First quarter progress reports will be available the week of October 5th. Families can log into SchoolMax to view current grades.

Mrs Virgil, Principal Secretary

There will be many activities happening in the month of October so make sure you are keeping an eye out for information via dojo or email. We will be having a Character Day Book Report due Oct. 30th. Your scholar will be allowed to dress as a character they are doing the book report on. Our first kindergarten STEM Project will also be due at the end of the month. We will also take a virtual field trip to a pumpkin patch and farm. Information about the book report and STEM project will be sent out this week. Helpful tips: Here are a couple of tips to make things run more smoothly. Label your scholars workbooks with a post-it or permanent marker. Write the number 1 on the Literature workbook (k.1), the number 2 on the social studies workbook, the number 3 on the math workbook (volume 1), and 4 on the science workbook. Place the rest of the workbooks in another space. When it is time to get a workbook we can tell the students the number book to get. Also we suggest getting or making bookmarks for the workbooks. When your scholar is done for the day, they put the bookmark in and will know where to find the next page easily the next time the workbook is used. This will help free up the time you may spend helping them get their books and locating the page. This week there will be a spelling test on the sight words: like, to, a, I, the, am. The test will be Thursday, October 8th. There will be a math test on Friday, October 9th. Dates to know: Oct 13. --Social Studies Assessment Oc. 12. --Parent-teacher conference Oct. 16--No school

The Kindergarten Team

Reading - We will be reading "Look Both Ways" Reading skills: identifying nonfiction text features. Phonics: wh/th/ph sounds Math - We are continuing on with Topic 2 Science - We are learning about Sound Energy. Social Studies - We are learning about My Leaders. Health - We are using Sanford Harmony Unit 1 to learn about Diversity and Inclusion. Reminders: Independent assignments will be assigned on Monday 10/5. Independent assignments will be due on Friday 10/9 with our spelling quiz.

First Grade Team

We had an amazing fifth week in second grade! Next week, we will continue Unit 1 in reading. We will be reading "From Places We Go." The question of the week is "How does living in a community help people?" Throughout the week, we will focus on Informational Text. The spelling pattern for the week will be consonant blends. 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 continue to move through our curriculum, it is important that scholars are remaining focused during virtual lessons and participating during 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 and the theme of the story. In Social Studies, we will study Using Earth's Resources. 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. Let's have a great week on purpose! Upcoming Dates 10/12 Parent Teacher Conference (more information will follow later)

Third Grade Team

This week in RELA, we began reading "Rare Treasure," focusing on nonfiction skills of biographies. Next week, we will continue looking at biography and reading "Rare Treasure." Students will work on Generating questions. Students will be completing Goal Setting Meetings with Teachers. This week in Social Studies, we learned about the natural resources offered in each region of the United States. Next week, we will continue to learn about natural resources offered in each of the regions of the United States and review our Chapter about the ways that the environment affects the lives of those who live there. In Science, we followed around the Generation Geniuses to learn about 1-2 Collisions. We talked about Energy that is produced from the impact. On Tuesday, October 6, we will have our quiz. Next week we will be starting 1-3 Energy Transfer on Thursday. We will talk about crash dummies and how to build models to test. For Health we focused on Test-taking skills this week. Next week, we will be talking about Conflict Resolution, we will also be incorporating our Sanford Harmony Program. This week in math, we will be starting topic 2 - adding and subtracting whole numbers. When working with your scholars, please don’t refer to regrouping as “borrowing”. We will also be meeting with students during their independent practice time to set math goals based upon their MAP scores and data. Please remind your scholar to be on time to their goal setting appointments.

