Check out our beautiful door decorations in honor of Black History Month! Congratulations to Mrs. Glasper's class on winning the contest by beautifully explaining the positive impact Ruby Bridges made by paving the way. Thank you to all classes that participated. You rock! #ItTakesaVillage

Ms. Morino (K-2 ILT)

Our beautiful staff truly represented in their African print attire and Black History Month t-shirt ! Thank you for your support and participation during our events this month ! #ItTakesaVillage

Ms. Morino (K-2 ILT)

Congratulations to our Black History Month Poster/Essay Contest finalists; Aiden Hodge, Jeremy Monteau, Adedamola Adeleke, Miracle Wigfall and Sela'jah Edwards. You did an amazing job showing your creativity and knowledge about some influential African American leaders. You too are destined for greatness!

Ms. Morino (K-2 ILT)

Our next fundraiser will be March 1st- March 18th. We will be selling popcorn. Your support is needed. We are trying to get smart boards for each class. Our fundraiser trip Limo ride to Chuck-E-Cheese is schedule for March 22nd pending approval. Ways to Support Year Round... Image result for giant a plus Register Your Giant Card- -Please register your Giant Card for the A+ school rewards. You can register online the school's ID is 18383. If you have already signed up before you don't have to do it again. If you haven't yet below is information on how to do it: http://files.constantcontact.com/e7bfdf5a001/50a87b93-de63-45c2-be16-984572499d55.pdf Boxtops: Collect and Save your Boxtops from all those wonderful summer cookouts and family gatherings this summer. On Amazon Don't forget to SMILE please click the following link http://smile.amazon.com/ch/47-2051473 to help make us smile. Mrs. Khadija Bowen is our New president. Mrs. Tahira Oliver is our new Vice President. Mrs. Adrienne Settles will cover both secretary positions. Mr. Jeff Caler is our Treasurer. Mrs. Benora Mccain’Wigfall is our school representative. Ms. Michelle Tolbert’Crosby is our Principal Representative. Our new team is excited to work to meet the needs of our scholars.

CMIT ESN PTO

Students are expected to attend all club sessions. I look forward to an exciting year! We have a busy few week ahead of us so it is important that all students are present each week. We are in need of the items below. Our competition is April 5th and will be an extended day trip. Lastly, we are close to the competition. All students must put forth 100% effort or they will be suspended from club. We do not have time to waste. All club members are expected to give 100% participation.

Mrs. Mccain-Wigfall MESA Coordinator

This week in ELA we will be reading the story The Lion and the Mouse. Your scholars will be learning about Main Idea and how to draft a poem. We will also be working on understanding what makes a sentence (upper case letter, space between words and punctuation). This week we will continue learning about the letter O, and learning the difference between the short O and the long O. Our sight words this week will be they, you and of This is our last week in unit 3 and an assessment will be given the following week. In math we will continue to learn how to determine if the math equations and word problems we are solving are addition or subtraction. Your scholars will also work in decomposing numbers 6-10. We have been enjoying learning about different ocean animals as we prepare for our field trip to the aquarium on March 26th. So fare we have learned about sharks, jelly fish and skates. We will continue to learn about other ocean animals in the following weeks. If you have anything that you believe would add to the learning experience, please feel free to send in a share with the scholars. Reading assessments have been completed and information about the results will be sent home shortly. The Kindergarten Team

Kindergarten

Next Week in First Grade! Reading - We are reading "Chicken Aren't the Only Ones" by Ruth Heller. Reading skills: making connections, retelling, non-fiction vs. fiction, and writing opinions. Phonics: long i and long e - spelled with 'y' (ex: "happy" and "by" ) Math - We are continuing with Chapter 10, which is using models and strategies to add with tens and ones. Science - We are learning about the moon, the phases of the moon, and the characteristics of the moon. Social Studies - We are learning about jobs that people do . Health - We are learning about our teeth. We are running low on some classroom supplies. We are asking for donations of glue sticks. If you can donate, it would be greatly appreciated!! Also, please make sure to check Class Dojo regularly for classroom updates!!

First Grade Team

We had a great week in 2nd Grade this week. Our field trip to the aquarium was a great success! Thank you to all the parents that chaperoned. We will begin planning our next field trip next week so be on the look out for information in the upcoming weeks. Next week in Reading, we will continue to go over Unit 4. The story of the week will be "A Life Cycle of a Pumpkin" Throughout the week we will focus on identifying key details and asking and answering questions in a non-fiction text. In math we will be finishing Topic 7. This topic covers solving problems involving addition and subtraction..

