Mark Your Calendars!

Thursday, October 1: MS Sports - Nathan Hale @ CMS, 3:45pm

Tuesday, October 6: PTA Mtg., 7:00pm

Wednesday, October 7: NPS Middle School Choice Fair, 6-8pm, Ponus Ridge

Friday, October 9: CMS Rainbow Fun Run

Monday, October 12: SCHOOL HOLIDAY - Italian Heritage/Indigenous People Day

Tuesday, October 13: STAFF PROFESSIONAL DAY, No school for students

Thursday, October 22: NPS Hispanic Heritage Celebration at BMHS, 5:45-8:00pm

Friday, October 23: CMS Halloween Howl, 6:00pm

Sunday, October 25: CMS Hispanic Heritage Celebration, 3:00-6:30pm

Friday, October 30: CMs Halloween Parade, 2:00pm

Monday, November 9: Picture Retake Day

REMINDER: Every Friday is Spirit Day at CMS!

The CMS PTA is excited to launch the FALL 2026 session of CMS After School Enrichment—a fun and engaging lineup of programs for Grades K–8! A wide range of offerings are available including Arts & Crafts, Media, Dance, Homework Help and much, much more, there’s truly something for everyone.

There's still time to register. Program dates are included in the sign up and take place right here at CMS. Students will be safely escorted from their classrooms to their enrichment program when the school day ends. Pick-up will be at 4:30 PM or 5:00 PM, depending on the program.

✨ Important Details:

Programs run with a minimum of 3 students per program.
Parents will be contacted if a program is cancelled.
Each program has a limited number of spots.
Pick up times will be strictly enforced. We need to be respectful of our teachers personal time!

🎉 Don’t miss out! Spots are limited, so be sure to sign up today and join us for a fun, enriching after-school experience at CMS!

If you have questions, please contact the CMS PTA at concordmagnetschoolpta@gmail.com.

We can’t wait for a fun fall of learning, creating, exploring, and playing together!

Register with the link below!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9

Get ready CMS! The 2nd Annual CMS Rainbow Run is Friday, October 9! The Rainbow Run features 11 fun-filled activity stations including:

5 Color Throw Stations
5 Exercise Stations
Rainbow Dance Party Finale

This is the CMS PTA's BIGGEST Fundraiser of the year, with a $30,000 School-wide Goal! Funds raised go directly back to our kids, supporting class trips, enrichment programs, arts integration, classroom resources, scholarships, student activities and more.

The Challenge: $100 per student! If every CMS student raises at least $100, we'll blow our $30K goal out of the water! Every donation counts, no matter the amount!

HOW TO SET UP YOUR CHILD'S RAINBOW RUN CAMPAIGN!

Join your child’s grade team, set a goal of at least $100, and then share their personal page with family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, coaches and everyone you know!

THE DUNK CHALLENGE IS ON!

If CMS reaches $25,000 raised, we UNLOCK THE DUNK TANK!
For EVERY $100 a student raises, they’ll earn 1 throw for a chance to dunk one of their favorite CMS teachers!

We’re currently about $8,000 AWAY from unlocking it — so it’s time for one BIG fundraising push!

Who wants to see their favorite teacher take the plunge?! Keep sharing those fundraising pages, asking friends and family, and getting those donations in!

A huge thank you to Air Solutions Inc. for making this challenge possible and continuing to support our CMS community! Learn more about Air Solutions: www.airsolutions.tv

$25K = DUNK TANK!

$100 RAISED = 1 THROW!

$8K TO GO — LET’S DO THIS, CMS!

WE ARE SO CLOSE!

We are just shy of $22,000 raised for the CMS Rainbow Run!! And that means our students have officially earned:

A SCHOOL-WIDE PJ DAY! ($15K)
A COURTYARD DANCE PARTY! ($20K)

But we’re not stopping there…

NEXT UP: THE DUNK TANK!

We only need $3,000 MORE to hit $25K and unlock the Dunk Tank! And remember — every $100 a student raises earns them a throw to try to dunk one of their favorite CMS teachers!

