Parents,

Please check your child's book bags for Mid-Atlantic Fundraiser Packet. You may also used the online option as well to sell products for our school. The more we sell, the more money we raise for items we can buy for our students and prizes your child can get. Thank you so much for your dedication to our scholars.

Tenika Fryson

WEEK # 3

Hi Tiger Readers,
Happy Friday. Checking in with our fabulous Tiger parents.

How much did you read this past week? How are our scholars responding to the time you spend reading with them?
Here are a few question stems to use as you generate questions.

What evidence do you have....?
What page can you find.....?
What conclusions can you.....?
How does this make you.......?

So appreciate all you do to encourage and support READING with our tigers at home.
Plan ahead-what will you read next week

Quote of the Week-
Dr. Seuss

Lesma Watson Watkis

September 18th - 29th: NWEA MAP Fall Testing - All grades
September 18th - October 10th: KRA testing - KG students only
September 29th: Professional Development Day - 2 Hr. Early Dismissal for Students (School Dismissal @ 12:25p.m, Enrichment: 1:00p.m - 4:00p.m)
October 2nd - 13th: I-Ready Diagnostic Assessment - RTI students only
October 16th: Clubs start!!!

Last week in Kindergarten we focused on fire drill rules and expectations as we worked through our Fire Drill Handbook! We also learned two new sight words (I, am) and six new vocabulary words (first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth)! Our focus was “how do children get to school?” as we read the story The Little School Bus and identified characters! Our scholars worked so hard this week!

This week in Kindergarten...

Character Education
We will continue discussing respect and how that translates to recess, lunch, CARTS, home, etc.

English Language Arts
We will be reading the story "We Are So Proud!" Along with the story, we will be learning about setting, syllables, and naming, sounding, writing letters to J. We will continue working with the sight words I and am.

Mathematics
We will be counting, comparing, and ordering numbers to 5!

Science
We will begin looking at problem solving as it relates to the scientific method. We will also learn about a famous scientist, Percy Julian!


Lastly, just a few dates and reminders:

- There is a two-hour early dismissal on September 29, 2017 due to Teacher Professional Development.
- MAP testing has been rescheduled due to KRA testing.
- Please be sure to label all personal items and also reinforce responsibility with your scholars.
- Uniform is enforced daily, including uninterrupted black shoes. Please go to http://cmitelementary.org/uniform-policy/ for more information.

-The Kindergarten Team

Dear 2nd grade parents,

*Here's what we're learning in 2nd grade:

RELA/S.S.: We are in Unit 1: Exploration.
Reading: Character and Setting; Main Idea and Details
Writing: Sentences, subjects, predicates, beginning paragraph writing
Spelling: short vowels VCCV, and long vowels, Vce
S.S.: Types of Communities

Math: Topic 1: Addition and Subtraction Strategies

Science: The Nature of Science

*Please remember to send in completed emergency forms and publicity release information notices from the office no later than next week.

*We'd like to request prize box donations such as: small toys/party favors, fun pencils, erasers, Oriental Trading Company items

*NWEA MAP testing will be finalized by next week. DRA testing is underway.

*Please remember to check your Classdojo and communicate with your child's homeroom teacher.

2nd grade team

Hello! Meet the third grade team lead Ms. Michelle Tolbert. She will be the grade level lead teacher. She is also one of the third grade Math and Science teachers this 2017-2018 school year. She is very excited to be a part of the CMIT Elementary family. This is her second year in Maryland. She is a native Detroiter and moved to Chesapeake, VA five years ago where She taught in the Portsmouth Public School district. She has been teaching elementary school for 18 years. She also has her Masters in Educational Leadership. She has two sons the oldest is 28 and the baby is 19. He joined the Army last September and is currently in South Korea. She looks forward to getting to know all of you, and is a firm believer in working as a team to ensure the success of each and every student.


Hello Scholars! Meet Mrs. Benora McCain’Wigfall. She will be one of the Third grade Math and Science teachers. She has been teaching in Prince George County for four years. She has 13+ years of teaching experience. She is a mother of three. She has an A.A.T. in Early Childhood education, a B.S. in Psychology, and a Masters of Education with a concentration in Instructional technology. She plans on challenging students this year. Her goal is to light a spark in your child that will encourage them to be all they can be. She wants to embed tools that will have your child ready to compete globally. She is very excited about teaching your scholars. She looks forward to working with parents to get our young scholars on track to a great future.


