CFF NEWSLETTER

It's hard to believe it's May already - only 6 more weeks of school left and we still have a number of fun things in stored for the rest of the year.

THANK YOU to our Teachers and Staff for hosting Teacher Treats Party Book during this month, some parties were filled out within minutes! THANK YOU to our parents for their enthusiasm!

It's Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week, and we've got plenty planned to make our CMCS crew feel special!!

Our last CFF Member Meeting of the Year is Wednesday, May 4th at 5 PM via Zoom! In addition to plenty of updates, and we'll also be sharing and voting on the proposed budget for next year, introducing election candidates, and talking about how to stay connected over the summer! We hope you can join us!

Keep reading for all the details!!

MONDAY: Students should send a thank you note to your teacher and TA! Just be sure to spread the sunshine, kindness & most importantly THANKS!

TUESDAY: Luncheon (hosted by Korean PTA)

THURSDAY: Volunteer Appreciation

FRIDAY: Bus Driver Appreciation Breakfast

Shout out to our enrichment and special educators (like...PE, art, music, computers, librarian, dance, CATCH, OT, RSP, Speech, TAs...you get the picture). Send a text, note or email sharing something you loved learning with them this year!

Don't forget to THANK our Behind-the-Scenes Difference Makers (like...Principal Toni, Assistant Principal, office staff, campus aide, coordinators, nurse, cafeteria workers, Plant Manager, Custodian)

Please join us Wednesday, May 4th, from 5-6 pm for the Final CFF Member Meeting of 2022. There will be a welcome from our CFF President, Treasurer Report, Proposed 2022-2023 Budget, Election and Candidate Update, Grade Level Updates, Principal Updates, Upcoming Election Information, and other announcements.

The Agenda, 2022-2023 Proposed Budget, and Meeting Minutes from our last meeting were sent via email last week for your review. If you need another copy, please email cff@welovecmcs.org

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83989692167?pwd=MUpLaGJMdkNRSVRmWDVaQUJVMmZQUT09

Meeting ID: 839 8969 2167

Passcode: 050395

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible!

Our slate of candidates is finalized! More information about the candidates and the election process will be share at this Wednesday's CFF Member Meeting!

President - Kate Harrington

Vice President - Lisa Goss

Treasurer- Paul Rubenstein

Co-Secretaries - Jannet Kwon Yu and Ana Medina

First Grade - Lynda Andrews

Second Grade - Jon Butler

Third Grade - Jeff Puskar

Fourth Grade- Laura Scott

Fifth Grade - Mandy Fabian

**Please note that Kate Harrington (President), Lisa Goss (Vice President), and Paul Rubenstein (Treasurer) are looking for co-officers! If you are interested, please email cff@welovecmcs.org

Grab a friend and party together!

BUY PARTY BOOK & TEACHER EXPERIENCES: Log into FreshSchools from the website (not app) and click on Party Book to view and BUY all the GREAT teacher experiences and party book events our teachers/staff/CMCS are offering!

• 3rd Grade - Mini Golf w/Sebastian, Gabriella and Paul
• Art with Kathleen (4th and 5th Grade)
• Dance with Myko (All Grades)
• Chess with Jessica (All Grades)

THANK YOU Community families for your support & THANK YOU to all the donors for giving these amazing items and experiences to win!!!

• Order your yearbook now on Store tab in freshschools.com.
  

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

Please sign-up for AM Check-in/Valet support in FreshSchools Calendar - opportunities available EVERY DAY between 7:25 am - 8:15 am!

There is no other volunteer opportunity more fulfilling than helping our kids stay safe! If we do not have more parents volunteer, we will no longer be able to provide valet as an option. We are now asking that you volunteer even if it is not for your child's grade.

We started Pump It Up fundraiser with a minimum fundraising goal of $25,000.00, hoping to net $20,000. We finished the fundraiser raising almost $44,000 and netting over $40,000. We DOUBLED our NET expectations. Thank you so much! We couldn’t have done this without our sponsors whose generous support allowed us to offer a lot of fun incentives to our students and helped fund the Pump it Up event. We couldn’t have done this without YOU, our community, who donated and/or asked their families and friends AGAIN to support our school. We couldn’t have done this without the support of our teachers, administrators, and staff who made Pump It Up fun and exciting for our students.

Thank you again Community for turning this modest fundraiser into such a huge success!

Best,

Kate Harrington

CFF, Co-President & PIU, Chair

Thank you to our amazing volunteers who helped with Pump It Up! Thank you to all the room parents for doing an amazing job communicating with their classes and getting things organized. We are so grateful for each and everyone’s help and support!

Kinder:

Adam Svatek

Maan Dela Cruz

Magi Yamamura

Michele Findler

Chas Hamilton

Banoo Adalet

Jieun Heo

Kim Murtaugh (Kinder & 2nd)

Miranda Butler (Kinder, 1st, 4th)

Linh Luu

Govind Armstrong (Kinder & 4th)

Kristen O’Hare

Grace Lee

First:

Noelia Murphy

Yuko Shiozaki

Laura Byu

Hee Sung Lee

Kim Hefner

Courtney Washington

Michaela Grey

Mollie Ryan

Kamille Maslon (Kinder & 2nd)

Second:

Jeff Puskar

Delia Hauser

Hollie Choi

Ben Dennis

Erica Richards

Third:

Ronald Lopez (kinder & 3rd)

Spencer Bulich (kinder & 3rd)

Mazi O’Leary

Laura Scott

Fourth:

Caroline Van Oosterom

Derek Dood (2nd & 4th)

Jon Butler (Kinder, 1st, 4th)

Celsa Garcia

Kim Masinter

Kendra Garcia

Erin Kost – Gentile (2nd & 4th)

Tania Adal (2nd & 4th)

Alison Kaufman (1st & 4th)

Fifth:

Diana Fung

Stefania Willens

Christine Chipres (3rd & 5th)

Jillian Dunn

Michelle Montiel

Without the generosity of our sponsors, we wouldn’t have been able to raise nearly as much money as we did. Their donation allowed us to offer all the fun prizes and incentives for our students, helped purchased a lot of the items for the event, and even helped to pay some of Getmovinfundhub fees. Community, please support the businesses that support CMCS!

Show your CommUNITY spirit by showing off one of our most recent designs!

https://www.welovecmcs.org/store

We have numerous applications to approve, but most are missing the TB clearance requirement.

If you have applied to be a Tier II volunteer working on campus in classrooms, office, or chaperoning field trips, you must complete the online application, provide evidence of TB clearance, and complete a Volunteer Commitment Form.

If you have turned in an application, but you're not sure if it is complete, please email Toni (trk2932@lausd.net) or Kathryn (kxm2679@lausd.net).

Please be aware that volunteer applications must be updated each year.

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

Twitter - @cmcsDragons for school updates & @cmcsla for bus route info.

Email: cff@welovecmcs.org
Website: welovecmcs.org
Location: Bellagio Road, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMagnet
Twitter: @cmcsDragons