Hi DVC!

We had a great week back from Thanksgiving Break at DVC! Some highlights included the Film Festival hosted by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council this evening and a great “CD” (i.e. all-school assembly also known as Community Dialogue) on Wednesday. This week was also the last week of our seminar classes.

We have a special schedule for the next two weeks, so please read the following carefully:

Presentations of Learning: POLs begin next week for all students! The Presentation of Learning (POL) is a tradition at the Da Vinci Schools in which students prepare and deliver a formal presentation to a panel of their teachers. POLs give students the opportunity to develop their speaking and presentation skills and in some cases are a final opportunity for students to demonstrate their understanding and mastery of a topic. Because these are formal presentations, students are expected to wear formal attire. Our POL days are shortened days with a 1:25pm dismissal time. All students will be dismissed from school at 1:25pm starting on Thursday, 12/9 and continuing through Thursday, 12/16.

Each student will earn a letter grade for their POL based on the total score and the grade scale shown. This letter grade will be reflected on the student’s transcript but is not calculated into their GPA. The POL is worth one credit, which is the same amount of credit earned for most seminar courses.  All POLs will be scheduled between Thursday, 12/9 and Thursday, 12/16. Students may also have final exams on days in which they are not scheduled to present their POL. Teachers will be reviewing specific information regarding POL preparation on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday next week during a designated period called “POL Prep.” 

Student Grades: This is an important time to sit down with your student and check their grades in Powerschool. Click here for the Powerschool website; please email Jackie Martinez at jmartinez@davincischools.org if you need your child’s username and password. The last day for students to submit late work is Wednesday, 12/8.

Please see this week’s schedule at this post and also at tinyurl.com/dvcwebsite.

Wishing you a great weekend,

Erin D’Souza

Principal

Hi DVC Families,

We have a School Site Council Meeting happening today at 4:30pm. The meeting is happening via zoom at this link. All DVC community members are welcome to attend. The agenda is below:

The agenda for this meeting is as follows:

1. Public Comment
2. Assessing Progress Toward Goals
3. Financial Update
4. School Safety Plan Review & Revision
5. Finalize School Safety Plan

Sincerely,

Erin D’Souza

Happy Friday, DVC Families!

Next week is our last week before Thanksgiving break! Students only have classes on Monday through Thursday. Please see this week’s schedule at this post and also at tinyurl.com/dvcwebsite.

Enjoy the weekend,

Erin D’Souza

Seniors’ Cap & Gown photos are now available for viewing and purchase! You can access them here: https://staceelianna.smugmug.com/DaVinciSchools/Class-of-2022

Galleries are all password protected and the passwords are their student ID numbers.

Make-up appointments for cap & gown photos are available during our winter break on January 4-6, 2022. Students can sign up for a makeup appointment using this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F45AFAF28A64-class

If you have any questions specific to your cap & gown photo order, please contact the photographer Stacee Lianna directly at stacee@staceelianna.com. Thank you!

Dear DVC Students, Parents, and Guardians,

One of Da Vinci’s Signature Practices is Exhibition Night, an evening event for our community to come together to witness and celebrate how much our students have learned and grown in the project-based environment. Though we originally planned to hold an Exhibition Night this semester, we have decided to allow our teachers and students additional time to prepare for this important showcase. As a result, we will be rescheduling our Exhibition Night for second semester (January – June). We look forward to showcasing our students’ terrific projects in the new year, and we will let you know as soon as we decide on our new dates.

Sincerely,

Erin D’Souza

Principal