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Vista SEP Conference Parent/Guardian

Workshop

September 17, 2025

1st Grade

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Vista’s

2025-2026 School Theme

Every Piece Counts: Together We Complete the Picture

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Vista’s Vision Statement

Every Vista student achieves their highest learning potential.

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Vista’s Mission Statement

Our mission as a school community is to ensure that all students receive a high-quality education in a safe environment that fosters lifelong learning.

We do this by providing quality academic instruction in an environment that is safe and that considers the needs of the whole child.
We do this so that children can become responsible and contributing community members.

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M&M Activity

Mingle, mingle, mingle to the music.
When the music stops, find a partner.
Introduce yourself.
Take turns sharing your responses to the question that corresponds with your M&M.
Repeat

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M&M Activity

What is your favorite activity to do with your child?

How do you motivate your child to practice skills at home?

What does your child enjoy most about school?

What has been a challenge in working with your child at home?

What is your favorite memory from Vista or your elementary school?

What are your hopes and dreams for your child?

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Workshop Agenda

01 Vista’s Goals

02 Data

04 Smart Goals

05 Questions

Grade Level Skills

Pick up

additional kits

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06

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Continuous Improvement

Plan

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Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP)

Social Emotional Goals

By the end of the 2025-2026 school year, teacher/student relationships and sense of belonging will increase by 3% from BOY to EOY.

During the 2025-2026 school year, the minor and major behavior incident data entered in Educator Handbook will be analyzed quarterly to identify the social skills that need to be addressed with Vista students.

During the 2025-2026 school year, Vista will maintain daily student attendance of 93% or above and reducing the percent of tardiness by 3 %.

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Social Emotional Tool

A copy of this feelings chart has been provided in your data folder, it matches the one we use in the classroom. This tool helps students recognize and name their emotions, which is the first step in building emotional intelligence. By practicing at home and at school, students learn to express how they are feeling and communicate their needs in a healthy way. When children can share their emotions, parents and teachers are better able to support them, guide problem-solving, and celebrate their growth. Working together, we can help students develop the lifelong skills of self-awareness, empathy, and resilience.

Building Emotional Awareness Together

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Attendance / Tardies

Regular attendance is key to your child’s success. Each day in school builds learning, friendships, and confidence. When students miss, they miss important lessons and connections. By making attendance a priority, you’re helping your child grow, stay on track, and build habits that last a lifetime.

Let the “Tardy Party” begin..

Why Being on Time Matters

When students are tardy, they miss important instructions, morning routines, and the start of lessons. Even a few minutes late can leave them feeling behind, distracted, or unprepared for the day. Over time, frequent tardiness add up, causing gaps in learning, lower confidence, and lost opportunities to participate. Arriving on time helps children start the day calm, connected, and ready to learn.

This year Vista is celebrating the classes with no tardies. For every 10 days of students coming to school on time, the class will earn a reward party. Please get your student to school, ON TIME!!

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Project CREST

Helping Schools Create Resilient Students

First session: Thursday, October 2, 2025

Second session: Thursday, December 4, 2025

Third session: Thursday, March 26, 2026

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Thursday, February 5, 2026

SKIP – February 12, 2026

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Thursday, February 26, 2026

6 Week Session

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Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP)

Academic Goals

Acadience Data - Reading

At least 65% of Vista students will be at or above benchmark on their EOY Reading Acadience Assessment.

Acadience Data - Math

At least 65% of Vista students will be at or above benchmark on their EOY Math Acadience Assessment.

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Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP)

Academic Goals

Overall RISE Achievement: Compared to grade-level performance on the Math 2025 RISE, students' average test performance on the Math 2026 RISE will increase in each of the following grade levels:

For 3rd grade, students' average test performance on the Math 2026 RISE will increase by 5 % to a grade-level proficiency rate of 49% or higher.
For 4th grade, students' average test performance on the Math 2026 RISE will increase by 7 % to a grade-level proficiency rate of 41% or higher.
For 5th grade, students' average test performance on the Math 2026 RISE will increase by 10% to a grade-level proficiency rate of 47% or higher.

