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Hello Da Vinci Connect 6-8 Families,

Hello Da Vinci 6-8 Families,

Please see below for a student opportunity hosted by CSPAN and supported by Spectrum!

Have a Great Week!

Charter Communications, locally known as Spectrum is once again proud to support C-SPAN and its annual StudentCam documentary competition. With many students across the country adapting to a virtual or hybrid model of learning, StudentCam 2021 offers an opportunity for project-based learning that can be particularly rewarding for both teachers and students, regardless of the educational setting.

The competition invites middle and high school students to join the national conversation on the challenges our country is currently facing by creating a 5- to 6-minute documentary on this theme: Explore the issue you most want the president and new Congress to address in 2021. Next spring, the C-SPAN Education Foundation will award 150 student and 53 teacher prizes totaling $100,000.

To ensure students’ success in these challenging times, Spectrum is committed to help bridge the digital divide with enhanced measures that expand internet access and maintain connectivity for remote learners.

You can help inform teachers and students about StudentCam by sharing about the competition on social media (#StudentCam2021) or in conversations  in your community. 

We hope you’ll join us in getting the word out about C-SPAN’s StudentCam and how it serves as an innovative enrichment-learning experience well-suited to these unprecedented times. For more information on the competition, please visit www.studentcam.org.

Da Vinci Connect K-8 Families,

DV Connect is seeking input from students, staff, families, and community members on the initial draft of the Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan.  The purpose of this plan is to describe how DV Connect will address the impacts of COVID-19 and maintain continuity of student learning in the coming year.  The final document will include our plans for:

• Providing distance learning and, when public health conditions allow, in-person instruction
• Measuring student progress and participation and address learning loss
• Providing supports for English Learners, Foster Youth, Homeless Youth, Students with Unique Needs, and Low-income students
• Ensuring access to devices and connectivity
• Providing resources and supports to address student and staff mental health and social emotional well-being
• Student and family engagement and outreach to reengage students who are absent, unengaged, or at risk of learning loss
• Providing school meals for students during distance learning and in-person instruction
• Increasing/improving services for English Learners, Foster Youth, Homeless Youth, and Low-Income students

DV Connect values stakeholder voice and input. This input will be used to guide revisions.  A draft will be presented in a public hearing on Friday September 25, 2020 8:00-9:00 a.m. via zoom link https://zoom.us/j/91367888850  and the final draft will be presented for adoption at the September 30, 2020 6:00 p.m. board meeting.

All stakeholders are encouraged to provide comments on the Draft Plan.  The Draft Plan and comment forms can be accessed at the links below.

REVIEW THE DRAFT PLAN LINKED HERE

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS:

Comments can be submitted using one of the following google forms:

English Comment Form  LINKED HERE

Spanish Comment Form (Formulario de comentarios en español) LINKED HERE/VINCULADO AQUÍ

Hello Connect K-8 Families!

Just a reminder that today is the last day for make-up student photos! Check our previous blog post HERE for all information regarding today’s make-up photo day!

If your student has already taken their photo with Stacee Lianna, photos are ready! You will be receiving a separate e-mail with your child’s password to their unique photo gallery of photos available for purchase. Please consider purchasing your child’s school photo!

Finally, one of our students, Milissa, (long time K-8 student and now Connect HS freshman) has worked to create an opportunity for our students to participate in a forum to learn about how to become a better ally to their BIPOC peers and friends THIS Sunday! See below for more info:

Thank you!

The Da Vinci  Connect Team

Hello Connect K-8 Families!

This is a reminder that Friday, 9/18 is a non-student day. Staff will be engaged in professional development. There will be no classes held and you are not expected to homeschool. Enjoy the long weekend!

Friday, 9/18 is also Da Vinci’s make-up picture day with our photographer, Stacee Lianna! She will be available for student photos from 8:30am-12:00pm at our High School building–201 N. Douglas St. El Segundo, CA 90245

You must register HERE

Please make sure to write your student’s first and last name when completing the registration form, not your name. 

These photos will be used for student IDs and for your student’s school picture 😉

Enjoy the rest of your week!

The Da Vinci Connect Team

Greetings Connect Families!

• Don’t forget that Monday, 9/7 is a holiday and there will not be any classes held!

• We will have our first School Site Council meeting on Wednesday, September 9th at 4pm at this link (password = connect). Thank you to all of our parents and students who have expressed interest in serving on the School Site Council!  We are grateful for their interest and support. We are required to hold a vote in order to select staff, parents and students to participate on SSC. Staff vote for staff, parents vote for parents and students vote for students.
  Parents: please vote for two K-8 parent representatives using this form.
  Students: please vote for two K-8 and two High School representatives using this form.

Enjoy your long weekend!

The Team at Da Vinci Connect

Greetings Families!

You should have received an e-mail from Michelle (9/1/20) and may have already (or will soon!) receive an e-mail from your  child(ren)’s teacher notifying you of an update to our zoom practices and policies. Our IT Team created this tutorial to help you navigate using the Zoom authentication feature. Be sure to complete this process before you child(ren)’s next scheduled class!

If your student encounters any difficulty, please email our IT team at studentsupport@davincischools.org and be sure to thank them for their hard work during this tech-heavy time!

Thanks!

Your DV Connect Team

Greetings Connect K-8 Families,

Welcome to our first blog post! We look forward to sharing timely and concise information with you in this way throughout the year.

Enjoy your Monday!

The Da Vinci Connect Team