Congratulations Class of 2026!

5TH GRADE CULMINATION

Friday, June 5, 2026

Your wings are strong, your hearts are full, and your futures are bright. As you leave CMCS behind and begin a new journey, remember that you are capable of amazing things. Keep dreaming big, leading with kindness, and believing in yourselves. We are so proud of all you have accomplished. Congratulations, Class of 2026 - now go out and soar high!

                                                                                                           

Dear Community Families,

We’re on the final countdown . . . just 3 more days of school remain! Please remember that attendance still matters, and all students are expected to attend school through 
Wednesday, June 10, our last day of the 2025–2026 school year.

But before summer begins, there is still plenty of fun ahead! All students are invited to watch a fun, friendly, and competitive kickball game between CMCS staff and our 5th graders. As always, I’ll be cheering for the 5th graders  —  but we’ll see what happens!

We’ll also send our students off for the summer with our Annual Bubble Bus Parade on Wednesday. This exciting CMCS tradition is one students always look forward to and one not to be missed!

As we close out the school year, we also say  to several valued members of our staff.

Heba, our cafeteria manager, will be transferring to a school closer to home. Although she has only been with us for one
year, she quickly became a dependable, steady, and caring presence on campus. We are grateful for the care she showed our students every day and will miss her greatly, though we completely understand that family comes first.

We will also be saying goodbye to two longtime arts 

teachers, Mary (vocal music) and Kathleen (visual arts). Both have been part of the CMCS community for many years and have made an incredible impact on our students.

While LAUSD’s Arts Education Branch has assigned Mary to new schools for next year, please know that we did our very best to keep her at CMCS. Due to ongoing budget challenges, we made

the difficult decision to continue next year with our district-provided arts teacher, Hilary, who joined us earlier this year. As a result, Kathleen will not be returning as our visual arts teacher. Thankfully, Kathleen will continue supporting CMCS through the Tuesday after-school enrichment program and by advising us as we continue beautifying our campus.

Our staff and students will celebrate these beloved staff members with heartfelt send-offs throughout the week.

Looking ahead to next year, CMCS will welcome three new arts teachers in vocal music, drama, and dance. The vocal music teacher will be with us for the full school year, while the new drama and dance teachers will teach during the fall semester. Our current drama and dance teachers, Melissa and Myko, will return for the spring semester.

As we await additional guidance regarding LAUSD’s new school screen-time policy, we have found it necessary to begin the school year without technology enrichment
classes. Once we receive the information needed to make informed decisions, we hope to reintroduce technology instruction during the spring semester. While we hope this is not goodbye to our beloved technology teacher, Tiffany, we must say goodbye for now.

Many of you have also heard that Sandra, our beloved first grade teacher, may be impacted by district-wide staffing cuts. We continue to fight tirelessly to keep her at CMCS. Thank you to the many parents who have reached out to Region West leadership and Board Member Melvoin to advocate on her behalf. At this time, her status for the 2026–2027 school year remains uncertain.

On a different note, we are also continuing our efforts to
secure funding to complete our campus-wide painting project. The current phase is nearly finished, and we are excited to share that the Martha Melinda Auditorium will soon receive new flooring and chairs as well. Stay tuned for more updates on campus improvements!

That’s the news as we wrap up another memorable school year. Be on the lookout for one final blog post on Wednesday, then Community Corner will return in August. 

CMCS wishes all of our families a safe, joyful, and restful summer!

Best,
Toni

2ND ANNUAL PRIDE ASSEMBLY

featuring Poet Jen Cheng

A heartfelt thank you to this small but mighty team for creating a Pride Assembly to remember! Pictured here are Pride Committee members Julie Ann Randall, Gretchen Kinder, Lynda Andrews, Romy Mehlman, and Kim and Tom Murtaugh. Another valued committee member, Jennifer Brooke, is not pictured.

Students celebrated PRIDE with colorful handmade posters and flags throughout the campus. The auditorium was beautifully decorated with vibrant rainbow collages showcasing students’ reflections on what PRIDE means to them.  

