DMA Community Connection
Giraff-E-News Week 4 - September 4th - September 10th
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 "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,
We are well off into the school year. At DMA we believe in the power of each child's journey and we are determined to empower them by providing opportunities for exploration in their prepared environment. I believe our work is best explained by Dr. Montessori, 1946 London Lectures - When a piece of cloth is to be woven, the wrap is prepared first. All the threads lie close together, but parallel to each other. This is like the society by cohesion. They are all fixed at one point but they do not intermingle. The second stage is when the shuttle attaches all the threads together. This is like the work of the leader who connects all the people together. Yet it is necessary to have the warp, the society by cohesion, as a basis - or we could not weave a strong piece of cloth.
Here is a short video of how Montessori works.
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
A word from our Campus Safety Sideline Team
Our DMA Giraffes are working hard to keep our children safe. We are one of the Top 20 Schools in Dallas ISD to receive recognition for our Safety Practices & Protocols. Way to go DMA Safety Team!
Information about safety drills
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
Outdoor Recess Begins After Labor Day
Our next parent recess orientation will be held on September 20th @ 5:30 pm during our PTO meeting
Our recess times are as follows:
10:15 am - Primary
10:45 am - Lower
11:15 am - Upper
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
Recess will begin September 6, 2022. Please make sure you have filled out and turned in your child's recess form.
Our next annual parent recess and volunteer orientation will be held on September 20th @ 5:30 pm with our PTO monthly meeting. 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. Thank you to our 59 parents who have already attended the recess and VOLY orientation. Check your email for your orientation acknowledgment form. Don't forget to sign up with our PTO for your recess volunteer slot(s).
- 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!
Please return your child's recess field trip permission form.
Big Thoughts After school Care Information
Are you interested in the joining Big Thoughts After School Team?
If you are interested in joining Big Thought - Thriving Minds After School Team, please contact them at afterschool@bigthought.org
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
DMA SBDM Monthly Meeting
Join us September 6, 2022, @ 6:00 pm this will be a virtual zoom meeting.
Topic: DMA Monthly SBDM Meeting
Join Zoom Meeting
https://dallasisd.zoom.us/j/95912233939?pwd=SzJmdjg1V2lEamxGU01JOCtIRk9udz09
Meeting ID: 959 1223 3939
Passcode: Giraffe
Tue, Sep 6, 2022, 06:00 PM
Virtual Zoom Meeting
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
SBDM Minutes from the September meeting will be shared soon.