Da Vinci Communications

Greetings,

DVC will be hosting a Career Fair on Wednesday, May 15 from 8:15 am-11:10 am. We are looking for guest speakers to share their careers and work experiences to expose our students to a variety of careers. You do not need a degree and/or certificate to be a part of the DVC Career Fair. We are seeking guest speakers in the following areas:

• Women in STEM
• Mental Health and Athletes
• Entrepreneur
• College Bound- First Generation and Higher Education
• Welding/Contractor/Electrician
• Trucking
• Transferring from a Community College
• Navigating an Artist’s world (Music, Art, Dance)
• Nursing
• Flight Attendant/Pilot
• Real Estate
• Financial Literacy – How to pay for college
• Entertainment
• or any other careers not listed above

If interested, please fill out this google form: Career Fair Interest Form by Friday, May 3rd. 

 

Thank you,

DVC Counselors

Ms. Aldrete (College & Career Counselor: maldrete@davincischools.org)

Ms. Barba (9th & 11th Grade Counselor: jbarba@davincischools.org)

Ms. Thomas (10th & 12th Grade Counselor: athomas@davincischools.org)

Good afternoon 10th and 11th grade students,

Every year, The Posse Foundation works closely with high schools to recruit Posse Scholars. Each Posse Scholar wins a four-year, full-tuition scholarship to attend one of Posse’s partner colleges or universities (check partner schools here).  If you are interested in being nominated in the future and demonstrate leadership and academic potential, please attend our information session next Friday, April 26th during lunch.  It is highly encouraged for Juniors interested in Posse to attend this meeting so they can be nominated by Ms. Aldrete.

 

For any questions or concerns, please contact Ms. Aldrete: maldrete@davincischools.org

 

 

Ms. Aldrete

College and Career Counselor

Interested in taking dual enrollment courses during the summer?

Ms. Aldrete will be offering drop-in hours every Friday in April for those students interested in signing up to assist with any questions and registration. In order to be called out, please email Ms. Aldrete (maldrete@davincischools.org) so that she can call you out of class whenever she’s available.

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 hit the ground running upon our return from spring break, from an engaging and informative 11th grade trip to USC on Wednesday to a terrific Senior Showcase from our students in the Computer Science Pathway on Friday! Just before spring break (on Thursday, March 28th), we gave out 24 All-Star Awards to our students during CD. Congratulations to our All-Stars! 

There’s a lot of opportunities advertised in our Announcements Deck, including Monday’s Purple Up! Day in support of the sacrifices our students with families in the military have to make. Check out our Announcements Deck for more information about this and other student-centered events and opportunities!

Standardized testing begins on Monday, 4/15 for grades 9, 10, and 11! See below for details. If you have questions, please contact Andrew Daramola at adaramola@davincischools.org.

• Physical Fitness Testing on Monday, 4/15 & Tuesday, 4/16 (9th Grade): California requires all 9th grade students to take the Physical Fitness Test. Our 9th grade students will be taking this test during Computer Science classes. More information about the test can be found here. For questions, please reach out to Andrew Daramola, Assistant Principal (adaramola@davincischools.org) or Andy Galbraith, Computer Science Teacher (agalbraith@davincischools.org). 
• Benchmark Testing on Monday, 4/15 & Tuesday, 4/16 (10th Grade): Da Vinci Schools is using the NWEA MAP Assessments to measure student progress and growth throughout the school year (from beginning to end) as well as from school year to school year. We ask students to take this test once during Semester 1 and again during Semester 2. Results are used to inform teachers about student areas of strength and areas for improvement. 
• State Testing begins on Monday, 4/15 (11th Grade): Our 11th grade students will begin state testing in English-Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science after spring break. The testing will be done during their classes, with minimal disruption to the daily schedule. Please click the link for more information about each assessment. Students can access additional practice tests at this link as a guest user. 
  • California English-Language Arts Test (CAASPP-ELA) & California Mathematics Test (CAASPP- Math) Parent Information
  • California Science Test (CAST) Parent Information
  • California Alternate Assessment (CAA) Parent Information

 

Staff Appreciation Planning Session Zoom on Monday, 4/15: I’d love to meet with DVC students and families to plan for Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week (May 6th – 10th). Join us on zoom on Monday, 4/15 at 4:30pm and we can work together! (ZOOM LINK HERE)

Here’s what’s coming up THIS WEEK and beyond:

• Monday, 4/15: Purple Up! Day – Wear purple to support military children!
• Monday, 4/15: Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week Planning Session @ 4:30pm (zoom only – LINK HERE)
• Monday, 4/15: CAASPP Testing ELA Begins in English Classes (11th Grade)
• Monday, 4/15 & Tuesday, 4/16: NWEA MAP Growth Testing in ELA & Math (10th Grade)
• Monday, 4/15 & Tuesday, 4/16: Physical Fitness Testing in Computer Science Classes (9th Grade)
• Wednesday, 4/17: College Field Trip to UCLA, LMU, Cal Poly Pomona (9th Grade)
• Wednesday, 4/24: Ethnic Studies Field Trip (11th graders in the course)
• Thursday, 4/25 & Friday, 4/26: NWEA MAP Growth Testing in ELA & Math (9th Grade)
• Friday, 4/26: Anatomy & Astronomy Field Trip (11th graders in the course)
• Friday, 4/26: El Camino & Santa Monica College (12th graders attending in Fall 2024)
• Saturday, 4/27 – Tuesday, 4/30: DECA International Conference (selected 11th grade Marketing students)
• Monday, 4/29: CAST Testing Begins in Biology Classes (11th Grade)
• Thursday, 5/2: College & Career Signing Day
• Friday, 5/3: No School – Professional Development Day
• Friday, 5/3: Da Vinci Schools Prom
• Saturday, 5/4: Wiseburn Educational Foundation’s Rock Around the Block (info at this link)

 

Bookmark these links for easy access to school information:

• DVC Announcements Deck: tinyurl.com/dvc-announcements-spring2024 
• DVC Monthly Calendar: tinyurl.com/DVCcalendar23-24
• DVC Weekly Schedules: tinyurl.com/weekly-schedules23-24
• Canvas Login Page: davincischools.instructure.com
• Canvas Help Website: tinyurl.com/dv-parent-canvas-help