Spring Break is Coming!

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                                                           NO SCHOOL                               APRIL 14-18, 2025
 Community Corner will return on Sunday, April 20, 2025. Enjoy your Break!




RSVP FOR LITERACY NIGHT

LINK TO REQUEST CHILDCARE

 



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



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





            PUMP IT UP will be Friday, April 11 from 9:45-10:45.             Please volunteer!

Students are eligible for all sorts of prizes, whether they raise funds or just participate in the Spring Into Fitness Challenge. Below is a list of all the prizes. We are 51% of the way towards our goal!

Complete Fitness Calendar:
       --Basketball Player Popit Fidget
       --Entry into Principal for the Day drawing. 
       --Entry into drawing for a Scooter
Register on Fundhub site: 
        --CMCS Sticker
Share Fundhub site on Social Media:
        --Entry into drawing from 1 of 25, $6 It's Boba Time gift cards.
Every $25 Raised:
        --Entry into drawing: 
            Free Week of Camp Invention (June 23-27 @ CMCS) 
Raise $50:
        --Squishy Sports Ball
Raise $100:
        --Soccer Ball Fidget Spinner
100% Class Participation (Register on Fundhub or Complete Fitness Calendar):
        --Popsicle Party & No Homework
Top Earner Each Grade: 
        --PE Coach for the Day
Top Overall Earner: 
         --Free Week of Got Game Camp & Scooter
Meet School Goal of $15,000:
         --New balls and equipment for the Upper Yard!
Winning Team!:
         --Pump It Up Cup!!

So many ways to win! Let's Pump It Up!


What's Happening This Week?

  • April 10
    • Family Literacy Night
    • Open House
    • No Homework Day
    • 5th Grade Panoramic Pictures
  • April 11
    • NO MORNING ASSEMBLY
    • Pump It Up!!
    • Minimum Day, 12:50 Dismissal
    • School Experience Survey window closes
  • April 14-18: SPRING BREAK!!
SCROLL ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM FOR THE COMPLETE CALENDAR



Happy Sunday, Community Families,

This weekend, our campus was bursting with energy as students

wowed us all in this semester’s SING musical! The performances were fantastic, and I hope you had a chance to experience the talent and teamwork on display.  

Looking ahead, we’ve got a busy and exciting week coming up!

We’re so excited to welcome you to our annual Open House this Thursday! It’s a wonderful opportunity for students to show off their classrooms, projects, and everything they’ve been learning. Childcare will be available for families who are not regular Thursday Kids 4 College participants. Please sign up in advance so we can plan appropriate supervision.

Before Open House, our teachers will host Literacy Night, where parents and their kids can pick up fun ideas to support reading at home—and yes, there will be giveaways! Be sure to RSVP so we know you’re coming.

To end the week on a high note, we’ll be celebrating with our Annual Pump It Up event—a fun, active time for our students (and one of my favorites!). I even get to rock a colorful wig every year... I wonder what color it will be this time—red, yellow, or green?

After all that fun and learning, we’ll be rewarded with…       Spring Break! 🌸

I hope you all have plans that include relaxation, fun, and a little “me time.” You’ve earned it—and so have our amazing students and staff!

Wishing you a wonderful week ahead and a joyful Spring Break!

Best,

Toni



.  GOT SNEAKERS?

 

Got Sneakers?
This time of year, our kids’ sneakers are getting small and full of holes. If you throw them out, they’ll end up in landfills and can take 30 to 40 years to decompose. 

Instead bring them to school (your old sneakers too) and drop them in the collection container near the magnet office. Together with Got Sneakers? we’ll recycle and donate athletic sneakers and earn money for our school.  We can earn up to $7 per pair of recycled sneakers. 

Guidelines:  
  • We’re only collecting sneakers.  Kids, teens, adult sizes too!
  • Sneakers can have holes, they can be dirty. 
  • Pairs of sneakers ONLY
  • Tie the pair of shoes together. 
  • NO sandals, wedges, water shoes, dress shoes, boots, etc.
The collection bin is available today through Pump It Up on Friday, 4/11 by the magnet office. 









           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!


