Please view our May Principal Updates. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r8IO4MBLa60iLARGyo7_BMTvxXoUxY68/view?usp=sharing

CMIT-NES Leadership

Report card grades for the 3rd quarter are now available for viewing via SchoolMAX. Please be advised that 3rd quarter report cards will NOT be mailed. Below are directions on how to access grades via SchoolMAX. If you do not have access to School Max, an email must be sent to Mrs. Love at wlove@cmitelementary.org, with your first and last name, desired email for login and your student's first and last name. To access your scholar's grades: - Login into SchoolMAX (https://family.sis.pgcps.org/schoolmax/reset.do?0uw3YEa.aU7zaju.xnn.xGOGO-SS-SS%2BS6_66_O0.GFqgwUVm3sEVzWgkz13SdOhSSFhD0GFq_OgwEkeUs3uYAEEsaU7.LUazsrgjumkz13-SgsUWVjUVm3mWgwkmpwUVm31mLUjsegMmr3gYEjWekr3%3Dx) - Click the 'Grades' tab - Click on 'Progress Report' Prince George's County Public Schools provides a Family Access Portal that allows authorized caretakers at any time to log into SchoolMAX from any computer with an Internet connection and view the child's student information, including current attendance records and assignment scores throughout the school year. Click here for SchoolMax support for Parents: https://www.pgcps.org/schoolmax-support/ GETTING TO KNOW THE CODES In order to help facilitate understanding the grading scale based on grade level, please see below the codes to know for your scholar(s) grading system for Progress and Report Cards: Kindergarten and Grade 1 PR = Proficient – child can demonstrate indicator independently 90 – 100% IP = In Process – child can reliably demonstrate indicator 80 – 89% EM = Emerging – child demonstrates indicator with assistance 70 – 79% ND = Needs Development - child does not demonstrate indicator 50 – 69% Grades 2 – 5 A = Excellent progress at the level of instruction indicated 90 – 100 B = Above Average progress at the level of instruction indicated 80 – 89% C = Average progress at the level of instruction indicated 70 – 79% D = Below Average progress at the level of instruction indicated 60 – 69% E = Unsatisfactory progress (failure) at the level of instruction indicated below 60% I = Incomplete. The “I” grade may be used for elementary students who have been lawfully absent from school and have not had an opportunity to make up missed work in a timely manner. P = Pass (credit bearing). F = Fail (not credit bearing).

Mrs. Virgil, Principal Secretary

Please remember the absence form MUST NOW BE USED in reporting your student(s) absences (ANY absences to include hybrid in-person absences, appointments, early dismissals, tardies, or technical difficulty). A parent written or doctor's note should 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

May 1, 2021 is National Principal Day. We give thanks to the amazing leadership at CMIT-NES, our Amazing Dr. Fryson! Leave a Note on this Padlet for Dr. Fryson! https://padlet.com/BMccain/zgkctk0499h2vgc7

CMIT-NES Staff

CMIT North Elementary Yearbooks from LAST school year (2019-2020) are STILL available for purchase for 1st through 5th grade elementary students as well as the 6th grade middle school students. There is a limited supply of the yearbooks; therefore, purchase availability is on a first come first served basis. Purchases should be made online through MySchoolBucks. (In the search bar type CMIT NES to see the CMIT NES 2019-2020 SY Yearbook option to make a payment.) Payments will be accepted through Friday, May 28th. Once you have purchased the yearbook, you may schedule a date and time for pick up by sending an email to Ms. Twyman (atwyman@cmitelementary.org) and Mrs. Virgil (evirgil@cmitelementary.org). Appointment dates and times will be Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday between 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM only. (Those who purchased their yearbook in November or January and have not scheduled a pick up should contact Ms. Twyman & Mrs. Virgil as well to schedule pick-up).

Mrs. Virgil, Principal Secretary

All students should follow the hybrid schedules shared by teachers. Please contact your child's teacher, if your child did not receive their new schedule.

CMIT-NES Leadership

Do you have some important news you want to share with your school family? Share it on the form below! We want to hear about all your accomplishments in and out of school. https://clfmd.org/main/clf-spotlight/

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Congratulations to the MESA club on their win of second place in Storybook Theme-Park Ride, wearable technology, expandable device, and app development. We are so proud of all our scholars!

