STEM fair projects are due January 3rd. In the link below you will find the information needed for our STEM fair projects. The STEM fair packets were not distributed to students. However, students received outlines of due dates to help guide them in creating their STEM fair projects. Please review the packet with your child so that they will have a successful STEM experience. Upper elementary students should be working on there experiment and Research paper. It should be completed by December 22nd. Boards should be decorated over the winter break. All project are due January 3, 2018. Please consider volunteering for our STEM fair. Upper elementary STEM fair January 6, 2018.

Volunteer link
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe1QTeDU0CAq-9v-k89PN7GAP38F01PEXXWWa-H78YypmU8yA/viewform?c=0&w=1

Link to STEM Packet:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZUCIPLiZQYrzoNOwGTdCgpR9Ju4ORm1Af68spDPBQAU/edit?usp=sharing

PG County updated book. Note 3rd-5th grade is responsible for research paper at CMIT elementary.
https://dochub.com/benoramccain/VE9LEN/elementary_stem_fair_student_journal?dt=kmbx3iovf7x05dho

Link to possible STEM fair project ideas:
http://www.education.com/science-fair/

Scientific method Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUa-ilQqEv0

Selecting a STEM fair topic guide:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vx1MjP0zxQhmvbZZvXKqaiuzeDKeeprXuY-QcbXAUY0/edit?usp=sharing

CMIT STEM fair Committee

Parents/Guardians.
We are very excited that here at CMIT Elementary our scholars are working constantly to master standards and ROAR.

Here is a link to access the PGCPS practice packets for the holidays, and into the new year.

Thanks for allowing us to teach your children. CMIT Elementary parents-You are awesome.

http://www.pgcps.org/winterpackets/

Monroe/Watkis

Lesma Watson Watkis

We had an overwhelmingly amount of donations from our tiger families to help children and the homeless. We thank you tiger families for your selflessness in your giving. Sharing is caring and we truly know your care. Way to R.O.A.R.!

Tenika Fryson

It is with great pleasure to announce the staff of the month and teacher of the month for November.
Two staff members were chosen for staff of the month for their excellent work in our Tiger Den. Ms. Green, our school counselor was chosen for her flexibility, wealth of knowledge, and superb work ethic in helping our families succeed. She has provided informational sessions that empower our parents to help their children. She has assisted her co-workers with coop with challenges they have faced. She has also spent countless hours preparing for meetings, communicating with parents, and sharing her expertise of having a sound mind and body to cope with everyday experiences. She is a jewel that we treasure.
Ms. Rosalina, our custodian was also chosen for staff of the month for her hard work and dedication in keeping our school clean. She has come to the rescue on numerous occasions when our scholars have accidents. She clean the grounds every morning, even when the temperature outside is below freezing. We salute her because we know her job is not easy, but she does it well with no complaints.
Ms. Smiley was chosen as our teacher of the month. She has created a loving atmosphere in her classroom. The rigorous learning that she exposes to the her students guarantee we will have some excellent leaders in the future. She also teaches dance after school to our scholars and they are awesome. Most importantly, she is a team player. She shares ideas with her teammates and the staff as a whole. She has organize numerous events that are student centered. We appreciate Ms. Smiley and her dedication to excellence.
Way to go November Staff and Teacher of the Month!

Tenika Fryson

Hi Dear Parents,
I would like to give an information about Saturday Academy Robotics Club. CMIT Elementary school will participate in First Lego League competition this year 4th and 5th graders students. We have completed six out of ten robotics mission with club students so far and they worked so hard. I just would like to thank those students for their dedication.
Ryan Scott
Gabriel Fuentes
Alexander Akinmutimi
Ryanna Mbakop
Christian Harris
Adrienne Wright
Kamraan Sahibzada

Mr. INCI
Lego&Robotics Teacher

Dear Parent,

We are excited to announce that CLF Tigers After-school Basketball Training Program is going to start on January 22nd and continue through March 15th as an 8-week program on the following days:

- Mondays & Wednesdays for K-5th graders with 2 options: one day $125 or both days for $199

- Tuesdays for 6th thru 8th graders $125

All Programs will be between 3:00 pm through 4:15 pm (3:00 thru 4:00 pm in the gym and last 15 minutes will be for informational sessions to teach nutrition, strength and conditioning etc.)

