COMMUNITY SCHOOLS NEWSLETTER

ATTENDANCE AWARENESS MONTH - SEPTEMBER 2021

SEPTEMBER IS

ATTENDANCE AWARENESS MONTH

Parents and families: you are essential partners in promoting good attendance. Keep your child on track in High School. A student who is chronically absent in high school is 7.4X more likely to dropout. What you can do:

Set expectations for good attendance
Make getting your child to school on time every day a top priority
Monitor your child's absences; frequent absences can affect your child's academic success
Seek help from school staff if you need support

Parent Tips

PUSD Board President, State, LACOE and PUSD Superintendents

IMPORTANT DATES:

September 6: Labor Day - No School
September 9: Coffee with School Leaders
September 10: Homecoming Game
September 11: Homecoming Dance
September 15: PD DAY - Student Free Day
September 16: Parent Workshop
September 23: SAC/ELAC Meeting
September 27: SSC Meeting
September 30: Parent Workshop

PARENT WORKSHOP CALENDAR

COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

State Superintendent, Tony Thurmond and LACOE Superintendent, Debra Duardo visited Ganesha High, a Pomona Unified community school. Ganesha is 1 of 15 countywide high schools that aims to address equity by connecting the school to needed resources and transforming it to become the hub of the neighborhood. The purpose of the visit was to highlight the community schools model and its implementation at a school site. A shout out to the Ganesha administration, staff, students, Pomona Unified District and community partners who participated and supported the event.

Visit our website to learn more about community schools.

Community Schools Website

State Superintendent and

Community Schools Team

UPCOMING PARENT WORKSHOPS

BACK TO SCHOOL WORKSHOP

Get the tools you need to support your children this new school year.

Learn more about:

The Resource Center
Tutoring
Community Schools
Project Caminos

September 16 at 6 p.m. via Zoom

Meeting ID: 810 8732 2016

Meeting Password: parent

SUICIDE PREVENTION WORKSHOP

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. All month, mental health advocates, survivors, school and community members unite to promote suicide prevention awareness.

Join Community Schools for a Parent Workshop on Suicide Prevention.

September 30 at 6 p.m. via Zoom

Meeting ID: 810 8732 2016

Meeting Password: parent

RESOURCE CENTER

Make sure to come by the RC in room 22 for tutoring, homework support and printing services. Every time you sign-in with us you receive points toward a prize!

Hours: M - Th 8:00 - 4:00 & F 8:00 - 3:00

Join our Google Classroom to get up-to-date information about the Resource Center.

Class Code: z5sycal

For more information contact:

YoungJi Lee, Intervention Teacher

youngji.lee@pusd.org
Ext. 30022

Erin Lariviere, Resource Teacher

Erin.Lariviere@pusd.org
Ext. 30154

COLLEGE AND CAREER

Important Announcements/Dates

WORK PERMITS

Work Permits should be requested through the ROP Office

Email: ROPCTE@pusd.org

SAT and ACT

SAT and ACT have become optional in many institutions.

I highly recommend you check out the testing requirements for the school you are applying to.

UC APPLICATION is OPEN!!

You can view and work on the application, I highly recommend you get started on PIQs

Application filing period is

November 1st - November 30th

CSU APPLICATION

Opens October 1st!!!

FAFSA and DREAM ACT Application Open October 1st!!!

CollegeBoard Opportunity Scholarship

$500 to $40,000 scholarship

https://opportunity.collegeboard.org/

Presentations

September 8th @ 10am

Cal Poly Pomona Project Caminos

September 8th @Lunch

US Army National Guard Table

September 20th @ 10am

UC San Diego Presentation

September 22th @ 10am

Cal Baptist University Presentation

September 29th @ 10am UCLA Presentation

Visit the Career Center, room 45, to sign up for any of these presentations.

GANESHA HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

Varsity Football getting ready for our first home game vs. Rosemead HS on Friday September 3, 2021.

Homecoming Season is Here!

The campus is buzzing with Homecoming 2021 elections, the game and of course the dance! All the things that make this a closer to normal year for our Giants. ASB has Spirit Days, a Kona Ice Truck and competitions planned for all to enjoy! Join us on:

Tue 9/7: Dress up as a Disney Group or Couple

Wed 9/8: Monsters University Day -Wear your College Gear

Wed 9/8: Kona Ice on campus from 1-2:30pm

Thur 9/9: Marvel Day

Fri 9/10: Disney Tourist day, Underclassmen coronation and mini Rally @ lunch, Football game and Queen coronation.

Sat 9/11: Homecoming dance and King coronation, 7-11pm

NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

September 15 - October 15

National Hispanic Heritage Month Resources

Traditional Recipe shared by one of our Ganesha Parents

9th GRADE STUDENT and PARENT SURVEY

Your Voice is Key!

Ganesha High School is participating in the LACOE Community Schools initiative to improve the academic, emotional, and physical well-being of our students. As a valued student and parent we invite you to complete this survey. This survey will help to create a better learning environment for everyone at the school.

9th GRADE STUDENT SURVEY

Click here to complete survey

9th GRADE PARENT SURVEY