Greetings Connect K8 Families,

We hope you are able to stay cool during this long weekend! Your local library is always a beautiful option to get out of the heat and get into a good book! 

We had our first Fire Drills on campus with students this week! Safety is our first priority, and practicing helps us feel ready and know what to do if there were ever a real emergency on campus. 

We have also updated our school calendar for the year! You can view it here, and it will soon be posted on the Da Vinci Schools website and in the footer of every newsletter. You can find dates for Learning Logs as well as schoolwide events like Exhibition and Student Led Conferences! 

Finally, Kaitlin sent a confirmation e-mail to all families who have successfully registered for Astro/Catalina Camp. If you did not receive an e-mail from Kaitlin on the morning of 9/3 and want your child to attend camp, please e-mail her ASAP.

Take Good Care,

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

Labor Day

Monday 9/5

No School or Homeschool--enjoy the long weekend!

Garden Project!

Wednesday, September 9th @ 2pm

On-Campus / In-Person or on Zoom!

Details: Join us for the 1st Garden Project meeting of the 2022-23 school year.

Topics will include Parent Volunteerism, Garden Wishlist items,

as well as defining and creating a Garden Culture for our campus. 

Join us for a discussion about how you can help!

RSVP for the Meeting: HERE

For more information and zoom details email Jahmal:

jdurham@davincischools.org

School Picture Day!

Tuesday 9/13 and Thursday 9/15

Students will take their school pictures on their cohort day. A make-up day will be offered in the near future for anyone who needs it. Students may bring clothes to change into for picture day, or wear their regular school clothes. Our photographer, Stacee Lianna, will provide photo galleries for purchase to all families!

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)

FAN Multi-Cultural Fair!

Friday, 9/30 from 4:30-6:00pm

​Connect's 1^st Annual Rhythm Event of the school year is here!​​​​

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Attention​ Core 4 Families:

the Multi-Cultural FAIR date has been set!

Join the planning committee today...

contact Activities Coordinator Jahmal for details-

jdurham@davincischools.org

Drop Off and Pick Up Reminders!

Along with the start of the year comes new Drop off and Pick up routines! Please review our zoom orientation meeting for full details regarding drop off and pick up. Crucial updates you need to know:

• The school day runs from 9:15am-3:15pm. The front gate opens at 8:55 am each day for breakfast and drop off
• Drop of will happen at the front gate each AM. Please prepare to say goodbye at the gate. Campus is closed to parents in the AM
• Pick up will also happen at the front gate. Please see the pickup route in the image below. (Front gate is indicated by red star). Campus is open to parents at pick up and you may either 1) walk in to campus to retrieve your child 2) meet them at the front gate 3) use our valet line or 4) if your child is in Core 4-5, you may sign the independent walker form to allow them to exit campus independently. Email connect@davincischools.org for more info
• When using our valet line, please do not stop or park your vehicle, or exit your vehicle at any time
• Please always enter our parking lot driving Southbound on Isis Ave. Turning left into our parking lot during drop off or pick up causes unsafe traffic conditions for all.
• Please don't cut the valet line. Follow the protocol to ensure safe flow of traffic--this also means no U-turns on Isis Ave.
• Always follow our Good Neighbor Policy, especially when parking in the neighborhood. Do not block driveways, do not walk on neighbor's property, and please ensure that no trash makes its way into the neighborhood.

Dress Code Reminder

*Please make sure students are wearing closed toe shoes with backs*

The purpose of Da Vinci’s dress code policy is to foster a physically and emotionally safe and respectful environment at school where students focus on who each other is, not what they wear. Please visit pages 29-31 of our Handbook for more specific information on our dress code. Most importantly, please be aware that we require close toed shoes with backs. Some kiddos will be happy to know that Crocs count as close toed shoes as long as they are in “sport mode” (worn with backstraps). 

Chromebook Checkout

Notification e-mails will begin this week!

If your family does not have access to a device at home and is in need of one to support your student's homeschooling, you can request to borrow a school Chromebook for the year HERE. Please know that we have a limited supply of loaner Chromebooks for distribution. Once you complete the form above, Kaitlin or Sage will reach out when one becomes available to you.

Meals at Connect

We are so excited that the state of CA is the first in the country to announce that school meals (breakfast and lunch) will continue to be FREE for all students! You can drop your student off at Connect on their school day for breakfast as early as 8:55 am. You can browse meal menus HERE.

If your child has a dietary restriction, please complete this form and submit to our front office.

While meals are free for all students regardless of income, we need all families to complete their household income forms (recently sent to you via schoolmint)--this data has substantial effects on our funding! Thank you!