Greetings Parents/Guardians! We will have our 1st Quarter Honor Roll Assembly on Tuesday, December 3rd. Please come to acknowledge our/your scholar(s) achievements. The assembly times are as follows: 2nd & 3rd Grade at 8:15-9:00 a.m. 4th & 5th Grade at 9:05-9:50 a.m. The following criteria will be used to identify students at each level: a. Principal’s Honor Roll: Students with at least a 4.0 GPA. b. Honor Roll: Students with at least a 3.0 GPA or higher.

Ecola Virgil

Tiger Den! I am thrilled to announce to you all our Teacher, Staff, and Parent Volunteer of the month for October!! Congratulations to our Teacher of the Month....Mrs. Richardson! Congratulations to our Staff Member of the Month...Mrs. Bryant! Congratulations to our Volunteer of the Month...Ms. Tavel Thank you SO much for all that you do for our CMIT community!

Ms. McVeigh

Thank you to all the parents that participated in STEM night! Please see the presentation link below: https://prezi.com/cuhnzqyk4kkk/stem-night-presentation/ Stem Fair time has arrived. In Ecology, students have began working on STEM fair questions. Questions are due by November 22nd. Questions should be written in Ecology journals and signed by parents. Please ensure all students have an Ecology journal. All students are required to complete a STEM fair project. Third through fifth graders must complete a traditional STEM fair project following the scientific method. Lower elementary may select a traditional project or a Model, STEM Occupation, or STEM Person (K-2 only). We are excited to see all the amazing projects again this year. A Newsflash video with important STEM fair details. https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cqXin4U1Bk STEM packets link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fo6_-jK05wUNG-Mm7qwM-yNcpeLFxJCH6fkXPcIR0Us/edit?usp=sharing Developing a question: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vx1MjP0zxQhmvbZZvXKqaiuzeDKeeprXuY-QcbXAUY0/edit?usp=sharing Video resources: A testable question https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=118&v=bqfQpURDoCo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO8oENtHv-g STEM Fair topic resources https://www.sciencefaircentral.com/students/scientific-projects https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/science-projects https://www.education.com/science-fair/

CMIT STEAM Committee

Please note the dates for the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday. Schools and Offices WILL BE OPEN (FULL DAY): Monday, November 25th and Tuesday, November 26th Schools and Offices WILL BE CLOSED: Wednesday, November 27 through Friday, November 29th Schools and Offices WILL REOPEN: Monday, December 2nd Enjoy your holiday with loved ones and friends!

Ecola Virgil

Happy Thanksgiving! Next week, we have a short week as school will be closed the 27-29th for Thanksgiving. Due to the short week there will be no homework. Feel free to due IXL during the break. Monday will be a review and reteach day for us. On Tuesday, we will have our Harvest Celebration where we will learn about Native Americans, Thanksgiving, and due a variety of crafts. We will also have our special snacks in the afternoon. Please remember to send your scholars to school with coats and other appropriate gear as recess is outside. Also, remember to put names on the items so they can be identified if misplaced. Have a wonderful break.

The Kindergarten Team

Thank you to all the parents who donated to our Owl Pellet Project! Students had a great time dissecting the owl pellets! Reading, Math, and Social Studies: Due to the short week, we will be reviewing skills we have learned over the past few weeks. Science: We will continue to learn about the Engineering Design Process. Please make sure you check Class Dojo for the sign up genius that was sent from your child's teacher about how you can help with our project for the Engineering Design Process. Reminders: The Disguise a Turkey activity is due on Monday, November 25. Students will be presenting their Turkey Disguises to the class. There will be NO HOMEWORK next week (11/25-11/29)! Enjoy the holiday!

First Grade Team

We are coming off another amazing week in second grade! Next week students will be creating their own "Macy's Day Parade" Floats. Students will use shoeboxes, recyclable materials, and crafts to create their float. If you have not done so already, please send your child into school with a shoebox and any craft supplies you would be willing to donate. Next week, we will be reviewing different reading strategies we have learned throughout our second reading unit. In math, we will be continuing topic 4. This topic covers fluently adding within 100. There will be no homework next week. As a reminder, it is recommended that students practice their basic addition and subtraction facts with flashcards regularly at home. 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 are well into the second quarter. Students have been at work applying new concepts learned daily. We are looking forward to seeing students growth during this quarter. All students should be working on their STEM project. Projects are due on December 16th. Students are also required to have a research paper to go along with their projects. Information regarding STEM Fair Projects, procedures, and guidelines can be found at the following link. Please reach out to your scholar's Math/Science teachers if you have any questions. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fo6_-jK05wUNG-Mm7qwM-yNcpeLFxJCH6fkXPcIR0Us/edit?usp=sharing Gmail accounts have been issued. As we continue to be a forward-thinking school with technology and prepare our students for future endeavors, we are now going to utilize the gmail accounts to create lessons. If your child does not have an account, they will not be able to complete the assignments. This will negatively impact your scholar as they will not be able to participate in the activities and lessons that will be assigned. Please take the time to complete the form attached below to ensure your scholar is able to keep up with the direction the school is moving. We have already discussed internet expectations and responsibilities. If your scholar did not receive his/her gmail account please click the link below. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoSPxAtUGW7lgs3NOn55zu_aWbxYF7vv1iD6kdphlxr2cPAA/viewform?usp=sf_link We will be engaging in STEAMsgiving activities on November 26th. Students will spend the day rotating through each third grade classroom to complete Fall activities. We are in need of a few more supplies and volunteers. Please check the sign-up genius to assist in any way you can. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0849aaa82ea0f85-steamsgiving In Reading, students will review asking & answering text dependent questions. In Social Studies, we will be looking at landforms. In Math, students will begin Area. In Science, students will begin studying Force & Motion and will be creating balloon powered cars. Reminder 11/27-11/29 Thanksgiving Break 12/16 STEM Fair Project & Research Paper Due Let's have a great week on purpose!

