August 4, 2023
Volunteer Options
The DVA Cafe is our main source of income to fund our museum. This year, we will have to close the cafe any day we do not have parent volunteers. Please consider choosing this for your volunteer hours.
Click here to volunteer in the Café!
Morning Shift: 7:30 - 8:30
Lunch Shift: 11:00 - 1:00
Afternoon Shift: 2:35 - 3:10
Week Snapshot
Monday, August 7
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Tuesday, August 8
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Wednesday, August 9
Paper and online forms are due to homeroom teachers (List of online forms)
Thursday, August 10
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Friday, August 11
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What We're Learning
This Week in Math
Getting to know you activities
Math diagnostic (Thurs & Fri)
This Week in Science
Getting to know you activities
Starting our science notebook
Learning the nature of science
This Week in Language Arts
Getting to know you activities
This Week in Social Studies
Getting to know you activities
Organization skills
Presentation skills
Welcome to
7th Grade DVA
Welcome to 7th grade at Da Vinci Academy! We were excited to meet so many of you at Open House and look forward to a great school year! This newsletter will go out weekly and answer most question about what's coming up at DVA. Please take a moment to read it each week.
-7th Grade Team
Ms. Haymore
Ms. Lewis
Ms. Ferrell
Ms. Atwill
Other Announcements
Upcoming Dates, Important Announcements, and more
General Updates
Cell Phone Policy: Student cell phones must be turned off and kept in their backpacks during school hours without teacher permission. Phones in pockets or taken out will be collected and taken to the front office for parent pick-up.
7th Grade Late Work Policy: Work not turned in will be flagged as Missing (M) in Infinite Campus. Daily work will be accepted up to 1 week late (-10pts total off final grade). Projects will be accepted through the end of the unit (-10pts per week off final grade). (Students who have missing work due to an absent has the same number of days s/he was absent to turn in the work without a late penalty.)
Click here to see the 7th grade syllabus!
★ ★ ★ DVA Wish List ★ ★ ★
We can always use bottled waters! Our hallway has no working water fountains or refill stations (we've asked) so kids have to go all the way to the cafeteria for water fountains or refills. The water bottles are a huge help.
See Ms. Atwill's Life Science page for animal care donations.
Upcoming Dates...
Thursday, August 17 @ 5:30 - 6:30
7th Grade DVA Curriculum Night in the school's Learning Commons
Wednesday, September 13
Progress Reports go home
Friday, September 15
Picture Day (yearbook photo)
Thursday, October 5
Start of 2nd 9 Weeks
Thursday, October 12
Report Cards go home
Monday - Wednesday, October 16 - 18
Fall Break - No school
Thursday, October 27
Picture Retakes
Thursday, November 16
Progress Reports go home
Monday - Friday, November 20 - 24
Thanksgiving Break - No school
Friday, December 15
End of 1st Semester / 2nd 9 Weeks
Monday, December 18 - Tuesday, January 2
Christmas Break - No school
Friday, January 5
Report Cards goes home
Monday, January 15
No School
Wednesday, February 14
Progress Reports go home
Monday - Wednesday, February 19 - 21
Winter Break - No school
Friday, March 1
Spring Picture Day
Wednesday, March 13
End of 3rd 9 Weeks
March 18 - 20
Jekyll Island Field Trip
Thursday, March 21
Report Cards go home
Friday, March 22
No school
Monday - Friday, April 1 - 5
Spring Break
Thursday, April 25
Progress Reports go home
Friday, May 24
Last Day of School!