Greetings CMIT-NES Family, I am so humbled and honored to be your newly appointed and approved Assistant Principal. My focus for this year will be our academic program. I am looking forward to carrying out the mission and vision of this school and engineering more relationships with all of our stakeholders. As I reflect on my past experiences as an educator, I am confident that they have all contributed to this new role. I am a proud product of Prince George’s County Public Schools and an alumni of Towson University, where I received my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. It seemed perfectly fitting to embark upon my career as an educator in 2005 in the district that shaped my life. In these 14 years as a PGCPS educator, I have taught grades 2 through 6 (all subject areas), served as a team leader, teacher mentor, and curriculum writer. At CMIT, I have served as an Instructional Lead Teacher, Saturday School Coordinator, and Testing Coordinator. I celebrate this new opportunity with my husband and daughter. Those two have taught me the importance of love, acceptance, and most of all, patience! I truly believe that every child possesses unique characteristics and an ability to achieve. To Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation, PGCPS, Dr. Fryson, and you, my CMIT family, thank you for entrusting me with this charge. It is truly a blessing to be able to serve in a community as great as ours!

Your partner in education, Quiana Brooks-Curry

We are half way through!! That is right, we are half way through the school year. This week is the first week of the 3rd quarter. We have completed DRA and MAP testing and the information will be sent home soon. Be on the look out for lots of information coming your way as February will be full of activities. There will be plenty of volunteer opportunities coming up. We are also planning our next field trip for the end of March and chaperone requests will be out within the next week. Remember in order to volunteer or chaperone, you must be fingerprinted and have done the required safe school videos. All information/proof must also be turned into the school. This week in ELA, we will be continuing with the letter Oo and learning about short and long vowels. Our sight words are still you, of, and they. We will be learning about the main idea of a story and writing sentences. We will have our sight word spelling test on Friday the 31st. The words that will be on the test: you, of, they, see, look, she, me, with. We will also have our Unit 3 Benchmark Assessment on Feb. 3rd. In math, we will be working on solving word problems, finding the missing part of 10, and reviewing number pairs for numbers 4-10. The Topic 8 Assessment will be on Friday. Dates to know: 27th-- Early release. Dismissal is at 11:25am 27th- Dress down day for those who received a Dojo certificate for December.

The Kindergarten Team

Welcome to the 3rd Quarter!! Reading - We will be reading "Tacky the Penguin" by Helen Lester. Reading Skills: predictions, retelling, comparing and contrasting, and writing opinions. Phonics: adding '-ing' or 'ed' to verbs that end with an 'e' (ex: race = racing, raced; dance = dancing, danced) Math - We are continuing Chapter 13, which is telling time to the hour and half-hour. Science - We will be introducing space and the solar system. Social Studies - We are learning about the American Constitution. Health - We are learning about growth mindset. Black History Month is coming up. Please be on the look out for information from your student's teacher about the African American Read-In event being held from February 3 to February 28. Sign-up genius links will be sent out via Class Dojo! The 100th day of school will be on Monday, February 10, 2020 (as long as there are no weather complications). Please be on the lookout for information from your child's teacher about this day as well.

First Grade Team

We had an outstanding week in second grade. Next week, we will be starting a new reading unit. This unit will be about our changing world. The question of the week will be, "how can familiar things help us with changes?" In class, we will be reading "A Froggy Fable." Throughout the week, we will focus on drawing conclusions and background knowledge. The spelling pattern for List A next week will be final syllable -le. In math, we will be continuing Topic 6. This topic will cover fluently subtracting within 100. As a way to support your child please practice subtraction with regrouping at home. 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 have reached the end of Quarter 2. We are at the half way mark of the school year. Our job is not done YET. Let's continue to work together to push our scholars to ensure that they are making leaps and bounds in all academic areas. Next week in Reading, students will be beginning the exploration of our novel for Quarter 3 "Lowji Discovers America" . " In Social Studies, we will begin studying government. In Math, we will be studying Time & Measurement. Students will take their assessment on Monday. In Science, we will be studying Life Cycles. Please check SchoolMax weekly to get updates on your scholar's progress. Upcoming Dates & Reminders 1/24/2020 Quarter 2 End 1/27/2020 3-hr Early Dismissal Let's have a great week on purpose!

