Dear DVC Students and Families,

Thank you for attending our Student-Led Conferences this week! We appreciate the opportunity to partner with you in support of your student’s educational success and overall well-being. If you have not yet taken our fall surveys, please use these links to complete them. Your feedback is important to us, and we will be reviewing the data at the School Site Council Meeting on Wednesday, 10/26.

• Fall Parent/Guardian Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/dv_parent_survey_fall22 
• Student Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/dv_student_survey_fall22

School Site Council: We have our School Site Council Meeting on Wednesday, 10/26. The meeting will begin at 4:30pm over zoom (link here). The agenda is as follows:

1. Public Comment
2. Officer Vote
3. Presentation on English Learners
4. LCAP Measurable Outcomes: Focus on Survey Results
5. School Safety Plan Introduction

Yearbook Sales: It’s time to buy a yearbook before prices increase on November 1st! Yearbooks can be purchased at this link: DVC Yearbook Purchase Link 

Class of 2023 Apparel: Class of 2023 shirts/crewnecks are available for purchase at the link below. Time is running out; purchase by Sunday, October 30! Link: https://www.customink.com/fundraising/dvc-classof2023

Blood Drive: 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)

Spirit Week: We are excited for Spirit Week coming up in Week 12! Here is the overview of the themed days. We hope to see lots of participation from staff and students!

• Monday, 10/31: Halloween Costumes – Costume Contest @ Lunch (no full-face costume masks)
• Tuesday, 11/1: Pajama Day
• Wednesday, 11/2: Anything But a Backpack Day
• Thursday, 11/3: Twin Day
• Friday, 11/4: Class Colors Day
  • 9th – green
  • 10th – pink
  • 11th – blue
  • 12th – purple

Here’s what’s coming up:

• Wednesday, 10/26: School Site Council Meeting at 4:30pm (Zoom link here) 
• Saturday, 11/5: DV Semi-Formal Dance
• Friday, 11/11: No School – Veterans Day Holiday
• Thursday, 11/17: Exhibition Night – grades 10 & 12 |  5:30pm – 7:00pm 
• Monday, 11/21 – Friday, 11/25: No School – Thanksgiving Break
• Thursday, 12/8 – Thursday, 12/15: Presentations of Learning – POLs (1:50pm dismissal)

Please bookmark this school calendar for the most up to date information. For all weekly schedules, please bookmark this link: DVC Weekly Schedules Year 10 (2022-2023)

Sincerely,

Erin D’Souza, Principal

Dear DVC Students and Families,

Tomorrow begins Student-Led Conferences (SLCs)! To accommodate the conferences, school will be dismissed at 1:50pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Friday is a normal dismissal time of 3:35pm. Our 9th graders will be taking a college trip to UC Irvine on Friday.

Student-Led Conferences: Parents & guardians are expected to attend their student’s conference. Please contact your student’s Grade Level Homeroom Teacher if you are in need of sign-up information. Generally, here are the dates and times available for conferences:

• Monday, October 17th from 2:00 – 3:30 PM (In person, on campus conferences)
• Tuesday, October 18th from 2:00 – 3:30 PM (In person, on campus conferences)
• Wednesday, October 19th from 2:00 – 3:30 PM (Virtual conferences through Zoom)
• Thursday, October 20th from 2:00 – 3:30 PM (Virtual conferences through Zoom)

Here’s what’s coming up:

• Monday, 10/17 – Thursday, 10/20: Student-Led Conferences (1:50pm dismissal)
• Friday, 10/21: 9th Grade goes to UC Irvine
• Wednesday, 10/26: School Site Council Meeting
• Saturday, 11/5: DV Semi-Formal Dance
• Friday, 11/11: No School – Veterans Day Holiday
• Thursday, 11/17: Exhibition Night (grades 10 & 12)
• Monday, 11/21 – Friday, 11/25: No School – Thanksgiving Break
• Thursday, 12/8 – Thursday, 12/15: Presentations of Learning – POLs (1:50pm dismissal)

Please bookmark this school calendar for the most up to date information. For all weekly schedules, please bookmark this link: DVC Weekly Schedules Year 10 (2022-2023)

Sincerely,

Erin D’Souza, Principal

Dear DVC Students and Families,

Week 9 is a short week for students! There is no school on Thursday and Friday due to professional development.

