From Your Administrative Team |
Greetings Families,
Happy Spring! If you or your family celebrated the Jewish holiday of Purim or Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors, we wish you many happy celebrations! You can explore a list of children's books about Purim HERE and can learn more about Holi HERE. If your family celebrates these or any other cultural holiday and would like to share photos/videos/more information about how your family celebrates, let us know!
We also want to share that our new campus has brought us a new species of butterfly to learn about and admire! You may have heard that in recent weeks, our campus has been crawling with caterpillars! It's true--our trees are home and food for the Morning Cloak caterpillar, and hundreds have made their chrysalis on our campus! You can learn more about the Morning Cloak butterfly here! Enjoy a few photos of our new winged friends below.
Finally, one of our favorite aspects of independent study is the wide variety of opportunities available to our families in the community! One of these opportunities is called Odyssey of the Mind, which is a creative problem-solving program where teams work together to solve a long-term problem and build spontaneous language and engineering skills while building teamwork, budgeting, time management, and public speaking skills. Congratulations to ALL 3 of our Da Vinci Connect Odyssey of the Mind teams for placing in the TOP 3 at the regional competition in their divisions, and advancing on to the state competition in April!
Take Good Care,
Kaitlin and Tami
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Parent Panel Wanted!
Friday 4/1 from 11am-12pm
Are you a Da Vinci family who would like to speak to other educators about your experience in our program? We have a team of educators visiting us from Dallas on 4/1, and they would like to hear from a few families! If you are interested in participating in this parent panel, please e-mail Kaitlin!
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Curriculum Swap, Lost and Found, and T-shirts--Oh My!
- T Shirts will be for sale in the front office, ranging from $5-$10!
- Our Curriculum Swap table will be back! Bring in any curriculum you don't want, and swap it out for something new!
- Our Lost and Found is overwhelmed with clothes and water bottles missing their homes--please check the Lost and Found for any of your child's belongings--items will be washed and donated by the end of the month!
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Learning Log #5
DUE THIS FRIDAY!
Learning Log #5 is shorter than usual--it's due on 3/25! Yes--it's short, and yes, we are asking for 3 samples, as we are mid-semester. Thanks!
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Middle School Dance!
Save the Date!
Friday, April 22 @ 7:00pm in the Black Box Theater at 201 N. Douglas
More information coming soon
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FAN Annual Rhythm Event: STEM Carnival!
Attention Core 2!
Would you like to help plan our next Annual Rhythm Event: the STEM Carnival?
We will send out a committee planning agenda, following the initial responses and interest!
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Da Vinci Schools First Annual CARnival!
Saturday March 26 10am-5pm
201 N. Douglas St. El Segundo, CA 90245
You are cordially invited to the Da Vinci Schools’ first CARnival! We invite you to a day of fun, games, food, and CARS!
This unique show will feature cars from the Automobile Museum, the Corvette of Choice Club, Army Armored Vehicles, and more. We will also have dunk tanks, carnival games, and many local food trucks. It will be an event you won’t want to miss!
The funds raised at the event will be used to support our senior class across all Da Vinci Schools (Science, Communications, Design, Connect, and RISE) and support our prom, grad nite, and graduation. Since many of our school activities were placed on hold during the pandemic, we would like for this event to be a way to bring our community together and celebrate our graduating class of 2022!
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FAN Annual Rhythm Event: Da Vinci Connect's Annual Talent Showcase!
Save the date! Friday May 20
Attention: We are super ready to get the planning started and Diana Nelson, has kindly offered to host the 1st meeting to discuss all the possibilities!
What: Annual Talent Showcase- Initial planning meeting
When:
Wednesday March 23rd at 7pm
Where:
Join US on Zoom-
Are you a Middle School Student who is interested in forming a planning committee?
Be sure to attend the meeting as well!
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Meal Program at Connect!
Don't forget that all families can take advantage of free breakfast and lunch on campus! Find weekly menus HERE
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2021-2022 Yearbook!
Thank you to Darlene for working on creating a beautiful yearbook to memorialize this school year! Please visit THIS FLYER for information on pricing, how to order, and how to customize your child's yearbook by adding personalized pages! |
Art with Mr. Mason!
Every Wednesday 2-3pm on zoom!
Live art ZOOM Art with Mr. Mason. Every Wednesday 2-3pm starting Sept. 1st.
