Mark your calendars.... Back to school night is Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Please see attached agenda for more details. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TXq0SMyfjgVQ-TIjMy3_QZw6o8TEbhlSXnpr4Mhp29U/edit?usp=sharing

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Ecola Virgil

Dear CLF Schools’ Communities of Volunteers, Philanthropists, Innovators, and Stakeholders! Every year, during the first weekend of November, our CLF community gathers to celebrate our collective culture. For 2019, Saturday, November 2nd, marks the official event date for our 7th Annual CLF CultureFest 2019! The location for this year’s CutureFest is our CMIT North High School: 14800 Switzer Lane, Laurel, MD 20707! The event will kick off at NOON and closing ceremony will be held at 5:00 PM. Performers, vendors, volunteers, and CultureFEST fanatics can plan to come early to help set up. Join your CLF community for a fun-filled, STEMazing way to celebrate cultural diversity with: music, games, heritage-based foods, local MD vendors, live stage performances, and so much more! This event grows each year and is an extraordinary way for our CLF Community to NETWORK and FUNDRAISE, together. (think out of the box…there is no box…there is no box to think about; skies are our collective limit). "Let’s keep the momentum going for our non-profit schools, PTOs, SGAs, PACs, Foundation and community for generations to come! After all…When it comes to CultureFEST ideas, our CLF motto is:" "YES AND!" #CLFCultureFest All About CULTUREFEST: CultureFEST is a family-friendly festival event to celebrate our six STEAMazing schools & cultures without a competition component. We need you to choose not if but how you wish to support CultureFEST: student talent, come laugh, play games, come to learn about and celebrate diverse cultures! We truly hope you & your family will join us for community, unity, friendship, and fun at this year’s CultureFEST on Saturday, Nov. 2nd. As we gather ideas for CultureFEST, this annual cornucopia of culture requires your input, energy, and creativity in as many ways as you can imagine. Imagination is the power of creation so please join in the fun and help to shape the biggest CLF event of the year by signing up, today! Right now, we need volunteers for planning & performing. Sign up, TODAY! Visit the link below to fill out your survey! http://clfmd.org/culturefest-is-coming/ -- Warmest regards, Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation 6151 Chevy Chase Dr. Laurel, MD 20707 T. (301) 776.2300 E. clfpr@clfmd.org Website: CLFMD.ORG

CLF Community Partnerships

Welcome to the 2nd week of Kindergarten. The students have been having fun learning about what is in their classroom and their new school. Next week we will continue working on learning classroom and school-wide procedures and expectations. Students are learning what they should look like during different parts of the day. We are also introducing them to different materials they will use this school year. Testing will begin next week. Students will be given a variety of assessments, so please make sure that your scholar is getting plenty of rest and having breakfast. Also encourage them to take their time and do their best. We would like to take a field trip in October. In order for the field trip to be approved, we need plenty of chaperones. If you have not done so, please be fingerprinted as soon as possible in order to volunteer. Fingerprints have to be done with the school board in order to approved. Have a great weekend. We look forward to an amazing second week of school.

The Kindergarten Team

Next Week in First Grade: We will continue to work on and practice procedures and expectations for the classroom and throughout our school. We are looking forward to a great year!! Reading - We will be reading "Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon" by Patty Lovell. Reading skills: retelling and making inferences Math - We are working on First Grade Math Readiness by reviewing Kindergarten skills such as writing numbers, identifying shapes, adding 1 digit numbers, and recognizing numbers. Science - We are learning about Science Tools and Science Safety. Social Studies - We are learning about how to be a good citizen. Health - We are learning about how to be a friend. Back to School Night is on Tuesday, September 10th! We look forward to seeing you!

First Grade Team

We had a great first week in second grade! We have all been working hard on getting to know each other and "filling each other's buckets!" We are also getting back into the swing of things with our different rules and procedures of the school. Next week we will continue to get ready for what second grade has in store. We will be reviewing some first grade math topics, completing some introduction writing lessons, and learn how to be safe while also having fun with science! Reminders: Back to School Night - 9/10/2019 Remember to send students in with correct uniforms including all black shoes. Be on the lookout for ClassDojo messages from your child's teacher. Have a great weekend and we will see everyone on Monday!

- The Second Grade Team

There are so much great things happening in third grade already! Students have been working really hard in understanding the culture of being a "big" kid in the upper grades. They are beginning to learn what it means to take ownership of their learning and being responsible scholars. The fun has just begun. There are a few things that we would like for you to take note of: This week, we will continue introducing routines and procedures along with third grade expectations. Students will also begin taking SLO baseline assessments in Reading & Math. These assessments will provide valuable information of where students are at the moment. This data will be used to guide our instruction in the upcoming weeks. The Reading and Math MAP assessment will also be administered later this month. Students will be assigned homework in Reading and Math beginning this week. Homework will be assigned every week. Parent Survey- If you have not completed the parent survey already, please do so. This information allows us to get to know you and your scholar better. https://forms.gle/THF9PxR4jCpVhYn76 Students are in need of 7 composition notebooks. Two of those notebooks are for Ecology and Spanish. Please send students to class with their notebooks as soon as possible. Students are required to wear their P.E. uniform on their schedule day. The uniform consist of black sweatpants, CMIT gym shirt and sneakers. Below are the P.E. days. Mrs. Jeffers & Ms. Crosby- Monday Ms. Otunba & Ms. Cooper- Thursday Upcoming Dates 9/10 Back to School Night

Third Grade Team

Fourth Grade is off to an amazing week! Students are getting into routines and procedures, while creating classroom communities! Please be advised that we will be using Classdojo as our primary communication tool. If you are not connected to your teachers Classdojo yet, please do so! Also, please be aware that teacher may only respond to messages during school hours! Homework will begin on Monday, so please check Classdojo for updates moving forward. We hope to see everyone at Back to School Night next Tuesday, September 10!