AND THEN… there’s MR. T!

We’re only $8K AWAY from the $30,000 challenge, when Mr. T will PIERCE HIS EARS AND DYE HIS HAIR! And the TOP FUNDRAISING GRADE gets to choose!

We’ve come this far, CMS — LET’S KEEP IT GOING! Share those fundraising pages with family, friends, neighbors and coworkers. Every donation gets us closer!

$15K — PJ DAY - EARNED!
$20K COURTYARD DANCE PARTY - EARNED!
$25K — DUNK TANK! Only $3K to go!
$30K — MR. T PIERCES HIS EARS + DYES HIS HAIR! Only $8K to go!
$40K — MR. MORONEY KISSES A REPTILE!!

WE CAN DO THIS, CMS!! KEEP IT GOING!!

CMS RAINBOW RUN SPONSORS

CMS is getting closer to our Rainbow Run goal! Our kids have been doing an AMAZING job fundraising and have already earned a School-Wide PJ Day and Courtyard Dance Party!

Now we need some help from our CMS families to fill our remaining sponsorships!

Sponsorships are separate from student fundraising and help cover the costs of making the Rainbow Run happen — including:

Event costs & stations
Awesome student fundraising prizes
FREE Rainbow Run T-shirts for EVERY CMS student!

Do you own a business or know someone who does? Sponsor a Color Throw Station, Exercise Station or T-shirt! It’s a great way to support our kids while getting your business in front of our CMS community.

Kids keep fundraising. Sponsors help make the FUN possible!

DO YOU KNOW A BUSINESS!

PLEASE SHARE THE LINK BELOW OR MAKE AN INTRODUCTION!

We are so grateful for the generous support of the following RAINBOW RUN SPONSORS and for helping make this year’s Rainbow Run an amazing day!

TORNATORE LAW LLC - Rainbow Run Dance Party
BROWN DOG GENERAL CONTRACTING - Rainbow Run Exercise Station
MR. GRUMPY - Rainbow Run T-Shirts
REYNAUD TRAVEL - Rainbow Run T-Shirts
EVOLVER FITNESS - Broad Jump Exercise Station
DENTAL SOLUTIONS, ELIAS PIMENTAL DMD - Color Throw Station
BROWN DOG GENERAL CONTRACTING - Exercise Station
FREEDOM LUXURY- Exercise Station
AIR SOLUTIONS - Dunk Tank
STADLER CONSTRUCTION - Blue Color Throw Station
HANSON TEAM, William Raveis Real Estate - T-Shirt Sponsor
ANDREW HEREDIA, Financial Advisor - T-Shirt Sponsor
LANDI LAND LLC - Dog Day Care & Sleepovers - T-Shirt Sponsors

Stock the Pantry

Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 3:30-5:00pm

Sound Federal Credit Union, Norwalk Branch, 37 North Ave. in Norwalk

The Family Center, in partnership with Sound Federal Credit Union, is bringing our community together to support local families. They are collecting non-perishable food items to stock the Family Center Food Pantry and help ensure families in our community have access to essential food items. You may donate:

Canned Vegetables & Fruit
Rice & Pasta
Canned Beans & Soups
Cereal & Oatmeal
Peanut Butter & Jelly
Boxed Macaroni & Cheese

Concord Magnet School K-8

21 Hunters Lane

Norwalk, CT 06850

Main Office: (203) 899-2840

Fax: (203) 899-2811

Website: cms.norwalkps.org

Principal: Medard Thomas thomasm@norwalkps.org

Assistant Principal: Jennifer Scanlan scanlanj@norwalkps.org

Administrator Assistant: Susan Mathews mathewss@norwalkps.org

School Nurse: Stephanie Morencey morencys@norwalkps.org

Social Worker: Elisa Campisi campisie@norwalkps.org

School Counselor: Lindsay Frankum frankuml@norwalkps.org

Bilingual Parent Outreach Liaison: Erick Rivera riverae@norwalkps.org

Communications: Terry Lakin lakint@norwalkps.org