The one thing that has been consistent and strong is the feeling of community that has been developed over the years at Pacifica.  This community of learners continues to be welcoming of new members, as it was for me in August.  I and all our newcomers were quickly made to feel comfortable and a part of the Pacifica community.  And there was and is so much to learn that we all have become excellent role models for what we aspire for our students; to be lifelong learners.  I have learned so much from this experience and will be indebted to each and every one of you for the rest of my life.

Even as some of our friends/members move to other educational communities we will still all have Pacifica in our hearts and minds.  Take my word for it as someone who has made a life out of changing communities many times, each and every one has something to contribute to who we all become.  It is always hard to leave a comfortable place that feels like home.  But new challenges and environments create new opportunities to help us become who and what we may have never imagined possible.

So I thank each and every one of you personally and collectively for what you have added to our community this school year.  For me it has been a tremendous learning and growing experience that will stay with me forever.  I wish everyone a rewarding summer whatever you choose to do.  Above all enjoy these precious times with your children.

All the best,

Gary

Attitude toward testing is as important as the knowledge required, so please talk with your children about this opportunity to demonstrate what they know.  Testing is another way for all of us to communicate with each other and this is each student’s opportunity to tell the world how much they have learned.

Without applying too much stress, let your child know the importance of this process and that this type of testing/assessment will be a part of their lives in the future, and that our collective goal is to support him or her to show what they’ve learned.

These assessments will also demonstrate the learning that has occurred at Pacifica this school year, and we want to celebrate that and shout the news to the world.

Your teachers have been discussing with students the process and getting students ready both academically and psychologically with lots of practice on the technical aspects of test taking, strategies for how to take the test itself, and being mentally postive and alert.  We ask that you reinforce some of these ideas and also have reassuring discussions at home.

If you have questions or concerns, please talk with your teachers and look very soon for additional information in your family mailbox in the lobby.

If you’d like to gather parent volunteer hours this way, please contact our Site Chair, Cynthia Nightingale, at site@pacificaschool.org.

This doesn’t have to be a parent volunteer.  If you know somebody who would help us out on a volunteer basis, please also email Cynthia.

Thank you!

The lunch program will start the day we get back from Spring Break on Monday, April 13^th.

Orders and payments are due on Tuesday, March 31^st.

From 10am -2pm, we will be at school having a blast, changing our world, rejoicing and…… weeding!

If you’ve ever arrived at school Monday morning after a Beautification Day, and appreciated the changes you’ve seen, try experiencing the happiness you feel after you’ve participated in making those changes!
It’s the best.

See you Saturday!

Your Site Committee,
Cynthia and Robin

The Communications Committee is looking for a volunteer to interview teachers, staff and Org Council members, and write the related bios for our website. This would be a fun project to work on with your kid(s).

Please email tracy@pacificaschool.org if you can take this project on.

Thank you!

Pacifica has just started using call-em-all, an automated phone message broadcast system for sending out important messages to our community by phone. This system will only be used for important messages and the caller ID on the call is Pacifica’s phone number. Please take these calls and/or listen to the messages when you get them. The information will be important.

Would you like to use call-em-all for your organization? Please click the logo below to get more information.

Please come on Tuesday and find out what your family can do to support this important effort.  Please bring your ideas, your Pacifica enthusiasm and your personal contacts for anybody who could be influential in helping us get our Charter renewed.

More information about the meeting can be found in the letter from Beth Abels, Chairperson of our Organization Council, placed in your family mailbox on Friday.

Tuesday’s meeting is critical to organizing our efforts.  See you then!

Tuesday, March 10th @ 3:30pm.

We are looking for people to make contact with LAUSD school board members and various other officials to enlist support for our Charter Extension. There is an advocacy informational sheet being developed to give you information on who to contact and what to say. To be successful, we need everyone to do his or her part.

We need other help, too!  Check with Gary if you have time and talents to lend to this important project.

Children and snacks are welcome at our planning meetings – supervision and sharing required.

Calling is better than emailing us:  Agnete (310) 801-1400 or Deva (310) 622-3660.