The start of the school day begins at 7:35 a.m. and classes begin at 7:55 a.m. The school dismissal period is from 2:25 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. Early dismissals are discouraged. We request medical/dental appointments, etc., be arranged when possible after school hours, on free days, on Saturdays, or during vacation periods. Absences, doctor notes, and early dismissal notes are to be recorded using the CMIT North Elementary School Absence Form within three (3) days of your child’s return. Family vacations/trips are not considered excused absences; therefore, it is strongly discouraged to schedule family vacations during school time. Click here to access the CMIT North Elementary School Absence Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdxcoNmKNIQdEA8JA5AhmM5NJw0dUYYEDs-itYRQCjAtuOnKw/viewform Click here to view the PGCPS school year calendar: https://www.pgcps.org/globalassets/featured-pages/about-pgcps/docs---about-pgcps/2021-2022-school-year-calendar.pdf/

Mrs. Virgil, Principal Secretary

This message should be read carefully and in its entirety. We have been advised, beginning Friday, September 17th there will be construction on Sweitzer Lane. The construction is scheduled to begin in the morning at approximately 7 A.M. and continue through to 3 P.M. daily for the duration of the entire school year. This will cause a lane closure from Rt. 198 to the stop sign at the Sweitzer Lane and Chevy Chase Drive intersection. This closure will potentially have an impact on your arrival and dismissal arrangements. Please consider using Konterra Drive as an alternative route to gain access to the school to avoid the potential backup from Rt. 198. We are asking for your patience, adherence to all directions given by staff, and to plan accordingly to adjust your arrival and departure schedules. Please remember the following: There will be NO Parent walk-ups accepted with students for arrival or to pick up at dismissal. For Uber/Lyft riders or non-drivers please call the front office at 240-573-7240 for additional information. CMIT MS/HS students should follow directions provided from your school administration. With cooperation from everyone we will get through this as smoothly as possible. Thank you.

Mrs. Virgil, Principal Secretary

Greetings Parents/Guardians, Chesapeake Math & IT North Elementary is accepting lottery applications to fill kindergarten seats for the 2021-22 school year. Eligible Kindergarten applicants must be 5 years old as of September 1, 2021. Please reach out to family members and friends to invite them to contact Mrs. Love (whitney.love@pgcps.org), School Registrar, if they are interested in additional information no later than September 24, 2021.

Mrs. Virgil, Principal Secretary

Please click the link below for the update. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dVNMNNIF5onqBZBYPl_Gh8-MOIvN7Joy/view?usp=sharing

Dr. Fryson

We have successfully completed our first week of curriculum and are cruising into week two. Make sure that you are looking at the class story in your scholar's dojo in order to know what materials will be needed for the week. You can also find this information here in the newsletter. We have started to assign homework. Homework will be placed inside your scholar's homework journals on Monday, it should be completed during the week, and is due on Friday. In an effort to make sure your scholars do not lose any items, make sure that you label all materials and clothing. Due to breakfast being so early, we do have a snack time scheduled into our day. Please send your scholar with a nut free snack. We will be starting to send out invites to various platforms that we will use this year. Keep an eye out for the invites in both your emails and your scholars' school emails. This week in ELA we will: -Need workbook pages 41-64 (Please try and have stapled together and in folder) -Review sight words: I, am, the and beginning and ending /m/ and /t/ -Introduce sight words: like, to, a -Introduce short a and Ss -Learn about realistic fiction, nouns, parts of a story, and elements of a character This week in Math we will: -Need workbook pages 21-40 (Please try and have stapled and in folder) -Learn to recognize numbers 4 & 5 -Learn to read, make and write 4 & 5 -Learn to identify, read, and write 0 -Write 0-5 in order This week in Social Studies we will: -Continue to learn about cooperation -Importance of rules and why they should be followed This week in Science we will: -Need workbook pages 6-11 (Please have stapled and in folder) -Continue learning about the forces push and pull. -Create a sail design for a sail car. -Observe how we can make objects move using push and pull. This week in Health we will: -Learn about the importance of covering a cough and sneeze.

