Neil Cummins Weekly, Week of October 20, 2024

October 1-29 SPARKtober Participation Challenge - Donate below

October 23 Picture Retake Day

October 23 LCMSD Board Meeting in the Hall Library 6:00pm

 Neil Cummins Halloween 2024 

We are looking forward to a fun and safe Halloween Celebration on Thursday,  October 31st, at Neil Cummins. All students may wear costumes that do not interfere with their learning. Please make sure that costumes are age-appropriate for K-5 and respectful of different cultures.

Guidelines for costumes at school: No masks,  no inflatable costumes, no blood, no weapons or props (nothing scary or gory), no props/accessories in school please. We are not allowing makeup products or hair products at school. (All makeup or hair products must be applied at home with no “touch ups” at school!) 

We will have a special All School Gathering for our Halloween costume parade at 8:20am on Thursday, October 31st. All Families are invited to join and gather to see the parade. Students will be in the center of the track. Please parents gather between the track and the gym. This is a little different from past years and it is because of a surprise that you will see on that day!

WEATHER PERMITTING: We will gather on the blacktop. All students will sit with their class INSIDE the oval track (painted in white) facing the gym. Parents please gather between the track and the gym facing the grass. Classes will be called to “parade” around the track for all students and parents to view and appreciate! This is not mandatory for students- they can sit inside the track and watch or they can choose to “parade” around the track. 

Kyle Shaw

Neil Cummins Elementary Principal

Board Updates

On October 23, 2024 the Board will meet at 6:00 in the Hall Library. Trustees will be presented with an update on the 2024 CAASPP results, the literacy adoption process, and the enrollment and staffing report. Additionally, Trustees will vote on Hall’s single plan for student achievement, the elementary LCAP, and 2024-25 professional services contracts. The meeting will be live-streamed via Zoom (link; passcode - lcmsd). Please know, public comments will only be taken by in person attendees; public comments via Zoom will not be available. We hope to see you there. All agendas can be found here. 

Lunch Recess Enrichment New this week for grades 3-5, Ms. Dorota will be hosting Zentangle drawing classes in her classroom C5 on Mondays during lunch recess!  Come relax and doodle in a calm environment!  Ms. Ena will again have dance classes on the blacktop on Thursdays (grades K-5), and Mr. Gapinski will have Magic the Gathering on Fridays (grades 3-5) in his classroom C6.  

Get to Know the LCMSD Board Candidates Zoom link Please join Neil Cummins, Cove, and Hall parents at the "Get to Know the LCMSD Board Candidates" virtual event on Tuesday October 29 7:30 - 8:30pm hosted by our schools’ PTO/As. The LCMSD Board candidates will introduce themselves and answer a few questions from our parent community selected in advance. There will be no live audience Q&A. If you would like to submit a question to be considered for the event please add it to this survey by midnight on 10/23. PTO/A reps will select 2-3 of the questions submitted to ask the candidates. The event will be recorded.

Walk and Roll for Ruby on November 13 Join a national celebration of the spirit of Ruby Bridges who, as a six-year old African American in Louisiana in the 1950s, successfully helped integrate an all-white school. It was Ruby’s daily walk to school, despite bullying and threats, that we’ll celebrate by walking, rolling, carpooling, or parking-and-walking to school. Come to the Safe Routes to Schools’ welcome table on the morning of November 13 to receive a prize!

Good Eggs Fundraiser

Shop with Good Eggs to give back to our school. Enter our school's code GoodEggsForNeilCummins at checkout and 5% of your order's total will go back to Neil Cummins!

 We are still in need of Hot Lunch Volunteers for November and December Please check out the schedule and sign up at the link HERE to help out in the lunchroom! 

Hall Middle School Tours Do you have a future middle school student in your house?! Hall is  opening their doors for prospective Cougar Families to hear first hand about life at Hall. Please plan to check-in by 8:50am at the main office. All visitors will need to provide identification and follow LCMSD visitor protocols while on school tours. Please provide your CA driver's license or identification to help them plan for your visit and expedite check-in. The tour will begin promptly at 9am. Thank you in advance and they look forward to sharing their amazing campus with you! 

Hall Middle School Prospective Family Tours Sign-up 

Lost and Found We keep items lost on campus on racks/in bins outside of the gym - please remind your children to come look for anything they have lost. The racks are already overflowing after just a few weeks back! We will send reminders to you before we donate anything that is not picked up. 

Hawks’ Garden  
Don’t miss our Garden Fundraiser if you’re going to Sloat! 

What to plant and enjoy in October

We need your Garden Solar Panel know-how! Reach out to help us fix the solar panel at our birdbath. The birds will thank you and so will we.