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

The 2021-2022 Charter Schools Lottery will be available until Friday, January 29, 2021. If your child has any siblings that are not currently enrolled into Chesapeake Math & IT North Elementary, the application window is still open. Please be mindful that a sibling is a brother or sister by blood, marriage, or adoption living in the same household (friends, cousins or two separate families living under the same roof do not qualify as siblings.) The 2021-2022 charter school lottery application is for “NEW” incoming students who are NOT currently enrolled (if your scholar is currently enrolled in CMIT Math & IT North Academy (K-12), this will not apply to you). To access the application click here: https://pgcpsmdc.scriborder.com/ Customer Service: Prince George's County Public Schools Sasscer Administration Building 14201 School Lane Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 Lottery Questions - Pupil Accounting: 301-952-6300 For Technical Support Contact: Scribbles Software Email: help@scribsoft.com Phone: 855-465-1458

Mrs Virgil, Principal Secretary

Please note school is closed Monday, January 18, 2021!

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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. 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

Can you believe we are almost half way through the school year? Only 8 more days until the first semester (2nd quarter) is complete. Grades will be finalized Jan. 27th-29th. Check your scholar's SchoolMax for missing assignments. Submit any missing assignments by 2:25 pm, Jan. 27th. Missing assignments can greatly affect your scholar's grades. STEM Fair projects are due Tuesday, January 19th. We will be showing your scholar's video presentations during class on the 19th, 21st, and 22nd, so make sure your scholar does their best on the video presentation. Be sure to include all information and video into the platform stated by your scholar's teacher. STEM projects will be graded as well as scored for possible prizes from the STEM Committee. It is the time of year again in which we are preparing for the MAP assessment. The MAP Fluency assessment will occur the week of January 25th and the MAP Reading and MAP Math will occur between February 4th-11th. Your scholar's teacher will send out information by the end of the week with the details for their testing dates and times via Dojo/email. This week in ELA we will: Learn about the letters H & G and digraphs -th and -wh Learn sight words: four, five, here Introduce comparing texts and review verbs This week in Math we will: Take the Topic 6 assessment on addition on Thursday, Jan 20th Introduce subtraction This week in Science we will: Take a quiz about weather patterns and season on Thursday, Jan 20th Watch STEM Fair videos This week in Social Studies we will: Take the Chapter 2 assessment on Tuesday, Jan 19th. Introduce jobs and how they have changed over time Dates to know: Jan 18--NO SCHOOL Jan 19- STEM Fair Projects due Jan 19- Social Studies assessment Jan 20- Math Topic 6 assessment Jan 20- Science quiz Jan 27- End of 2nd quarter Jan 28- Early dismissal (12:25) Week of Jan 25th- MAP Fluency assessments

The Kindergarten Team

Reading: 3.1 fables (plot/predictions) Phonics: contractions again Grammar: plurals with -ies Math: continuing on with Topic 4 Subtraction facts to 20 strategies Science: Engineering Bridges STEM Fair Project due on Tuesday 1/19 Social Studies: American documents (constitution and amendments) Health: Sanford Harmony- Unit 3 communication

First Grade Team

We had another great week in second grade! Next week in Reading, we will begin Unit 3: Our Traditions. The big question for the unit is "What makes a tradition?" The question of the week is "What lessons can we learn from traditional tales?" Throughout the week, we will focus on fables. The spelling pattern will be Long i: i, ie, i_e, igh, y. In Math, we will begin Topic 5. This topic covers subtracting within 100 using strategies. As a reminder, it is recommended that students practice their basic addition and subtraction facts with flashcards regularly at home. STEM Fair projects are due 1/19/2021. This is a required project! 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 would like to thank everyone that came out on Wednesday to learn about different activities you can do with your scholar off the screen in Reading and Math. If you missed the presentation, a recording was uploaded to ClassDojo for your viewing. Check it out! 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 take their assessment for Topic 3 Fractions and begin equivalent fractions on 1/21/2021. In Science, scholars will continue Weather/ Clouds. In Reading, scholars will compare characteristics in an informational text. 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. We will not be accepting any late projects or papers. Have an awesome week... on purpose!! Upcoming Dates 1/19/2021 STEM Fair Project and Research Paper are due 1/27/2021 End of Quarter 2

