Dear Giraffe Nation, 

We hope this message finds you well and excited for what's ahead in our school community. We want to remind you of our upcoming PTO Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 19th, at 5:30 PM. Your presence and input are invaluable in shaping the future of our school, so please mark your calendars. We'll discuss important school updates, school clubs and activities, fundraising efforts, and ways we can collaborate to enrich our children's education.

We are thrilled to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. This month-long celebration provides a wonderful opportunity for our students to learn about and appreciate the Hispanic and Latino community's diverse cultures, traditions, and contributions. We will have opportunities and activities throughout the months of September and October to recognize and celebrate the positive impact of the Hispanic culture on our communities and worldwide. Please celebrate this rich heritage with us. Together, we can create a vibrant and inclusive school environment for all our children as we Make A TALL Difference Every Day with Every Child! 

Tabitha J. Preston

Principal

You Might Be A Montessorian | Katy Wright | TEDxCarrollCollege. She speaks on how this methodology closes the achievement gap amongst our low-income and minority students.

Click here to be a DMA Guest Reader for Hispanic Heritage Month

Sign up to be a Classroom Guest Reader for Hispanic Heritage Month! Mr. Marvin will have a selection of books, which celebrate Hispanic heritage. You will read one of the selected books to a DMA class during Friday Enrichment Time. ¡Regístrese para ser un lector invitado en el aula para el Mes de la Herencia Hispana! El Sr. Marvin tendrá una selección de libros que celebran la herencia hispana. Leerás uno de los libros seleccionados en una clase de DMA durante el tiempo de enriquecimiento del viernes.

www.signupgenius.com

Click on the letter below to review our T99 attendance policy that will start on September 25, 2023.

News from Nurse Natalie

Practicing healthy habits can prevent germs and other infectious diseases such as COVID and the flu from spreading to others.

Please keep children home when they are sick.

Staying home when sick helps protect others from infectious disease and allows your child space and time to heal so they can come back to school at their best!

School Readmission Criteria

• Fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever suppressing medications. Fever is a temperature of 100° Fahrenheit (37.8° Celsius) or higher.
• Diarrhea free for 24 hours without the use of diarrhea suppressing medications. Diarrhea is 3 or more episodes of loose stools in a 24-hour period.
• Staff and or students who are COVID positive should isolate at home for 5 days from symptom onset or the date of a positive test.

STAY HEALTHY!

School Start and End Time

Dallas ISD has a New Bus Tracking System which replaces Bus Bulletin and My Stop App.

Tenemos una aplicacion de seguimento nueva para los padres de alumnos cuales usan el autobus.

Instructions in English on how to use Parent Portal

Instrucciones en espanol para obtener la aplicacion

Click Here to Review our Arrival & Dismissal Procedures & Watch the video for the carpool.

(New) 7:15 am arrival will only be on Main St.

Elm St. will start

@ 7:30 am

Haga clic aquí para revisar nuestros procedimientos de llegada y salida y ver el video del viaje compartido.

(Nuevo) La llegada a las 7:15 am solo será en Main St.

Elm St. comenzará @ 7:30 am

Do you have your DMA Carplacard for your car rider? Have you received your QR Code if your child is a walker?

¿Tienes tu DMA Carplacard para tu coche? ¿Ha recibido su código QR si su hijo es un andador?

Coming soon: We will be sharing some of our campus's beginning-of-year baseline assessments so that you may mark your calendars! Please reach out to Mr. Garcia, our campus test coordinator, or your child's teachers if you have questions regarding any assessments.

Thank You Message from Specials

ART on a CART with Ms. Natosha!

Loud & Proud with our Cheer Coach Ms. Moore!

Thank you Ms. Velazquez, for leading the learning - Montessori in Action!

Phenomenal Leading and Learning Led by Ms. Board - Montessori In Action!

Upper

^{Checkboard and division board and so much more happening in Upper Elementary}

Video Passcode: @4pQ9zWF 

Passcode: 3rp$d@zT 

Did you know you can help us stop traffic and parking violations? 311 is the only way to document and show that there is an issue. Staff, parents, or anybody can file a 311 report. Download the 311 app today.

If you would like to sign up for the SBDM of FELT committees, please sign up here!

The Site-Based Decision-Making team meets six times a year (3 times each semester) to discuss how to improve student achievement and the school in general.

The Family Engagement Leadership Team meets three times every year (once each semester and once at the end of the school year) to discuss what activities/events the school should host and how to improve parent-teacher communication

Boys & Girls Club After School Program starts on August 28th

Check out A Farmers Market near you.

DMA 23 - 24 Community Giraffe Gazette Archive 

1901 Main St.,

Dallas, TX 75201

(972) 749-2500

www.dallasisd.org/downtownmontessori