WINTER RAIN STORM UPDATE

                  MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5th: School and after-school programs will be in session.                 Please stay tuned for updates.

Dear Los Angeles Unified Family,

In preparation for the storm that is expected to impact Southern California, the National Weather Service predicts a growing potential for many hours of moderate to heavy rainfall from Sunday through Tuesday with the storm peaking on Sunday night. Winds are also expected which may cause downed power lines and impassable roads.

Los Angeles Unified has engaged in several precautions to ensure the safety of students, families and employees.

SCHOOL CAMPUS SAFETY

All schools have been instructed to review their comprehensive safety plans and emergency protocols, and have communicated with their school communities. Our maintenance and operations teams have prepared school campuses with preventative work and supplies to minimize debris and the potential impact of flooding. Our on-site maintenance team will arrive early to determine any impact to school sites on Monday.

STUDENT TRANSPORTATION

There are currently no changes with school bus schedules. We anticipate possible route delays. Families of impacted routes will be notified by the Transportation Services Division in the event of a delay on Monday morning. 

SCHOOL UPDATES

Stay tuned for updates on LAUSD.org, on social media @LASchools, on KLCS-TV, on news outlets and messages directly from your principal. If families and students need additional help, please contact our Family Hotline at (213) 443-1300.

The safety of our students, employees and school communities remains our top priority. As a reminder, please allow extra time for your commute and use extreme caution when driving to schools and offices. Please also note alternative routes in case of downed power lines and flooding. Stay clear from rushing water and rivers and do not walk or drive through flooded areas. Children should never walk through or play in riverbeds and flood channels.

We are also collaborating with the City of Los Angeles and all other emergency personnel organizations to ensure the safety of everyone in our school communities. The following are city resources:

• NotifyLA: Register to receive local alerts.
• Los Angeles Emergency Management Department: Follow updates here.
• For announcements involving significant road closures or transportation impacts, click here.
• For impacts like roadway flooding, tree limbs blocking roads or mudslides, please use request service through LACity.gov/myla311, call 311 or download the MyLA311 app.
• Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers: In the event of power outages or water main breaks, call 1-800-DIAL-DWP or click here.
• Southern California Edison customers: In the event of power outages, call 1-800-611-1911 or click here.
• Contact your local utility company for storm-related notifications.

Los Angeles Unified will continue to monitor the storm closely and make adjustments based on weather conditions and consultations with emergency personnel.

Sincerely,

Alberto M. Carvalho
Superintendent

JUST FOR OUR PARENTS . . .

This year, LAUSD has mandated safety trainings for parents, staff, and students. These are presented during TeaTime with Toni this year. A couple of meetings (GATE and OLSAT) are listed as TeaTime with Phyllis.

The SEL Parent group requested workshops on social-emotional and parent/family topics. These are Parent Workshops and are presented by Sarah Feinstein from LAUSD's Student Health and Human Services.

We are also presenting a series of workshops in partnership with UCLA's Center X, on academic topics as requested by our Black Student achievement families, though all families are welcomed to attend. These are our Parent Empowerment Workshops presented by various UCLA faculty members.

TUTORING HELP IS HERE!

We have great news! The LAUSD is providing no cost, vendor-provided, virtual tutoring services for students in math and/or ELA. Tutoring happens in the evenings under supervision.  Parents select a vendor and tutoring times when they enroll via enroll.lausd.net. For more information, please visit www.lausd.org/tutoring. 

FOR PARENTS OF SECOND-GRADE STUDENTS

• Recurring Events:
• Mondays - Math Kangaroo Club 
• Tuesdays -  Tuesday Enrichment 
• Tuesdays & Thursdays - Musical Theater
• Fridays - Morning Assembly

• February 6: Selected 4th graders take the NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress)
• February 8: Parent Empowerment Workshop - Celebrating Black History with Diana Philips
• February 9: Parent Workshop - Five Ways to Connect & Communicate Love (Sarah Feinstein)
• February 9: Family Sweethearts Dance (POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER)

• February 16: TeaTime with Phyllis- OLSAT 2 for Parents of 2nd Grade Students Only

• February 19: NO SCHOOL - Presidents Day
• February 21-22: After-School Intervention begins (by invitation only) - through May 8-9
• February 22: Black History Assembly
• February 23: TeaTime with Toni: Cybersecurity Training for Parents

• February 26: Council Meeting
• February 27: Black History Class Presentations, Grades K & 5
• February 28-29: After School Intervention sessions
• February 29: Parent Empowerment Workshop- How to Make Social Studies Meaningful with Diana Philips, UCLA Teacher Leader

Click here to view our main calendar.

Click here to view the GATE Meeting Presentation from December 1, 2023.

          

2023-24 PARENT EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOP SERIES

All parents are invited to monthly workshops featuring topics to help your child achieve academically. Workshops will be facilitated by UCLA experts in the particular field of study.

We hope you can all attend!

(topics are subject to change)

REVISED 10/22/2023

September 7 and 28: Parents- Empowered to Lead Improvement

October 19: Strategies to Get Your Kids to Love Reading

November 9: Eureka Math

December 7: Everyday Math Skills to Teach at Home - Lavyddya Anderson

January 18: Informational & Narrative Writing and How to Support Each at Home - Marlene Carter

February 8: Celebrating Black History - Peta Lindsay

February 29: How to Make Social Studies Meaningful - Diana Philips

March 21: Persuasive Writing and How to Support It at Home - Marlene Carter

April 18: Next Generation Science Standards - Zach Cue 

May 9: Engineering Standards - Zach Cue 

May 30: How Kids Learn to Read - Shayla Brown

All remaining workshops will begin at 1:30 p.m. in Room 23 unless otherwise noted.

BSAP REGIONAL FAMILY ADVISORY MEETINGS

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.