DMA Community Connection
Giraff-E-News Week 16 - December 7, 2022
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 "Making 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,
December is Do Good Month of Action. We have so many ways to express this, especially during this month when we can spread cheer. Even though we don’t have many days of Instruction this month, we are making every day count!
Beginning next week, our campus will administer MAP and ACP exams. Please make sure your child has brought their device and charger to school. They must stay at school beginning Dec. 9th. Also, please ensure that your child is well-rested, in attendance, and on time for class every day.
As we wind down this semester of learning, I want to extend an opportunity to hear from my DMA family.
Click on the Principal’s Fall Semester Listening Tour button enclosed in the newsletter. We have a lot of exciting things happening in the land of DMA, so read through the newsletter to inform you of key information and to know all the great things that contribute to making Every Day A Great Day At DMA!
ACP Parent Letter - click on letter for Spanish Letter
Congratulations to our DMA 2022 Teacher of the Year - Mrs. Cynthia Cuesta
Lower Elementary - Dual Language Guide
Discover DMA - The application for the 2023 - 24 school year is now open.
We are now accepting applications for new DMA students for the 2022-2023 school year. Parents can apply from November 1, 2022, to January 31, 2023, at choose.dallasisd.org or on our website www.dallasisd.org/downtownmontessori. If you already have a student at our campus and would like to apply for a sibling, you must submit an application for the new sibling. Please note sibling entry is not guaranteed. Feel free to contact the front office with questions at 972-749-2500.
Ahora estamos aceptando solicitudes para nuevos estudiantes de DMA para el año escolar 2022-2023. Los padres pueden presentar su solicitud desde el 1 de noviembre de 2022 hasta el 31 de enero de 2023 en choose.dallasisd.org o en nuestro sitio web www.dallasisd.org/downtownmontessori. Si ya tiene un estudiante en nuestro campus y desea solicitar un hermano, debe presentar una solicitud para el nuevo hermano. Tenga en cuenta que la entrada de hermanos no está garantizada. No dude en comunicarse con la oficina principal si tiene preguntas al 972-749-2500.
Help us recruit! Please share our recruitment flyer and information.
Click here for the 23 - 24 Admission flyer link
Click here for the Open House flyer link
If you are interested in participating in our upcoming recruitment opportunities, please sign up. Si está interesado en participar en nuestras próximas oportunidades de reclutamiento, regístrese.
Put this on your Calendar
Upcoming Events
12.09 - Annual Parent Involvement Meeting
12.12 – Winter Wonder Walk to Neiman Marcus Click Here for Permission Slip Forms
12.13 – 4th Grade on site field trip
12.15 – ACP Math Assessment Click here for ACP Parent Letter
12.16 – ACP Reading Assessment Click here for ACP Parent Letter
12.17 – Chess Tournament & Downtown Stocking Stroll DMA Recruitment Event @ 12:00 pm
12.20 – Tea Talk with Tabitha @ 9:00 am & PTO @ 5:30 pm
12.22.22 – 01.04.23 Winter Break Students Return on January 9, 2023.
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
- 2022 – 2023 Base Calendar Click Here
Stay tuned to the City of Dallas news and upcoming events at https://www.dallascitynews.net/
Attendance Resources: Click here for Excuse Letter Parent services Attendance Matter
Click here for the Food & Child Nutrition Services Forms
Link for Voly: https://dallasisd.voly.org/
November's Tea Talk with Tabitha Click Here for the Video
Attendance Matters - Urgent Information for Fall Semester 2022
The first semester is quickly coming to an end. As we start wrapping up the semester, we want to remind you to please submit excuse notes for any unexcused absences your student might have. Please submit either a doctor's or parent's note before the semester ends on December 21, 2022. This is the last day we will be able to excuse absences for this semester. You may obtain the dates for the unexcused absences by visiting your PowerSchool Parent Portal account, or you may contact the front office. You may call the front office at 972-749-2500. In addition, you may email Mrs. Varela at yvarela@dallasisd.org with a request for dates. You may email the excuse notes to her as well. Please get in touch with the front office with any questions or concerns regarding your student's attendance.
2023 SMU JUNIOR CHEERLEADERS
SMU Athletics is currently planning the 2023 SMU Junior Cheerleaders College Visit for K-6 grade students. Participants will have the opportunity to step foot on a COLLEGE CAMPUS to perform during halftime of an SMU NCAA basketball game vs
East Carolina on Sunday, February 19, 2023. Tip-off is 2:00 pm.
The program will feature the following phenomenal opportunities:
CHEER/DANCE CLINICS
HALFTIME PERFORMANCE
EDUCATIONAL WORKBOOK WITH ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM
Participation will provide physical exercise, develop coordination, and build self-esteem in a fun
and exciting educational environment.
If you are interested in having your students visit SMU, participate in this EXCITING event, and become part of the
SMU family, contact dolores@cheeramerica.org for more information and details.
DMA Monthly Calendar. Click on the calendar below for English & Spanish
GT/TAG KINDER NOMINATIONS INFORMATION
5 Star Award given to our DMA Cafeteria Service for the 2021 -2022 School Year!
Thank you Ms. Monjaras and Ms. Martinez for feeding our children's body and nurturing the soul and spirit of DMA through your kind service. You deserve this award and so much more!
Thank you for making Every Day a Great Day at DMA!
DMA Goes to the Perot Museum
A Word From Our DMA Safety Sideline Team
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.
DMA Montessori Stewardship Moment by Ms. Miner
The Great Lessons begin at DMA!
Check out the included video of the Importance of the Prepared environment for the classroom and how it can extend to your home environment. There are other videos, 2 articles, and then a book that you can purchase to help support your own family growth with our Downtown Montessori School.
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!
UNT Information
UNT has placed a large box on the first floor by the Holiday Tree to collect donations for their TOY DRIVE. Our students can participate until December 12th. Click here for the flyer to know more details.
DDI Information
Hello everyone,
Attached below are all the information for this weekend’s BMW Marathon.
Please let me know if you have any questions, or feel free to reach out to Andrew Dockrill at andrew@dallassports.org
TRAFFIC ADVISORY – BMW Dallas Marathon
Map for FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9TH, 2022
Boys & Girls Club After School Program Information
Participating parents and stakeholders, please provide feedback to our afterschool program BGC.
School Club Survey links.
BGCD Parent & Caregiver Survey- School Campus
https://forms.office.com/r/RN6Vg3fRXg
School Administrative Partners Feedback Survey
For further information, please contact Mr. Dickerson @ rdickerson@bgcdallas.org
ALL PRO DAD'S CLUB INFORMATION
December PTO Newsletter - English
December PTO Newsletter - Spanish
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
Click on SBDM icon to review December's Meeting Video
SBDM