Archives for October 2020

 

Dear DVC Families of the Class of 2021,

We are excited to share with you the details of an important way to commemorate this important year: Senior Portraits! We have partnered with Stacee Lianna Photography to provide you the opportunity to get professional cap-and-gown photos to share with family and friends. 

For DVC, the photos will be taken on Saturday, December 12th and Sunday, December 13th from 10:00am – 3:30pm at the Da Vinci Campus (201 N. Douglas St.). Please sign up here for an appointment. The appointment to take the photos is free of charge, and families will have several options to purchase digital or printed images. You are able to pay for the digital images at the time of the appointment, and you are able to purchase printed packages when the photos are available online. For information about pricing, please read this flyer. All senior portraits will be available for purchase at this website: Da Vinci Schools – StaceeLianna

We want each student to receive their cap and gown prior to the appointment. As such, we have scheduled a cap-and-gown pickup for Wednesday, December 9th from 2pm to 4pm. We will be providing you with more details as the date approaches, but please mark your calendars now.

To summarize, here are the important dates and next steps:

• Cap-and-Gown Pickup is Wednesday, December 9th from 2pm to 4pm
• Senior Portraits are Saturday, December 12th and Sunday, December 13th; make an appointment at tinyurl.com/senior-photos-DVC-2021

If you have questions regarding the portraits and the packages, please contact Stacee at seniors@staceelianna.com.

Greetings Parents/Guardians:

The student headsets with microphones have finally arrived and are ready to be distributed to our students as soon as possible! In addition to several distribution events that each site has planned over the next few weeks where they will continue to distribute various instructional materials including the headsets, distribution of the headsets has been scheduled for several days this week for all DVS, DVC, DVD, Connect, Remote, Connect High and DVX students to come by on any of the following scheduled days and times.  No RSVP is necessary for these days.  Additional dates and times, including a possible weekend day, will be scheduled in the weeks to come in an effort to continue to provide opportunities for pickup for anyone who is unable to come by this week to get the headsets. This week, the headsets will be distributed on the following dates and times in the parking lot of the school campus located at 201 N. Douglas Street, El Segundo CA, 90045:

• Thursday, October 29th from 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
• Friday, October 30th from 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

To best expedite this process, please bring a letter-sized paper with the following information clearly written on it:  Student(s)’ school(s), Student(s)’ grade level, and Student(s)’ last and first name.  The student or parent/guardian will be asked to display that paper to the person distributing the headsets to facilitate the distribution. The headsets will be distributed under the large black canopy which will be set-up in Lane 1 of the parking lot, the lane closest to the gym.

Thank you!

Join us for the next

Lunch & Learn with 

 SpaceX!

Our 3rd lunch and learn with SpaceX is happening on  Friday, November 6th! 

Topic:

Engineering Systems of Rockets

WHEN: Friday, November 6th 11:30am-12:30pm

MORE INFO: 

Will be held via Zoom until school resumes in-person

Open to all grade levels

Interested?

RSVP for the event here by Monday, Nov 2nd :

https://forms.gle/RyY2AnU931QypnQn6  and you’ll be sent the Zoom link via the email you share on the form

Questions or Concerns?  

Contact Tina Hannouche at channouche@davincischools.org

Happy Sunday, DVC Families,

We are already more than halfway through the semester and inching closer and closer to Thanksgiving break! As we approach the end of the semester, we are beginning to evaluate our end-of-semester Presentations of Learning, and we invite you to fill out a brief survey so that we can incorporate your thoughts and experiences into our planning.

Presentations of Learning (POLs): DVC has traditionally run Presentations of Learning (known as POLs) at the end of each semester for all grade-levels. During this presentation, students demonstrate their growth over time and mastery of academic content in a formal presentation before a panel of their teachers. POLs are individual student presentations. At the conclusion of the student’s presentation, their teachers ask questions and offer feedback and support for the next steps. We have yet to design how POLs will look this semester, and we are seeking your input! Please share your experience with DVC staff in this survey so that we can make decisions that include your voice.

Student Mental Health: We know that this time of year can be especially difficult for students, and we continue to be concerned about their mental health. If you are concerned about the mental health of your child, please reach out to our school counselors. You can find their contact information as well as other resources at their website. I also recommend checking out the resources at previously posted in this DVC blog post: Parent Training re: Suicide Prevention

Wishing you a safe and healthy week ahead,

Erin

Dear Da Vinci Families, We hope some of you had the opportunity to participate in the Great ShakeOut drill earlier this week! We have additional resources to share with you to prepare your home in the event of an earthquake.  Be sure to follow these 7 steps to be even more prepared when the next earthquake strikes! Visit EarthquakeCountry.org/sevensteps to learn more about what you can do to be prepared.

• Step 1: Secure your space by identifying hazards and securing moveable items.

• Step 2: Plan to be safe by creating a disaster plan and deciding how you will communicate in an emergency.

• Step 3: Organize disaster supplies in convenient locations.

• Step 4: Minimize financial hardship by organizing important documents, strengthening your property, and considering insurance.

• Step 5: Drop, Cover and Hold On when the earth shakes.

• Step 6: Improve safety after earthquakes by evacuating in necessary, helping the injured, and preventing further injuries or damage.

• Step 7: Reconnect and Restore daily life by reconnecting with others, repairing damage, and rebuilding community.

** Estimadas familias de Da Vinci, Esperamos que algunos de ustedes hayan tenido la oportunidad de participar en el simulacro Great ShakeOut a principios de esta semana. Tenemos recursos adicionales para compartir con usted para preparar su hogar en caso de un terremoto. ¡Asegúrese de seguir estos 7 pasos para estar aún más preparado cuando ocurra el próximo terremoto! VisiteEarthquakeCountry.org/sevensteps para obtener más información sobre lo que puede hacer para estar preparado.

• Paso 1: Asegure su espacio identificando peligros y asegurando elementos móviles.

• Paso 2: Planee estar seguro creando un plan de desastre y decidiendo cómo se comunicará en caso de emergencia.

• Paso 3: Organice los suministros para desastres en lugares convenientes.

• Paso 4: Minimice las dificultades financieras organizando documentos importantes, fortaleciendo su propiedad y considerando un seguro.

• Paso 5: Agáchese, cúbrase y agárrese cuando la tierra tiemble.

• Paso 6: Mejore la seguridad después de los terremotos evacuando si es necesario, ayudando a los heridos y previniendo más lesiones o daños.

•  Paso 7: Reconecte y restaure la vida diaria reconectándose con otros, reparando daños y reconstruyendo la comunidad.