DECEMBER 1, 2024

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Hello, Donald Families!

Tomorrow, Elf Alley with the Donald PTA begins! Some volunteer spaces are still available, so CLICK HERE to sign up for a time to support our students as they participate in this fun annual activity!

We're excited to see everyone back at Donald tomorrow - don't forget to dress in red and green to begin the week with a Merry Monday!

Heather Shorter

Principal
STEM Academy @ Donald Elementary

2 - 6 ELF ALLEY

3 DNO @ TEXAS ROADHOUSE

12 CHOIR AND DRUMMING CONCERT @ 6:30PM

19 HOLIDAY PARTIES

20 DISTINGUISHED DOLPHIN AWARDS @ 8:00AM

20 EARLY RELEASE @ 11:45AM

23 WINTER BREAK BEGINS

7 SECOND SEMESTER BEGINS

14 LISD STEM INTEREST MEETING

20 NO SCHOOL

23-30 LITTLE LIGHTHOUSE

30 STEM NIGHT

LISD is hosting a district-wide Angel Tree once again this year, and there are many Angels needing a generous family to adopt them!

CLICK HERE to see the instructions for selecting an Angel from the LISD Angel Tree. Gifts labeled with the Angel Tree code can be dropped off in the Donald Office or they can be delivered to the LISD Next Steps center at 1303 S State Hwy 121 Suite 100, Lewisville, Texas 75067 by Friday, December 6. Donald, and the entire LISD community, thank you for any support you may be able to provide to our angels this year!

The Donald Student Council is partnering with Flower Mound High School students in the Future Medical Leaders Club to collect new, unopened toys to donate to the Children’s Health Medical Center in Dallas. These toys will be used by the staff and volunteers at Children’s to brighten the spirits of children who are spending all or part of the holiday season in the hospital. Toys must be new and unopened for health reasons, but they do not need to be over-the-top! Some small treats that would brighten the day of a child might be Play-Doh, Fidget Toys, marker or crayons, coloring books, keychains, stuffed animals, or other things. We appreciate any contribution you are able to make to help this group support local kids!

LEGO is kicking off 2024 The Build to Give campaign! This year, LEGO challenges people to build hearts using LEGO bricks and then share a picture of their creation in a social media post with the hashtag #buildtogive. For every picture posted with the hashtag, the LEGO Group will donate one LEGO® set to charity! For more information, visit https://www.lego.com/en-us/build-to-give. We encourage all our Donald families to use their creative building skills to join this mission throughout the months of November and December!

We would love to have you volunteer in our classrooms and at extracurricular events! To get started, JOIN the Donald PTA, and then complete your yearly VOLY Background Check. All volunteers must have a current VOLY Background Check, so if it has been a while since you completed this process, check in with the Donald Office Staff to see if you're approved!

If you're looking for a great holiday gift that supports Donald student, the PTA and Texas Roadhouse have you covered! Using the link below, you can order restaurant gift cards will have the Donald Dolphin logo on them! Gift Cards can be ordered in $10 increments now through December 2. The gift cards will be delivered campus and be sent home with students the week of December 16. These gift cards can be used at any Texas Roadhouse and the never expire, so you can purchase them to gift to family and friends, near and far!

https://txrhgiftcards.com/collections/txrh-10-100-no-brd?ref=351DonaldElementary112124

Lewisville ISD's volunteer site, VOLY, is up and ready for the new school year. If you plan to volunteer on campus, act as a field trip chaperone, or support our campus at any point in the 24-25 school year, please either create a VOLY account or renew your account from last year. LISD's VOLY site is Lewisvilleisd.voly.org. There is also a VOLY app that can be found in the app store on your phone.

Remember that our VOLY site allows for the site to be translated to your family's home language. Look for the language drop down button at the top of the page.

Questions? Reach out to Partnerships@Lisd.net and they will be happy to assist you!

The LISD Recognize SomeONE program gives our staff and community members the opportunity to highlight the exceptional work the do. If a Donald staff member has made an impact on your student or family this week, please take a moment to Recognize SomeONE and let them know how much they mean! Teachers will receive a printed copy of your message from LISD Communications to display outside their classroom door.

Celebrate your favorite Dolphin's birthday, accomplishment, or special occasion with a personalized donation to the Donald Library! Parents, family, and community members can now donate a book from our wish list, or you can choose to donate a book of your choice. When you select a book to donate, you will also be able to personalize a permanent book plate inside the front cover of the book with a custom message for your honoree. All books will be shipped to our school, processed, and ready to be added the shelves directly from the vendor. To make sure the person you are celebrating sees your gift, the honoree will get to be the first person to check the book out! We will announce all books donated, and occasions celebrated, each month on our announcements, too. Visit https://www.btsb.com/sosl/donaldsesstemacademy/ to celebrate someone!

1. Go to https://studio.balfour.com/imageshare/ to visit the Donald Yearbook upload website

2. Enter project number #508585

3. Leave the upload code blank

4. Agree to the Terms & Conditions and start uploading!

*The system only lets you upload 10 photos at a time!

If you download the Balfour Image Share app, it saves your name and email each time so you don’t have to reenter that information!