PSAT Day: On Wednesday (10/12), our 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students will be taking the PSAT. Please be sure that they bring a calculator, water bottle, and snacks with them to school for test day!

Hispanic Heritage CD: On Friday, our school will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15) with a special CD (i.e. all-school assembly). We are looking forward to this special event!

School Pictures: Students’ school pictures are available for purchase at this link: https://staceelianna.smugmug.com/DaVinciSchools/DVC-Picture-Day-2022  Photos are organized according to the last name of students’ Advisory Teacher; please navigate to their Advisory Teacher’s last name and make any purchases you’d like through the gallery. 

Senior Cap & Gown Photos: If you have not yet taken your senior cap & gown photo, please sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/davinciseniorportraits 

DECA Clothing Drive: DECA (a student organization at DVC that prepares students to become future leaders in marketing, business, hospitality, and finance) is hosting a clothing drive for those who struggle with homelessness on skid row. The clothing drive will begin on October 10th and will end on October 24th. There will be donation boxes placed in your student’s English classroom available for donation drop offs throughout the school day. Your students can drop them off in their classrooms or you may drop them off from 8am to 4pm in the DV school reception office at 201 N. Douglas. All clothes donated will be given to the Los Angeles Mission who give them to people struggling with homelessness on Skid Row. Below is a list of items suggested for donation: 

• Clothing and shoes in men, women, and children’s sizes
• Extra-large and tall sizes are needed (XL, XXL, XXXL shirts)
• Business attire is appreciated
• New undergarments **used undergarments will not be accepted**
• Coats, beanies, and gloves for the wintertime
• Pajamas, tops and bottoms

Student-Led Conferences (SLCs): Parents & guardians are expected to attend their student’s conference during the week of 10/17. Please ensure that your student has signed up for a conference. Here are the dates and times available for conferences:

• Monday, October 17th from 2:00 – 3:30 PM (In person, on campus conferences)
• Tuesday, October 18th from 2:00 – 3:30 PM (In person, on campus conferences)
• Wednesday, October 19th from 2:00 – 3:30 PM (Virtual conferences through Zoom)
• Thursday, October 20th from 2:00 – 3:30 PM (Virtual conferences through Zoom)

Here’s what’s coming up:

• Monday, 10/17 – Thursday, 10/20: Student-Led Conferences (1:50pm dismissal)
• Friday, 11/11: No School – Veterans Day Holiday
• Thursday, 11/17: Exhibition Night (grades 10 & 12)
• Monday, 11/21 – Friday, 11/25: No School – Thanksgiving Break
• Thursday, 12/8 – Thursday, 12/15: Presentations of Learning – POLs (1:50pm dismissal)

Please bookmark this school calendar for the most up to date information. For all weekly schedules, please bookmark this link: DVC Weekly Schedules Year 10 (2022-2023)

Sincerely,

Erin D’Souza, Principal

Dear DVC Students and Families,

We had a great week at DVC and we’re looking forward to week 8! Please see some notes below – be sure to look out for Student-Led Conference (SLC) sign ups on Monday, 10/3. Students will be receiving sign-up links and information during grade-level homeroom.

Canvas Access: Canvas is our new learning management platform. All parents/guardians should have received an email with access to Canvas this week. One of the reasons we adopted Canvas is because parents and students did not have a single place where they could access both assignments and grades. With Canvas, both assignments and grades can be accessed with the same login. We are excited for all teachers to use Canvas in January, and we have a brave team of teachers who have been working this semester on the best way to use this awesome new platform. The list of teachers currently using Canvas this semester is as follows:

• Ms. Noemy Carrillo, Spanish 1
• Mr. David Wilson, Algebra 1 & Data Science
• Ms. Regina Flores, English 9
• Mr. Andy Galbraith, Computer Science
• Mr. Einstein Lopez, Physics
• Ms. Dani Guerrero, World History
• Ms. Lolita Go, Biology
• Mr. Tim Regalado, Government
• Mr. Christopher Jackson, College & Career Readiness
• Mr. Gerardo Sandoval, Geometry, PreCalculus & Calculus

PowerSchool Access: PowerSchool remains our student information system, and you can access your student’s attendance records from PowerSchool. Many parents/guardians received login information for PowerSchool at Back to School Night. If you don’t have access to PowerSchool, please know that an email with instructions about how to set up a parent/guardian account is coming soon.

