Our Parent Workshops will continue this school year ! We had great feedback from last years' parent survey and have taken your feedback into consideration. One of the great feedbacks expressed was that our Testing/ Testing Anxiety workshop was extremely helpful and engaging. Therefore, we will host our first Parent Workshop focusing on this topic. If you attended this workshop last year please attend again as new information will be shared. Please save the dates below in effort to attend all of our Parent Workshops. Your attendance is appreciated as we are building relationships with all stakeholders. October 10, 2019- Testing/ Testing Anxiety January 23, 2020- ELA and Math Game Night March 26, 2020- MCAP Night

Ms. Morino (Reading/Social Studies Instructional Lead Teacher)

Hello Parents, Students will start their iReady Diagnostic next week. This first diagnostic only applies to students who were previously referred to S.I.T (Student Intervention Team). Classroom teachers will share student login information and diagnostic results after testing is completed. If recommended by the classroom teacher, students can continue to work on iReady lessons at their own leisure at home. "What is i-Ready? i-Ready is an online program for reading and/or mathematics that will help your child’s teacher(s) determine your child’s needs, personalize their learning, and monitor progress throughout the school year. i-Ready allows your teacher(s) to meet your child exactly where they are and provides data to increase your child’s learning gains. i-Ready consists of two parts: Diagnostic and Instruction."-ireadycentral.com S.I.T meetings will begin in October. A parent letter will be sent home prior to the meeting date to confirm your attendance. Thank You

Ms. Morino -S.I.T (Student Intervention Team) Chairperson

Take note: Calendar updates approved by Board of Education: ✅Schools will be closed for students Friday, Sept. 27 for professional development (previously early dismissal) ✅Schools + offices closed election day, April 28, 2020 ✅Last day for students: June 17, 2020 Please view the revised PGCPS calendar for this school year.

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Ms. Morino

We have successfully made it through the first two weeks of kindergarten. Thank you to those parents that were able to make it to Back To School night. Next week we will continue reviewing letters and numbers as well as classroom and school-wide procedures. We will be reviewing letters F-N and numbers 0, 4 and 5. Our sight words for next week: I, am . Please review these words with your scholar. We will also start learning about syllables. If you have not done so, please send a change of clothes with your scholars.

The Kindergarten Team

Reading - We will be reading "The Recess Queen" by Alexis O'Neill. Reading skills: retelling, making predictions, and identifying characters Phonics: short a and short i Math - We are starting Chapter 7, which is extending the counting sequence. (ex: counting by 10s to 120, counting by 1s to 120, using a number chart) Science - We are learning about questions scientists ask and the scientific method. Social Studies - We are learning about rights and responsibilities. Health - We are learning about showing our feelings. Reminder: Homework starts next week, Monday 9/16.

First Grade Team

The first couple of weeks have been fantastic in second grade! Next week we are really going to be getting into the swing of things! We will be beginning our first unit in reading. This unit is about exploration. The question of the week will be, "What can we learn by exploring different communities?" The story we will be reading is "The Twin Club." In math, we will begin topic 1. This topic covers how to fluently add and subtract within 20. This is a topic that we will constantly be working on throughout the school year. We recommend getting a set of addition and subtraction flashcards (can be found at the dollar store) to practice with your child at home. Next week you can be on the lookout for our first homework packet to come home. This packet will be sent home on Monday and collected on Friday. There will be two spelling lists on the homework. Students will be assigned either list A or list B based on how they do on the pretest on Monday. If students get 0 or 1 word wrong, they will be assigned list B. If students get 2 or more words wrong, they will be assigned list A. If you have any questions please contact your child's teacher via ClassDojo. Please remember to send your child into school in correct uniform, including all black shoes. We hope everyone has a great weekend and we will see you on Monday!

