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Dr. Fryson

Please remember the absence form MUST NOW BE USED in reporting your student(s) absences (any absences to include early dismissals, tardies, or technical difficulty). A parent written or doctor's note can be uploaded directly into the form. Late or make-up work will not be accepted unless the absence is an excused absence and a form has been completed within three (3) days once your child returns to instruction. Below is the link to the form. click here to access the form: https://forms.gle/v2ZL6VfACUeFLSCZA (or the form can be accessed on the school website at http://cmitelementary.org/ >> PARENTS tab >> SCHOOL FORMS) For questions regarding student absences please email attendance@cmitelementary.org.

Mrs Virgil, Principal Secretary

Are you plugged in and checking your scholar's grades and/or attendance weekly? Use the link below to access SchoolMax Family Portal where you can view your child's grades and attendance at any time. https://www.pgcps.org/offices/information-technology/technology-training-and-instructional-technology/schoolmax-support-for-parents-and-guardians

Mrs Virgil, Principal Secretary

Go Tigers!

CMIT North Elementary Content Creator

Get connected! Follow CMIT North Elementary on social media. Follow us on Twitter @CMIT_Elementary Follow us on Facebook @CMITNorthElementary Follow us on Instagram cmit_north_elementary

CMIT North Elementary staff

The Pretty Brown Girl Club will host a "Virtual Vision Board Party" for all girls and women. We will meet virtually on Saturday, January 30th from 12pm-2pm. Start collecting magazines, stickers, and anything else that you would like to add to you your vision board. Prepare for a day of interactive planning and fun.

PBG Club

2021 Black History Month Content Creator Challenge All submissions received before January 29th, 2021 will be entered into a prize raffle! Join Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation (CLF) in the celebration of Black History Month by participating in the 2021 Black History Month Content Creator Challenge! This year’s theme focuses on African Americans who have helped to tell the story of American Life. We challenge ALL students to step into the role of a newspaper/magazine editor. Students are tasked to create a 8x8 newspaper/magazine cover highlighting significant African American Content Creators (writers, journalists, reporters, photojournalists, poets, film makers, artists ,etc.) along with a 280 characters or less description of their cover. All submissions must be sent to CLFPR@CLFMD.ORG. Please remember to include your project name and “BHM Challenge” in the subject line of your submission. You must include your NAME, GRADE, and SCHOOL in the body of your submission email. CLF will post student projects throughout the month of February to celebrate Black History Month. Be sure to keep an eye on our news feeds to see what projects appear! We encourage all participants to include the social media handle of the group or individuals that inspired you! Any projects submitted after January 29th will still have a chance to be shared on social media, but unfortunately will not be included in the prize raffle Challenge Rules: To be entered in the raffle all submissions must be sent to CLFPR@CLFMD.ORG by January 29th All descriptions should be at least 140 characters, but shall not exceed 280 characters All newspaper/magazine covers must be 8in x8in. Scoring Rubric: Comprehension (20 points) How well does your publication cover reflect a thorough comprehension of the topic? Does the image provide visual clues/text to support the student’s topic selection? Organization (20 points) Is the cover easy to read? Is there a logical flow when looking at the publication cover? Is a title clearly displayed? Cohesion (20 points) Does the cover read as a whole work of art integrating text, images, and other elements? Is the cover eye catching? Creativity (20 points) Use of diverse resources, language and style, creative angle? Writing (20 points) Correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure. Transfer of Rights: Each applicant and his/her parent or guardian must agree to give all rights to the submitted artwork, including copyright, to the Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation. This transfer of rights will allow CLF, at a minimum, to reproduce, distribute, and display your artwork. The winner’s submission may be duplicated in various mediums and used to promote Black History Month. Warmest regards, Community Partnerships Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation 6151 Chevy Chase Dr. Laurel, MD 20707 T. (301) 776.2300 Ext.#104 F. (240) 547-2571 E. CLFPR@CLFMD.ORG www.clfmd.org

CLF Community Partnerships

Please email pictures to bmccain@cmitelementary.org and tag us on social media with the hashtag #cmitnesmovienight. The best car will get a prize! Tag and Follow us at... Twitter @CMIT_Elementary Facebook @CMITNorthElementary Instagram cmit_north_elementary

CMIT North Elementary STEAM Committee

Projects are due January 19, 2021! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gq93zRptqyaLL41VxOXS53tKyzl4rzQE/view?usp=sharing 1. Please review the STEAM Fair packet! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Izc2skjTrKVDejQHEqKCOlHSciqBfpiFUwPL5Y7SuaY/edit?usp=sharing 2. Sign up for STEAM Night. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YY_icLi_4IVFdunbjIGCjxhr6r-S9KyEySAt9WqYd10/edit?usp=sharing 3. Write down any questions you may have. https://padlet.com/BMccain/s4ut6le0is82zmjs Testable Questions - https://youtu.be/D-OD0AGib2s Scientific Method- https://youtu.be/bUa-ilQqEv0

