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Week 5 Schedule

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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:

Wishing you a great weekend,

Erin D’Souza, Principal

Thank you for attending Back to School Night!

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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!

Week 4 Schedule

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Happy Friday, DVC Families!

Next week is short but busy, with the highlights being Picture Days on Tuesday & Wednesday, Back to School Night on Thursday, and the DVC Club Fair on Friday! As a reminder, there is no school on Monday due to the Labor Day Holiday.

Picture Day: All students will have their picture taken on Tuesday or Wednesday. Students will get their picture taken during English class. Click here for the Picture Day Schedule. 

  • If you didn’t get the opportunity to purchase last year’s school picture, you may do so at this link: DVC Picture Day 2022 – StaceeLianna You need to know the name of your student’s advisory teacher from last year to locate their photo. 

Back to School Night on Thursday, 9/7: We are excited to welcome all parents and guardians into our classrooms on Thursday, September 7th for Back to School Night! We will be starting a presentation in the Black Box Theater at 5:15pm. Yes, this is earlier than we previously stated, but we want to make sure you have ample time to get all the information you need, including how to make a Canvas account! Click here for the Back to School Night Schedule.

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  If you are having difficulty, we will be happy to help you at Back to School Night.

Club Fair on Friday, 9/8: All students will get the opportunity to join DVC Clubs on Friday, 9/8 at the end of the day. It is our hope that every student joins one or more clubs! We look forward to getting those sign ups!

Tutoring: We are pleased to offer free after school tutoring Mondays through Thursdays! Our tutor, Alex, specializes in math and science, but he is willing to help all students in all subjects. Tutoring will take place in Room 3206 (Rob’s room) according to the following schedule:

  • Monday, 3:35 – 4:30
  • Tuesday, 3:35 – 4:30 (2 hours of tutoring available on early dismissal Wednesdays)
  • Wednesday, 2:30 – 4:30
  • Thursday, 3:35 – 4:30
  • No tutoring on Fridays

Schedule Changes: At this time, the Schedule Change Request Form is closed. We will do our best to accommodate as many requests as possible of the requests already submitted. Counselors will be working to solidify any remaining changes to schedules next week.

Here’s what’s coming up:

  • Monday, 9/4: No School – Labor Day Holiday 
  • Tuesday, 9/5: Picture Day (during English class)
  • Wednesday, 9/6: Picture Day (during English class)
  • Thursday, 9/7: Back to School Night @ 5:15pm
  • Friday, 9/8: Club Fair
  • Thursday, 9/14: First Schoolwide CD (School Assembly)
  • Friday, 9/15: No School – Professional Development Day
  • Saturday, 9/16: Latino College Expo

Please bookmark this school calendar for the most up to date information. 

Wishing you a happy, healthy holiday weekend,

Erin D’Souza, Principal

 

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