Our scholars did an incredible job this year! Congratulations to the Mesa club students for securing a win at the Mesa state competition. Our scholars won first place in Storybook theme park ride. Thank you to all the students who participated in the Mesa club this year. Thank You for Your dedication to excellence!

Mrs. Mccain-Wigfall MESA Coordinator

Thank you to all the families, students, staff, and community supporters that came out to help in the garden and helped release our butterflies. We released several butterflies including almost 100 painted ladies and 5 Monarchs. Our school community had a great time at this event. A special thank you to PG Parks who donated supplies and helped garden. Our school community showed up and worked together on this fun filled day.

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We are so super excited about the summer camp that we are starting here at CMIT this 2019 summer. We have some strong teachers who have put together an exciting and fun curriculum. This includes project based learning: building bridges, developing plans for running a business, build a roller coaster/amusement park, how to run a animal shelter are just a few examples. Activities include: Dance, Board Games, STEM, Art, Lego, Readers Theater. Field Trips may include: Zoo tour, Clarks Elliok Farm, Spy Museum, Sky Zone, Kids First swim school, Medieval Times, Annapolis Pirate Adventures, Main Event, Turkey Hill are a few possibilities. If you have any questions please email me at mtolbert@cmitelementary.org. Come join us for a spectacular summer that your child will never forget!

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Michelle Tolbert, Lead Teacher, Club Coordinator, Summer Academy Coordinator

Who participates? All students and staff When is it? Tuesday, May 28, 2019 What is it all about? Vocabulary parades have become a popular event at schools around the country. It all began with the fabulously creative picture book, Miss Alaineus, A Vocabulary Disaster, a story that celebrates words and definitions. The characters in the book participate in a Vocabulary Parade and contest – and the idea has really caught on! Vocabulary parades are a wonderful way to celebrate our love of words and reading. It also provides a fun and academic focus for dressing up in creative homemade costumes. How do we get ready? 1) Plan Students will be provided a list of word from their grade level curriculum. Look at the lists of words sent home, choose a vocabulary word, send your choice back to the teacher, think of interesting and fun way to dress as the selected vocabulary word. 2) Create You can recycle all sorts of items around your home to make a creative homemade costume: boxes, poster-board, hats, paper bags, fabric, tin foil, etc. 3) Make a Vocabulary Card/Label Remember to make a large card or sign with your vocabulary word and the definition on it, so we’ll know which word you represent in the parade. You can carry the word, make a headband or hat, or have it as part of your costume. Your word just needs to be visible somewhere on you! 4) Come Prepared Come to school with your costume on. If your child needs to bring their costume make sure that they have all of the parts.

Michelle Tolbert, Lead Teacher, Club Coordinator, Summer Academy Coordinator

There will be no homework this week. Please have students work on IXL for both math and reading as well as read for 20 minutes each night. Monday, May 27, 2019 - School will be closed. Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - Vocabulary Parade (Students should come to school dressed as their chosen word.) Wednesday, May 29, 2019 - Field Day ( Please be on they look out for a sign-up genius from your child's teacher. Students are to wear something red on this day.) Please remember...... Field Trip to The National Zoo is on Monday, June 3, 2019. ALL money is due by Friday, May 30, 2019. Kindergarten Promotion Ceremony will be help on Friday, June 7, 2019 @ 8:30am. It will be located in the CMIT Elementary gymnasium. Girls are to wear white dresses and boy should wear black bottoms and a white top.

Sincerely, The Kindergarten Team

Reading - We will continue reading "Surprising Sharks" by Nicola Davies and "Sharks" by Anne Schreiber. Reading skills: nonfiction text features, informative vs. narrative, retelling. Phonics: 'air' sound, spelled 'air' and 'are' (ex: fair, chair, share, care) Math - We are continuing with Chapter 14, which is shapes and their attributes. Science - We are continuing our unit on Life Science. This week we will continue to explore the parts of a plant, what plants need, and pollination. Social Studies - We are learning about different cultures and family differences. Health - We are learning about nutrition and choosing food for meals and snacks. The Family Tree Oral Presentation is due on June 7, 2019. Information about this project was given to students with their homework sheet. It has also been posted on Class Dojo. Also, please make sure to check Class Dojo regularly for classroom updates!!

