Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 19, 2026 NO SCHOOL
Dear Community Families,
As we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Community Magnet Charter School community reflects on his enduring message of equality, justice, and compassion. Dr. King’s vision of a world built on respect, understanding, and unity continues to inspire the work done each day within our classrooms and community.
Dr. King believed in the power of education to transform lives and to create a more just and peaceful society. His commitment to nonviolence, empathy, and service mirrors the core values that guide Community Magnet Charter School. Our mission to foster academic excellence, celebrate diversity, and nurture responsible global citizens aligns deeply with Dr. King’s dream of a community where every individual is valued and empowered to reach their fullest potential.
As we commemorate this important day, let it serve as a reminder to continue building a school environment rooted in kindness, inclusion, and respect for all. By living out these principles, the Community Magnet Charter School community honors Dr. King’s legacy and helps bring his dream closer to reality.
Important Announcements for the Week
Attendance and MOY Interim Assessments
Attendance over the next few weeks is especially important as students participate in the Mid-Year (MOY) Interim Assessments in Math and Reading. These assessments help determine how each student will be supported in achieving academic success through small group instruction, participation in the CATCH program, and after-school tutoring and intervention opportunities. They also play a key role in identifying students for gifted and talented programs.
Tiny Spotlight
Tiny Spotlight begins this week on Tuesday and Thursday. Please note that there are no late buses this week. Students participating in musical theater will need to be picked up after rehearsal or may attend Kids 4 College camp until pick-up. The same applies to our first Math Kangaroo meeting on Monday, January 26, 2026. There is the option to work from home if your student is unable to attend in person on this day. Late buses will resume on February 2, 2026.
Tea Time – This Friday
Join us for Tea Time this Friday. Our guests will be the Kids 4 College staff, who will share information about their program and answer any questions families may have. This will be a hybrid meeting—check out the flyer below for details on how to join.
Thank you for your continued support and partnership in making Community Magnet Charter School a place where every student can thrive.
Best,
Toni
P.S.
I’d like to extend a warm and heartfelt thank you to the wonderful parents who immediately stepped up to help with our new freezer!
First, a huge shoutout to Bethany Reilly (Avery, Gr. 2, and Greyson, Gr. 5) for working her magic to find a replacement for our broken freezer and personally delivering it to the school early on Thursday morning.
Then, six amazing parents arrived early to move the old freezer out and bring the new one in—it took just a few minutes, and we were all set!
Thank you so much to Ravi Lakdawala (Juhi, Gr. K), Peymon Shaoulpour (Leo, Gr. 3), Nikki Cox (Grayson, Gr. 1), Ron Truppa (Ronnie, Gr. 1), Jeffrey Poliquin (Oscar, Gr. 3), and Joshua Zar (Booker, Gr. 3, and Duke, Gr. 5).
It truly takes a village, and we’re so grateful for ours!
MULTILINGUALISM AWARDS
SAVE THE DATE!!
- Morning Assembly: Fridays
- Tuesday Enrichment: Tuesdays
- Tiny Spotlight Musical Theater: Tuesday & Thursday casts
- Student Nest Tutoring Services: Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
- After-School Intervention: Wednesdays & Thursdays
- Math Kangaroo: Mondays
Save the Dates . . .
- January 19
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day- NO SCHOOL
- January 20
- MOY (Middle-of-Year) iReady Assessments begin, Gr. K-5
- Tiny Spotlight rehearsals begin
- January 23
- TeaTime with Toni - Meet with Kids 4 College to learn and ask questions about the after-school program
- January 26
- Math Kangaroo resumes
- January 27
- Community Council Meeting
- SWPBIS Council Subcommittee meets
- January 28
- 3rd grade arts field trip
- January 29
- Above & Beyond Club
- February 2
- 5th Grade Physical Fitness testing window opens
- Math Kangaroo
- 4th Grade field trip to VT Ranch
- Student Nest tutoring begins
- February 3
- Tuesday Enrichment begins
- February 4
- 4th grade arts field trip
- February 9
- Math Kangaroo
- 5th grade arts field trip
- February 16
- NO SCHOOL- Presidents Day
- February 18
- after-school intervention begins
- February 19
- Safety Drills
- February 23
- Math Kangaroo
- Rm. 13 field trip
- February 24
- Community Council meeting
- Kindergarten and 5th grade Black History Month presentations (8:30 and 1:00)
- February 27
- Tea Time with Toni
- Black History Month assemblies: Celebrating Black History in the Big Easy
- March 2
- Math Kangaroo
- March 5
- Above & Beyond Club (tentative)
- 3rd grade field trip (tentative)
- March 6
- Book Fair Preview
- March 9-13
- Parent Conference Week
- Book Fair
- March 10
- Grandparents Day!
- March 11-12
- Minimum Days - 12:50 dismissals
- No tutoring
- No late buses
REGISTER FOR KIDS 4 COLLEGE FREE AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE
- 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.
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.
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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