Pomelo Drive Elementary

Principal

Mrs. Masha Gardner

Message from the Principal

In the midst of all the bleak budget information and the challenging monetary realities we are facing each day, excellent teaching and significant learning are occurring daily at Pomelo. Our focus is on making sure all of our students have, at a minimum, grade level skills so that they can successfully tackle increased academic expectations. A variety of strategies are utilized to assist our students who may be struggling with reading or math mastery. In the primary grades, our Reading Intervention program, funded by you, our parents, through TEAM Pomelo, plays an important role in giving extra support to students. Teachers train parent volunteers to reinforce skills that have been taught in directed lessons so that students get additional practice. Teachers also provide time for individual and small group instruction to support skills taught in whole group lessons. A valuable component of student support is an additional teacher who is spending her time with students in Grade 4. Mrs. Maureen Stewart comes to us 2 days per week and is an additional credentialed teacher working with our outstanding Grade 4 team of Mrs. Corvi, Mrs. Glassick and Mrs. Flavin. Mrs. Stewart is working in the classrooms and will also be pulling groups of students to focus assistance on specific skills or concepts. Mrs. Stewart is funded through Title II money that was granted to schools for this year. The funds have very specific and narrow guidelines. The budget committee of the SSC proposed and SSC approved, utilizing the majority of the funds to hire a “limited contract” teacher. We welcome her to our team and see that she is already having a positive impact on our students

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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