DVC Senior Families:

Congratulate your senior, and express your pride and love with an ad in the 2023 yearbook!

Message Guidelines
Create the message exactly as you want it to appear in the yearbook. You will have final approval before you submit your ad.
Senior ads are accepted on a space-available basis. When space runs out, or we reach our deadline, we can no longer accept ads.

Pricing Details:

• ¼ page: $100   (Photo limit 6)
• ½ page: $180  (Photo limit 12)

Due: January 25, 2023

Please visit the link below to purchase your personal ad! 

https://yearbookforever.com/schools/da_vinci_communications_buy_yearbook_360495/VA683Io72nQjL5NOVN7U6LYQ

Please email the Yearbook advisor Ms. Thomas with any questions: athomas@davincischools.org

Hello DVC,

Here is the webinar recording for the El Camino College Dual Enrollment Information session that was held on 11/16. Students who are planning to enroll in Dual Enrollment courses are highly encouraged to watch the recording with their parents before applying to El Camino College.

Ms. Aldrete

College and Career Counselor

Welcome back DVC!

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

• Monday, November 28th @ 11:45 am: U.S. Air Force ROTC
• Tuesday, November 29th @ 11:45 am: U.S. Navy
• Friday, December 2nd @ 11:45 am: Pitzer College

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 the college 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

We return to school on Monday, 11/28! As a reminder, there are only three weeks left during Semester 1. Grades earned at the end of this semester appear on students’ transcripts, and a new semester begins in January 2023. 

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 username and password. The last day for students to submit schoolwork for Semester 1 is Wednesday, 12/7.

School Site Council Meeting: All are welcome to attend our School Site Council Meeting on Wednesday, 11/30 at 4:30pm via this zoom link. Please see below for the agenda:

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

Presentations of Learning (POLs): POLs are just around the corner! Please be sure that your student has professional dress for their presentation. As a reminder, we will be opening a “professional dress thrift shop” for students to visit if they are in need of professional attire. POLs begin on Thursday, 12/8 and continue through Thursday, 12/15; students will be dismissed from school at 1:50pm on these days.

Here’s what’s coming up:

• Wednesday, 11/30: School Site Council Meeting at 4:30pm at this zoom link
• Wednesday, 12/7: Last Day to Submit Work for Semester 1
• Thursday, 12/8 – Thursday, 12/15: Presentations of Learning – POLs (1:50pm dismissal)
• Friday, 12/16 – Friday, 1/6: Winter Break (No School)
• Monday, 1/9: School Resumes & Semester 2 Begins
• DVC Weekly Schedules Year 10 (2022-2023) & DVC Year 10 Planning Calendar (2022-2023)

Presentations of Learning (known as POLs) are a signature practice of DVC. At the end of each semester, students complete a Presentation of Learning (POL) in which they 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. Click here for slides containing basic information and example videos of a POL.

One of the expectations for a Presentation of Learning (POL) is that students come in professional dress. At DVC, professional dress is defined as including the following:

• Button-down dress shirt (shirt must be tucked in) or or non-revealing blouse (must cover shoulders); suit jacket (optional)
• Khaki pants or dress pants (no jeans); dress or skirt that touches tops of knees when standing up straight
• Closed-toe dress shoes (no sneakers or excessively high heels)
• Hair should not cover the face

We will be setting up a small “professional dress thrift shop” for any students who may have difficulty securing these items prior to their presentation. We will let you know when the thrift shop is ready for students to browse! If you have professional dress items you’d like to donate, please deliver them to our 3rd floor front office.

POLs begin on Thursday, 12/8 and continue through Thursday, 12/15. Most students will have two presentations. Each presentation will be scheduled on a separate date, so no student is expected to do two presentations on the same date. All information regarding dates and schedules will come from the student’s grade-level teachers. School dismissal for POL days is 1:50pm.

The two most important things you can do to help your student prepare for their POL is (1) assure them that it is ok to make mistakes and (2) have them practice their POL many times to as many people in your household as possible. POLs help students improve their communication and public speaking skills and empower students to take ownership of their learning. We are excited for our students to take advantage of this opportunity to showcase what they’ve learned this semester!