Da Vinci Design

Greetings Designers and Design Families,

So many exciting things to look forward to in the next week! DVD’s annual costume contest in honor of Halloween, a whole week full of spirit, our second Coffee with Admin Zoom session for parents/guardians, and our first school dance of the school year!

A big shout out goes to our 10th grade students and teachers today for the amazing cardboard boat races that happened today! It was SO much fun to watch students find out if their boats would sink or swim. Thank you to our friends at the El Segundo Aquatics Center for all of your help and coordination with this activity! We can’t wait to share all of the fun and photos from this exciting event during Exhibition Night on November 15th!

See the Week 12 bell schedule below:

Upcoming Events and Key Updates

• 10/31-11/4: Spirit Week! See flier below.
  • Please remind students that full-face masks and fake weapons will not be allowed in classrooms on Halloween, 10/31
• Monday, October 31st: Deadline to complete federal meal application:
  We need every family to complete a federal Meal Application by October 31st to maximize funding for ALL Da Vinci students.
• Blood Drive on Monday, 10/31: Our National Honor Society has partnered with the Red Cross to host a blood drive at Da Vinci Schools on Halloween! Please sign up here: Da Vinci Blood Drive Sign Up (Red Cross)
• Wednesday, November 2nd: Coffee w/ Admin (Two Sessions: 8am & 5pm)
  • All parents/guardians are welcome!
  • Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/94873043049
  • Agenda: 1) School Updates, 2) Fentanyl/Drug Crisis and Student Health, 3) Q&A
• Wednesday, November 2nd @4:30pm: School Site Council Meeting #2
  • Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/92499542576
  • Agenda: 1) Affirm Bylaws, 2) School Safety Plan Review, 3) LCAP Goals Review
• Saturday, November 5th: Semi-Formal Dance!
  • 6pm – 9pm @ the DV Schools Campus (201 N. Douglas)
• Friday, 11/11: Veteran’s Holiday – NO SCHOOL
• Tuesday, 11/15: Exhibition Night (10th & 12th grades)
  • All families, friends, alumni, and community members welcome!
  • Location: Da Vinci Design, 5:30pm – 7:30pm

College Visits (Week 12): (Seniors can sign up via Naviance)

• UCLA – Tues November 1, 2022
• Scripps College – Thurs November 3, 2022
• Hawaii Pacific University – Fri November 4, 2022

Da Vinci Families – We need your help!

Both the state and federal government require Da Vinci to report the number of students each year who qualify for free and reduced meals. Although meals are currently being provided to all students free of charge, Da Vinci’s percentage of students who qualify for free and reduced meals greatly impacts the amount of additional funding Da Vinci can receive.

Da Vinci is so close to qualifying for additional funding… Even a small increase in eligible forms collected results in significantly more money for ALL students.

We need every family to complete a federal Meal Application by October 31st to maximize funding for ALL Da Vinci students.

Please fill out the application online at MySchoolApps.com. Only complete one application per family. This information will not be shared or utilized for any other purpose.

Based on your circumstances, your family may qualify for P-EBT food benefits, low-cost internet access, utilities assistance, fee waivers for college applications, SAT/ACT and Subject Test fee waivers, scholarships, and more!

Don’t delay — you may be eligible for significant savings while helping Da Vinci maximize funding for ALL students.

Please complete a meal application no later than Oct. 31st at MySchoolApps.com. We thank you!

If you need assistance, please contact Sara at meals@davincischools.org or visit www.davincischools.org/meals.

Greetings Designers and Design Families!

It was so wonderful meeting you, parents and families, this week for Student Led Conferences! We appreciate your time and investment in the learning success of your children. We are here to support your students aspirations and goals – and expect each and every one of our students to do and be their best!

Next week, we will resume full days including seminars – and we will end the week with a spooky / spirit week themed Community Dialogue! See the Week 11 schedule AND a flier for spirit week (10/31-11/4) below!

It is time for us to do our bi-annual parent/guardian survey! Your positive feedback and participation is important to us. Please help us learn about our successes and about where we need to grow. If you did not get a chance to participate during SLCs, please do so today!

• Parent/Guardian Survey Fall 2022:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/dv_parent_survey_fall22

Upcoming Dates and Events:

• Friday, 10/28: Community Dialogue Assembly
• 10/31-11/4: Spirit Week!
• Friday, 11/11: Veteran’s Holiday – NO SCHOOL

College Visits (Week 11 & 12): Seniors can sign up via Naviance

• Loyola Marymount University – Mon October 24, 2022
• UCLA – Tues November 1, 2022
• Scripps College – Thurs November 3, 2022
• Hawaii Pacific University – Fri November 4, 2022

Greetings Designers and Design Families,

Happy Monday! This week, we have SLCs starting today. Please use the links below to access resources for each grade level.

Reminder: We have minimum days Mon-Thurs (10/17-10/20) this week. Students will be released at 1:45pm. Friday (10/21) will have normal start and end times.