- The Second Grade Team

We have spent the first two weeks of school getting to know each other, learning routines and procedures to have a smooth year. We are now ready to dive into our third grade year. We will begin our curriculum in all content areas. In Math, students will begin learning place value. In Science, students will be learning about science tools and begin unit on Weather. In Reading, students will continue falling in love with books by continuing to grow our literacy communities, asking and answering questions to track inner conversations and writing about our reading. In Writing we will begin looking at the Writing Process and effective ways to collect our thoughts and ideas. In Social Studies, we will begin discussing what makes up a community. Please check your scholar's folder nightly, as graded work and important papers will be sent home periodically. Homework is also assigned on the first day of the week. Scholars are encouraged to bring in a reusable water bottle to keep near their desk/table to help minimize frequent trips to the water fountain during class. Scholars have limited time with teachers and we would like to maximize our instruction time by having all scholars present for instruction. Please ensure that your scholar's name is on the bottle so it can be returned if it gets lost. Friendly reminder... -The half day scheduled for September 27th has been changed to a full day with schools closed for students.

Third Grade Team

What a great week! We really enjoyed meeting everyone at back to school night!! In Math and Science this week students have worked on mastering centers procedures and the importance of using a Growth Mind set. Next, week we will talk about place value and explore “What is Science”. They will talk about how to use the scientific method. This week we started tracking our math logs, they will continue next week. In RELA students began building a literacy community this week and began to learn about the branches of government! We also started homework. Next week, we will begin reading Because of Winn-Dixie. Spelling will continue, we will start grammar and vocabulary.

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

Hello Parents! It’s the 3rd week of school and we’re gearing up dive into the math, science and health content! Next week, we will be starting the topics of decimals and learning the next level of place value. For science we’ll be starting on Chapter 1, properties of matter. We will also start to assign homework beginning next week, and the Math and Science monthly projects due on Monday October 7th. No late project will be accepted and students may not turn it in early. ELA: This week students will begin their first bit of fifth grade instruction! Students will be reading the story "Red Kayak". They will focus on summarizing the text, identifying homographs, and determining the type of sentence (declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory). For writing, students will work on writing clear and expansive directions. Students will also begin our first quarter novel Frindle". We will be reading chapters 1-3 and completing comprehension activities. Social Studies: This first week students will begin in Chapter 1 lesson 1. We will focus on Ancient American Civilizations. Students will learn about the first people to arrive in America and how they learned to survive in their new home. Reminders/Updates ** Please be sure to check Schoolmax weekly as grades are updated** September 27- No School for students October 3- ELA Book Report Projects Due *No late projects accepted* October 7- Math Project Due

5th Grade Team

Welcome Tigers! Here we go (again)! I am thrilled to be serving the CMIT Elementary School community in the capacity of Professional School Counselor once again, now for our 2019-2020 school year together. This is now my 5th year at CMIT, and my 9th in PGCPS... and I have NO IDEA how that happened!?! Seriously, where did the time go? It is true: when you love what you do, you never work a day in your life. I am so eager to partner with you, brainstorm, and engage with you, in all areas of support of your children’s education. With focus on Academic, Career and Social/Emotional development, we will work together as a team to support our Tigers to be successful during their time at CMIT-North Elementary School, and beyond our school hallways. The elementary age is a critical time in learning and developing self-concepts and understanding capabilities. From tying one’s shoes to knowing how to research and write a formal essay, our scholars are ever-changing, growing and maturing, during their time in elementary school. This year, I am THRILLED to announce that we have a School-Wide Social and Emotional Learning Curriculum! If you attended any of my Coffee Collaborations/Parent Workshops last year, you know how I feel about this and how excited I am! This year, we are going to delve deeply into the meaning of our school motto and work through focused Character Education to understand what it looks like, sounds like and feels like, when we “R.O.A.R” and are truly behaving and living as a CMIT Tiger. Respect Others… Opt to be Scholarly… Act Responsibly… React with Kindness We have seen the greatest, strongest, most successful way to communicate the importance of school and education to our children is to show up…so get ready parents, Ill be asking a lot of you! ☺ Would you believe: research concretely shows that students whose parents are involved in their education have better grades and fewer discipline problems? Wow! Whether you have minutes or hours, your ideas, your talents and your presence is critically important, and I will work with you to ensure you are able to share your unique skills and character with our community. I had some amazing parent workshops last year, and I cannot wait to jump in to hosting more! I will have pop-in mornings where you are invited to come spend an hour of your morning with me as I share some of my current favorite things/share new strategies. get your hands in someof our lessons and curriculum. There will be longer parent workshops where we tackle specific challenges we are facing, and brainstorm and create cohorts of support. Stay tuned for my new “tech savvy” efforts in a video series this year, so that you can spend even more time with me in the comfort of your own home! (just what you have been missing, right?!) I am also going to have a Parent Book Club again throughout the year, and I am so excited about the casual nature of these opportunities to share and dialogue together! We struggled to connect on this last year, but I have "tweaked" my approach and am thinking it will run smoother this year. Be sure to check your DoJo page frequently, as I will post there as well as in my newsletter, all of my upcoming events/projects/opportunities etc! Here we go Tigers’ Den, it is time to R.O.A.R into and throughout our 2019-2020 school year!

