Upcoming Calendar Highlights
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, volunteers needed
April 27 & 28 - Spring Dance Showcase
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
Buses will leave around 9:15 and return around 2 pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Please remember to report student absences before 8:45 am to help with group organization each day (email Sheli or call the main office line, 503-916-5356). Students need to bring their lunch unless they pre-ordered a school lunch.
We still need a couple volunteers to chaperone.
If you can go, contact Sheli. Here is a short video about the program. You need to have a current volunteer background check. Even if you can go for just one day, it would be helpful.
Spring Fling Student Dance, March 2, 6:30 to 8 pm
All students are welcome to attend the Spring Fling Dance after school on March 2 from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. Tickets will be $3. Please, no students from other schools. Students should leave campus after school and return in time for the event. Adult volunteers, please sign up on this Signup Genius site if you can help.
Once Upon a Mattress opens March 8
Tickets are now available online at SchoolPay and the volunteer sign up is posted, outlining needs to ensure this production runs smoothly. Please sign up if you can help out with house management or supervising students backstage. All seats are general admission, $10. Don’t miss the show!
da Vinci 3D art students Make Bowls for the Empty Bowls Project
On February 23rd, a representative from Neighborhood House visited da Vinci to talk to the kids about the program and get them excited about donating their bowl. There will be a soup dinner fundraiser for the emergency food box program on Friday, April 6, from 5pm to 7pm at Multnomah Arts Center - 7688 SW Capitol HWY
$10 - $30 gets you a beautiful handcrafted bowl and a delicious soup dinner. Hope to see you there! www.swhope.org
3D Art needs "SCRAP" (recyclable materials) for creative reuse.
If each family brings in one grocery bag full of found objects, that would be amazing! Please do not go out and buy anything! Hoping we can all work together to recycle/reuse. Objects needed include wood scraps, plastic lids, plastic parts, small plastic objects and/or small toys or dolls/action figures that you no longer need, old clothing, fabric, legos or lincoln logs, string, building blocks, bottle caps, corks, saran wrap, wigs or fake Easter egg grass, sequins, beads, metal parts/objects, buttons, tire tubes, aluminum foil, straws, toothpicks, wooden skewers, etc, etc, etc. Objects need to be clean and nothing too sharp. If you can, please deliver to the 3D art Studio, or ask your student to deliver.Dropping off donations to the office is okay if it's easier.
Are you an artist or do you have a crafty skill to share?
Do you knit or crochet? Are you a ceramic artist, sculptor, or woodworker? 3D Art and Textiles is looking for volunteer visiting artists who would like to come in for a day (or longer) to teach kids a new skill and/or talk to them about your experience as a maker/artist. If you have a skill and are interested in sharing it with kids, please let Kelda know.
Rose Garden caretakers needed
The rose garden beds in front of the school have been lovingly cared for by a neighbor for many years. Now in her 70s and with some physical limitations, Ruth is hoping to scale back on the physical caretaking duties and get some help from current families. Though the last week was snowy and cold, spring really is around the corner and it will soon be time to prune and do annual maintenance. If this is something you can do, please contact Sheli
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.
Auction Volunteer Signup Join the Team!
The da Vinci Auction is April 15 but the time is NOW for these items:
Hedda BIDDING ENDS MARCH 9!
Performances are 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.
Fo) r 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 Van Buskirk, 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.
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.
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