The 3rd grade progress report grades are available now for review on SchoolMax. Families may log in to SchoolMax to view your scholar(s) current grades. https://family.sis.pgcps.org/schoolmax/reset.do;jsessionid=aeknVB3H_-KTCRO16xcotk2kFllTJriR0CfjcCI8KUs3F7oo4Fgu!-984646367?0uw3YEa.aU7zaju.xnn.xGOGS-O6-SG%2BSS_0h_Gq.6dqgwUVm3sEVzWgkz13SdShhdqhGq6dq_OgwEkeUs3uYAEEsaU7.LUazsrgjumkz13-SgsUWVjUVm3mWgwkmpwUVm31mLUjsegMmr3gYEjWekr3%3Dx

Mrs Virgil, Principal Secretary

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CMIT North Elementary staff

Our Virtual Gallery Walk is happening right now! Click the link to join in on the fun! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1y5b-DvbFp7Zh8M7VdDF1dHg8YBzQ5K5jtNeeSSbYEI4/edit

CMIT STEAM Committee

March is Women's History Month and we will celebrate women all month long. Students, we need your help to make this event possible. Please sign-up to contribute to our Women's History Month! Select a Woman you would like to highlight and complete the form. If you would like to do a trivia question, pick your person and include the question and answer on the form. All are welcome to participate! Thank you! All participants will earn dojo points! https://forms.gle/DtQbj5giDkP6FGyB9

CMIT Multicultural Committee

We will have a Virtual Honor Roll Assembly on March 19, 2021. The second and third grade assembly will be 8:15a.m.-9:15a.m. The fourth and fifth assembly will be 9:15a.m.-10:15a.m. Invitations will be sent to students who made Principal Honor Roll, Honor Roll, and Perfect Attendance. Go Tigers!

CMIT North Elementary staff

All Upper Elementary Students who qualified for the school wide STEM Fair should have received their invitations. Our virtual event will be held on Saturday March 13, 2021 from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Please ensure presentations were uploaded and access has been granted for all participants. If you have any questions email bmccain@cmitelementary.org.

CMIT STEM fair Committee

Join us for our Virtual Talent show at 6:00pm on April 30, 2021. Complete the interest form if you would like to participate. https://forms.gle/1sx9iPwCexQm72DD6

CMIT Content Creator

As we continue to move through the school year and prepare for first grade, allow your scholars to be as independent as possible. Students should be doing their own work and not receiving answers from parents or siblings. In order for the teachers to know what your scholar is able to do and assist them, your scholar needs to complete their own assignments in class and on Wednesday's . The teachers have noticed inconsistencies in work turned in and work scholars are completing independently in class. Please be aware of what is happening around your scholars computers and remember that staff, students, and other parents can see what happens within the view of your scholars camera and can hear what is being said when microphones are on. We have been seeing and hearing things that are not appropriate. There will be no small groups on Wednesday, March 17th. We will be asynchronous as teachers have a county professional development in order to prepare for hybrid learning. This week in ELA we will: Introduce sight words: were, some, funny and introduce short and long /i/ We will review sight words: away, little, give and review short and long /a/ We will review fiction, pronouns, and syllables Take a weekly check in assessment in SAVVAS This week in Math we will: Practice counting forward from any number to 20 Count to find how many, no matter position of objects Practice solving word problems This week in Social Studies we will: Continue learning about maps and globes Learn about positional words and map keys Learn how to read a map This week in Science we will: Learn about the needs of animals and how animals meet those needs. Dates to know March 17th-- Asynchronous Day March 18th- Weekly check in assessment for ELA March 25th-- Social Studies assessment (tentative date) March 29- April 5-- Spring break

The Kindergarten Team

In ELA, we're continuing Unit 4 with lesson 4-2: biography text structures. In phonics this week, we're focusing on the long e sound made by -ea. In grammar, we're working with verbs in the past tense. In Math, we're continuing Topic 5: Working with Addition and Subtraction Equations. In Science, we're continuing our space unit by learning about the stars and constellations. In Social Studies, we're learning about changes in technology and transportation. In Health, we're continuing Sanford Harmony Unit 4: Problem Solving.

First Grade Team

We had an awesome week in Second Grade! Next week in Reading, we will begin Unit 4: "Making a Difference." The big question for the unit is "Why is it important to connect with other people?" The question of the week is "How can others inspire us to reach a goal?" Throughout the week, we will focus on biographies. The spelling pattern will be Closed Syllables VC/V. In Math, we will begin Topic 8. This topic covers time and money. As a reminder, it is recommended that students practice their basic addition and subtraction facts with flashcards regularly at home. Interactive Base Ten Block Website: https://www.coolmath4kids.com/manipulatives/base-ten-blocks If you have any questions, please contact your child's teacher via ClassDojo. Have a great weekend and we will see everyone on Monday!

