Welcome Parents & Families/Bienvenidos Padres y Familias

We invite you to join us in community fun at our 2nd Annual Dia de los Muertos event on November 2, from 2-7 p.m. at our FACE Center (836 Olive Ave.). This is one of our major cultural events of the year - last year we gathered 577 community members!

If you are unfamiliar with this Mexican tradition, it is a day for celebrating loved ones, ancestors, and others who have passed.

We invite everyone to come share their own traditions, as well, so we can all enjoy some learning and connecting together. We will have Lotería (Mexican bingo with pictures); face painting, art, & learning activities for all (yes, we had adults get their faces painted last year!); a mini film festival with educational videos about DDLM; delicious & traditional foods & refreshments; and an ofrendas/altars room for people to contribute their own items honoring their loved ones, to write messages, and share in storytelling. (All personal items will be returned; just let us know.)

If you would like to contribute or help decorate, contact your site liaison. If you are a community partner and want to table, please contact Kiki Bispo (jacquelinebispo@vistausd.org). EVERYONE is invited to come celebrate with us!

 

La Red  Familiar y Comunitaria (FACE, por sus siglas en inglés) les invita a participar en nuestro 2º evento anual Día de los Muertos el 2 de noviembre, de 2:00 a 7:00 pm en nuestro Centro FACE (836 Olive Ave.). Este es uno de nuestros principales eventos culturales del año y el año pasado reunió a un montón de miembros de la comunidad (577!)

Si no está familiarizado con esta tradición mexicana, es un día para celebrar seres queridos, antepasados ​​y otros que han pasado. Invitamos a todos a compartir sus propias tradiciones para que podamos disfrutar de un poco de aprendizaje y conexión. Tendremos Lotería; pintura de rostro, arte, y actividades de aprendizaje para todos (sí, algunos adultos se pintaron el rostro el año pasado); música; un mini festival de cine con videos educativos sobre DDLM; comidas y refrescos deliciosos y tradicionales (¡e invitamos a todos a traer algo para compartir si les gustaría!); y una sala de ofrendas/altares para que las personas contribuyan con sus propios artículos para honrar a sus seres queridos, para escribir mensajes y para compartir en la narración de cuentos.

¡Esperamos que puedan unirse a nosotros para divertirnos en comunidad!

Congratulations to the entire Family & Community Engagement Network Team on making it into The Vista Press! Thank you Ray Huard for writing such a beautiful article on our very loving team. We are so appreciative to all of our families, staff, district leadership, and the entire community for supporting our efforts and working daily with us in meeting the needs of our families and students.  We love you and what we do! Enjoy reading the article here (also here on the district website).  

Vista Unified School District's Family & Community Engagement Network created a set of guiding principles that we live by in our work with schools, families, and our community. We call them our "Four Agreements" and were inspired to create these from don Miguel Ruiz's The Four Agreements. This is a team-created philosophy of our values and beliefs that guide and unite us in our fundamental work supporting and connecting all of those in our schools and community. 

1. Always demonstrate & serve with Love & Respect.

We are rooted in the community and in love. Everyone has a story, a culture, a unique life and place in this world - we honor each one as an important branch in our community tree. We encourage love, respect, growth, and unified engagement, always.    

2. Meet the needs of our families, schools, and community.

We serve the needs of others through this motto: “Make it happen.” All needs are important and we value each one as such. Strong communication and positive partnerships are integral in meeting these needs. Never give up in finding the proper resources and methods for serving. Everything we do impacts a child - make it meaningful.

3. Collaborate and support as a Family and Team.

We are one with our community and families. Unite to make things happen within our Network and with our schools, families, and community. We succeed together, learn together, and serve together.

4. Be innovative, hopeful, and strong in empowering our families.

We share in the collective power between our schools, families, and community. We promote "Strength in Numbers" and "Knowledge is Power" and encourage our families to work together in meeting shared goals. Advocate. Innovate. Motivate. Persevere. Help families strengthen their knowledge, skills, and abilities as individuals and united community members. Spread courage and strength, motivate service and partnership, maintain community health and sustainability, inspire greatness and innovation.