Teacher/ Staff Appreciation Week

It’s that time of year.  We have a special week to express how we feel all year long, immensely grateful for the wonderful teachers and staff at Da Vinci. If you’d like to join in the gratitude we have a few opportunities this year.

One- we’d love to start the week off right with some breakfast treats. If you’d like to contribute (bagels, juice, etc.) please drop off at your schools main office Monday morning for the staff to enjoy.

Two- we will be catering a lovely lunch for teachers/ staff on Thursday, May 5^th. If you can help with drink donations and maybe a few sweet deserts please drop those off at the front office by Wednesday morning.

If you have any questions or would like to contribute please email or text me or just drop off at the school office.

Thank you for your support of all our wonderful Da Vinci staff.

Denise Colwell (proud Da Vinci parent)
djcolwell@juno.com
310-200-4303

College Fair

The college fair field trip was a great chance for students to see so many different college options! This weekend is a great chance to use that trip and start a conversation with your child about what they saw and what they are thinking about college.

Students,

Don’t forget to pack a lunch for the field trips on Thursday 4/28 and Friday 4/29 (unless you already let us know via the form in class that you wanted a school lunch). There will be no opportunities to buy food on the trip.

Thursday: College Fair in Pasedena

Remember to get to school before 9am so that buses can leave right at 9am.

Friday: Beach clean-up

Riordan Scholars Program (All Students Can Apply) – Wednesday

Riordan Scholars Program will host an information session on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 12:05 p.m. in Noel’s room. Please ask Brittany for a pass to leave class early to attend.

Information on Riordan Scholars:

The Riordan Scholars Program targets rising 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students who are college-bound and interested in developing the necessary leadership skills to succeed in college and business. The comprehensive program includes:

• Eight Saturday sessions
• Human resources and organizational behavior case study overviews led by UCLA Anderson faculty
• Team-based exploration of the stock market
• A real estate competition focusing on communities in Los Angeles
• Guest speakers from top industry leaders
• SAT preparatory workshops for 10th and 11th grade Scholars
• Personal mentors
• Professional development seminars that include résumé writing, interviewing techniques and networking workshops

Posse Foundation (11^th grade students only) – Monday 5/2

The Posse Foundation  will host an information session on Monday, May 2, 2016 at 12:35 p.m. in Donald’s room. This information session is open to 11^th grade students only.

Information on The Posse Foundation:

Posse is a college access and youth leadership development program that identifies, recruits and selects student leaders from public high schools and sends them in groups called Posses to some of the top colleges and universities in the country. A Posse is a multicultural team made up of 10 students. It acts as a support system to ensure that each Posse Scholar succeeds and graduates from college. Posse Scholars receive four-year, full-tuition leadership scholarships from Posse partner colleges and universities.

Facebook Page

We are posting event info and announcements to the facebook page again (after a year or so hiatus). If you prefer Facebook over a blog, feel free to subscribe (or befriend us, or whatever the correct terminology for this platform is):

https://www.facebook.com/davincicommunicationswolves

Field Trip Forms

Remember, we have field trips next Thursday (college fair) and Friday (beach cleanup). If you haven’t handed in all permission slips, get them in by Monday.

Teacher Appreciation Week

Parents! We are organizing teacher appreciation week (the first week of May), and if you would like to participate, just email Nathan. More details coming soon.

Summer Internships – Deadline Today!

TODAY is the deadline to apply for a summer internship through the Da Vinci Schools Real World Learning website at www.dvrealworldlearning.com. Students can search for internships that suit their interests, and send a resume and cover letter outlining their skills and qualifications for the position to Natasha Morse at nmorse@davincischools.org by the end of the day!

Families, we wanted to let you know that Aviation blvd is closed this morning between 120^th street and El Segundo boulevard. Traffic has been very slow this morning around this street closure, so if you can avoid Aviation boulevard your commute will be much more pleasant and rapid.