CFF NEWSLETTER: Read-a-Thon Update

Remember -- there is no school Wednesday due to Veteran's Day!

Readathon is in full swing! If you have not yet registered to participate, please REGISTER NOW! Use Parent Registration Code: 5e3c2f667caf7. We need everyone in our Community to participate by logging reading minutes and helping to raise funds for our school! So far only about half of our school is registered to participate! With your help we can get to 100%!

Once you register, you can log reading minutes from your parent dashboard and share your student's fundraising page with friends and family to raise 3x more! Raise $100 or more to be automatically entered into our weekly prize drawings!

This week? We've got Zoom Bluetooth headphones up for grabs! Not to mention all the other awesome incentives you can earn, plus helping propel your team farther faster!

Check out the rest of the newsletter for updates, details, and this week's Readathon Challenge!

Keep reading and raising & stay safe!

As of November 10th, we've already raised $21,780 and read nearly 40,000 minutes!

You can always visit the CMCS Event Page to see our progress!

Congrats to all our Week 1 Winners! You did an amazing job!

The Busy Bustling Buses are in the lead! But it's a tight race and there are 3 weeks to catch up!

Don't worry! We've got more opportunities and prizes to win! This week, EVERY STUDENT who raises $100 or more will be entered into this week's drawing to win Zoom Bluetooth Headphones!!

Be sure to participate to help your team and your class go far!

Log your reading and get your donations in be Saturday, November 15th at 5 PM for this week's prizes shown below!

For Week 1, we asked students to share their favorite reading spot! Sienna Hardy won with her Unicorn pool float!

For Week 2, we are challenging students to create a book cover! Watch the video for details! We can't wait to see what you come up with!

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. If you previously registered for Pump It Up (last year), you will log in using the same credentials and add the "Read-a-Thon" event. If you are new to the platform, create a new account!

Your student will get a bookmark 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 $100 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 (Mail) -

• Payable to "Community Schools Parent Association"
• Mail to CMCS, Attn: Read-a-thon
• 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 SATURDAY @ 5 PM

There will be weekly prizes for the top reader per grade for each week !

PLUS, an overall prize for the top reader per grade!

PARTICIPATION PASSPORT (Optional):

• For fun- we've also given you a Passport & 4 stamps.
• For every week your child participates, place a stamp in their Passport!

*If you need to print another copy email cff@welovecmcs.org

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 you're team will go!

Top teams, fundraisers and readers may even find themselves with starring roles in our storyline!

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

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.

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 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.