The Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) Announces 2019 Maryland Green School Awards -- MAEOE is pleased to announce that CMIT North Elementary has been certified as a 2019 Maryland Green School. Maryland green schools are part of a national and international community of sustainable green schools. Our students are becoming better stewards of our Earth’s resources and developing a greater understanding of their own local environment. The Maryland Green Schools program encourages educational opportunities for preK-12 schools that increase awareness and understanding of environmental relationships that impact public health and the local community. Let’s celebrate our schools accomplishments and continue to “GO GREEN”! To view the entire press release please click the link provided.

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Principal Ozturk

PLEASE READ! Parents/Gaurdians, CMIT Elementary shares the parking lot with the business, CAS Severn, Inc at 6201 Chevy Chase Drive. We respect their business and are asking that you refrain from utilizing the seven (7) parking spaces that are directly behind their establishment or any other spaces not adjacent to CMIT Elementary (or otherwise marked specifically for CMIT). Please pay close attention to the two picture views provided to get a visual of the spaces that are off limits for CMIT parking. We thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Principal Ozturk

Held on the first Saturday in May, this will be the 3rd Annual MakerFEST, CLF's yearly STEAM Festival celebrating our community's inner genius! CLF schools are now eight programs and six institutions across the State of Maryland serving over 3,200 students K-12! MakerFEST invites these students to participate with staff, parents and our wider CLF STEM community partners to feel encouraged to exhibit and enjoy all the day's inventions, artwork, personal projects, experiments, robots, wild creations, noble attempts, fine solutions to typical problems, and makers making so much more! CLF will also have volunteer opportunities available for anyone who wants to help build the best MakerFEST ever! To register for an exhibition space visit https://www.clfadvancedstudies.org/makerfest For volunteer opportunities visit https://goo.gl/forms/y1qs5zfo8OPOuRo92 This year, the first Saturday in May happens to coincide with May 4th, often celebrated by fans of the widely popular Star Wars franchise. We fundamentally feel obligated since astronomy, space exploration fit all too well into the MakerFEST concept, so Community Partnerships is also encouraging all exhibitors to share their project progress with @CLF_CLF on twitter or @ChesapeakeLighthouseFoundation on Facebook with the hashtag #MayTheFourthBuildWithYou. Until next update, May The Fourth Be With You!

CLF Community Partnerships

Our CMIT scholars participated in the Regional Mesa competition. They took home the first place Storybook Theme park ride. First place wearable technology. Second place basswood bridge. Second place scratch. These scholars did a great job. Our school will move to the state competition for Storybook and wearable technology. Go Tigers! The state Competition will be May 18th. Please plan on meeting at the school so we can ride the bus over (students in the winning groups and select well behaved scholars). All other members are welcome to meet us at the event and parents will need to stay with their children. Thank you! Also, Congratulations to our scholars for securing a $20,000 summer camp scholarship. Their winning videos can be viewed at the link below. https://idtech-formstack.s3.amazonaws.com/483203329/58840026first_58840026last_mar42019734pm_67180963_cmitnorth2.mp4

