Mission Statement
The Ocean Vista Early Education Program nurtures cognitive, social-emotional and physical development and success by supporting and engaging children in
valuable, developmentally appropriate educational opportunities and by partnering with families, so that children develop and achieve at their highest potential.
NEWSLETTER: DECEMBER 2015
Dear Families,
Welcome
Happy December! November was a busy month
and several productive activities took place at
Ocean Vista. Parents attended parent/teacher
conferences and shared their children’s educational
goals with their teacher. Family Luncheons were
held on November 20th, a large number of our
enthusiastic families attended the events. They had
a wonderful time eating delicious food, sharing
recipes and interacting with one another.
We are very pleased to inform you that we have two
new staff members in our program. Josie Gonzales,
who works with both classrooms and Batool
Hussain who works in classroom 2. Both staff
members are very professional and enthusiastic. We
welcome them to our Ocean Vista program.
During the holiday season we see beautiful
decorations at stores, malls and neighborhoods. The
children observe all the changes happening
throughout the year and they have a lot of questions.
Take this opportunity to expand your child’s
vocabulary and knowledge by talking to them about
different cultures, beliefs, holidays and celebrations.
Please remember when you are having a
conversation with young children to ask open ended
questions. Open ended questions are questions that
can not be answered by yes or no.
This time of the year we see excitement all around
us. It can affect children, their behavior and add
stress to parents. For these reasons, we would like
to provide you help. We’ve arranged a presentation
on December 10th with Ventura County Public
Health on “How to Handle Children’s Behavior
During the Holiday Season”. I hope you will be
able to attend.
Classroom News
Bilingual AM 1 & PM1
This month our students will be learning the value
of giving and sharing. We wish you a wonderful
winter break and a Happy New Year! See you next
year!
English AM2 & PM2
We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
It is hard to believe that we are already in the month
of December. This month our students will be
learning the value of giving and sharing. We wish
you a very nice winter break and a Happy New
Year! See you next year!
Parent Advisory Committee
Thank you to our Parent Advisory Committee and
volunteers! We are extremely thankful for their
hard work in making the family luncheons
successful and pleasurable for everyone.
Fundraiser
Another important concern during the holiday
season is toy safety. Please remember that toys
should be age appropriate and fit into your budget
easily.
We would like to thank all of our parents for
participating in our fundraiser. We would like to
give a special thank you to our top sellers, Kevin
Aldana, Mia Gutierrez, Sebastian Villegas and Leah
Zavala all of which sold three boxes or more. Our
top sellers earned a free school T-shirt
***Important Dates***
The Ocean Vista Staff wishes you and your family a
wonderful and enjoyable Holiday!
Dec 10
Parent Meeting
Presentation: “How to Handle Children’s
Behavior during the Holiday Season”
at Ocean Vista from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Sincerely,
Shahida Chaudhry and Ocean Vista Staff
Dec 16
Vision Screening
Dec 21 - Jan 4
Winter Break – No School
Jan 5
School Resumes