Happy Holidays to All!

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Happy Holidays to All!!

The winter season is my favorite time of the year because it stirs up memories of Christmases past. The most exciting part for me are the Christmas pageants. I clearly remember singing "O Christmas Tree" with my kindergarten classmates. Our  pageants were held at night, so the stage lights were especially bright and the cold, snowy night made it even more magical. Now, it cheers my heart to see our students performing in the annual pageants. This year will be especially wonderful since it will be the first live show in a couple of years. I hope you are able to attend the Winter Program and enjoy it as much as I will. I assure you, it will be magical!


Important Information for the Week of Dec. 12-16:

  • Monday, Dec. 12 - Council Meeting at 4pm- virtual
  • Thursday, Dec. 15 - Winter Programs: 8:30am and 1:00 pm
  • Friday, Dec. 16 - Minimum Day, 12:45 dismissal
  • Acceleration days are December 19-20, 2022. Please look out for updated information regarding school of enrollment and transportation.
  • School resumes on Monday, January 9, 2023. 
  • Please remember to have your student take a COVID test the weekend before returning to school (January 7-8).
  • Please be sure to read letters that go home with covid tests very carefully! There are specific guidelines that must be followed.
  • Beginning in January, Teatime with Toni will be in-person only.



"The School Cup" by Olivia R.

Olivia R. is a 4th grader at Community and participated in the "School Cup" which was organized by Coach Dareh. Olivia was so excited about this fun event, she had to write about it!!!


Hello Community Magnet! Yesterday, the 4th and 5th grade students played in the "World Cup", aka the "School Cup"! And from my experience, it was . . . the BEST thing ever!

I was taking a break, just drinking some water, when I saw some people cheering, spreading kindness and cheerfulness, and showing sportsmanship. When other teams were on their break, they were also cheering on their classmates, or practicing their soccer skills on the side. 

Overall, I think the "School Cup" was an amazing event that I look forward to play in every year, I hope!

Thank you, Coach D, for making this super fun event!!

                 WINTER PROGRAM                     Thursday, December 15th 

  





THE CMCS HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE


December 12-December 16th 

To raise money for culmination, the 5th grade class will be running a Holiday Boutique in the library where students can pick out holiday gifts for their family and have them wrapped right on campus.  We'll have it open on the day of the Winter performances for adults to shop as well.  Please fill out the proper paperwork if you'd like to volunteer (we need you!) and help us by donating shopping bags and gift wrap items (scissors, tape, bows, wrapping paper, gift bags, tissue, gift tags, and lots of scotch tape!)  Bring all items to Kathryn's office by December 12th. 
And if anyone has a cash register we could borrow, please let us know!  Thank you!








READ-A-THON UPDATES



Week 3 Winners






NEW MUSICAL THEATRE PROGRAM!

We are happy to announce that Jaxx Theatricals will be hosting a musical theater option next semester. The program will begin on 1/10/2023 and run every Tuesday through 2/28 from 1:30-4:00. The week of 3/6-3/10 students meet every day with extended hours that will culminate in two performances – Friday night and Saturday, March 10 and 11. The cost of the program is $449 per student. Some scholarship funding may be available. Contact Kathryn at kxm2679@lausd.net or 310 476 2281 if the full tuition will be a burden for your family.  An audition video is required to determine roles and not to exclude anyone – Jaxx will provide more details regarding the audition video. There is no late bus provided. Please see the flyer below for registration details - deadline for registering is Friday, December 16th!





PARENT VOLUNTEERS




Thank you to all of the parents who have applied to be a parent volunteer! So far, we have 37 parents approved to be volunteers and 134 pending applications. If your application is still pending, please be sure you have . . .

  • Completed an on-line application
  • Completed and turned in a Parent Volunteer Commitment form
  • Submitted a copy of TB test results (must be dated within the last 4 yrs)
  • Uploaded your COVID vaccinations to dailypass.lausd.net
  • If you plan to work one-on-one with students or chaperone an overnight field trip, you will also need to be fingerprinted through LAUSD.
Please be aware that once you've started the application process, you will have 60 days to complete it and submit/turn in all necessary documents. After 60 days, all incomplete applications will be denied.






Friday Morning Assembly       

         

Link:  https://lausd.zoom.us/j/88971868966                                         

Click here to view the Friday Morning Assembly presentations.











We are still hoping to find two wonderful people to run our after-school program through Beyond the Bell. If you know anyone who may be interested, please have them call our office or email me at trk2932@lausd.net. We count on our parents for a lot, and we're here again asking for your support in this. I have exhausted all of my options.   AND, we also still need TAs!



1-to-1 Homework Help is Here!

To support students and families, LAUSD is providing on demand homework help with a personal virtual tutor. This support is available to all elementary and span K-8 LAUSD students at no cost to families in multiple languages. We have contracted with Paper to ensure 24/7 instant support for all students and families. Students may log into their schoology account and click on the Paper app. For more information please visit https://paper.co/lausd



 LAUSD/SCHOOL POLICY ON ELECTRONIC DEVICES AT SCHOOL



CELLULAR TELEPHONES AND OTHER MOBILE DEVICES It is the policy of LA Unified to prohibit the use of cellular phones or any electronic mobile device by students on campus during normal school hours. Students are permitted to possess cellular phones, or other electronic mobile devices such as cameras, electronic games, radios, MP3 players, computing devices, tablets, etc. on campus, provided that any such device shall remain turned off and stored in a locker, backpack, purse, pocket, or other places where it is not visible during normal school hours. Students are permitted to use cellular phones or other electronic mobile devices on campus, before and after school or during school activities that occur outside of school hours. For LA Unified, state, and national assessments, students are prohibited to access any unauthorized electronic devices at any time during the entire testing session. Students must comply any time a request is made by school personnel to cease the use of a cellular phone and/or other electronic mobile device even before or after school. Schools may adopt more stringent cellular phone policies through the School Site Council. Cellular phone use on the school bus is for emergency purposes only; driver authorization is required. For more information, you may call Transportation Services at (800) 522-8737. LA Unified is not responsible for lost or stolen cellular phones or other electronic mobile devices.

If a student is found using and/or displaying a cell phone, it will be taken away to be returned to a parent upon request.

You may find this information in the Parent-Student Handbook  (page 6) which is posted on our school website under the Resources tab. A hard copy of the handbook should have been sent home by the teacher. If not, please let me know. Also, please let me know if you have any questions regarding this LAUSD policy at trk2932@laud.net.



IMPORTANT CMCS LINKS

For your convenience, this list of the important school links has been added to the website under the "From the Principal" tab.


FRIDAY MORNING ASSEMBLY (webinar):  

Link:  https://lausd.zoom.us/j/88971868966

Meeting ID: 889 7186 8966

 


COMMUNITY CORNER BLOG:   https://communitymagnetcs.blogspot.com/



CMCS WEBSITE:   https://www.communitymagnet.org/


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