CFF NEWSLETTER: Read-a-Thon Edition

Our Read-a-Thon FUNdraiser helps us get to our $340,000+ year-end CFF goal, while also taking our students on a reading adventure where they virtually travel through Communityland: The Smartest Place on Earth, win amazing prizes, and learn the power of teamwork. We urge you to participate in this fun CMCS tradition!

Be sure to read ahead for all the scoop on our Read-a-Thon which launched Friday, November 5th! But first, we also wanted to share our gratitude, let you know that the Book Fair is here (starts Monday, November 15th), and we have another Dine & Donate (@ Burger Lounge) coming up!

We hope you enjoyed the CMCS annual Parade of Masks! Thanks to the amazing CMCS Staff, the POM Committee led by Lisa Goss, Fabiola Bermudez for our Dia De Los Muertos Display, all the families that donated items, and all the volunteers that helped with planning, set-up and clean-up!

Check out the gallery on FreshSchools to see all the classroom pics and photoBOOth pics:

https://www.freshschools.com/app/albums

WINNING TEAM

• 1st Place - Heroes
• 2nd Place - Royals
• 3rd Place - Wizards

Top Earners per Grade

• Kinder | Rm 7 | Claire Kwon
• 1st Gr. | Rm 24 | Hendrix Wood
• 2nd Gr. | Rm 9 | Ben Dennis
• 3rd Gr. | Rm 20 | Zeke Feuerstein
• 4th Gr. | Rm 16 | Ella Lerner
• 5th Gr. | Rm 3 | Abbey Fabian

Top Reader per Grade

• Kinder | Rm 7 | Theodore Kim
• 1st Gr. | Rm 21 | It's a TIE! Aiden Kim & Nathan Ku
• 2nd Gr. | Rm 8 | Chaewon Kim
  
• 3rd Gr. | Rm 17 | Noah Eenigenburg
• 4th Gr. | Rm 16 | Bernadette Castle
  
• 5th Gr. | Rm 14 | Aidan Bishop

The following are our Week 1 Raffle Winners for registering with GetMovin' Fundhub and raising $50. Each winner received a Kiwi Co Tinker Crate or a Deluxe Bitbox.

1. Claire Choi
2. Rylie Fukai
3. Elijah Parham
4. Vivienne Lerner
5. Daniel Lieber
6. Lua Kwack

Visit: www.getmovinfundhub.com to create your a free, easy, secure fundraising page!

School Identifier: 5e3c2f667caf7

TIPS:

1. Use a Parent Email address (only 1 account per child please)
2. Register at https://www.getmovinfundhub.com/register?school_uuid=5e3c2f667caf7
3. If you previously registered/Re-Login at http://www.getmovinfundhub.com

STEP 1 is essential because it is how students will log their reading minutes, raise funds, and help their team!

Your student will get a Decorate-your-own slap bracelet just for registering!

RAISE funds to support CMCS by getting family and friend's to sponsor your child's reading efforts!

Raise MORE by SHARING your child's fundraising page to reach their $200 goal!

Or raise $500 to reach "Superstar" Status!

Parents who share usually collect 3x more pledges!

Post and see what happens!

ONLINE-

• Pledges are made online directly by sponsors through your child's secure fundraising page, so there is no collection by parents or CFF.

CHECKS -

• Payable to "Community Schools Parent Association"
• Mail to CMCS or Send in HW folder, Attn: Read-a-thon
• Mail: Include your child's name, classroom, teacher name and team name!

READ and log your child's reading minutes on your online parent dashboard!

You can log daily as your child reads or weekly!

To count towards weekly incentives, LOG BY WEDNESDAY @ 5 PM

• This week, top readers will be entered into a raffle to win a free class at Mission Renaissance Art and a Let's Make Art Watercolor kit. Thank you to these donors!
  
• Top Earner will win a ukulele and 30 minute music lesson at Mozart Music Academy (for voice or musical instrument). Thank you Mozart Music Academy!!!

TRACK personal, class, and school progress online!

Team progress will be announced at weekly assembly as our adventure continues!

The more you raise and read, the farther your team will go!

Top teams, fundraisers, and readers will be mentioned in Friday assembly.

Check out all the individual and team rewards on our school event page!

Every purchase helps ~ 50% of in-fair dollars raised goes back into our library (online sales contribute 25%).

Hope that you have set-up an eWallet this weekend and your kids are ready to shop. If not, it's not too late (please see instructions below). It's basically a gift certificate for the fair!

1. Login/Register @ https://scholastic.com/bf/cmcs
2. Add funds
3. Send link to family % friends, they can add funds too.
4. Print the voucher
5. Students shop the fair!
   a. We will scan the voucher at the fair (or we can look it up under your child's name).
   b. Any funds left over can be used for shopping online or at future fairs.

You can also add funds to your teacher's eWallet, they in turn buy books for their classroom libraries. See teacher specific link from your room parent email.

Students will have a chance to shop the fair during their weekly library time as well as scheduled recess/lunch breaks.

Any questions, contact your Book Fair Co-Chairs: Miranda Butler 310.990.3602 and Lauren Hardy 818.693.3215.

Dine & Donate Event @ Burger Lounge

Get ready to take a night off of cooking and catch up with CMCS friends and family all while giving back to our amazing school!!!

Wednesday, November 17th

Order in-person or over the phone from 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., mention the CMCS fundraiser, and 20% of your meal purchase will be donated to CMCS.

Or Order Online and use code "FUNDRAISER" at checkout

To order online, visit burgerlounge.com and select

CULVER CITY, SHERMAN OAKS, or LARCHMONT

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

Facebook
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.

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

This newsletter was brought to you by Jannet Kwon, 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.