Happy Lunar New Year to everyone in our community who celebrates! Check out the many resources the National Museum of Asian Art has to offer in exploring one of the most celebrated holidays around the world!

Enjoy Your Week,

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

Professional Development Day

Friday 2/3 No School or Homeschool

Garden Club!

Tuesday and Thursday Mornings

Garden Club Mornings

Update: On Tuesday January 24, the Garden Club will not meet in the morning, however students and parents are welcome to participate at lunchtime instead. We will resume morning meetings on Thursday January 26. Please meet at the blacktop garden area from 8:45 to 9:10 am and use the appropriate sign-in sheets located in the front office. We are truly excited at the GROWING interest to be a part of this journey. If you are continuing 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!

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

Sign up here to attend and participate in this awesome event!

We are also looking for middle school ambassadors and Emcees for the event! Click here if your middle school student is interested!

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 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! January Office Hours

CURRICULUM SPOTLIGHT

Discovery Education Social Studies Techbook

Students in grades 6-8 have access to Social Studies Techbooks from Discovery Education. This digital social studies platform has a robust curriculum with giant full catalog of Discovery Education content as well as a robust social studies curriculum. simulations help students develop a deep understanding of challenging concepts through inquiry and exploration. Students use Gizmos to interact with and explore hundreds of math and science topics ranging from heredity to trigonometry. Gizmos are dynamic "what-if" tools that ignite curiosity and learning.

Parent educators, you should have received an invitation directly from ExploreLearning, as well as these instructions, that will enable you to get up Gizmos up and running quickly and easily. Too, be sure to check out the Gizmos Resources Topic in The Parent Center Google Classroom to view a recorded webinar and access links to task cards, other resources to enhance your Gizmos experience.

If you run into trouble, or did not receive your onboarding instructions, please email Theresa for troubleshooting support. Go forth and explore!

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

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.