Sunday, November 5th begins daylight savings. Please turn your clocks BACK one hour.

Remember....FALL Back -- SPRING Ahead

Ecola Virgil

Saturday, November 18th at 10:00AM

Thursday, December 7th at 6:00PM

Ecola Virgil

We had our STEM fair night on November 2nd from 6:00-8:00pm! Several families came out to learn more about our school STEM fair expectations. Thank you to all the families who came out! Our STEM fair link to the presentation is below.

http://prezi.com/cuhnzqyk4kkk/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share

Questions can be sent to the STEM committee at the link below.

https://goo.gl/forms/Wqbt0VHYnoalvFTS2

STEM Fair packet link
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZUCIPLiZQYrzoNOwGTdCgpR9Ju4ORm1Af68spDPBQAU/edit?usp=sharing

Questions from last week!
1. Is there a specific format for the research paper?
Committee response - Yes!

STEM Fair Research Paper Rubric (Reading classes upper elementary)
-Cover Page
-Table of Contents
-Introduction (Brief introduction with overview of project includes problem statement, procedures, materials, and variables).

-Body of research (Explanation of problem and rationale for hypothesis, includes background research, and the procedure).
-Analysis of Results (Raw data, Charts/Tables with labels).
-Conclusion (Reflection of whether your hypothesis was correct and explain why the project is important, include real world-applications).
-References (MLA format)/Acknowledgements

The research paper is worth a 50 point assessment grade in ELA!

STEM Fair committee

We will have our Fourth annual Scholastics book fair from November 9th-17th. Please consider signing up to volunteer. If you would like to volunteer for a spot that is taken please email Mrs. Benora McCain at bmccain@cmitelementary.org and Ms. Diana at ddumbadze@cmitelementary.org. Complete the link below to help out with our book fair.
https://volunteer.scholastic.com/#/signup/yf42B0srI

We will be having our Third annual CMIT Elementary STEM fair on January 6, 2018. We need volunteers. Please complete the link below if you are able to volunteer.
https://goo.gl/forms/BZGZihCsG8DOsbcU2

Mrs. McCain'Wigfall

All fundraiser items should be picked up from the school media center on November 7th from 3:00-6:00PM. Our school does not have room to store items overnight. The school will not be responsible for items not picked up. If you are unable to make it on Tuesday you should call and make other arrangements prior to the delivery date. We were able to purchase two additional chrome carts with the money from our fundraiser profits. Thank you for your support.

CMIT PTO

November 9th: End of 1st Quarter
November 10th: Veterans Day (Observed) & Parent-Teacher Conferences – Schools Closed for Students
November 13th: PD Day - 2 hour Early Dismissal for Students
November 14th-17th: FAST testing (5th grades only)
November 22nd-24th: Thanksgiving Holiday - School/Office Closed

This week in Kindergarten...
We had so much fun on our fall field trip to the farm! Our scholars went on hay rides, through mazes, in corn, and more! They also met a variety of animals including chickens, alpacas, sheep, ducks, goats, and even a horse! This experience will go nicely with our PBL research on farm animals! Stay tuned...


English Language Arts
We will continue exploring the story "Dig, Dig, Digging!" Along with the story, we will be reviewing classifying and categorizing. We will also be identifying initial and final /T/.

Mathematics
We will continue comparing and ordering numbers through 10!

Science
Students will continue exploring the Earth and sky.

Lastly, just a few dates and reminders:
- Homework is due on Friday every week.
-STEM Homework directions (separate from the school wide STEM fair) have been sent home. These projects will be due 11/30/2017.
-Parent conferences will be held 11/10/2017. Please sign up with your scholar's teacher via Signup Genius.
-Please encourage responsibility for belongings.
- Please remember to send an extra pair of uniform clothes to keep in your child's cubbie at school in the event of accidents or spills.
- Uniform is enforced daily, including uninterrupted black shoes. Please go to http://cmitelementary.org/uniform-policy/ for more information.

-The Kindergarten Team

-The Kindergarten Team

Dear Parents,

Thank you for pumpkin donations. We had an awesome Pumpkin Day! We integrated STEM activities, "dissected" a pumpkin, and read pumpkin-related literacy books.

2nd graders have learned about Story Elements, and we will be culminating this learning with a project. It is a Coat Hanger Book Report Mobile. We have sent out project guidelines and rubrics. An e-copy will be accessible on the grade level website. This project is due in two weeks' time on Monday, November 13th. Students will present these book report projects orally on that day.

Please continue to support your child with the STEM Fair project process as well. The final project will be due on January 3rd for grading and presenting.

For math, we'd like to request that you ensure your child is studying basic 0-20 addition and subtraction facts with flashcards and online games.

Additionally, please READ daily and ensure your child is completing their reading logs and discussing their reading with you.

Please contact us for signing up for Parent-Teacher Conferences (no school for students) on November 10th.

2nd grade team

We would like to wish a Happy Veteran's Day to Ms. Nick, who served in the U.S. Air Force and Delsean Speights (Ms. Tolbert's son), who served in the U.S. Army. Thank both of you for your service! We would also like to acknowledge and thank Ms. Tolbert's youngest son, Naim Ashshadi for his service. He is active duty Army and stationed in Korea.

November 9 will be the last day of the first quarter. Going forward, please ensure that your scholar completes all classwork and homework. On November 10, we will have Parent/Teacher conferences and there will be no school for students. We look forward to meeting with you.

We would like to thank all the parents that volunteered this week. Without your assistance, Character Day and pumpkin painting, would not have been possible. Thanks for your support.

Third Grade Team

We will be going on our first field trip on Thursday, November 16. In order to promote college and career readiness, we will be visiting the University of Maryland and attending a women's basketball game! Permission slips will be sent out next week at some point.

First Quarter Budget Projects are due on Monday, November 13. Please make sure that projects are submitted via email to your homeroom teacher no later than 8 am on the due date!

Matthew Mogilski