A huge congratulations to the 9th grade students and team for putting together the MOTH event yesterday!  The students shared serious, humorous and inspiring stories in front of their peers.  The whole grade level of students were incredibly supportive of each other in their first public performance of many to come throughout their time at DVC. Watching the students come together on stage during the last MOTH story was particularly meaningful and a result of all the work and energy the students put into their talks and the time and creativity the teachers put into designing the project.

Week 7

Here is the Week 7 Schedule.  Highlights include the Fiesta this coming Friday from 4pm to 6pm, a celebration concluding Hispanic Heritage Month and the lessons surrounding Hispanic Heritage and immigration stories we have been running in advisory these past weeks.  SLCs are also coming up soon (2 weeks).  Sign-ups are already on the DVC Portal, and teachers will be announcing details on Monday.

Many events today – we hope to see you and students around!

Moth Event

Come see stories of love, loss and adventure as the 9^th grade puts on a Moth storytelling event this evening.

DVC Moth Storytelling Event
TODAY, Thursday September 24^th
5:00pm – 6:30pm
DVC Campus – stage will be at the back tables

Kickback

DVD is hosting a DVD/DVC kickback today with music, pizza and fun.  The event begins at 7pm, after MOTH.  Tickets are $3 and pizza and snacks are on sale for $2 and $1, respectively.

Family Association Meeting Notes

The Family Association met last week – here are a few notes from the meeting. Our next family association meeting is November 3^rd.

Agenda DVC FamAssoc 09-15-15

Parent Involvement Opportunities

Moth Event

Come see stories of adventure, fear, growing up and more as the 9^th grade puts on a Moth storytelling event this coming Thursday evening.

DVC Moth Storytelling Event
Thursday, September 24^th
5:00pm – 6:30pm
DVC Campus – stage will be at the back tables

School Pictures

School pictures are ready and can be purchased online!  You can get a digital copy of the picture, or order print copies all from this website.  You order directly from the website and the photos are mailed to you, but if you have any questions, feel free to call the school.

https://staceelianna.smugmug.com/DaVinciSchools/DVC-2015-Picture-Day/

To purchase photos:

1. Find your advisory teacher and click on that picture
2. Find your photo and click on it
3. Click “buy photos” to buy digital or print copies

Makeup Picture Day September 29

Makeup picture day is Tuesday, September 29^th.  If you did not have your photo taken earlier this year, you will get your photo taken this day.

No School for Students Friday

Teachers have a professional development day this coming Friday, September 25^th.  Students, you have no school!

Breakfast With Brittany

Want to come chat with Brittany, our school counselor?  She will be in room 104 this coming Thursday from 8:15am to 9:00am to chat about college, high school or anything else you want to talk about.

Week 6 Schedule

Family Association Meeting – Tuesday 6pm

We will be having our first family association meeting tomorrow, Tuesday at 6pm in Noel’s room (#111).  Nathan will be giving a general school update, Thomas has a sports and traffic update, and then we will be breaking up into groups to tackle any events/committees that parents want to be a part of or create.

If you are attending for the first time, we hold our meetings in Noel’s room, a DVC classroom.  There will also be a Da Vinci Design parent meeting starting at 5:30pm tomorrow – so if you feel like you are in the wrong meeting you may be – just ask someone around you if you feel out of place!

Week 5 Schedule

Here is the week 5 schedule, all standard bell schedules this week.

Week 5 – DVC 2015-16

Seminar Selection

Seminar selection is now open! Seminar descriptions are linked below along with the form to submit your selections:

Select your seminars using this google form: http://goo.gl/forms/y90xH0Fuvq

The deadline for seminar requests is this Friday (end of day), and seminars begin Tuesday 9/8.  Students will receive their updated schedules with seminars Tuesday 9/8 in school.

Monday/Wednesday Seminar Descriptions: DVC Seminar Descriptions – MondayWednesday 2015-16

Tuesday/Thursday Seminar Descriptions: DVC Seminar Descriptions – TuesdayThursday 2015-16

Overnighter Permission Slips: Get them in tomorrow!

The 9^th grade overnighter is happening this week! If you have not handed in a permission slip yet bring your permission slip to Jackie in the DVC Office.  In past years we have had practically every student in attendance, and we feel it is incredibly valuable for each student to be a part of the trip.  If you have any concerns please contact Nathan to discuss them – 310.725.5800 ext. 4.