Happy Rosh Hashanah - No School October 3rd

-

 


NO SCHOOL

Thursday, October 3, 2024

Dear Community Families,


With the first day of Math Kangaroo beginning next week, we will have after-school activities every day of the week, except Friday. Collaboration, organization, and teamwork has been key in getting it all going. Our dedicated bus drivers work hard to get students to their stops after dismissal, then high-tail it back to Community, in the height of traffic, to pick up students participating in the after-school activities. Samara, our very capable and hard-working after-school coach, and her team have really helped to make the process seamless. She is incredibly organized! In addition to running the after-school program, she keeps track of the students participating in the tutoring and intervention programs and ensures they get on the late bus at the end of the long day. Instructional aides, Akemi, Annabella, Okima, Arianna and Anthony, support Math Kangaroo, and / or Tuesday Enrichment. They supervise students during after-school supper/snack, assist teachers in the classrooms, and get students to valet, camp, or to the buses at 4:45.  Alice prepares the schedules and keeps track of the rosters for these programs. Karyn, who works with the CATCH program during the school day, supports the Musical Theater program after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Here are the points of contact for each program if you have any questions or concerns:

Tutoring - Phyllis        Tuesday Enrichment - Kathryn       Musical Theater - Lindsay

            Math Kangaroo - Howard  (Toni)                  Intervention - Toni

Thank you for allowing your students to participate in these various activities. It strengthens friendships, builds community, and provides something for just about everyone. Please hang in there with the late bus situation. LA traffic is no joke! I don't know how they do it, but our bus drivers deal with it all day, every day . . . with a bus full of active students and no other adult support. Please be sure to give your thanks to them whenever you can. They work so hard!

Anyway, we have another busy week ahead. If you are a parent volunteer, please plan to attend the parent volunteer orientation on Friday. See details below. If you're unable to make it in person or via Zoom, no worries- we will schedule another orientation soon. Immediately following this orientation will be presentations of our 24-25 Safe School Plan and Suicide Prevention Awareness training for parents and caregivers.

And a heads up:   A registration link for Session 2 of Tuesday Enrichment classes will be in next week's blog. Be aware and don't miss out!

I look forward to seeing our volunteers on Friday!!

Best,

Toni



TUESDAY ENRICHMENT SESSION 2 BEGINS SOON!

LOOK OUT FOR THE

REGISTRATION IN NEXT WEEK'S BLOG!



CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR ABOVE & BEYOND CLUB MEMBERS






ZOOM LINK




Safe School Plan and 

Suicide Prevention Awareness for Parents & Caregivers Training


Friday, October 4, 2024

Immediately following the Parent Meeting 

Room 23 or ZOOM



         MIDDLE SCHOOL NIGHT PRESENTATION












UCLA ATHLETICS FOR YOUTH 

Dear Community Families,

 The UCLA "Athletics for Youth" program offers an opportunity for our children to attend select sporting events.  

Tickets are limited and will be given on a first come, first served way. If you are interested in attending either event, please complete this form .

If you have any difficulties accessing the form, please send an email to Seira Santizo Greenwood (seirasantizo@gmail.com)














Countdown: 10 left of Pledge Drive Campaign!!! 

YOU HAVE THE POWER TO HELP!

Is this the year?

Will you help us reach 100% participation and make a BIG difference! 


Together we can! 

We are ~ $63K to goal!!! 

In a few weeks families have come together and pledged $202,317!


The Pledge Drive raises nearly 2/3 of the funds we need to support CMCS and this effort is the foundation of our fundraising. During the 2024-2025 School Year PLEDGE needs to raise $265,000 of our total $380,187 to support CMCS. Other fundraisers in the year such as, Parade of Masks “POM”, Read-A-Thon, Spring Dance and Pump It Up “PIU”, help us reach our total fundraising goal, so your support throughout the year is essential! 


PLEASE CLICK HERE TO DONATE:

https://www.freshschools.com/app/f/2024-2025-pledge-drive/donate


Save the Dates . . .

Recurring Activities
  • Morning Assembly: Fridays
  • Student Nest Tutoring Services: Mon., Wed., Thurs.
  • Tiny Spotlight Musical Theater: Tuesdays, Thursdays 
  • Tuesday Enrichment : Tuesdays
  • After-School Intervention: Wednesdays & Thursdays



OCTOBER
  • October 7
    • Math Kangaroo begins
  • October 8
    • Council Meeting
  • October 10
    • Safety Drills
  • October 11
    • Audiometric Screening for Grades K, 2, 5 and Students with Disabilities
  • October 14-18
    • Digital Citizens Week
  • October 15
    • Hispanic Heritage Month Presentations, Grades 3 & 4
  • October 17
    • Great California Shakeout
  • October 18
    • Teatime with Toni
    • Parent Meeting
    • Hispanic Heritage Month Assembly
  • October 23
    • Prospective Parent Tour #2, 8:30am
  • October 25
    • Parade of Masks
  • October 31
    • Halloween!!
    • No After-School Intervention
  • November 1
    • Read-a-Thon Kick-Off at Morning Assembly
    • Pajama Day 
NOVEMBER
  • November 1
    • Read-a-Thon Kick-Off at Morning Assembly
    • Pajama Day 
  • November 6
    • Prospective Parent Tour #2
  • November 7
    • Safety Drills
  • November 8
    • Grading Period 1 Ends