Based on the 2026 WIDA Access Exam, 70% of students will meet their WIDA Growth Target (English Learners Making Adequate Progress).

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RISE

Vista was recognized at the GSD October 2024 board meeting for having one of the highest MGPs (growth) in the district as well as one of the highest improved proficiency scores. Vista was the only school in the district to receive both.

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Vista’s 2024-2025 Preliminary RISE Data

Language Arts (ELA) will be available in November 2025

	Performance distribution for GRADE 4 SCIENCE	Total Proficient
State		50%
District		39%
Vista		52%

	Performance distribution for GRADE 5 SCIENCE	Total Proficient
State		50%
District		39%
Vista		46%

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Vista’s 2024-2025 Preliminary Math RISE Data

	Performance distribution for GRADE 3 MATH	Total Proficient
State		48%
District		35%
Vista		44%

	Performance distribution for GRADE 5 Math	Total Proficient
State		44%
District		31%
Vista		37%

	Performance distribution for GRADE 4 MATH	Total Proficient
State		49%
District		36%
Vista		34%

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Spanish DLI (Speaking)

Grade Level Language Expectations for Dual Immersion Students

1st: The student can use basic words and phrases they’ve memorized to talk about familiar topics.

2nd: The student can ask and answer basic questions and use learned phrases to talk about everyday topics.

3rd: The student can ask and answer basic questions and use learned phrases to talk about everyday and school topics.

4th: The student can use short sentences to ask and answer questions and take part in basic conversations about everyday and school topics.

5th: The student can ask and answer simple questions and use short sentences to talk about everyday and school topics.

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Our Goal- Literacy

Our goal is for 1st Grade students to be able to read 34 words per minutes with 86% accuracy by mid-year.

We need your help!!

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ACADIENCE READING ASSESSMENT

Morales’ 1st Grade Class August 2025

Reading: Number of Whole Words Read

Teacher #1 - Data time:

Make sure all families have their individual data reports in front of them.
Explain that their child’s number is on their data sheet and it corresponds with the student number on the graph.
Explain where you expect the children to be by the end of the quarter/year (this depends on the goal or focus you are wanting - you can just talk about the quarter or you can discuss the school year, it is really up to you).
Explain what each of the colored lines mean:

black to just below gold - students are still trying to understand letter names & sounds.
Gold to just below green - students are starting to get it and make progress in recognizing letter names & sounds.
Green -Is where students should be in knowing all their letter names and sounds.

Explain the Key:

Blue - Uppercase letter recognition
Red - Lowercase letter recognition
Yellow - Letter sounds

Share with them the entire class data (without names) - discuss how the class is doing.

**Emphasize that you need their help for the children to learn and make progress this school year. Share with them that you will be teaching them an activity or game to do with their child multiple times a week to support their child’s learning/progress with letter names & Sounds.

After All Graphs are Shared: Ask families to take a minute and reflect with their neighbors how the class is doing. After a few minutes bring the discussion back together and review what was discussed and answer any questions.

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ACADIENCE READING ASSESSMENT

Pacher’s 1st Grade Class August 2025

Reading: Number of Whole Words Read

Teacher #1 - Data time:

Make sure all families have their individual data reports in front of them.
Explain that their child’s number is on their data sheet and it corresponds with the student number on the graph.
Explain where you expect the children to be by the end of the quarter/year (this depends on the goal or focus you are wanting - you can just talk about the quarter or you can discuss the school year, it is really up to you).
Explain what each of the colored lines mean:

black to just below gold - students are still trying to understand letter names & sounds.
Gold to just below green - students are starting to get it and make progress in recognizing letter names & sounds.
Green -Is where students should be in knowing all their letter names and sounds.

Explain the Key:

Blue - Uppercase letter recognition
Red - Lowercase letter recognition
Yellow - Letter sounds

Share with them the entire class data (without names) - discuss how the class is doing.

