CFF NEWSLETTER

Hey Community Families!

This week we close out a strong February! Our school showed love and appreciation for students with our CFF Sweetheart's Dance, student council Val-o-Grams, and fun themed distribution day! Students also helped ring in the Lunar New Year and Chinese New Year last week, and learned more about these celebrations. Black History Month celebrations continue this Thursday with book author Sharon Langley at a school-wide Black History Month assembly! CFF also held our February Member meeting (link to the zoom recording if you missed it!).

This week, CMCS will start to shift focus to next school year at the Council Meeting, Tea Time with Toni, and LCAP Town Hall, with a focus on school planning and budget! Plus, Friday we'll celebrate some creative school spirit with Creative Hair Day! Also, be sure to check our the cool *new* CMCS masks for sale at the CMCS Store!

And in March, we've got Book Fair and Yearbook Sales!

Love CMCS, our amazing teachers, and all the awesome programs we've got? Let's show our love to CMCS by getting to 100% participation in Pledge Drive this week! If you have not yet made a pledge/donation, pledge now!

To close out the month of love, let's show our love to CMCS by getting to 100% participation in Pledge Drive! We are grateful to the 64% of the school that has already participated towards our fundraising goals! If you're in 36% that has not yet made a donation, please take a minute and donate now! Remember, any amount help us to ensure robust enrichment, programming, and school support!

NEW CMCS adjustable masks are available in Cotton Candy Pink and Rust Red at www.cmcsstore.com!

You will also find hoodies, t shirts, car magnets along with some sale items.

We hope everyone is doing well, and we thank you for your continued support!

Your CMCS Spirit Store Team

CMCS will have our Spring Book Fair, online, from March 1-14!

• This will be a 100% e-book fair and all books will ship directly to families!! FREE shipping for orders of $25 or more on book related items only!
• When you shop online, 25% for the profit will go back to directly support the school/library!
• Flyers were distributed during distribution day and there will also be an assembly presentation March 1st.
• Need some inspiration? Check out the 2021 Online Preview to see the newest titles in picture books, chapter and middle grade, graphic novels, young adult, and non-fictions titles this Spring 2021 season!

CFF will be holding an online auction at the end of April/beginning of May. We are relying on donations from our community with connections to local businesses, as well as from parents who can offer "party book" style event donations. More details will be coming in the next few weeks about the kinds of donations we need, but if you have a connection or are interested in joining the auction committee, please reach out to auction@welovecmcs.org

This historic yearbook is going to be awesome, and you'll want to keep to keep these memories of this hopefully-once-in-a-lifetime year!

• Yearbooks cost $50, but order by April 1st for a $10 DISCOUNTED PRICE of $40!!
  

• Order forms will be going out electronically March 1st, and a physical form will be included in both March and April distribution.

• Yearbook will be sold through Fresh Schools

• 300 books will be available on a first come-first serve basis!

• More information on purchasing ads for students coming soon...

CFF elections are coming up May 17-23 and nominations open April 19-25. As we have many parents graduating, we need to fill numerous positions or to serve as co-officers on the Board, as well as looking for new committee chairs. This is great time to start thinking about how you might like to get involved!

Directions for how to nominate yourself or someone will go out in March, but if you are interested in learning more about a position, talking with a current Board Member about their job, shadowing a Board Member, or just want to learn more about what is involved, please email cff@welovecmcs.org or Learn more about the positions and eligibility requirements.

Also, an election ballot will be sent to the email of each parent/guardian, teacher, staff member registered in Fresh Schools. If your spouse/partner is not registered, but you want them to be able to vote, then please be sure to register them in FreshSchools BEFORE the election begins!

We want to take one more week to thank all the generous local businesses that donated fabulous incentive prizes for our Readathon in 2020! We are incredibly grateful for their support of our students and school community! Please take a minute to check out these businesses, their websites, and services. If you are able, please show your appreciation for their support of our school and community!

Are you following our new and updated social media pages? We're looking forward to being able to engage and share more with you through Facebook and Instagram!

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMagnet

Private Facebook Group- Community Families & Friends (CFF), please provide your family's information to be added

Instagram - @communitymagnetcharerschool

Email: cff@welovecmcs.org
Website: welovecmcs.org
Location: Bellagio Road, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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