September 7th , 2021

Welcome to our DAA Parent Community

#DAAPA #Togetherwecan

In honor of

Welcome Parents to 2021-2022

Welcome to our DAA Parent Community

#DAAPA#Togetherwecan


Welcome back DAA parents! We hope you’ve all had a wonderful summer and that you and your children are ready for the new academic year.

For those of you who are new to DAA and don’t know us, The Dubai American Academy Parent Association (DAAPA) supports the development of the unity among parents, faculty, administration, students and staff by cooperating to enrich the lives of the students and guide parents towards a better understanding of the aims, policies and philosophy of Dubai American Academy. The achievement of this mission relies upon parent cooperation and volunteerism, by parents like you!


The parents listed to the left and below have been elected as the DAAPA Executive Committee for 2021-2022 and with your help, we will be planning this year’s events.

Communication

DAAPA uses the SPOTS newsletter to communicate information regarding our planned activities, events, coffee mornings, clubs etc with you. Although there is still uncertainty about what we’ll be able to do on campus this year, we will certainly do our very best to make this a fantastic year for our school community.


Please reach out to us with any questions you might have, or if you’d just like to learn more about what we do, at:


daaparentconnect@gmail.com


You can also follow us on Instagram, at :


Daapa_daa

Celebrating Seniors

FIRST ON THE AGENDA....


It has been a long standing DAAPA tradition to celebrate our Seniors throughout the year by hosting various events. True to this tradition, we were able to welcome them back on the first day of school with balloons and cookies!

Zoom Meetings

COMING SOON....


We have planned Zoom coffee mornings for each of the school divisions where DAAPA will be joined by representatives from our Senior leadership teams from each division.


Zoom links will be shared closer to the day. Please mark your calendars:


For High School : Sunday, September 19 at 8am

For Middle School: Monday, October 4 at 8am

For Elementary School: Wednesday, October 6 at 8am


In the meantime we have scheduled 3 Zoom drop in meetings during the second week of school, one for each school division. These initial Zoom meetings are for our new families who might have those extra questions and concerns but everyone is welcome!!

For Elementary School:


Topic: ES DAAPA Welcome Zoom Meeting (New Parents)

Time: Sep 7, 2021 09:00 AM Dubai


Join Zoom Meeting

https://us05web.zoom.us/j/4274228775?pwd=RUowelg1dHRvanM1ZlVudytZTTJVdz09


Meeting ID: 427 422 8775

Passcode: 0SeZyn


For Middle School:


Topic: MS DAAPA Welcome Zoom Meeting (New Parents)

Time: Sep 8, 2021 09:00 AM Dubai


Join Zoom Meeting

https://us05web.zoom.us/j/4274228775?pwd=RUowelg1dHRvanM1ZlVudytZTTJVdz09


Meeting ID: 427 422 8775

Passcode: 0SeZyn

For High School:


Topic: HS DAAPA Welcome Zoom Meeting (New Parents)

Time: Sep 9, 2021 09:00 AM Dubai


Join Zoom Meeting

https://us05web.zoom.us/j/4274228775?pwd=RUowelg1dHRvanM1ZlVudytZTTJVdz09


Meeting ID: 427 422 8775

Passcode: 0SeZyn

Whatsapp groups

At this time, we would also like to share our grade level WhatsApp group links where you can connect with parents from your child’s grade and get grade and school related information.


Please be reminded that these WhatsApp groups are for DAA PARENTS only.

DAA MS Grade level WhatsApp group links Grades 6-8:


Grade 6:


https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dt7oAs7R6ImKXe9GY6UNGj


Grade 7:


https://chat.whatsapp.com/BfV6zWziPczLwdSuy3xXwA


Grade 8:


https://chat.whatsapp.com/9tP6xuvy0S9AKCpQ2eoy11


DAA HS Grade level WhatsApp group links Grades 9-12:


Grade 9:


‎Open this link to join my WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LWhMsgfsIyqEy7urTGIZU4


Grade 10:


https://chat.whatsapp.com/CaFJAz24tTQ4eAmd3pJSVu


Grade 11:


https://chat.whatsapp.com/7Vp3JaBqiQE8tNYlPQ71Cv


Grade 12:


Follow this link to join my WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/45NBbRCoHOJCLSvKR6N9gX

Country and Language Groups

And lastly our DAAPA COUNTRY/CULTURAL GROUPS....

where you can connect with families from your own countries.


Portuguese language group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CK5qnBxxoR8CM7gkXIX5UO


Francophone group:

https://chat.whatsapp.com/Jc0kc0vA5oC0WwshzE7QUt


Hellenic group:

https://chat.whatsapp.com/HQoHv4CwAmaAzrvj0m42Ua


American group:

https://chat.whatsapp.com/CDyopdkF95G2TkJG8jab9K


Chinese group:

Wechat Group: DAA Chinese parents Group

Or DAA中国家长群

Parent-Led Clubs

You can also join our DAAPA led Clubs:


Book club:

https://chat.whatsapp.com/Ji3CJaR8cTfGVg0YcdnHi6


Yoga club:

‎Open this link to join my WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GGzfvIUihYWJHUVlpW4Yr2


Creative Arts club:

Follow this link to join my WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GcEhsRlro25KvfeYdoFVuH

Leopards' Den

The Leopard’s Den is our on campus shop for DAA spirit wear run by DAAPA. We sell hoodies, house color shirts, caps etc, but no uniforms. The shop is usually open on campus but we are still awaiting approval for the reopening of our shop. More information will be communicated in the next SPOTS issue.


You can now check out the available merchandise and sizes, and also place your orders online, by visiting the Leopards Den website (https://leopardsdendaa.wixsite.com/leopards)

How to Order:

* Please print the Order Form and fill out what you would like to purchase

* Place the Order Form and the Money (exact amount) in a sealed envelope

* Drop the envelope into the Leopards Den locked mailboxes in the school Atrium next to reception.

* The merchandise will be delivered to your child [_during the CREW session_]


For any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to the Leopard's Den at leopardsdendaa@gmail.com

Local Business Listing

DAA Parent Community Business Listing

We have received an overwhelming response from the DAA parent community for our DAAPA initiative to compile a list of local businesses that are run by DAA parents ahead of the Holidays. The list is now ready and includes over 50 local businesses ranging from Food & Catering, Fashion & Accessories to Home Services and Health & Wellbeing products. Have a browse HERE and check them out!

As a gentle reminder, DAAPA is providing this list as a courtesy for informational purposes only, it does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of any products or services and it will be the parents’ responsibility to verify the providers independently.

We are all looking forward to seeing you very soon.


THE DAAPA TEAM

You can also follow us on Instagram for all DAAPA events and updates

https://www.instagram.com/p/B3_f5vrAQZ6/?igshid=wvkegf4p4hn8