October 29, No school for students, Quarter 1 grading day for teachers
October 30, Quarter 2 starts, students with a second-period term-explore class will have a new class that period.
October 30, PTSA meeting in the Library at 7 pm, all welcome
October 31, Spooky Talent Show, Halloween, assembly schedule
October 31, BSU meeting after school 102
November 2, Movie Night! see below
November 6, Election Day! Don’t forget to VOTE
November 7, Arts Fair, Student Artist meeting at lunch
November 8, Middle School Choir Festival, day-time trip for Choir
November 8, 9, 15, 16 John Hughes High, at 7 pm, November 10 and 17, John Hughes High at 2 pm, general admission, $10, advance tickets on School Pay now
November 11, Roller Skating Party, see below
November 12, Veterans Day holiday, no school
November 18, The “Tempest” at the Winningstad, at 6 pm, Masters Drama with Portland Playhouse
November 19 and 20, Family/Teacher conferences, signups opening this week
November 21, 22, 23, Thanksgiving holiday, no school
December 1, da Vinci Arts Fair! 10 am to 5 pm
December 15 - January 1, Winter break, school resumes January 2nd.
Quarter 2 starts Tuesday, October 29th. Students with term-explore classes will start new classes second
period only. Lists will be posted outside the office and the cafeteria doors
with the new classes. Please use the quarter mark and day off for students for
a check-up with your child. Take a look at Parentvue/Studentvue together.
Suggest or help them to clean out their binders and get organized for a new
start on Tuesday. Make sure they have the supplies they need. We do have many
supplies in the office if you need assistance, but it is very helpful when
students show up to class prepared and on time.
Lost and Found in the Cafeteria is piling up. Are you wondering where the lunch box, water bottle and 3 hoodies that you started out the school year with went? They’re probably in the lost and found. Please come in and take a look or insist your student go look
for their things. We will need to move all this out before the Arts Fair set up and unclaimed items will get donated.
Halloween is Wednesday. Students are
allowed to wear costumes to school but please, no weapons or weapon-like
objects or images. Please refrain from costumes that are violent or gory, and
those that will interfere with being present and functioning in class. Students
will need to dress down for dance and dance as PE class. There is a special
schedule for a talent show at the end of the day. If you need to pick up your
student early, please make arrangements early because we cannot easily pull
them from the auditorium in the last hour of the day. Apologies in advance for
the auto-dialer calls that get triggered on dance as PE Wednesdays, especially
when we have special schedules. The calls are triggered before we can reconcile
the attendance and correct the absent marks. It is an imperfect system and we
are looking for solutions.
Volunteers needed for John Hughes High The da Vinci drama department presents John Hughes High, opening
November 8th. Tickets are $10 general admission or pay what you can. Volunteers
can see another show for free if they work through one. Volunteers are needed
to help with the production. Please sign up using this SignUpGenius site.
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www.signupgenius.com
Hello, families of the John Hughes High cast and crew! What follows are slots that we need to be filled in order for our shows to be safe and successful. Please, if you can, sign up! Front of house positions (box office, concessions, usher wrangler) can see the show for free. Backstage volunteers can see the show for free on another night in exchange for volunteering. Thank you so much for your support of this production!
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Da Vinci Family-Teacher Conferences Conference days are November 19th and 20th from 8 am to 8 pm. Signups are being built now for families to reserve 10-minute slots to meet with their teachers. We are planning for the Signup to go live by Friday
evening. A separate email will be sent out and the links posted on the website
at that time. Students generally are expected to attend conferences with the
parent/guardian.
Student Artists needed for da Vinci Arts Fair! Students have an opportunity to be a vendor in the Arts Fair. Interested students must attend a meeting in order to receive an application and ask any questions about the event: The next meeting is November 7th at
lunch. Students do not have to pay for a booth but must donate 30% of their
sales at the end of the event.10/30, PTSA Meeting, 7 pm, Tuesday, October 30
11/2, Movie Night! Get acquainted with the work of iconic 80’s teen film director John Hughes at our Pre-“John Hughes High” Musical Screening of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, 6:30 pm, Tickets $5.
11/11 Roller Skating Party: Get to know your da Vinci community while skating the rink at Mt. Scott Community Center, 2-4 pm, Sunday, November 11. Tickets $10
Chinook Books and App In just a few days we need to return unsold books make a final payment for the products we sold. Fifty percent of sales go to the PTSA. Books are $25 and the app is $15.Send in your student with a check and we’ll give them a book or app to take home to you or
come on in.
Does your child play a string instrument? Looking for members for
a Chamber music ensemble after school. From a da Vinci parent: Ellis (6th grader) plays the violin and needs to be playing with a group of kids (for the fun, learning, etc.). Does your child play the violin, viola, cello, or bass and have an interest in playing with other da Vinci
students once a week after school? A violinist friend has generously agreed to
mentor a group to get them started. Please respond to me, Katherine Deumling (kdeumling@gmail.com) if you’re interested.
Attendance Reminder If your student will be arriving late or be absent for any reason, please email sbryan@pps.net or call the main office number, 503-916-5356. Let us know the student’s name and the reason for the absence.
