CFF NEWSLETTER

What an honor it was to have Mr. Jose-Luis Orozco to perform at our Hispanic Heritage Assembly on Friday. I hope you and your student enjoyed the 30 minutes of songs and movements. Cheers to your support of our Pledge Drive which funds our Multicultural Assemblies!

Speaking of Pledge Drive, results are in to wrap up our 6 weeks of Pledge Drive Incentives. MANY THANKS to the 264 Families participating (58.4% participation) with $171,042 pledged -- a record high participation during the first 6 weeks of school compared to previous 5 years. Our work is not done! We still have $153,958 to raise to be able to fund everything next year!

There's a lot going on behind the scenes with the Book Fair Committee, Spirit Store and Distribution Day - Spooktacular Halloween Car Parade this month! Before you know it, November will be here! And Readathon Committee is also hard at work to bring this year's theme to life!

Love to hear any feedback you have regarding the newsletter!

Until next time ... stay safe and healthy!

Sincerely,

Stefania Willens

CFF President

Los Angeles is home to the largest indigenous population of any city in the US if you consider the Pacific islander and Latin American Indigenous Diasporas. (Cite). Today we recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day to celebrate and honor the cultures, traditions, histories of native and indigenous peoples. We need to continue to work to recognize the harm experienced by Indigenous People, while honoring and recognizing their continued contribution to our world and city!

At Community Magnet Charter we acknowledge that our campus is located on the traditional territory and homelands of the Tongva tribe (also known as the Gabrieleno Tongva or the Kizh [pronounced Keech]). The Tongva defined their world as Tovaangar, the land of the Los Angeles Basin and the Southern Channel Islands for thousands of years. Tongvaar supported about 5,000 people in nearly 100 villages, including the nearby village Kuruvangna, on what is now University High School in West Los Angeles! In fact, there is still a spring there that is maintained by the Gabrieliño/Tongva Springs Foundation. In 1994, the state of California recognized the Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe, but the tribe continues to fight for Federal recognition. Learn more about the Kizh Nation (Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians)! Learn more about Tonvaangar with this interactive map.

Visit the ONLINE STORE to ....

1. BUY FOR YOUR CHILD: Buy a book for your child for Readathon, for a book report or book challenge, just for fun, or so they'll have some reading material for Thanksgiving or Winter breaks!
2. HOLIDAY SHOP: Do some early holiday shopping and nab some book gifts for friends or family!
3. SUPPORT A TEACHER: Check out the teacher and Sarah Lilly wishlists to buy a book for your teacher or classroom!
4. MAKE & SHARE A WISHLIST: Create a wishlist to send to family or friends so they can buy you a gift! (Watch the video to learn how!)

40% of every purchase will go towards earning rewards for our school that will purchase books for our CMCS library and classrooms!

Shipping is FREE! Books will be shipped to the school after Book Fair ends and will be distributed during October distribution days, just in time for Read-a-Thon!

VISIT BOOK FAIR to get shopping now!

Book Cover Photo Contest winners were announced during Monday's assembly.

Have questions? Contact Miranda Butler/Lauren Hardy via FreshSchools.

OCTOBER 29 & 30th at our October Distribution, CMCS is planning a Spooktacular Halloween car parade on the upper yard for our October distribution day with a sweet treat for our students! But we need supplies and we need them soon (especially large items)!

GRADE LEVEL DONATION LIST:

• Kindergarten and 1st Grade - spider webs and pumpkins, all kinds of pumpkins-plastic, paper, and real. The bigger the better!

• 2nd grade and 3rd grade - scarecrows, crows, black cats, and bats

• 4th grade and 5th grade - tombstones and witches (hats, brooms, witches legs)

*This is our suggestion list and we hope everyone is able to contribute, and if you have additional items you would like to donate please be our guest.

WHEN CAN I DROP OFF DECORATIONS? The sooner the better! But between NOW and OCTOBER 23rd (at the latest) and during the hours of 9 AM - 2 PM! If you are donating something you want returned, please label your name very clearly on the item.