Click here to view the 24-25 School Calendar









Click here to read the 2024-2025 Parent/Student Handbook


PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Thank you to all the parents who have already submitted volunteer applications for the 2024-2025 school year. While quite a few applications have been approved, many are stuck in the process because of  expired TB clearance. TB clearance must be updated every 4 years, so if your TB clearance was provided in 2020, it's  time to update.

Please look out for the parent volunteer training coming soon.


SCHOOL IS COMPULSORY!

Students need to come to school every day. When possible, please schedule your child’s medical appointments outside of school hours. (See the bell schedule for our school hours.) If you must schedule an appointment during school hours, please check in at the main office to pick up/drop off your child.

The following types of absences are excused: illness, doctor’s appointments, funerals, family emergencies, court dates, religious observances, etc. Examples of unexcused absences include: vacations, “we slept in,” “we took a family day,” “we went to Disneyland for her birthday,” "we visited relatives out of state/country," etc. Even if you send in a note to explain the absence, those examples would be designated as unexcused. For more information, please refer to LAUSD’s Attendance Guide.

You may know that LAUSD has an Independent Study program. This program is intended to provide make-up classwork for students who must miss school for legitimate long-term absences (for example, needing to go out of town for a death in the family, quarantine/lengthy stay at home for serious illness, or needing to make a visa appointment in a home country). Independent Study is NOT for “we are taking 2 weeks off and going abroad,” or “we are starting our Winter Break 10 days early.” For Independent Study in excess of 15 days, you must enroll in the online City of Angels program.











REGISTER FOR KIDS 4 COLLEGE FREE AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE



Click here for the application. Return the completed application to the main office.









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.




Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Enrichment Block Begins This Week!

-
Image
  ENRICHMENT BLOCKS BEGIN THIS WEEK! Dear Community Families, WHEW!! What a week! It was an exciting one and we're so happy to have students back on campus. We now have a week under our belts- students know where their classrooms are, who their teachers are, and their bus assignments. Teachers have taught classroom systems and procedures, and we've taught our expectations for behavior during behavior assemblies.  On Thursday, we practiced our first fire and earthquake drills of the year. We learned how to evacuate quickly and quietly to the upper yard and how to drop, cover, and hold in the classroom. We held our first Morning Assembly on Friday. Each week, teachers select one student to be recognized as the Student-of-the-Week at the Morning Assembly. These students receive certificates to acknowledge their achievement and are invited to select a prize from the Treasure Box. Staff members issue Kindness Counts coupons are given to students who show kindness and good citizensh...
Read more

It's the First Day of School!

-
Image
  Dear Community Families, The first day of school is here! There will be a lot happening at school this week to kick off the new year.  All parents are welcome to join us for a Meet & Greet after walking your student to their classroom on the first day of school. CFF will provide light refreshments as you meet and mingle with other parents and CMCS staff. Meet us on the Room 1 yard at 8:10am. Our Beginning-of-Year Assessment windows open this week so your child will be taking diagnostic tests in reading (DIBELS for Gr. K-2 / iReady for Gr. 3-5) and math (iReady for all grade levels). Teachers will use these results to determine classroom small group instruction, after-school intervention groups, advanced math groups, and tutoring groups. As of last school year, LAUSD requires students to complete 30-45 minutes of iReady Personalized Learning per week. Your child's teacher may ask that some of these required minutes be completed at home. Join me Friday, August 16 at TeaTi...
Read more

Welcome to the 2024-25 School Year

-
Image
  Dear Community Families, Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year at Community Magnet Charter School! This summer flew by quickly, but I hope you enjoyed time with your families and friends. I am very happy to have spent a week visiting Toronto with my family. It just so happened that we were there for Canada Day (similar to our Fourth of July) and the Toronto Jazz Festival! In addition to spectacular fireworks, top-notch dining, and wonderful jazz music, we witnessed the awesomeness of the beautiful Niagara Falls. It was a fun-packed week and I left with a special place in my heart for Toronto! Speaking of fun-packed, Community was buzzing with fun for most of the summer. We hosted the Kids 4 College Summer Camp, Camp Invention, BSAP Summer Bridging Program and Kinder Camp! This week will be even busier, but without the kids and not so fun. Albert and Rick will complete the final campus cleaning. Office staff will finalize classroom assignments (to be completed by August 8th) and en...
Read more