CMIT Elementary North will host an open house on the following dates: Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 9 AM to 10 AM (session #1) Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 9 AM to 10 AM (session #2) Saturday, January 11, 2019 at 9 AM to 10 AM (session #3) The open house will be open to the general public to allow perspective new parents to tour the school and learn about CMIT Elementary and the academic opportunities it has to offer. Be sure to share this information with friends and family.

Ecola Virgil

Thank you to Ms. Fernandez and Mrs. Jeffers for organizing a superb Hispanic Heritage Assembly. Our scholars truly exhibited a great command of the Spanish Language. We want to give a special thanks to our parents for participating in our Hispanic Heritage Assembly. Thank you, Ms. Alvardo and Mrs. Cortes-Jones. We learned a lot from you today.

Ecola Virgil

In order to help facilitate understanding the grading scale based on grade level, please see below the codes to know for your scholar(s) grading system for Progress and Report Cards: Kindergarten and Grade 1 PR = Proficient – child can demonstrate indicator independently 90 – 100% IP = In Process – child can reliably demonstrate indicator 80 – 89% EM = Emerging – child demonstrates indicator with assistance 70 – 79% ND = Needs Development - child does not demonstrate indicator 50 – 69% Grades 2 – 5 A = Excellent progress at the level of instruction indicated 90 – 100 B = Above Average progress at the level of instruction indicated 80 – 89% C = Average progress at the level of instruction indicated 70 – 79% D = Below Average progress at the level of instruction indicated 60 – 69% E = Unsatisfactory progress (failure) at the level of instruction indicated below 60% I = Incomplete. The “I” grade may be used for elementary students who have been lawfully absent from school and have not had an opportunity to make up missed work in a timely manner. P = Pass (credit bearing). F = Fail (not credit bearing). Prince George's County Public Schools provides a Family Access Portal that allows authorized caretakers to log into SchoolMAX from any computer with an Internet connection and view the child's student information, including current attendance records and assignment scores. Click here for SchoolMax support for Parents: https://www.pgcps.org/schoolmax-support/ For additional information on interpreting student Progress and Report Cards please click here: https://www.pgcps.org/page.aspx?Pageid=234147&id=236002

Ecola Virgil

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. Join in the cause to help women and men in need today. CMIT Elementary North scholars will be allowed to wear PINK on Friday, October 25, 2019 to show support and help raise awareness. PLEASE NOTE: UNIFORM BOTTOMS ARE REQUIRED. ONLY PINK TOPS AND/OR ACCESSORIES ARE PERMITTED

Ecola Virgil

October is Unity and National Bully Prevention Awareness Month CMIT Elementary North scholars will be allowed to wear ORANGE on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 as we celebrate Unity and National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. PLEASE NOTE: UNIFORM BOTTOMS ARE REQUIRED. ONLY ORANGE TOPS AND/OR ACCESSORIES ARE PERMITTED

Ecola Virgil

The 2020–2021 lottery for Charter Schools opens to all on November 1, 2019! For current parents, if your child has any siblings that are not currently enrolled into Chesapeake Math & IT North, you may also apply for the lottery starting November 1st. Please be mindful that a sibling is a brother or sister by blood, marriage, or adoption living in the same household (friends, cousins or two separate families living under the same roof do not qualify as siblings.) The Lottery will close Saturday, January 25, 2020. Please visit http://lottery.pgcps.org/ for more information.

Ecola Virgil

This year we had a lot of scholars sign up for Mesa club. Unfortunately, we had to have tryouts this year. Scholars who have been accepted into the Mesa club were notified. Scholars who were not accepted have been placed on a waitlist, pending available space. The fee for Mesa club is $20 per student. This fee was due on October 17th which was our first official club day. If any parent cannot pay the $20 you must email Mrs. Mccain’Wigfall at bmccain@cmitelementary.org to request a fee waiver. Lastly, club attendance is mandatory. Students may be dismissed from Mesa club if they miss two sessions or have two behavior infractions. Thank you for your dedication to STEM! Please mark your calendar for October 21st which will be our Panera bread fundraiser! Thank you for your support!

Mrs. Mccain-Wigfall

Remember every age and stage with Lifetouch School Photography. Chesapeake Math and IT Elementary North Picture Day Date: Thursday, October 24 Picture Day ID: MJ219026Q0 Order before picture day at: https://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch School uniform attire required. K-2nd Grade Scholars wear royal blue OR burgundy polo with official school logo. 3rd-5th Grade Scholars wear official school logo white oxford with royal blue OR burgundy tie.

Ecola Virgil

We have a week full of activities this week. Wednesday the 23rd is Unity Day. Scholars should wear an orange top and uniform bottoms to promote pro-kindness in our school. Thursday the 24th is Picture Day. Scholars will still be required to be in uniform. Friday the 25th , the scholars can wear pink tops and uniform bottoms for breast cancer awareness. Kindergarten will also be having a pumpkin day on the 25th. We will spend a majority of the day exploring pumpkins in various ways, including cutting it open and seeing what the inside looks like, smells like, and feels like. Next week in ELA we will learn about comparing and contrasting as well as plural and singular nouns. The sight words are: have, is On Monday we will have our Unit 1 assessment In Math we will continue with numbers 8-10 in Topic 3 PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR SCHOLARS ARE DRESSED APPROPRIATELY FOR THE WEATHER (sweaters, coats, etc.), AS WE DO HAVE OUTDOOR RECESS AS LONG AS THE WEATHER PERMITS. Make sure clothing items are labeled.