**Emphasize that you need their help for the children to learn and make progress this school year. Share with them that you will be teaching them an activity or game to do with their child multiple times a week to support their child’s learning/progress with letter names & Sounds.

After All Graphs are Shared: Ask families to take a minute and reflect with their neighbors how the class is doing. After a few minutes bring the discussion back together and review what was discussed and answer any questions.

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ACADIENCE READING ASSESSMENT

Pearson’s 1st Grade Class August 2025

Reading: Number of Whole Words Read

Teacher #1 - Data time:

Make sure all families have their individual data reports in front of them.
Explain that their child’s number is on their data sheet and it corresponds with the student number on the graph.
Explain where you expect the children to be by the end of the quarter/year (this depends on the goal or focus you are wanting - you can just talk about the quarter or you can discuss the school year, it is really up to you).
Explain what each of the colored lines mean:

black to just below gold - students are still trying to understand letter names & sounds.
Gold to just below green - students are starting to get it and make progress in recognizing letter names & sounds.
Green -Is where students should be in knowing all their letter names and sounds.

Explain the Key:

Blue - Uppercase letter recognition
Red - Lowercase letter recognition
Yellow - Letter sounds

Share with them the entire class data (without names) - discuss how the class is doing.

**Emphasize that you need their help for the children to learn and make progress this school year. Share with them that you will be teaching them an activity or game to do with their child multiple times a week to support their child’s learning/progress with letter names & Sounds.

After All Graphs are Shared: Ask families to take a minute and reflect with their neighbors how the class is doing. After a few minutes bring the discussion back together and review what was discussed and answer any questions.

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Our Goal- Math

Our goal is for 1st Grade students to add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10.

We need your help!!

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ACADIENCE MATH ASSESSMENT

Morales’ 1st Grade Class August 2025

Math: Computation

Teacher #1 - Data time:

Make sure all families have their individual data reports in front of them.
Explain that their child’s number is on their data sheet and it corresponds with the student number on the graph.
Explain where you expect the children to be by the end of the quarter/year (this depends on the goal or focus you are wanting - you can just talk about the quarter or you can discuss the school year, it is really up to you).
Explain what each of the colored lines mean:

black to just below gold - students are still trying to understand letter names & sounds.
Gold to just below green - students are starting to get it and make progress in recognizing letter names & sounds.
Green -Is where students should be in knowing all their letter names and sounds.

Explain the Key:

Blue - Uppercase letter recognition
Red - Lowercase letter recognition
Yellow - Letter sounds

Share with them the entire class data (without names) - discuss how the class is doing.

**Emphasize that you need their help for the children to learn and make progress this school year. Share with them that you will be teaching them an activity or game to do with their child multiple times a week to support their child’s learning/progress with letter names & Sounds.

After All Graphs are Shared: Ask families to take a minute and reflect with their neighbors how the class is doing. After a few minutes bring the discussion back together and review what was discussed and answer any questions.

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ACADIENCE MATH ASSESSMENT

Pacher’s 1st Grade Class August 2025

Math: Computation

Teacher #1 - Data time:

Make sure all families have their individual data reports in front of them.
Explain that their child’s number is on their data sheet and it corresponds with the student number on the graph.
Explain where you expect the children to be by the end of the quarter/year (this depends on the goal or focus you are wanting - you can just talk about the quarter or you can discuss the school year, it is really up to you).
Explain what each of the colored lines mean:

black to just below gold - students are still trying to understand letter names & sounds.
Gold to just below green - students are starting to get it and make progress in recognizing letter names & sounds.
Green -Is where students should be in knowing all their letter names and sounds.

Explain the Key:

Blue - Uppercase letter recognition
Red - Lowercase letter recognition
Yellow - Letter sounds

Share with them the entire class data (without names) - discuss how the class is doing.

**Emphasize that you need their help for the children to learn and make progress this school year. Share with them that you will be teaching them an activity or game to do with their child multiple times a week to support their child’s learning/progress with letter names & Sounds.