                    CURRENT % SURVEYS COMPLETED:

                    PARENTS:      43%  144 Families

                    STAFF:            80%    40 Staff Members

                    STUDENTS: 100%  160 Students


So far,  no class is even close to earning a pizza party! 

The class with the most completed surveys is Room 18 with 9 complete surveys!! Come on, parents, you can do it!! We have one more week! Our goal is 100%.

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!


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



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








2025 CHESS TOURNAMENT


Jessica, our Chess teacher, would like to announce the upcoming 2025 Chess Tournament for all ages kicking off the Santa Monica Chess Club's beach season on Sunday, April 13, 11am-2pm. Tickets are limited! Click here for more information.



HELP OUR STUDENT COUNCIL HELP OTHERS!        DONATE TODAY!!



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

Please make sure your child is in school!!






MATH KANGAROO CLUB 2026


We're already planning for next year's Math Kangaroo Club! We need to know if your child will be participating next year. Please complete this MATH KANGAROO CLUB INTEREST SURVEY to let us know!

ALSO . . .

The Beast Academy online subscriptions will expire soon. Last summer, Mathclub with the help of CFF was able to provide a math learning opportunity with AoPS's Beast Academy math curriculum. They offered the school a group discount for a yearly subscription at $66 dollars. (Normal price $99).

We have been using this math curriculum in our club meetings prior to competition. It really helps build a strong mathematical foundation. It is a fantastic math program! And families can use it during the summer hiatus to prepare for next year.

Please let us know if this is a resource your child would be interested in using by taking this

Thank you!

CMCS Math Club


CMCS ROOFING PROJECT UPDATE

Community's Roofing Project will begin on Friday, April 25, after 3:00pm with the mobilization phase. During this phase, equipment will be delivered and staging begins. There will be two staging areas, one at the entrance to the service road just north of the visitor's parking lot and one on the upper yard.  Roofers will work on one building at a time beginning with the Martha Melinda Auditorium on Monday, April 28. Demolitions will occur between 4pm-6pm and installations will occur between 7am-3pm. There should be little to no impact to staff or students. The roofing project should be completed by December, 2025.




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.










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
  • Student Nest Tutoring Services: Mon., Wed., Thurs.
  • Morning Assembly: Fridays

APRIL
  • April 21-25
    • Last week of Tutoring with Student Nest
  • April 24
    • NO SCHOOL - Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
  • April 25
    • Region West Steam Fest
    • Roofing Project Begins (Mobilization - set up and deliveries
  • April 28-May 2
    • CAASPP Testing all week in English Language Arts, Gr. 3-5
    • Roofing Project - auditorium

MAY
  • May 1
    • Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Assemblies
  • May 5-9
    • CAASPP Testing all week in Math, Gr. 3-5
  • May 6
    • Teacher/Staff Appreciation Luncheon
  • May 7
    • Parent Volunteer Luncheon
    • Annual Charter School Oversight Visit
  • May 8
    • Safety Drills
  • May 9
    • Bus Driver Appreciation Breakfast
  • May 12-16
    • Make-Up CAASPP Testing all week, Gr. 3-5
  • May 12-13
    • CAASPP Testing all week in Science, Gr. 5 only
  • May 13
    • Council Meeting
  • May 14-16
    • CIMI Camp - 5th graders
  • May 20
    • Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Grade 1 & 2 Presentations
  • May 22
    • Talent Show, Gr. 4-5
  • May 23
    • Teatime with Toni
    • Pizza Party for Classes with 100% School Experience Survey Completion
  • May 26
    • MEMORIAL DAY, NO SCHOOL
  • May 30
    • Children's Day!!


JUNE
  • June 2
    • 5th Grade Ice Cream Social
  • June 3
    • Council Meeting
  • June 5
    • Safety Drills
    • Pride Month Assemblies
  • June 6
    • 5th Grade Culmination
    • Minimum Day, 12:50 Dismissal
  • June 9
    • Minimum Day, 12:50 Dismissal
  • June 10
    • Last Day of School

2025-2026
  • August 14, 2025
    • SCHOOL STARTS!

    Click here to view the 24-25 School Calendar









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



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