CMIT North Elementary STEAM Committee

January 12, 2021 at 6:00pm 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

Hello parents and Happy New Year, We are so excited to bring you another Parent University. This event will feature parent speakers who will share their tips and tricks for assisting your scholar at home as well as teachers sharing fun off-screen activities. Please click on the link below for the Signup Genius. It will also be emailed. We will post the Zoom links to join us the day of the event. We look forward to seeing you on January 13, 2021 at 6:00pm. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084AABAE2AA7F94-parent1

Michelle (Tolbert) Crosby, Instructional Program Coordinator

As we begin approaching the final weeks of second quarter, we are preparing for Winter Map/Map Fluency Testing, STEM Projects, and more complex skill building within ELA and Math. To assist students with coming back from a long break and getting adjusted to classes we will not be having independent assignments on Wednesday January 13th. Please take advantage of this time and work with your scholar on their STEM Project. Please read the packets sent to you by your scholar's teacher and administration to make sure you are meeting all the requirements of the STEM project. Every project must have a video, these videos will be shown in class the following week. As we continue throughout the school year, we expect scholars to continue to build their independence to prepare for first grade. Please continue to work with your scholars with navigating the various platforms, turning to pages in their book, and staying on task in class. This week we will be working on the following lessons for each subject. ELA - digraphs "wh" and "th", letter Hh, Ll, and Aa, elements of a story, using context clues, sight words one, two, three, and identifying details Social Studies - National Holidays and Benjamin Franklin Math - Adding Numbers that sum up to 10 Science - The 4 seasons (winter, summer, spring, and fall) Important dates January 15th - Dojo Party January 19th - STEM Project Due

The Kindergarten Team

ELA: Review Phonics: -ow (long o) Grammar: plurals with -s/-es Math: Topic 4 Subtraction facts to 20 strategies Science: STEM Fair project/bridges -STEM Fair projects due January 19 Social Studies: We are Americans (symbols) Health: Sanford harmony- Unit 3 communication

First Grade Team

We had an AWESOME first week of 2021 in second grade! Next week in Reading, we will finishing Unit 2: Nature's Wonders. The big question for the unit is "What patterns do we see in nature?" Throughout the week, we will be completing a writing project. We will go through all the steps it takes to create a fantastic final written product. In Math, we will be concluding Topic 4. This topic covers fluently adding within 100. The plan is to give the Topic 4 assessment on Thursday, 1/14/2021. As a reminder, it is recommended that students practice their basic addition and subtraction facts with flashcards regularly at home. Please also continue working on STEAM Fair projects! This is a required project and is due 1/19/2021! 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 want to wish everyone a Happy New Year! We have entered the second half of the school year. We are looking forward to seeing students grow as readers, writers, scientists, and mathematicians. We still have a lot more work to do. Let's continue to work together to ensure that our scholars are being productive, staying on top of their studies, and getting the most out of their third grade experience. Just a friendly reminder to check SchoolMax weekly for your scholar's current standings in all of their classes. Encourage your scholar to stay on top of their assignments and complete their work in a timely manner. It is very easy to fall behind and we want to ensure that all scholars are successful. As a reminder, scholars will have an opportunity to resubmit assignments to improve their grade. Weekly grades will be entered by Sunday at midnight. Parents will have until Wednesday to request a redo of an assignment. Resubmissions must be submitted by the following Sunday. If an assignment is not eligible for a redo, teachers will put "not eligible for redo" in the assignment description. Next week in Math, scholars will begin Topic 3 Fractions. In Science, scholars will begin Weather/ Clouds. In Reading, scholars will identify and analyze the characteristics of argumentative texts. In Social Studies, we will continue with Chapter 3 Communities Build a Nation. 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. Students should also be working on their STEM Fair Project and Research Paper. Both are due on January 19, 2021. There will not be any small groups this Wednesday. We will be doing STEM Fair check ins with students. Have an awesome week... on purpose!! Upcoming Dates 1/19/2021 STEM Fair Project and Research Paper are due

Third Grade Team

In Math, We are currently working on division utilizing place value. If they need more practice check out this site: https://toytheater.com/category/math-games/division/ We will be teaching your child the long division algorithm. This entails using Division, Multiplication, Subtraction, and then bringing down the next number. Next week, we will start our unit on Fractions. Please make sure your child continues to work on multiplication and division facts. This is our favorite digital multiplication table: https://www.mathsisfun.com/tables.html In RELA this week, we read a poetry text: "Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow." Our focus is on poetic language and elements, and visualizing imagery. Scholars began writing final drafts in class on the 7th. Next week, we will compare texts "The Weird and Wonderful Echidna" and "The Very Peculiar Platypus." We will use these informational texts to synthesize information. All research papers will be due on the 12th. In Social Studies this week, we have continued learning about the economy and how we make economic choices in daily life. Next week, we will finish our unit on Economics and will take our Ch. 4 Assessment. STEM FAIR DEADLINES ARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER! **Remember to look at your STEM fair packet** Scholars will submit 2 final products. They will submit the RESEARCH PAPER TO THEIR RELA TEACHER. They will turn in the STEM FAIR VIDEO TO THEIR SCIENCE TEACHER that explains all of the information they would have put on a poster board last year in the video. The video must be 3 - 10 minutes long including all components and have the child in the presentation. They must be in the images doing the experiment or in a video explanation on what they did. The scholar’s voice should explain the project, what they did, how, and why, using the format given in the STEM fair packet. We are very excited to see what our scholars come up with! Review the explanation video from Mrs. Esbin’s presentation for Parent’s Night in November: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ZdazBoZ-NpI4MQneXQDVum-PDx6S7gKoz8gZJsLPSwM/preview?rm=minimal Example of final Video presentation: https://youtu.be/e3FlKgV36fg

