Pomelo Drive Elementary

Principal

Mrs. Masha Gardner

Message from the Principal

Coach John Wooden turned 99 recently. His successes while coaching basketball at UCLA are legendary. His philosophy and approach to coaching and life have inspired millions . Among the pithy comments he has said are the following:

Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation because your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think of you.

Discipline yourself, and others won’t need to.

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.

Our team depended on two factors: how hard they worked during practice and how well they behaved between practices.

While our focus is on Manners this month, Coach Wooden exemplifies that all aspects of character . are closely tied to one another

Our first work day in the garden took place last Sunday under the direction of Debra Leith ( mom of Zach). A huge amount of hard labor was employed to clean out and prepare our garden for its’ next phase. A number of hard working individuals from Pepperdine University and two scout troops really pulled some weight along with a small but mighty Pomelo group of parents and students. Included in the Pomelo contingent were: Fabbi Wolfe ( mom of Evan); our garden maven, Torrie Kirkham ( mom of Fiona, Jeremy and Julia); Alison Rome (mom of Samantha); Stacy Stark ( mom of Leah and Noah);Brian Hull ( dad of Sean and Dylan); Elena Waxler ( mom of Cerasela) and our own scout, Jaren Mendelsohn.

A huge thank you to all the staff and families who participated in McTeachers’ Night! It was a huge success and lots of fun.

Barnes and Noble in the Calabasas Commons is hosting a book signing for Sandra Hammond’s book, The True Story of Cinderella on November 17 ( Our own Grade 3 teacher Mrs. Saute is mentioned in the book). Generously, Barnes and Noble will donate to Pomelo a portion of the proceeds from all sales during the event. Just tell the sales staff that you are from Pomelo! See the attached flyer for date and time details.

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.

Support Our Sponsors

FYI – When told that the food that had been ordered was for the SSC meeting at Pomelo, the Manager at Maria’s Kitchen generously gave a $20. discount. We are happy to support our local businesses and we so appreciate their support of us! Much thanks to Maria’s ( and Lisa Kolinsky for mentioning it!) . It would be great if you mentioned that Pomelo thanks them too. Don’t forget Trader Joe’s ongoing support and Mimi’s too.

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