- The Second Grade Team

Scholars have learned so much about the influence and contributions of many Black Americans. Once again, we would like to congratulate the third graders who were finalist in the Black History Poster contest. Don't let the learning end there, please encourage your scholar to continue learning about their ancestors. We would also like you to encourage your scholar to be independent and ready to learn when they come to school. Many scholars are in need of pencils and notebook paper. Also, please remember to check homework folders, as we have noticed many folders have graded work which has not been seen by parents. The Keep at Home side of the homework folder should be emptied daily. With March being Women's History Month, scholars will be assigned a famous woman in STEM to research. We will send home this assignment soon! Next week in learning: ELA: Scholars will begin "Lowji"novel study S.S.: Scholars will be assessed on their knowledge of the land and environment Math: Scholars will continue to understand geometry Science: Scholars will continue to understand animal habitats and ecosystems Upcoming Events: Tuesday March 5- Field trip to Baltimore Aquarium Wednesday March 6- Character Education Assembly Monday March 11- Early Dismissal "We are not fighting for integration, nor are we fighting for separation. We are fighting for recognition as human beings...In fact, we are actually fighting for rights that are even greater than civil rights and that is human rights." - Malcolm X

Third Grade Team

Ms. Ahmed's Updates: In math, we are having fun with fractions and decimals! Please conduct home activities that involve fractions or decimals like measuring cup math while baking or cooking recipes; pizza and pie division, weighing scales, sports stats, and other fun ways to incorporate decimals fractions in daily life. In science, we will continue to learn about how human activity affects the Earth while discussing types of natural resources (ESS3). In health, we will explore the human eye/vision. Also, I have enrolled students in the XtraMath.com program. They have parent letters that were sent home with login information. This will help boost math fluency in the four basic operations, and students may use this to study for their math log assignments and weekly timed drill quizzes. Ms. Webb's Updates: Math: We will continue division of up to a 4 digit dividend and 1 digit divisor. We will focus on the Chunking Method. Feel free to watch videos on youtube or Kumon, and study your notes nightly! We will have the 2 Digit by 2 Digit multiplication quiz 2/26/19. Science: We will continue Earth/Space Science based on Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). We will wrap up to discuss of slow changes to the Earth's surface and fossils. Health: We will continue discussing the Respiratory System. If there are any parents that are health professionals that could come in and give a brief presentation on some sort of health topic (i.e. drug use/abuse, nutrition, body systems, etc.) please let me know. RELA/Social Studies: We will continue to Read Chapters 4-7 of Shiloh, while also working on the skills needed for making inferences, character, plot, setting, and theme. We will continue to have open book and notebook chapter quizzes as we progress through the novel. In Social Studies, we will start our Unit Assessment on Maryland's Geography. This assessment will be open book and notebook, as students will be using the text to answer the questions.

4th Grade Team

Hello Parents, Welcome to March. We are rolling on! Next week here is what we will be covering: Health – HIV and nutrition Science - Properties of Matter (Physical and Chemical reactions) Math - Coordinate Plane and Division of Decimals. ELA: Students will go back and review Theme. We will read stories and determine what lesson/moral was learned. Students will continue to read Bud, Not Buddy and complete related activities. Social Studies: Students have completed chapter 4. This week they will complete review activates and hands on assignments to review the chapter. They will take their Chapter 4 test at the end of the week. Thank you for all the feedback, communication and support for our kiddos! Ya'll rock. REMINDERS: March 11- 2 hour early dismissal March 29- March Book Reports Due Please check Schoolmax weekly as teachers have put in new grades!

5th Grade Team

Hello Tigers Den, I am glad I have your attention. I need you. Our kids need US. This is a very serious topic of conversation, and one that we cannot take lightly or addressed at a later time. We are raising a generation unlike the one in which we came to be... they are permanently "connected" to each other and to strangers in a simple click of a button on any of the many devices they have access to. They are exposed to so many ideas, challenges, trends, philosophies, and content that they are not developmentally prepared to process, let alone navigate. Below I am sharing information links for you, and I beg you to explore them and educate yourself. Information is our greatest defense in support of our children. First, a horrifying reality of hackers into children's Youtube programs, promoting and instructing them on suicide: "The Momo Challenge" https://apple.news/Ajib07GEAS3Oc_02BoS0POg https://www.google.com/amp/s/s/www.forbes.com/sites/andyrobertson/2019/02/27/dont-panic-what-parents-really-need-to-know-about-the-momo-challenge/amp Next, a resource list of Apps to know, and to be aware of that your child may be interacting with: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/apps-to-watch-out-for-in-2019 Please, PLEASE, know what your children are seeing, saying, and with whom they are interacting. Continue to teach safe and healthy use of the internet and devices such as gaming consoles, and tablets/phones... Engage with them in their use and exploration of the internet, and monitor monitor monitor! We need to all come together on behalf of our children.

Graciously, Your School Counselor [Mrs. Whitney Green]

Our Heart Hero's fundraising for the American Heart Association will be extended until March 8th, 2019, due to days out of school I want to give the students extra time to try and collect or raise any money they can for such a great cause. Students will be participating in the Heart Hero's activity in their Physical Education class the week of March 11-15. Thanks for all your help! Also homework for grades 3-5 is now on Edmodo and is due by 8pm March 8th. If you need help with your child's username or password please dojo me either during school hours or between 6-7pm for help. Grades K-2 will get the fitness knowledge homework sheet on Monday March 4th and it will also be due March 8th.

Jesse Hamms

Library This week, our K can 1st grades learned story elements. We read and discussed. Then, after discussion, we tried writing some of our own characters, setting, and plot outlines of the story. Our 3-5th graders learned the Dewey Decimal classification and after, did research to reinforce the learned classification. Ecology CMIT scholars have discussed about Chesapeake Bay watershed this week. They have learned how much drinkable water we have left, how and why we should conserve water, and history of Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Technology Team