- The Second Grade Team

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 grades. 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 continue studying Topic 8 Use Strategies and Properties to Add and Subtract. In Science, scholars will continue Climate. In Reading, scholars will be identifying characteristics of a biography. In Social Studies, we will continue with Chapter 4 Government, Landmarks, and Symbols. 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. Have an awesome week... on purpose!! Upcoming Dates 3/13/2021 STEM Fair 3/19/2021 Honor Roll Assembly

Third Grade Team

This week in RELA, students began to edit their realistic fiction stories. They read a poetry collection, identified elements of poetry, and worked with imagery and visualizing the text. Next week, students will take their Poetry Collection Progress Check on March 15th. They will begin writing their final drafts of their realistic fiction stories on Tuesday. Students will also complete the Unit 3 review (March 16) and Assessment (March 18). This week in Social Studies, we continued exploring the history of the SouthEast region and how different interactions between cultural groups affected the history of the United States. Next week, we will finish chapter 6 and take our assessment on chapter 6. This week in Math, we are starting a new topic on multiplication of fractions. Students will multiply whole numbers by fractions and also work on time problems. This week in Science, we talked about Natural Disasters and will be talking about Weather Hazards. We have started talking about different ways we should treat the different events. Please go over safety ideas with your scholars. As well as your home emergency plans. We will be practicing some safety drills before Spring Break. Check out this site for ideas on how to make plans with your kids: https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/watch/?WT.ac=k-nav-watch

-Friendly Neighborhood 4th Grade Team

Hello Parents, This week in Math, we will continue with adding and subtracting fractions. Students will represent a problem with a bar diagram. On Friday of the week, students will do an end of topic test. We will continue to explore ‘Humans Impact on the Environment’ in Science, and for Health, we will study the human heart. In ELA, students will begin Unit 4. In this unit we will learn about the liberties given to Americans. Our first story will be "Keeping Mr. John Holton Alive." Students will be going over the skill of analyzing characters as well as identifying word parts. For Social Studies, we will begin with Chapter 5 which speaks about the American Revolution. This week, students will focus on tensions with Britain and why the colonists rebelled against them. ****5th Grade VIRTUAL Graduation form**** If you have not done so already, please complete the form giving permission for your child's photo to be displayed during our ceremony. 1. The form is asking for publicity release so that I may include your child's photo in our end of year slideshow. 2. I ask that you submit ONE clear photo of your scholar to be displayed and included within the slideshow of the fifth graders. 3. If you DO NOT wish to have your child's photo displayed to others I ask that you have them create a bitmoji of themselves so that they are still included within the presentation. 4. Please DO NOT include both a photo AND a bitmoji. I only need one. If you give a picture I will take that over a bitmoji. If you should have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to me at jsmiley@cmitelementary.org. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1o8N7RU0BhKZ8S8H8p3sWCFCbQ0EZPYSywe78Su7p-4jTtg/viewform?usp=sf_link REMINDERS March 29-April 5- SPRING BREAK NO SCHOOL April 8- First day of Hybrid Learning Please continue to check school max Have a wonderful week everyone!

Sincerely, 5th Grade Team

Art: Tigers have done well with their reflections. We will be including more reviews, critiques, and artist statements for the older grades. The younger grades will be focusing their attention on colors in the coming weeks. Materials to include: Drawing Paper, pencils, scissors, rulers, and colored pencils, pastels, and crayons. Fifth grade and Fourth grade need scissors and construction paper. There will be alternative options for those without access to these materials. Please continue to use SchoolMax to review which 3rd quarter assignments have not been received or graded. Late assignments will need to be sent to me directly in Class Dojo. Friendly reminder, late assignments need to be submitted within 2 weeks of due date. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Music: Grades K and 1 are continuing to use interactive resources like Peardeck, Nearpod, and Google Slides. Make sure your scholar has their CMIT Gmail logged in to their device so they can participate and sign in with Google. Grades 2 and 3 are using Quaver now, but all grades will be using it in the coming months. If you'd like to get ahead of the game and help out your scholar, have their STUDENT ID saved or written down somewhere for them to use when they login. This is available on their SchoolMAX or on report cards/progress reports. Ms. B has access to all student ID's and can help students out in class or via email any time! _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Media: Kindergarten and 1st grade: The students will complete an in-class quiz using information from the E-books series Bark Park. Next week, we will complete the final chapter of the series. 2nd and 3rd grade: The students will continue to recall facts from the E-book series to answer comprehension questions. Next week, they will complete a quiz using details from the story. 4th and 5th Grade: After making adjustments to the assignment and project presentation site, the students will have the opportunity to submit the first draft of an online video game cover that includes guidelines for positive social interaction. Some may present their final draft. Encourage students to read for 15 - 30 minutes 3-4 times a week and ask questions about what they are reading. You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy books and that’s kind of the same thing- Unknown _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Tech: K-2 practiced: Databases: Classifying Data In this engaging and interactive digital lesson, the learners receive direct instruction and practice classifying data as they identify, gather, and organize data in a table by cells, rows, and columns. 3-5 practiced: Word Processing: Formatting Text In this engaging and interactive digital lesson, the learners receive direct instruction and practice formatting text in word processing documents using the bold, underline, italic, and font size features, opening documents, and using the select, cut, copy, and paste features. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Lego: K-2nd grade students will build their lego model then explain the reasoning behind the model that he or she has built. 3-5th grade students will continue using the concept we learned recently: variables. Specifically, the variable’s value will be changed in the course of the game. They will complete challenge 50. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Spanish: Buen dia! Next week we will introduce the FOOD vocabulary. We will complete reading and conversational activities with our e-book. As independent assignments students will complete activities in www.rocackalingua.com. If you still don't have the password or you need me to extend the due date of an activity, please let me know. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know through class-dojo. I wish you a very nice week. Adios! _______________________________________________________________________________________________ PE: The next two weeks before spring break students will be working on dribbling with their feet (soccer skills). Students will need some type of ball that rolls and space to practice dribbling. Students also have a quiz due this Tuesday March 16th at 4:00PM (dribbling with hands for control). Students will be given an independent activity assignment that will be due on Tuesday March 23rd as well and that will be added to their PE Google Classroom this coming week.

Creative Arts Team