-Mrs. Michaela Moon, Fourth Grade Lead, Green Team Lead, Green Kiwanis Club Sponsor

We are off to a great start! Next week fifth grade students will continue to review the classroom and school procedures. We will be participating on some fun and exciting STEM challenges as well as continuing to work on our ELA poster projects and present. Please come out to the Back to School Night on September 10 from 6:30-8:00. Valuable information will be given about you or students grading process, content, online access, etc. UPDATES/REMINDERS: Sept. 10- Back to School Night Sept. 16- Homework Begins Sept. 27- 3 Hour Early Dismissal

5th Grade Team

Does "back to school" bring up both relief and concern? It's great to get back into a routine, but mornings and homework can be such a headache, right? And each year, the work only gets harder. To help you with your transition to the new school year, we're excited to invite you to join our FREE annual online event, just for parents. Back To School Survival for Parents is a great fit for you if you can relate to any of these: “My child is disorganized!” or “His backpack is a mess.” “My child can’t sit still in the classroom.” or “She has a hard time focusing.” “My child has ADD/ADHD, anxiety, or other learning challenges.” “Our life feels chaotic.” or “I’m exhausted all the time.” “Mornings? I don't want another year of yelling in the mornings!” “I'm so tired of technology!" or "I’m worried my child may actually be addicted to video games.” This live, webinar is happening Tuesday, September 17th at 12pm EDT. (Yes - there will be a recording in case you can’t be on with us live!) And yes, it’s 100% free. To save your spot, and get a reminder at the time of the event, you can register today by clicking below. https://impactadhd.pages.ontraport.net/btss-webinar-2019

Graciously, Your School Counselor [Mrs. Whitney Green]

Ecology Students are having a great time in Ecology. We will continue to practice Ecology safety rules. Mrs. McCain-Wigfall Tech./Computer Hello parents, This week we practiced our procedures and rules for technology class, an information paper sent to home with students. Mrs. Avsar Media Hello parents, below is a link to my library orientation. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1geogbVhmpkkx6jbkAyHi0ddKu3YfRdTnH4HENSHI6Ks/edit?ts=5d711c7a Mrs. Diana Dumbadze-Sutherland LEGO& ROBOTICS Dear Parents/Guardians, hello and welcome back to school. I am so excited about to get know not only your child but you as well. I am so excited about this upcoming school year and looking forward to going through the Lego process with you. In this school environment, I plan to make the world of learning Lego positive, safe, creative and fun. This week we practiced our rules and the procedures for Lego & Robotics Class. Thank you for all you do for your child, and our school. Welcome again and have a marvelous year. Mrs. Ceyhan Music This week in music class we're talking about what kind of instruments we will play this year, and how to be respectful and responsible while playing them. We also sang welcome songs and learned which songs Ms. B uses to move us from place to place in the music room. Ms. Bautch Art Hi parents, I look forward to working with your scholars who will perform a variety or art activities this year. Mr. Dorsey Physical Education Parents welcome to CMIT or back again this year! I look forward to a fun filled year with lots of learning while being physically active. Remember to talk with your sons/daughters about what you all can do together to stay active and remind them that it is physical education not "gym"! Thanks all Mr. Hamms

Creative Arts Team

Hey Tiger Family! What an awesome first week of school. The PTO would like to give a BIG shout out to the parents who volunteered for Welcome Back Tigers! Your support and enthusiasm made for an amazing welcome for our scholars! The PTO has a busy week next and we hope to see you! If you're looking for somewhere to hang out before Back to School Night on Tuesday, Sept 10th come grab some dinner at CHICK FIL A SPIRIT NIGHT from 3pm-7pm at the Laurel Contee Rd Location. And then on Friday, September 13th, join us for the Back to School BBQ! We are still in need of food donations as well as volunteers. The sign up can be found here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e44afa82ea2fb6-back Keep in touch with other parents in your scholar's grades with Facebook! The parent Facebook groups for each grade are: K: CMIT North Kindergarten Parents https://www.facebook.com/groups/2413541675559386/ 1st: CMIT North 1st Grade Parents https://www.facebook.com/groups/272030423584283/ 2nd: CMIT North 2nd Grade Parents https://www.facebook.com/groups/734210993692405/ 3rd: CMIT North 3rd Grade Parents https://www.facebook.com/groups/1998798360146939/ 4th: CMIT North ES Class of 2021 https://www.facebook.com/groups/CMITESCLASSOF2021/ 5th: Class of 2020 CMIT ES Parents https://www.facebook.com/groups/Classof2020CMITES/ Please note, since these groups are concerning our children you may likely be asked a security question before joining the group. And finally, join the PTO! We can't support our scholars with items such as IXL and SmartBoards without your support!. http://www.cmitelementarypto.com/store/c2/PTO_Membership.html

CMIT Elementary PTO