Fall Back This Weekend!
When you set your clocks back, it’s also a great time to change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to help keep your family safe.
With the time change, the sun will set earlier, and there will be less daylight in the evenings. Please remind your children to walk on sidewalks whenever possible, travel with friends or in groups, wear bright or reflective clothing. And for drivers—please slow down and stay alert, especially near crosswalks and schools.
Thank you for helping us keep everyone safe during this darker time of year!
URGENT Request to Parents
We kindly ask that, unless it’s an emergency, you avoid calling the office between 2:30 and 3:00 p.m. so we can focus on a smooth and safe dismissal for all students.
Thank you for your cooperation!
Dear Community Families,
I hope you all enjoyed a spook-tacular Halloween! I spent the evening passing out (and sampling!) candy to all the neighborhood ghouls and goblins. It’s always such a treat to see our very own CMCS trick-or-treaters stop by!
On Tuesday, October 28, we celebrated the 50th day of school! It’s hard to believe how quickly the year is flying by—it feels like Back-to-School Night was just yesterday. Now that Halloween has passed, the weeks will move even faster as we head into the holiday season.
I want to take a moment to thank all of our families for your continued efforts to improve attendance this year, and to recognize Claudia, our attendance counselor, for her dedication in supporting families who may be facing attendance challenges.
At this point in the year:
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Five or more absences = Chronically absent (Claudia has reached out with support and resources)
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Three to four absences = Basic attendance (there’s room to improve)
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Zero to two absences = Proficient attendance (thank you for your consistency!)
See our school's year-to-date attendance rates below. Your partnership makes a tremendous difference in our school community. Thank you for all you do to support your child’s learning and growth.
Best,
Toni
Wednesday, November 5th is our final prospective parent tour of the school year. If you know a wonderful family looking for a wonderful school, please invite them to attend!
Check out the latest issue of The CMCS Chronicle, our very own student-created newspaper! This edition is packed with engaging articles, a fun comic strip, and thoughtful pieces on topics that matter most to CMCS students. Click here to read all about it!
COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
3:15-4:15
Room 23 or ZOOM
- Morning Assembly: Fridays
- Tuesday Enrichment: Tuesdays, beginning September 16
- Tiny Spotlight Musical Theater: Tuesday & Thursday casts
- Student Nest Tutoring Services: Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays- begin September 22
- After-School Intervention: Wednesdays & Thursdays, beginning October 15
- Math Kangaroo: Mondays, beginning November 3
Save the Dates . . .
- November 10-21
- Parent Conferences
- November 11
- NO SCHOOL - Veterans Day
- November 14
- Book Fair Preview Day
- November 14-16
- Tiny Spotlight presents The Wizard of Oz
- November 17-21
- Parent Conferences continue
- Book Fair
- November 19-20
- Minimum Days, 12:50 dismissals
- NO TUTORING
- NO LATE BUSES
- November 21
- Tea Time with Toni
- November 24-28
- THANKSGIVING BREAK
- December 3
- 3rd Grade field trip to the Aquarium of the Pacific
- December 4
- Above & Beyond Club
- December 5
- Brandon's class to JPL field trip
- Teatime with Toni - Kathi facilitates GATE Parent Meeting
- December 10
- 5th Grade field trip to Columbia Memorial Space Center
- December 11
- Last day of Fall Intervention
- December 15-19
- Holiday Bazaar
- December 16
- Community Council Meeting
- 2nd Grade field trip to Tree People
- December 18
- Winter Program, 8:30 and 1:00
- Safety Drills
- December 19
- Last Day of Fall Semester
- Minimum Day, 12:50 dismissal
- December 22-January 9
- WINTER BREAK
- January 12
- Second Semester begins
IMPORTANT REMINDER ABOUT CHANGES TO YOUR DAILY TRANSPORTATION PLAN
As you know, we have several after-school activities at Community. There's Kids 4 College camp, musical theater, math kangaroo, Tuesday enrichment, intervention, and tutoring. Later in the year, we'll also have late field trips. Getting students to their buses after dismissal has become a challenge. Late notifications of last minute changes in transportation plans exacerbate the problem. In order to help us get your students off smoothly at the end of the day, we ask that you please call the main office before 12:00 pm to notify us of any changes to your transportation plans. Since Kathryn does not always get to her email in time, I encourage you not to email her with these changes. In order to get the message into the bus book and out to classes before dismissal, it is very important that you notify the office in a timely manner. Every day, buses sit and wait as we try to get last minute messages to students. Too many times, we've had to stop the bus and get a child off or have the bus return to school to pick up a child because of late communication. The students have a long enough ride and the late notifications add more time to the commute.
Please always call before 12pm.
- 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.
REGISTER FOR KIDS 4 COLLEGE FREE AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE
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.
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