Concord Magnet Thursday Notice

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Email: lakint@norwalkps.org

May 16-18: CMS Online Auction

Thursday, May 16: Concord @ Nathan Hale Soccer, 3:45 pm

Friday, May 17: Kristine Lilly Visit, 11:00 am -12:00 pm

Friday, May 17: 5th Grade vs. Staff B-Ball Game, 1:30 pm

Saturday, May 18: NPS FIRST BOOK, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Saturday, May 18: CMS Casino Night Fundraiser, 7:00-11:00 pm

Tuesday, May 21: Ponus @ Concord Soccer, 3:45 pm

Tuesday, May 21: PTA Meeting, 7:00 pm

Wednesday, May 22: CMS Night at Sweet Ashley's, 6:00-9:00 pm

Thursday, May 23: Concord @ West Rocks, 3:45 pm

Friday, May 24: CMS Torch Run

Monday, May 27: MEMORIAL DAY, School Holiday

Tuesday, May 28: K-5 Orientation, 10:00 am

Friday, May 31: ASM - Carnival Trio Performance, 2:00 pm

Monday, June 3: Pride Day Parade

Monday, June 3: CMS Night at Mr. Frosty's, 6:00-9:00 pm

Tuesday, June 4: 6th Grade Orientation, 6:00 pm

Wednesday, June 5: Middle & Elementary Strings, Band & Chorus Concert, 1:30 & 7:00 pm

Sunday, June 9: PTA End-of-Year Picnic

Tuesday, June 11: 8th Grade Promotion, 6:00 pm

Thursday, June 13: 5th Grade Moving Up ASM, 9:45 am

Friday, June 14: 2-Hour Early Dismissal, 1:30 pm

Friday, June 14: End-of-Year All School Meeting, 9:30 am

FRIDAY, JUNE 14: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

Can't attend the Auction? No worries! The CMS Online Auction is now open! You can bid from the comfort of your home on a number of amazing prizes. You can share the online auction link with friends and family as well! The online auction closes at 12 noon on Saturday, May 18!!

Here is the Online Auction link:

https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/2WjdCv2rwmuApM3QCQovfR?domain=app.memberhub.gives

Come to First Book 2024 on Saturday, May 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Brien McMahon High School. This year, NPS is giving away 50,000 FREE books for all ages! There will also be lots of fun activities including live storytellers, obstacle courses, face painters, hockey lessons with the New York Rangers, and much more.

Shuttle service to the First Book 2024 event on Saturday, May 18 at Brien McMahon High School will be available from multiple locations around Norwalk. Please see the flyer below for times and locations.

A consistent shuttle service for families parking at Rowayton Elementary School and Roton Middle School will begin at 11 a.m. and operate until 3 p.m. Additional parking will be available at Brookside Elementary School, but shuttle service is available for handicap accessible vehicles only.

For more information, visit the First Book 2024 website: https://bit.ly/3TjFIn8

We are excited to announce that on Friday, May 17, 11:00-12:00, Kristine Lilly will visit CMS! Kristine will speak to our grade 2-8 students about her experiences and soccer career. The presentation will take place in the auditorium.

Kristine Lilly led the Wilton High School soccer team to three state titles and the University of North Carolina to four NCAA titles from 1989-92. She was a member of the 1991 U.S. Women’s National Team, the first to win a FIFA Women’s World Cup, at age 20. She was also named to Soccer America’s College Team of the Decade for the 1990s. Her hometown of Wilton, Connecticut, dedicated a day to her known as “Kristine Lilly Day." In addition Kristine Lilly runs the Kristine Lilly Soccer Academy AND has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, the tallest peak in Africa!

FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1:30 PM IN THE BASKETBALL COURT!

TICKET SALES ARE NOW CLOSED.

Casino Night Event with Silent & Live Auction:

Saturday, May 18 from 7 pm - 11 pm

Norwalk Inn | 99 East Avenue

We know you'll love the Casino Night games along with the auction items, appetizers, drinks, and music. NEW THIS YEAR we are offering an online-only auction. So even if you can't attend the party, you can still bid for items, themed baskets, and experiences for adults and kids alike.

Here are some of the auction prizes *only* available at the Casino Night event:

Private wine tasting class for 20
Pizza tasting for 10 at Norwalk Pizza
Lunch for 20 kids from Garden Catering
Ice cream tasting for 10 from Lindsay's Handmade
Ambler Farm summer camp
It Ropes Course passes
Weekly flower delivery
Bridgeport Islanders tickets
15-weeks of karate classes
Round of golf for 4 at Silvermine Golf Club
YMCA Camp Sunrise
AND MORE

1. Online Auction : Thursday May 16 - Saturday May 18 - You can bid from the comfort of your home on a number of amazing prizes the committee is compiling. You can share the online auction link with friends and family as well!

2. In-Person Auction: Saturday, May 18 at 7 pm is our Casino Night Auction Event. Tickets are $50 per person and are on sale now. There will be a silent auction item at the event, a live auction of 3 to 5 top items, plus casino games like blackjack, poker, and roulette.

