Greetings Connect Families,

Our staff was overjoyed to welcome students back to campus this week! It was wonderful to see families re-connecting with one another, students excited to return to campus, and the buzz of community and connection in each learning space.

We are thrilled to share that our counselor, Nydia, welcomed baby Natalia into the world during Winter Break! We are all over the moon in welcoming baby Natalia to the world. We send Nydia and her family lots of love (and rest!) as they enjoy this time together.

While Nydia is on maternity leave, we are grateful to have a new counselor join our community--please help us in welcoming Renee Roberts to our team! Renee comes to us with a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we are excited to learn from her. For any counseling needs, you can reach Renee at rroberts@davincischools.org

As we settle into a 3-day weekend in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. we wanted to share a few resources (here and here--and one of the most meaningful ways to honor Dr. King is to spend some intentional time serving/giving back to your community in a way that feels best for your family!) that might be helpful as you plan to acknowledge, celebrate or learn more about this powerful changemaker.

Take Good Care,

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

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Monday January 16th--No School or Homeschool

Garden Club!

Tuesday and Thursday Mornings

Starting January 10, the Garden Club will meet on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at the blacktop garden area from 8:45 to 9:10 am. Parents and students are welcome to join us as we continue the journey to beautify our campus. Please use the appropriate sign-in sheets located in the front office, when participating. For questions and comments email jdurham@davincischools.org

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

Wednesday, February 15 | Location: Connect K8 Campus | Time: TBA

**Attention Core 1 Families! **

FAN needs your support! We will be forming a committee of Core 1 parents to help plan and execute the next Annual Rhythm Event: "Speakers Jam!" This is a wonderful community building event where we welcome our students and families to participate in sharing inspirational text, writings, or bravely stepping up to the microphone for a Spoken Word Poetry performance!  

To join the planning committee, please contact Activities Coordinator Jahmal Durham. 

email ~ jdurham@davincischools.org

Thank you to Core 1 student, Love, who beautifully executed a Haiku on Flipgrid for us- as an invitation for friends to share a creative thought, inspirational poem, or writing! Click here to join in on the fun:  https://flip.com/5fa78d67

Parent Center Update!

You can sign up for January office hours with Theresa here!

Family Work Days--Postponed!

Dear friends and family, due to all the wonderful rain we've 

been experiencing - we are rescheduling our Family Workday 

events. We are also still looking for your support in determining 

the best DATE, support of the material needs, and volunteers. 

Click HERE if you would like to support this event!

email - jdurham@davincischools.org for details

School Directory!

Our Family Directory will be up on the Parent Educator Resource Site very soon! This directory contains contact information for any Da Vinci Connect family who expressly gave permission to share this info during the registration process. We are still working on aggregating the information by cohort and teacher.--thanks for your patience! If you are not on the directory and would like to be added, you can complete this form.

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.

Free Hip Hop Dance Classes!

5th Row Performing Arts Center is offering an outreach program to make dance accessible to all students interested in dance! Please see the below flyer for details!