Week 5 Schedule
Thank you for a great Back to School Night! We enjoyed seeing parents and guardians on campus and hope families enjoyed getting to know your student’s teachers and getting a little taste of what your student’s day looks like. Parents and Guardians are pertinent to the work that we do. Thank you for partnering with us. It was great to see families at our monthly Parent Coffees as well, hope to see you at the next one!
This week, the 11th graders also had a positive experience at NACAC. Students had the opportunity to hear from a variety of colleges and attend college readiness workshops. All students also participated in our annual Club Fair; see our DVS Club Fair Site for the complete list of clubs. We also hope students had an enjoyable PD Day while teachers spent the time collaborating and planning with grade-level teams and job-alike teams. Next week is a whole 5-day week with the regular schedule.
This Week’s Schedule:
This Week’s Announcements:
- Parent Advisory Committee – The Parent Advisory Committee, previously known as the School Site Council (SSC), is an opportunity for parents, students, and staff to work collaboratively to review the school program, analyze data, identify needs, and make recommendations for the Local Control and Accountability Plan. If you are a parent or guardian interested in joining our Parent Advisory Committee (PAC), please fill out the Parent Advisory Committee PAC Interest Form by Monday, September 22nd. PAC meetings will be held on the following dates: 10/08, 12/17, 2/11, 4/15, and 5/20 from 4:30-5:30 via Zoom.
- Grade Updates– grade updates can be expected on the Tuesday following PD Days. Next grade update will be on Tuesday, 9/16. Grades can be found on Canvas or Powerschool.
- CLD Day – Our first CLD Day is coming up on September 23rd. Students received an email from Da Vinci Schools to sign up for an On-Campus Learning Workshop or to indicate that they will be learning from home that day. Here is the CLD Survey to Sign-Up for CLD Day 9/23 (need Da Vinci email address to access). Here is the List of On-Campus Workshops available on 9/23. Please note that students will need to have a CLD stay-at-home permission slip if they wish to learn from home that day.
- Honors – Honors contracts were provided in class and are due to teachers this Friday, 9/19.
- American Mathematical Competition: DVS will be administering the American Mathematics Competition (AMC) 10 and 12 on Thursday, November 13th, 2025, from 3pm-5pm (during seminar and after school) to those who sign up.The AMC 10/12 is the first in a series of competitions that may eventually lead to the International Mathematical Olympiad. Find out more at this link: https://maa.org/student-programs/amc/. Interested students should sign up via this form by Friday, September 19th (DV account required).
- FREE Metro GoPass for DVS Students: Da Vinci Schools is participating in LA Metro’s GoPass Program again this year! This means each DVS student can receive a FREE metro card that, once activated, can allow them to ride on the Metro for FREE until June 30, 2027. Students should drop by the front desk (not during class time) and ask Liz to pick up a card and instructions to activate their card (one card per student). Find more information on the GoPass Program here.
- College Planning Information Sessions: Counselors will be holding college planning info. Sessions. Come learn about graduation requirements, DVS pathways, college admission criteria, types of colleges and career options, financial aid/scholarships and more! 9th grade- 11th grade sessions will be held via Zoom (link will be posted closer to date) and the 12th grade session will be held in-person on the DVS campus. All DVS students and families are invited to attend! Schedule is:
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- 9th grade: Tuesday, September 16th from 5:30pm-6:30 pm via ZOOM
- 10th grade: Thursday, September 25th from 5:30pm-6:30 pm via ZOOM
- 11th grade: Wednesday, October 1st from 5:30pm-6:30 pm via ZOOM
- 12th grade: Wednesday, October 8th from 5:30pm-6:30 pm held in-person on the DVS Campus
- You may RSVP here . We hope you can join us!
- DVSPA– DVS Parent Association (DVSPA) is a fun way to build community with other DVS parents while supporting staff and students. The first DVSPA is coming up this week! First DVSPA meeting for 2025-26 is Wed, Sept 17th, 5:30pm on campus. All DVS parents/guardians are welcome to join in supporting DVS staff through our projects (no membership or anything to do to sign up, just show up). Come get to know other DVS Parents and see how we’ll be supporting DVS this year.
- DVSPA Merch is available for pre-order. Show your school spirit and support DVS with your T-shirt and Hoodie orders. Samples are available to view at Back to School Night at the DVSPA table, before and after class rotations. Place your ORDER HERE (make sure you’re logged into your MySchoolBucks DaVinci Schools account if you also have a Wiseburn account). Images and more details HERE.
Important Upcoming Dates:
- Tuesday, 9/16 Make-Up Picture Day
- Wednesday, 9/17 DVSPA (DVS Parent Association) meeting; 5:30 on campus
- Tuesday, 9/23 Community Learning Day
- Thursday, 10/2 Local Holiday
- Thursday, 10/9 UCLA Blood Drive
- Friday, 10/10 Honors Commitment Deadline
- Monday, 10/13 SAT/PSAT School Day
- Monday-Thursday, 10/13-10/16 SLC Week
Helpful Links:
Some Highlights from the Week:
11th Grade at NACAC College Fair in Pasadena
Back to School Night
Club Fair
El Segundo Physics Network (ESPN) Science of Sports project launch! Looking forward to connecting concepts of kinematics, forces, and energy to sports scenarios.