The Kindergarten Team

As discussed during our virtual Back to School Night we will be using Seesaw and Google Classroom platforms to assign homework. Please be sure that your child is connected to their teacher's Google Classroom, if you have any questions reach out to your child's teacher directly. Homework will be assigned Monday and should be uploaded no later than 3:25 pm on Friday. Reminders: Your student should have their PGCPS issued device, charger, and 1 set of headphones daily. Please use a sticky to add their username and password to their device, so that students are able to log in. Please, contact help@cmitelementary.org if you have any questions or issues concerning technology. Students need to have at least 3 pencils, 1 sharpener, 1 box of crayons, 1 pair of scissors, 1 glue stick, 2 folders, 3 composition books, 1 personal hand sanitizer, and at least 1 extra mask in their backpack. Please be sure to contact your child's teacher directly if dismissal plans change. Please follow proper protocols if your child is not feeling well and complete the Frontline health check before your child comes into the school building. Looking ahead to next week: ELA/Reading: Story: "Henry On Wheels" Genre: Realistic Fiction Describe Setting: Ask and answer questions about story setting. Phonics: Short i ; Cc /k/, Pp /p/ , Nn /n/ Grammar: Present- tense verbs Math: Topic 1: Understanding Addition and Subtraction. Focus: Solving subtraction problems involving taking from a group. Social Studies: Lesson 1: Rights and Responsibilities as Citizens. Lesson: Representative Democracy Discuss the differences between a representative democracy and a direct democracy. Science: Lesson 2: Making Sound Focus: Students will vibrate objects to make sounds. Students will show that sounds can make objects vibrate. Have a fantastic week!

First Grade Team

We had a super second week in second grade. Students were introduced to the second grade curriculum. It was great to see everyone who made it out to the virtual back to school night! Next week, we will continue to work on classroom routines. We will also continue using our curriculum. Students will still be able to access all assignments either through Google Classroom or their workbooks that should have been picked up from the school. If there are any assignments where this is not the case, your child's teacher will reach out to you and let you know. Next week, we will continue Unit 1 in reading, titled, "You Are Here." The big question for the unit is "How do different places affect us?" In class, we will be taking our first weekly assessment in ELA. Throughout the week, we will focus on realistic fiction. The weekly question is, "How can people improve their neighborhoods?" The spelling pattern will be Long Vowels: CVCe. In Math, we will continue working on Topic 1. This topic covers fluently adding within 20. Since we will be using the curriculum for the first time, we are anticipating a few problems with logging in or accessing material. We will continue to practice and strive to be tech-savvy tigers. 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 terrific weekend and we will see everyone on Monday!

- The Second Grade Team

In Reading, we will finish up Personal Narratives. Students will continue Chapter 1: Traditional Tale. Tuesday will be a review day for students in preparation for a quiz on Wednesday. Students will begin Unit 1: Lesson 2 Folktales. They will begin reading "Why the Sky is Far Away," A Nigerian Folktale. In Social Studies, we will continue learning about our environment. Students will finish up Chapter 1: Our Environment Lesson1: Land and Water. Students will review on Tuesday in preparation for a quiz on Wednesday. Students will begin Lesson 2: Weather, Climate, and Forces of Nature. In Math this week, we will complete Topic 1, Understand Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers. We will be taking the Topic 1 Assessment by the end of the week. Students will receive an extra credit assignment to complete at home for 10 extra credit points on their assessment. In Science this week, we are continuing with Topic 1, Motion and Forces. We will be starting Lesson 1 on Motion. Class Dojo is our main form of communication. Please join your scholar’s homeroom teacher’s Class Dojo. Please check Class Dojo for any updates and new information to be shared. If you would rather use email as your main form of communication, please tell your scholar’s teacher. Lastly, please be sure to check SchoolMax for all graded assignments. 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 on the assignment. We are extremely excited to have your scholar as part of our team. Have a great week!

