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May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Our community partner, South Bay Families Connected, offers our families a variety of youth wellness resources. For Mental Health Awareness Month, we feature their resource pages covering trending youth wellness topics on the minds of parents and caregivers:
- Supporting healthy social media and screen time management
- Recognizing and supporting mental health challenges
- Understanding and managing stress and anxiety
- Helping youth build healthy relationships and foster empathy and compassion
- Practicing mindful parenting
Visit our own Da Vinci Families Connected page for more youth wellness resources from Da Vinci Schools and SBFC.
10th Grade Parent/Guardian Community Group
Dear 10th Grade Parents/Guardians,
You are invited to the final session of DVD’s 10th Grade Parent/Guardian Community Group, Thursday May 16th from 7:00-8:00 p.m. on zoom. No prior attendance is required! All 10th grade parents/guardians are invited and encouraged to attend.
More information and RSVP QR code are below.
We hope to see you there!
Reminder for 11th grade families!
Reminder 11th Grade Families,
Tomorrow, May 8th we invite DVD 11th grade families to join us from 5:30pm-6:30pm in the Blackbox on the first floor of the 201 campus, for their Spring College Planning Information Session.
Click HERE to reserve your spot.
All students and parents/guardians are welcome! Please contact a DVD counselor with any questions!
Pam Baker Nicole Tafoya Omar Sanchez
Pbaker@davincischools.org ntafoya@davincischools.org osanchez@davincischools.org
We hope to see you there!
Teacher Appreciation Week
Greetings Da Vinci Design Families,
May 6th – May 10th is Teacher Appreciation Week! Feel free to join us in appreciating our staff by helping to provide some treats for our staff this week. Sign up below to drop off some items on the morning on select days for the week of May 6-10th.
If you sign up to drop off a treat for teachers, thank you! Please mark the items “For DVD Teacher Appreciation” and bring it to the first floor reception area. The items will be sent up to the fourth floor from there.
Here are some DVD staff favorites:
- Bagels
- Donuts
- Cookies / Brownies/candy
- Fruit
- Sparkling Waters
- Coffee
- Chips
Words of Appreciation: There is nothing that means more to school staff than words of appreciation or encouragement. Please consider handwriting a note of thanks or typing one digitally here: Appreciation Notes. Handwritten notes can be dropped off to the office anytime during the week.
On behalf of the Da Vinci Design staff, thank you!
Sincerely,
DVD Admin Team
9th/10th Grade Family College Planning Information Session
Hello DVD 9th, 10th and 11th Grade Families,
On Thursday, May 2nd we welcome DVD 9th and 10th grade families and on Wednesday May 8th we invite DVD 11th grade families to join us from 5:30pm-6:30pm in the Blackbox on the first floor of the 201 campus, for their College Planning Information Sessions.
9th & 10th Grade Click here to reserve your spot.
11th Grade Click HERE to reserve your spot.
All students and parents/guardians are welcome! Please contact a DVD counselor with any questions!
Pam Baker Nicole Tafoya Omar Sanchez
Pbaker@davincischools.org ntafoya@davincischools.org osanchez@davincischools.org
We hope to see you there!
Optional Junior SAT Day
Dear Juniors and families,
DVD is hosting an optional opportunity to take the SAT on April 15th. DVD 11th-grade students can opt-in to take the SAT during this school day, free of charge, by completing the Spring 2024 DVD Opt-In SAT form by Wednesday, March 27th (a Da Vinci account is required to fill out the form). If there is a lot of interest, priority will be given to students in the order they sign up. Please direct questions to your/your students’ counselor.
Thank you,
DVD Counseling Team
10th Grade Parent/Guardian Group
Dear 10th Grade Parents/Guardians,
You are invited to the first session of DVD’s 10th Grade Parent/Guardian Group.
More information and RSVP QR code are below.
We hope to see you there!
El Camino College Dual Enrollment Information Session Recording + Presentation Slides
Happy Monday DVD Families!
We hope you had a great weekend. Thank you to all the students and parents that were able to attend the El Camino College Dual Enrollment Information session that was held on 1/25/2024. Here is the webinar recording and Here is PDF of the presentation with hyperlinks included.
Students who are planning to enroll in Dual Enrollment courses are highly encouraged to watch the recording with their parents before applying to El Camino College.
FAFSA/Dream Act workshop Tomorrow 1/30
Da Vinci Schools is hosting a hands on FAFSA/Dream Act workshop on our campus, where an El Camino College financial aid rep will be here to answer your financial aid/FAFSA/CA Dream Act questions, help you fill out the applications, and submit that night! This is taking place on the DV Science floor on Tuesday January 30th, 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Please RSVP HERE so we know how many computers will be needed.
Please have an FSA ID created and verified before the night. Please CLICK HERE to apply for an FSA ID
Please bring with you on the night:
- Social Security Number -parent(s) and student-
- Alien Registration Number (if you are not a U.S. Citizen)
- Federal Income Tax Return 2022, W2’s, and other records of money earned
- Bank statements and records of investments (if applicable)
- Records of untaxed income (if applicable)
If you have any questions, please reach out to your counselor.
Pam Baker, Last names A-GL Nicole Tafoya, Last names Go-O Omar Sanchez, Last names P-Z