Mrs. Mccain-Wigfall MESA Coordinator

On Saturday April 13, 2019, four CMIT Elementary three CMIT Middle School, and two CMIT High School students competed in the 2019 Great Lakes Kuk Sool Tournament which took place at Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua New York. The tournament attracted nearly 250 students from the twenty regional Kuk Sool Won Schools in the US and Canada. The Kuk Sool of Laurel School placed 3rd overall. See pictures here -[https://1drv.ms/f/s!AiECn53FRtXcqjp3iD10ChvypXak] In the Teen Black Belt Division: Julian Adams was fourth place in Sparring In the Teen Black-Brown Belt Division: Diarra Brown took first place in Sparring and fourth in Staff. In the Youth Brown Belt Division: Ariana Noel placed Second in Self-Defense, and Third in Sparring, and Fourth in Forms. In the Youth 9-12 Red Belt Division: William Brockel placed third in Self-Defense. In the Youth ages 8 and under Blue Belt Division: Alexandria Brockel placed third in Self Defense and Forth in Forms. In the Youth ages 9-12 Yellow Belt Division: Erick Charles placed second in Forms and in Sparring and was a third in Self Defense. Rodney Lewis placed second in Self-Defense, third in Sparring, and was fourth in Forms. In the Youth ages 8 and under Yellow Belt Division: Christian Ottman placed first in Sparring, and fourth in Forms and in Self Defense. In the Youth 8 and under White Belt Division: Evan Crocken won Second in Forms and Third in Self-Defense. ************************************ Kuk Sool Won™ is a system of Traditional Korean Martial Arts that incorporates all styles of martial arts historically taught in Korea into one systematic method of learning. Kuk Sool Won™’s foundation is built on proper etiquette and discipline. Students will learn how to effectively avoid conflict and only as a last resort how to properly defend themselves. We practice every Tuesday at CMIT Middle School, and every Thursday at CMIT Elementary throughout the school year, working to develop a complete, Martial Artist. Members will be taken through the World Kuk Sool Won™ curriculum and attention will also be placed on academic achievement. Contact PSBN [3rd Dahn] Darren Fulmore at 301-509-2030 https://mycard.vistaprint.com/u/1ed5f0a5/2

Michelle Tolbert, Club Coordinator

All 3rd-5th grade students will take MCAP on the following dates: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 Wednesday, May 8, 2019 Thursday, May 9, 2019 Friday, May 10, 2019 Monday, May 13, 2019 Tuesday, May 14, 2019 Wednesday May 15, 2019 Testing Tips: 1. Make sure your child gets a good night rest. 2. Eat a good breakfast. 3. Please make sure they are on time to school.

TESTING COORDINATOR

This week, children will understand that transportation can take many different forms and helps people get from one place to another. Theme of the week: Max Takes the Train Genre: Animal Fantasy Phonics: /j/ Spelled Jj and /w/ Spelled Ww Text-Based Comprehension: Realism and Fantasy Amazing Words: plane, subway, ferryboat, jetway, tunnel, sidecar High-Frequency Words: yellow, blue, green In Math, students will continue counting to 100 in various ways. An assessment will be given to test their knowledge on Friday, May 3, 2019. Upcoming Events: Friday, May 3, 2019 students are to come dressed in Army Fatigue attire in honor of Military Appreciation Day!

Sincerely, The Kindergarten Team

Reading - We are reading "Koala Lou" by Mem Fox. Reading skills: informative vs. narrative, making connections, inferences, and retelling. Phonics: soft 'c' (ex: dance, fancy, ice) Math - We are finishing chapter 13, which is telling time to the hour and half hour. We are beginning chapter 6, which is representing and interpreting data. Science - We are continuing our unit on Life Science. This week we will be exploring the parts of a plant. Social Studies - We are learning about our environment. Health - We are continuing to learn about safety in the home. We are running low on some classroom supplies. We are asking for donations of glue sticks, pencil top erasers, and expo markers. 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! The trip to Goddard Space Flight Center was a blast! Next week in Reading, we will be working on Unit 5 Week 4. The story of the week will be "Signmaker's Assistant." Throughout the week we will focus on main idea and details, as well as inferring. The spelling pattern for list A is vowel patterns: aw, au, au(gh), and al. In math we will be continuing Topic 11. This topic covers subtraction within 1,000. Have a wonderful weekend and we will see you on Monday.

