Thursday, October 31, 2019

da Vinci Scroll 10/31/19

Upcoming da Vinci Calendar Highlights
11/1, Planning Day, no school for students 
11/3, Daylight Saving  Time ends, turn your clocks back one hour 
11/4, Quarter 2 starts, new term classes will be posted on ParentVue/StuentVue 
11/5, Lottery window opens for MS and HS
11/7, Middle School Choir Festival, field trip for Choir 
11/7&8 and 14&15, Hamlet, 6:30 pm, da Vinci Auditorium, tickets are on the website 
11/11, Veterans’ Day Holiday, no school 
11/12, Pizzicato Dough for Dollars fundraiser for the da Vinci Foundation, 28th & Burnside location
11/13, Information session for 20-21 enrollment 
11/16, Hamlet, Fall Festival of Shakespeare at Winningstad Theatre 
11/19, Open house and Information session for 20-21 enrollment 
11/25 & 26 Conferences 
11/27, 28 & 29, Thanksgiving break 

Save the date for Pizzicato at the Laurelhurst location- November 12. The da Vinci Foundation will receive 20% back from sales all day. Take out also counts! Order ahead for easy pick-up and have dinner at home or dine out. https://www.pizzicatopizza.com/


Hamlet Rehearsals and Performance Information Please see the da Vinci Drama website for updated information. Tickets are now available on School Pay with links to each show on the da Vinci website. Tickets for the Fall Festival Show at the Winningstad Theatre are available from Portland Playhouse. We still need a few volunteers to fill jobs for the performances. If you can volunteer, use the SignupGenius site

2019-2010 Enrollment Dates Please see the PPS Enrollment and Transfer site for more information about next year’s enrollment for High School and the MS lottery window. There are several upcoming High School Information events. Please look at each school’s website for specific dates and look for the emails from Counselor Katie. 

Family-Teacher Conferences, November 25 and 26 Conferences at da Vinci will run from 8 am to 8 pm on these two days. Next week, a signup will be posted online with 10-minute slots for you to meet with teachers. We do ask that students attend the conference. If you are planning to travel over the Thanksgiving break week, teachers will not have allocated time for make up conferences. 

Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) at da Vinci   
Please visit our school library’s website for more information on OBOB and the schedule of OBOB events at our school. Deadline for registration is Wednesday, December 4th! There is no charge to participate!  Da Vinci library has copies of each of the 16 titles for students to read to take part in the competition. Contact Ms. Robertson srobertson@pps.net if you have questions or you would like to volunteer with OBOB at our school. Thank you.

Da Vinci Apparel for Sale- Pre-order Now Check out the selection of t-shirts and sweatshirts for sale to benefit the da Vinci PTSA. Orders are due by Tuesday, November 5th for mid-December delivery. 

Photography Club Parents Colin Sharp and Jen Trail are opening the darkroom back up again for students interested in learning traditional film photography and processing prints in a darkroom! The club will run on Mondays except holidays and non-school days from 3:30 to 5 pm. Students will need to provide their own Black and White film. 
Who is eligible?  Any student who is serious about shooting photos and making prints in the darkroom. 

PIL Winter Sports Registration Now Meetings and registration for youth basketball and wrestling are beginning soon. Please see the PIL website for cluster-specific information. Students participate with their HS area teams. 

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