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Happy Sunday DVC,

Here are the list of college/career reps that will be visiting DVC during lunch this upcoming week:

• Wednesday, September 13th @ 11:45 am: Emily Green RN, PhD (Da Vinci Schools Director of Health Services)
• Thursday, September 14th @ 11:45 am: University of Redlands

All college rep visits will take place in Mr. Jackson’s room (3203), no sign-ups are required to attend. Students are able to grab lunch after the presentation as I will give out excuse slips to extend their lunch time.

DVC Students of all grade levels (9-12) can attend these rep visits.

If you have any more questions, please feel free to email me or stop by my office,

Ms. Aldrete

maldrete@davincischools.org

College & Career Counselor

11th and 12th grade students interested in applying to be a Da Vinci Schools Student Board Member or Da Vinci Schools Student Board Coordinator should apply by Friday, September 15th at this link: Student Board Member Application

Happy Saturday, DVC Families!

We finished off Friday afternoon with a terrific Club Fair where we students were able to check out which of the 40 DVC student-led clubs they’d like to join! Check out this list of offerings: List of DVC Student-Led Clubs 2023-2024 

Spirit Week: Next week is also a short week, with no school on Friday, 9/15 due to Staff Professional Development. We have our first “CD” (i.e. school-wide assembly) on Thursday, 9/14 and we are getting excited for it with our first Spirit Week of the year! We look forward to lots of staff and student participation. Here are the themes:

• Monday, 9/11: Match Monday (either twin with someone or rhyme with someone)
• Tuesday, 9/12: Tired Tuesday (wear your pajamas to school)
• Wednesday, 9/13: West Coast vs. Wild West (dress beach vs. western)
• Thursday, 9/14: Barbie Day (wear PINK)

BTSN Follow Up: We had a great turnout at Back to School Night; thank you for coming! Please review these slides and let us know what you thought about the event at this link. 

Canvas Access: Parents and guardians are able to see student grades and assignments on Canvas, our Learning Management Platform. Please use these resources to create your account and link to your child’s account: Da Vinci Canvas: Parent/Guardian Accounts How-To Website 

12th Grade Parent Night: Please plan to join us in the Black Box Theater on Wednesday, September 13th for a 12th Grade Parent Night from 5:30 – 6:30pm presented by our counseling team, Ms. Monique Aldrete and Ms. Artia Thomas, and our College & Career Readiness Teacher, Mr. Christopher Jackson. There will be lots of great information for senior parents at this meeting! 

Here’s what’s coming up:

• Wednesday, 9/13: 12th Grade Parent Night in Black Box Theater @ 5:30pm
• Thursday, 9/14: First Schoolwide CD (School Assembly)
• Friday, 9/15: No School – Professional Development Day
• Saturday, 9/16: Latino College Expo
• Monday, 10/2 – Friday, 10/6: Student-Led Conferences (SLCs)

Bookmark these links:

• DVC Monthly Calendar: tinyurl.com/DVCcalendar23-24
• DVC Weekly Schedules: tinyurl.com/weekly-schedules23-24
• Canvas Login Page: http://davincischools.instructure.com
• Canvas Help Website:   tinyurl.com/dv-parent-canvas-help

Wishing you a great weekend,

Erin D’Souza, Principal

We loved having so many DVC families in our classrooms last night! If you were unable to attend, feel free to review these slides and follow up as needed.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on how things went! Please let us know here: Back to School Night Feedback Form

Wishing you a happy, restful weekend!

Please join us at Back to School Night! We will begin in the Black Box Theater at 5:15pm. Canvas help will be available.

 Click here for the Back to School Night Schedule.

See you then!