their polo shirts
Support by asking your child what they learned in
school
Check your child’s planner and check their homework
Students must read for at least 30-60 minutes every night
School Responsibilities
Provide a safe learning environment
Monitor students’ progress in their Personal
Learning Plans
Course assessments
School assessments are every 3 weeks
Quarterly assessments are every 9 weeks
Provide parents access to staff through email,
phone calls, personal conferences, etc.
Providing volunteer opportunities for parents
Offering students access to technology
Prepare our students for high school, college and
beyond!
WE NEED YOUR HELP…
School Schedule
School Schedule
New State Assessments
Pencil and scantron
Computer based assessments
Where are we heading?
21st
Century Learning
Critical
thinking, collaboration, communication,
creativity and innovation.
New State Assessments
New State Assessments
New State Assessments (8th grade)
Common Core alignment
Teachers have been working hard to ensure that
our teaching is aligned to the new Common
Core Sate Standards (CCSS)
All Course at a Glance (list of things that are
being taught throughout the year) will be shared
with parents and students
Our assessments will be CCSS aligned
Vista Charter Middle School
Received a double grant
Before
school tutoring
After school tutoring
After school clubs
Sports
Robotics
Chess
Computers
Music
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YPI
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