WHERE CAN I DROP THEM? Items can be dropped at Community or if you live in the valley and can not get up to Community to donate, please reach out to Elizabeth Jaspan via FreshSchools. You can drop them off at her house and she will take them up for you!

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED? If you have a connection to a prop house or you own large decorations, then we would love to have your help. We need large items!

We also need hay bales, scarecrows, pumpkins (plastic, paper, real), spiders (larger is better), bats, tombstones, old white sheets, and white tablecloths (plastic is great).

*Please no items that require electricity! CMCS is in a fire hazard zone and we want to ensure the safety of all involved. Families will be expected to stay in their car at all times. Please do not bring anything else/other treats to distribute as only items from the school will be distributed at the event.

A NOTE REGARDING DIA DE LOS MUERTOS: Edith has also offered to set up A Dia de Muerto altar and we could use a few parents to help her with decorations and set up. If you would like to send in photographs (photocopies please) to honor and celebrate those dear to us who have passed away, we can place them around the altar.

Let's pull together and make this a fun event for our children!

-Elizabeth and Adrienne, Committee Chairs

Your CMCS Store is back with all new t-shirt designs! This year we are offering a "softer" option on some shirts, subject to availability. And if that's not exciting enough, we are also having a flash sale on select older items. Sizing and availability is very limited, so act fast! PLUS, you won't want to miss the Flash Sale of older merchandise too!

Head on over to the ONLINE STORE and place your order BEFORE October 21st to allow time for production and packaging for school pickup during October distribution!

-Your CMCS Spirit Store Team

Check out the latest Participation Leadership Board!

Lower Grades (K-3) - Room 18, Room 6, and Room 7 are neck and neck with 18/19 students participating!

Upper Grades (4-5) - Room 15 is ONLY 1 Family away to reach 100%

55 Yogurtland giftcards were purchased for the Yogurtland Party and ready to pass out to the 1st class in lower grade (K-3) and upper grade (4-5) who reach 100% participation, teacher will get a $100 stipend!

All 264 Families that participated in the Pledge Drive will receive more information about the Pledge Drive Incentive Raffle this week. Check your email!

Let's all come together and reach 100% participation!

Are you an Amazon Prime member? You can make a difference while you shop Amazon Prime Day deals on October 13 & 14. Just make sure you shop from the CFF link! Through Amazon's School Rewards program, we receive up to 10% of every Amazon purchase as long as shoppers use our School Rewards link to access Amazon.

Even though Box Tops has gone digital, there are still some products out there that have unexpired traditional clips. If you see the traditional clip on the box, you can still get credit for those as long as they are not expired!

We know getting traditional Box Tops to school this year might be challenging for families. Your safety is important to us, that's why Box Tops is allowing families to send in their box tops directly! Watch the simple how-to video below for further instructions.

All Box Tops submissions must be postmarked by NOVEMBER 2 to be included in your school's next check. Only unexpired clips will be accepted. All submissions received by the deadline can take up to 3 weeks to process from that November 2 deadline.

Still not connected to the new digital system? Its easy to get started! Visit https://www.boxtops4education.com/ to learn how your purchases can be adding up for Community Magnet School!

If you haven't signed up for a committee - click on the Volunteer For A Committee Button.

NEWSLETTER: Learn/help with producing the newsletter and keeping the CFF website up-to-date. If you're interested in learning more, please email secretary@welovecmcs.org.

SPOOKTACULAR DECORATION DONATIONS: See our article with specific details about the decorations needed.

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!

• CMCS Official Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMagnet
• CFF Private Facebook Group- Community Families & Friends (CFF), please provide your family's information to be added
• Instagram - @communitymagnetcharterschool
• Twitter - @CMCSDragons for school updates & @cmcsla for bus route info.

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This newsletter was brought to you by Shaina Bogorad, CFF Co-Secretary, and content was provided by the CFF Executive Board and Committee Chairs. Is there relevant content you'd like to see in the newsletter? Please share your ideas with secretary@welovecmcs.org.