Third Grade Team

This week in science we discussed different forms of energy. We also discussed sound energy and the waves that it makes. In health, we talked about the human digestive system and the technical vocabulary that goes with this section. We also talked about our student emails and the appropriate ways to use them. Next week we will be working on Sanford Harmony lessons. We will be continuing our buddy up program in our classes and having some tough conversations about how we talk to others and how it makes us feel. We continue to work on multiplication in math. We will be working with 2 digit x 2 digit. Many of our scholars struggle with this due to lack of fluency with their multiplication facts. Please help by reinforcing their facts at home so they can enjoy greater success with advanced topics in math. There will be no math, science, or health homework next week. This week in RELA, students determined the main idea of portions of text and responded to them appropriately by reading "The Man Who Named the Clouds." Next week, we will begin writing persuasive letters. There will be no RELA homework next week. This week in Social Studies, students took their Chapter 1 Social Studies Assessment. Students recalled information learned about Land Regions in the United States, Weather and Climate, Regions and their Resources, and adapting to the Environment.

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

Hello Parents, We are almost at Thanksgiving Break! Hooray! Here is what we will be covering next week. In Math, we will wrap up division with a unit exam and begin Topic 9 on Pearson, adding and subtracting fractions. For Science, we will be wrapping up Chapter 5 with a unit exam or project. In ELA and Social Studies, students will be practicing skills such as using helping verbs. Students will engage in activities and games to introduce the following week's vocabulary words. Our 5th grade students will not be receiving homework this week. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! REMINDERS/ UPDATES November 27-December 1st-Thanksgiving Break December 2nd-Mrs. Upshaw's/ Mrs. Linton-Phillip's- November Book Projects due December 6th-Ms. Kelley/ Ms. Bhatt- November Book Project due December 6th- Monthly STEM project due ****Please remember to check SchoolMax Weekly****

5th Grade Team

Having a Growth Mindset is critical in order to reach our full potential, and to love the journey of that pursuit! I will continue to host events that explore how to shift from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset throughout the school year , and we will have fun collaborations, practices, and activities along the way. We are in this together! Here are 2 ideas that you can try at home in support of developing and becoming a Growth Mindset Family! I am quite literally obsessed with biglifejournal.com, and these resources came directly from there. Check them out! They have a great podcast for children to listen to, too! I hope you will join us at our next Coffee Collaboration, as we share even more resources and tools! Did you know? When we practice gratitude each day, we: sleep better, have a healthier resting heart rate, lower anxiety and raise our self esteem?! As we gear up for a holiday focused on giving Thanks.... I want you all to know how Grateful I am for getting to serve this incredible Tigers Den! You are my joy :)

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Graciously, Your School Counselor [Mrs. Whitney Green]

Physical Education Students will be finishing up the throwing unit and working on overhand throwing skills for distance, height, accuracy, and control. Parents of grades 3rd - 5th grade scholars, homework for PE is located on google classroom. Students need a valid CMIT email to sign in and complete their homework assignments. The directions for signing in and joining the class is available on Class Dojo. The directions are also provided below. This may help with signing into Google classroom for Mr. Hamms PE homework. THIS INFORMATION IS ONLY FOR 3rd-5th GRADE STUDENTS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfgqtCi7hdo Once you have signed in to the email, follow these steps: 1. Login in 2. Click on the 9 little dots that make a square near the top right of the page 3. Click the classroom icon, this will take you to a new page. 4. Click the plus sign (top right corner) 5. Click join class 6. Type in the code: 3rd - gek2hj1 4th - xrl1jq3 5th - kwkx3wp all lower case too Art Over the last couple of weeks, we all have created sketchbooks for classroom projects. Many have started preliminary sketches and notes for their projects. Projects include: transformations, abstract portraits, representational portraits, and symbolic self-portraits. We expect to have our Kindergarten's Matisse inspired shapes and 1st grades Laurel Burch inspired cats finished before the holiday. Tigers are brainstorming, critiquing, and describing uses of art elements and principles that convey what they see, know, and feel. Media The book fair was a major success! Thank you to all volunteers and participants. Effective this week, students are now having regular media center classes. Ecology Scholars had a great time in Ecology. We are starting to work on STEM fair project questions. Please ensure your child has a journal for next week's class. Introductory letter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Bav0G31iFfUhmJf_DtIBCHuzVuqDvR-m6x1GdhbUSxA/edit?usp=sharing Donor-choose link to projects: https://www.donorschoose.org/MrsMccain5thgrade?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=page&utm_campaign=teacher_profile&utm_term=teacher_2870376&rf=page-dc-2019-09-teacher_profile-teacher_2870376&challengeid=20573570&projects=true Amazon prime wishlist https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3L9K2MUA5Y1PI?ref_=wl_share Teachers pay teacher funding page: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/ClassFund/Benora-McCainWigfall-26009?utm_campaign=ClassFund%20Page Adopt a class link: https://adoptaclassroom.force.com/donors/s/designation/a1m0y000002WrEyAAK/benora-mccainwigfall

Creative Arts Team