-Friendly Neighborhood 4th Grade Team

Hello Parents, We have made it to the 6th week of school! By now students should be well accustomed to the rhythm of their classes and how to get to their assignments on Google classrooms. Here is what to anticipate for the week of October 5th. For Math, we will be starting Topic 2, using models and strategies to add and subtract decimals. In Science, we will continue to learn about our biomes and get ready to dive into Chapter 2, Earth’s systems. Students can utilize their IXL for math and science whenever they want more practice, these assignments do not necessarily need to be assigned by the teacher. The books that students picked up from school at the beginning of the year for Math, Science, and ELA are for them to keep and write in. These books are to be used as extra resources for students if they want more information on the content that we are discussing. These books are the same books they can access online on Pearson they are their "e-books." Many parents were asking for a general schedule as to what students are doing within a week. Each day, students engage, explore, and apply skills they are learning during the week. On Wednesdays, all classes are offline but work is to be completed by 2:25pm. In order to be marked present, work must be submitted by 2:25pm. This is also a day for small group sessions. Teachers may request a few students to join their class to hone in on skills learned in class. On Thursdays or Fridays, student work in Harmony Health which is a part of our health curriculum. On Fridays, students will have a Math and Science quiz or test. We will utilize the rest of their time in either completing make-up work or a STEM activity! We hope this clarifies things! In ELA, students will be learning about Historical Fiction. They will read the story "From Pedro's Journal" and complete enrichment activities. They will dive deeper into writing narratives and they will learn how to properly write an introduction and conclusion paragraph while including detailed information. Students will also work on using transition words and how to write with dialogue. In Social Studies, students will continue to learn about the ways and lifestyle of the Native American people and tribes. We will learn about how they created their own government and learned how to build their economy. Important Dates: October 12- Native American Day School Closed (Parent Conferences) October 16- No School

Sincerely, 5th Grade Team

Physical Education: Students will work with loco-motor skills to combine skills with Mr. Hamms while continuing to work on our fitness levels. Technology: Greetings, K-2 Scholars practiced: Keyboarding: Locate and Type Letters K, L, M, N, and O In this engaging and interactive digital lesson, the learners receive direct instruction and practice in keyboarding the letters K, L, M, N, and O 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. 3-5 Scholars practiced: Software Fundamentals: Desktop 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. Lego: K-2nd grade: Next week, students will build their "angry" lego model and understand how to deal with anger and how to calm down again. 3-5th grade: Students have completed challenges 6-10 on Coding Adventure. Next week they will complete challenges 11-13 and discuss the concept of planning. Art: Greetings, our tigers will be using a few activities to prepare for next week's projects. Next week's projects will include art elements like line, repetition, pattern, value, and color. They will work on linear observations along with depth of field and changing the context of imagery. Necessary materials include: sketchbooks/paper, pencils, and colored pencils or crayons, and a printer. Media: Kindergarten and 1st Grade: The students will continue to work 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 while exploring various ways of telling stories, such as a video postcard. 3rd – 5th Grade: (This is a two-week lesson) Internet Safety: Posting online and how it affects your identity. The students will continue to learn 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. 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. Remember to encourage your student(s) to read for about 15 - 30 minutes 3 times a week.

Creative Arts Team

We need your help to make this year a great success, so let's make this an amazing year together! We are looking for volunteers for our Parent Liaison Program! We are looking for parent volunteers to help with: -Assisting teachers with administrative work (once we return to the school building) -Parents communicating any concerns or questions, they might have for the teacher -Form small social groups (virtually) -Build connections amongst our scholars If you are: -Solution oriented -Tech Savvy (able to host Zoom’s ect.) -A member of the PTO -Fingerprinted with PG County Schools -Flexible Schedule Please email the PTO directly and we will let your Scholar’s teacher know that you are interested! If you are selected, you will be contacted. Parent liaisons will assist the teacher wherever they may be needed.

CMIT Elementary PTO

The Mid-Atlantic Fundraiser is our biggest fundraiser of the year. The "kickoff" day will start on October 5th and will run for several weeks. This year is a little different than previous years. All orders are placed online and shipped directly to the customer. Our goal is to sell, sell, sell. Bonus: Every customer will receive a FREE World's Finest Chocolate Bar with every item purchased. We will be purchasing Chromebooks, PPE Supplies, Teacher supplies, and PTO Funded activities and events with your support on this fundraiser. Your support is essential for our success. Just click on this link: https://midatlanticfundraising.com/cmitnes https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rb-sqxwVFVKiIVQTq2sAYv8JKfmIfkHQ1OD8xYZ-mGE/edit#slide=id.p

CMIT Elementary PTO