DMA Community Connection
Giraff-E-News Week 3 - August 29th - September 5th
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.
Happy 152nd birthday Dr. Maria Montessori
Principal's Message
Here is a short video of how Montessori works.
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!
I have enclosed our Dallas ISD links to provide more information about the COVID Protocols. We are spaying 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 and Spanish version
September is Attendance Awareness Month Click on the icon for more information
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 annual parent recess and volunteer orientation will be held on August 30th at 9:00 am & 5:30 pm. and on September 20th @ 5:30 pm with our PTO. 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
Please return your child's recess field trip permission form.
Big Thoughts After school Care 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
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.