The Cougar Chronicle

On Halloween, students will be allowed to dress up in costumes as long as those costumes meet school dress code guidelines. This includes:

• No inflatable costumes

• No masks or helmets covering the face or head allowed; no excessive face paint

• No props of any kind (this includes, but is not limited to: guns, swords, knives, pom poms, shields, etc.)

• No military uniforms for secondary students

• No excessive blood and gore

Each year, we review, revise, and share our school's Family Engagement Policy and Home School Compact. These documents outline how we engage families as partners in their students' education and invite them to participate with us in school activities and school leadership. One of the changes we've made this year is to have Cougar Cafecito (Coffee with the Principal) alternate between mornings and evenings. This was based on feedback many of you provided about wanting more activities in the evening to be accessible to various work schedules. Our next Cougar Cafecito will be Monday, October 28 at 5:45 pm. See the Upcoming Events section for more details!

We have 111 followers! Can we get to 222? We love bringing your content from wonderful school events, like this week's Lights On After School, as well as in the classrooms! Come check us out!

Families, do you need help viewing your students' current grades? Check out this wonderful resource below!

Thank you to Ms. Bartee and our 2nd Period Journalism Students for helping us learn more about our amazing staff on campus. This week, we're proud to feature Mr. Anderson!

We are thrilled to bring you these amazing parent workshops with Dra. Beatriz Villarreal. Her presentations are in high demand and those who have seen her in person usually come back and bring their friends! Come check it out! English interpretation available.

Talking to kids about vaping is important to help them understand the health risks.

Approach the conversation with openness and facts, encouraging questions and providing age-appropriate information. The resource in the button below from ParentsTogether can help!

*** This is the committee Ms. Hendricks mentioned at Back to School Night that had 0 participants last year. Help us make a difference for our Multilingual Learners! ***

Cesar Chavez Middle School is looking for Parent and Community representatives to serve on our English Learner Advisory Council (ELAC).

ELAC is an elected advisory board that supports the school with planning and monitoring the English Learner plan to support Multilingual Learners. The percentage of parents of Multilingual Learners serving on the committee must be greater or equal to the percentage of English Learners enrolled in the school.

We have several parent/community openings this year. To nominate yourself or a fellow parent, please return this form by Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 12:00 pm.

Agendas for meetings are posted in our office window and our website at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. All parents and members of the public are welcome to attend.

Your student will receive a hard copy!

Cougar Cafecito

Monday, October 28, 2024

5:45 - 6:45 pm

Room D3 or Virtually with Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/uvo-joad-nds

School Site Council

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

5:45 - 6:45 pm

Room D3 or Virtually with Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/cvm-bvur-dyf

Mano y Mano Parent Workshops

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

5:30 - 7:30 pm