Please take a moment and sign up for clubs!! Clubs will start on October 13, 2020. Seats are limited, so one club per person. Sign-up will no longer accept entries after FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2020 at 2:55 p.m. Sign-up does not guarantee a spot in the club - this is a lottery. Students will be notified by Wednesday, October 7, 2020 by the club sponsor. Club Lottery Form: https://forms.gle/HXXNRhCtnGcT8Cgt8 Make sure you click on the link attached to the form to read a description of each club. Each description includes the grade levels of students being accepted, the day students will meet, and any materials students will need at home to participate in the club. If you have any questions or concerns please email Mrs. Richardson at crhodes@cmitelementary.org.

Mrs. Richardson

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CMIT Leadership Team

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CMIT North Elementary staff

Schools will be closed for Yom Kippur Holiday on September 28th.

CMIT North Elementary staff

We have completed our first month of school. We have learned many procedures, platforms, and new skills. We are currently using the first volume of the literacy and math workbooks as well as the Social Studies and Science workbooks. Make sure that your scholars have their workbooks and other needed school materials in an easy to access location for when they are needed. This week in ELA, we will learn sight words: like, to, a We will also be working on identifying words with the initial and medial /a/ sound and identify words with the beginning /s/ sound. We will also start learning about plot. In Math, we will continue to learn about numbers 1-5 and will learn about the number 0. In Science, we will wrap up our lessons about push and pull and take our assessment on Thursday. In Social Studies, we discussed rules and why we have to follow them. We will be starting projects next month. We will have a book report and STEM project to complete. We look forward to seeing what the next weeks and month bring.

The Kindergarten Team

Reading - We will be reading "Henry On Wheels" Reading skills: identifying the setting as it changes throughout the story. Phonics: sh/ch/tch sounds Math - We are continuing on with Topic 2 Science - We are learning the Nature of Science. Social Studies - We are learning about following rules and laws. Health - We are using Sanford Harmony Unit 1 to learn about Diversity and Inclusion. Reminder: Independent Assignments continues on Tuesday 9/29 and will be due on Friday. We have no school on Monday 9/28.

First Grade Team

We had a fantastic fourth week in second grade! Thank you to all parents that helped their scholars access MAP testing over the past two weeks! Make-ups will continue on Wednesday (9/30/2020). Next week, we will continue Unit 1 in reading. Because we did not get to it this past week, we will be reading "Maybe Something Beautiful" throughout the week, we will focus on realistic fiction. We will also be working with long vowel: CVCe words. In math, we will continue working on Topic 1. This topic covers fluently adding and subtracting within 20. As a reminder, it is recommended that students practice their basic addition and subtraction facts with flashcards regularly at home. If you have any questions, please contact your child's teacher via ClassDojo. Have a terrific long weekend and we will see everyone on Tuesday!

- The Second Grade Team

As we begin to move through our curriculum, it is important that scholars are remaining focused during virtual lessons and participating in class discussions. Things do move fast and we want to ensure that scholars are getting the most out of their time in each class. Encourage your scholar to ask questions when something does not make sense and share his/her thinking with the class. Together we can all learn from each other. In Math, scholars will continue to discuss multiplication and will have an assessment on October 6,2020. In Science, they will continue with Motion & Forces. In Reading, scholars will continue to read traditional tales focusing on identifying its characteristics. In Social Studies, we will study Weather, Climate, & Forces. We have finished our initial round of MAP testing in both Reading and Math. Students who have not completed their assessments in either subject areas will be pulled on Wednesday to finish up. Additional details will be shared from your scholar's teachers. Just a friendly reminder, that on Wednesdays students should be completing assignments posted in both of their classes to be marked present. Once students have completed the assignments, they should be marking the assignment as done or turning it in. Please remind your scholar to only submit assignments when he/she has completed the assignment. Here are a few tips to troubleshoot some issues that may arise when using the SAVVAS platform: -At the end of the school day, have your scholar shut down his or her device so that it can get a rest and be ready for the next day. -When on the SAVVAS platform, ensure that your scholar is on Google Chrome when logging in. Let's have a great week on purpose! Upcoming Dates 9/28 No School 9/30 MAP Makeup 10/6 Math Assessment

Third Grade Team

There is no school on Monday Sep. 28th. Students began using Language Arts IXL this week and should have completed at least 45 minutes of the Diagnostic. This week in RELA, we finished reading "Reaching for the Moon" and working on our narrative nonfiction skills and autobiographies. Next week, we will begin reading "Rare Treasure,"we will focus on nonfiction skills of biographies. This week in Social Studies, we explored how the weather and climate of different geographical regions affects the region’s environment and daily life. Next week, we will be learning about the natural resources offered in each region of the United States. This week in Science, we finished up our 1-1 Energy, Speed, and Motion. Next week, we will be checking out some experiments from Generation Genius to start learning about 1-2 Collisions! Things that go BANG! CRASH! & SLAM! We will talk about things from clackers, car crashes, and bowling. In Health, we will continue to work on Mental Health Checks and will talk about the challenges of Distance Learning. This week in Math, we completed MAP testing and worked on rounding whole numbers. Next week, we will continue with topic 1-1 and will take our first topic assessment on Friday. Our Topic 1 Assessment will be October 2. Notebooks will be checked for completion on Assessment Day!

