Upcoming Calendar Highlights
October 7, Dragon bench work party, 10 am to noon
October 9, 10, 11, Locker priming, after school, volunteers needed October 10, Run for the Arts, Rain Date 2:30 to 3:00 pm
October 12, Statewide in-service day, no school
October 17 & 18, NEW DATES, Locker painting, students paint during the day, volunteer help needed
October 18, Girls Inc., Girls Self Defense Workshop 3:45 to 6:45, class is FULL.
October 19, Picture retakes
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
Volunteers Needed! There are a number of upcoming events that require family support. Please sign up on these SignUpGenius sites if you can help out. Details and specific needs are listed on each site.
Run for the Arts, due to the weather on Friday, our run is rescheduled for Wednesday, October 10 ALL students (and many staff members) will run or walk for 30 minutes at the end of the day, from 2:30 to 3:00 pm. They should wear clothing and shoes that are safe and comfortable for running. This annual event is a fundraiser that allows us to continue our Arts programming. Last year we purchased a kiln for ceramics and paid for numerous contracts with guest artists for Dance and Drama. Registering your runner online and sharing the page via email or social media is a very easy and effective way to get donations from friends and family. See the Young Audience site for da Vinci to set up a page for your student. Our goal for this year is $12,000.
Locker Priming starts this week. Our annual locker painting tradition will happen next week, but first, we have to do the prep. Join us for any part of “prime-time”, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday from 3:15 to 7 pm. We’ll supply the materials, you just show up wearing clothing for painting. Many hands make this go much faster. Students should have brought home a design form on Friday. Locker painting designs must be approved by an adult at home and the first-period teacher. Be sure to read the Do’s and Don’ts of locker painting.
Da Vinci Arts Fair Call for Artists The annual da Vinci Arts Fair is Saturday, December 1st and the time is NOW for Artist Recruitment! 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. The deadline to apply is October 15th.
Student Artist announcement Students have an opportunity to be a vendor in the Arts Fair as well. Interested students must attend one of the following meetings in order to receive an application and ask any questions about the event: October 10 during lunch, 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.
Clay Club? Are you a clay artist or do you know someone who is? We are looking for an adult volunteer (or two) who would like to facilitate clay club this year. It usually meets once/week, but the days are flexible. If you are interested, please email Kelda at kvanpatten@pps.net.
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:
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