Upcoming Calendar Highlights
October 17 & 18, Locker
painting, students paint during the day. Volunteer help needed!!
October 18, Girls Inc.,
Girls Self Defense Workshop 3:45 to 6:45 in the da Vinci Gym. The class is
Full.
October 19, Picture retakes
October 19, Drama Rummage
Sale after school
October 29, Quarter 1
grading day for teachers, no school for students
November 8, 9, 15, 16 John
Hughes High, at 7 pm, November 10 and 17, John Hughes High at 2 pm, general
admission, $10, tickets on sale soon.
November 12, Veterans Day
holiday, no school
November 19 and 20,
Family/Teacher conferences
November 21, 22, 23,
Thanksgiving holiday, no school
Locker Painting this week. The priming is done (thank you, volunteers!) and we’re getting
ready for painting days for students. Make sure you have reviewed and approved
the student design sheet if your student is planning to paint their locker. The
design must be approved by an adult at home and the first-period teacher.
Please help your student gather necessary supplies before Wednesday. The design
sheet with do’s and don’ts is
on the website if you didn’t see it come home. We still need a lot of help.
Volunteers staff stations for distributing common supplies, set up and clean
up, wash brushes and generally help direct traffic. Please sign up and come in
if you can. It’s a sight to see. Times and more information are on the Signup.
Sign up to help here: Locker
Painting
Run for the Arts! Thanks to the volunteers
who came and all the students and staff for participating. The funds raised
through Young Audiences are critical for our Arts programming at da Vinci. Now
that the laps are completed, please help your student gather pledges and return
the form and monies to the office before October 19th.
Drama Department Rummage Sale Thanks to everyone who came to shop at the drama rummage sale
last week. The department will set up again Friday, October 19th (outside,
weather permitting, or in the drama room). Come hunt through our collection and
find a treasure or something fabulous for Halloween. All proceeds benefit the
Drama Dept.
Run for the Arts! Thanks to the volunteers
who came and all the students and staff for participating. The funds raised
through Young Audiences are critical for our Arts programming at da Vinci. Now
that the laps are completed, please help your student gather pledges and return
the form and monies to the office before October 19th.
Oregon
Battle of the Books (OBOB) at da Vinci Please visit our school library’s website (https://www.pps.net/Page/12911) for more information on OBOB and the schedule of OBOB
events at da Vinci. All information has been updated for this year. Printed registration
forms are also ready for students in the library. The deadline for registration
is Friday, November 30th, 2018. There is no charge to participate. The da Vinci
library has 4-5 copies of each of the 16 titles for students to read to take
part in the competition. Below is the timeline of events for OBOB. More
information can be found on the website. Please Contact Ms. Robertson srobertson@pps.net if you have additional questions.
1. November 16- Attend the
mandatory meeting in the library during lunch.
2. November 30- Deadline to
register! Register your team
with the librarians at da Vinci. Each team member must fill out the OBOB registration form & have parents and block teacher sign it.
with the librarians at da Vinci. Each team member must fill out the OBOB registration form & have parents and block teacher sign it.
3. January 7-11, 2019
Practice battles during lunch.
4. January 14th-February 15th, 2019 Battles are held during
lunch in the library. Schedule & tournament bracket will be posted in the library.
lunch in the library. Schedule & tournament bracket will be posted in the library.
Da Vinci Arts Fair Call for Artists The annual da Vinci Arts Fair is Saturday, December 1st. The
deadline for application is October 15th. The Arts Fair is a community
event and fundraiser for the PTSA. Artists are selected by a jury and pay a
booth fee. There is a $10 application fee this year.
Student Artist announcement Students also have an opportunity to be a vendor in the Arts Fair.
Interested students must attend one of the following meetings in order to
receive an application and ask any questions about the event: October 24th
after school or 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.
Workshop for Linoleum Block Relief prints with Erika Johnson Here’s an opportunity for students to make art for the Fair, Sat.
& Sun. November 17 & 18 from 10 am - 3 pm, ages 10 and up
“Come to create Holiday cards in this fun 2-day linocut
printmaking workshop. Relief is an easy-to-learn kind of printmaking that you
can do in a home studio set-up. This beginner's workshop will teach everything
you need to know to produce your own linoleum prints for cards, posters, t-shirts!
Great for teenagers as well as artists of all ages. Workshop Fee
$125 plus $15 materials fee includes one 5 x 8 Golden cut lino block,
water-based inks, 20 sheets cardstock, 10 envelopes, inks, tools, and pizza for
lunch! “
Location: Atelier Meridian Printmaking Studio, 820 N River St B1
Portland, OR 97227, 503-729-9013
Clay Club to start October 24th For 3D Art Students who are dreaming of projects they can’t get
done during class or just want to learn new skills and have more time with
clay.
When: Wednesdays 3:15 - 5:00 pm - October 24 - May 22 (every
Wednesday on school days)
Cost: $35 to pay for clay and glazes. Fee waived if the student is on free/reduced lunch. If you can contribute more than $35, it
helps pay for those who can’t contribute. Thank you!
Location: 3D Art Portable
Sign Up Here: http://bit.ly/clayclub (if you do
not have internet access, please ask for assistance at the office.)
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Time: 3:15 to 5 pm, Wednesdays Location: Da Vinci - 3D Art Portable Spaces: 15 students maximum (due to storage limitations) Contact: Stephanie Allisany - Text: 503-820-8331 or stephanie@organicopia.com
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Clay Club will be limited to 15 participants (first come first
serve) and all students must be a current year-long 3D art students (due to
storage limitations). The club will be led by Stephanie Allisany (son Jasper)
who has many years of experience throwing, hand building, and glazing. “I am
excited to help each Clay Club member realize their
unique ideas and explore the amazing medium of clay with an open mind and heart. Come have fun and work with clay in a fun and social
Atmosphere!”
unique ideas and explore the amazing medium of clay with an open mind and heart. Come have fun and work with clay in a fun and social
Atmosphere!”
PTSA Membership Please support da Vinci
by joining our school PTSA! The fee is $20 each and forms are available in the
office. We count on membership funds to support all we do at da Vinci. So far,
we have just 42 members signed up and we would love to reach or break our goal
of 150 members.
Link da Vinci PTSA to your Fred Meyer Rewards through the Fred Meyer Community Rewards Program: The Program donates cash every time you use your FM Rewards Card.
Please click here. This program can earn our PTSA thousands of dollars and it costs
you NOTHING. Once you sign in or create a new account, click on "re-enroll
or link your Rewards Card now" and search for "da Vinci PTSA" or
use our new code: SI414. It's easy!
Chinook Books benefit the
PTSA Books and the mobile app are now available in the office. Books
are $25 and the app is $15. You can now order the mobile app online and the
PTSA earns 60% until October 15th. You’ll save all year at local, sustainable
places you love such as Salt and Straw, Laughing Planet, Hot Lips Pizza, Grand
Central Bakery and more. This online link is designed for mobile devices only:
https://chinook.co/davinciartsmiddleschool.
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.
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