Student Orientation

5th Grade
August 20, 2026

• 5:00 pm - CM2 Families enter through the front entrance and check-in in the lobby. Then meet and greet one another after summer and visit tables in the MPR.
• 5:30 pm - 5th Grade Welcome- Head of School / Deputy Head of School / Head of Primary / Head of Secondary / Dean of Students / Director of Athletics / Extension Education / PTO President.
• 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Students and parents all go to their homerooms for “Meet the Homeroom Teacher”, carpool tags, and important information.
   

Middle School
August 21, 2026

• 1:00 pm - Middle School Families enter through the front door and check-in in the lobby. Then meet and greet one another after summer, and visit tables in the MPR.

• 1:30 pm - Middle School Welcome- Head of School / Deputy Head of School / Head of Primary / Head of Secondary / Dean of Students / Director of Athletics/ Extension Education / PTO President.

• 2:00 pm - Middle School Families go to their assigned rooms for “Meet your Advisor” to receive important information, locker assignments, carpool tags, etc.

• 3:00 pm - Middle School Orientation ends

• 5:30 pm - Athletics Meeting (MPR)

NOTE: ELL Coordinator will be available to answer questions at orientation.
 

High School
August 21, 2026

• 3:30 pm - High School Families gather in MPR- meet and greet after summer and visit tables.
• 4:00 pm - High School Welcome- Head of School / Deputy Head of School / Head of Secondary / Dean of Students / Director of Athletics / Extension Education / PTO President.
• 4:30 pm - High School Families go to their assigned rooms for “Meet your Advisor” to receive important information, locker assignments, carpool tags, etc.
• 5:30 pm - Athletics Meeting (MPR)

NOTE: ELL Coordinator will be available to answer questions at orientation.

 

First Day of School

Monday, August 24, 2026

• 7:30 am: Campus opens and students can start arriving on campus.
• 8:15 am: Students will go to their homerooms to be with their Main Teacher, checking their schedules and materials during the first hour of the school day.
• 9:15 am: Welcome Assembly in the MPR, where our Head of School, Mr. Jacques Weber, will address students, staff and faculty.

The rest of the day will follow the regular schedule. Middle School classes finish at 3:20 pm, and carpool is from 3:25 pm to 5:00 pm. High School classes may finish later depending on the students’ schedules.

 

Morning & Afternoon Snacks

DIS is a nut-free campus. Snacks are provided by parents, and students may also purchase snacks from the Snack Cart in the MPR during breaks.

 

Lunch

Lunches are included in the cost of tuition and there are gluten free, vegan and vegetarian options for students.

Please install the "Taste of Sage" app to your phone. Dallas International School is listed under the 75252 zip code. The app gives parents access to the menu options and allows them to communicate directly with the Sage team.

Lunches are served fresh daily at both campuses. Please note that Dallas International School is a nut-free school.

 

School Supplies

5th Grade supplies are provided by the school. Students from 6th through 12th grade will need to purchase their classroom supplies according to the Waterview Supplies List. The lists can be found below:

5th Grade Middle School - 6th, 7th, & 8th Grade High School - 9th Grade

High School - 10th Grade High School - 11 Grade High School - 12th Grade

 

Gym Attire Policy

Students in grades 5 through 12 will need to come to school in their PHE clothes on PHE scheduled days, when PHE class is offered at the start of the day.  Waterview campus offers PHE to students one day per week.

PHE clothes can be purchased online through Tommy Hilfiger.

For the 2026-27 school year, students will need to change into their uniforms following PHE class in the changing rooms at the MPR.

 

Carpool

There is one carpool line on Waterview in the covered parking garage on the west side of the campus. Parents remain in their vehicles and the students are called to the cars by the student affairs team. Please drive into the parking garage on the left hand side of the road, then follow the line around to the MPR entrance.

 

Afterschool Activities & Aftercare

Registration for After School Activities will begin in early August via the Blackbaud Tuition Management platform. There will also be a sign up table at Student Orientation in the MPR on August 23, 2024.

Learn More Here

 

Emergency Text System
Opt-In Each School Year

Subscribe to Dallas' Emergency Texting service for the school year 2024-25. We use SlickText to notify parents of school-wide emergency notices, such as inclement weather, or interruptions to facilities.

• Option 1: Text "dis" to 844-925-4272, or
• Option 2: Open this link https://slktxt.io/107UM on your smartphone, or
• Option 3: Scan the QR code on your smartphone.

 

Parent Teacher Conferences

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held twice a year, the week of November 8, 2024, and the week of March 31, 2025.

Parents are welcome to schedule a meeting with the teachers outside of these times as well. Further information will be sent closer to the time along with the Pick-A-Time sign-up.

Please note that on November 8 and March 31 there will be no classes in order to allow the teachers more time to meet with the parents during the school day.

 

Back to School Nights

During Back to School Nights, parents will have the opportunity to meet the grade level teachers and discuss class organization, curriculum and pedagogy. The Waterview Back to School Nights are scheduled for:

• September 11 for 5th grade and Middle School
• September 12, at 6pm for High School.

 

Summer Reading List

• 6th - 12th grade: French
• 6th - 12th grade: English