DMA Community Connection
Giraff-E-News Week 6 - September 18th - September 24th
Downtown Montessori Academy
Website: www.dallasisd.org/downtownmontessori
Location: 1901 Main Street, Dallas, TX, USA
Phone: 9727492500
School website: https://www.dallasisd.org/downtownmontessori
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DowntownIda
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DowntownIda
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 "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
Here is the video of this month's Tea Talk with Tabitha.
Dear DMA Giraffe Nation,
Message from our Superintendent, Stephanie Elizalde.
Help us be the school that get recognized for the most participation
Please take the Parent Fall Survey.
Dear Giraffes, Our goal is 50 parents or more. Right now we have had 43 parents to participate. Thank you for helping us reach our goal by taking the parent fall survey.
https://dallasisd.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cv7l3GhVVsuBps2
This survey has gone out to parents who have an email associated with their parent portal account.
Classroom to Parent Communication - Stay Connected
Stay Connected! Download the Remind App and join your child's grade Remind code
Primary Grades PreK 3, PreK 4, & Kinder
Lower Grades 1st, 2nd, & 3rd
DMA 4th Grade Giraffes Gets Invited
DMA Student Activities & Club Informational. Click on the picture to know more.
On Thursday, September 22, there will be a virtual parents club from 5-5:30. Please be sure to log in as the parents will have questions for you regarding the clubs.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://dallasisd.zoom.us/j/85852221840
Meeting ID: 858 5222 1840
Passcode: GiraffeA word from our Campus Safety Sideline Team
I have enclosed our Dallas ISD links to provide more information about the COVID Protocols. We are spraying and sanitizing classes during the weekend and during students specials when they leave the classroom. If students display symptoms, we ask their families to keep them at home.
https://www.dallasisd.org/Page/77414
https://www.dallasisd.org/Page/59216
https://www.dallasisd.org/domain/28375
Click here for the Comprehensive District Safety Plan
DMA Monthly Calendar. Click on the calendar below for English & Spanish version
September is Attendance Awareness Month. Click on the icon for more information
Click on the Self-Care Calendars for more resources and support
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.
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
Recess will begin September 6, 2022. Please make sure you have filled out and turned in your child's recess form.
- 2022 – 2023 Base Calendar Click Here
Stay tuned to the City of Dallas news and upcoming events at https://www.dallascitynews.net/
DMA Montessori Stewardship Moment by Ms. Miner
The Great Lessons begin at DMA!
Learning made fun with our Librarian, Mr. Marvin
Mr. Marvin invites you to visit his website. Click on the button below to begin a journey that has high heights!
Events happening in Downtown Dallas - DDI
Upcoming events:
- Thursday, September 29th – Callejo Statue Unveiling Ceremony
- 8am – 11:30am
- Main Street Garden Park
- (Road Closures of Harwood Street between Main St. & Commerce St and Parking Space Hooding on the park side on Main Street)
Please return your child's recess field trip permission form.
Big Thoughts After school Care Information
ALL PRO DAD'S CLUB INFORMATION
Support our DMA PTO
· 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.
Search: Ida B Wells Dallas PTO
SBDM Minutes from the September meeting will be shared soon.