Third Grade Team

Please note that the last day of the Second Marking Period is the 27th. No assignments may be redone from 25-29th. In RELA this week, we began comparing the texts "The Weird and Wonderful Echidna" and "The Very Peculiar Platypus." We began to use these informational texts to synthesize information. Next week, we will finish by completing the Progress Check assessment. We will then be moving forward to analyzing Character Traits in realistic fiction. In Social Studies this week, we reviewed and took our assessment for Chapter 4, which covered global economy. Next week, we will begin Chapter 5 in which we will learn all about the NorthEast USA and its natural resources and landforms. In Math, we have finished our chapter on division and we are starting Topic 8, Equivalent Fractions. Many students struggle with fractions which is why their notebook for this chapter has a number of anchor charts and resources to help them with their understanding. There are 2 excellent virtual manipulative websites that students can/should use. The first is https://apps.mathlearningcenter.org/fractions/ and the other is https://toytheater.com/fraction-bars/ 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 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 Parents, This week we are focusing on Patterns in the Sky for science. In Math, we are exploring and continuing volumes of rectangular prisms and for health, it is all about our mixed emotions and how to navigate them. In ELA, students will be reading the realistic fiction story " A Pet for Calvin." Students will be reviewing suffixes, pronouns, and summarizing. For Social Studies, students will begin chapter 4 which goes over Life in the Colonies. For this week, students will learn how people in the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies learned to adapt and live in their new area. Please ensure to continuously to check SchoolMax. REMINDER/UPDATES: January 18- MLK Day NO SCHOOL January 19th-STEM Fair project due January 27- End of 2nd quarter ***2 WEEKS LEFT TO PURCHASE***** REMINDER that 5th grade shirt orders are due by January 29. Attached to this thread is a form to fill out if you would like to purchase a 5th grade class shirt. The cost is $9.75 per student for a shirt. Please fill out the form if you would like to purchase a shirt AND even if you do NOT want to purchase. If you do NOT want a shirt, we will still need your permission in order to put your child's name onto the shirt for distribution. All orders will need to be placed using MySchoolbucks and orders close on January 29. Please let me know if you have any questions about the ordering of the class shirts. My email address is jsmiley@cmitelementary.org or you can use dojo. Link to fill out size and name: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5TdfQFTFoa-QI8PimwC-jR7Q1jZmEcWpRqwiGYKpfNkcM-w/viewform?usp=sf_link Thank you for your continuous support and we hope you have a wonderful week!

Sincerely, 5th Grade Team

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Graciously, Your School Counselor [Mrs. Whitney Green]

Physical Education: We will move and continue to talk about nutrition and healthy food choices over the next few weeks. There will be a few assignments that students will finish in class with Mr. Hamms, but there will also be 2 assessment tasks on Google Classroom. Hopefully students can teach families some healthy food plates or you can work with them to create healthy food plates for lunch or dinner. LASTLY: GO BILLS!!!! Media: Kindergarten and 1st grade: Students will continue to answer questions about key details in a text using an E-book series. 2nd and 3rd grade: Students will continue to listen and respond to literature in a group setting using a series in an E-books. Determining the main idea, problem, and solution in addition to predicting events or outcomes in a story is the focus throughout this series. 4th and 5th Grade: In a multi-layered lesson, students will continue to 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. “A book is a gift you can open again and again” – Garrison Keillor. Technology: K-2 practiced: Computer Fundamentals: Pointers and Making Choices In this engaging and interactive digital lesson, the learners receive direct instruction and practice choosing which items to select with their pointer device. 3-5 practiced: Tynker Coding-Dragon Spells This lesson introduces students to debugging, which is the process of finding and fixing programming errors. Lego: K-2nd grade students will build their lego model then they explain the reasoning behind the model that he or she has built. Next week, our topic will be "Martin Luther King Jr. /I Have a Dream." 3-5th grade students work on the second chapter of CodeMonkey and they start covering advanced topics such as variables and “for” loops . They will complete challenges 34-35 on CodeMonkey. Spanish: Buenas, I hope everything is well. This week we are going to continue with the topic of animals. We will learn what they eat. We will practice this topic with different activities which includes reading, listening and writing about different animals and its colors. Please check on SchoolMax for uncompleted assignments. Have a great week!

Creative Arts Team