Mission

The mission of George Bannerman Dealey is to provide an exemplary education that develops and empowers all students to become productive citizens in our global society.

Greetings Dealey Community!

Let's Spring into Joy!

“Social grace, inner discipline and joy. These are the birthright of the human being who has been allowed to develop essential human qualities.”

-Maria Montessori

It officially feels like Spring! As we head into Spring Break, we will also be ending our 3rd quarter. With endings, always come new fresh beginnings. The wonderful thing about the cold, dormancy of the winter is that it is cyclical and never permanent. Spring comes with new hopes, new growth and new joy!

Here on campus we are emphasizing growth in social grace , inner discipline and joy. Our biggest areas of growth are wearing proper dress code daily, being a good neighbor and exhibiting social graces in all of our interactions. In last week’s newsletter, I talked about the fact that we are an International Peace Site. Thank you to the best campus staff and community in Dallas ISD! Peace, Love and an Exemplary Education will continue to be our vision!

DinoStars!!

Please join us on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 5:30 pm or 6:30 pm for DinoStars! This wonderful production is featuring our 1-3 students with our choir teacher, Ms. Suarez!

Please see the flyer below for more details.

See you there!!

Spring Dress Week- Ms. Garrett’s Reward

The more we improve as a community in social graces & inner discipline , the more we will enjoy rewards.This week, I am rewarding all students for their social graces on Valentines Day with a fun “Spring Dress” Week. Please see the flyer below for the details of this fun Spring Week.

STAAR Simulation Week

This is also our STAAR Simulation week. Therefore, it is imperative that all students are present and focused for the entire day, everyday this week. Thank you!

Congratulations! 🎉🎊

Congratulations to our Dealey Teacher of Promise , Ms. Olobia and Dealey Teacher of the Year , Ms. Brown! On Thursday night, the were honored and celebrated by the district at the Winners Circle event at the Union Station ballroom. What a fun event!

Dealey Parent University on YouTube

This week’s Parent University is a YouTube video of the official SBDM Principal’s Report. If you have any additional topics or questions, here is the link to submit those requests.

http://tiny.cc/ParentUQuestions

School Messenger (New System)

We are now actively using our School Messenger system. This is the automated system that calls and also sends mass email communications to parents/guardians. This is an industry standard for school communication.

It is also vital that it is active for safety reasons. In the future, we will send messages out after 4 pm unless there is an emergency. Thank you for your assistance in this matter!

Being a Good Neighbor

We are receiving lots of complaints from our neighbors on the treatment of their properties, specifically near the Northhaven Trail. In partnership with the PTA & SBDM we have a new flyer with friendly reminders about being a “good neighbor”.(see below) I received an additional neighbor email on Friday night about our students taking landscaping rocks and tossing them into another neighbor’s yard.

This is unacceptable behavior. Please see the “Good Neighbor” flyer below to facilitate those conversations with your children. Thanks in advance for your support!!

Zero Tolerance Policy on Hate Speech

Our school mission states we provide an exemplary Montessori education that empowers all students to become productive citizens in our global society.

Here at Dealey, we have a zero tolerance policy for any form of hate speech stemmed from negative biases. All students that are using any form (race, religious, etc.) are placed on mandatory in person parent conference and issued additional actions (consequences) in accordance with the Dallas ISD Student Code of Conduct. You will receive a notice from the Dealey Dignity Center regarding all discipline escalated to the Assistant Principal and/or Principal’s office.

A very special thank you to the parents we conducted these parent conferences with last week. Your support is paramount and we look forward to our continued partnership with your family.

“No Place for Hate”

We are currently in future campus programming meetings. We are excited to share that next year, we will be joining thousands of schools and millions of students across the country as a “No Place for Hate” campus. For more information, check out the No Place for Hate website at

https://www.noplaceforhate.org

SBDM Thank You!

Thank you to every stakeholder that attended our SBDM meeting last week. A very special thank you to our SBDM committee & Chairperson, Bridgett Neely for your guidance, leadership and vigilance in your role. We appreciate you!

It’s a perfect time to Spring into Joy as we continue to “Soar to New Horizons”!

Be the first to order your yearbook!

https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A0763170

Highlights of the Week

There is a lot happening here at Dealey! So check out this week’s flyers for more information about uniform donations, dress code reminders, 6th grade fundraisers, helping our neighbors and much much more. Check out all of the flyers below for more information about the great events happening here at Dealey!

Dealey is truly " Soaring to New Horizons" 🐉💙

Student Devices

Special reminder that all PK4-8 student owned personal electronic devices are kept in the locker or front office during the school day. Smart watches with cellular service are applicable under the cell phone policy.

Curriculum Updates-

Tier 1 instruction is standards-driven, focusing on students' broad skills and generalizing to a learning target. In contrast, Tier 2 intervention targets a specific skill deficit that has been identified through assessment. Instruction and intervention targets this specific skill.

Simply put, Tier 1 is the first time instruction is taught to all students. Tier 2 is used when students do not show mastery on Tier 1.

