Better than a thousand days of diligent study, is one day with a GREAT TEACHER!

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                     Better than a thousand days of diligent study,                         is one day with a GREAT TEACHER!

--Japanese Proverb

Sherry uses a model to help her students understand Earth's rotation around the sun and the moon's orbit around the Earth.

Hello Community Families,

Can you believe we're down to the final three weeks of the 2020-21 school year!? There's a lot to be done in these last few days of school -  assessments, culmination, planning and prepping for the new school year, closing out the current year . . .  

Despite how busy things are, it's wonderful to take a peek inside the CMCS classrooms. Students are working on amazing projects and everyone is busy at work. But I love catching the special moments when a teacher sparks and inspires learning and creative thinking in a student. It's just great to be back on campus!

I am looking forward to sharing it all with you in our "Open House" presentation coming soon. This will be your chance to get a glimpse into what CMCS campus life has been like since our reopening last month! Stay tuned!!

20th Commemoration of the Hitachi Kite Making Workshops



This past week, we celebrated the 20th commemoration of the Hitachi Kite Making workshops with Joanna  Metoki, programs manager at the Japan America Society of Southern California.  If you missed the presentation, you can catch it here.

The Toni Awards 

This week's Toni Awards will be presented on Friday, May 28.  Please click here to attend the webinar at 8:15 a.m. to recognize our Students-of-the-Week and Staff Spotlights. The presentation will also be posted at communitymagnet.org, under the From the Principal tab and recorded for teachers to view with their students.

UPDATED BUS ROUTES


Click here to view the new bus routes which were updated on May 17.



COVID WATCH

COVID testing will take place at CMCS every Tuesday conducted by AMI Health team. Once you have provided signed consent, your student is set to be tested every week. All LAUSD employees are also tested on site.

Through the on-site COVID testing last week, Tuesday, May 18, 2021, there were 0 identified positive results for COVID. 

The daily health check questions are asked of every individual visiting campus. Let's continue to work together to prevent COVID on our campus and to protect the students and staff who attend school every day. Please practice these healthy behaviors or avoid visiting campus or sending your student to school.



 

REMINDER: MONDAY EARLY OUT SCHEDULE

This is a reminder of the hybrid schedule on Mondays for the remainder of the school year. Note that buses will be operating on this early out schedule with CMCS departures at 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.. Please adjust your schedules accordingly- you may expect your students to arrive at their bus stops about half an hour earlier for the 10:30 dismissal and approximately an hour earlier for the 2:00 dismissal. Teachers: please note the change in PM recess schedule.

8:00 - 10:30  - Cohort A instruction

  • Recesses: 
    • 9:10-9:30 for Grades K-1 
    • 9:35-9:55 for Grades 2-3
    • 10:00-10:20 for Grades 4-5

10:30 - 11:30  - LUNCH / Midday valet and bus departures and valet arrivals

11:30 - 2:00 - Cohort B Instruction

  • Recess: 1:10 - 1:30 for ALL Grades K-5

2:00 Dismissal with valet and bus departures

2:00 - 4:00  - Beyond the Bell supervision available to those who have applied and been accepted into the program.

2:00 - 3:00/3:30   -  Teacher Professional Development / Grade Level Planning and Collaboration

Here's your chance to recognize a dedicated staff member for their hard work!




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