May 2020

Donlon's SPSA

ELAC meeting 5/12 4:15 p.m.

SSC meeting 5/19 4 p.m.

Our final English Learner Advisory Council (ELAC) meeting will take place Tuesday, May 12 at 4:15 on Zoom. All ELAC families were sent emails from Mrs. Gates; one with this video overview of the Donlon School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) and the SPSA draft, and one with the zoom invitation. If you need more information, please contact Mrs. Gates at jgates@pleasantonusd.net. Please view the agenda here or on our ELAC page on the Donlon website..

Our final School Site Council meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 19 at 4 pm. on Zoom. We will review our SPSA and plan to approve it for submission to the school board. Please view the agenda here or on our SSC page on the Donlon website.

Thank you teachers!

The first week of May is Teacher Appreciation Week. We are so lucky to have such amazing teachers at Donlon - thank your teacher today!

PTA Meeting Tuesday, May 5th at 7 p.m.

Please plan to join the the last PTA meeting (online) for this school year and hear the latest report from our Principal, Janet Gates.

Do you have questions? Bring them to this meeting and we will try our best to answer them!

In adherence to social distancing requirements, the meeting will be held online on Tuesday, May 5th at 7pm.

We hope to see you there! If you have questions, please feel free to contact the PTA President at president.donlonpta@gmail.com

Link to Meeting Agenda:

Or click here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pCbB8ExK-urFJRS1EP2fCpTkqtPp__TIAjGyFDZrV0M

To attend the online meeting:

Link to Zoom meeting

Or click here: https://zoom.us/j/95697089796?pwd=YmVsME5FMXVLZjdJMkV0N1JmLy9jQT09

Meeting ID: 956 9708 9796

Password: donloncubs

Link to Directions for how to join the Zoom Meeting:

Or click here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sEGTXWleQ02SOVjB0cGuzJcRqfza6mJM1a4SNRHRflE/edit?usp=sharing

Feeling overwhelmed with stress? Need help?

Click here for resources for students and families.

Share your videography talents with all of Pleasanton Unified!

Click to watch a video for more information

Digital Film Festival 1.2.pdf

MOVED OR MOVING??

Are you moving prior to the 20/21 school year?

If you have already moved, are moving, or will possibly be moving before the start of the 2020/2021 school year, please let us know by filling out the google form linked below.

With all of our grades at or near capacity, such information in advance is vital to our planning process.

If this applies to you, please fill out this form (click to reach form) today! MOVING FORM

Donlon's Got Talent!

Teachers, Staff, and Students (and you can have your family join in if you'd like!), share your talent with the Donlon community!

Here's a link to our Donlon flipgrid - you have up to 5 minutes to share a video of yourself singing, dancing, doing art, judo, magic tricks, whatever you'd like. All videos must be elementary school appropriate for approval. Have fun and share your talent!

(Note: you must use your school email to join this flipgrid).

https://flipgrid.com/donlontalent

Social Distancing is for children too!

It has been noted that with the improvement in the weather, some Donlon students have not been maintaining social distancing. Please remember that every interaction with others outside of those living in your home should be at least 6 - 8 feet apart and that masks should be worn if in public areas. If we violate the social distancing mandates, we risk other's health and extending the length of time we are under shelter-in-place orders.

Check this Healthline post for more information.

PUSDDistanceLearningTutoring.pdf

Thank You Race Participants!

Congratulations to our virtual racers! Originally, we hoped to race 7,750 miles around the continental USA. No sweat! Then, you raced so well that we expanded to Alaska and Hawaii. Well, you did that in about 3 days! And now, after 19 days of running, walking, dancing, yoga-ing and what-not, you’ve passed 27,000 miles. Wow! You’re amazing! We hope this has been a fun activity for your entire family and provided a nice distraction while we shelter in place. The virtual race ended yesterday, but please know you can still log workouts that occurred any time between April 1 - 19, if you haven't done so already. The virtual race website will remain open for donations through April 30 - please share your fundraising page with friends and family if you’d like. Thank you for joining! Now for some info on what we did and what’s next!

Miles - We traveled 27,463 miles - over 3 times what we planned. Next year, let’s circle the world!
Fundraising - When combined with funding from our original Run, we raised over $100,000 from our runners and sponsors. Thank you all! Please visit the race website to see our sponsors.
What’s Next - Our plan is to host a fun Back-to-School event in August where we will hand our medals and race shirts, issue Race awards, and have fun! We will follow County Health guidelines for the event and will certainly keep you posted throughout the summer.
Awards - We have lots of recognitions:
- Highest school participation - please see the chart below that shows highest % participation for all our schools. Congratulations Donlon, Pleasanton Middle and Amador Valley for top honors! We will issue fun awards in August.
- Team and other awards - congratulations to The Little Light Team, Gore Family, Shey Lorton and Corona Indoor Nationals and many others for their great work!
Photos - It’s not too late! PLEASE EITHER POST YOUR PHOTOS TO SCRAPBOOK (in Charity Footprints) OR EMAIL THEM DIRECTLY TO MAIL@PPIE.ORG We’ll issue fun awards in August!
Next Year - Our plan next year is to resume the in-person Run on April 18 AND do a Virtual Race so we can involve the broader community.

Thanks again for your great support. We hope your family is staying healthy and happy in place!

Steve McCoy-Thompson

Executive Director