April 2021

Families have reported to our district offices that completely inappropriate words, including words with hateful racial connotations have been used in district schools and have not been addressed by teachers or administrators. Please know that this is not acceptable anywhere, and certainly not at Donlon. Any reports of something that could be hate speech are taken very seriously and addressed immediately.

If you are concerned about words that your child may be using (perhaps online), here is a resource that may be helpful. Another excellent resource for ongoing topics for discussion is the magazine from Learning for Justice.

Let your child know that if they ever have hateful speech directed at them, or hear it directed at others, to please tell their teacher, and Mrs. Gates or Mrs. Stothers immediately. If they tell you, please let us know right away.

Click to review our PUSD SCHOOL REOPENING DOCUMENT

Important dates:

Friday, April 2nd- 11th - spring break (no school)

Friday, May 14th - minimum day

Friday, May 28th - minimum day, last day of the school year

Pick up procedures - please share this with anyone picking up your child!

*All families, walking or driving, should have a large paper (printer paper is fine) with their child's teacher's name (not room number), the child's first and last name, and their grade. This should be in the front passenger windshield so we can see from front of car, or carried if you are walking or biking. Please let anyone picking up your child know that they need this sign. Here's a link to edit and print your own sign.

Walking/biking families drop off :Come to the front of school (on Dorman) and say goodbye to your child at the start of the walkway that goes from Dorman to our front gates. All of our kindergarten, first, and second graders did a great job of walking down the path and right to their teacher (in line or in the classroom).

Driving drop off: It is best if your child is able to open the car door for themselves and climb out (if you have a child lock, please disengage it). It is also better for your child to come out on the curb side of the car, NOT the traffic lane side. Please pull all of the way to the front of the drop off lane, or as far forward as there is space and when the cars in front of you stop, you may let your child exit the car too (they don't have to be in front of the gate to exit).

Walking/rolling pick up: If you plan to get the free lunch for your child, please walk around the parking (NOT through the lot) using the sidewalk on Dorman, then the pathway at the south end of our parking lot (by the painted yellow curb) to walk to the walk-up lunch line. Get your child's lunch, then return the same way. It's only 548 steps round trip (we checked!). If you walk from the back of our school, get your child's lunch, then walk along the pathway to the sidewalk on Dorman, and line up in the walking pick-up zone on the other side of the parking lot. We will not send children to meet walking parents at the lunch pick up area. The small front parking lot is for our walking families to line up according to their child's teacher - you will see cones with signs that have the teacher's name on it. Kinder line up will be closest to the fence, then first grade, and so on. Please maintain your 6 feet of distance for safety. We plan to call several children from the same classroom to speed up the walking lines.

Driving pick up: The center drive (through our parking lot) is for families who do NOT want the free lunch for their child. The curb lane is for families who want the free lunch for their child (or, families who do not want the free lunch may use this lane and simply pull forward and exit without lunch). There is a sign in front of the lunch tent with the food choices, please have your child's order ready as you arrive.

Donlon Reorder Flyer.pdf

Oh no! Donlon is usually neck and neck with Walnut Grove! Let's sneak a last-minute win and get 30% of our families registered!

Register for the 9th Annual (Virtual) Run for Education

Run, walk, bike and more AROUND THE WORLD with your friends, family, school and the entire community from April 11-18, 2021.

  • Register at www.ppierun.com today!

  • PUSD staff 50% off!

  • Discounts at selected local businesses (April 11-18) for everyone who wears the RUN shirt

  • Form school teams & accumulate miles together

  • Suggested routes around town - with updates as we Race around the world!

  • Register NOW for our weekly drawing, which is held every Sunday with the winner announced every Monday.


VERY IMPORTANT!

Are you moving before the 2021-2022 school year?

If you have already moved, are moving, or will possibly be moving before the start of the 2021/2022 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 MOVING FORM today!

If you are moving and you have district materials (chromebook, library books, etc.), please contact the Donlon office at 925-426-4220 to arrange a return.

Are you (or someone you know) considering a school-based job?

Pleasanton Unified is hiring substitute teachers! Please see this Certificated Brochure for more information. Pleasanton Unified is also hiring substitute classified Paraprofessionals, Custodians and Student Supervision Assistants! Please see this Classified Brochure for more information. If you know someone that might be interested in any of these positions, please pass this information along.

STUDENT ATTENDANCE REMINDER

If your student is going to be absent and unable to participate in distance learning, please remember to call the Donlon office attendance line at 925-426-0403 and leave a message with the reason for the absence.

Our BEST prevention tools - the three "W"s

Wear a face covering

Wait (so you stay 6 feet apart)

Wash your handS

Please see this new important information regarding CAASPP Testing


Spring 2021 Parent Letter MAP Growth_SBAC.pdf