Da Vinci Science

Dear DVS Families, 

We are excited to welcome you back to school for the 2022-2023 school year! This will be Season 14 for Da Vinci Science and we are looking forward to working together to make this year a memorable one. We have a talented team of dedicated educators who continue to work hard to create innovative, effective, and real-world learning experiences for our students. We are getting ready and excited to see you soon!

We invite all families to attend our first school event of the school year- “Welcome Back to School Night”, Thursday, August 11th! This will be a time for families to come to campus by grade level to hear pertinent school information, receive student schedules, and meet and greet teachers and staff members. If students are unable to attend the Welcome Back to School Night, they will receive their schedules on the first day of school, August 15th.  

We will also have a family photo booth set up where families can take a family photo by our amazing and talented photographer, Stacee Lianna. 

Da Vinci Science’s Welcome Back to School Night will take place outdoors at the West Plaza at the following times: 

9th Grade- 5:00 (Freshmen Orientation)

10th Grade- 6:00

11th Grade- 7:00

12th Grade – 7:00  (meet & greet teachers on the 2nd floor at 7:00, followed by a presentation in the West Plaza at 7:30 pm) 

See you at Welcome Back to School Night on August 11th, and/or First Day of School, August 15th!

Summer greetings! We hope all DVS families are safe and enjoying summertime with friends and family. We are very honored and excited to be your principal and assistant principal for the 2022-2023 school year! Grace has loved working with all the DVS families over the past few years and is looking forward to continuing the great work here. Timothy is coming to us with an extreme passion for this work and is committed to supporting all families. He loves film and television, going to restaurants, and sports and music of all kinds so feel free to provide any recommendations!  We look forward to meeting and getting to know each and every DVS family.

We will be holding a casual “DVS Meet & Greet” zoom session next week, on Thursday, July 21st. This will be an informal zoom session designed for new families and/or returning families to get to know DVS a little better, as well as a chance to chat with Grace and Timothy. Much of the information will also be shared in person and outside during Back to School Night on Thursday, August 11th, so do not worry if you cannot attend this zoom session. In addition, here are some helpful upcoming dates:

• Welcome DVS Families/Meet & Greet Zoom Session with Grace and Timothy- Thursday, July 21st at 5:00 pm – zoom link here
• Senior Portraits- July 25-28- Sign up Genius Link 
• Freshmen Orientation & Back to School Night- August 11th
• First Day of School- Monday, August 15th
• Fall School Pictures- August 16-17
• Freshmen Overnighter at Camp Pondo- September 1-2
• DVS Planning Calendar (2022-2023) Season 14 (updated frequently)
• Current Bell Schedule for Academic School Year 2022-2023 (subject to vary)

We sincerely hope you enjoy the remainder of the summer and we will perhaps see some of you on zoom next week! If you have any questions or concerns, please free to reach out to Grace at glong@davincischools.org or Timothy at tojetunde@davincischools.org

Spring POLs are coming up! Students should have already received their presentation times and are working hard this week to prepare for them. Please see this link for details: Spring POLs Details & Policies. Students will be in presentation rooms and in extended learning rooms, participating in learning activities throughout the week. All students are expected to attend school weeks 37 and 38 from 8:10 am – to 1:45 pm. Please note early dismissal at 1:45 pm for Weeks 37 and 38. We look forward to seeing and hearing students’ presentations of learning!

DVS students may receive free tutoring Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays from 3:30-4:30pm. Mondays are with UC tutors from RRISE Up in the Robinson Room. Tuesdays and Thursdays are with DVS Academic Coaches – specialized subjects include Math and Spanish, and will be held in the Galileo Room. We encourage students to come if they could use support in these areas!