DMA Community Connection
Giraff-E-News Week 2 - August 21st - 27th
Downtown Montessori Academy
Website: www.dallasisd.org/downtownmontessori
Location: 1901 Main Street, Dallas, TX, USA
Phone: 9727492500
Mission: Our mission is to foster the emotional, intellectual, physical, and social development of the whole child by addressing the uniqueness of each in an authentic Montessori environment within a public school diverse educational community.
Vision: Our school will provide an authentic Montessori environment in an accredited Public Montessori School to meet the needs of the child through a commitment to the principles of Montessori education and full accountability to the public education standards.
Core Values: Love You, Love Others, Love Our World
DMA Giraffes are Ready to "Make A Tall Difference Every Day with Every Child!"
Love You means; taking care of yourself so you can take care of others.
Love Others means; We are the example of what we want. We define our Excellence!
Love Our World means; Build other leaders in the spirit of Excellence, and you are cultivating a lasting legacy of LOVE to nurture our world and be kind to our world.
Principal's Message
Dear DMA Giraffe Nation,
Dear DMA Giraffe Nation,
What an incredible first week of school we experienced! Thank you for being so supportive as we become more proficient with our arrival and dismissal procedures, ensuring that all our little giraffes are entering and leaving in a safe and secure manner. We are off to providing a healthy, strong start to our 2022 – 23 School year because of your commitment and support to the vision and mission of DMA. I am truly filled with love and hope that our children will receive nothing less than superlative instruction and support from the staff that will serve and guide them. Nothing can stop us if we are accountable and committed to the work we will do together.
As I walked the campus these first couple of weeks and observed each room our children are actively learning in, my heart was full of love. Providing equity and excellence to each child in our learning environment here at DMA is something I look forward to doing alongside our teachers and you as we do this work together. So, as the faculty and staff of DMA lead with joy and courage in all that we do, together, let's achieve high heights and Make A Tall Difference Every Day with Every Child!
A word from our Campus Safety Sideline Team
DMA Monthly Calendar
DMA Recess Orientation
We will have our annual orientation at 9:00 am and again at 5:30 pm. Please RSVP for the 5:30 training if you cannot attend the 9:00 am. Thank you.
Tue, Aug 30, 2022, 05:30 PM
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Counselor Corner
Checkout the news from Counselor Perryman! Click on her button below for the website and resources you need to have a successful school year.
Family Survey Information
New and Returning Families...Please complete the Family Survey by clicking on the button below.
New Start Time for Dallas ISD Elementary Schools
Our Instructional start time has changed to 8:00 am. Our dismissal time will start at 3:00 pm
- Arrival/Drop off will begin @ 7:15 am
- Students will be picked up from their waiting area @ 7:50 am
- Instructional learning begins at 8:00 am
- Dismissal/Pick up will begin @ 3:00 pm
- After school care begins @ 3:00 pm
Important Resources and Information
Our annual parent recess and volunteer orientation will be held on August 30th at 9:00 am & 5:30 pm. Reminder: you must be an approved Dallas ISD VOLY and attend the recess orientation training in order to be a volunteer at DMA recess for the 2022 - 23 school year. Another training opportunity will take place in September.
- 2022 – 2023 Base Calendar Click Here
- Levines Uniform website for Downtown Montessori Academy https://levinesstores.com/collections/downtown-montessori
Stay tuned to the City of Dallas news and upcoming events at https://www.dallascitynews.net/
Please return your child's recess field trip permission form.
Big Thoughts After school Care Information
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· Downtown Montessori’s Amazon Smile Link:
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/85-2550090
· How to Change Your AmazonSmile Charitable Organization
To change your charitable organization:
1. Sign in to smile.amazon.com on your desktop or mobile phone browser.
2. From your desktop, go to Your Account, Amazon Smile, and then select the option to Change your Charity. Or, from your mobile browser, select Change your Charity from the options at the bottom of the page.
3. Select a new charitable organization to support.
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