August 28nd, 2026

Hello Da Vinci Connect Families,

It has been such a wonderful week welcoming families and students back to classes! We are so grateful to share this community with all of you.

We got the photos back from the photo booth at the Welcome Back Party- and they are fantastic. They are available for families here!

Please make sure that you are checking your student's Canvas account WEEKLY for important calendar events, updates from teachers.

We wanted to share an important note on food allergies in our community, from our Director of Health Services, Emily Green.

Please note, if your student is in 5th-8th grade, you should receive invitations for Astro/Catalina Camp in the next few days! Check your e-mails and reach out to Nydia with any questions!

Finally, we want to share that Theresa Leone, who has served our community wonderfully as our Parent Educator Support Specialist for more than fourteen years, is leaving our community next week. While we will miss her, her impact, and the many gifts she has shared with our community, we wish her the best as she begins her next adventure.

We are currently working on organizing support for parents with curriculum questions and needs. We appreciate your patience as we work through this transition and establish a plan for ongoing support.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Robin (she/her) and Nydia (she/ her)

Family Action Network Meetings!

We are excited to start holding regular FAN meetings for parents to get involved in our community! We would love to see you there!



Join us for the “Family Action Network” Co-Planning Meetings to be held in the Parent Center from 2-3 pm on the following dates: 9/1, 9/3, 9/15, 9/17, 10/1, 10/13, 10/27, 10/29, 12/1, & 12/3. 

Take action in planning the next FAN event by sharing your ideas here: FAN Interest Survey!

If you have questions, feel free to email our Activities Coordinator Jahmal Durham at jdurham@davincischools.org

Care and Comfort Kits!

Each year we ask families to provide a Care and Comfort Kit for their student(s) in the case of an emergency on campus. Please see (and print!) this form for directions on how to build your child's care and comfort kit.

Please drop off Care and Comfort Kits during drop off and pick up during the next two weeks!

Art with Mr. Mason!

Wednesdays from 2-3pm via zoom!

Join Mr. Mason each week via zoom for a live art lesson! You can also check out his google classroom below for access to over 350 archived art lesson videos to access at anytime! NEW art videos are posted every week!

Google classroom link:  https://classroom.google.com/c/NTQ5ODk5MTQzNzZa?cjc=3vs27ai

Class code: 3vs27ai

ZOOM link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2029821176

Meeting ID: 202 982 1176

Updates from our Front Office Team!

Guidance for dropping off student lunches:

• Students should bring a lunch to school or plan to get school lunch
• There is no food delivery or fast food on campus
• If your student forgets their lunch, they can get school lunch. If you must drop off a lunch from home after school drop off, please drop off the lunch before your student's lunch time (Cores 1-3 before 11:25 AM and Cores 4-5 before 12:15 PM). The lunch will then be left at the table outside their classroom with their name on it where they can look for it at lunchtime. The same policy will apply to water bottles or other forgotten items. 

Guidance if you need to pick up your student(s) early: 

• Please give yourself extra time when picking up your student before the end of the day - they may be at lunch, body break, or in the middle of a teaching lesson - and will need time to disengage, gather belongings, and come to the front office. We thank you for your patience.
• We cannot accommodate early pick ups after 2:55pm, as the front office closes at 3:00pm for dismissal

Metro Cards Available

We have Metro Tap cards that are available for any of our students that would find them useful. Please reach out to Robin if your student could use one: rbrown@davincischools.org

Attn: 8th graders- We need two Student Board Member Representatives

Deadline to Apply: 9/18

Each year we are able to select two student representatives who will sit on our board who represent Da Vinci Connect TK8! Our student board representatives are responsible for attending monthly board meetings in the evenings, working with other student board members to create slide decks updating the board of events on campus, and preparing to speak/present at those meetings. If interested, The online application link for students/respondents is here.

Girls Flag Football Opportunity:

Daily Read Alouds on Zoom!

M-F 9:00am

Want a connective way to begin your homeschool days? Join Nancy each day at 9:00am on zoom for a virtual read aloud! This invitation is for all ages, regardless of grade level or cohort! You can join her on zoom HERE

Da Vinci Connect Gear!

We are honored to partner with Mychal's Learning Place for our printing needs. Take a look at our online store to purchase Da Vinci Connect t-shirts and hoodies, in youth AND adult sizes!

Email Connect K-8 Front Office |

Email Nydia | Email Robin | Office Phone (310) 725-5800

K-8 Parent Educator Resource Website | Family Handbook| School Calendar