November 15                            Welcome to our DAA Parent Community 

DAAPA

For Students, by Parents.

Dear DAA Families,


Thank you to all of those who attended the IFF meeting this week, more information can be found below. 🙏❤️


This week DAAPA Booster sponsors the Athletics Season 1 Awards with a banquet for our athletes and their families.


DAAPA Team 🙏🏻💖


Keep in touch via our email daaparentconnect@gmail.com

#DAAPA #Togetherwecan

UPCOMING 24/25 EVENTS

INTERNATIONAL FOOD FESTIVAL

Our International Food Festival returns on February 1st!


COUNTRY SIGN UPS REQUIRED BY: December 10


IFF 2025 Country Reps

🇸🇾 Syria - Safa

🇺🇸 USA - Avani & Mahak

🇪🇬 Egypt - Shayma

🇵🇸 Palestine - Elham

🇯🇴 Jordan - Suhair

🇹🇷 Türkiye - Ebru

🇨🇦 Canada - Heather

🇾🇪 Yemen - Khawlah

🇦🇲 Armenia - Nancy

🇱🇧 Lebanon - Dina

🇰🇷 Korea - Geehyun

🇮🇳 India - Sangeeta & Rohini

🇲🇽🇨🇴Latinamerica- Iliana & Liliana

🇳🇱 Netherlands - Monique 

🇮🇷 Iran - Moloud 

🇩🇪 Germany - Meike

🇯🇵 Japan - Yumi & Emi

🇵🇰Pakistan- Munazza 


To join your country table, join the country whatsapp groups linked below in this newsletter!




WhatsApp Video 2024-11-18 at 13.09.53.mp4
IFF slides-fin.pptx
IFF FORMS 2025.pdf

WINTER BAZAAR

🎄🎅❄️🛍🎄🎅❄️🛍🎄🎅❄️🛍

DAAPA’s Winter Bazaar IS BACK Please join us as we get into the holiday spirit : 


•⁠  ⁠Date & Time : December 9th & 10th, 2024 .. 7:00 am - 4:00 pm.

•⁠  ⁠Location : Gate 2 outside school area. 

•⁠  ⁠Vendors can be a DAA PARENT & Friends 

•⁠  ⁠Food vendors must be licensed. DAA is NUT FREE school, all food items must be ingredients labeled.

•⁠  ⁠Toys Vendors must present samples of their sales items ( some toys items are not allowed 🚫), a school member + DAAPA member will be checking the stands ) 

•⁠  ⁠Tables renting prices are ( AED 150 for 1 table / AED 250 for tables ) for the 2 days 

•⁠  ⁠Each vendor can rent up to 2 tables, priority of locations to DAA PARENTS. 

•⁠  ⁠Sign up forms & payments dates & times : 

•⁠  ⁠Tuesday 19th November ( drop off 7-8:10 am ) & ( pick up 2-3:10 pm ) @ DAAPA OFICE 

•⁠  ⁠Wednesday 20th November ( drop off 7-810 am ) & ( pick up 2-3:10 pm ) @ DAAPA OFFICE 

•⁠  ⁠Gate 2 security will direct you to DAAPA’s office.

•⁠  ⁠Please be ware that we have a limited number of tables due to the location space. 


Looking forward to another amazing Winter Bazaar with all our amazing DAA FAMILY & Friends Vendors & Shoppers 🛍❄️🎅🎄🧑🏻‍🎄



winter bazaar form 2.pdf

DAAPA ACTIVITIES

PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST

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We are thrilled to announce the winners of DAAPA’s Pumpkin Carving Contest! A big congratulations to all of the students who participated and brought such creativity and fun to the event!


*Upper Elementary Winners:*

⭐️ Jude Tamimi 5NS

⭐️ Dhilin Pragjee 4RC

⭐️ Leena Kheiri 3TC


*Lower Elementary Winners:*

⭐️ Ayla Tamimi 2KR

⭐️ Can Sarikaya 2JS

⭐️ Reyna Al Jurdi 2HO

⭐️ Lana Al Banna 1JS


Winners won prizes from PartyZone, Virgin Megastore and DAAPA (gift baskets). 


*A special thank you to @partyzoneuae for sponsoring this event!*


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DAAPA CLUBS

BOOK CLUB

The DAAPA Book Club is a long-standing parent club that meets once a month, right after morning drop-off. Each month, we vote to select a book to read from a wide range of genres. 


Nidhi Bruce, DAA parent and published author shares her thoughts about the club : “The book club has given me an opportunity to share my love of books with other DAA parents, expand the range of books I choose to read, and even meet some wonderful authors along the way.”


