February 19- Holiday, no school
February 20- 7th Grade Maker Experience Field Trip Forms DUE ASAP!
February 20- PTSA Meeting, 9 am, conference room, all welcome
February 21- Late opening, 10:45 start
February 21- Immunization Exclusion date
February 22, 23- Masters Drama Showcase, 7 - 9 pm, $5 suggested donation at door
February 27 - March 1- 7th Grade Maker Experience Field Trips
March 2- Spring Fling student dance 6:30 - 8 pm, volunteers needed
March 2- Lottery closes at 5 pm.
March 2 - Ashland applications due- must be complete and on time
March 5- Info session #5, final session after lottery window closes, 4 - 6 pm- applicants must apply before the March 2, 5 pm deadline to be considered
March 8, 9, 10 & 15, 16, 17- Spring Musical, Once Upon a Mattress
March 24 - April 1- Spring Break
April 13- Planning day, no school
April 15- da Vinci Annual Auction- Save the Date!
April 26- da Vinci day at the PPS/PTA Clothing Center 9:30 am - 1:30 pm
April 27 & 28- Spring Dance Showcase 2
May 6-11- Outdoor School for all 6th graders
JUNE 7- 8th Grade Promotion at Madison High School 5 pm
JUNE 8- NEWLY ANNOUNCED- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
7th Grade Maker Experience Field Trips, February 27, 28 & March 1
Last week permission forms and information were handed out to all 7th grade students. PLEASE, get these forms signed and back to the office on Tuesday or ASAP. A couple of adult volunteers are needed to accompany students. If you can chaperone, contact Sheli.
Here is a short video about the program. Volunteers would need to be at da Vinci at 9:00 and the trips return around 2:30. You need to have a current volunteer background check in. If you need to complete a background check please see the PPS Security Services website.
Students will be going to these locations:
Hedron- Welding
Students will design a sculptural (polyhedral) lamp and build it. Students will learn welding and metal fabrication workflow and skills, the basics of which can be learned in minutes. To finish their lamp they will grind it, paint it, attach lampshade materials such as rice paper, and install a light bulb and socket.
OMSI
The Complex Contraptions - Fantastic Machine Challenge is inspired by Rube Goldberg, an American inventor, who designed machines to complete simple tasks and solve problems in the most complicated way possible. During this challenge, student teams employ creativity and determination as they use the iterative design process to plan and build their own complex machine to solve a chance-derived problem.
Each team is provided a large empty framework box, multi-use supplies, tools, and an OMSI staff or volunteer mentor. The result is a unique, student-driven creation that demonstrates student creativity, critical thinking, teamwork, and resourcefulness. At the end of the third day, teams will showcase their own solution and try other teams’ machines. Teams that finish construction early will take on additional challenges to hone their skills and polish their project. Challenges can include: adding machine aesthetics, fine-tuning user guides, training peers on newly acquired skills, sorting materials, and digital documentation.
24 Knots Class Description
Companimation Global is an open-ended scenario driven experience where students simulate the role of robot technicians. These technicians build and test “Companimates” (Tamiya Mechanical Tigers). Building the Companimate will challenge them to assemble a gearbox, a motor mount, an electrical switch and several mechanical linkages using basic hand tools. The students will then modify their Companimates to overcome one or more challenges in six different competitions. Students can iterate their Companimate designs until the end of the experience. At the conclusion of the experience, each student will take home their Companimate to continue the exploration at home or at school.
TEK Center
To Every KId will work with students to explore one of four experiences: 1. Audio Architect-Make their own digital music. 2. Rescue Bots-build and customize their own wired remote controlled robot. 3. Light Racer-make a light controlled robot directed by a flashlight. 4. Retro Gamepad-working with the Arduino Microcontroller make a handheld “old school” gaming device.
PTSA Meeting, Tuesday morning, conference room 9:00 am
Interested in what the PTSA does at da Vinci and available for a morning meeting time? The board will meet this Tuesday in the conference room, next to the office, to cover monthly business and plans for the rest of the year. If you have ideas for Teacher Appreciation week in May or other family education/engagement program ideas, come on in!
High School Forecasting Update
Cleveland High School will be coming to da Vinci to share forecasting information on March 5th. Forms should come home for discussion/review/signature by an adult at home. Please get these forms back to the office or Katie the Counselor as soon as possible. If your student is not planning to attend their neighborhood High School, have them update Katie on their plans.
Ashland Trip
Seventh and eighth graders are wanted for this year's Ashland Trip! This season we'll see: Othello, Oklahoma, and Destiny of Desire, the plays' prologues, and participate in an actors' workshop. The trip dates are May 9-11, 2018. In order to attend this memorable trip, you will need to maintain a "B"/PR grade point average, have stellar behavior and effort in your classes, and turn the application in on time. Applications will be available in the main office beginning Friday, Feb. 16. Applications are now available in the office and are due back by March 2nd. Be sure to read the application VERY carefully. No late or incomplete applications will be accepted. See Ms. Wasson's website for very specific details and dates on the trip at.
The da Vinci Auction is April 15 but the time is NOW for these items:
BIDDING ENDS MARCH 9! Performances: March 15-17, 2018
Sarah Slipper’s distinctly dark, theatrical, and vivid choreography takes on Henrik Ibsen’s incomparable 19th-century play, Hedda Gabler, a classic of realism and world drama, with an original score by Owen Belton, and a striking set by Luis Crespo.
For the first time since his US choreographic debut with NW Dance Project in 2007, world-renowned choreographer Cayetano Soto, Ballet BC Resident Choreographer, makes his way back to unveil a gripping new dance work.
Chess Club
Chess Club is back! Thanks to Sarah VanBuskirk, Chess Club will run again on Wednesdays after school from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm in the cafeteria. The club is free. Interested students can drop in on Wednesday or you can contact Sarah for more information.
Buckman Alumni/Student Artists wanted for Buckman Art Show and Sale
Buckman Alumni Artist signups are open now. Former Buckman students currently in middle or high school are encouraged to apply. You must pre-register to get artist stickers. Save the dates for March 10 and 11. http://buckmanartshow.weebly.com/student-and-alumni-artist.html
Spring Sports
Spring Track through PIL will be starting soon. Students interested in track and field participate with their neighborhood high school cluster as determined by the map linked on the PIL site. For contacts and more information, please visit that site. Franklin and Cleveland have shared forms/packets with our da Vinci office which can be given to students.
Spanish Class after school to resume April 16
Registration is now open for the spring term through Kids Like Languages. The form is on the da Vinci website and should be sent directly to Kids Like Languages. Depending on enrollment/interest, they will offer Spanish or ASL on Mondays from 3:20 pm to 4:10 through the end of the year.
Spring Fling Student Dance
Student leaders are planning a Spring Dance after school on March 2 from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. Tickets will be $3. Adult volunteers will be needed. Please sign up on this Signup Genius site if you can help.
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