Mrs. Mccain-Wigfall

Join us for our Virtual Talent show at 6:00pm on April 30, 2021. Please watch our Virtual Talent show at 6:00pm. CMIT's Got Talent! https://drive.google.com/file/d/10KVAtgbhelS2u71N4DaOp5w9V1CqkAxu/view?usp=sharing

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CMIT North Elementary Leadership

The end of the school year is quickly approaching with only 6 weeks remaining. This time of the year can be difficult for the students. We ask that you help us remind your scholars that they still need to remain focused, pay attention, and do their best. The kindergarten promotion ceremony will take place on June 11th from 8:30-9:30am. More information will become available in the upcoming weeks. We have been practicing a couple of songs and a poem with your scholars for the ceremony. Your scholar's teacher will be sending you a link for a website called Flipgrid. Your scholar will record themselves singing the songs and reciting the poem on the website. Recordings need to be submitted by the deadline as they will need to be edited. Directions on how to recored your video will be included on the website. As we enter the month of May we enter the next round of MAP testing. The MAP Fluency testing will occur the week of May 10-14th. Your scholars teacher will inform you of the day and time that your scholar will be taking the assessment. The window for NWEA MAP Reading and Math opens May18th. Testing information will be provided at a future date as it comes available. This week in ELA we will: We will learn sight words: black, brown, white Learn letters P and Y and about the short and long Ii Review long and short Ee Review nouns, verbs, and adjectives Review elements of fiction This week in Math we will: Take the Topic 11 Assessment Start learning about 2D and 3D shapes This week in Social Studies we will: Start learning about time and the concept of past, present, and future This week in Science we will: Continue learning about life cycles focusing on the life cycles of butterflies, animals, and chicks Dates to know: May 3-- Topic 11 Assessment May 10-14-- MAP Fluency

The Kindergarten Team

In ELA, we're starting Unit 5 with informational text. In phonics this week, we're focusing on /oa/ sound. In grammar, we're working on the subject of a sentence. In Math, we're starting Topic 8: Understanding Place Value. In Science, we're working on our Life Science Unit. In Social Studies, we are learning about stories from the past. In Health, we're continuing Sanford Harmony Unit 5: Peer Relationships

Jeanine Hutchins

We had an amazing week in Second Grade! Next week in Reading, we will be finishing Unit 4: "Making a Difference." The big question for the unit is "Why is it important to connect with other people?" Throughout the week, we will be reviewing the different skills we learned throughout the unit. We will end the unit with the Topic 4 Unit Test. In Math, we will finish Topic 9. This topic covers numbers to 1,000. 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 an awesome 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, scholars will be starting topic 14 Solve Time, Capacity, and Mass Problems. In Science, scholars will continue Topic 5 Life Cycle Traits. In Reading, scholars will continue to discuss characteristics of a biography. In Social Studies, we will begin Chapter 6 A Growing Nation. Please remind your scholar to log back into class at the designated time so that they are not missing out on instruction. Our time is limited with students and we would like to maximize our time with students. Please encourage your scholar to log in to Zoom on time for every class. We also 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!!

Third Grade Team

This week in RELA, we read "Secret of the Winter Count" and practiced inferring theme and making connections in historical fiction. Please remember to view the RELA/SS To Do slides each week. These are posted in the RELA and Social studies Google Classrooms each week, as well as in the stream. This week, we begin editing our Opinion Essay rough drafts. Next week, we will begin reading "Pandora" and "Race to the Top," focusing on comparing myths and evaluating details. We will continue to edit our Opinion Essays focusing on nouns, subject verb agreement, and transition words. This week in Social Studies, we started our new unit in Chapter 8 Lessons 2 and 3, exploring the SouthWest region of the United States. We learned about the climate and landforms of the SouthWest region. Next week, we will continue to explore the history and culture of the SouthWest region in lessons 4 and 5. This week in Math, we wrapped up our topic on line plots and students took the end-of-topic assessment on Thursday/Friday. Next week we start topic 13, which is about measurement. This week in Science, we will finish external structures of plants. Our next topic will be internal structures of animals.

Your friendly neighborhood 4th grade team

Hello Parents, Here is your week at a glance! This week we are starting a new topic in math, “Represent and Interpret Data.” Students will do an end of a topic test on Dividing Fractions. In Science, we will explore Patterns in the Sky and also do an end of topic test on the Solar System. We will continue with the Body Systems in Health. In ELA, students will have a review week of Unit 5. They will go over all concepts reviewed during this unit about American Liberties. For Social Studies, students will move into Chapter 6. In this chapter we will learn how the government was organized under the Articles of Confederation and the purpose of having a government. ****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 a 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 Have a great week everyone and please be sure to check SchoolMax regularly!