Basketball program coordinators will pick up the CMIT Laurel Elementary kids from school at dismissal time and take them to high school gym safely.

Basketball after school program registrations will be done through CLF enrichment website: https://www.clfadvancedstudies.org/basketball. Parents will be able register and make the payments online.

Please note that the program has limited space available for 40 students per session and the enrollments will be made first come first serve basis.

Thanks for your interest in the CLF Tigers After-school Basketball Training Program. Please send your questions or comments about the program to cbicer@clfmd.org.

Happy Holidays!

CLF Enrichment Programs

On Saturday January 27, 2018 students from CMIT North and CMIT Elementary Kuk Sool Martial Arts Club will be participating in the Annual Kuk Sool Won Winter Intramural Tournament. The The tournament will take place at CMIT Elementary School, which is hosting the tournament for the third straight year!

Event Details

Place: CMIT-Elementary School 6151 Chevy Chase Drive Laurel, MD 20707
Date: January 27, 2018

Time: 8:00am - 4:00pm

Spectator Fee: $5.00

All CMIT Club members are eligible to participate in this event. For details, contact club instructor Darren Fulmore (3rd Dahn) at laurel_ksw@cmit.net or 301-509-2030.

Note: There is room for a few new students to join the club. If interested, contact club instructor for details.

PSBN Darren Fulmore
Instructor/Owner
Kuk Sool Won of Laurel Maryland, MD
301-509-2030
https://squareup.com/market/kuk-sool-won-of-laurel-llc

Attachment(s)

December 25th - January 1st: Winter Break
January 2nd: School begins for the second semester...
January 6th: STEM FAIR @ 7:30am - 2:30pm
January 8th - 13th: MAP Winter Testing

Dear Parents,

We have been using our Chromebooks with PearsonRealize.com and other accounts such as Readtheory.org. Please continue to read daily with your child, and have them access their online accounts to continue reviewing skills.

Here's what we worked on in class:
Reading: Unit 3: Creative Ideas
Writing: Verbs and Friendly Letters
Spelling: long vowel patterns

Math: Topic 5: Subtraction and strategies. Please continue to review math basic facts in subtraction and addition.

Science: We're wrapping up our STEM unit, and we're heading towards starting our Matter and Physical science unit.

Social Studies: Economics

Please remember to access the Winter Packets for extra credit and good review: http://pgcps.org/winterpackets/.

Please remember that STEM fair projects are due upon return on Wednesday, January 3rd. We geared up students with an hour of STEM in second grade, and we have some real STEM-tastic scholars in our bunch!

This month ended with some hard work, and we enjoyed our last day celebrations and Pajama Day.

The 2nd grade team hopes you have a safe and happy holiday break, relaxing and spending time with loved ones! See you "next year"!!!

2nd grade team

The Third Grade team would live to wish you and your families a safe and happy holiday! We would like to thank you for your support, and especially the time that you have invested in our school community.
As the New Year approaches please note that scholars need to have their school supplies replenished, and if they are an I-ready student, they should bring in a pair of head phones.
STEM Projects will be due on January 3, and will be an assessment grade. Please ensure that your scholar turns in their completed project on time.
The Winter packet is available on pgcps.org. Scholars who complete the packet(s) will receive extra credit.

Third Grade Team

This week in RELA we continued the reading for "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" our focus is on determining a theme of the poem and summarizing the text also how the narrator's point of view influences how events are described. In Social Studies we created interview questions independently had had the option to share aloud and role plays of the interviews on the Colonist. They did receive homework this week and will not be due until we return from break. They do have their spelling test on Thursday, December 21, 2017, and their reading Assessment on Friday, December 22, 2017.

I would like to encourage all parents to please assist students with homework it is additional practice to what we do in class. All parts of the homework are expected to be completed.

Enjoy the Winter Break!

Pictures are from our exciting colonist interviewstgat we did in class and their exciting STEM skating field trip. They had fun learning and skating.

Terri Keys