Da Vinci Science

Seniors’ Cap & Gown photos are now available for viewing and purchase! You can access them here: https://staceelianna.smugmug.com/DaVinciSchools/Class-of-2022

Galleries are all password protected and the passwords are their student ID numbers.

Make-up appointments for cap & gown photos are available during our winter break on January 4-6, 2022. Students can sign up for a makeup appointment using this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F45AFAF28A64-class

If you have any questions specific to your cap & gown photo order, please contact the photographer Stacee Lianna directly at seniors@staceelianna.com. Thank you!

Next week is our last week before Thanksgiving break! Students only have classes on Monday through Thursday. We will not be holding our regularly scheduled parent office hours on Monday, but our girls’ basketball and boys soccer teams have games after school throughout the week!

Next week, we are continuing our tradition of organizing Thanksgiving baskets to deliver to our school staff on Thursday, November 18th. The idea is that each staff member will receive one basket containing things they like and words of appreciation from students and parents/guardians. If you wish to contribute to the baskets of Thanksgiving, here are some ways you can do that!

1. Items: If you are interested and able to purchase something to show your appreciation, please consider using this list of the DVS staff’s favorite things for ideas. Students can drop off any items for staff baskets in Steve & Grace’s office.  We will begin collecting items for the Thanksgiving baskets on Monday, November 8^th! If you’d like to make a general contribution to be shared amongst the whole staff, you can send an e-gift card to dvsappreciation@gmail.com. Your gift will be used to purchase items for the baskets and your name will be included with the basket.
2. Words of Appreciation: There is nothing that means more to school staff than words of appreciation or encouragement! Please consider handwriting a note of thanks or typing one digitally here: DVS Staff Appreciation Notes We will be printing these digital messages and including all words of appreciation in the baskets. Handwritten notes for staff baskets can also be dropped off with Steve & Grace!

Finally, one of Da Vinci’s Signature Practices is Exhibition Night, an evening event for our community to come together to witness and celebrate how much our students have learned and grown in the project-based environment. Though we originally planned to hold an Exhibition Night this semester, we have decided to allow our teachers and students additional time to prepare for this important showcase. As a result, we will be rescheduling our Exhibition Night for second semester (January – June). We look forward to showcasing our students’ terrific projects in the new year, and we will let you know as soon as we decide on our new dates.

With gratitude for your ongoing encouragement and support,

Steve & Grace

 

 

On behalf of the entire DVS family, THANK YOU to all the Veterans in our community who are currently serving and who have served in our armed forces. We are grateful for your service and the sacrifice you and your loved ones have made for our country and for protecting the freedoms we enjoy. As we take today to honor you as we rest from our work, we remember you and appreciate you!

The November “Counseling Corner”, full of resources for college counseling and socioemotional wellness put together for you by the DVS counselors, is now here! You can access it by clicking on this link: DVS November Counseling Corner Newsletter

Today, we will be holding our weekly Zoom parent office hours from 4:30pm-5:30pm at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/SteveGraceOfficeHours – all are welcome to drop in and say hello and share ideas, feedback, and questions with us!

The calendar for the remainder of first semester is shown here – please note that we have moved our Exhibition Night to next spring and that the final date for students to turn in any late work for their classes is Friday, December 10th. Presentations of Learning, or “POLs”, will begin on Monday, December 13th. More information about POLs will be coming next week.

Finally, we are writing the draft of our self-study for our WASC accreditation this month, and we invite all of our stakeholders to take a look at the document here or in the “resources” section and provide us with your input and feedback.

We hope you have a terrific week!

 

 

 

Hello Seniors and Families,

Wednesday, October 27th, 5pm – 6pm the Da Vinci Counselors from Communications, Design, and Science and Connect will be hosting a FAFSA Workshop Night. For those unable to attend, the webinar and the presentation slides will be available this week.

All College applicants must fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in order to qualify for financial aid (ex. grants, loans, scholarships). The FAFSA opened on October 1st and is due March 2nd for CSUs, UCs, and Community Colleges in California. FAFSA deadlines for private and out-of-state universities vary. So please check those school’s financial aid websites and apply early!

Here is the link to the FAFSA. The FAFSA requires an FSA ID, which is the electronic signature needed from both student and parent. Here is a helpful video that will walk you through the steps to apply for your FSA ID

This ZOOM webinar event will allow counselors to present the application step by step on how to fill out the FAFSA application. There will be a Q&A in the chat feature on ZOOM. Please join the webinar here:

 

We hope to see you there!

The DV Counseling Team

 

Who: All new and returning swimmers and parents

What: Informational meeting about the season and tryouts

Where: Backyard outdoor area at 201 campus

When: Tuesday, October 26 4:15-4:45 pm 

For any questions contact Head Coach Hannouche channouche@davincischools.org

We hope you have enjoyed listening to your sons and daughters share the reflections on their learning with you in Student-Led Conferences this week! Next week we are back to our regular schedule and with Spirit Week, with a different dress-up theme for each day of the week. We also have college guest visitors every day at lunch, and we encourage students from all grade levels to attend those!

Our Zoom parent office hours have been moved to Mondays from 4:30-5:30pm. The link is the same as before, http://tinyurl.com/DVSParentOfficeHours, and all are welcome to drop in to the Zoom to share your questions, feedback and ideas with us.

Enjoy your weekend!

Dear DVS Parents and Guardians, I hope you have enjoyed listening to your sons and daughters share the reflections on their learning with you in Student-Led Conferences this week!

Grace and I will not be holding parent office hours this week, but beginning next week our Zoom parent office hours are moved to Mondays from 4:30-5:30pm. The link is the same as before, http://tinyurl.com/DVSParentOfficeHours, and all are welcome to drop in to the Zoom to share your questions, feedback and ideas with us!

In an effort to be more proactive in supporting students’ mental health, a wellness screener will be given to all students at Da Vinci Science HS. Results from the screener will be used by the counselors to create interventions such as coping skills groups, counselor check ins, and referrals for therapy. Scores will not be shared with students or parents. Parents will be notified, and parent consent is required if a student is referred to receive counseling services delivered by Antioch or Pepperdine therapists. If you would like your child to OPT-OUT and NOT PARTICIPATE in the screener, please fill out this form by Sunday, October 24, 2021.

Be well-DVS Counselors

Wellness Screener: Opt Out Form

Tomorrow (Friday) is a professional development day, so students will have a 3-day weekend! Next week, each day is an early-dismissal day because we are holding Student-Led Conferences (“SLCs”) after school. These conferences are an opportunity for you to listen to your student reflect on their academic progress so far this year and discuss the strategies they plan to use in order to be successful going forward.

Participation in Student-Led Conferences is expected for all students and parents/guardians, and information about SLCs can be found at the following links:

• Grade 9 SLC Signup Info & Student instruction slide deck
• Grade 10 SLC Signup Info
  & Student instruction slide deck
• Grade 11 SLC Signup Info
  & Student instruction slide deck
• Grade 12 SLC Signup Info
  & Student instruction slide deck

I hope you have a terrific 3-day weekend and we look forward to seeing the students back on Monday morning!