Happy Weekend, DVC Families,
Last week we celebrated 236 students for earning Honor Roll (semester GPA of 3.5 to 3.9) or High Honor Roll (semester GPA of 4.0 or higher) for Semester 1 of this school year! Certificates will be distributed during Advisory on Monday. Congratulations to these high-achieving students! We also recognized students for End-of-Semester Awards. These special awards acknowledge and celebrate the habits and skills we value at DVC such as collaboration, positivity, resilience, and growth/improvement. We are proud of our students!
This week begins Neurodiversity Celebration Week! The purpose of Neurodiversity Celebration Week is to celebrate how unique and diverse our brains can be. Everyone’s brain works in its special way, and there’s no one correct way to think, learn, or experience the world. We’re celebrating all the different ways people experience life, focusing on understanding disabilities like ADHD, autism, dyslexia, Tourette Syndrome, and more. We encourage all students and staff to wear red on Wednesday, 1/29 for autism acceptance. A special thank you to the staff and students involved in the Neurodiversity Planning Committee for making this week happen! More information can be found at this blog post.
Community Learning Day on Monday, 2/10: All students are expected to complete THIS CLD SURVEY indicating if they are planning to be on-campus or off-campus for our next Community Learning Day. As a reminder, this form can only be accessed by students through their davincischools account.
Free After-School Tutoring: We are pleased to offer after-school 3 days per week! There is free drop-in tutoring (no sign-up needed) available in Mr. Albans’s room (3401) on the following dates and times:
- Tuesdays, 3:35 – 4:30
- Wednesdays, 2:30 – 4:30
- Thursdays, 3:35 – 4:30
Black College Expo on Saturday, 2/1: Join DVC in attending the 2025 Los Angeles Black College Expo at SoFi Stadium on Saturday, February 1st! ALL students are welcome to attend! Transportation is provided, and students will leave DVC at 9:00, returning at 1:45. DVC will be attending the College Expo portion only; the Battle of Bands is a separate, ticketed event after the College Expo. Permission slips are available at the front desk of DVC. Please submit slips to Ms. Aldrete by 1/29. We only have space for 30 students!
Da Vinci Schools Surveys: We value your voice and input! Parents/guardians and students, you should have received an email from Kelvin Education during the first week of November with a survey link to provide feedback. Please look in your inbox for “Kelvin Education” to complete the survey. Thank you for taking the time to provide this valuable feedback. Surveys close on January 31st.
FAFSA Friday Workshops for Senior Families: Da Vinci Schools is excited to offer practical, hands-on FAFSA workshops to our senior families. See more information about the workshop on this post on our blog. This will be held on the DV Communications (DVC) floor in Room 3203 and is open to all Da Vinci Schools senior families. Participants should register here for ONE of the following dates as all workshops will cover the same material.
- Friday, February 7th, 2025 (6-7:30 p.m.)
Here’s what’s coming up THIS WEEK and beyond:
- Monday, 1/27 – Friday, 1/31: Neurodiversity Celebration Week
- Wednesday, 1/29: Computer Science Mobile App Showcase (11th)
- Wednesday, 1/29: Reagan Library Field Trip (12th)
- Wednesday, 1/29: Wear Red for Autism Acceptance
- Monday, 2/3: Cal Poly Pomona / LMU Field Trip (11th)
- Thursday, 2/6: USC Field Trip (11th)
- Friday, 2/7: No School – Professional Development
- Monday, 2/10: Community Learning Day #3
Please use these links for easy access to school information:
- *NEW LINK* DVC Announcements Deck: tinyurl.com/dvc-announcements-spring2025
- DVC Blog: dvc.davincischools.org
- DVC Monthly Calendar: tinyurl.com/DVCcalendar24-25
- DVC Weekly Schedules: tinyurl.com/weekly-schedules24-25
- DVC Staff List: tinyurl.com/dvc-staff-emails
- DVC Clubs: tinyurl.com/DVC-clubs-2425
- DVC Incident Reporting Form: tinyurl.com/dvc-incident-report
- DVC Health Resources: @dvhealth | Linktree
- PowerSchool Login Page: davincischools.powerschool.com/public
- Canvas Login Page: davincischools.instructure.com
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