Week 10 Schedule
What a week to celebrate the growth and learning of our amazing DVS students!
We started the week with a school-wide SAT/PSAT School Day. We are proud of students for taking advantage of this opportunity to demonstrate their abilities, practice their test taking skills, and enact their testing stamina.
Thank you to all of the parents/guardians, family members, and students who participated in this week’s Student-Led Conferences. We hope your SLC provided a meaningful opportunity for reflection, calibration, and action planning. We value our families’ ongoing partnership in our students’ education and development.
Announcements & Reminders for Week 10:
- Wellness Screener: In an effort to be more proactive in supporting students’ mental health, a wellness screener will be given on October 22nd and October 29th to all students during advisory at Da Vinci Science HS to identify students who may need support. Results from the screener will be used by the counselors to offer students interventions such as coping skills groups, counselor check ins, and referrals for therapy. Scores will not be shared with students or parents/guardians. Parent/guardian consent is required if a student is referred to receive counseling services delivered by Antioch or Pepperdine therapists. If you would like your student to OPT-OUT and NOT PARTICIPATE in the screener, please fill out this Opt-Out Form by Friday, October 18th.
- Red Ribbon Week will be celebrated at Da Vinci next week, 10/21-10/25! Red Ribbon Week is a way for people and communities to unite and take a visible stand against drugs and celebrate healthy lifestyle choices and habits.
- For students:
- DVS students will receive a presentation during their English class that will explore the impact of opioids on our community. Important information to foster understanding and awareness as well as helpful prevention strategies will be shared.
- Students can participate in the National Family Partnership Red Ribbon Week photo contest to win a free iPad. Go to www.redribbon.org for more information.
- For parents and the community:
- Resources were posted in a recent DVS blog post (linked here).
- South Bay Families Connected will be offering a film screening and panel discussion at Manhattan Beach Middle School from Monday, 10/21 from 6:00-7:30pm titled What I Wish My Parents Knew: Dangers of Youth Substance Use and Fentanyl.
- Da Vinci Schools will be hosting a mobile vaccination clinic for the Flu shot, COVID booster, and TDAP vaccine in the Da Vinci Schools Black Box from 3:30-6:30pm on Wednesday, 10/23. Walk-ins welcome! Students under 18 will need a consent form completed by their parent/guardian.
- For students:
- DVS Parent Association: Thank you to all the DVS parents who came out for the first DVS Parent Association (DVSpa) meeting on Wednesday, 10/16! Here are the slides from the meeting including links to sign up for this year’s projects. Sign up on this form to join the DVSpa mailing list, and this form to express your interest to volunteer for DVSpa. Information about November Gratitude Baskets will be coming soon. The next DVSpa meeting is November 13th, 5:30pm on Zoom.
- Week 9 College Rep Visits: As always, students from all grade levels (9-12) are welcome!
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- Tuesday, October 22nd: UC Irvine and NYU*
- Thursday, October 24th: Syracuse University
UCI and Syracuse University rep visits will be in Mr. Perez’s Room during lunchtime. *The NYU rep visit will be at another DV Campus. Please meet Mr. Perez in the atrium (at the top of the orange stairs) and he will walk students to the visit.
Week 10 Schedule (10/21-10/25):
Important Upcoming Dates:
- Monday – Friday, 10/21 – 10/25 Da Vinci Red Ribbon Week
- Monday, 10/21 12th Grade College Field Trip
- Monday – Thursday, 10/28 – 10/31 DVS Spirit Week
- Friday, 11/1 PD Day – No School for students
- Wednesday, 11/6 DVS Families Coffee Time @ 4:30pm on Zoom
- Friday, 11/8 Community Learning Day #2
- Monday, 11/11 Veterans Day – No School
- Wednesday, 11/13 DVS Parent Association Meeting @ 5:40pm on Zoom (link TBA)
- Monday – Friday, 11/25 – 11/29 Thanksgiving Break
Helpful Links:
Some Highlights from the Week:
Ms. Taube’s Teletaubes and Ms. Jessi’s Jellyfish had their 3rd annual Tele-Jellies Advisory Dinner at CPK.
Olivia and Kendra representing DVS at Girls Volleyball Senior Night!
11th Grade PLTW Civil Engineering & Architecture students went on a water and transportation tour.
Mr. Jeremy Wong, DVS biomedical science teacher, was invited to attend the Meta Educator Community Summit in Menlo Park!
9th grade physics Mu of the Shoe friction lab using force sensors to determine the coefficient of kinetic friction between different shoes and surfaces as well as relationship between weight and friction.
