Pomelo Community Charter School

Principal

Mrs. Masha Gardner

Message from the Principal

It took some time for the technical glitches to be addressed but Accelerated Reader is in place and we are beginning to really see the impact. We hope you are as well. At the end of January, 55% of our students in Grades 1-5 had taken at least on e quiz. Of those, 42% averaged at least 85% correct on the quizzes they took. 608 books were read during Winter Break and in the 3 weeks we were back in school. Not a bad beginning at all. In the first week of February, we are up to 862 books read and 65% of students in grades 1-5 had taken at least 1 quiz.. Teachers are emphasizing AR reading each night and providing AR time during the school day. When students are ready for quizzes, they are able to take them in their classes, the computer lab or in the library. Parents are able to access their child’s progress online ( the directions are attached to this week’s Thought’s)

The 100th Day of school is rapidly approaching and we are hoping to continue our annual tradition of collecting for the Interfaith Food Bank. Look for information to come home next week. The way things are going in our Lost and Found collection, we may be donating 100 items of clothing too! Please check the rack outside as it is brimming with wonderful jackets, sweaters, and sweatshirts, lunchboxes, etc. that seem to have forgotten their way home to your child’s closets. Any items not collected will be donated at the end of this month. Please come find your child’s apparel.

As part of our Culture of Kindness …
Two students from CLU started making Valentine cards for sick children in the hospital. Room 13 and some other classrooms wanted to help make Valentine cards. I felt great making the cards. It makes me smile to think I am making someone else smile and be happy.
Contributed by Jacob Isrow

Perfect Attendance Beginning in January, perfect attendance will only be given with NO TARDIES!

Pomelo Partners

Dear Pomelo Families,

The impacts of the economic recession continue to affect each of us more every day. The headlines speak of severe deficits in federal, state, and municipal budgets. Los Angeles has most recently been featured in the news for its budget woes. LAUSD is under extreme stress to reduce costs and class sizes will increase again next year.

Our devoted teachers at Pomelo do a fantastic job educating our children, but each additional child in the classroom takes time away from the students for additional administrative work and grading. To help Pomelo teachers continue to provide maximum attention to our children, we need volunteers to assist teachers as part of a program called, Pomelo Partners. Here is how it works:

You must be able to commit to working at least 3 hours every week in a classroom other than your child’s. Every day you devote assisting a teacher as a Pomelo Partner, your child’s classroom will also benefit from someone assigned to his/her classroom. This simply extends the current volunteer program many of us already participate in.

Intrigued by this idea but need more information? Attend an Informational Meeting that will be held on April 20 at 8:15 in the Parent Center. Also, Pomelo Partners will be expected to attend a 1 hour training.

Our plan is to Pilot this program beginning April 26. If you are interested, please contact Shelly Bright at brightshelly@yahoo.com. Also, contact Shelly if you have additional questions or need an evening meeting.

If for some unlikely reason we can’t match all of your Pomelo Partner hours, you will be notified and can opt out of the additional hours.

Keep Collecting Box Tops For Education Please remember to keep clipping and sending in the Box Top For Education cut outs on groceries, ziplock, personal care items, and many more. Send then into your child's class. The class with the most at the end of the month receives a prize.

Teachers are now online Teacher Index All teachers now have websites, linked from the Faculty button. Visit them frequently to find out homework, announcements, and other class information. You may also be able to email the teachers from their websites. Email is an efficient way of contacting your child's teacher.

Thoughts For Thursday Thoughts for Thursday will now be going "Less Paper." It is available on the internet at our School's Website. (See Thoughts section) We will also print some to be found in the rounders in the lobby if you don't have access to the internet and still would like a copy. Thank you for your help in saving paper and reading Thougts for Thursday on the Web.

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