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Ecola Virgil

Hello Parents/ Guardians, Thank you for attending our first Parent Workshop of the school year ! I hope that you found the topics discussed on social and emotional care to be helpful and informative. Please take the time to provide feedback by clicking the link below. Your feedback is important to me and will help with planning for future Parent Workshops. Once again, thank you for your attendance. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsKLM-pWePo0E0TnZKxXJ2-0pDsyQ2RQ_JvGvTsfMcO-leyQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Ms. Morino (K-2 ILT)

Stem Fair time is approaching. Students should start preparing their STEM fair projects. Please review the attached information packet. All students are required to complete a STEM fair project. Third through fifth grade must complete a traditional STEM fair project following the scientific method. Lower elementary may select a traditional project, a Model, STEM Occupation, or STEM Person (K-2 only). Project topics should have been submitted to teachers by October 26th. Go ahead and start your projects. STEM Night will be November 8th from 6:00-7:00pm. Please note our STEM fair projects are due December 14, 2018 (before Winter break this year). Our STEM fair and gallery walk will still be after winter break. We are excited to see all the amazing projects again this year. STEM fair packet https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_3XWF7Iliz-Th0v7lICe1UuhVYr5hFwckgYP_siriG8/edit?usp=sharing Information on the scientific method https://youtu.be/qAJ8IF4HI20 Project ideas https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/list

CMIT STEM Committee

Congratulations to all those scholars who made the lottery for MESA club. Students are expected to attend all club sessions. Calendars and club expectations will be reviewed at our first session on October 18th. All club forms and fees were due at our second session. Our first club STEM field trip will be on November 28th. I look forward to an exciting year!

Mrs. Mccain-Wigfall STEAM coordinator

CMIT Elementary Teachers and Staff would like to extend our sincere THANKS to all of the parents who have donated for the month of October. We are so appreciative and humbled by your endless generosity. To those who would like to participate, there are slots available for the Fridays in November. Below is the original message along with the SignUpGenious link: CMIT Elementary is requesting any assistance you can provide to help with a little pick-me up for the teachers/staff. By the week's end things have been hectic and our teachers/staff need a "Hurray you made it through another week!" At times, it can be difficult to run out to grab a bite to eat once the day gets started. Although there is a list of suggested items, anything you feel compelled to bless us with would be greatly appreciated. If you are able, please use the sign-up below to donate a breakfast item(s) as a jump start to our weekend. The teachers/staff would be most appreciative. CMIT Elementary...Go Tigers! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d48a5a72baaf58-cmit

Ecola Virgil

Monday, November 5th, PG County School Students will have a 2 hour early dismissal due to a Professional Day for Teachers. Dismissal will begin promptly at 12:25 PM and end by 12:55 PM. Please make arrangements for your students to be picked up NO LATER THAN 12:55 PM. Thank you.

Ecola Virgil

On Monday, November 5th, the CLF Enrichment After School Program will end at 4:00 PM due to the 2 hour early dismissal for PG County Schools. Please make arrangements for your Enrichment student(s) to be picked up NO LATER THAN 4:00 PM. Thank you for your cooperation.

M. Mogilski (Enrichment Program Coordinator)

We had an AWESOME time on our field trip to the Pumpkin Patch this week! Check your child's teacher Dojo page for pictures. Please keep take note of the upcoming events... Monday, November 5, 2018 - 2 hour early dismissal Tuesday, November 6, 2018- School Closed Monday, November 12, 2018- Parent Teacher Conference (Links have been posted and sent out for you to sign-up to meet with your child's teacher) Have a great weekend!

Sincerely, The Kindergarten Team

Parent Teacher Conferences are Monday, November 12, 2018 Please sign up with sign up genius Next Week in First Grade! Reading - We will be reading Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes. Reading skills: visualizing, retelling, making connections, author's purpose Spelling: Long 'u' with silent 'e' Grammar: Subject and Predicate in a sentence Math - We are continuing Chapter 1, which includes adding to, taking from, finding unknown addends, and comparing number situations. Science - We will be working technology and man made vs. natural Social Studies - Community Government, State Government, National Government Health - We will continue with our drug free lessons and this weeks focus is on tobacco.

First Grade Team

Hello Parents, Our second graders had a great time on our field trip to Clark's Elioak Farm. The students were able to get pumpkins and explore the farm. Thank you to all the chaperones that joined us.

T.F.