Graciously, Your School Counselor [Mrs. Whitney Green]

iHola! Who am I? Ms. Marina Sanchez School Counselor Intern at CMIT North Elementary Graduate Student at University of Maryland- School Counseling Master’s Program Education/ Degrees: University of Arizona; BA Bilingual Elementary Education Loves: Sports; Family time; Acts of kindness Dislikes: Close-minded thoughts Internship goal: I look forward to working with students to increase their confidence, courage, educational and personal development! Email: msanche7@umd.edu That's right Tiger's Den...we have Ms. Sanchez joining me this year for 2 days a week until December! I am eager to help her grow into the Counselor she wants to be, as well as have her share her experiences and insights with me, to grow me in my profession as well :) When you see her, please be sure you welcome her to the Tiger's Den!

Graciously, Your School Counselor [Mrs. Whitney Green]

Who Am I? Name: Mrs. Whitney Green Position: Prof. School Counselor (PSC) Stats: 9th Year as PSC in PGCPS (5th year at CMIT!) Education/Degree(s): Washington College, BA Sociology; Loyola University,M.Ed K-12 Professional School Counseling; ASCA University Bullying Prevention Specialist Certification Loves: Coffee; Partnership; and Empathy Dislikes: The word “can’t”; Assumptions; & Lack of Accountability Email: writchie@cmitelementary.org

Graciously, Your School Counselor [Mrs. Whitney Green]

Tiger Den! Please help me welcome the newest member to the CMIT Family! My teammate, Mr. Wright and his wife welcomed their second precious baby boy into the world on Wednesday evening. Both mom and baby KD are doing well! Congratulations Wright Family!

Ms. McVeigh

Art Use the link below to access the art parent letter and need to know information. I look forward to exploring with art with your scholars next week. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_NWZyZnxBurFkKKMBfsXYHco1BV6F3SDjjX5X9D0k3M/edit?ts=5d7a62fa Mr. Dorsey Technology This week we practiced keyboarding during our Technology class. 1st-2nd-3rd-4th-5th: https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/articles/z3c6tfr KG: http://www.abcya.com/kindergarten_computers.htm#more-cat Mrs. Avsar Lego Dear parents, This week we practiced our procedures. Please see the Syllabus attached for Lego & Robotics class. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9m3rtbfTUeEcDBZbFBieDF5VzlDM3JxWmt1d0w3R0lqVUl3/view?ths=true Ms. Ceyhan Spanish https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/my-drive Mrs. Fernandez Library Mrs. Sutherland will be out of the building for the next few months as she delivered a healthy baby boy this past week. Mrs. Williams will be filling in for her. Physical Education Parents please send your child in with black shoes/sneakers for PE. The slip on dress shoes are boots will not allow them to participate in all activities due to safety issues. Also if your child is still learning or unable to tie their shoes, can you please double knot their laces. The students in grades 4-5 are going to start fitness testing via the fitnessgram and tennis shoes/sneakers are a must and they will be completing these test for about the next 2-3 weeks. Students in grades K-3 are also working on fitness and moving to open space for the next few weeks. Mr. Hamms

Creative Arts Team