A Huge Shout-out to Our Incredible Community! 🎉

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Dear Community Families,

For the past two years, Community Magnet Charter School (CMCS) has proudly partnered with the Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning. This esteemed non-profit organization is dedicated to equipping educators with the tools to effectively engage students from diverse backgrounds.

At the helm of this initiative is Dr. Sharroky Hollie, the Center’s executive director and a nationally recognized advocate for culturally and linguistically responsive teaching practices. With extensive experience as a university professor at California State University and as a visiting professor at institutions such as Webster University in St. Louis, as well as a guest lecturer at Stanford and UCLA, Dr. Hollie brings a wealth of knowledge to our school community.

Through this partnership, Dr. Hollie provides CMCS teachers with professional development in culturally responsive teaching strategies, observes these strategies in action within our classrooms, and offers valuable feedback and coaching to enhance the learning environment for all students.

One CMCS educator who has truly exemplified these practices is Cindy K., our dedicated Resource Specialist. Cindy’s unwavering commitment to her students has not gone unnoticed—her inspiring teaching methods caught the attention of Dr. Hollie himself! He recently featured her in one of his Outrageous Love podcasts, celebrating her impact in the classroom. We couldn’t be prouder—congratulations, Cindy, on this well-deserved recognition!

🎧 Click here to listen to the podcast.

Culturally Responsive Learning and Teaching (CRLT) is an educational approach that honors and integrates students' cultural backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to foster inclusive and effective learning environments. By weaving students’ cultural knowledge, traditions, languages, and identities into the teaching process, CRLT makes learning more meaningful and relevant for all.

Friday night was an unforgettable splash! Our Spring Dance, with its enchanting Under the Sea theme, was nothing short of magical. The decorations transformed the space into an oceanic wonderland, making it feel like we were dancing beneath the waves! DJ Adam kept the energy flowing like the tide, and the dance floor was alive with excitement.

Although I didn’t capture many photos, be sure to dive into our social media to relive the magic of the night! A tidal wave of appreciation goes out to our incredible dance co-chairs, Marlene W. (Ananda, Grade 1) and Karen B. (River, Gr. 2 & Rowan, Gr. 4), along with Bethany R. (Avery, Gr. 1 & Greyson, Gr. 4), Lynda A. (Matthias, Gr. 3), and the entire dance committee! You truly made a splash—thank you for bringing this underwater dream to life!

You may recall that last week, I was amazed by Skye's spot-on Prince costume. Well, this week, Kaylee Rae I. absolutely stunned with her incredible portrayal of Sacagawea! Her attention to detail was truly impressive—she perfected the look, don’t you think?

Wow! Community is truly an incredible place—from our dedicated parents who work tirelessly to provide the best for their children and our school, to our outstanding educators who pour their hearts into supporting our students, and, of course, our wonderfully creative students who thrive in this warm and nurturing learning environment. We are so grateful to be part of such a special community within LAUSD!

See you on campus this week!

Best,

Toni




Exciting News- Our School Website is Getting an Upgrade

Within the next 30 days, our current school website, communitymagnet.org, will be replaced with a new Edlio-powered website, in alignment with LAUSD requirements. This transition ensures consistency across all LAUSD school websites while improving accessibility and functionality for our community.

Stay tuned for more details about our new site—we’ll share updates soon.



JOIN US THIS FRIDAY FOR A PARENT WORKSHOP

Looking for more strategies to respond to challenging behaviors? Come join fellow parents/caregivers for another fun, engaging workshop and explore 7 Simple Strategies to Respond to Behavior with our school's System of Supports Advisor (SOSA), Sa rah Feinstein. 





WE'RE LOOKING FOR AN AWESOME TEACHER TO JOIN THE CMCS FAMILY!






Family Literacy Night is Thursday, April 10th - at Open House



RSVP:   https://forms.office.com/r/sF0Ney1n2H









           TO REGISTER, USE ACCESS KEY: 4srrdQ

Viewers will be directed to a page to register for a free account or login if they already have an account, and then be prompted to input the access key to watch the video. 

Parent handouts are available for download on the video's webpage.

This link it good through April 10, 2025.



WIN A PIZZA PARTY FOR YOUR CHILD'S CLASS!

Dear Community Families,

Your voice matters! Help our school by completing this year’s School Experience Survey. We aim for 100% participation! Email or send your proof of completion with your student to school or email a screenshot to trk2932@lausd.net. Remember only 1 survey per family, not child. 

To incentivize students, parents, and staff, we are holding a competition for the submission of Parent surveys. 


100% PARENT SES SUBMISSION PER CLASS

-Teachers receive a $50 Amazon gift card

-Classes receive a Pizza Party 🍕🎉 on Friday, May 23rd at lunch.

Thank you for your participation in improving our school!


Smarter Balanced and End-of-Year Assessments Coming Soon!   

Please make sure your child is in school!!





ARE YOU RETURNING FOR 2025-26?

Can you believe it? It's already that time of year when we begin preparing for the next school year! We need to know your plans for 2025-2026 as we begin to reorganize classes, purchase materials and supplies, and secure staff.

Please click here to complete the Are You Returning survey by Friday, April 1. We hope to see all of our K-4 families return to Community next year!!







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.





Save the Dates . . .

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


MARCH
  • March 31
    • No School - Cesar Chavez Day


APRIL
  • April 1
    • Council Meeting
    • Accepted Family Tour
    • Last Day for Tuesday Enrichment
    • Last Day for Tuesday cast of Tiny Spotlight
  • April 3
    • Safety Drill
    • Last Day of Spring Intervention
  • April 4
    • Tiny Spotlight Presentation of Sing! (Tuesday Cast)
  • April 5
    • Tiny Spotlight Presentations (Tuesday Cast / Thursday Cast)
  • April 6
    • Tiny Spotlight Presentation (Thursday Cast)
  • April 7-11
    • CAASPP Practice all week for Gr. 3-5
  • April 10
    • Open House!
    • Family Literacy Night
    • No Homework Day
    • 5th Grade Panoramic Pictures
  • April 11
    • TeaTime with Toni
    • Parent Meeting
    • Pump It Up!!
    • Minimum Day, 12:50 Dismissal
    • School Experience Survey window closes
  • April 14-18: SPRING BREAK!!
  • April 21-25

    • Last week of Tutoring with Student Nest
  • April 24
    • NO SCHOOL - Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
  • April 25
    • Region West Steam Fest
    • Beautification Day (tentative)
  • April 28
    • CAASPP Testing all week in English Language Arts, Gr. 3-5


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



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