Please reach out to concordmagnetschoolpta@gmail.com with any questions.

Concord Magnet K-8 will be holding an Olympic Torch Run on Friday, May 24, 2024. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the original CMS Torch Run held in 1984! Teams of CMS students in grades 4-8 will run a 26-mile course through Norwalk, specifically designed to pass by all of Norwalk Public Schools. While our 4-8 graders complete the run, CMS K-3 students will take turns running in pairs around our school field. As an added bonus, this year we have invited former CMS students to run an honorary first lap on the school field with former CMS gym teacher and CMS Torch Run creator Tom Kretsch. Please share this with any former CMS families that you know. They can contact Terry Lakin lakint@norwalkps.org with questions.

Thank you, CMS PTA for not only supplying our runners with t-shirts and shorts, but t-shirts for all CMS students and staff as well!!!

SPECIAL NOTES:

• Digital Permission Slips were sent to all CMS 4th through 8th grade families via ParentSquare earlier this week. Students will only be able to participate in the Torch Run if they submit a permission slip.

• NOTES FOR DRIVERS:
• In order to drive runners, parents/guardians must have insurance information and driver's licenses on file in our school office and be able to transport 3 students in seat belts.
• Grades 7 & 8 will not need car transportation.

To volunteer, please go the the sign-up at the following link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F49A9A72DA3FB6-49284755-cms2024

ATTENTION TORCH RUN VOLUNTEERS: Schedules were emailed to all Torch Run Volunteers earlier this week. If you signed up but did not receive this email, please check your spam or bulk folders. If you do not see it, please email Terry Lakin.

Concord Magnet second, third, and fourth grade students have an awesome opportunity to learn how to play hockey with the NY Rangers. Students will be transported by bus to the SoNo Ice house for this amazing experience. Dates are Thursday, May 30 (second grades & Mrs. Baker's 3rd) and Friday, May 31 (Ms. Dana's 3rd and 4th grades). Classroom teachers are sending home permission slips with all the details. Parent chaperones are invited but must meet the students at the SoNo Ice House, 300 Wilson Avenue, Norwalk.

• Friday, May 17: Kristine Lilly, Grades 2-8, 11-12, in the Auditorium.
• Friday, May 31: Carnival Trio Performance, 2:00 pm in the Auditorium
• Tuesday, June 5: Middle School & Elementary Strings, Band and Chorus Concert, 1:30 & 7:00 pm
• Thursday, June 13: Fifth Grade Moving Up Ceremony, 9:45 am
• Friday, June 14: End-of-Year All School Meeting, 9:30 am

BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ADDITIONAL DATES!

Mr. Andersen's Library Learning Commons is on Donors Choose. There are double dollars and other incentives this week to split the cost of the donations to help fill it quicker.

The two projects are:

Project 1: Expand their Imaginations

Expand Their Imaginations, a project from Mr. A

Project 2: Robots and Magnets do Mix

Robots and Magnets Do Mix, a project from Mr. A

The City of Norwalk has changed it's policy regarding school beach trips. The schools are now responsible for hiring lifeguards while the students are at the beach. This rule applies even if the students remain on the sand. We are prepared to call our local YMCAs, but before we do, we thought we would reach out to the CMS community. If you have any recommendations, please contact Terry Lakin at lakint@norwalkps.org. Our beach trips are scheduled in early June.

New CMS spirit wear items have been added to the CMS spirit wear store! To view our entire collection, please go to: https://concordmagnetschool.memberhub.com/store

• May 16-18: CMS Online Auction
• Saturday, May 18: CMS Casino Night Fundraiser, 7:00-11:00 pm

• Tuesday, May 21: PTA meeting with board election and open feedback on 2024-2025 budget

• Wednesday, May 22: CMS Night at Sweet Ashley's, 6:00-9:00 pm
  

• Monday, June 3: CMS Night at Mr. Frosty's, 6:00-9:00 pm
  

• Sunday, June 9: PTA End-of-Year Picnic

Tuesday, May 28, 10 am

CMS 6TH GRADE ORIENTATION

Tuesday, June 4, 6:00 pm

The Tiny Miracles Foundation started in 2004 as one of the first organizations to offer a range of parent support services in hospitals for the parents of premature babies. They are a local Fairfield and New Haven County, Connecticut organization currently partnering with 6 area hospitals in our community.

The CMS PTA website offers PTA contact information, the current PTA Executive Board, a Calendar of Events and more. Check it out at the link below:

https://sites.google.com/view/concordmagnetschoolpta/

Our two parent groups on Facebook, "CMS Parents Group" and "CMS - en Espanol Group," are private groups open only to members of the CMS community (parents and staff). We ask you to answer a few questions before being approved for membership to ensure our sites remain private. This way we can comfortably live stream All School Meetings and share photos of school/class activities, field trips and PTA events. We welcome your participation, but please remember to fill out the membership questions. Thank you.

"Concord Magnet School K-8" is our public page.

"CMS Parents Group" is a closed group open only to CMS parents and staff.

"CMS - en Espanol Group" is for our Spanish-speaking parents.