Students were captivated by fellow teacher and educator Jen Cheng, 

who shared several inspiring poems, including her powerful piece, “A Prayer of Light.”

ABOVE & BEYOND CLUB

Congratulations to these outstanding students, our final members of the 2025-26 Above & Beyond Club! We proudly celebrated these students, who were selected by their teachers for consistently going above and beyond in the classroom.

Grades K & 1

Grades 2 & 3

Grades 4 & 5

THIRD GRADE EGG DROP CONTEST

Third graders had a blast last week competing in the infamous Egg Drop Contest! Students showcased their creativity and engineering skills by designing ingenious protective containers to help their eggs survive a drop from the breezeway roof. Check out these proud winners!

All library books are overdue and need to come back by June 10. If the book is missing, please contact Sarah Lilly as soon as possible about replacing it - slilly3@lausd.net.

SAVE THE DATE

and

Don't forget to RSVP 

using the QR code below!

Save the Dates . . .

JUNE (25/26)

• June 9
• Community Council Meeting/Celebration
• Kids 4 College End of Year Celebration (after school)
• June 10
• Last Day of School
• Minimum Day, 12:50 Dismissal

• June 15
• Camp Invention begins (through June 26) and directed by Instructional Aide, Yulisa O. (Gr.2, Rm. 9)
• Kids 4 College summer camp program begins (through July 24)

• June 22
• LAUSD Summer School begins (through July 20)
• June 27
• Summer Playdate at Hazeltine Park, 10-12

JULY (26/27)

• July 21
• CMCS's BSAP - Black Excellence Summer Program in partnership with Teach 2 Reach Science Program begins (through July 31) - taught by CMCS teachers, Briana, Ty, Cindy, Dylan, and Kirsten
• July 26
• Summer Playdate at Memorial Park, 10-12
• July 27
• CMCS Kinder Camp begins (through July 31) taught by CMCS kindergarten teachers, Marie, Fanahi, and Maria.

AUGUST (26/27)

• August 9
• Summer Playdate at Aiden's Place, 2-4

PLAN AHEAD FOR SUMMER . . .

              

COMMUNITY HAS EXCITING SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE!

• All Community students are invited to attend a free summer enrichment camp with Kids 4 College.
• Incoming kindergarten students can join us for a week of Kinder Camp—also completely free.
• BSAP students are invited to participate in our free BSAP summer academic enrichment program.
• Camp Invention, a paid program, is open to all students!

Explore these special programs and check out our packed summer calendar.

We hope to see you on campus this summer!

                                

There is still time to enroll for our instructional Summer School programs that will be offered to our students from June 22-July 20 including TK-7th grade programs, Dual Enrollment, Enrichment Camps, ESY and  senior high credit recovery and enrichment. For information about summer programs, please visit the website at lausd.org/summeroflearning. Or pick up a paper application at your school.

Warner Elementary School will be hosting Summer School for Community Magnet students, however families can enroll their child(ren) at any site across LAUSD. 

BUS BOOK FORM

We no longer accept phone calls for Bus Book changes.

If your student’s after-school plans change, please complete this Bus Book Form before 12:00 p.m.

Our goal is to get students safely and efficiently to their buses, valet, or after-school activities—and your help truly makes a difference.

Here’s how you can help IN 2 easy steps:

STEP 1: Remind your student in the morning if they are staying after school for an activity. Students sometimes forget, and when that happens, they may get on the bus or go to valet instead of heading to their activity. This can delay bus departure as staff work to locate and redirect them.

STEP 2: Submit the Bus Book Form before 12:00 p.m. if there are any changes to your student’s usual after-school plans. Telling your student alone isn’t enough—we must confirm changes directly with you. When changes come in late, it can cause confusion and delay buses waiting to depart.

By following these steps, you’re helping us keep dismissal safe, organized, and on time—so students get home sooner and buses can return for late pickup more quickly.

Thank you for your continued support and partnership in keeping our students safe and our afternoons running smoothly!

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.

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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