FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL HAS CHANGED! It is now August 13.

DIAS Calendar 

August 13
First Day of School!

August 16
Back to School Night
​5:30-6:30pm

September 3
Labor Day
No School

October 8-9
Staff Development Days
No School

November 6-16
Parent Conferences
Minimum Days

November 12
Veterans Day Observed
No School

November 19-23
Thanksgiving Recess
No School

December 17-January 4
Winter Recess
No School

January 7
Back to School 2019!
 

DIAS NEWS

Welcome back Pumas!

SCHOOL STARTS MONDAY, AUGUST 13!
  • TK and Kinder meet and greet Friday, August 10 - between 4:30 p.m. -5:30 p.m. (letters went out Monday) in classrooms 
  • Preschool Parent Orientation Friday, August 10- in the preschool room 6:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. (parents only/no childcare)
  • First Day Welcome for Parents in the Cafeteria Monday, August 13 at 8:25 a.m.
  • Back to School Night Thursday, August 16 from 5:30 p.m.- 6:30 p.m
  • Student classroom/teacher schedules are now posted at DIAS!


¡Bienvenidos de vuelta Pumas!

¡LA ESCUELA COMIENZA EL LUNES, 13 DE AGOSTO!
  • La bienvenida de TK y Kinder  el viernes, 10 de agosto, entre las 4:30 p.m. -5:30 pm. (las cartas salieron el lunes) en las clases 
  • Orientación Preescolar Para Padres viernes, 10 de agosto- en el salón preescolar 6:00 p.m. -7:00 pm. (solo padres /  no habra cuidado de niños)
  • Primer Día de Bienvenida Para Padres en la cafetería el lunes 13 de agosto a las 8:25 a.m.
  • Noche de Regreso a la Escuela jueves, 16 de agosto de 5:30 p.m.- 6:30 p.m.
  • ¡Los horarios de  clases de alumnos y maestros  ya están publicados en DIAS!
Parent-Teacher Organization Meetings
We encourage all parents to attend our monthly meetings and get involved with our school! Can't make it to a PTO meeting?  Read our PTO notes and find out about upcoming events, fundraisers and more. 
Thank you to all of the volunteers and parents who made Corazones Unidos so amazing! We couldn't have done it without you!!
Thank you to all of our volunteers for helping put on an amazing Dia de los Muertos celebration! 
We had more than 40 parent volunteers and a dozen more students from local high schools volunteer their time and energy for Day of the Dead. The students put on great performances and we all enjoyed delicious food, Dia de los Muertos crafts, lotería, sugar skull face painting and much more. 
Pumas Pledge Drive a success!
Thank you to our DIAS parents and community for your Pumas Pledges to help support enrichment programs for our students. 

Thanks to your generous donations, The Dual Immersion Academy of Salinas Parent-Teacher Organization (DIAS PTO) is able to support many of the school’s field trips, community-building events and learning experiences that make our students’ day special.

Class schedules for 2017-2018
TK & kindergarten classes are daily from 8:10-11:30am. 
1st and 2nd grade classes are daily from 8:10am-2:30pm, except Thursdays are minimum days and are from 8:10am-1:35pm.
​Class doors for all classes open at 8am.
Interested in enrolling?
Learn more about how to apply for an inter district or intra district transfer and the application process. 
Smart Start Spanish Immersion Preschool
​Designed to assist young children in becoming personally, socially, and physically competent, effective learners who are ready to transition to kindergarten. The Smart Start program is a Spanish immersion program for both Spanish learners and native Spanish speakers. Children who will be 3 or 4 years old by 8/9/17 are eligible.

Get to Know our PTO!
Our goal is to help give you the tools to help your child succeed and we encourage all of our families to get involved with our school. It's easy to participate and provide our children with a fantastic education!

THE DUAL IMMERSION ACADEMY OF SALINAS (DIAS)

​A public school, DIAS is the fourth school in Salinas City Elementary School District (SCESD) to offer a Spanish dual immersion language program and the first school to offer only dual immersion Spanish classes. ​DIAS is also the first and only school in the district to offer a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) curriculum. STEAM encourages unique solutions, inventive thinking and problem solving. 

​We invite you to search our website for information about our dual immersion program, admissions, academics, frequently asked questions, Parent-Teacher Organization and much more. ​

OUR SCHOOL

The Dual Immersion Academy of Salinas (DIAS) opened in fall 2015 to two kindergarten classes, a transitional kindergarten and Smart Start preschool! We're adding Spanish dual immersion classes every year through 2021-2022 to become a TK-6 elementary program. DIAS is dedicated to high academic achievement and creating a bilingual, bi-literate, and bicultural community. ​

OUR PROGRAM

DIAS integrates both native English speakers and native Spanish speakers for the entire school day. DIAS provides the 90:10 model in the first two grades (courses taught in 90% Spanish and 10% English) and incrementally increases the amount of English to a 50:50 model in the upper grades. All students learn to read, write, and speak fluently in English and Spanish.

GET INVOLVED

A positive learning environment at home has a powerful impact on how well students do in school. Our goal is to help give you the tools to help your child succeed and we encourage all of our families to get involved with our school. Whether you can join us in the classroom, volunteer for a committee, or participate in our PTO, every action, small or large, adds up to making a big difference.