Week 28 Wrap-Up and Week 29 Preview

Posted on March 23, 2024 by Grace Long

Thank you for a wonderful week of SLCs! We always enjoy seeing and interacting with DVS families. Thank you for the great conversations about students’ learning and growing. We look forward to a fruitful remainder of the semester.

We also wanted to celebrate and congratulate our Vitruvian Bots. Last weekend, we had the honor of hosting FRC Los Angeles Regionals on our campus. We ended qualification rounds in rank 6, a testament to our robot performance. We were the team captains for Alliance 5 and made it to the semi-finals. The Vitruvian Bots are also very proud to report that we won the Innovation in Controls Award! Our team worked hard to ensure our robot could incorporate sensors, vision, and shoot-on-the move capabilities. Although we did not win the regional, we are very proud of all the hard work and dedication our students have put into the season. Team 4201 will continue to work together to keep learning, growing, creating, engineering, and having fun!

This week is DVS Exhibition Week! Students are excited to showcase their projects and learnings from this year. Exhibition Night will be this Tuesday, March 26th from 5:30-8:00pm. We welcome all families and community guests to celebrate with our students.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Week 29 Announcements & Reminders:

Exhibition Night: Tuesday, March 26th from 5:30pm-8:00pm! This is a whole school event- students from all grade levels are expected to attend.
Parent Association Fundraiser: The DVS Parent Association is fundraising for our advisories. You can use this link: https://davincischools.networkforgood.com/, select Da Vinci Science, and write “DVS Advisory Fundraiser” in the notes to donate to this fundraiser.
DV Trades Fair: Da Vinci’s Real World Learning Center will be hosting a Trades Fair this coming Thursday, March 28th from 1:00-5:00. Students interested in exploring career opportunities in these fields are encouraged to attend.
11th Grade State Testing: 11th-grade students at DVS will be participating in California State Testing (SBAC and CAST) on Tuesday, 4/9 and Wednesday, 4/10. Tests will consist of English Language Arts, Math, and Science. Students can access additional practice tests at this link as a guest user. More information will be shared with students by their teachers.
9th and 10th Grade Benchmark Testing: 9th and 10th grade students will be completing ELA and math standardized benchmark assessments (NWEA MAP) the week after Spring Break (Week 30). These benchmark assessments provide valuable information on student levels and growth to inform our classroom practice and supports. We encourage students to get plenty of rest, have a healthy breakfast, and to do their best.
- 9th grade students will be taking the tests during their English and physics classes
- 10th grade students will be taking the test during their World History class.
Spring Break: Spring Break will be from April 1st – April 5th. School will resume Monday, April 8th at 8:50 am. We hope students and families have a wonderful break.