The book for November is ‘That Other Me’ by Maha Gargash, and the meeting is scheduled for 8AM on Tuesday, December 10th. Do join us for a lively, engaging discussion and discover incredible books you might not have picked up otherwise.


LINK to join What’s App: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Ji3CJaR8cTfGVg0YcdnHi6


@daapa_daa

Padel Club 


One of our longstanding DAA families  (14 years and counting) recently opened beautiful new padel courts in Al Quoz, called Padel Edition. Each Monday morning courts are reserved for our DAA parents. ALL Levels are Welcome! Beginners have access to Coaches for lessons and can find their friendly competition with courts reserved for matches. Come join and meet an active group of  DAA Parents who are ready to learn, get fit and have fun doing it! 


Click the link, be sure to sign up (there will be a waitlist at first) to catch the following week. Don’t worry if you don’t own a padel racket, they have some available for rent. 


LINK to join: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KTk5ojy4VQ2EMw5zoSoAt7


@padeledition

@daapa_daa




Sculpt & Pilates Club: “Wednesdays With Aya”

DAA Mum and Barre Instructor, Aya, creates an enthusiastic, supportive, fun environment each Wednesday teaching parents Sculpt on campus. 


Make time for yourself to get stronger, gain more energy with this once a week class! All levels are welcome. Click the link below to join the group to sign up, class size is limited to the first 25 people to sign up, then waitlist is created. 


Meet a fun group of parents after morning drop off, just bring your yoga mat, stretch bands, two water bottles for weights, and you are ready to join.  Here are a few snapshots taken over this past month.


LINK to JOIN What’s App: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GGzfvIUihYWJHUVlpW4Yr2


@aya_fitness_lab

@daapa_daa




FOOD NETWORK


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DAAPA’s Food Network Culinary Experience was so exciting .. parents traveled to Egypt to discover the amazing and rich culinary variety of  Egyptian Food through a great variety of delicious dishes from different parts of Egypt. They enjoyed great music and in true Egyptian tradition enjoyed the bukhour show !  Don’t miss our next culinary trip .. stay tuned 🙏

#DAAPA #togetherwecan


This is a culinary experience like no other in Dubai. DAAPA Food Network will take you on an epicurean journey around the world with a fun group of DAA parents.  


The group welcomes ideas for the months ahead to expand their knowledge on cultures through food. We hope you’ll sign up and consider joining the next event. 


You and your tastebuds not regret it! 

LINK to join What’s App:

https://chat.whatsapp.com/KfVPGaLoe9vFVcCrHykgam




Movie Club


If you love going to the Cinema, this is the group for you! Recently the movie club met for a matinee while the kids were at school, which worked out well. We dropped off the kids at school, met over coffee at the mall to get to know each other and made our way to the cinema. After the movie we had plenty of time to make our way back to school for pick up. It was a fun and truly enjoyable day out, please join us! 


LINK to join What’s App: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Io1sJjiqdypCoCCaeiV7gB

@daapa_daa




LEOPARDS DEN

Opening hours

Monday - Thursday mornings: 7:20am - 8am

Monday - Thursday afternoons: 2:30pm - 3:15pm

Friday afternoon: 11:40am-12:20pm

Middle School Colour House T Shirts 

Cotton t-shirts Dhs 60 or Dri-fit t-shirts Dhs 30

TRIBE T Shirts 

Dhs 50

CASH ONLY, kindly bring exact change.

COUNTRY AND LANGUAGE GROUPS 

In the spirit of fostering cultural connections, we have created country and language groups to connect parents who share the same nationality or language within the DAA community.

Please find the below link, and note that there are a few new additions!

If you don't see your country group below, please reach out to DAAPA and we'll help you create one!


Clubs

VOLUNTEER WHATSAPP GROUPS 

Calling all Moms and/or Dads who would like to be a part of our volunteers chat groups! Our divisions hosts several events throughout the year and it would be great to have you involved in organizing and hosting them along with the DAAPA team! 

The children absolutely love seeing you there at the events! Click on the link below to join:

Elementary Volunteer group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DUMrjswfGxT4daZDoc7sB7   

Middle School Volunteer group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/G6khzUwc7nGD2cdQ1qlRJk 

High School Volunteer group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/E0ffMfs9zwKAij9PLbjAZI 


Contact

Please feel free to reach out to us at:


daaparentconnect@gmail.com


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


Daapa_daa

https://www.instagram.com/daapa_daa/