Da Vinci Science

It’s time to get out your fall calendars! (Note: updated info about the 2021-2022 calendar, our new weekly schedule, and FAQs can also be found in the “Resources” section to the right.) DVS plans to host Back-to-School Night the week before school begins on Thursday August 12th at from 5-8pm. This will be an open-house-style event in which students will have an opportunity to get their 2021-2022 class schedule, meet their teachers and see their classrooms, and learn important information about the 2021-2022 school year. Presentations to each grade level will take place at the following times:

9th grade @ 5:30pm           10th grade @ 6:30pm       11th grade @ 7:00pm       12th grade @ 7:30pm

Per current health guidelines, all students and parents will be required to wear face coverings at this event.

Overnighter for 9th & 10th Grade The Overnighter is back for our 9th AND 10th graders this year at Camp Pondo in Running Springs! Our 10th graders will leave DVS in buses at 9:00am on Wednesday 8/18 returning on Thursday 8/19 at 3:00pm, and our 9th graders will be leaving Da Vinci in buses at 9:00am on Thursday 8/19 and returning on Friday 8/20 at 3:00pm. Details, including packing lists, camp forms, and health guidelines & precautions will be provided to students at Back-to-School Night on August 12th.

As with most things, these events are subject to change based upon evolving COVID health guidelines and policies. We will keep you updated each week!

Dear DVS Class of 2022 Families,

We are excited to announce that we have set up dates with our photographer for Seniors to take their “Cap & Gown” photos! You can sign up for your slot now at this Signup Genius link on a first-come, first-serve basis: https://tinyurl.com/DVS2022SeniorPhotos

Caps & Gowns will be provided at the photo appointment, and Da Vinci Schools is covering the cost of the “sitting fee” so families only need to pay for photos if they wish to purchase them after seeing them.

Spaces will go quickly, so we encourage all seniors to sign up for their slot as soon as possible! Please contact Liz at our front office with any questions: evalle@davincischools.org

Dear DVS Families, we hope that all of you are having a terrific summer break! This is a reminder that we will be holding another “Office Hours with Steve & Grace” Zoom meeting this evening at 5:00pm at the link below. Please review this DVS 2021-2022 Information sheet and our 2021-2022 School Calendar and join us this evening if you have any questions!

Here is the Zoom link to join us at 5:00pm!
https://tinyurl.com/SteveGraceOfficeHours (no password required)

Did you know the Red Cross is experiencing a severe blood shortage? According to the Red Cross, more people are beginning to undergo elective surgeries, organ transplants, and emergency surgeries, all which require donated blood. 

Please consider making an appointment to donate blood on July 8th to sustain the needs of our region. 

What: UCLA Blood Drive @ Da Vinci Schools
When: Thursday, July 8th from 9 am to 2 pm
Where: 201 N. Douglas Street, El Segundo, CA 90245 – Black Box Theater

To ensure appropriate social distancing, we encourage donors to make an appointment in the following ways:

– Go on-line at www.ucedonor.com click on Blood Drives and enter DV in the Account Code box

– Scan the QR code above

– Call us at (310) 825-0888 x2

– or email UCLA at nlai@mednet.ucla.edu

Don’t forget your ID & we’ll see you there!

This evening at 5:00pm, we are hosting the first of two “DVS Summer Office Hours” meetings via Zoom! Office Hours with Steve & Grace this summer! you can join us from 5-6pm using this Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/SteveGraceOfficeHours (no password required)

Feel free to drop in anytime from 5-6 with your questions and ideas!

We are so thankful to have been able to hold in-person graduation ceremonies for both this year’s graduating seniors and last year’s graduating seniors! You can now view & purchase photos from the graduation ceremonies from the DVS Class of 2021 and the Class of 2020 at these links:

• Class of 2021 (Monday 6/7/21)
• Class of 2020 (Monday 6/14/21)

Enjoy!

In case you missed it earlier, here is a link to the updated calendar for “Season 13”, the 2021-2022 school year, which begins on Monday August 16th.

In addition, here is an FAQ sheet for our incoming freshmen, the DVS Class of 2025! We can’t wait to meet you! If you have not yet signed up for an incoming student screening appointment for next week, please do so using this link. Thank you!

Happy first week of summer vacation, DVS Families! Semester 2 report cards have been printed and are being mailed to your homes today, and Powerschool access has also been restored so that you can see your student’s semester 2 grades. Please contact our office if you do not receive your child’s report card in the mail by the end of this week.

Because our teachers are on summer break now, specific questions you may have about your child’s grades in any of their classes will be addressed with the teacher when they return in August.

I hope you and your families have a happy and healthy summer break! We can’t wait to see everyone back on campus for the first day of school on Monday August 16th!

Sincerely, Steve

We will wrap up Season 12 at DVS today with an all-school Community Dialogue led by our student leadership team at 9:00am at this link, followed by some advisory time to close out the year and say farewell to the seniors! We are proud of our students’ perseverance this year and look forward to beginning Season 13 all together in person on Monday August 16th! You can view/download/print the 2021-2022 school year calendar here.

Teachers will be finishing students’ grades on Thursday 6/10, and then on Friday 6/11 Powerschool access will be restored. Report cards will be printed and mailed home on Monday 6/14.

During summer break (including this evening), we will not be holding our regular Wednesday evening “Parent office hours with Steve & Grace”. Instead, we have scheduled Parent Office Hours meetings at 5:00pm on Monday June 28th and Monday July 19th.

I hope you and your families have a restful, safe and fun summer!