Tunisha-Marie Davis

We have completed our first week of 4th grade! We began our curriculum this week and students are getting a first hand experience of what is expected of them in fourth grade. Like we discussed during Back to School Night, students are required to work more independently and complete assignments in a timely manner. Please encourage your scholar to complete his/her assignments when assigned and submit assignments when they are due. By staying on top of their studies, it would minimize the amount of missing assignments. Here's what we will be studying next week: Reading- Students will be analyzing how an author supports ideas with details in an autobiography. Writing: Students will use elements of narrative nonfiction writing to write a personal narrative. Health- Students will continue learning how exercise is good for the body. Science- Students will continue with energy & motion. Math- Students will continue with place value. Just a reminder that all students should have a school issued device. If your scholar needs a device please use the link below to request a device. Once the information is received a device will be delivered to your scholar's homeroom. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NAgoD4GYYHqA4AYpd0JYxHBKmf3Y0K_JJrOtR3kW9f4/edit?ts=6123f3f0 If you missed Back to School Night, here is the presentation. If you have any questions please reach out to your scholar's homeroom teachers. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sTk---pnsAHPpSHgjSNH-SvAupLBE6Bt0NssSrpeFw0/edit?usp=sharing Let's have a great week on purpose!

Fourth Grade Team

Dear Families, Thank you for joining us for Back to School Night! We appreciate your time and commitment to the school community. We had a wonderful start to our curriculum this week! In RELA we began reading "The Path to Paper Son," focusing on main idea and details and worked on personal narratives. We will begin spelling homework. Students will take their first spelling test on Monday 9/20. They will take their Reading and Writing Progress Checks (assessments) on Tuesday 9/21. On Thursday, students will begin working on test features while reading from Life on Earth-and Beyond. In Social Studies this week, we focused on American Indian Civilizations and Geography. We will continue this next week as we move through Chapter 1. In Math, we will continue working on place value, mastering powers of ten, and focus on decimal place value including comparing and rounding decimals. After being introduced to properties of matter, we will begin to observe and measure properties of materials, focusing on the Science Engineering Practice 3: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations by making observations and measurements to produce data. Please look out for a Class Dojo message from your scholar's teacher next week regarding science tools and materials. It is very important that scholars are bringing school issued devices to school daily. We encourage them to charge their devices nightly so that it is ready in the morning. Most of the work that we will be doing in class will be completed online. If you have questions, comments or concerns please do not hesitate to reach out to us on Class Dojo. Have a great week!

The Fifth Grade Team

Hello Tigers Den! HUGE thank you for those that have already filled out the Parent Needs Assessment. Your answers are so helpful! I am beyond eager to partner with you this year. If you have not yet had the opportunity to share your thoughts and shape our efforts, please do so! There is still a little bit of time left: https://forms.gle/YLYxwKeMnjrEf6Pv7 I will be sharing the (anonymous) responses and results with the Den, so make sure your thoughts and feelings are represented! Coming up! Mark your Calendars! Thursday, Sept 23 @ 9:00 AM Coffee Collaborations with your School Counselor (thats me!) Grab a cup of java, or tea, or anything you want, and hang out with me and other Tiger parents in a completely casual setting (and because it will remain virtual this year, it is truly as casual and comfy as you want!), and chat together about specific topics that are relevant to our Tiger cubs. I provide a theme and mini start to the dialogue, and then we hang out, share thoughts and experiences, and hold space together. Topics include specific strategies for Tigers, as well as Tiger parents/guardians. I can't wait to be with you soon! Join Zoom Meeting https://pgcps-org.zoom.us/j/3558172053?pwd=Rng0cEJ4YnBvMUZjZFFDWFFkdzZ6dz09 Meeting ID: 355 817 2053 Passcode: Green11

Graciously, Your School Counselor [Ms. Whitney Green]

PTO Meeting - Join us for the 1st PTO meeting of the year! Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 6pm. We will be joined by PGCPS Board Member At Large, Paul Monteiro. The Zoom information will be posted on ClassDojo the day of the meeting. Join the PTO - We need you!!! Membership is our biggest fundraiser and the best way to keep you connected to the Tiger community. Your membership dues help us pay for items such as IXL and SmartBoards. Dues are $21, but if you donate $30, $40, or $50 all of your donation will go towards our technology fund to help purchase additional SmartBoards and IXL software. You can join at the following link: http://www.cmitelementarypto.com/store/c2/PTO_Membership.html

PTO