The Week 10 DVD bell schedule is here:

Student Led Conferences (SLCs): Grade Level Resources

Click links below to access SLC materials!

• 9th Grade SLC Resources: Overview Letter | Sign-Up Link (via Sign Up Genuis)
• 10th Grade SLC Resources: Overview Letter | Sign-Up Link (via Sign Up Genius)
• 11th Grade SLC Resources: Overview Letter | Schedule Link
• 12th Grade SLC Resources: Overview Letter | Sign-Up Link (via Calendly)

It is time for us to do our bi-annual parent/guardian survey! Your positive feedback and participation is important to us. Please help us learn about our successes and about where we need to grow.

• Parent/Guardian Survey Fall 2022: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/dv_parent_survey_fall22

Upcoming Dates and Events:

• 10/17-10/21*: Student-Led Conferences (SLCs)
      *SLC days are early release days: classes end at 1:45pm
• Friday, 10/28: Community Dialogue Assembly
• 10/31-11/4: Spirit Week!

Greetings Designers and Design Families!

This week, we are looking forward to a short but impactful week! We are preparing for the PSAT Test Day on Wed, 10/12. Thursday and Friday there is no school due to staff professional development. And, we are getting ready for Student Led Conferences (aka: SLCs) next week! Every student is expected to participate in SLCs this semester. SLCs will happen on campus unless a Zoom meeting is requested. See below for SLC schedules and details.

Last week, we wrapped up with a very special Community Dialogue in honor of Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month! We celebrated with banda music, dancing, student performances, and games. A special shout out goes to our Latinx Student Union, Leadership team and advisor teachers for helping to coordinate this special celebration. See photos below!

Here is special schedule for Week 9 (10/10-10/14):

Student Led Conferences (SLCs): Grade Level Resources

Click links below to access SLC materials!

• 9th Grade SLC Resources: Overview Letter | Sign-Up Link (via Sign Up Genuis)
• 10th Grade SLC Resources: Overview Letter | Sign-Up Link (via Sign Up Genius)
• 11th Grade SLC Resources: Overview Letter | Schedule Link
• 12th Grade SLC Resources: Overview Letter | Sign-Up Link (via Calendly)

It is time for us to do our bi-annual parent/guardian survey! Your positive feedback and participation is important to us. Please help us learn about our successes and about where we need to grow.

• Parent/Guardian Survey Fall 2022: https://tinyurl.com/DVDParentSurvey

Upcoming Dates and Events:

• Wednesday, 10/12: PSAT/SAT Testing Day
• Thursday, 10/13 & Friday, 10/14: No School – Staff Development
• 10/17-10/21*: Student-Led Conferences (SLCs)
      *SLC days are early release days: classes end at 1:45pm
• Friday, 10/28: Community Dialogue Assembly
• 10/31-11/4: Spirit Week!

College Visits (Week 9): Seniors can sign up via Naviance

• University of California-San Diego – Tue October 11, 2022
• Soka University of America – Wed October 12, 2022

Dear Da Vinci Students and Families,

We are exploring adding additional language and arts offerings during Zero period (which will be approximately 7:25-8:35am) next semester. The goal is to make any additional offerings available to all high school students, regardless of school site.

Please complete the survey below by Friday, Oct. 14th to share your thoughts and ideas about what additional language and arts classes we should offer. There is also space on the survey to share any other thoughts or ideas you think we should know. There are two separate surveys — one for students and one for parents/guardians.

Student Survey Link: https://forms.gle/JypEbSfU138b1W34A

Parent/Guardian Survey Link: https://forms.gle/y6hbKrNGMfJvVcBS8

We thank you!

Happy Friday Designers and Design Families,

Hard to believe that it is already October! We are looking forward to lots of great events in the coming month – including SLCs and Spirit Week. We are excited to end our week next week with a community dialogue focused on celebrating Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month!

Next week, parents/guardians are encouraged to join DVD Administrators Stoll and Tak for an informal “Coffee with Admin” meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, October 5th. There will be time for important DV updates, site specific news, and Q&A with you DVD site leaders. Hope to see you there for either our morning session (at 8am) or our afternoon session (at 5pm) via Zoom. See Zoom link below.

Here is the bell schedule for Week 8 at DVD:

Upcoming DVD Dates and Events:

• October 5th: Coffee w/ Admin (Two Sessions: 8am & 5pm)
  • Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/97675511102
• Wednesday, 10/12: PSAT/SAT Testing Day
• Thursday, 10/13 & Friday, 10/14: No School – Staff Development
• 10/17-10/21: Student-Led Conferences (SLCs)

College Visits (Week 8 & 9): Seniors can sign up via Naviance

• University of Southern California – Mon October 3, 2022
• Chapman University – Thu October 6, 2022
• University of La Verne – Fri October 7, 2022
• University of California-San Diego – Tue October 11, 2022
• Soka University of America – Wed October 12, 2022