Da Vinci Science

We hope students had an enjoyable and restful Friday. The staff had a productive professional development day together. Some of the topics discussed in today’s staff development included: supporting students who may struggle with stress & anxiety, discussing strategies for belonging for students of all diverse backgrounds, embracing our own identities to impact our practice, and learning fun and new advisory games!

Updates and information:

• Progress Reports – will be going out next week on Tuesday, Feb. 14th. In the meantime, we always encourage students and parents to check Canvas for assignments and grades. Please use this document: Parent and Student Access to Canvas as a resource for how to get access Canvas. 
• Senior Activities–  Seniors will be hearing more about these activities during CCL class this week. Parents and students will be provided a Senior Contract to be reviewed and signed.  
• Advisory –  Semester 2 Advisory Overview: One signature practice that has a large role in shaping our school culture at DVS is Advisory. Advisory curriculum is curated by DVS teachers and staff with heavy involvement from students. We hope that these Advisory topics allow our students to share stories, gain perspectives, and have rich conversations at school and at home about life in high school and events around the world. Please feel free to reach out to Saya Wai at swai@davincischools.org if you would like to find out more about Advisory. This semester, in addition to community and relationship building, Advisory time will be used to promote college and career readiness, address socio-emotional learning and mental wellness, and discuss the following Heritage and Awareness Months.
  • February: Black History Month
  • March: Women’s History Month
  • April: Autism Awareness Month
  • April: Sexual Assault Awareness Month
  • May: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 
• School Site Council & Parent Office Hours. We have DVS School Site Council Meeting this Thursday, 2/9 at 4:30 pm at this zoom link: SSC & Parent Office Hours Zoom Link. It is also an even week and so we invite parent office hours participants to join us for the SSC meeting! 

Important Upcoming Dates:

• Monday, 2/6: Freshmen Fulcrum Day 
• Thursday, 2/9: School Site Council Meeting #3 (4:30 at this Zoom link)
• Monday, 2/20: President’s Day Holiday (no school)
• Friday, 2/24: Black History Month Community Dialogue during Advisory
• Monday, 3/13-Thursday 3/16: SLC Week
• DVS Graduation date is scheduled for Thursday, June 8th at 5:00pm
• School Calendar Link