-Friendly Neighborhood 4th Grade Team

Hello Parents, Welcome to Week 5! This week our focus will be on “Decimals” in Math and in Science, we will continue with "Matter." In addition to Matter we will begin our Cross Curricular Project for the first Quarter called, “Biomes." For Health, we will continue to explore diversity. In Social Studies, students will continue learning about Native American culture and customs. For our “Biomes” project, students will create a brochure on a Biome that they are interested in as if they are traveling there or marketing a type of Biome. In RELA, students will learn how to research the content, site properly, create appropriate sentence structure, and develop skills on how to organize and design their Biomes brochure. During Science, students will learn about the diverse biomes that enrich our globe and how these are being affected by the environment today. Here are the Biomes we will be discussion over the period of this quarter. Tropical Rainforest Temperate Forest Desert Tundra Taiga (Boreal Forest) Grassland Savanna Here is a site that can help you navigate the content of this topic. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/explore/biomes Have a great week everyone and please be sure to check SchoolMax continuously! Thank you again for all your wonderful teamwork and support! Teamwork makes the dreamwork! Reminders: No School Monday 28, 2020

Sincerely, 5th Grade Team

It is Time! Our first (of many) Coffee Collaborations with your School Counselor (Thats ME!) WHAT: A relaxed dialogue exploring the importance of family routine, rituals and how to implement and love family meetings! WHEN: Wednesday, September 30 at 8:30am (1 hour) WHERE: The comfort of your own home! (Zoom link will be sent out closer to the time) Grab your coffee, or tea, or anything else...show up, as you are, and chat with me about these strategies and how to implement them in your homes to help promote a connected, mutually contributing, collaborative environment for all :) You can let me know if you are joining by dropping a line on the class DoJo post! [All are welcome! Even if it is a last minute decision the morning of... the more the merrier! You do not have to RSVP, spots are NOT limited, it just helps me with starting on time to know how many to expect. I hope to see you there!]

Graciously, Your School Counselor [Mrs. Whitney Green]

PE: Students will be working on locomotor movements. Students will need space to move in the house or outside with their camera please and thank you. Technology: Greetings, 3-5 Scholars practiced: Hardware Fundamentals: Network Basics The learners received direct instruction and practice with networking concepts, such as LANs, WANs, and file format compatibility. They gained knowledge about how to use remote equipment and reviewed the intellectual property in this engaging and interactive digital lesson. K-2 scholars practiced: Keyboarding: Locate and Type Letters F, G, H, I, and J The learners received direct instruction and practice in keyboarding the letters F, G, H, I, and J 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 in this engaging and interactive digital lesson. Library and Media Kindergarten and 1st Grade: The students are working on responding to questions about the beginning, middle, and end of a story. 2nd Grade: Students will identify ways illustrations clarify meaning in a story. 3rd – 5th Grade: (This is a two-week lesson) Internet Safety: Posting online and how it affects your identity. The students are learning ways they can post selfies, information, and images online to best reflect who they are. In addition to considering how posting selfies or other images will lead others to make assumptions about them. Art: Greetings, this coming week we will finish up our Brave Space projects and start experimenting with the art elements, like line, shape, and pattern. Projects and activities will direct scholars to sharing their interpretations thru two-dimensional works of art. Necessary materials include: Sketchbooks/Paper, pencils, and colored pencils or crayons. Lego: K-2nd grade students built their "happiness and sadness" lego model. 3-5th grade students started coding and they practiced how to step and turn. They did great job this week! Spanish: İ Hola! Next week we will be studying the different members of the family. If you still have trouble accessing www. rockalingua.com with your username and password, please let me know. Remember to have your supplies ready: Spanish notebook, # 2 pencils and colored pencils. ¡Muchas gracias! Music: 4th and 5th grade scholars will work together to "Build a Musical Sandwich" this week - will they decode the correct ingredients? Grades 2 and 3 are learning about different ways to read music: on the staff, and using solfege syllables. First grade is moving on to organize beats in different time signatures, and kindergarteners will find patterns within different beats and rhythms. Have YOU logged in to Quaver yet? There are so many fun games and interactive activities to try! Dojo message Ms. Bautch if you need help with your login info.

Creative Arts Team