On Thursday April 4th, the PTO will proudly sponsor a lecture by world renowned speaker Marc Elliot, called "What makes you Tic?" Marc has taken the many life challenges that he has had to surpass - from a birth defect called Hirschsprung's disease that left him with almost no working intestine, to the many surgeries he endured to correct the problem, to his diagnosis with Tourette's syndrome, a neurological disorder that causes him to make involuntary motor and vocal tics. Along the way, Marc had to deal with how others reacted and trea...

The Halloween Frolic Goes On! Congratulations to the PTO for a wonderful Halloween Frolic!  Despite being postponed due to Hurricane Sandy, this all-inclusive event had many different activities in which students participated.  It was great to see the CMS community come together and enjoy time together.  A special thank you to PTO President Michele Lalo and ES Division Leader Carolina Silva for helping to facilitate such a great event! PowerSchool Opens Up to Parents Usernames and passwords for PowerSchool, the new online grade book be...

Join Us for the Annual PTO Halloween Frolic on Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 The PTO-sponsored Halloween Frolic has been postponed from Thursday, October 25th to Tuesday, October 30th due to Tropical Storm Sandy.  The revised time schedule is from 4:30 PM to 8:30 PM.  This all-inclusive event has many different activities in which students can participate (e.g., booths, inflatables).  Students may come dressed in Halloween costumes if they choose.  We ask that students refrain from having group and/or partner costumes as we work to create an i...

Pep Assembly Last Friday, the ES held its semi-annual Pep Assemblies:  one for PK-2 and one for 3-5.  Students cheered on their classmates during this friendly competition.  The CMS' mascot, Sharkie, even made a guest appearance...a fun time was had by all! Link Up & Learn Each cycle, a group of Middle School students from Ms. Natalia Portillo's homebase visit Elementary School classrooms to "link up and learn."  The purpose of this program is to have older students pair/partner-up with younger students, helping them to work on reading...

HELPING HANDS ART EXHIBIT       The Fine Arts Department hosted the annual Helping Hands event on Thursday, May 3.  This yearly occasion at CMS is another way that we as a community support local community service organizations by auctioning off students' artwork--elementary, middle, and high school--they have created over the past year.  Fundación Futuro Posible is the benefactor of our efforts this year.  Congratulations to the Fine Arts Department on a very successful Helping Hands Art Exhibit.  Pictured above are various elementary school...

Board Elections The date for the election of the Board of Directors is May 22nd, first call at 6:30 pm in the Blue Room with the meeting starting at 7:00 pm. Below please find the slate of community members running for office. The by-laws state that to run for one of the executive positions you must have already served on the Board, therefore the Board of Directors submits the following two names:             Treasurer -         George Spence             Secretary -         Alejandro Ruiz There is one Member at Large position that will be...

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER Apr. 16-20: Heartcare Dominicana Fundraising Week Apr. 21: Family Fun Day Apr. 27: Student Council Sponsored Dress Up Day “Favorite Character Day” Dress up as a character from a book, movie, or superhero! Apr. 30: No School – “Día del Trabajo” May 3: Helping Hands Art Exihibition Progress Reports Sent Home (3-5) May 10: ES Musical “Lemonade” Performance for Students in Grades 3-5 @ 12:30 PM May 11: ES Musical “Lemonade...

The PTO will like to ask any parent interested in volunteering as Member At Large in the PTO Board of Directors to please fill out a brief questionnaire and return it to Ivette Rodrigo in the Headmaster Office or by email to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Elections will be held on May 22nd, 2012. The questionnaires are available at the PTO link in the CMS Website, (under Schools), or at the three School offices. Please return no later than May 2nd, 2012.   School Supplies Made Easy!!! The PTO is happy to announce that we will be offering the Schoo...