Our first field trip to the Air and Space Museum was awesome and we would like to thank our chaperones for their support. We couldn't do it without you. Thank you in advance to the chaperones attending our field trip to Imagination Stage. Next week in learning: Math- scholars will be using the distributive property to solve problems involving multiplication within 100. Science- scholars will understand Newton's Laws of Motion. Language Arts- scholars will begin Unit 2 and understand how the structures of plants and animals help them solve problems. Social Studies- scholars will discuss early American explorers Upcoming Events: 2 hour Early Dismissal (End of first quarter)- November 5 Election Day No School- November 6

Third Grade Team

Science/STEM Fair project updates: Students may begin working on their projects. We have created a 4th grade timeline and guidance packet to help our students in this process. Students will have to begin their experiment, include three trials, and take pictures. Ultimately, the project will be a digital presentation (no boards) and a research paper. The digital slides/Powerpoint will be submitted for a science grade and the research paper will be submitted for a RELA Oral/Written Communication grade. The due date is December 7th for 4th graders. Please refer to the STEM Fair Packet link for 4th grade: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xANLnwli5veWBwox_jTgUMKmy_5kXOocidA4PjMFd2s/edit?usp=sharing If needed, you may also look at the STEM Fair Packet link for PGCPS: https://www1.pgcps.org/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=195720 In math, we are learning about algorithms for the four operations. Please ensure that your child is memorizing basic facts. They may play online games in addition to using www.ixl.com as homework support. RELA- Unit Two is underway! We are focusing on patterns in nature in Unit Two and will be reading several informational texts about nature and the environment! In Social Studies, we learning about culture in Maryland. Quarter 1 Project- We are starting our Quarter 1 project on Monday! Students will be creating a survey question in class and conducting the survey with the students in their homeroom. Students will then use this data to create a presentation using Google Slides or Prezi. This portion of the project will be done at home. The directions along with the rubric will be sent home on Monday. It will also be posted on the fourth grade website.

4th Grade Team

Hello Parents! Happy November! It is officially the end of Quarter 1 (week 10) and we are moving into quarter two. By now all students should know the classroom expectation and how their behavior should be in class. There are NO excuses. We have revised how to stand and walk in the hallway, raise your hand when you have a question, no bullying, sit quietly at your desk while following instructions and when to hand in homework ie. on time. Next week we will be covering: Math: Continuation of Topic 7 in Pearson, dividing decimals and starting topic 8 of numerical expressions, patterns, and relationships. Science: Layers of the earth and its placement in the universe. Tutor: Tutor will be on an invitation bases and you will be informed as the weeks progress.This will be based on your child’s need for extra help and math comprehension and scores in class. For ELA/SS We will be reviewing the skills of compare/contrast as well as cause and effect. We DO NOT have a story for this week. We will be reading our novel Frindle and completing activities based on this novel. For Social Studies we will be reviewing Native Americans and how they adapted to their land and also completing the unit one assessment Students do not have vocabulary words as well as spelling homework. Students should work on readworks.org for their passage reading. They should also log onto IXL and practice any skill that has a yellow star. Each student has their own login information. Lastly, students have a reading passage with comprehension questions that they are to answer each day. They will be given the passage and questions on Monday called "The Perfect Candidate". Announcements/Reminders: November 2- End of Quarter 1 November 5- Start of 2nd quarter November 5- Early Dismissal for students please plan accordingly for pick up November 6- NO SCHOOL November 9- October book report due November 12- Parent/Teacher Conferences (please sign up using your teachers link. Both of your child's teachers are conferencing TOGETHER) November 15- 5th Grade Parent Night 6pm

5th Grade Team

Thanksgiving is without a doubt my most favorite holiday of the year, for many reasons. The family traditions mine still holds to, the "excuse for gluttony", the colors, the smells... but really, above all, because of the simplicity of it at its core: be grateful. Too often to we lose sight throughout the hullabaloo of every day life to pause, be mindful, and be grateful. Here is a blog with some neat ideas for daily activities to foster moments of gratitude through service to others. The sky is the limit, and there are no bounds to the creativity that can unfold here. I am taking the challenge for daily, purposeful action, and I hope you will join me! https://smsteevesblog.com/2017/10/30/23-days-of-gratitude-challenge-the-secret-to-having-it-all-is-knowing-you-already-do/

Graciously, Your School Counselor [Mrs. Whitney Green]

Hello! We’re excited to report that your student is using digital content from Learning.com as part of core subject area instruction. All of Learning.com’s content is delivered online through a secure login, so your student can access assignments from home. Children are often eager to show off their new computer skills, so be sure to talk to your child about the new skills they are learning and how they are applying those skills in the classroom. I sent with students their Login Cards to home this week. Please check your child's username and password. Instructions are provided in the Parent Letter. https://www.learning.com/about/why-learning

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Mrs. Avsar Technology Teacher

Library This week, we discussed the upcoming Scholastic Book Fair & students were provided a book fair flyer. Excited scholars can visit The Book Fair between November 8th-16th. CMIT students will buy books on their scheduled library media center time. Ecology Students are still trying to complete their in class planet project. They ask one more week to complete and prepare the project and presentation. This week, they will continue and next week present their projects. Look forward to seeing their projects.

Technology Team