Wildcat Weekly 2/24-2/28

Hi Wildcats!

We hope you had a restful and enjoyable break. We are excited to welcome our Wildcats back to school tomorrow!

Mrs. Julie Goldberg

Proud Principal of Pomerado Elementary School

The Poway Unified transfer window opened on February 1, 2025 and the window will close on March 31, 2025 at 5 p.m.

If you live within the Poway Unified boundaries and want your child to attend a school different than your assigned school, submit your request online through the Transfers page on the PUSD website. (This includes siblings of current students.) Please make sure to still enroll your child at their assigned school of residence when new student enrollment opens on April 1, 2025. Transfer requests can only be processed once your child is enrolled in their school of residence.

It is already time to begin to think about the 2025-2026 school year!

Here are some important dates to mark on your calendars:

• Continuing Student Registration - from February 28 - March 31st, all parents whose current students will continue in Poway Unified for the 2025-26 school year need to complete online continuing registration. Look for more information coming soon.

• New Student Enrollment - beginning on April 1st at 8:00 am, new student enrollment opens on the Poway Unified website. We are excited to welcome our new students!

More details can be found on the Poway Unified website at www.powayusd.com.

Mark your calendars... Pomerado is hosting a Family Literacy Night on Thursday, Feb. 27 and a Family Math Night on Thursday, March 27.

Family Literacy Night

Join us for a Family Literacy Night where we will review the IMSE program and explore how kids learn to read through the Science of Reading approach. This research-backed method focuses on how the brain processes language and emphasizes foundational skills like phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. During the session, you'll gain valuable insights into how these key components come together to help your child become a successful reader, and how the IMSE program supports this development. You'll leave with practical strategies to support your child's reading journey at home!

All Wildcat families are welcome! This event will focus on the IMSE Comprehensive program which students experience in grade Kinder through 2nd.

Students are welcome to attend with you. :)

Please RSVP by completing this short survey to reserve your spot before Friday 2/21

Talent Show Rehearsals

Our next talent show rehearsal is this Thursday, 2/27 at 1:30pm-3:30pm. We are looking for additional help during our rehearsals and for the day-of the Talent show. Please look over the dates below and sign-up using the link if you are available. Thank you in advance!

https://evite.me/xZq6GpKJU4

• Talent Show Rehearsal#1 2/27 1:30-3:30pm
• Talent Show Rehearsal#2 3/6 1:30-3:30pm
• Talent Show Dress Rehearsal 3/13 1:30-3:30pm
• Talent Show 3/20 5-7pm

PAWS Website

Stay up-to-date with the PAWs team by visiting our news website!

https://pomeradopaws.weebly.com/

Yearbook Photos

The student & parent yearbook team is collecting photos for the yearbook. You can upload photos in our subfolders for each school event. Please note, not all photos will be used as we want to have a variety of students in the yearbook pages. Thank you!

https://web.treering.com/school/225568/2024/school-content/school-photos

Have a great last week of the month,

Your PAWs team

We are so excited to celebrate Read Across America Day here at Pomerado on Friday, February 28th! On this special day, we promote literacy and a love of reading with some special activities for our Wildcats. Each class will visit the library where we'll host a Book Exchange, and every student will be able to choose and take home a book to keep. Our K-5th grade Wildcats will also be taking part in a school-wide read aloud in the afternoon, where they will get to visit with a favorite teacher or staff member to hear a fun story. Be sure to ask your student about Read Across America Day after school on Friday - it's sure to be a fun day for all and we hope they'll have lots to share with you!

Today through Friday, February 28th, Poway Unified will be conducting our Family Engagement and Accountability survey to gather input from all families of English Learner students. This survey helps shape the District’s goals and guide priorities for the 2025-2026 school year. Your feedback is extremely helpful as we continue to seek ways to better our English Learner program. Please click HERE to complete the survey.

• Monday, February 17- Friday, February 21- February "Ski Week" Break- NO SCHOOL
• Friday, February 28- "Read Across America" Day

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.