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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH
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Hello, Community Families,
And so it begins… Over the past few years, our students have been especially affected by respiratory illnesses during this time of year. As a reminder, while we encourage students to attend school on time every day, it’s important to keep your child home if they are ill. Please ensure they are free from fever, vomiting, or diarrhea for at least 24 hours before returning to school. Nurse Mary has shared some helpful advice—please see her message below.
As we focus on keeping everyone healthy, we’re also entering an exciting and busy time on campus. Over the next two weeks, teachers will be holding parent-teacher conferences. These meetings are a wonderful opportunity to learn about your child’s academic and social progress so far this year and to discuss strategies for supporting their continued success. Please see additional tips below to help you make the most of your conference.
Looking ahead, there’s even more to look forward to! Our Book Fair is just around the corner, along with the highly anticipated performances of The Wizard of Oz presented by Tiny Spotlight. I’m excited to see both casts next weekend and hope you’ll join us in cheering on our talented performers and celebrating their hard work.
Of course, none of these wonderful events and programs would be possible without the support of our amazing parent community. If you’ve ever wondered how you could get involved at Community Magnet, now is a great time to jump in! We’re currently looking for a parent with a green thumb to join Arefa (Adira, Gr. 1, and Zora, Gr. 4) in the Garden. She has been planting and maintaining the garden single-handedly this year. Just last week, she needed to call in for extra support—thank goodness for former parents Ana Park (Cyan, current 12th grader, and Grayson, current 7th grader) and Shiho (Shin, current 6th grader) for taking the time to come back to CMCS and lend a hand!
We’re also seeking parents to assist with after-school valet. Specifically, we need volunteers to help monitor and guide families safely across the crosswalk in front of the school, as well as supervise students waiting in the valet area. Your time and support make a tremendous difference in keeping our community safe, connected, and thriving.
As Always, I thank you for everything you do to help our Community move forward!
Best,
Toni
With autumn in full swing, we are starting to see an increase in various illnesses at school. This year, we’ve had several students develop gastrointestinal symptoms with vomiting, or emetic episodes. This can start off gradually or develop suddenly and may or may not be accompanied by fever, diarrhea, nausea, loss of appetite, abdominal cramping and fatigue. If your student is experiencing vomiting at home or school, please keep them at home until they have not had an emetic episode for 24 hours. When children experience multiple emetic episodes, they become dehydrated. It is important to replenish the body with liquids and electrolytes. Food and drinks that are easily tolerated can include: ginger tea, ginger ale, broths, electrolyte drinks (Pedialyte/Gatorade), saltine crackers, and toast with butter. Encourage your children to wash their hands with soap and water before and after eating, and not to share food with other students.
TIPS FOR PARENT CONFERENCE WEEK November 10-21
Before attending the parent conference, it's helpful for parents to review their child's recent assignments and teacher notes to understand their progress. Preparing a list of questions about academic performance, social behavior, or classroom participation can make the meeting more productive. Talking with the child beforehand about what they enjoy in school and what challenges they face also provides valuable insight.
During the conference, parents should arrive on time, listen carefully to the teacher's perspective, and remain open-minded, even if the feedback is difficult to hear. Sharing information about the child's interests, habits, or any changes at home can help the teacher better understand your student's needs. It's important to focus on collaboration, working together to identify strategies that support the child's growth, and to ask for specific examples of their work or behavior.
After the conference, parents should discuss the outcomes with their child in a positive way, follow through on any action plans or goals set during the meeting, and maintain open communication with the teacher throughout the school year.
Hi parents!
We’re over the rainbow excited — The Wizard of Oz Jr. is coming to CMCS next weekend! 💚🎭🩷
We need your help to make the show extra magical!
We’re asking families to donate treats and goodies for the concession booth before each performance.
🍭 All proceeds benefit the Tiny Spotlight Program at CMCS — helping fund financial aid, scholarships, and better equipment for our shows!
Click below for details and to sign up and join the fun — we can’t do it without you! 💛
Questions? Reach out anytime!
Mollie
mollieryan14@gmail.com
- 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 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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