Our teachers have done a great job with merging the Montessori principles with the new Tier 1 curriculum(Amplify and Eureka). As we move forward, a select few Dealey teacher leaders are serving on the district’s Montessori focus group to create Montessori friendly instructional planning calendars for the 24-25 school year.

Next school year, all Montessori schools will have brand new instructional planning calendars that will include tier 1 curriculum (Amplify & Eureka), be aligned with Montessori pacing/material, and keep our students in a true Montessori multi grade level classroom.

We were very excited to hear this news at our Dallas ISD Montessori Summit on January 8, 2024.

Please let me know if you need anything else or have any questions.

We are Soaring to New Horizons!

Calendar

• Monday, March 4, 2024- Friday, March 8, 2024- Spring Dress Week (see flyer below)
• Tuesday, March 5, 2024- Friday, March 8, 2024-STAAR Simulation Test (see schedule below)
• Monday, March 4, 2024- Dealey's Read Across America Day (see flyer below)
• Thursday, March 7, 2024 - DinoStars ( Lower Elementary- 5:30 pm & 6:30 pm)

Sincerely,

Amber Garrett, Principal

Office- 972-794-8409

amgarrett@dallasisd.org

Congratulations again to the 6th grade theater students! "They Eat Sunshine, Not Zebras" was a wonderful production!

Next up is "Totally Red" on April 26, 2024.

Night time show times are coming soon. Theater will be wearing their shirts on Tuesday, Friday and all show.

5th Grade Theater Link/Sign Up

It is first come first serve and I will be closing the link out next Friday.

(Only staff and students can access the form, please contact Ms. Powell (wepowell@dallasisd.org) directly if you need sign up assistance.)

https://forms.gle/TwKpNHpomu5eKF447

UPDATE (2/25/24)

The solar viewing glasses from the Perot Museum of Nature and Science have arrived, and we will start delivering them to campuses tomorrow morning! It’s going to take some time for my staff and I to divide them up for each school and central staff department and for our delivery driver to deliver them, but they are on the way so please be on the lookout for them at your campus. They will arrive in a paper bag or box that will have your name on it and someone at the school will need to sign for them.

Once you have your glasses, please store them in a secure location until you use them on April 8, 2024. Consider the following factors when storing your glasses:

• Temperature: Extreme temperatures can adversely affect the materials used in eclipse glasses. Please keep them in a room-temperature environment.
• Moisture: Humidity can damage the solar filters. Store the glasses in a place with low humidity.
• Light: While not a crucial as temperature or moisture, it is a good idea to keep your glasses in a dark place to help maintain the integrity of the filters.

For more information on storing and using solar eclipse glasses safely visit:

• NASA - Solar Eclipse Safety
• NASA Eclipse Flyer - English
• NASA Eclipse Flyer - Spanish
• AAS.org - How to View a Solar Eclipse Safely
• Rice University - Safe Eclipse Observing

Additional Instructional Supports

The team at NASA’s Neurodiversity Network has recently developed an Eclipse Guide for Neurodiverse Learners in preparation for the eclipse. We are requesting that campus leaders share this information with teachers that work with students who have autism. One of the Neurodiversity Network’s team members, Dr. Ariana Riccio, is leading the effort to partner with schools on teaching STEM concepts. Schools or participating classrooms interested in this partnership would have completely free and full access to curriculum support from NASA-funded heliophysicists and specialists in curriculum design for students with autism. For more information, please contact Michelle Brown, Special Education Director, at micbrown@dallasisd.org or 972-581-4343.

I created a Solar Eclipses website that you may share with teachers and students to make the most of this learning experience. It includes safety information, websites, videos, and lessons and activities (broken down by grade band and in English and Spanish) that you can use to plan for the total solar eclipse.

Solar Eclipses

(ORIGINAL MESSAGE)

On Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will sweep across Texas and be observed in the DFW area. In an effort to provide students with a safe opportunity to view the eclipse, The Perot Museum of Nature and Science will provide all Dallas ISD students and staff with a free pair of solar viewing glasses. Dealey has already submitted our order for glasses for all staff and students. We are so excited about our Dealey Solar Eclipse Day!

Instructional Supports

The team at NASA’s Neurodiversity Network has recently developed an Eclipse Guide for Neurodiverse Learners in preparation for the eclipse. We are requesting that campus leaders share this information with teachers that work with students who have autism.

The STEM Environmental Education Center has created resources that campuses may share with teachers and students to make the most of this learning experience.

• Website: Solar Eclipse Resources
• Infographic: Types of Solar Eclipses
• DIY: Make Your Own Eclipse Viewer
• Safety: AAS.org - How to View a Solar Eclipse Safely

Campus teams are encouraged to post observations and pictures of the total solar eclipse to Twitter and use the hashtag #DallasISDEclipses. Campuses may also tag the STEM Environmental Education Center using the following Twitter handles: @disdstemscience and @disdeec.

Hot tip: Join Champ Camp for summer break!

