The Week Ahead . . .

 

                    LAUSD ANNOUNCES NO SCHOOL                        TOMORROW, MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 2023.

At the direction of the Superintendent, and in coordination with local officials, and emergency personnel, our school will be closed for instruction tomorrow, Monday, August 21, 2023, due to severe weather conditions. Please do not report to our school campus. 

To ensure continuity of learning for students, we have taken multiple steps to provide lessons and activities that can be accessed at LAUSD.org or through your child’s Schoology at lms.lausd.net. As an additional resource, programming will be available on KLCS-TV. 

We will continue to send you updates on the status of our school directly via email and telephone. You may also find updates online at LAUSD.org/schoolupdates, on social media @LASchools and on television on KLCS-TV. If families and students need additional help, please contact the hotline at (213) 443-1300. 

We expect to resume school on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. Please continue to follow the advice of your local officials and please stay safe.

This year we will hold all school events in person unless otherwise noted. Morning assemblies will be on the upper yard every Friday morning at 8:15. beginning August 25th. Parents are welcome to attend but must exit campus immediately following the assembly unless attending a meeting, workshop or other school business. In these cases, parents must sign in at the main office. If attending Teatime,                      parents may sign in at Room 23.

• August 21: Enrichment classes begin!
• August 24: Safety Drills (Fire and Drop/Cover/Hold On)
• August 25: Morning Assembly (Parents are welcome)!
• August 25: Teatime with Toni (immediately following Morning Assembly)

• August 31: Back to School Night
• September 1: No School- California Admission Day

• September 4: No School - Labor Day
• September 7: Parent Empowerment Workshop

Click here for event details.
Click here to view our main calendar.


*Returning families are asked to download and complete the 2023-24 documents and forms for returning families, then send the forms with your student to school during the first week to turn in to the classroom teacher.


                      



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The safety and welfare of our students and staff are our highest priorities. To provide schools an opportunity to practice emergency response procedures, the Superintendent of Schools has asked all students and staff to participate in District-wide emergency preparedness drills. 


The goals of the training drills are to improve our ability to protect students, save lives, and reduce injuries. As part of the drill, the students and staff will participate in the activation of our school's Safe School Plan.



Please make sure that all contact information for your child is current at school, so that in the event of an actual emergency, we can reach you.


Please discuss with your child your family's home emergency preparedness plan. Several resources are available to help you prepare. The American Red Cross has outstanding materials. You can obtain Red Cross materials in English or Spanish from their website: http//:www.redcross.org or by calling the Los Angles Chapter at (310) 445-9900. 


FIRE DRILL - 
We practice evacuation for the event in which there is a fire on or directly threatening campus. This action provides protection if a school building or an adjacent area is burning. 

EARTHQUAKE DRILL- (DROP / COVER / HOLD ON)
This action provides maximum protection during an earthquake or other emergency where the risk of flying or falling debris is present. There is typically no advance warning or signal given.


LOCKDOWN- 
This action is taken when the threat of violence or gunfire is identified or directed by law enforcement and it is necessary to prevent the perpetrator(s) from entering any occupied campus areas. This action is to secure the school during police actions, campus intrusions. community incidents, or other real or perceived threats to the security of the school.


SHELTER-IN-PLACE-

          The shelter-in-place action protects students indoors from airborne contaminants or other                          environmental dangers that are present outside. Shelter-in-place includes the shutdown of                          classroom and building heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, as no one should           be exposed to outside, contaminated air.

TAKE COVER-
This action provides protection during hazards such as a bomb blast explosion, airplane crash, gas storage, tank explosion, or shooting incident. There is typically no advance warning or signal given.

ENRICHMENT CLASSES BEGIN THIS WEEK!!!

Students at Community Magnet CS are treated to a variety of enrichment classes throughout the week. All students, K-5, enjoy Visual Arts, Vocal Music, PE, Technology/Robotics, Drama, and Dance. Chess is optional for students during lunch periods. Fifth grade students love Ballroom Dancing. Last year's 5th graders won FIRST PLACE in the Conga Kids Ballroom Dancing Competition at LA Live! And EVERYONE LOVES library so much that we just consider it to be another enrichment class!  

MORNING ASSEMBLY

Parents are welcome to attend our first in-person Morning Assembly in four years! What is the Morning Assembly about? During Friday Morning Assembly . . .

• We celebrate one Student of the Week from each class. Students of the Week are selected by their teachers for academic achievement, effort, and citizenship. 

• We recognize Toni's Treasures, students who have earned a Kindness Counts coupon by showing care and kindness for others and/or responsibility for our school.

• We learn about the Six Pillars of Character, including being safe, responsible, respectful, and trustworthy. 

• We show our school spirit by wearing CMCS SPIRIT GEAR! Classes showing the most SCHOOL SPIRIT will win Community Cash!!!

TEATIME WITH TONI

           

        Join Toni and special guest, Sarah Feinstein, 

System of Supports Advisor, Student Health and Human Services

Friday, August 25

8:45 a.m.

Room 23 (in person only)

presenting

       Introduction to Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports/Restorative Practices (PBIS/RP)

followed by a presentation of Every School Safe: Grooming Awareness Module

VALET RULES

For the SAFETY of your child and ALL children and parents at CMCS, if you are driving your child to school you MUST follow these valet rules. 
• Arrive at CMCS between 7:30 and 8:00
• Enter through the gate on the EAST side of the school.
• Drive along the left curb.  The right curb is a bus lane whether or not the buses have arrived.
• Wait patiently in a single file line along the left curb of the driveway.
• When a valet volunteer or LAUSD staff directs you, turn right at the parking lot and pull up to the Valet Curb.  There can be a maximum of 3 cars at the Valet Curb.  
• Under no circumstances can you park with your child and walk them through the parking lot. If, especially during these first weeks of school, you want to walk your child to the front gate, you MUST drop your child at the Valet Curb and then park your car.  Your child can wait for you near the valet volunteers on the bench by the Valet Curb.
• When you arrive at the Valet Curb, your child should be ready to exit the car from the passenger side of the vehicle.  IF a passenger side exit from your vehicle is unavailable, your child must wait until a valet volunteer opens the driver side door and escorts them in front of your car onto the curb.
• Under no circumstances should the driver exit the vehicle.
• Do not pull around cars in the valet line including at the Valet Curb.  The line is single file from the east gate entrance  through to the west gate exit.  Please wait your turn to drop off your child and to exit campus.
• FINALLY, be patient and kind.  The valet volunteers and LAUSD staff are there for the safety of your children.  Please treat them, the children, and the other drivers with respect.
  







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IMPORTANT FOR ALL FAMILIES!!!

All parents, new and returning, must complete a Household Income Form (HIF) to maximize our school's funding for the next 4 years. In order to qualify for the 4 years of funding, we must have all applications for new and returning students completed by October 30, 2023. Please click here to complete the form online or drop by the main office to pick up an application.

To date, 69% of Community families have completed the Household Income Form.  Thank you for your support!

We're counting on our final 31%. 
REMEMBER, we need 100%. 
WE CAN DO IT!!






IMMUNIZATION COMPLIANCE

All students enrolled in California schools must present immunization records or medical exemption documentation upon admission to school unless there are special circumstances. In order to assist parents in providing immunization records, LAUSD has launched Vive's Immunization Assistant Tool. Parents must have a Parent Portal account to access this helpful tool. (Click here to watch a quick video on how to create a Parent Portal account.)  The state of California no longer allows religious or personal belief exemptions (Health and Safety Code section 120325). Only medical exemptions are allowed.