March 6, 2020 will be “FUN FRIDAY” for K and 1st grade.

Ecola Virgil

Greetings Parents/Guardians! We are proud to announce Field Trip Payments WILL BE made through MySchoolBucks! - Use the link below to Enroll/Sign-in using your computer. https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/login/getmain?requestAction=home - Download the MySchoolBucks app to your phone and get convenient access to meal balances, purchases, and quickly pay for fees assigned to your student or browse the school store to find items available for purchase (to include: FIELD TRIPS, SCHOOL PAYMENTS, CLASS FEES, ETC.) right from your computer or phone. - View your student's meal purchases and current account balance at a glance. Have reminders sent when their balance gets low. - From the cafeteria to the classroom, pay anytime, anywhere from your computer or mobile phone. The Prince George's County Public Schools School Store gives you convenient, 24/7 access to pay for school related items. Simply click on the SCHOOL STORE TAB. Then click the BROWSE ALL ITEMS button to get started. It's easy! There are quick "how-to" Video Tutorials under MY USER PROFILE for your convenience to learn more about MySchoolBucks. Items for CMIT Elementary will be identified with the following: CMIT NES PLEASE NOTE: Type CMIT NES in the search bar to find items associated with our school. Items not specific to your child’s grade level will not be shown or available for access; it will only be available to the appropriate grade level.

Ecola Virgil

3rd Quarter Progress Reports are scheduled to be released on March 9, 2020. Please be sure to check SchoolMax regularly. Prince George's County Public Schools uses the SchoolMAX Student Information System to manage student data, including grades, attendance records, and schedules. Use the link below to access SchoolMax Family Portal where you can view your child's grades at any time. https://family.sis.pgcps.org/schoolmax/

Ecola Virgil

Come WATCH, COMPETE, or WIN! The CLF Sumobot Challenge is SATURDAY, March 28, 2020. Inspired by our massively successful event at MakerFEST 2019 where the Sumobot Challenge drew a crowd of hundreds, this 2020 we decided to recognize and reward all the active, growing, STEAMazing Builders & Makers across Maryland!!! Yes, come and join our schools across the State of Maryland as we offer multiple 1 v 1 challenges and a robo-haven of fun for the whole family! Gear up as sparks fly in our electrifying robo-rumble, 3/28! CLF Sumobot Challenge on March 28, 2020 from 930am-12:00pm at #ChesapeakeSciencePoint and open to all Maryland Public School FLL Students, Teams, and Individuals wishing to compete, watch, volunteer, support, or sponsor! Our Director of Community Partnerships says, "CLF Signature Events like MakerFEST in May and CultureFEST in November will always be sustained by a potluck of community partnerships. We are excited to add this new SumoBot Challenge to the list of CLF Annual Events, every March, & open to the Maryland public!" We are STEAM Educators for Maryland's Future Innovators. Students interested in competing, please register here: https://www.clfadvancedstudies.org/sumobot The Posters (attached) will be distributed to each CLF school promptly and digital copies are being tasked for each website. Please encourage ALL your school's official Social Media Accounts to also post these flyers for CLF's Annual Maryland Sumobot Challenge!!! In addition, we've attached the rules flyer here, too. Event Time & Date: Saturday, March 28, 2019, at 9:30am-12:00pm Event Location/Physical Address: Chesapeake Science Point (CSP) 7321 Pkwy Dr. South Hanover, MD 21076 Registration Link and More info: https://www.clfadvancedstudies.org/sumobot If you have any question, contact cbicer@clfmd.org or msutherland@clfmd.org NOTE: To receive a special Sumobot T-shirt and $15 Amazon Gift Card at the event, all participant student needs to be registered. *Snacks will be served to participants and additional refreshments will also be made available for purchase to all guests. CLF's Annual Maryland Sumobot Challenge!

CLF Community Partnerships

Congratulations to Ms. Thornton's Kindergarten class on winning 1st place in our Black History Month door contest ! Mrs. Glasper's class was in 2nd place and Ms. Tolbert's 3rd grade class came in 3rd place. Thank you to all participants, you all did a phenomenal job!

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

Hello Parents, Students have completed their Winter iReady Diagnostic. iReady Diagnostic only applies to students who were previously referred to S.I.T (Student Intervention Team). If recommended by the classroom teacher, students can continue to work on iReady lessons at their own leisure at home. i-Ready Diagnostic: "The i-Ready Diagnostic is an adaptive assessment that adjusts its questions to suit your child’s needs. Each item a student sees is individualized based on their answer to the previous question. For example, a series of correct answers will result in slightly harder questions, while a series of incorrect answers will yield slightly easier questions. The purpose of this is not to give your child a score or grade, but instead to determine how best to support your child’s learning."-ireadycentral.com Thank You

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

Hello, Thank you for making our Black History Month celebration a success ! If you attended our "10th Annual Pretty Brown Girl Day" celebration and "Parent University Game Night", please take a moment to complete the google form survey that was sent to your email address. Your input is truly valuable as we plan for next year. All google survey form responses are due by Friday March 27, 2020. Thank You

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

We are half way through Quarter 3. Progress report grades have been posted and will be sent home soon. As the rest of the year is going to quickly fly by, planning for end of the year activities, such as the end of year field trip and promotion ceremony, will happen soon. Keep an eye out for information as there will be a need for volunteers for the activities. We need you to help make our activities a success. We are well on our way to finishing our class stories. Make sure that you have signed the form that was sent home in order for your scholars part of the story to be included. The publishing company can not include work of students who do not have signed forms. Orders for your scholar's class story is to be ordered online. This week in ELA our story is "If You Could go to Antarctica." Our sight words are: here, go, from The letter of the week is E and we will be learning about the initial and medial /e/ sound. We will be learning how to classify and categorize, write an informal letter, and use capital letters and periods. In Math, we will learn to count to 100. We will count to 100 using patterns and by tens and ones. We will learn how to count forward from any number. In science, we will continue exploring ocean life and in social studies, we will continue learning about maps.