To say that we’ve got something amazing to offer you this summer at Champions Champ Camp is an understatement. Our education experts have built a summer program that'll have kids flipping for camp!

Campers are looking for fun, friends, and variety. Check out everything we’ve wrapped into our summer. We know it'll check all your boxes, and we’re certain your big kid will appreciate it too:

• CONVENIENT AND FLEXIBLE. Join Champ Camp for one week or all summer long! Just pick the days or weeks that work for you and we’ll handle the rest.
• DIFFERENT DAILY. No two days are the same. We'll include off- and on-site field trips, interactive sports, STEM, water play, group activities, and more!
• A SAFE PLACE. When you drop your camper off, you know they’re with people (and in environments) you already know and trust.
• CONFIDENCE. By fall, your child will be more confident, with new skills and new friends!

Get a jump start on setting your summer routines and enroll today. Just so you know – you are under no obligation to select a schedule quite yet, however, we know these next few weeks and months will fly by and registering now will help ensure you have one less thing to worry about the closer we get to the end of the school year.

Registration: $25/Child OR $50/Family

Tuition: $195/Week

Give your child a creative space to explore what they love. Don’t wait to save your spot—we’ll fill up fast! Click here to enroll now or give me a call!

We hope you’ll join us this summer! Champ Camp’s always more fun with friends.

Mark Johnson

Site Director

P: (940) 368-3614

E: MarkJohnson@discoverchampions.com

SchooLinks is a college and career readiness program that helps K-12th grade students discover their interests and strength, explore colleges and careers, and create a personal graduation plan that best reflects their post-secondary goals.

• The district mandates that kindergarteners choose one to three jobs they are interested in. This must be completed in Clever. Tablets are required for students complete this task.

• Based on the shared schedule, my goal is to work with small groups in my office. Please be aware that the timeline could change depending on how soon I can finish working with each group.----------------------------------

Working Together: Kindness, Acceptance, Inclusion

Crista A. Morales

Professional School Counselor

George B. Dealey Montessori Academy

Office: 972-794-8420

Email: crimorales@dallasisd.org

HIGH SCHOOL UPDATES

Do you know of any George B Dealey Montessori Academy students interested in learning about AI? We're AI Camp! Founded by Stanford Ph.D.s - we are leaders in AI education and we have made it our mission to open doors for students into the tech industry! We would like to invite George B Dealey Montessori Academy students to apply for the 2024 AI Camp Scholarship (Deadline: March 10, 2024)! Please forward or share this opportunity with any student who may be interested.

The scholarship is designed for our highly popular AI Bootcamp summer program, a three-week, online journey through the fascinating world of AI. Here, over 5000 students have already transformed their curiosity into creation, developing their own AI product under the guidance of experts from top companies and universities like Google, Stanford, MIT, and many more.

Scholarship Details:

Open to middle and high school students, the AI Camp Scholarship—ranging from full to partial—is designed to make AI Bootcamp accessible to all. Scholarships are awarded on a first come, first served basis. The deadline for applications is March 10, 2024. Please advise students to act fast, as spots for this program are filling up quickly!

Shareable Flyer Available:

To help spread the word with students and parents, we've created a handy, shareable flyer. It contains all the vital details about AI Bootcamp and the scholarship opportunity!

We hope you'll forward this email and share our flyer with students and parents in your network! Let's help them step into the world of AI with AI Camp this summer.

https://tinyurl.com/StanfordAISummerCamp

Have a Great Day!

Mrs. Kirk, M.A.

Counselor, Dealey International Academy

Grades 6-8

lkirk@dallasisd.org

972.794.8419

https://www.txpta.org/reflections-participation

All Students- Every student needs a transportation form filled out. Thanks!

https://tinyurl.com/dealeytransport2324

Bus Riders Only- Please use this Dealey Transportation GroupMe if your child rides the bus.

https://sites.google.com/dallasisd.org/dealeygt/home

Class Dojo is your one-stop shop for 1-on-1 communication with your child's teacher, classroom updates, school-wide updates, and individual progress updates! Class Dojo is FREE - there is no need to pay or upgrade the membership.

The new Texas Assessment Family Portal was launched on January 2, 2023, and is available for parents to view test scores for the Texas Assessment Program. The portal can be accessed via the Texas Assessment.gov website, https://www.TXFamilyPortal.org, or the easiest way by using the single sign-on feature in PowerSchool at www.dallasisd.powerschool.com/public

House Bill 114 will become effective Sept. 1, 2023:

Any student caught with a vape device on campus, within 300 feet of school property, or at a school-sponsored event, must be placed in DAEP.

Learn more below.

https://thehub.dallasisd.org/.../dallas-isd-trustees.../

About Us

As one of the best schools in Dallas, we provide an exemplary Montessori education that empowers all students to become productive citizens in our global society.

6501 Royal Lane, Dallas, TX, USA

Principal -Amber Garrett

amgarrett@dallasisd.org

972) 794-8400

dallasisd.org/dealey

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