Community Corner

CESAR CHAVEZ “We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community.” - Cesar Chavez On Monday, March 28th, school will be closed in honor of Cesar Chavez. Every year, the state of California recognizes him on his birthday, March 31. Chavez was a Mexican-American civil rights leader who fought for the rights of farm workers in the United States. How can students and families honor Cesar Chavez and farm workers across the United States? One way is to plant a vegetable garden or learn the words to  De Colores , the anthem of the United Farmworkers of America, an organization founded by Cesar Chavez and other early organizers. 

  “Came the Spring with all its splendor. All its birds and all its blossoms.  All its flowers and leaves and grasses.”  — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Click here to listen to the calls of various North American birds!  You may hear them as they migrate northward this Spring.  

  DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME Don't forget: you should have set your clock one hour ahead this morning, Sunday, March 13th at 2 a.m. Why 2 a.m.? The reason for a 2 a.m. daylight saving time is that at 2 a.m. most people are sleeping and therefore won't notice the time change.

  PUMP IT UP!! DON'T MISS THE FUN! The Pump It Up Challenge has begun! If you missed Friday's Morning Assembly, check out this video to learn all about this year's Pump It Up Event! Pump It Up is more than just a fundraiser, it’s an opportunity for us to focus on our children’s fitness as a community! For the Pump It Up – March to Fitness, we are challenging CMCS students, teachers, and families to get fit and to get PUMPED! We want all of our students to do an hour of physical activity a day AND complete the daily fitness activities on the calendar. Too busy to exercise for a full hour? Not to worry - our students already get exercise at school! Encourage them to do an additional 15-30 mins. of physical activity after school – ride a bike, play tag, jump rope… the choices are ENDLESS! Then, have your child do the calendar activity of the day! Once both are complete, log into https://www.getmovinfundhub.com/ and record their number of fit minutes. When our child finishes th