Community Corner

 Hello Community Families, I hope you've enjoyed a restful Thanksgiving break and are ready to tackle the last 3 school weeks of 2020!  Tea-Time with Toni Please join me for Tea-Time this Thursday to discuss plans for returning to campus. This will be a meeting, not a webinar, so that I may take questions and concerns. If necessary, I will have a second meeting since the meeting will hold only 300 participants.  I look forward to seeing you there! https://lausd.zoom.us/j/85601860446?pwd=c0RFa0g3dTdOdkliSzBFMW1WMFp4QT09 Meeting ID: 856 0186 0446             Passcode: 152316

  Hello Community Family, The holiday season is upon us and, because of COVID, it will be like none we've experienced before. This year, it will take a bit more effort for me to get into the holiday spirit. The resurgence of the COVID virus will prevent many families from spending time together this Thanksgiving. There will be no Holiday Pageant at Community this year. Any plans we had for a school reopening this semester have been thwarted. So, you know, now may the  perfect time to think about the things in our lives for which we should be grateful.  I am grateful for . . .   . . .  a COVID vaccine on the way! At least we can be hopeful that the reopening of schools is in the foreseeable future. Join me for Tea Time with Toni after Thanksgiving to hear more about that. . . . The Community teachers and staff because they are  really talented, caring, funny, intelligent, and generous people! Recognize one of them during our Staff Spotlight. Get the l...

  Hello Community! It was wonderful to see so many families come out to enjoy our Parade of Masks Car Parade! Working on this parade was a welcome respite from the outside world. Kathryn, especially, was out-of-her-mind excited to put her creative talents to work! Kathryn created the large tombstones for the parade. She has an excellent eye for detail! She also organized and led a steady stream of excited volunteers in getting the work done . . .   Alice worked with Kathryn every step of the way from creating the ghosts, preparing the mural, and setting up the yard. Elizabeth Jaspan, who led our PoM parent committee of many, spent two hot and tireless days on the upper yard setting up. Edith Pensamiento and Fabiola Bermudez set up the most beautiful, colorful Dia de los Muertos display! Parent Velicia Misher made numerous store runs, donated countless items, helped with set up, and then came back immediately  after  the parade to help clean up.   There were...

Hello Community Families, We are very excited about next week's Parade of Masks Car Parade!! Almost half of families RSVP'd for the event and about 83% plan to attend. The weather will be cooperating with a forecast of 75 degrees for Saturday. PoM committee members are stuffing treat bags, our Parade of Masks elves are working diligently on props, parents are donating decorations . . .    this is really happening !! If you responded that you would not be able to attend and have since changed your mind, that's fine! We are preparing 500 treat bags and would love to see all our CMCS Dragons at the parade!!  Please remember, distribution day will be Thursday, October 29th. Distribution Day Schedule  5th Grade                    8:00-8:20 – Room 3     8:20-8:40 – Room 13     8:40-9:00 – Room 14 2nd Grade                  9:00-9:20 – Room 8...

 Hello Community, Here is information about upcoming events: Prospective Parent Meeting The second CMCS Prospective Parent Virtual Tour will take place on Tuesday, October 20 at 2:30 p.m. If you know any families interested in attending next school year, please let them know. Our third and final tour of the year will be on Sunday, November 1 at 11:00 a.m.. TeaTime with Toni TeaTime with Toni will be Thursday, October 22 at 4:30 p.m. I will provide information about the COVID-19 testing for students and answer questions you may have about the testing. On-Line Tutoring This week, grade level teams will be putting together small groups of 4-16 students per grade level to receive on-line tutoring from our teachers. The number of students will depend on the number of tutors available. Our focus will be students who are struggling to meet grade level standards during distance learning. Tutoring will begin on Monday, October 26th through Friday, December 10th. School Experience Survey The...

Illustration of Jaime Colson - Merengue (1938)

  Happy October! October is one of the longest months with no school breaks, so Halloween comes as a welcome end-of-the month celebration with its tricks, treats, crazy costumes, and all out fun! While this Halloween will be candy-free for me (gotta lose these COVID pounds), I'm looking forward to the events planned for this month. I'm excited for the Hispanic Heritage Month presentations our 4th and 2nd graders have prepared, I can't wait to be entertained by the award-winning Jose-Luis Orozco, and I am thrilled that our families will celebrate Halloween together with the Parade of Masks Car Parades. Yes! Let's get this October started! Hispanic Heritage Month Celebrations This month, we celebrate the history, culture, and contributions of Hispanic Americans. Be sure to join us for the Monday Mor ning Messages on October 5th and 12th as our 4th and 2nd grade st udents proudly honor Hispanic Americans and the contributions they've made to our society.   Make sure yo...