Hello Families,

Happy Black History Month! While our goal is to incorporate conversations around race and the celebration of Black history and contributions to our global community all year, we would like to highlight a new opportunity/resource to learn and celebrate Black History in our weekly newsletters for the month of February. Our first invitation is an incredible webinar hosted by Stem Connector on "Knowing the Past Opens Doors to the Future: How Historical Representation Plays a Critical Role in Advancing Black and African Americans in STEM". Click HERE to register for this amazing webinar!

We also had the pleasure of experiencing the FixED performance and follow-up workshop hosted by national student-led Epic Ensemble during our February PD Day! Our staff left feeling inspired and empowered by the day.

We also want to thank ALL families for prioritizing the safety of our community as we continue conversations around what inclusion looks like at DV Connect, including gender and gender identity. More information and opportunities to continue the conversation will be shared soon. In the meantime, please continue to direct any inquiries to Kaitlin.

Finally, in celebration of Random Acts of Kindness Day on 2/17 and as a supplemental way to spread the love on Valentine's Day, we will be offering opportunities to participate in a Random Act of Kindness before school this week! We will be exploring kindness activities in class, and invite you to explore additional ways to promote kindness at home!

Finally, we look forward to seeing you at the Speaker's Jam on Wednesday afternoon! See the below blurb for resources on reading/writing poetry to make participation a breeze! Thank you to Jahmal and our Core 1 families for your hard work in bringing this special event to life!

Enjoy Your Week,

Kaitlin (she/her) and Sage (he/him)

Learning Log #4

Accept LL4 invitations in student email accounts

Thank you for submitting your learning logs completely and on time! Invitations for Learning Log Google Classroom #4 have been shared to your student's e-mail account.

Parent Education Learning Opportunity

The Science of Well-Being for Teens

Yale University is offering a FREE self-paced course on the science of well-being for teens! If you would like to sign up for the course and move through each week's coursework with a group of like-minded folks, please sign up for the course HERE, and then e-mail Kaitlin to express your interest in joining a study group! Interested folks will be polled on availability to meet and discuss the content together.

Running Club!

Volunteers Needed!

We need volunteers to keep Running Club going on T/TH! Please consider signing up to volunteer here. We need your help to keep this awesome opportunity available to students!

Garden Club!

Tuesday and Thursday Mornings 8:45am-9:10am

Dear Students and families, we will be meeting on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at the blacktop garden area from 8:45 to 9:10 am.  Please use the appropriate sign-in sheets located in the front office, stay in the garden club area during your visit, and be sure to exit campus before 9:15am.

Thankfully, we're making a great amount of progress and we can see the GROWING excitement from our students who visit the garden space on a regular basis. The next phase of the project includes creating opportunities for our "Student Garden Ambassadors" initiative as well as developing community service activities for our neighboring community.  If parents are interested in learning more about the project objectives or joining the Garden Club committee, we will be posting updates and other invitations to support the project in the weekly newsletter. If you are continuing with us or are a new family wanting to expand your gardening experience, please click HERE to complete a short survey. For questions and comments email jdurham@davincischools.org

Da Vinci Connect Yearbook!

It's time to purchase your yearbook and start designing your 2 FREE personalized pages with TreeRing.  Go to this link to purchase!

FAN's Next Annual Rhythm Event: Speaker's Jam!

THIS COMING Wednesday, February 15 | Location: Connect K8 Campus |

Time: 3:00pm-5:00pm

Speaker's Jam is here!!! This is a wonderful community building event and opportunity for all of us to come together and be inspired. We are welcoming families to participate in the reading or performing of poetry or other inspired writings. Don't forget to Bring Your Own Picnic, so that all your refreshment needs are met. For questions about the event please contact: Activities Coordinator Jahmal Durham. 

email ~ jdurham@davincischools.org

Thank you to Core 1 student "Love Hall" who beautifully executed a Haiku on Flipgrid for us- as an invitation for friends to share a creative thought, inspirational poem, or writing! 

Here is the link to join in on the fun:  https://flip.com/5fa78d67

Click HERE to enjoy resources for creating poetry and/or spoken word performances- prepared by the Parent Center! Join Code w3yytj2

Click HERE to sign-up to SPEAK! We can't wait to see you!

Parent Center at Da Vinci Connect!

•  Use this code (w3yytj2) to access all content all year!
• Check out the 2022-23 Supplemental Curriculum Grid by Grade Level, login details, Office Hours Sign Ups, and more! If you believe you need access to curriculum, please email Theresa with your specific request.
• Click this link – be sure to log in using your student’s DV Connect email address!

Office Hours for 1:1 Meetings with Theresa

• Sign up for a meeting to discuss your homeschool needs, hopes & dreams!
• February 2023 Office Hours have been posted to The Parent Center Google Classroom. 



CURRICULUM SPOTLIGHT

Georgia State Mathematics!

Free, Recommended Math Curriculum for Grades TK-5

Georgia State Math is a robust math curriculum that supports conceptual learning in math using hands-on learning tasks. Students of all ages are able to show problem-solving skills and discuss their thinking in engaging ways.

Check out these resources to support how you implement this math tool at home.

·     Kelly Ann’s Webinar Will Explain the Learning Tasks and More!

·     Webinar Guide

·     Link to Georgia State Math Website

·     Video: A glimpse into what the tasks look like in classrooms

Friends of Mychal's Art Show!

THIS Saturday 2/11 from 10:00am-4:00pm

After a few years of hiatus, the 9th Friends of Mychal's Art show is returning! About 20 artists will showcase their work at our open house on Saturday, February 11th from 10AM-4PM at Mychal's Learning Place. In alignment with Mychal's mission of providing opportunities for individuals with disabilities, all artists fall within this community and have a strong focus on growing their presence in the art world. The open house is free admission and open to everyone in the community, we hope you will join us and greatly appreciate all your support!

STEM Opportunity--Engineer's Week Celebration!

2/25 12-5pm @ Columbia Memorial Space Center

Aerospaec STEM Events invites all STEM explorers to attend a panel discussion about the NASA Dart Mission! Find out more info HERE.

Mr. Mason's Virtual Art Classes Are Back!

Every Wednesday 2-3pm on ZOOM!

https://zoom.us/j/4722291011

Live ZOOM Art Class with Mr. Mason. Every Wednesday 2-3pm.

Supply suggestions in the Google Classroom:

https://classroom.google.com/u/0/c/NTQ5ODk5MTQzNzZa

Remember new art project videos are uploaded twice a week.

You can find over 140 pre-recorded art videos to do anytime.

Classroom.google.com > + (join code: 3vs27ai

Daily Virtual Read Alouds are back!

M-F 3:00pm

Join Nancy each day at 3:00pm on zoom for a virtual read aloud! This invitation is for all ages, regardless of cohort or program! You can join her on zoom HERE

Mental Health Support for Families!

We recognize that Winter can bring a variety of different feelings to navigate. We want to make sure that our families are connected to the resources they need. Please visit South Bay Connected to access a variety of resources to support families of all ages.