Supply suggestions in the Google Classroom:
Remember new art videos are uploaded twice a week on Tuesday & Friday.
You can find nearly 80 pre-recorded art videos to do anytime.
Classroom.google.com > + (join code: 3vs27ai)
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Daily Read A Louds with Julia!
**New Time**Daily from 3:00-3:30
One of our amazing teachers, Julia Rivera, will be offering a read aloud from 3:00-3:30 every weekday, M-F!! She will be reading some of her favorite picture books, that are enjoyable for students TK-8th grade. Feel free to join her at her zoom link for this wonderful way to end a school day!
Attention: Elders, Grands, and Greats!
The Family Action Network would you like to invite you to participate in a Read Aloud activity. Whether you are a family elder, grandparent, great aunt or uncle, we would love to share this unique experience with you. We've been looking for more ways to see your faces and hear your voices, and this is a perfect way to do both! One of our amazing teachers, Julia Rivera, will offer book suggestions from a variety picture books, that are enjoyable for students TK-8th grade. Please join us by clicking HERE to Sign-Up!
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The Parent Center at Da Vinci Connect!
The Parent Center @ DV Connect Google Classroom
· Use this code (w3yytj2) to access all content all year!
· Check out this year’s supplemental curriculum, login details and more using this link
· Link to The Parent Center Calendar of Events
- Office Hours for 1:1 Meetings with Theresa
Use this link to sign up for March Office Hours
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- TELL US WHAT YOU THINK… ABOUT CURRICULUM!
Use the QR Code to complete a brief survey! We want to know your
thoughts and opinions about homeschool curriculum!
Weigh in now and help us make choices for the 2022-23 school year!
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Use this link to sign up!
Tuesday, 3/22 & Thursday, 3/24 from 2-3pmJoin DV Connect Educator Support Specialist, Theresa Leone, to learn about “Zen Parenting” based on the book by Cathy Adams.
Use the QR Code, above, to take a survey to let us know what content you’d like to see at Genius Hour!
Participants with watch the interview with Cathy and Happily Family founders, Cecilia and Jason Hilkey. Afterwards, as a group, we will dissect and reflect in community.
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- Community & Connection @ DV Connect
Use this link or QR Code to sign up!
This workshop series was designed to create a safe space to connect, share, listen and lift each other up in a way that promotes conversation, exploration, reflection, hope and maybe even a call to action. No matter what, the gathering is meant to feel like home... a place where we all belong.
Location: Del Aire Park (located at 12601 S. Isis Ave, Hawthorne, CA 90251)
Time: Noon - 1pm
Dates
5/4 – Ikigai: (生き甲斐, 'a reason for being') is a Japanese concept referring to something that gives a person a sense of purpose, a reason for living. We will delve into this concept together and see what comes up.
6/1 – Establishing a Self-Care Practice
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- Gizmos Workshop (Grades 3-8)
Wednesday, 4/27 from 10:30-12:30
“Expand the Gizmos Experience”
Please join us for a Gizmos webinar to learn next-level ways to use Gizmos to boost your science and math instruction. If you have not yet gotten started with this amazing science and math simulation platform, no problem!
Watch your email inboxes for instructions on how to join the webinar and pre-webinar homework!
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- Science4Us Workshop (Grades TK-2)
Wednesday, 4/27 from 2-4pm “KLEWS/CER – Use Science4Us to Integrate Literature Into Science”
Science4Us is an interactive, online science program for kids TK-2nd Grade. In a virtual webinar, led by an experienced Explore Learning trainer, that will focus on how to integrate reading and writing into your science curriculum at home using the KLEWS/CER Model.
Instructions for setting up your teacher dashboard, as well as how to prepare for and join the webinar will be sent via email.
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- It is not too late to be a Curriculum Champion!
Our goal with this program is to have parents collaborate with each
other to make the most of the DV Connect Supplemental Curriculum resources. There is great value in what you do for your kid's learning every day and sharing those tips and tricks will help others to find success!
Ask yourself these questions:
1. Which piece of curriculum do I use most?
2. Which piece of curriculum does my child love?
3. Am I willing to share my knowledge (BIG or small) with others?
Use the QR Code below to take a survey to let us know what you’d like to Champion!
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Have a great week!
~ Your DV Connect Team
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