SPOTS NEWSLETTER – AUGUST 30, 2024

Our Leopards Athletics Teams are a tremendous source of pride for our DAA community, and this year we're coming back BIGGER and better than ever! Joining one of our teams isn't just about developing your athletic skills; it's about growing as a person. We're taking our athletics events to the next level this year, and we can't wait to see you there—whether you're competing on the field or cheering from the bleachers. Let's make this year unforgettable together!

Tryout Information is as follows:

High School (JV and Varsity) Girls Volleyball in the HS GYM

Monday, Sep 2nd,  6:00 - 7:15am

Tuesday, Sep 3rd, 4:00 – 5:15pm

Wednesday, Sep 4th, 6:00 - 7:15am

Thursday, Sep 5th, 3:15- 4:45pm

Friday, Sep 6th,  6:00am - 7:15am

High School (JV and Varsity) Boys Volleyball in the HS GYM

Monday, Sep 2nd,  3:15 - 4:45pm

Tuesday, Sep 3rd, 6:00 - 7:15am

Wednesday, Sep 4th, 3:15 - 4:45pm

Thursday, Sep 5th, 6:00 - 7:15am

High School (JV and Varsity) Golf in the Golf Simulator (upper track)

Wednesday, Sep 4th, 3:15 - 4:15pm

Thursday, Sep 5th, 3:15 - 4:15pm

High School (JV and Varsity) Academic Games

Monday Sept 2nd, 3:10 – 4:45pm,  in Room S50.

Good luck Leopards!

Our ES and MS athletic team signups fall under the following categories:

• Mini & Junior Leopards Teams - Grades 2-6  (unlimited spaces)

• Middle School Athletics Teams - Grades 6-8 (selection through tryouts)

PLEASE SIGN UP TO THESE ACTIVITIES USING THE GOOGLE FORM LINKED HERE

IMPORTANT DATES:

MIDDLE SCHOOL TRYOUTS BEGIN: W/C 9TH SEPTEMBER

MIDDLE SCHOOL PRACTICES BEGIN: W/C 16TH SEPTEMBER

JUNIOR & MINI LEOPARDS PRACTICES BEGIN: W/C 23RD SEPTEMBER

Looking forward to seeing you getting involved in a great program!

IMPORTANT SIGN UP DETAILS 

• Registration of all internal (free and offered by DAA Staff) and external (paid and offered by External Providers) activities will be through the ESM portal. 

• In order to provide and collect all the information in a timely manner we require our DAA parents to fill out all fields and information asked of them during sign ups on the ESM portal.

• Please ensure that you have the following information at hand before signing up and entered correctly, leaving no field blank as that requires for us to enter information manually for each student significantly delaying the data collection process:

                Name of student, Student ID number,  Parent’s email, Grade, Section, Contact number

• Enter your child’s name and spelling as it appears in GEMS connect (parent portal) as well as their Student ID number.

• Please note that the Student ID number is not the same as their Emirates ID number. You may find the student ID number on your GEMS connect and the back of your lanyard. For example- 12400100234567 or 234567

• The phone number and email address entered should be in use as all after school activity communication will be sent to that email address and phone number

• For any information regarding external activities (paid activities run through ESM external providers) please reach out to jay.k@esm.ae (copying in athletics_daa@gemsedu.com), for internal activities (free run through DAA Staff) please reach out to athletics_daa@gemsedu.com

• Our team will take one week after registrations close for data collection

• Confirmation of registration for external activities will be sent through external providers while confirmation for all internal activities will be shared through the Athletics Office (confirmation of registration for internal activities from the ESM portal does not confirm your child’s spot in the activity of interest)