Week 20 Schedule

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Grace Long

It was a very busy four-day week as students started their first week of Semester 2 Seminars. Hopefully, students are getting back into the swing of things with their full schedules. Week 20 is a full, five-day week with a “normal” schedule.

We are also looking forward to our Neurodiversity Celebration Week! The purpose of Neurodiversity Celebration Week is to celebrate how unique and diverse our brains can be. Everyone’s brain works in its special way, and there’s no one correct way to think, learn, or experience the world. We’re celebrating all the different ways people experience life, focusing on understanding disabilities like ADHD, autism, dyslexia, Tourette Syndrome, and more. A special thank you to our Speech Pathologist, Lori Barrett, counselors, and the Neurodiversity Student Committee for planning this special week for our school.

Week 20 Schedule:

Week 20 Announcements:

Parent Advisory Committee: PAC meeting #3 will be this Wednesday, 1/29 at 4:15 at this Zoom link (Topic: School Safety Plan)
UCLA Blood Drive: Did you know that every unit of blood saves 3 lives? Sign up at this link to donate at our next Blood Drive on Friday, February 14th! Students who are 16 years old can participate, but will need to have a Parent Consent Form completed. They can get this from Mr. Besina.
Black College Expo. DVS is going to the Black College Expo! All students are welcome! Space is limited so please see Ms. Marquez ASAP for permission slip.
When: Saturday February 1st.
Time: Leaving DVS at 9am, returning 1:45pm
Location: SoFi Stadium
Cost: Transportation provided
Da Vinci Schools Surveys: Parents/guardians and students, you should have received an email from Kelvin Education during the first week of November with a survey link to provide feedback. Please look in your inbox for “Kelvin Education” to fill out the survey. Surveys close on January 31st.

Honors work is available for many courses at DVS. Most honors courses are not a separate period but are integrated into the regular coursework. This could look like additional assignments and projects or the requirement to demonstrate higher levels of mastery and understanding. Below is the timeline for the Spring 2025 semester:

- Launch Week: Week 20 (1/27-1/31)
- Contracts due: Week 22 – Friday, 2/14
- Commitment Deadline: Week 27 – Friday, 3/21
- Specific honors requirements for each course can be found in this Honors Programs & Contracts doc. Contract links will be updated after the Honors Launch week.

Da Vinci Science Parents Facebook Group: Join this family-facilitated Facebook group by searching “Da Vinci Science Parents” and look for a green This is Home banner to join.
From DVS – Parent Association (DVS-PA): Thank you to those who came out to our DVS PA meeting this week, it was to spend some quality time with fellow DVS Parents. We covered a lot at the DVS-PA meeting. You can find meeting notes HERE.
- Advisory Fundraiser: We are still sponsoring our fundraiser for Advisory with hopes of distributing gift cards to Advisory teachers mid semester. Please consider donating a gift card in any amount to places like Target, Amazon, Trader Joes, etc. by sending it to DVSappreciation@gmail.com. You can make a tax-deductible monetary donation at https://davincischools.networkforgood.com/. Select 07 – DaVinci Science AND write “DVS PA Advisory Fundraiser” as the “Note for Donor Scroll.” Learn more about Advisory and why DVS-PA is fundraising for Advisory Teachers HERE.
- SAVE THE DATE – DVS-PA will be sponsoring our first community building event Sunday, March 23rd from 5-8pm for DVS Parents only. More details to come soon.