VIA Meeting!

Wednesday, February 15  6:00pm

  •  Want to know what VIA has planned for 2012?
  • Would you like to participate and help plan the activities and fundraisers at DIA?
  • Come to the VIA meeting, and learn what you can do to help make 2012 DIA’s best year ever!

We will also be presenting a special workshop on bullying in schools.

Learn this and more at our next VIA meeting!

VIA is DIA’s Parent and Teacher organization

 Light refreshments will be served.

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Temporary Drop Off Procedures

Due to the emergency construction by the school we are providing temporary drop off procedures here.

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VIA Meeting!

Wednesday, January 18  6:00pm

  • Want to know what VIA has planned for 2012?
  • Would you like to participate and help plan the activities and fundraisers at DIA?
  • Come to the VIA meeting, and learn what you can do to help make 2012 DIA’s best year ever!

 Learn this and more at our next VIA meeting!

VIA is DIA’s Parent and Teacher organization

 Light refreshments will be served.

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Christmas Concerts

Friday 9:00 A.M. Dual Immersion Academy will be holding their annual Christmas Concert.

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Pastorela Mexicana

Within the Mexican culture, “La Pastorela” began during the colonial era when missionaries viewed the theatrical tradition of the Nahuatl culture to spread Christianity in an educational way.

Throughout the centuries, the Pastorela became secularized and turned into a parody filled with music and comedy. It is now a popular art form filled with cultural expression appropriate for the entire family.

DIA is pleased to present:

“Pastorela Mexicana”

A production of Experimental Theater Group of America (GRETA)

DIA invites you and your family to come and spend a spectacular night full of culture and laughter experiencing rich Mexican traditions.
Date: Friday December 16
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Dual Immersion School Academy (DIA)
Price: $ 2.00 per person/$8.00 for a family of 6

All funds earned from this event will go to support DIA students and staff.  Please come and Support Us!

See you there!

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Book Fair

Welcome to our holiday book fair! The Book Fair will go on from December 2 to December 9. It will be open from 7:45-12 and 3-5 on M-Th and from 1-3 on Friday.  Our Book Fair website is http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/publish/diacharter.

We would love to see you there!

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VIA Meeting!

Wednesday, November 16  6:00pm

  • Would you like to learn how to send/receive email?
  • Want an update on your student’s day to day school academics and activities?
  • Curious about what VIA has been up to and what we have planned for the future?
  • Want to learn how YOU can make a difference in your child’s education?

 Learn this and more at our next VIA meeting!

VIA is DIA’s Parent and Teacher organization

Light refreshments will be served.

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DIA Family Fall Gardent Cleanup Activity

DIA Family Fall Garden Cleanup Activity

Nov. 11, 1:15-3:00 p.m.

Please help us get the garden ready for the winter.  We will be painting signs, clearing out summer plants, and building bed covers for our winter gardens. Please bring gloves and your family, and we will have tools and hot cocoa to share.

Contact Amy Jordan for more information: mrsamyj1@gmail.com / 801-560-1810

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Help collect Labels and Caps to raise money for our school!

Contest runs October 10th through October 31st, 2011

Collect Boxtops, Campbell’s, and Tyson Labels.  Make sure to put your Name and Teacher’s name on the bag provided.  Turn in all bags to your Teacher or the front office by October 31st.

For every Label or Cap turned in, your class will get a point.  The class with the most points wins a Popsicle Party!

Please continue to save your labels as we will run this promotion continuously throughout the year.

A list of participating products is available in the Parent Room.

VIA thanks you for your help

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A LETTER OF INTRODUCTION: CARLOS SILVA, CURRICULUM/ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Dear Parents:

As the new Assistant Director of Dual Immersion Academy, it has been my sincere pleasure and honor to become a member of this great school community. D.I.A. enjoys a rich history of academic and cultural excellence that is the result of a collegial partnership between the school staff and parents who provide a diversity of experiences for the students.

During my first weeks in the school I put my focus on meet everyone and be acquainted with the challenges that I will face this year and see which solutions fits those challenges. I am truly honored to be appointed to this position and am looking forward to working with the dedicated staff to provide the best possible educational program for our students. Please feel free to call or stop by for a visit. If you have questions or concerns, pleased do not hesitate to contact me at 801-688-2930.

Before coming to D.I.A., my professional career was entirely dedicated to teaching; I started it as a Martial Arts teacher, then a trainer at Steel Corporation in Brazil. My first teaching job in U.S. was at the M.T.C. (B.Y.U.) in Provo, where I taught Portuguese for 2 years. Then, I came to Salt Lake City and taught Mathematics and Physical Education in Granite Park Junior High and Eisenhower Junior High at Granite School District. During the years I was getting my Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership, I served as a substitute teacher in many elementary schools in the same school district.

And my Experience as an administrator includes working for Horizonte Training Center and Bonneville Elementary, both in Salt Lake City. My last assignment was working as a Mathematics teacher at Legacy Preparatory Academy academic year of 2010-11.

I am very excited to be a part of the D.I.A. family and to closely work with everyone to make our school even better. My greatest initiative is to provide the leadership that will facilitate a school environment to provide differentiated instruction to meet the needs of each student to the best of our ability.

The educational program must be academically challenging, engage each student by linking the curriculum to previous knowledge and experience, and also be exciting to promote further exploration of new ideas.
Parents, teachers, support staff, and administration all have an important role to encourage our children to become active learners. It is my sincere desire to provide expanded opportunities for our students to acquire the skills to become productive citizens in a vastly changing society.

Through a close and partnership with everyone who is engaged in make this school a better place for our students and committed with excellence, I will do my best to improve and develop curriculum activities that fits our school’s needs. I am confident we can make our school an even a better place for our students to learn and grow.

Respectfully,

Carlos Roberto Silva
Curriculum/Assistant Director

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