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CMIT Academy North Elementary will host a Virtual Honor Roll Assembly on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 to recognize our scholars' academic achievements for the 1st Quarter. - 2nd and 3rd Grade assembly will be held at 8:15-9:15 A.M. - 4th and 5th Grade assembly will be held at 9:15-10:15 A.M. Certificates and invitations have been sent via email accordingly to students who achieved the following: - Principal Honor Roll - Honor Roll - Perfect Attendance

Mrs Virgil, Principal Secretary

December 9, 2020 at 11:00am we will have an Open House for prospective families. Please join us using the link below. https://pgcps-org.zoom.us/j/99905007393?pwd=VzMrT0pzc2I2b1cybHB6R25CeGNVdz09

CMIT North Elementary Staff

As we continue to build relationships with our families, we will host a Virtual Movie Night. This event will be held on December 18th at 6:00pm! More details to come!

CMIT North Elementary Leadership

We have made it through another month and are moving along with the changes made to help engage and challenge the students. Continue to make sure that your scholar returns to class on time and is dressed in appropriate clothing. STEM Fair topics are due on Thursday, Dec. 4th. Make sure you let your scholar's teacher know the topic/experiment your scholar will be doing for approval. Teachers will let you know if the topic is NOT approved. Reach out to your scholar's teacher if you have any questions. We are continuing to use various platforms during class. In order to have smoother and more timely transitions, please help your scholar at home learn how to navigate Google Classroom and other platforms such as Seesaw. We are aiming for students to be as independent as possible. This week in ELA we will: Introduce sight words: are, that, of and the letters Dd and Kk Learn about main idea and supporting details Using -ed to make verbs past tense Introduce adjectives Spelling test on Friday on words: me, with, for, she, see, look, make, like, my, to This week in Math we will: Continue learning about comparing groups of 10 with greater than, less than and equal to. Topic 4 Assessment will be Friday This week in Science we will: Start learning about different kinds of weather. If you have construction paper, scissors, and glue, we will use them on Thursday. If you do not have these items, your scholar can use markers and crayons. This week in Social Studies we will: Learn about symbols that represent and are important to our nation and state. Dates to know: Dec. 4- STEM Fair topics due Dec. 4 Spelling Test Dec 4-Topic 4 Math Assessment Dec 11- No School (PD Day) Dec 24-Jan 1- Winter Break

The Kindergarten Team

Reading - We will be doing lesson 2-3 with a focus on author's purpose. Grammar: We will focus on interrogative sentences. Phonics: -ay sound Math - We will continue Topic 3: Addition Facts to 20. Science - We are starting our STEM Fair projects and our Gingerbread Boat Project. Materials needed include: tin foil, clear packing tape, duct tape, craft/popsicle sticks, glue, wax paper or plastic wrap. Social Studies - We are learning about Maps and Models with a focus on cardinal directions. Health - We are starting Sanford Harmony Unit 3 to learn about Effective Communication

First Grade Team

We hope everyone had a restful break! This week in Reading, we will continue Unit 2: Nature's Wonders. The big question for the unit is "What patterns do we see in nature?" The question of the week is "What patterns can we see on a prairie?" Throughout the week, we will focus on informational text. The spelling pattern will be vowel digraphs: ai, ay, ea. In Math, we will be finishing up Topic 3. This topic covers adding within 100 using strategies. 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.

- The Second Grade Team

We hope everyone had a restful Thanksgiving. Next week in Math, scholars will continue with Unit 4: Use Multiplication to Divide: Division Facts. In Science, scholars will begin Electricity and Magnetism. STEM Fair topics are due on November 30th, 2020. STEM fair topics should be finalized by Friday. In Reading, scholars will begin Unit 2: How do plants and animals live together? In Social Studies, we will continue our study on Economics. We just want to share with families that Class Dojo is our main communication platform to share information with families quickly. Please check Class Dojo daily for any updates and new information shared. Also, Wednesday small group schedules are posted in Google Classroom for Math & Reading. Please keep in mind that your scholar may be meeting with both teachers on Wednesdays. Schedules are updated weekly. Upcoming Dates 11/30/2020 STEM Fair Topics Due

Third Grade Team

Welcome back from our short break! In RELA we have now finished Unit 1, and practiced writing good research essays. This week we will be starting a new text: "Feathers: Not just for Flying." We will be focusing on Main Idea and Details this week. We will also begin to research our STEM Fair Topics in class. Last week in Social Studies, we continued to explore how the United State's government's 3 branches work together to govern our nation. This week, we will learn about how these branches came to be and the history behind the government's creation. In Math, we will be starting topic 4 - Use strategies and properties to multiply by 2-digit numbers. This multiplication will be taught using arrays, partial products, and area models. For most of you parents, this is not the way you learned to multiply when you were in elementary school. If you wish to help your scholars I encourage you to review the Pearson Math Text Book, Topic 4 for more information on these strategies. Your student's math teacher is also available if you need help or clarification. Please encourage your child to continue in the memorization of multiplication facts. Math in elementary and middle school is more easily mastered if your scholar has their facts memorized. Before break, students filled out a Google Form on: 💡IDEAS: 4th Grade STEM FAIR 20-21. This was to get the ideas going and think about what they wanted to do. This week, we will meet with scholars one on one to talk about how to make those ideas into award winning projects. Students fill out: 💾Topic Choice for APPROVAL: 4th Grade STEM FAIR 20-21. Teachers fill out: ✅ APPROVED 4th Grade TOPICS 20-21. ALL TOPICS MUST BE APPROVED BY DECEMBER 4TH! While teachers are meeting with students, scholars will work on 2-4: Human Impacts on the Environment - the use of different natural energy resources affects the local and global environments. Self guided lessons.

-Friendly Neighborhood 4th Grade Team

Goodbye November and Welcome December!! Here we are almost at the end of the year 2020 and the home stretch to winter break! Let’s make December awesome! Here is your week at a glance for the first week of December. In ELA this week, we will be reading the Realistic Fiction story of "Hatchet." Students will review R controlled vowels and complete multiple activities with this concept. Students will also continue to read our second quarter novel "Bud, Not Buddy." A message was sent out to all parents a few weeks ago with information about purchasing the book so that your scholar may have the actual book in front of them OR, continue to listen to the audios that are posted on Wednesdays. For Social Studies, students will continue to build their knowledge on Native Americans and also how the Europeans came and took over the land. Students will learn about the English this week and how they started the Virginia Company. They will learn how they used the company in order to make money. In Math, we will be reviewing what we learned from the beginning of the year, starting with dividing whole numbers and working our way towards dividing decimals. For Science, we will continue learning about weather and climate and move on later next week to the Solar System. In Health, we will continue this week with Nutrition and how to take care of our wonderful systems! Have a wonderful week and thank you for your continuous support! ***Please be sure to check SchoolMax regularly for updated grades and student progress.****

Sincerely, 5th Grade Team

The creative arts team hopes that everyone (students & parents) enjoyed the three day break and had time to relax and enjoy the down time from virtual learning. Each of the 8 specials are looking forward to the next three to four weeks before our next break from school. Please check your scholar's Google Classrooms for each special or SchoolMax to see what assignments may be missing or not turned in correctly. We look forward to seeing your scholars in class this week and more updates will come next week.

Creative Arts Team