After 30 unforgettable years at Donlon Elementary, it’s impossible to put into words what Ms. Pollack has meant to this school and community. 🍎❤️
For three decades, she has been so much more than a teacher. She has been a safe place for nervous students, a steady source of encouragement during difficult moments, and a constant reminder that kindness and patience can change a child’s life. Year after year, she poured her heart into every lesson, every conversation, and every student who walked through her classroom door.
Generations of children are carrying pieces of her with them because of the confidence she inspired, the compassion she modeled, and the love she gave so freely. The impact of a teacher like Ms. Pollack doesn’t end when the school year does — it lasts a lifetime.
Ms. Pollack, thank you for the countless early mornings, the extra time, the listening ear, the gentle reassurance, and the unwavering belief in your students. Thank you for making Donlon Elementary feel like home for so many children and families.
While retirement is so well deserved, there will undoubtedly be a space in these hallways that no one else can quite fill. Your legacy will live on in every student whose life you touched and every colleague lucky enough to work beside you.
Wishing you a retirement filled with peace, happiness, laughter, and all the beautiful moments you spent years helping create for others. 💐✨
Congratulations, Ms. Pollack. You will be deeply missed, endlessly appreciated, and forever remembered.
Donlon PTA
The Donlon PTA is a non-profit, volunteer organization benefiting students at Donlon Elementary
We had a wonderful time at the last PTA Breakfast Pop up of the year and celebrating World Bee Day 🐝 What a beautiful year it has been! 💛 The PTA has shared so many laughs, memories, and moments of joy together, and none of it would have been possible without our incredible families. Your support, kindness, and dedication have made our school community stronger in every way. We are so grateful for each and every one of you — thank you for being the heart of it all. Here’s to the memories we’ve made and the friendships that will last far beyond this school year. ✨
05/20/2026
Hey all! We are already in prep for next years fun run! Right now we are looking for sponsors for our event. If you are interested please visit our google doc and fill out our interest form! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVWZqU1GV2bYjG7n3kKvpHUzeJT5qkTx1gzBPFGbI1tvcfWg/viewform
05/15/2026
05/13/2026
Hello Donlon Families,
Tomorrow, Alameda County will celebrate 🚲Bike to School Day 🚲, a county initiative to promote health, safety, and sustainable transportation. Students are encouraged to bike, walk, or roll to school on this day. 👣🛼🛹🛴
PTA will have tables set up in the front and back to school for students to share how they got to school and get some goodies to start their day! And 🎉EXCITING NEWS- 🎉Mayor Balch will be at Donlon to help us celebrate.
05/12/2026
Thank you to everyone who came out for Donlon’s Blood Drive, not only our families but also walk-in from the surrounding community. We had roughly 30 donations today and potentially saved up to 90 lives!
We want to say a huge Thank You to our Donlon Community for the absolutely amazing TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK! Our teachers felt the love and received some well earned treats and gifts. Thank you to every single person who donated, time, food, drinks, made cards and gave gifts, our teachers appreciated it so much!
05/03/2026
So many events at Donlon the past few weeks! We had so much fun celebrating our wonderful students and rewarding their hard work with a GLOW PARTY! To finish off this wonderful day we had our ice cream social and book fair. It was wonderful to see so many families having a wonderful time!
04/19/2026
We had such an amazing time at the Freaky Friday Flag Salute! So much fun and creativity on display it was great to see. Donlon recognized a few amazing people during this flag salute, we want to join them in saying a HUGE THANK YOU to Mr. Raudel Rivera!!! Without his help and dedication the Donlon gardens would not have survived! He is also provides help and support at so many of our PTA events, we love you Mr. Rivera! We also announced our Read-A-Thon winners! Thank you to everyone who took part and donated, we had over 1,300hours of reading logged and raised over $11,000!!!
As always we want to thank all of you! The Donlon community is amazing and we love working with you to bring these fun events to life 🥰
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