Donelson Elementary School PTA

🧁 A sweet thank you to Crave Sweets! 🧁

We're so grateful to the amazing team at Crave Sweets for surprising our faculty and staff with delicious cupcakes to celebrate the end of the school year! Your thoughtfulness and generosity meant so much to us as we wrap up an incredible year together.

Sign up now to secure a spot for the AHS soccer camp! ⚽️🥅

3rd-5th Tug of War Champs 2026 🎉

Congratulations to our 5th Grade Yearbook Cover Design Winners!!

Front Cover: Bentley Drewery
Back Cover: Benjamin Murray

We are so proud of you both!

🎉 Field Day Tug of War Champions 2026 🎉

🌴✨ Facelift Friday ✨🌴

A huge THANK YOU to our incredible Facelift Friday sponsors for helping us spoil our DES teachers and staff today! We are so thankful for businesses and families who continually support our school community. ❤️

Special thanks to:

⭐️ Ruff Country Dog Resort
⭐️ Nava Roofing
⭐️ Family of Cecilia Harrington
⭐️ Blue Wave Pool Supply
⭐️ Safe Splash
⭐️ Christ Alone Lutheran Church

Your generosity and support mean so much to our school and staff! 💙🤍

🍝🇮🇹 Teacher Appreciation Week continues at DES! 🇮🇹🍝

Today the DES PTA treated our amazing teachers and staff to an Italian-themed lunch catered by Ain’t It the Life Catering! ❤️

We are so grateful for all the love, encouragement, and dedication our teachers pour into students every single day. We hope today’s lunch was a small reminder of how appreciated you truly are!

Thank you to the DES PTA for helping make Teacher Appreciation Week so special! ✨🍕🍝

Big-time recognition for Donelson Elementary! 💡✨

After a two-year journey of growth, innovation, and collaboration, DES has officially earned the Tennessee STEAM Designation - an honor that recognizes schools leading the way in hands-on, real-world learning across the state.

This didn’t happen overnight. DES took feedback, leveled up, and got to work - expanding project-based learning, strengthening community connections, and creating meaningful career-focused experiences for students. From drone and 3D printing clubs to an expanded STEAM Night, the opportunities to explore, create, and problem-solve are everywhere.

Even more powerful? At least half of DES’s projects now connect directly to the community - bringing learning to life in ways that matter beyond the classroom.

With a dedicated STEAM leadership team, a shared engineering design process, and a commitment to blending the arts into STEM, DES is building a culture where every student has the chance to think bigger and create boldly.

Behind it all is a team of educators who said “yes” to doing things differently - collaborating across grade levels, reimagining instruction, and creating experiences that truly engage every learner. It’s a full-school effort, and it shows in every classroom.

And at the center of it all? Students who are curious, confident, and ready to take on real-world challenges.

We’re proud to celebrate Donelson Elementary as a Tennessee STEAM Designated School! 🎉

🍎💙 It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! 💙🍎

At DES, we are so grateful for the incredible teachers who pour their hearts into our students every single day. Your dedication, patience, and passion do not go unnoticed—and we are so thankful for all that you do!

The PTA loves our teachers at Donelson Elementary School! Thank you for inspiring, encouraging, and making a difference in the lives of our children. 💫

A big thank you to Sign Gypsies for the amazing Teacher Appreciation sign displayed at our school this week—it’s the perfect way to celebrate our staff! 💙🍎

Let’s show our teachers some extra love this week! 💙🍎

🍪✨ DES Spirit Night is Coming Up! ✨🧁

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 6th from 9 AM – 7 PM and join us for a sweet way to support our school at Crave Sweets! 💙

Teacher Appreciation Week is the perfect time to pick up some delicious treats for your favorite teachers (or yourself 😉). Let’s show them how much we care with something sweet!

💡 Important Reminder: Be sure to mention DES Spirit Night when you make your purchase so a portion of the proceeds comes back to support our school!

We can’t wait to see everyone there—thank you for supporting DES! 💙🍩