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

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CMIT Content Creator

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

HOOORAY, You did it Kindergarten Class!!! The Kindergarten class will be promoting to first grade. To celebrate this occasion there will be a VIRTUAL Promotion held on Friday, June 11, 2021 at 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM. Please mark your calendars. Additional information will be provided soon.

Mrs. Virgil, Principal Secretary

HOOORAY, You did it 5th Grade Class!!! Good bye Elementary...hello Middle School! The 5th Grade class will be promoting to 6th grade middle school. To celebrate this occasion there will be a VIRTUAL Promotion held on Friday, June 11, 2021 at 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM. Please mark your calendars. Additional information will be provided soon.

Mrs. Virgil, Principal Secretary

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CMIT North Elementary Leadership

Let the countdown begin! There are only 5 weeks of school left. The students can have spring fever this time of year and become antsy. Please help us in keeping your scholar focused and engaged in these last few weeks. The kindergarten virtual promotion will take place on June 11th from 8:30-9:30am. More information will be provided as it becomes available. Flipgrid links have been sent out in order for your scholars to start recording their songs and poems. It is vital that the videos are completed by the due date given by your scholar’s teacher. If your scholar’s videos are not completed by the due date, there is no guarantee that they will be included in the final product. MAP Fluency is this week. Your scholar’s teacher will inform you of your scholar’s test date and time. Keep checking in Dojo for updates and details. NWEA MAP is also coming up with the window opening April 18th. More information about specific testing dates and times will be shared as the information becomes available. This week in ELA we will: Learn sight words: good, open, could, and letter P and Y Review rhyming words Learn about past and present tense Practice phonic dictation writing This week in Math we will: Continue to learn about flat (2D) and solid (3D) shapes This week in Social Studies we will: Continue learning about methods of telling time focusing on the use of a calendar and day and night. This week in Science we will: Learn about the life cycle of frogs Take a quiz on life cycles Dates to know: May 10-14—MAP Fluency May 11- Life Cycle Quiz May 13—No School

The Kindergarten Team

In ELA, we are in topic 5-2 informational texts; predictions and text features. In phonics this week, we are focusing on long i with -igh and -ie. In grammar, we are working on the predicate of a sentence. In Math, we're continuing Topic 8: Working with Place Value. In Science, we are working on our Life Science Unit and learning the needs of animals, particularly their habitat. In Social Studies, we are learning about needs, wants, and choices. In Health, we are continuing Sanford Harmony Unit 5: Peer Relationships. Please note, we will be taking the MAP Fluency starting on Monday, May 10. School will also be closed on Thursday, May 13.

First Grade Team

We had a great week in Second Grade! Next week in Reading, we will begin Unit 5: "Our Incredible Earth." The big question for the unit is "How does Earth change?" The question of the week is "What are some of Earth's changing features?" Throughout the week, we will focus on informational text. The spelling pattern will be homographs. In Math, we will begin Topic 10. This topic covers adding within 1,000 using strategies and models. 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 a great weekend and we will see everyone on Monday!

- The Second Grade Team

The third grade team would like to wish all mothers & mother figures a Happy Mother's Day!! 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 finishing topic 14 Solve Time, Capacity, and Mass Problems. The Math assessment will be on 5/10 & 5/11. 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 continue 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 "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. Next week, we will be taking the progress check and beginning to review for our Unit 4 Assessment. We will finish our Opinion Essay Writing Unit next week. This week in Social Studies, we explored the history of the SouthWest region of the United States. We also learned about water in the SouthWest region. Next week, we will review what we have learned about the SouthWest region’s landscapes, culture, history, and water. We will take our Chapter 8 Assessment. This week in Math, we started Topic 13 - units of measure. Next week, we will continue working on the same topic. Your scholar would benefit from having a ruler or yardstick available to them. This week in Science, we are working on topic 6 and discussing plant features. Next week, we start discussing internal functions and structures of animals.

-Friendly Neighborhood 4th Grade Team

Hello Parents, Full steam ahead to May and the continuation of quarter 4! Here is your week at a glance. This week in Reading, students will begin Unit 5: Systems. They will read the informational text "from Rocks and Fossils." The skill for this week will be adding affixes to create new words. This week in Social Studies, students will begin lesson 2: Creating the Constitution. In Math, we are starting our new unit Topic 10, " Representing and Interpreting Data." Your scholar will learn to analyze and create line plots to display a set of data measurements in fractions of a unit. He or she will solve real-world problems using measurement data displayed in a line plot. For Science, we are officially done with the Solar System unit and now are moving on to "Patterns in Space." Students will dive into these concepts week by week from Earth's gravitational Forces, Earth's movement in space, to earth's patterns over time. The key words students will learn for the upcoming weeks are: gravity, exert, gravitational force, gravitational pull, gravity in space, exerts, exerted, Axis, rotation, rotations, revolutions, revolution, pattern, patterns, earth’s movement in space, night, nights, days, day, season, seasons, sun, sun and earth’s rotation, moon, earth’s moon, shadow, size of shadow, make graphs, earth's movement, shadow size, make graph, makes graph, makes graphs, constellation, constellations, relation, relations, related, star, stars, apparent brightness, relative distance, distance, earth’s rotation, earth’s revolution, moon phase, moon phases, star map, waxing gibbous, first quarter, waxing crescent, full moon, new moon, third quarter, waning gibbous, waning crescent, observe time, observes time. Thank you for your continuous support and we hope you have a marvelous week! Reminders: Check SchoolMax regularly and the weekly grade reports shared by Dr. Fryson.

Sincerely, 5th Grade Team

Physical Education: K-5 students will continue to work on volleying and striking. The past week, students worked on striking with their hands. We will also use objects to strike a ball next week. Please check Google classroom for the post I sent out regarding what could be used in place of a paddle or racquet. The students also have a quiz due by Wednesday, May 12th before 4PM. Technology: K-1: Information Literacy: Vocabulary Introduction This animated video introduces students to the vocabulary terms and definitions related to information literacy. 3-5 practiced: Keyboarding: Upper Row The learners receive direct instruction and practice with the basic keyboarding techniques needed to type using the upper row keys. The learners gain knowledge about proper finger placement and posture and are provided a review of the home row keys in this engaging and interactive digital lesson. Spanish: Buenas, Next week we will continue learning the different body parts by completing different activities. Students will complete interactive activities related to vocabulary, reading, listening and singing. The elementary upper grades will continue with their Earth project. Each student will create a Pictionary on a Google slide presentation where they will include 10 images of natural elements such as the sky, the sea, a mountain... and they will write a sentence in Spanish about those elements. Have a fantastic week! ¡Adiós! Media: Kindergarten and 1st grade: After listening to an E-series, students will continue to answer comprehension questions. After the last book in the series (2 more), the students will take a group quiz. 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 (1 left). 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. For the students who have completed the assignment, they will 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. "Books are a uniquely portable magic" - Stephen King

Creative Arts Team