Happy Exhibition Week! We are so excited to end our first semester by hosting Exhibition. Exhibition is one of Da Vinci's signature practices, where students have an opportunity to "Show what they know" by presenting ideas, deliverables, and learning processes from their on-campus projects to a variety of visitors/audience members! We know that Exhibition will look different this year than it has in the past. We are committed to holding space for each child to celebrate what they've learned with their family, friends, and teacher. Please refer to your teacher's emails regarding Exhibition for specific details for your child. We can't wait to celebrate their learning with you!

This week, on Wednesday 12/9 at 4:00pm, we will be holding an unofficial School Site Council meeting as part of our Fireside Chat. Please join us at THIS ZOOM LINK as we review our Local Control Funding Formula Budget Overview, and hopefully squeeze in some time to play a round of virtual Taboo ;) We hope to see you there!

Finally, we are looking forward to celebrating the end of the semester and the upcoming Winter break with our Winter Drive By Event (12/16) and our Winter FAN movie night (12/18). Please read below for details about each event. We hope you'll attend these celebrations with us!

Enjoy the Week,

Kaitlin

Reminder: No social hour/office hours or lunch time connections this week. Thank you for supporting your child's success and celebrating their Exhibition!

Make sure to submit your completed Learning Log #2 to your teacher's LL2 Google classroom no later than 11:59 pm on 12/11/20! Please reach out to your child's teacher for support if necessary.

Please join us at THIS ZOOM LINK as we review our Local Control Funding Formula Budget Overview, and hopefully squeeze in some time to play a round of virtual Taboo ;) We hope to see you there!

Next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January @ 4:00pm HERE

If you missed our meeting on the 2nd, you can watch the recorded meeting HERE (Passcode: @6fBkWE?) and you can view the slide deck on our parent resource site >FAN.

We look forward to continuing to build out our FAN experience and connecting our community with you! Thank you to everyone who attended and shared valuable ideas at our meeting on the 2nd!

Join us on Wednesday afternoon to drive thru the Connect parking lot (following our drop off and pick up route--entering the parking lot southbound and exiting southbound) to pick up your student's photo ID, see our staff members and maybe even experience a few fun winter/holiday surprises, as well! Many of you have also been asking how you might share a holiday or end of semester gift with your teacher/staff members. If you are planning to share a card or gift with your teacher, we can collect them at this event! We hope to see you before we say goodbye for Winter Break!

Please register for the event HERE and help us stay organized by having this document ready to show on your dashboard/out your window.

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!: FAN’s DV Connect Winter Sing-a-Long, Story Time and Movie Night!❄️ 🎶 📖 ⛄️🍿 

*Please sign up HERE if you and your family will be attending! Everyone who signs up by Monday, December 7th will receive a surprise in the mail to use during Movie Night! 

Please join us for a cozy night at home on Zoom celebrating together with some winter songs (Anyone Wanna Build a Snowman?), a special story read by our very own Principal Kaitlin, and a holiday movie/musical titled Jingle Jangle!❄️ We recognize that this is the last night of Hanukkah, and for any families who are celebrating, we would love to hear how you celebrate during our read-aloud!

This celebration will be on Friday, December 18th, and will start at 6 :00 pm in this Zoom Room:

Grab your popcorn, your PJs, your hot cocoa, and cozy up for this celebratory night meant for the whole family!❄❤☃️☕📖🎶🍿

1. Install Teleparty by clicking the "Install Teleparty" button HERE and follow installation instructions

3. Join our DV Connect Teleparty and chat with your friends on the right side of the screen! (A DV Connect parent will be monitoring each chat room).❤️

*If you have any problems accessing the Netflix teleparties, the Zoom call will be open and you can go there for any support needed**

DV Connect’s FAN’s Kindness Movement Partners with Sandpipers! 14 Holiday Home Tickets already Sold! Thank you!!!❤🎁⛄️

*Sandpipers Holiday Baskets❄️

From December 7th through the 15th, you and your children will have the opportunity to help shop for two, assigned families in need right here in the South Bay! We love that we get a dossier for the family, and we get to shop for them specifically.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDdQhn32c_M&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3HPpjHsi6SY6LIq0pdamJ_pYULqoFBlFbhkS2vcj4lPHuXVd_gUVofoOc: 

Beth Griffin: Family 15- at bethgriffin07@gmail.com 

Julie Guthrie: Family 69- family is in need of a new mattress- at julie@synergiept.com

Thank you so very much for participating, and for sharing the spirit of giving this holiday season! Because, giving is a gift we give ourselves, and is such a wonderful gift that we can share with our kiddos! 🎁💫❤️

*Please reach out to Kaitlin directly if your family is in need of assistance this holiday! Your DV Connect community is here to support you!❤️

We are excited to share our virtual Book Fair with Barefoot Books this winter and holiday season! Barefoot Books are incredible additions to any library! They often feature diverse content, gorgeous illustrations, and magical stories sure to engage readers of all ages! Please see THIS FLYER for more details on how to take advantage of our virtual book fair and support DV Connect at the same time!

The Book Fair is open NOW and runs through December 18th! Visit the Book Fair at THIS LINK (do not click link in the flyer)

We realize that the COVID-19 pandemic coupled with winter days and the holiday season may be impacting our families and community in a variety of ways. If you, your family, or someone you know is struggling, please reach out for support. You can also visit the Da Vinci Families Connected tab on our Parent Resource Site (click HERE) or go to www.dvconnectresources.org (pw is DVConnect2021)>Resources from Da Vinci Connect >Da Vinci Schools Families Connected.

This partnership between Da VInci Schools and Beach Cities Health District provides a multitude of resources and support for students and their families. Feel free to share with anyone in your community who may benefit from this support.

We've entered parent email addresses to our K-8 and High School blog so you should now receive blog emails periodically (we've sent out 2 to each group so far). They arrive in your inbox like an email from "Da Vinci Connect" and the subject line is "Da Vinci Connect Updates" (K-8) and "Da VInci Connect High School Updates" (HS).

If you aren't receiving them, check your spam/clutter/junkmail box and if there's nothing there, try subscribing directly on our blog site (you can check back here periodically as well). Connect HS Blog found HERE and Connect K-8 Blog found HERE.