Community Corner

   Good Evening Community Families, Check out this amazing promo video for CMCS. You can also find it on the Home page of  communitymagnet.org . Enjoy! NO SCHOOL - Monday, September 28th INVITATIONAL PARENT CONFERENCES Parent Conferences begin Tuesday, September 29th and may extend through Friday, October 9. By now, you should have received an appointment (kindergarten) or invitation (Gr. 1-5) to meet with your child's teacher. Kindergarten conferences are  mandatory . Please attend this very important conference to ensure your child is off to the best possible start of his/her educational career. Grades 1-5 conferences are by invitation. You will receive an invitation from your child's teacher if there are any academic, behavioral/social emotional, or attendance concerns. Please make every effort to attend. COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING The first Community Council meeting of the 2020-2021 school year will be held on Tuesday, September 29th at 2:30. All community members are invite

Hello Community Family, My only daughter has flown the coop! Last week she made the big move to Seattle, Washington to begin her life as an adult. Those of you with older children probably understand what I'm feeling right now    - a mix of excitement, sadness, pride, fear . . .     But, I've been thinking a lot about it over the last few weeks, and I'm realizing that this whole parenting thing is by nature's design. I've made mistakes, of course, and am grateful that none have been detrimental. But as a parent, and as a teacher, I think the best thing I've done for my daughter and students has been to facilitate  their growth and development, rather than control  them. Children need space to grow and develop.   P arents and teachers who carefully control every aspect of their child's life by making decisions for them, navigating their relationships, fighting their battles, and shielding them from disappointment and failure, are doing a huge disservice that

Good Evening Community Families, Last week was a busy one with Back-to-School Night and distribution/picture days! It was great to connect with parents and students and it was especially nice to see teachers and students meet each other in person- some for the very first time! That was priceless.  If you were unable to come for distribution day, just give us a call to arrange a pick up of materials. If you need to take pictures, we hope to arrange make-ups at the picture studio, so let us know. Some teachers were unable to record their Back-to-School Night presentations because of district technology limitations, so I sincerely apologize if you missed anything. We will continue to work on recording important meetings. MONDAY MORNING MESSAGE Please join us tomorrow for the Monday Morning Message. To be honest, I worry about the 20-minutes time limit -- there's a lot to get through in 20 minutes. Thinking ahead, it may be necessary to start earlier, just to get everything in-- let me

        Good evening Community Family, Good grief, it's hot . . . Please stay safe by following the tips listed above and don't leave your pets or small babies in the car! Four-Day Weekend Whoo hoo! I hope you're enjoying this short break. Since, there is no school on Monday, Labor Day, there will be no Monday Morning Message. Classes resume bright and early (well, at 9 a.m.) on Tuesday morning. And it's going to be a busy week . . . Back-to-School Night                Back-to-School Night is Tuesday, September 8, 5:00pm-6:30pm.  WEBINAR:  5:00-5:30 English Learner Program Options Meeting  5:30-5:55 Principal's Welcome and CFF Announcements ZOOM MEETINGS:    6:00-6:10 Council Nominee Introductions & Elections   6:10-6:30 Teacher Presentations Links to the Webinar and Zoom Meetings will be emailed Tuesday afternoon.  Picture Days and September Distributions During our September Distribution Days, w e will be  distributing materials  and taking school photos  as