Dear CMIT Academy Parent,

We are excited to announce that Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation has established a new partnership program with Bellucci Basketball Academy (BBA). Under this partnership, a new after-school basketball program will be offered to our elementary and middle school students. Players will be trained by professional basketball coaches, and then have a chance to implement these skills by playing in-house games with other CLF basketball teams.

BBA has a very unique trainings that applies techniques used by professional athletes across the country. Please visit the website for more information: https://www.belluccibasketballacademy.com/


This after school program is going to be once a week between 3 pm and 4:15 pm in our brand new CMIT-North high school gym. By enrolling in this program, CLF students will have an opportunity to receive training that includes basketball fundamentals like shooting, dribbling, and defense and then advance those concepts by improving speed, reading defenses, and reacting to the play on the court.


TRAINING INCLUDES:

Warm-Up/Stretching Agility/Strength Training
Quick Ladders Footwork
Balancing Pads Resistance Bands
Developing Hand & Eye coordination Basic Basketball Fundamentals
Ball Handling Passing
Shooting Defense Principles
Skill Stations Lay ups from both sides
Foul Shooting Pick-up Games and Skills Review


We would like to hear from you if you would be interested in this basketball program. Please complete the following short survey to send your feedback or questions:

https://goo.gl/forms/eji0xFkRcUFt30to2

Thank you

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Adam A. Akpinar
Program Coordinator

We are pleased to announce that Ms. Ottman is our Volunteer of the Month for the month of September. She has helped us with pick-up and drop-off procedures. She has provided meaningful feedback with solutions to help improve the CMIT experience. Thank you for all that you do for the Tiger Family!
Ms. Ottman has received a certificate of appreciation and has been highlighted in our morning announcements.

Tenika Fryson

We are proud to announce that Mr. Rashad Talbert is our Staff of the Month for the month of September. He has worked very hard for the Tiger Family to make sure safety is first. He has step in for his co-workers to lend a helping hand when needed. He has shown exemplary work ethic. We are honored to provide him with a certificate and designated parking spot.

We are also proud to announce that the Teacher of the Month for the month of September is Ms. McVeigh. She has worked countless hours before and afterschool to assure our students have the proper instructional plans in place for learning. She has assisted her co-workers when needed. She has a very positive attitude towards building a culture of teamwork. We are also honored to provide her with a certificate and designated parking spot.

Tenika Fryson

On October 18, staff and students wore pink to represent the fight against breast cancer. We stand with all of the survivors and with those who are currently fighting. You are Incredible, Strong, and Brave!

Tenika Fryson

October 30th: PD Day - 2 hour Early Dismissal for Students
October 31st: Book Character Day
November 3rd: PD Day - 2 hour Early Dismissal for Students
November 9th: End of 1st Quarter
November 10th: Veterans Day (Observed) & Parent-Teacher Conferences – Schools Closed for Students

Picture Day: Thursday, October 26
Picture Day ID: MJ217026Q0
Information about Picture Day can be found on your Picture Day flyer.

You may also order online before Picture Day! Please visit the link below:
https://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch/#/pictureDayId/MJ217026Q0?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=DTC_Pp_Pr2_A_F17&utm_content=undefined

Fall Picture day for Chesapeake Math and IT Elementary is next week. All students will be taking pictures in FULL UNIFORM as these will be the pictures used in our school yearbook. The uniform dress attire is as follows:

Kindergarten through Second Grade:
- Blue or Burgundy polo shirt with school logo
- Khaki or navy blue bottoms (i.e., skirts or pants) (NO JUMPERS)

Third through Fifth Grade:
- White oxford shirt with school logo
- Khaki or navy blue bottoms (i.e., skirts or pants) (NO JUMPERS)
- Burgundy neck tie (boys) / Burgundy cross tie (girls)

You may visit the CMIT Academy approved uniform companies for pricing and availability of uniform items you may need. The company location information is listed below:

All American Wear, Inc.
5001-B Forbes Blvd
Lanham MD 20706
Telephone: (301) 459-5000
Toll-Free: (800)638-8583
Fax: (301) 459-5618

Risse Brothers
9700 Martin Luther King Jr Highway Suite B
Lanham, MD 20706
Telephone: (301) 220-1985
Fax: (301) 220-0368

Ecola Virgil

This week in reading we will be focusing on comparing and contrasting non-fiction and fictional texts. We will be working on long 'i' words.

In math, we will continue to work on Chapter 8, which is grouping by tens and ones.

REMINDERS: Apple Day is on Tuesday, October 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Do not forget to bring in the materials needed!

Field Trip to Sharp's Farm is on Friday, October 27. Students cost is $21.00 and chaperone cost is $7.50. Chaperones will need to drive themselves.

Please be sure to help students with their spelling homework. Each student should have 4 spelling assignments per week, a completed math packet, and 1 assignment for either science/ social studies/health. Those areas rotate each week so please be sure to check the list to see what needs to be done for the week.

First Grade Team

Dear Second Grade Parents,

We'd like to remind you to submit Picture Day forms money to homeroom teachers if you haven't done so already. Our students are to be in regular uniform for Picture Day on Thursday, October 26th.

We'd also like to remind you to help your child submit their STEM Fair topic to the homeroom teachers no later than Monday, October 23rd. The due date was Thursday, October 19th. Many of the submissions we have so far are wonderfully inquiry-based and student-inspired ideas.

We are planning for a Pumpkin Day. This will take place from 10:00 AM to 11:45 AM on Wednesday, November 1st. Please donate pumpkins (any size), paper plates, and plastic utensils so we can explore on that day. Volunteers are welcome! Please let us know in advance if you are interested.

2nd grade team

We are practicing our division and multiplication skills. We are super excited about our first field trip to the Air and Space museum in Virginia. We will leave Thursday's October 26th at 8:15am! All money should be turned in Monday, October 23rd!

Students enjoyed making balloon powered cars in science class. We are learning about balanced and unbalanced forces!

Please remind our scholars to be on their best behavior!

If parents would like to volunteer they may signup below! Thank you for your support!

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4aadaa2aa3fd0-classroom

Third grade team

Dear Parents

Attached is the flyer for the Costume Party on 10/30 from 1-3PM. Flyers were distributed last Thursday. Please look out for the orange flyers.

Permission Slips are due by 10/27. Once they are returned they can be put in the PTO mailbox in the copy room or in the box on the door of Mr. Tekin's room. We will keep a running list of all attending students on a google sheet.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QMUZXlVqrPjaMXqHwMVGNiBNud32XaA8pCEPSOMMJXE/edit?usp=sharing

On the day of the event, purple wristbands will be distributed to students attending for easy identification.

Student dismissal procedures from class to the dance will be determined at a later date based on the number of students attending. Student dismissal after the dance will follow car rider pick up procedures. Student car rider numbers will be needed.

Students with parents not in line for pick up at 3pm will be placed in enrichment and enrichment fees will apply.

Parents can volunteer to chaperone or donate bagged chips/bottled water on the following signup.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e44afa82ea2fb6-volunteers
We are seeking at least 40 chaperones. If we do not have enough volunteers, we will sadly cancel the event.

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PTO