DaVinci Connection-June 26, 2020
School Links
Important Dates
(subject to change-see online calendar)
7/16 Annual Board Retreat, 4:00-7:00 pm
8/6 Back to School Open House
8/11 First Day of School, Grades 1-8
8/13 First Day of School, KG
9/4 No School
9/7 No School
9/25 Picture Day
9/28 No School, Teacher Workshop Day
Food Service Program
Current Lunch prices – including milk
Hot, Alt. or Emergency Lunch:
- Full Pay = $3.50;
- Free/Reduced = $0.00
Vegetarian Lunch:
- Full-pay = $4.50;
- Reduced-price = $0.00;
- Free = $0.00
A La Carte Items -charged to ALL students:
- Milk-only = $0.50;
- Emergency meals = $3.50
- Extra Entree (Grade 6-8 only) = $1.50
Current Breakfast Price:
- Full-pay = $1.75
- Kindergarten = $0.00
- Reduced-price = $0.00
- Free = $0.00
Go here to apply for free or reduced-price meals or to find out more about the food service program.
Attendance Line: 763-252-6130
Parents should call the attendance line at 763-252-6130 before 9:00 a.m. of the day your child will be absent. This phone number is available 24 hours a day to leave a message. Please leave the following information on the recording:
- Date your child will be absent
- First and last name of your child
- Reason for the absence
- Name of the parent/guardian who is calling
If you know your child(ren) will be gone more than three consecutive days, you will need to fill out an extended absence form four to six weeks in advance. Please send the Extended Absence Form to Ms. Moffatt.
Greetings!
To the left, you will find helpful links to important pages on our website.
Need to Know
Planning for the 2020-21 School Year
Dear DaVinci Community:
I hope your summer is going well! We are busy planning at DaVinci for the start of school on August 11. We are reaching out to share with you what our planning process looks like for this summer.
The Minnesota Department of Education has tasked us with developing three plans for the 20-21 school year, with the understanding that it’s possible we will be asked to utilize all three formats at different times throughout the year.
- An In-Person Learning Model with limited social distancing
- A Hybrid Learning Model with strict social distancing (half our students would attend in person on Monday/Wednesday and half our students would attend in person on Tuesday/Thursday, the other days of the week they would participate in distance learning)
- A strictly Distance Learning Model
We will receive guidance from the Department of Education regarding which format we will start the year with no later than July 27, and then notify families immediately. We are also waiting on guidance from the state about how busing transportation will be handled in each of the scenarios. There is a potential that seats on the buses will be limited, so it will be important for families to consider whether busing will be used on a consistent basis or not.
At the end of July, we will be asking you to let us know what your needs would be in each format with regards to transportation, technology, meals and other resources, as well as to find out whether you plan to have your child return to onsite learning during the 20-21 school year. Families that choose not to send their children back to school for pandemic related concerns may choose to participate in a distance learning format. There will be more information to come as guidance is shared and plans are finalized, so watch your email.
Also, thank you for all of your well wishes as we welcomed a baby girl into our family, Aliyah Silkey Jones, on April 22.
My best,
Ahava
School Supply Lists
We have posted our school supply lists for the 20-21 school year. All grade levels have adjusted their plans so that there are no shared school supplies and students will all use their own materials. So, please label all supplies that you send to school with your child. Note: a pencil box of some kind is requested in order to contain art supply materials.
Free Meals For Students – Where Are They?
The Anoka-Hennepin School District is participating in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Meals will be provided to all children under age 19 without charge regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. Meals will be provided on a first come, first served basis. (Español.)
Meals will be available at 15 district locations, as well as four other community locations. It is not necessary for the child to attend school at the host location, and sites will be offering different types of meal services.
Adults may purchase meals with correct cash/change. (No checks, credit, or debit cards.) Adult breakfast is $2.25 and adult lunch is $4.00.
All meals must be eaten at the site. For more information, visit ahschools.us/summermeals.
Students and families can find additional summer meal sites by using these resources:
- Download the free Free Meals for Kids app in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store or visit the Hunger Impact Partners website. This mobile app shows Minnesota kids where they can find free meals this summer. Information about the app is also available in Hmong, Oromo, Russian, Soma
li and Spanish. - Call the Minnesota Food HelpLine at 1-888-711-1151 Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Call the 2-1-1 Hotline, or, from your mobile phone in the Twin Cities metro area, call 651-291-0211. In greater Minnesota, call 1-800-543-7709, or TTY at 651-291-8440.
- After July 6, 2020, families can text “food” to 877-877 to find the location providing meals near them in English or text “comida” to 877-877 to receive the information in Spanish.
- After July 6, 2020 families can use the Summer Meal Site Locator tool released by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. The Summer Meal Site Locator is also available in Spanish.
- View the SFSP Participation Report to find a list of all Summer Food sites.
To learn more, see the full press release and visit the Summer Food Service Program website or contact MDE Food and Nutrition Services (mde.fns@state.mn.us), or call at 651-582-8526 or 1-800-366-8922 (toll-free).
20-21 Bus Routes
Because there are still so many questions surrounding busing, and how this school year is going to go, we have made the decision to keep the routes 
and stops exactly the same as they were for the 2019-20 school year. There are no final plans yet for parents to sign up for spaces on the bus because we are waiting for guidance from the state on how many students will be able to ride at a time. Please use the interactive map in Silent Dismissal for your reference as you consider your transportation options.
Nice to Know
Make a Plan MN
Developing an emergency plan can help you and your family be prepared for whatever comes your way. It is never too early to develop a plan for your family. It is also a good idea to revisit and update existing plans. This is especially true during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is requiring us to plan in different ways than other emergencies. One important plan to have in place is what to do if a parent or guardian becomes sick or hospitalized due to the virus.
We encourage you to develop a plan for how you, your family, and caregivers will respond to a potential illness or hospitalization. Having a plan can help reduce stress in the event of an emergency and help everyone transition. Start by having a conversation with everyone involved and use this as a guide.
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