After All Graphs are Shared: Ask families to take a minute and reflect with their neighbors how the class is doing. After a few minutes bring the discussion back together and review what was discussed and answer any questions.

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ACADIENCE MATH ASSESSMENT

Pearson’s 1st Grade Class August 2025

Math: Computation

Teacher #1 - Data time:

Make sure all families have their individual data reports in front of them.
Explain that their child’s number is on their data sheet and it corresponds with the student number on the graph.
Explain where you expect the children to be by the end of the quarter/year (this depends on the goal or focus you are wanting - you can just talk about the quarter or you can discuss the school year, it is really up to you).
Explain what each of the colored lines mean:

black to just below gold - students are still trying to understand letter names & sounds.
Gold to just below green - students are starting to get it and make progress in recognizing letter names & sounds.
Green -Is where students should be in knowing all their letter names and sounds.

Explain the Key:

Blue - Uppercase letter recognition
Red - Lowercase letter recognition
Yellow - Letter sounds

Share with them the entire class data (without names) - discuss how the class is doing.

**Emphasize that you need their help for the children to learn and make progress this school year. Share with them that you will be teaching them an activity or game to do with their child multiple times a week to support their child’s learning/progress with letter names & Sounds.

After All Graphs are Shared: Ask families to take a minute and reflect with their neighbors how the class is doing. After a few minutes bring the discussion back together and review what was discussed and answer any questions.

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2025-2026 District Beginning of Year First Grade Kit

Rainbows & Ladders- Sight Words

Read it, Roll it, Cover it!- Blending

Rapid Fire Details- Comprehension

Fluency Dice Roll- Fluency

Sound-Spelling Chart for Families

Connect 4 Math Game

Various Math Games w/ Cards

Addition Top-It
Go Fish for Pairs
Sets to 10

Game Instructions & a QR Code Label-

families can watch videos on how to play the games.

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Let’s Play Ladders & Rainbows

Literacy Standard- 1.R.3.i:

"Read and spell common irregular words."

"Leer y deletrear palabras irregulares comunes.”

Click below to view the video.

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Let’s Play Read It, Roll It, Cover It

Literacy Standard- 1.R.3:

"Demonstrate mastery of age-appropriate phonics skills."

"Demostrar dominio de las habilidades fonéticas apropiadas para la edad."

Click below to view the video.

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Let’s Play Addition Top It

Math Standard: 1.OA.6:

"Fluently add and subtract within 20."

"Sumar y restar con fluidez hasta 20."

Click below to view the video.

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Let’s Play Connect 4 Math

Math Standard: 1.OA.6:

"Fluently add and subtract within 20

"Sumar y restar con fluidez hasta 20."

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Your kit has a QR code:

You can access videos to all of the games at this website🔗or QR code on the front of your bag. The videos are in English and Spanish. There are also printed copies of the games in case you lose any of them. Have fun and let the games begin!!

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Student Data Books

Builds ownership of learning.
Promotes goal setting and reflection.
Makes learning visible.
Supports student-teacher conversations.
Encourages parent involvement.

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S.M.A.R.T. Goals

Specific

Measurable

Actionable

Realistic

Time-Bound

Know exactly what you want your child to accomplish.

How will you know your child met the goal?

Create a plan outlining exactly how the goal will be reached.

Make sure the goal is not too far to reach, but far enough to be challenging.

When do you want your child to meet the goal?

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Family SMART Goals

First grade example

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Book Fair & Boo to the Flu

Thursday, September 18th

Book Fair Hours in relo #48: 1:30 to 7:00 pm

Boo to the Flu in relo #46: 3:00 to 7:00 pm

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Vista School Fundraiser

Other Reminders:

Early out Thursday @ 1:40 pm

No School Friday

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Resources

Visit this page to get clickable links to each of these resources. Each resource will contain step by step instructions.

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Additional Grade Level Kits

If you have additional students at Vista, please go to their child’s classroom to pick up their grade level specific kit and activities.

You can find the presentation and videos for the other grade level activities on our Vista School Website.

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Thank you for coming!

Questions

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