-Friendly Neighborhood 4th Grade Team

Hello 2021! Happy New Year! 2020 is behind us and we can see the light is at the end of the tunnel ! We hope everyone had a restful break and now students are ready to plow full steam ahead! This week in Math, we will continue to learn about how to apply the formula of volume and navigate volume word problems. As for Science, we will continue learning about the solar system, specifically inner and outer planets and close the week with a quiz on both chapters. As for Health, we will be focusing on human emotions and the effects on the body, positive ways to cope with stress, conflict, disappointment, failure, and personal safety. In Reading, students will begin Unit 3: Reflections. They will read the realistic fiction "From Love, Amalia." In Social Studies, students will review and prepare for Chapter 3: Settling the Colonies in North America Unit Test. Please continue to check SchoolMax and thank you for your continuous support as we navigate this fast moving train of 2021 virtual learning. Important Dates: January 19th, 2021: STEAM Fair Due ***REMINDER*** 5th grade T-shirts are on sale now! If you would like your child to have a class shirt for the school year they are $9.75 and can be purchased using your MySchoolBucks account. Please fill out the form below to indicate the size your scholar needs. All shirts are in adult sizes. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5TdfQFTFoa-QI8PimwC-jR7Q1jZmEcWpRqwiGYKpfNkcM-w/viewform?usp=sf_link

Sincerely, 5th Grade Team

Welcome back students and parents, we all hope you had a very restful and relaxing winter break! I know that all your creative arts teachers had a very restful and relaxing break, but we are very excited to get back to work with your students. Physical Education: Students this week are working on teamwork and team building activities. Students will continue with the activities next week as well. For the last week of 2nd quarter, in PE we will work on nutrition and "My Food Plate." Please check your child's Google Classroom to make sure that they are all caught up and are not missing anything to ensure that they have the best grade they can have by the end of the quarter. Media: Kindergarten and 1st grade: Students will answer questions about key details in a text using various digital platforms for stories and video books. 2nd and 3rd grade: Students will listen and respond to literature in a group setting using e-books. Students will determine the main idea, problem, and solution, in addition to predicting events or outcomes in a story will be the focus throughout this series. 4th and 5th Grade: In a multi-layered lesson, students will identify the parts and structure of an online news article by reading digital articles from magazines and newspapers. Over the weeks to come, lessons will emphasize the importance of being informed and understanding how online news articles work. Continue encouraging students to read for 30 minutes 3-4 times a week. “The journey of a lifetime starts with the swiping or turning of a page” – Rachel Anders. Technology: K-2 practiced: Multimedia: Drawing Lines and Shapes to Tell a Story The learners will receive direct instruction and practice with drawing software in this engaging and interactive digital lesson. They will use the mouse to select, drag and drop objects, use the pencil, brush, and airbrush tools to draw a picture and use the color palette to combine colors. 3-5 practiced: Tynker Coding-Dragon Spells Students will learn about new kinds of loops, loop nesting, decomposition, abstraction, functions, and variables. Art: Greetings, Google Classroom is only used to house the Padlet links for each class session. Scholars have been instructed to post their assignments with their full name in Padlet only, for credit. Assignments can be identified by their Padlet links that list the homeroom teacher and class date. Within the Padlet page, you will find the assignments, instructions, and references for that class period. A posting of the scholar’s work for that day, is due at the end of class. Please refer to SchoolMax to confirm which assignments have not been received and graded. Contact Ms. Love (wlove@cmitelementary.org) or Mrs. Virgil (evirgil@cmitelementary.org) if you have issues accessing SchoolMax. Missing 2nd quarter assignments are currently being graded and a confirmation will be sent after updating SchoolMax. After confirming all (2nd quarter) missing assignments have been posted, send a message in ClassDojo requesting a grade update. Sending screenshots of the posted assignments in Padlet is helpful. Ecology: Students will be working on their STEM fair projects during Ecology time! Music: Welcome back tigers! Fourth and fifth graders are FINALLY entering their digital audio workstation unit using Bandlab. This is a free website and free iOS app, so I encourage them to play around with it as much as they’d like outside of class. Grades 2 and 3 are reviewing another method of musical notation: solfege. Grades K and 1 are learning about instrument families and how they make sound. Lego: Hi, K-2nd grade students built their New Year Goals/Resolutions with lego.They did great job this week! 3-5th grade students completed challenges 31-33 on Coding Adventure Part 1. Next week, we will complete challenges 34 and 35.

Creative Arts Team