PSAT for Grades 9, 10, & 11: Please note that 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students will take the PSAT on Wednesday, October 12th. It is important that all students bring a calculator to school with them as there are parts of the test that allow for calculators and we do not have enough calculators for every student at the same time. The start time of the test is 8:30am; please make every effort to arrive at school on time. A late arrival may mean that a student is not able to participate in this college-entrance preparation test.

Student-Led Conferences (SLCs): Parents & guardians are expected to attend their student’s conference during the week of 10/17. Signups will be made available to students on Monday, 10/3 during Grade-Level Homeroom. The first two days (10/17 and 10/18) will be in person, on campus conferences. The next two days (10/19 and 10/20) will be virtual conferences through Zoom. Please reserve the Zoom options for families that have no other option and need a Zoom meeting. Here is a recap of the information below:

• Monday, October 17th from 2:00 – 3:30 PM (In person, on campus conferences)
• Tuesday, October 18th from 2:00 – 3:30 PM (In person, on campus conferences)
• Wednesday, October 19th from 2:00 – 3:30 PM (Virtual conferences through Zoom)
• Thursday, October 20th from 2:00 – 3:30 PM (Virtual conferences through Zoom)

Here’s what’s coming up:

• Wednesday, 10/12: PSAT for Grades 9, 10, & 11 / 12th Grade College Trip
• Thursday, 10/13: No School – Professional Development Day
• Friday, 10/14: No School – Professional Development Day
• Monday, 10/17 – Thursday, 10/20: Student-Led Conferences (1:50pm dismissal)
• Friday, 11/11: No School – Veterans Day Holiday
• Thursday, 11/17: Exhibition Night (grades 10 & 12)
• Monday, 11/21 – Friday, 11/25: No School – Thanksgiving Break
• Thursday, 12/8 – Thursday, 12/15: Presentations of Learning – POLs (1:50pm dismissal)

Please bookmark this school calendar for the most up to date information. For all weekly schedules, please bookmark this link: DVC Weekly Schedules Year 10 (2022-2023)

Sincerely,

Erin D’Souza, Principal

Dear DVC Students and Families,

We’ve had so many terrific colleges and universities come to visit us so far this year, and there are 4 great opportunities for students of all grade levels to meet with admissions representatives this week! Here is the list of colleges that will be visiting DVC during lunch this week:

• Monday, September 26th @ 11:45 am: Stony Brook University
• Tuesday, September 27th @ 11:45 am: U.S. Marine Corps
• Thursday, September 29th @ 11:45 am: University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC)
• Friday, September 30th @ 11:45 am: California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) *VIRTUAL*

All college rep visits will take place in Mr. Jackson’s room (3203), no sign-up is required to attend. 

School Site Council: Please join me in congratulating our 2022-2023 Parent/Guardian Members of the DVC School Site Council! Our first meeting will be held virtually at 5pm on Wednesday, 9/28. All meetings are open to the students and families of DVC with the first 5 minutes reserved for public comment. The agenda for our first meeting is also below.

School Site Council Parent/Guardian Members 2022-2023

• Liza Somilleda
• Debbie Felt
• Stacie Ottley

Agenda for Meeting on Wednesday, 9/28 at 5pm (Zoom Link Here)

1. Welcome + What’s New @ DVC
2. Review Bylaws + Robert’s Rules 
3. Elect Officers
4. LCAP Review
5. Update Proposed Agendas for 2022-2023

Here’s what’s coming up:

• Wednesday, 10/12: PSAT for Grades 9, 10, & 11 / 12th Grade College Trip
• Thursday, 10/13: No School – Professional Development Day
• Friday, 10/14: No School – Professional Development Day
• Monday, 10/17 – Thursday, 10/20: Student-Led Conferences (1:50pm dismissal)
• Friday, 11/11: No School – Veterans Day Holiday
• Thursday, 11/17: Exhibition Night (grades 10 & 12)
• Monday, 11/21 – Friday, 11/25: No School – Thanksgiving Break
• Thursday, 12/8 – Thursday, 12/15: Presentations of Learning – POLs (1:50pm dismissal)

Please bookmark this school calendar for the most up to date information. For all weekly schedules, please bookmark this link: DVC Weekly Schedules Year 10 (2022-2023)

Sincerely,

Erin D’Souza, Principal