The Kindergarten Team

Reading - We will be reading "Piggie Pie" by Margie Palatini. Reading Skills: making inferences, retelling, visualizing, making connections, and writing opinions Phonics: long 'i' and long 'e' sounds, spelled with a 'y.' Math - We are finishing Chapter 8, which is understanding place value. We are starting Chapter 9, which is about comparing two-digit numbers. Science - We are learning about The Sun. Social Studies - We are continuing to learn about National Holidays and we will be starting to learn about the past vs. the present. Health - We are continuing to learn about communication by actively listening and responding.

First Grade Team

We had a fantastic week in second grade. Next week, we will begin a new unit in reading. This unit will be about responsibility. The question of the week will be, "Why should we be responsible for doing a good job?" In class, we will be reading "Fire Fighter!" Throughout the week, we will focus on fact and opinion, as well as, important ideas. The spelling pattern for List A next week will be suffixes: -ly, -ful, -er, -or, -ish. In math, we will be continuing Topic 8. This topic covers working with time and money. 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 terrific weekend and we will see everyone on Monday!

- The Second Grade Team

We have reached the half way mark for Quarter 3. Students have been working hard on applying all the skills they have learned so far in various ways. Next week in Math, students will be studying Geometry and will take their assessment on Monday, March 9. In Science, we will be studying life science. In Reading, we will continue discussing central messages & comparing/contrasting our novel to another story. In Social Studies, we will be discussing early Spanish communities. We encourage all families to check SchoolMax periodically to get a snapshot of how your scholar is doing in his/her classes. Upcoming Dates 3/30 End of Quarter 3 Let's have a great week on purpose!

Third Grade Team

This week in RELA, scholars read Shiloh Chapters 3 and 4. We explored Authors Choice of Language, Dialect, and Characteristics of Realistic Fiction. Scholars completed a short research project in class for Black History Month. Our grammar skill was Singular and Plural Pronouns. Next week, students will continue reading Shiloh chapter 4, 5, and 6. Our grammar skill will be Kinds of Pronouns. Students will also complete a MCAP practice assessment next week. In Social Studies this week, students completed Chapter 3 Lesson 3 and learned about Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens. Next week, students will complete Chapter 3 Review and Assessment. In Math this week, we explored mixed fractions and converting them into proper fractions. We also talked about how to multiply fractions by a whole number. The key thing we needed to focus on this week was how to model our work. Scholars next week will complete the Topic 10 Test on Wednesday. In order to study, they may work on the "S. Multiply Fractions" and the "O. Time" categories. They will then be starting Topic 12. We also have started our IXL MASTERY grade level challenge. Scholars will compete for mastery in all 4th grade IXL topics. In Science, we have talked about classifying animals and plants, how plants reproduce. Next week, we will be talking about how plants make food. We will be creating models of plants and how they create the next generation. This is a continuation of Chapter 4. Students’ Black History Month essays were submitted this week on Google Classroom! We are so proud of and thankful for our Scholars and Parents for working with us in order to successfully implement Google Classroom!!

-Friendly Neighborhood 4th Grade Team

Hello Parents, It’s March! We will start the week with a review on the “Ecosystem" and “Geometric concepts” in preparation for chapter tests in both science and math on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. Have a great week all! In ELA this week, students will be taking their Unit 3 test. Students will read their fictional narrative of the week "Westlandia." Students will learn/practice the skill Subject and Object Pronouns. For Social Studies, students will continue learning and exploring our Black History Unit. Reminders: Due Monday March 2nd -Math IXL paper March 4th- Math Test (Geometry, Triangles and Quadrilaterals) March 5th- Science Test (Ecosystem) Due March 30th-March Project

Sincerely, 5th Grade Team

Physical Education Thank you parents for helping me reach our school goal of $2000 for the Heart Heroes (American Heart Association). The students are finishing up their jumping rope unit and in the month of March students will work on dribbling with their hands (basketball) and feet (soccer). I am also in need of clean and empty 2 liter bottles. Lego K-2nd grade students built their favorite car. 3-5th grade students made a simple lighthouse with cubelets. Tigers did excellent class work this week! Tech Greetings Parents/ Guardians, In Technology class; 2-5 practiced: Software Fundamentals: Toolbars and Menus In this engaging and interactive digital lesson, the learners receive direct instruction and practice navigating program menus and using toolbars, recognizing and using symbols, properties, and online help, and understanding the connection between program menu icons and toolbar buttons. 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

Creative Arts Team