- The Second Grade Team

Third graders are fast approaching our testing date. Scholars are reminded to be on time to school, as well as being well rested and well nourished. Please encourage your scholar to do their best and please review the testing strategies below. Strategy 1: Process of Elimination This strategy shows you how to get rid of wrong answers and narrow down your choices. It’s easier to pick the right answer when you have fewer options to choose from. Strategy 2: Using Context Clues This strategy teaches you how to spot clues in the test item that will help you figure out the answer. Clues can be hiding in the directions, the passage, or the answer choices. Strategy 3: Read the Questions and Answers First This strategy helps you practice reading the questions and possible answers before reading a passage. Previewing the questions and answers helps you know what information to look for as you read. Strategy 4: Underlining Key Words This strategy teaches you how to locate important information in the test item. Underlining these key words and phrases makes them easy to see and helps you focus on the best answer. Strategy 5: Plug-In This strategy shows you how to “test out” each answer choice by plugging it into a sentence or phrase. You can then cross out answers that don’t make sense and find the answer that is the best fit. Strategy 6: Reread This strategy reminds you to reread the directions, a passage, or the answer choices when you need to. Rereading can help you clarify a question or find information that you need in order to find the best answer. Your scholar should also come to school well nourished, well rested, and on time during the week of testing. *Next week in learning, we will continue to review for PARCC. April 29 -May 3 Spirit Week May 3 - Military Appreciation Breakfast May 7- May 10 PARCC testing

Third Grade Team

PARCC Spirit Week is next week! We have been preparing for testing and will continue to do so in class leading up to the testing window! 4/29 Monday: Pajama day 4/30 Tuesday: Twin Day 5/1 Wednesday: Crazy hair/ Mix Match day 5/2 Thursday: College/Career Day 5/3 Friday: Military Appreciation Day (Wear Army Fatigue) 5/6- Pep rally- 4th grade will wear orange this day!

4th Grade Team

Hello Parents! Welcome back from spring break! All next week we will be reviewing for the math MCAP. Students will review word problems, order of operations, analysis of patterns, geometric measurements which includes angles and polygons. Students will be working on our earth day project which consists of a poster board with a slogan about how to protect planet Earth. ELA: We will be reading the story "The Stormi Giovanni Club". Students will review making generalizations and drawing conclusions. Students will also be writing a Narrative Poem. Students will continue reading our fourth quarter novel Maniac Magee. Social Studies: We have concluded chapter 5 about the American Revolution. Students will review and take the assessment this week. ****WE ARE IN NEED OF TISSUES AND HAND SANITIZER. STUDENTS HAVE ALLERGIES AND WE WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO REFRESH THEMSELVES WHEN NEEDED***** REMINDERS/UPDATES: April 29- Pajama Day April 30- Twin Day/ Mix and Match Day April 30- Poetry Book Project May 2- Talent Show May 3- Military Appreciation Day May 6- Pep Rally May 7-13- MCAP Assessment Please check your Schoolmax accounts regularly. Grades are updated weekly.

5th Grade Team

I am so excited for this series, I am counting down the days to May 7! It is so rare to find such an amazing group of individuals sharing their expertise and advice... FREE OF CHARGE! Usually, there is travel involved and a hefty price tag to have access to such knowledge. I hope you will take advantage of this amazing opportunity with me! Send me an email if you register, and we can have a post-conference coffee chat about it! I am already invigorated by the dialogues I know will follow :) (writchie@cmitelementary.org) https://afineparent.com/positive-parenting-conference

Graciously, Your School Counselor [Mrs. Whitney Green]

Mission Moms and Butterfly release event! Please signup to participate or support this event below. The butterfly release will be at 1:35pm! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYf3wZs8-95INHgRCgHCe1fJs4x5S-KMN9Ti9ORMnB1MmRaw/viewform Grade level times to Plant Flowers in the garden are below. Kindergarten planting inside gate 10:45 am First grade planting inside gate 11:15 am Second grade planting inside gate 11:45 am Third grade outside gate 10:45-11:15 am Fourth grade outside gate 11:15-11:45 am Fifth grade 0utside gate 11:45-12:15 am Election nomination form Please complete Presidential nominations by Thursday, May 2nd 3:00pm. https://forms.gle/7vC5PAT2CChbYa779 .

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