Wildcat Weekly 10/14-10/18

Hi Wildcats!

October 14-18, 2024, is National School Lunch Week. Please join us in thanking the dedicated school nutrition professionals who help ensure our students are well fed and ready to learn. The Food and Nutrition Department serves more than 17,000 lunches every school day, featuring seasonal produce and milk from local farms, entrees rich in whole grains and lean protein, and options for varied food preferences. During National School Lunch Week, we recognize and appreciate the important role that nutrition plays in supporting student success.

We encourage all Wildcats to maintain healthy habits as we head into the annual cold and flu season. So far this school year, about 60% of student absences are due to illness. While we encourage students to stay home while they are sick, we also want to promote habits that will help our students stay healthy which include;

• Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing. If you don’t have a tissue handy, cough or sneeze into the corner of your arm. Demonstrate this technique to your children so they know how to cough and sneeze without spreading germs.
• Wash your hands. Keeping your hands clean will help protect you from germs. If you can’t get to a sink with soap and water, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Be sure your children know proper handwashing techniques.
• Enough sleep and a healthy diet. Make sure you and your family are getting plenty of sleep and eating healthy meals. Keep everyone hydrated by drinking water regularly.
  

Attendance Matters

Regular school attendance is critical to each student's educational success. Missing several days of school in the first month of school can predict poor attendance throughout the school year. Half the students who miss 2-4 days in September go on to miss nearly a month of school.

Learn more about the impact of school absences - 10 Facts About School Attendance

We appreciate your partnership in supporting our Wildcats and making sure each student is healthy, happy, and ready to learn at school each day.

Mrs. Julie Goldberg

Proud Principal of Pomerado Elementary School

Students are invited to wear their costumes to school on Thursday, Oct. 31 for Halloween. Please remember we are a preschool-5th grade school so we would love if students avoided scary and gory costumes so that little ones are not frightened. Masks can be worn during our Halloween parade, but should be put away after that. Any weapons that are part of a costume (even fake ones) need to be left at home.

Our annual Halloween Parade will start at 9:00 on Oct. 31 and students will circle through the school with their class so that we can see everyone’s costumes. Parents are invited to attend and watch. You may enter campus through the upper gate at 8:45 and can stand on the playground to watch students walk by. After the parade ends you will exit out the top gate. We are happy to have you here, and appreciate you following this procedure.

Due to the many allergies and food sensitivities among our students, if you would like to send something in for a Halloween treat, we request that you send in FOOD FREE options. We encourage items such as pencils, stickers, or bookmarks.

If you are helping with a classroom party and/or activity please refer to the district Smart Snack Standards as you plan. (attached)

Hi Wildcats!

October 14-18, 2024, is National School Lunch Week. Please join us in thanking the dedicated school nutrition professionals who help ensure our students are well fed and ready to learn. The Food and Nutrition Department serves more than 17,000 lunches every school day, featuring seasonal produce and milk from local farms, entrees rich in whole grains and lean protein, and options for varied food preferences. During National School Lunch Week, we recognize and appreciate the important role that nutrition plays in supporting student success.

We encourage all Wildcats to maintain healthy habits as we head into the annual cold and flu season. So far this school year, about 60% of student absences are due to illness. While we encourage students to stay home while they are sick, we also want to promote habits that will help our students stay healthy which include;

• Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing. If you don’t have a tissue handy, cough or sneeze into the corner of your arm. Demonstrate this technique to your children so they know how to cough and sneeze without spreading germs.
• Wash your hands. Keeping your hands clean will help protect you from germs. If you can’t get to a sink with soap and water, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Be sure your children know proper handwashing techniques.
• Enough sleep and a healthy diet. Make sure you and your family are getting plenty of sleep and eating healthy meals. Keep everyone hydrated by drinking water regularly.
  

Attendance Matters

Regular school is critical to each student's educational success. Missing several days of school in the first month of school can predict poor attendance throughout the school year. Half the students who miss 2-4 days in September go on to miss nearly a month of school.

Learn more about the impact of school absences - 10 Facts About School Attendance

We appreciate your partnership in supporting our Wildcats and making sure each student is healthy, happy, and ready to learn at school each day.

Mrs. Julie Goldberg

Proud Principal of Pomerado Elementary School

Pomerado Families,

It's a great time to order a 2024-2025 Yearbook because you get 10% off until October 31st.

