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Classes for Parents
The Winter/Spring schedule for The Parent Project and Loving Solutions (a.k.a. Parent Project Jr.) in English and registration is open! Classes start in February 2018. The flyers are linked below. The classes will be offered in Spanish as well, but the schedule is not finalized. These are classes for parents of difficult children and are taught by experienced Parent Project facilitators and will be held at Village High School in the evenings.
Donlon School Site Council Meeting Wednesday, December 6, Room C15, 3:20 pm
Donlon School Site Council Meeting Wednesday, December 6, Room C15, 3:20 pm
Click here to view the agenda for this meeting - all of the Donlon community is welcome to attend.
Click here to view the agenda for this meeting - all of the Donlon community is welcome to attend.
DONLON ATTENDANCE LINE
925-426-0403
It’s cold and flu season, so we find a few extra kids are out sick at this time of year. Just a friendly reminder to please leave a message on the attendance line when your student(s) will be absent for any reason. Emailing teachers is always a good idea, and a message on the attendance line helps prevent us from calling you to follow up.
Minimum Day -- Friday, December 22nd
Minimum Day -- Friday, December 22nd
ALL Kinders attend from 8:25 - 11:45 am
ALL 1st through 5th Grades attend from 8:25 am - 12:40 pm
NO SCHOOL DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 7
We look forward to celebrating our 5th Graders at the D.A.R.E. Culmination Ceremony on Wednesday, December 13th at 6:00 p.m. at the Amador Theater!
IMPORTANT SAFETY/EVACUATION INFORMATION
IMPORTANT SAFETY/EVACUATION INFORMATION
At Donlon we conduct monthly safety drills for the entire school. Throughout the year we address fire, earthquake and intruder situations so that all students and staff are prepared in case of an emergency. Here are a few tips for our parent community to consider:
- Please ensure that your emergency contact list is updated in our Q student data base. If you need to add or delete any emergency contacts during the school year, please go to our Donlon website to access "Q Sign In - PARENTS" under Quicklinks. You will need your PIN and Password to access your child(ren)'s information and make changes. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY RELEASE STUDENTS TO THEIR PARENTS OR SOMEONE WHO IS LISTED AS AN EMERGENCY CONTACT.
- Have conversations with your children about the safety drills we have at Donlon! Asking them questions about what they are supposed to do in an emergency will further instill their understanding in case something happens while they are at school.
- Make safety plans with your family so that everyone knows what your process of communication with each other would be in case of an emergency.
If you have questions about our School Safety Plan, we encourage you to attend a School Site Council Meeting to gain more information, or stop by the office to review our plan.
Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Testing
Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Testing
Schools in Pleasanton are preparing for the annual GATE testing period.
The purpose of GATE testing is to identify and motivate highly able students to realize their full potential. The District works with school staffs to provide high quality differentiated opportunities for learning that meets students' particular abilities and talents and to focus on the areas of need.
Students from grade 3 to 7 in PUSD are offered the opportunity to be tested at least once for GATE identification. Students may be tested several times, as often as every other year. Students in grades 4 to 7 must be nominated by a teacher, parent, or other school staff to be tested for GATE services. All third graders are offered the opportunity to take this test and parents, do NOT need to nominate them. You do need to decide as a family if you want your child to participate in this testing as a third grader. Every third grade family will be sent testing information from the school district office sometime later in December or in early January
For more information regarding the GATE testing process and the Parent Nomination paperwork, please click below.
PHONE CALLS FROM SCHOOL
PHONE CALLS FROM SCHOOL
IF YOU RECEIVE A CALL FROM DONLON, PLEASE LISTEN TO YOUR VOICE MAIL PRIOR TO CALLING THE OFFICE. IF YOU CAN TELL US WHO YOU RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM, WE CAN BETTER AND MORE QUICKLY ASSIST YOU BY CONNECTING YOU TO THE RIGHT PERSON. SCHOOL STAFF WILL ALWAYS LEAVE A MESSAGE IF WE GET YOUR VOICE MAIL.
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