Third Grade Team

In RELA this week, we analyzed poetry, focusing on learning its elements and determining theme. We also worked on comparing and contrasting this week’s poems. Our grammar skill was Action and Linking Verbs. Next week, we will continue to work with poetry, focusing on new poems and their author’s use of imagery and tone. Our grammar skill will be Main and Helping Verbs. In Social Studies this week ,students completed their Chapter 2 Review. Next week, students will take their Chapter 2 assessment. In Math, we have finished Division and are moving onto Fractions in Chapter 8 of the Pearson text. We continue to require 20 minutes (or mastery) of IXL and completion of the Pearson homework. Please continue to work with your children on multiplication and division fact fluency. This week in Science, we talked about how motion and speed relate to our field trip at the roller rink. Next week, we will be finishing this chapter on physics for motion. We have also been so excited to see the student’s STEAM posters. We have had the opportunity to learn about many new role models. As we are quickly speeding toward MCAP. Students will soon begin to take MCAP practice assessments.

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

Hello Parents, Next week in Math, we will be continuing volume and completing the unit by the end of the week with a unit test. In science, students will be reviewing for the MISA (Science) Exam and test on Matter. ELA, students will be reading the story "Leonardo's Horse." We will be covering the skill of Main Idea. Students will also be reading our third quarter novel "Bud, Not Buddy" chapters 3-4. Social Studies, students are back into their Social Studies books. We will be covering chapter 3 lesson 4 which talks about the French and Dutch in North America. Students will learn the key events surrounding the establishment of French and Dutch colonies in North America. REMINDERS/UPDATES: January 27- 3 hour early dismissal February 28- February Book Projects due ***NO LATE SUBMISSIONS AS THE WAX MUSEUM WILL TAKE PLACE THIS DAY*** Please check SchoolMax regularly. Thank you for all your continued support!

Sincerely, 5th Grade Team

Ecology In Ecology scholars are in physical science. Scholars are reviewing energy, matter, and motion depending on grade levels. Fifth graders have started MISA testing review which will cover all science concepts for their March MISA testing. Please consider sending in items for our treasure box and donating to projects featured below. Thank you for your support! https://www.donorschoose.org/project/future-coders/4723029/?rf=email-system-2020-01-non_tff_project_reminder&utm_swu=9406&utm_source=dc&utm_medium=page&utm_campaign=project&utm_term=teacher_2870376 Lego K-2nd grade students practiced talking about feelings and emotions and they built their own lego model. 3rd -5th grade students built their favorite robot with cubelets and legos. Next week, they will be able to practice telling stories based on the robot they build. They did excellent class work this week. Technology Greetings Parents/ Guardians, In Technology class; 2-5 practiced Software Fundamentals: Windows and Controls In this engaging and interactive digital lesson, the learners receive direct instruction and practice with dialog boxes and options windows, making selections using check boxes, radio buttons, scroll bars, and dropdown menus, and controls to close, maximize, minimize, restore, and resize windows. https://login.learning.com/ Software Fundamentals: Desktop Keyboarding In this engaging and interactive digital lesson, the learners receive direct instruction and practice using the desktop, working with files and folders, navigating file structures, moving and opening files and folders, and deleting files. https://login.learning.com/ K-1 practiced Keyboarding Locate and Type Letters A, B, C, D, and E During this engaging and interactive digital lesson, the learners receive direct instruction and practice in keyboarding the letters A, B, C, D, and E as they locate and type the letters, recognize the letter sounds, and learn the relationship between the letters on the keyboard and on the screen https://www.abcya.com/grades/k/letters Spanish During this unit, we have been studying the body parts in Spanish through different activities. Students will be able to identify different body parts when spoken or read. We have been practicing the vocabulary through interactive and written activities where students create their own pictionaries or they have to match words with images. Have a nice week! Music Our Tiger Musicians are brushing up on their note reading skills for our two upcoming units: recorder and ukulele! Grades 3-5 need a recorder by MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17th. I moved this date up one week to ensure that we'd be in full swing of our recorder unit the following week. We will begin playing the week of February 17th. Check your dojo class story for info about purchasing, and message me with any questions. 30 ukuleles are on the way, and these will be played by grades 2-5. I'm so excited to add these instruments to our collection. Our spring concert series, STEM Connections, is approaching quickly. This concert series will require a LOT of hands on preparations from students. We are exploring the science of sound and instrument classifications. YES - families will be invited. Keep an eye out for donations of recycled materials and family volunteer dates - we'll need all hands on deck to pull some of this off. For now, if any families have empty containers from bulk snacks like pretzels, animal crackers, cheese balls, etc. (37oz/2lbs or MORE), have your student bring them to the music room. Make sure to rinse and dry containers first, as some students have food allergies and we cannot be too cautious. Musically, Ms. Bautch PE All students will be completing the dance/rhythm unit over the next two weeks and we will then move to rope jumping that will coincide with the Heart Healthy Hero's for the American Heart Association. This is our third year doing so and our goal is to raise over $1000 to donate to the AHA again this year.

Creative Arts Team