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Grandparents Day 2026

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  Click here to view special photos from this year's Grandparents Day Dear Community Families, Grandparents Day was once again a tremendous success, with approximately 200 grandparents joining us on campus to experience a day in the lives of their grandchildren. The joy and excitement could be felt throughout the school as our guests visited classrooms, met teachers and staff, and shared a special lunch with their loved ones. Our grandparents were gracious, enthusiastic, and deeply appreciative of the opportunity to be part of our school day. A heartfelt thank you goes out to our teachers for warmly welcoming them into their classrooms and to our amazing volunteers who worked tirelessly to make this event such a memorable and meaningful celebration of family and community. In that same spirit of appreciation, I would also like to recognize another group of dedicated members of our school community—our incredible bus drivers. Their work is truly remarkable and often under-recognize...

Celebrating Grandparents at Community Magnet!

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  Celebrating Grandparents  at Community Magnet Charter School Grandparents Day Tuesday, March 10, 2026 Registration for this event has already closed.

Celebrating Black History in the Big Easy!

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  Celebrating Black History in the Big Easy! Our 5th grade classes created these colorful quilts for the Black History Celebration! We were thoroughly entertained by The Don Brown Collective, who gave us a vibrant taste of the NOLA jazz scene! Dear Community Families, What a wonderful week of Black History celebrations! On Tuesday, our kindergarten and 5th grade classes took the stage for their Black History presentations. The 5th graders opened the program by teaching us about the rich and meaningful history of quilting. Each class created a beautiful quilt, now proudly displayed in the auditorium. They then delivered a powerful recitation of “The Hill We Climb” by acclaimed poet laureate Amanda Gorman. Next, our kindergarteners explored the theme of heroism, sharing their own African American heroes. They performed “The Greatest Love of All,” made famous by Whitney Houston, reminding us that power and greatness li...

Celebrating Black History!

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Presidents Day Observed

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  MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2026 NO SCHOOL

Happy Valentine's Day! 💗

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Happy Groundhog Day!

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  Monday is GROUNDHOG DAY! Did you know a groundhog is also called a woodchuck? That brings up a famous silly question:  How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? The answer is:  as much wood as it could!  Scientists even estimate a busy woodchuck could “chuck” about  700 pounds . That’s a lot of wood! Click here   to learn more about groundhogs, commonly known as woodchucks.