First Grade Team

We had a very eventful week! Muffins with Moms was a HUGE success. Thank you to all the moms and volunteers that participated. The butterfly release was AMAZING! Our second graders loved every second of it! Next week in Reading, we will be working on Unit 6 Week 3. The story of the week will be "A Birthday Basket For Tia." Throughout the week we will focus on drawing conclusions, as well as asking and answering questions about the text.. The spelling pattern for list A is -tion, -ture, and -ion. Due to the short, busy week, ALL students will be on List A next week. In math we will be starting Topic 14. This topic covers graphs and data. School will be closed on Monday, May 27th for Memorial Day. Tuesday, May 28th is the Vocabulary Parade. Please send your students to school dressed as their word. Students costumes MUST include their word and it's definition. Students should also be able to define their word and explain their costumes. Wednesday, May 29th is Field Day! Students should wear their grade level color (green)! Field trip permission slips were due on Thursday, May 23rd. If you have not sent that in, please contact your teacher ASAP as we have to give Port Discovery a final headcount. Have a wonderful 3-day weekend and we will see you on Tuesday! Second Grade Team

Second Grade Team

We would like to thank our volunteers for coming out to our Butterfly Release Day. Parents, your voices have been heard! CMIT North Elementary is having its first Summer Academy. We know that it is common for students to lose skills over the summer break and to enhance our 4 Star rating we have already earned by the State of Maryland, we want to offer your child an opportunity to maintain and enhance their skills. There will be (3) 2 week sessions, that begin July 8th-19th, July 22nd -Aug.2nd, Aug.5th- Aug. 16th offered that involves fun-filled, engaging researched-based activities that will also include a weekly field trip. You will be able to enroll in all sessions if needed. If there is enough interest we will also offer after school enrichment from 3-6. The CMIT Elementary certified teachers will be the instructors for the program. Your scholars will be responsible for bringing lunch daily. The subjects taught will be Language Arts, Math, Science, and we will have enriching activities daily; such as organized play, STEM activities, brain builder games, just to name a few. More information for the program is in the attached flyer and you can register your child now using the google forms attached. Be sure to choose your child’s current grade when registering, and answer all questions on your designated form. If you have any additional questions please feel free to email me directly at mtolbert@cmitelementary.org. We look forward to working with you all to make this a most memorable summer experience for your child. 3rd Grade https://forms.gle/3rjdAEKytfTmbEho7 Please remind your scholar that school is still in session and they are still expected to ROAR. They should also come to school prepared to learn. Progress reports were sent home on May 21, but for an accurate grade you should check schoolmax weekly. Also, please remember to check and empty your scholars homework folder of graded work and other announcements. Thank you for your continued support. Upcoming Events: Monday, May 27- Memorial Day No School Tuesday, May 28 - Vocabulary Parade Wednesday, May 29 - Field Day

Third Grade Team

Hello Parents ! Students will be working on their end of the year project due 1 week before the last day of school. A solid date will be given by the end of this week. Students are to have their own 5 star pocket folder and bring it to class by this Friday, 5/24. They will be responsible for all of their papers. This is what the final project should entail: Rough draft Final draft Title page Table of contents All topic pages The rubric and 1-12 questions answered on the rubric. Students will be given every single day till the end of the year to work on this project. How they utilize their time will be up to them and this is all classwork. All information needed for the end of the year project will be given and is given in verbal and written form. ELA: Students will be reading the story "The Gymnast". They will be reviewing the skill of prefixes and drawing conclusions. Students are to complete the entire homework packet and turn it in by Wednesday, May 29. This needs to be turned in on this day before they leave for Camp Schmidt. Students will take their vocabulary test and spelling test on this day as well. Students will also continue with reading and completing activities for Maniac Magee. UPDATES/REMINDERS: May 27 -NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day May 28-Vocabulary Parade. May 30 and 31 Camp Schmidt. June 12- Family BBQ June 13- Promotion Ceremony Please check Schoolmax for updated grades and assignments weekly

5th Grade Team

Field day has been postponed until next week Wednesday the 29th due to poor weather in the forecast Thursday

Jesse Hamms

On May 22, 2019 we had our final pto meeting of the year. Meet our new PTO board. President: Kristina Toliver Vice President: Tahira Oliver Treasurer: Shannon Thomas Corresponding secretary: Adrienne Settles Recording secretary: Lisa Albury Principal representative: Michelle Crosby School Representative: Jennifer Cooper We are excited about the possibilities to come. Friday May 24 from 5:00-7:00pm we will have spirit night at Skate Zone in Crofton. Thank you to all those who helped at our Mission Moms and butterfly event. We had an amazing day! Thank you to all our PTO members who have helped make the PTO a success. Donors Shout outs! -Weis Grocery All Saint Road -Wegmans of Lanham -Starbucks Baltimore Ave. -Giant Food of Laurel -First Watch Harris Teeter of Laurel -Chick-Fil-A Contee Road -Staples of Laurel -Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation Thank you for making these events a success.

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