DaVinci Academy

VIP (Very Informed Parents) E-Mail

Pizza

Friday, December 4^th is pizza day.  If you would like to buy pizza please pay Mrs. Haymore $5.00

Student Council

The next Student Council meeting is scheduled for January 26^th @ SHMS. 

Beta Club Meeting

The next Beta Club meeting is scheduled for December 9^th @ SHMS.  Service hours will be due at the December meeting.

Family Portrait Fundraiser

We have an opportunity to participate in a great fundraiser.  Please see the attached form for details.  It is time sensitive; decisions of whether or not to participate will have to be made this week.  You can share this opportunity with friends and relatives.

4-H

The next 4-H meeting is scheduled for January 21^st @ SHMS in room 33

Band Information

The SHMS and DVA bands will be presenting a Christmas Concert on Monday, December 14^th at 7:00pm in the SHMS gym.  The concert will begin with the SHMS 6^th grade beginning band, followed by the combined 7^th & 6^th grades SHMS and DVA members, and will conclude with the SHMS 8^th grade band.

Reading Bowl

All interested students should plan on attending the first Reading Bowl meeting scheduled for Wednesday, December 2^nd.  If you have any questions, please feel free contact Laura Losch at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Saturday School Opportunity

We will be having our first DVA Saturday School on December 5 to offer a make-up work session for students who are not up-to-date on completion or submission of their assignments (graded work) as of Wednesday, December 2. This will be their last opportunity to make up or redeem missing assignments or low grades as of that point. Parents will be notified on Thursday, December 3 if their child(ren) need(s) to attend. After that Saturday, incomplete assignments will not be redone, and missing work will go in the grade book as unredeemable zeros or low grades.

Agendas

Parents:  Agendas are now playing a bigger role in child’s learning experience.  DVA teachers are all expecting students to actively use their agendas in writing down assignments and expectations.  They are asking that parents reinforce this at home and check with their children regularly to help ensure that this is being done daily.  This is a great life skill for kids to learn now.  It will help them to organize their time and tasks as their time becomes more and more divided the older they get.

Language Arts & Social Studies Projects

Beginning this week, students will be working on projects daily in both language arts and social studies.  If students are planning on completing the Social Studies Fair project or an Exhibit in National History Day they should bring a purchased exhibit board to school this week.

Odyssey of the Mind

There will be a parent/student meeting immediately after school on Wednesday, December the 2^nd.  The meeting will review the program objectives, requirements, and timeline of rehearsals for all Da Vinci teams.  Please try to be at the meeting or contact Miss Schollaert for more details.

Box Tops

Our first collection of box tops will conclude on Friday, December 11. Announcements of individual winner and guild winner will be made the following week. Remember to send trimmed box tops in Ziploc bag with student name and guild to enter the two contests. A box for collections is in the office. Thanks for your support!

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

                                            Leonardo da Vinci