Why buy a yearbook?

• Our 4th and 5th graders are yearbook photographers this year
• Students will pick the yearbook theme and help design the pages
• There will be a student-designed cover
• It is a keepsake of all the amazing memories your child will make at Pomerado this year
• You can add custom pages for your child

Order your Yearbook here:

https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1015670913993093

SCHOOL PASS CODE: 1015670913993093

Soccer Shots is an enrichment program that teaches children social and emotional skills through the game of soccer. The program runs directly after school on Thursdays until 2:30 P.M. Click here to enroll. Park options for 2-10 year olds are also available.

Every day that students are present at school is important to their academic success and social-emotional wellbeing. It is very important that students arrive at school on time, and attend school every day unless they are sick, or are attending to a family emergency.

What happens when my child needs to miss school?

Parents should notify the school for all student absences. To report an absence for your child, please call the attendance hotline (858-679-2604) or email pmesattendance@powayusd.com

Only Parents and legal guardians may call the hotline and/or excuse an absence. The hotline and email are available 24 hours. We verify all absences every day, if at the end of the day we do not hear from you your student will be marked truant until you notify us of the reason for their absence. Once we hear from you then the truant code will be corrected to reflect the reason for the absence.

Our fall Literati Book Fair is coming up the week of October 21-25, and we can't wait for our Wildcats to get their hands on some new favorite reads! Don't forget that you can also shop our online fair from the comfort of home anytime between now and October 25 to grab some amazing online exclusives like boxed sets of favorite series (a great holiday gift idea!) and titles that won't be available at our in-person fair, including the ever-popular Dog Man and Babysitters Club. You can also purchase electronic gift cards for your student to use for online or in-person shopping - a great alternative to cash that might get lost in a backpack!

Please click here to check out our online Literati Book Fair or purchase a student gift card:

https://literati.com/store/?school=pomerado-elementary-school-poway-ca

Feel free to share this link with friends and family who might also be interested in shopping our fair!

Please be sure to check your student's backpack for more information and sneak peek flyers.

We are still in need of volunteer help during Book Fair Week. Please click here to view available shifts: https://evite.me/qwcGc7TQDw

We are also in need of volunteer help at the Book Fair during Fall Family Night on October 25. Please check the Fall Family Night sign up link in the PAWS section down below or click here: https://evite.me/MYWvTAwxP9

All profits from online and in-person book fair purchases directly benefit our school library and help us continue to grow a robust and diverse collection for our Wildcats to enjoy.

Wildcat Fun Run Kick-Off

We are so excited for our biggest fundraiser of the year! Our Wildcat Fun Run kick-off is this Tuesday. Students will get a preview of the run and the fundraising opportunities around it. See the flyer attached with more information about how to register your child. All children registered by 7am on Tuesday, October 15th will be entered into a drawing for prizes.

Save the Date for our Fall Family Night on Friday, October 25th

Pomerado's annual Fall Family Night is right around the corner. The night will be filled with games, crafts, music and tasty treats. PAWs needs many helping hands to make it a great event. Please sign-up at the link below if you can volunteer before, during or after the festival.

https://evite.me/MYWvTAwxP9

Have a great week,

Your 2024/2025 PAWs team

Celebrate your child's birthday with a book donation to our school library! If you would like to participate in our Birthday Book Club, please click here for more information. When your child participates in our Birthday Book Club, a special Birthday Book Club book plate with their name will be placed in the book they have donated.

Of course, our library is ALWAYS happy to receive books from our Amazon Wish List, even if it's not in honor of a birthday!

Please click here to view our ever growing wish list

• Tuesday, October 15- Wildcat Fun Run Kick Off
• Wednesday, October 16- ELAC Meeting 8:45-9:45 am
• Monday, October 21 -Friday, October 25; Red Ribbon Week
• Friday, October 25- Fall Family Night

https://www.powayusd.com/PUSDPOES

jgoldberg@powayusd.com

Office Number: (858) 748-1320

Lorena Leonard (Office Manager) lleonard@powayusd.com

ESS: (858) 679-8946

Marcella Clark (ESS Supervisor) maclark@powayusd.com

Attendance Hotline

(858) 679-2604

Attendance Email

PMESattendance@powayusd.com

A students absence should be reported within 24 hours. When calling or emailing; please state your name, relationship to student, student name, teacher, and reason for absence.