The Kindergarten Team

Reading - We will be reading "Stellaluna" by Janell Cannon. Reading skills: comparing, contrasting, retelling Phonics: long i, silent e Math - We are starting Chapter 14, which is using attributes to describe 2-D shapes. Science - We are continuing our unit on Energy, focusing on heat, light, and sound. Social Studies - We are learning about government. Health - We are continuing to learn about medicine safety.

First Grade Team

We are coming off an amazing week in second grade! Next week, we will be beginning our reading unit on working together! The question of the week will be, "How can we help each other in dangerous situations?" Throughout the week, we will focus on cause and effect, as well as summarizing. The spelling pattern for List A next week will be r-controlled vowels: ar, or, ore, oar. In math, we will be taking our Topic 2 assessment and beginning topic 3. This topic focuses on adding within 100 using strategies. As a reminder, it is recommended that students practice their basic addition and subtraction facts with flashcards regularly at home. **Please don't forget to return your child's permission slip for our upcoming field trip to Clark's Elioak Farm. The field trip is on 10/29/2019. The cost of the field trip is $21 for students and $4 for approved chaperones.** Please continue to send your child to school in the correct school uniform. The only day children do not have to wear all black shoes is his/her PE day. As always, if you have any questions, please contact your child's teacher via ClassDojo. Have a great weekend and we will see everyone on Monday!

- The Second Grade Team

We would like to give a BIG shout out to all the Tigers in third grade for their research projects on the Hispanic culture. Your projects gave great insights on how rich the Hispanic culture is. Thanks for enlightening the CMIT community with your hard work and creativity. Great job! We urge that scholars continue to pay attention to their homework sheets from both classes. Scholars should be writing their name and date on any work to be submitted. All homework should be turned in and completed on time. This week in Math, students will be learning about the associative & distributive properties. In Science, students will continue learning about weather, weather tools, & clouds. In Reading, students will be using details from the text to identify the main idea. In Social Studies, students will review characteristics of the three types of communities. Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on November 11th, 2019. A Sign-Up Genius will be sent out next week for parents to sign up to conference with their scholar's teachers. Important Dates to Remember October 23 Wear Orange Top October 24 Picture Day (Students are to wear their white Oxford shirt & tie.) October 25 Wear Pink Top October 26 Health Awareness Day- Sign Up links below https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cmit-north-elementary-health-awareness-fitness-day-tickets-75321072355 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a084daea62ca3f85-health Let's have a great week on purpose!

Third Grade Team

In math and science this week, we finished our chapters and tested our knowledge. Next week we will be starting our chapter on Heat and Energy for science. Next week in math we will be focusing on multiplication and distributive properties. We are looking forward to doing some great experiments in science with this new unit! Please send in extra pencils and lined paper. Our supplies from the beginning of the school year are beginning to run low. In RELA this week, students completed group research projects about their Hispanic Heritage Month country. Next week, we will be introducing the First Quarter Project. Students will develop a question that they will use to survey the students in their class. Students will use tally marks to record responses. Students will use their recorded data to develop a Google slideshow/Prezi to report their data to the class. Students will develop their question and collect data in class on Monday, October 21. The remainder of the project will be completed at home and will be due and presented on Friday 11/1. Projects should be emailed to homeroom teachers no later than 7 AM on 11/1. Students will be introduced to the Book Character Project on Tuesday, October 22nd. This project will simply include a visual display about the chosen school appropriate book, and a costume of their chosen character. Students will wear their costumes on October 31, and present their visual displays in class. Students should bring the book with them to school October 31st, as well.

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

Hello parents! We are almost to the end of October in just about 2 weeks! Time is flying by! Here are the updates for the next week. Math Pearson Topics 3-5, Multiplying greater numbers and 3-6, problem solving via pictures and writing an equation. We will also be reviewing Topic 3 and preparing for our Chapter test on October 26th. As for science, we will be completing and reviewing Chapter 6, "What is happening in the sky?” Chapter test will be on October 30th. Monthly STEM projects are due on Thursday October 31st. Students can enjoy each other’s creations along with the class STEM projects. ELA As we conclude unit one, students will be reviewing a lot of content this week. They will familiarize themselves with compound and complex sentences, common and proper nouns, cause and effect etc. Social Studies: For Social Studies, we are finished with the Spain activities. We are going back to our regular Social Studies lessons in the book and on Pearson next week. Upcoming events: November 4- October Book Projects Due November 5- End of First Quarter November 6- 3 hour early dismissal for students

5th Grade Team

A quick and important read! :) https://www.mother.ly/child/your-childs-social-skills-in-kindergarten-are-more-important-than-their-academics

Graciously, Your School Counselor [Mrs. Whitney Green]

" 'Why is this person darker than me?' 'Why is this person wearing that hat on their head?' " These are just some of the social identity questions parents might hear, says Tanya Haider, executive vice president for strategy, research and ventures at Sesame Workshop. "We sometimes are scared to talk about these things. If the adults stiffen up and say, 'Oh, you shouldn't say that loudly,' that's sending [children] a cue that there's something wrong." And there's nothing wrong, Haider says, with a child's natural curiosity. What's risky is when kids are left alone to make sense of the differences they see, with little more than stereotypes, television and guesswork to guide them... https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/54605/whats-lost-when-parents-dont-talk-about-social-identity-with-their-kids?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=20191013MindShiftNewsletterSubscribers&mc_key=00Qi000001fubIbEAI

Graciously, Your School Counselor [Mrs. Whitney Green]