Sincerely, 5th Grade Team

Physical Education: The students (K-5) will be moving to Volleying/Striking a ball with their hands/other objects. The students will work on control, accuracy, and repetition of the skills to build these skills for next year. Students will need some type of light ball. Below is a link that will show you what students could use for the best chance at success and learning. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zUGnXJ6xCtHjtKX_mSiLuil1iNQ72rYIdBGCfMLuCqo/edit#slide=id.p __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Lego: K-2nd grade students will build their lego model then explain the reasoning behind the model that he or she has built.Next week our topic will be "Happy Mother's Day." 3-5th grade: We are working with arrays. Students will understand the concept of an array and its elements.They will learn how to use indexes to access array elements. They will complete the challenges 55-60. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Technology: Greetings, K-2 practiced: Information Literacy: Mia Seeks the Truth In this engaging animated video, Mia, a self-described ‘Truth Seeker’, introduces the learner to information literacy through an experience surrounding fact and opinion. 3-5 practiced: Tynker-Sequencing Review Students solve coding puzzles and get familiar with basic programming concepts such as sequencing, conditions, and repetition using loops. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Art: Hello Parents and Tigers, Tigers have been doing well with their reflections. We have included more reviews, critiques, presentations, and video artist statements to help generate the virtual dialogue. Friendly reminder: Update requests and late assignments may be sent through ClassDojo. Please be sure to use the correct student and class. ClassDojo is the preferred form of communication. Please, label the assignment with the date when sending in Class Dojo. Please refer to SchoolMax to view which assignments have not been received or graded. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Spanish: Buenas, This week, we are going to introduce a new topic. The lower elementary grades will be learning about different body parts in the head. We will combine this topic with a review of the animals. The upper elementary grades will be doing a project about different landscapes and natural elements such as mountains, rivers, seas... If the student has an assignment overdue on www.rockalingua.com, please let me know so that I can extend the due date. Have a fantastic week! ¡Que tengas una semana fantástica! __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Media: Kindergarten and 1st grade: After listening to an E-series, students will continue to answer comprehension questions. 2nd and 3rd grade: The students will continue to recall facts from the E-book series to answer comprehension questions over the next few weeks. The students will complete an in class quiz after the final book in the series. 4th and 5th Grade: Using various resources, students will continue to focus on how viewers read a work of art as a text. They will continue to complete a photo analysis worksheet after reviewing the work of art. Students will also research information they gained during class discussion. Encourage students to read for 15 - 30 minutes 3-4 times a week and ask questions about what they are reading. Our greatest natural resource is in the minds of children. – Walt Disney __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Music: Fourth and fifth grade musicians are creating playlists and using music to describe and express feelings. It's so fun to learn about their musical tastes and what feelings they attribute to musical genres. First and third graders just finished up their Fairy Tales unit, and will be moving on to musical articulations. Second graders finally got to begin their Fairy Tales and will be finishing next week. Kindergarteners are hard at work preparing songs for kindergarten promotion - they are so excited for grown ups to hear!

Creative Arts Team

Greeting CMIT Tigers, Teacher Appreciation Week (May 3-7) is a time to celebrate the hard work & dedication of our wonderful teachers and school staff. Our teachers and staff members have worked hard all year to educate and prepare students for the future (even more so during a pandemic). While the fruits of their labor will be realized when their scholars go on to do great things, it's also always nice to let them know how much we appreciate their hard work. Below are links to 2 spreadsheets with ways that we can show our wonderful Teachers and Admin team how much we appreciation them. If your scholar is in person learning and would like to bring a gift (Food isn't allowed unfortunately) they are welcome to do so! There is one link listing a few of their favorite things. Another link has their payment apps if you wanted to send a little something to treat them to lunch. Teacher and Administrations Favorite Things https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wNIO-Cb-pDzzjtca_3H-7sXcTpGpMud58z14vzIWYME/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11Qx9sCE92M3wVNYPoWu7AiwUpIC2-L76e5uqgoAvtik/edit?pli=1#gid=606252669

PTO