Upcoming Calendar Highlights

Link to revised PPS calendar for 17-18

Newly approved calendar for 18-19

March 17- Spring Musical, Once Upon a Mattress final show at 2 pm today!

March 19- PTSA Meeting, 9:00 am, conference room, all welcome

March 20, Site Council Meeting 3:30, starting in conference room, all welcome

March 21, Late Opening, school starts at 10:45 - heArt Learning Day: Compassion & Creativity

March 24 - April 1- Spring Break

April 13- Planning day, no school

April 15- da Vinci Annual Auction- Save the Date!  

April 18- Late Opening, school starts at 10:45

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

May 9-11- Ashland Trip with Shannon Wasson (extended application deadline of 3/15)

JUNE 7- 8th Grade Promotion at Madison High School 5 pm (This is the plan, pending any changes to the calendar due to possible snow days being added)

Once Upon a Mattress

The spring musical, Once Upon a Mattress concludes with today’s matinee at 2 pm. Tickets are available at the door. All seats are general admission, $10.

Help wanted immediately following the show for set strike TODAY

We need the stage to be available for dance rehearsals starting Monday. Right after the final show, we’ll start striking the set and we need a work crew. All helpers welcome. Bring tools if you can. Especially helpful are power drills with Phillips screwdriver heads and hammers. The more the merrier, so stay after the show for a little bit and help get this done.

Spring Dance Concert is coming April 27 & 28

If you have a student in year-long dance, please make sure you have reviewed the concert packet of information, including the mandatory after-school rehearsals and return that paperwork.  A volunteer sign up posted so plan ahead and figure out when you can see the show and when you can help out. This show requires a lot of family support. Online ticket sales will be posted on April 2 for dance families and they will be available to the public on April 16th. These shows do sell out!

Get your Tickets to the Auction

Tickets are on sale for the April 15 da Vinci Auction. Get the date on your calendar now and plan to come for a fun evening at the lovely BodyVox on NW 17th Ave. See the auction website for a list of our sponsors so far, to purchase tickets, and to preview the items donated. We’ve got some great stuff! Ticket includes dinner, drinks, entertainment and enjoyable company of your da Vinci community.

Upcoming Calendar Highlights

Link to revised PPS calendar for 17-18

Newly approved calendar for 18-19

March 11- Daylight Saving Time begins, remember to set your clocks forward one hour.

March 12- Cleveland forecasting forms due to the office for those going to Cleveland

March 8, 9, 10 & 15, 16, 17- Spring Musical, Once Upon a Mattress

March 15- New deadline for Ashland applications

March 19- PTSA Meeting, 9:00 am, conference room, all welcome

March 20, Site Council Meeting 3:30, starting in the conference room, all welcome

March 21, Late Opening, school starts at 10:45

March 24 - April 1- Spring Break

April 13- Planning day, no school

April 15- da Vinci Annual Auction- Save the Date!  

April 18- Late Opening, school starts at 10:45

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

May 9-11- Ashland Trip with Shannon Wasson (extended application deadline of 3/15)

JUNE 7- 8th Grade Promotion at Madison High School 5 pm (This is the plan, pending any changes to the calendar due to possible snow days being added)

Once Upon a Mattress

The spring musical, Once Upon a Mattress opened this week and continues with 3 shows next week. Advance tickets are available on SchoolPay, with links to each show on the website, or they can be purchased at the door. The volunteer sign up is posted, outlining needs to ensure this production runs smoothly. There are still a few open spots so 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!

Check out the new 3D Arts and Textiles Blog

3D Arts and Textiles students are now writing a weekly online newsletter/blog. Follow to find out what we are up to each week! 

Annual Oregon State Testing reminder

We sent home state testing notification materials to all families at the beginning of the year and again just before Winter Break (also lots of info on our website which includes links to practice tests for families.) So here’s one more reminder that we are hoping we have already received all state testing exemption opt-out forms - or will as soon as possible - into our Main Office - the district recommendation was by Feb 1. It’s super helpful to have all information properly organized and processed before testing begins (shortly after Spring Break) and multiple steps are involved for each form. We have forms available in the office, and they are also available online for printing on the PPS webpage. We have been reminded of ODE’s 95% student participation target for school accountability measures, but still do not yet know whether ODE will be reinstituting the School Report Card Level-drop penalty for schools that do not meet the target this year.

Spring Dance Concert is Coming April 27 & 28

If you have a student in year-long dance, please make sure you have reviewed the concert packet of information, including the mandatory after-school rehearsals and return that paperwork.  A volunteer sign up is posted so plan ahead and figure out when you can see the show and when you can help out. This show requires a lot of family support. Online ticket sales will be posted on April 2 for dance families and they will be available to the public on April 16th. These shows do sell out!

Jefferson HS Forecasting Session

The first Jefferson forecating session will be March 14^th at 6:30pm and the second one will be April 10^th at 6:00pm. Families only need to come to one. It is ok for dance students to come to the first one even though dance placement auditions are April 5^th. They will adjust forecasting according to the list the dance director gives so students will get into the right dance class regardless of what they forecast for.

APEX

If your student is enrolled in Apex (for alternative physical education requirement), please check in with them to make sure they are on track with assignments. If students have not made significant progress on those assignments, their schedules will be changed for the last quarter so they are taking a quarter of term dance. All information is on the APEX website.

Howard Hiton Workshops

Howard Hiton is a local therapist and common collaborator with PPS and is offering several workshops coming up. The first is a full day conversation entitled Promoting Healthy Masculinities: A Workshop for Parents and Professionals on March 10 at the McMenamins Kennedy School! Then, save the date for his April 21 workshop Parenting Teens: Keeping Perspective and Staying Connected.

Tis the Season for Spring Musicals

Once Upon a Mattress is fantastic and not to be missed, but almost every high school in town is also running shows in the next couple weeks. Check out this PPS news item for a summary of shows. You’ll see da Vinci alumni in nearly every school in town and it’s a great opportunity to see what happens after middle school and support the Arts.