Meet Ms. Yanisha Daniel. She is very excited to be teaching 3rd grade Reading/ S.S. this year. She Is in her 8th year teaching with many, many, many more to go. She recently relocated to Maryland from the BIG Apple and is really enjoys calling Maryland home but most importantly she is loves CMIT-Elementary. She is passionate about teaching and makes a personal investment in each of her scholars. When she is not grading papers, She enjoys spending time with her children- Madison, 8 and Cody 2, and reading lots of books. She is looking forward to getting to know each and every one of you as we get ready for an an awesome school year.


Meet Ms. Tammy Nick. She is the awesome mother of one beautiful daughter. She will be teaching third grade Reading and Social Studies. She is a graduate of Morgan State University. She has taught in Anne Arundel and Prince George's County. She has been teaching since 2003. She looks forward to working with you and your children!

Benora McCain

Parents,
We need your help! We are in a partnership with you and your scholar in an effort to promote academic success. It is imperative that you ensure your scholar completes homework. Scholars are asked to complete homework each day, as it is practice of the skills that we are learning in class. When they don't practice, they are not prepared for weekly assessments which could adversely effect their grades. Homework is also graded, so scholars who don't turn in their packets or projects on the due date, could see their grades adversely effected.
In Math/Science, Ms. Tolbert and Mrs. McCain ask that parents initial the monthly calendar and complete the assignments on the date that they are due.
In Language Arts/Social Studies, Ms. Daniel and Ms. Nick ask that parents initial the reading log each evening.
We would like to thank you for your continuous support!

Third Grade Team

4th grade is off to a great start! We are learning a lot in all of our classes. Parents, please remember to monitor your student's progress on both Class Dojo and Schoolmax. Students need to complete their weekly and nightly homework! Please check to make sure that these worksheets and packets are being completed in a timely fashion! MAP testing will continue next week, as we were not able to finish due to technical issues. We will inform you of a makeup date.

This week 5th grade started reading Red Kayak. We are attacking Quoting accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and drawing inferences from the text. Students continue to practice their writing skills daily with responding to daily writing prompts.

Ms. Keys

Mrs. D. Davis

Mrs. Davis is completing the first of two semesters requirements of her internship. She is completing her Master’s in Education for Professional School Counseling, from Liberty University. Mrs. Davis is starting a new career after retiring from the military where she served 21 ½ years of active military service. Her education includes a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Social Psychology, concentrating on Industrial & Organizational Psychology, and a minor in Sociology, from Park University, located in Parkville, Missouri. She is excited to learn and implement the development of young bright minds with Mrs. Green through the effective manner of Professional School Counseling with our amazing parents, staff and students.

In addition, to completing the requirements for Professional School Counseling, Mrs. Davis is also completing her requirements from Licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor.

Graciously,
Your School Counselor

Hello Tigers' Den!

First, a HUGE SHOUT OUT of Thanks for all of our wonderful parents that have already been able to spare a few minutes of their time to share ideas and feelings with us about how we can make this year our Best Year Yet, for CMIT!

The link is still live, and will be open for a little bit longer, so if you haven't had the opportunity to fill it out, please know you are still invited to do so: https://goo.gl/forms/itKWP3jnyd59xNVk2

The information you share remains totally anonymous, and it is invaluable in how it helps to shape our efforts with our Tigers. I will compile a master-report of the results and share it with you all, including action steps to address specific areas this year.

Next, I wanted to share with you our Character Day was incredible!
We were able to be a part of something so much bigger than us... it was global, in fact! We all paused throughout the day and participated along with 133,000 other schools and business to dialogue about positive character development. It was inspiring to witness our scholar delve into the importance of character and personal growth in character traits, and how their character mindset directly impacts their future. Wow! We will continue such conversations and efforts throughout our entire school year, with different opportunities to support these thoughts and reinforce their growth.

Finally, I wanted to share with you all a fabulous resource!

http://www.sanityschool.com

http://www.impactadhd.com


I hope you all have a Fabulous Weekend!
Soak in this "summer" weather as long as we still have it :)

Graciously,
Your School Counselor

For edmodo and homework, please be aware that all homework's will be under the quiz tab and they will also show on the discussion board for each.
Only STUDENT accounts can open the quizzes, parent account can not open the quiz, you can only view grades, messages, and that there is a quiz homework.
Students codes may have changed so I am adding them here:
If the origninal code works ignore these codes, but if it wont let you log in the group try the new codes below
2nd - gj7awi
3rd - pxwb5m
4th - vukjkz
5th - hyheex

Sorry for the inconveniences and issues, but I feel that we are turning the corner.

Jesse Hamms