Hot Dot Lunch

The DAAPA Grade 5 Completion Committee will be hosting a hotdog lunch sale on Thursday, May 4, for students in grade 3-5.  Order forms have been sent home. If you wish to order, kindly return the order form with exact change by morning of Tuesday, May 2. Thank you for your ongoing support! 

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Family Festival~ Friday, March 17 from 4-8 pm

Have you heard that DAAPA is hosting their annual big event?

What is the Spring Family Festival?  t’s an evening of fun and entertainment for the whole family.  It is also our major fund raiser of the year which allows us to do all the wonderful things sponsored by the Parent Association throughout the year.

There will be entertainment including Dubai Drums, professional Flamenco and Hip Hop dance groups. There will also be special performances by DAA students and families sharing their talents and culture.

As always, the games are sure to please with inflatable slides, human foosball, the wipeout, an obstacle course, a maze and more!  This year, we have even added a DUNK tank where you may get a chance to dunk a favorite teacher or even a principal!

Food can be purchased from a variety of food trucks and restaurants and includes a whole range of cuisines from around the globe!

It’s sure to be a great time, so get your tickets before they run out.  Entrance is only AED 15.

Tickets will be available on Sunday and Tuesday at drop-off and pick-up!

Can’t wait to see you there!

DAAPA

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FOOD AND NUTRITION PARENT COFFEE

DAAPA will be hosting a Parent Coffee Morning on Tuesday, March 14 in the PSES Conference Room from 8:00-9:00 am.  The topic is Food and Nutrition with Guest Speaker, Hala Barghout.

HOW WILL YOU BENEFIT? 

• Better eating habits and healthier lifestyles for the entire family. 
• A more active lifestyle for lifelong benefits. 
• More confidence and higher self-esteem. 
• Ideas for healthier lunch boxes and daily meals.

Hala Barghout earned her B.Sc. in Nutrition and Dietetics from the American University of Beirut in 2005. She is a Dubai based registered clinical dietitian who has been educating people about health and nutrition for almost 11 years; working towards reaching them through health centers, beauty centers, universities, corporations, and fitness centers. She has also given lectures to kids and teenagers at gyms and various private schools in Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi.  Hala founded a healthy food company called Colour My Plate which aims to educate on healthy eating and provide healthy meals nationwide. She plans to continue to increase health awareness across the community and educate people on eating right, reading food labels and how to go on healthy grocery shopping tours.

DAAPA Annual Winter Carnival 🍭

Dear Parents,

The Winter Carnival is fast approaching and we are very excited to see all of the students having fun at our winter wonderland.  As always, there will be a photo opportunity to capture the spirit o the season.  

This year the photos will feature the children in an amazing candy house.  The cost of photo with card matt is AED 15.  If you wish to order a picture of your child and his/her friends, please return the green form sent home in your child's take home folder along with exact change to your classroom teacher by Wednesday, December 8th.  

We would love volunteers to help at the Carnival.  If you can spare an hour or two the week of December 11th,  please shoot us an email at Nadia.p.sheikh@gmail.com or n.elahalbi79@gmail.com, we will be happy to give you all the details. 

Your DAAPA Winter Carnival Committee

Wild Wadi Night

WILD WADI NIGHT RETURNS!!

DAAPA is pleased to announce that we will once again be sponsoring the very popular 

Wild Wadi Night exclusively for DAA families.  

Save the date!! 

Friday, October 21, from 7:00-10:00 pm 

During this time, the park will be open to DAA families ONLY.  Yes, that is correct.  Only the DAA community will be allowed to use the facilities. It is a great evening filled with community spirit.  We hope that you can join in the fun!  

For those with younger students, we are pleased to announce that the timing has been changed to begin  at 7 pm. Please note that primary/elementary students must be accompanied by an adult.  

Tickets purchased on or before Oct. 13th will be 100 AED/person.  From Oct. 16th, ticket prices increase to 125 AED/person.  

Tickets go on sale this week as follows:

• Daily from Oct. 3-13 at drop-off and pick-up in the PS/ES lobby at drop-off and pick-up.  (Please note that there will be no sales on Monday, Oct 3, at pick-up.)

• Leopards' Den from Oct. 5-13 during normal operational hours at drop-off and pick-up

Free Pizza!

Dear Parents,

Next Thursday, May 26, pizza will be provided for FREE during lunch, courtesy of DAAPA. Each child will be given 2 slices of pizza, a juice and a frozen fruit bar. 

If you feel that your child will not be satisfied, then please supplement their lunch as you see fit.

Thank you for your support, 

DAAPA

A Message from DAAPA

Grade 5 will be hosting a hot dog lunch on Wednesday, May 4, in support of our year end Grade 5 completion ceremony celebrating 5th graders as they "graduate“ from Elementary School. 

If you would like to purchase this special ES lunch, please complete the order forms which were sent home with your child and return the form along with exact change by Monday morning, May 2, at the latest. 

You must pre-order! There will be no sales on the Wednesday.

Thank you very much for your support,

The DAAPA Grade 5 Completion Ceremony Team

Family Movie Night

You are invited to the Family Movie Night "Inside Out" on Thursday, 3rd March, from 6 - 8 pm, on the ES Pitch. 

Come and enjoy a gorgeous night out with the children and their classmates under the stars. Admission is free. Pizza and hot-dog sales will start at 5:30pm and the popcorn is complimentary. Don't forget your chairs or picnic mats, blankets. Also, please RSVP to stayintouchwithdaaes@gmail.com so we know how much food to prepare. Thanks! 

Winter Carnival

Dear Parents,

The Winter Carnival is fast approaching. (3LN will be going first thing on Wednesday morning.) As always, there will be a photo booth to capture the spirit of the season. This year there will be an elves backdrop and holiday props where the children can take pictures with their friends. There can be up to 4 children per picture. The photo will be set in a frame.  

If you wish to order a picture, please return this form to your teacher along with the payment by Monday morning, Dec. 14th. The cost is 15 dhs. (Exact change, please.)

Looking forward to seeing you there!

DAAPA 

Winter Carnival Committee

Pumpkin Sale

The Famous Pumpkin Patch Returns! 

DAAPA is hosting our annual Pumpkins Pre-Sale next week!  

Pumpkin carving is an American tradition that brings the whole family together for an evening of fun.  If you would like to order, you can purchase pumpkins vouchers in the PS/ES Foyer at drop-off and pick-up on Monday, Oct. 19th, and Tuesday, Oct. 20th. 

AED 35 per pumpkin

HAPPY CARVING!

Movie Night

Just a reminder that DAAP is hosting a movie night on Thursday, March 12...

International Food Festival

I hope many of you were able to get out to enjoy IFF last night sponsored by DAAPA. It was my first time enjoying this interesting event and I was very impressed by the number of countries represented, quality of food, the authentic cutural music and dances by many of our own students, as well as the opportunities to purchase unique, ethnic items (jewelry, scarves, stationary, etc.). I really appreciated every bit of it and hope you did, as well. :)

A very special thank you to all of you parents who worked so hard behind the scenes by sacrificing your time and efforts to make this such a wonderful event. YOU are truly the key to this event's success! 

Here are a few photos for your enjoyment and for your memory collection.