We cannot overemphasize the importance of this vital communication tool. Every student must have an updated family card on file, with current operating phone numbers for parents/legal guardians and an emergency contact number. IF YOU HAVE NOT: Please complete this year's Emergency Contact form for the 21-22 SY. If you have multiple students, complete one per student. Click here to access the Emergency Contact Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBPT1wbelwQoFiS2NwqpxkW9jdD53yDWtjTlJ916ABN-B9wA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Mrs. Virgil, Principal Secretary

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. ABSENCES: Notification of absences, doctor notes, and early dismissal notes are to be recorded/uploaded using the CMIT North Elementary School Absence Form (ONLY) 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 EARLY DISMISSAL: 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. The early dismissal period ends at 2:00 p.m. daily. If an Early Dismissal is unavoidable, please send an email to Mrs. Virgil (evirgil@cmitelementary.org), Mrs. Love (wlove@cmitelementary.org) and Ms. Twyman (atwyman@cmitelementary.org) as a courtesy heads up with your scholar(s) first/last name, teacher/grade, and the time of departure. 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

Greetings Parents/Guardians, Throughout the school year, Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) and the Prince George’s County Board of Education conduct activities that may be publicized by local or national news media or used to promote the school system. Publicity activities include interviews, photographs or videos of individuals or groups of students, or student works (including, but not limited to, artistic works, athletic activities, performances and competitions) that may be used in websites, social media such as Facebook and Twitter, print or online publications, or videos. Please fill out a Publicity Release Form for all students at CMIT North Elementary (CMIT MS/HS will send there's separately). Please check ONE of the two statements in the attached form, include your DIGITAL SIGNATURE, and SUBMIT ONE form for EACH student at the elementary. This Publicity Release Form will remain in effect through September 2022. https://forms.gle/pzSJg5CQEDZQ2Xnp6

Mrs. Virgil, Principal Secretary

Hello Tiger Family! As the school year continues, we will begin our fall testing administration. The Kindergarten students are being assessed for the state with the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA). The following tests will be administered until the end of October: *MCAP Early Fall Math Grades 4 and 5 (October 4th) and Reading (September 29th and 30th). *In-Person Students Only * more information to follow for virtual students *MAP Reading and Math Grades K-5 (Weeks of October 4th and 11th) Virtual students will have to make appointments to take the assessment in the building. Please look for communication with the Sign-Up Genius next week. *NWEA MAP Fluency Grades K-2 (Weeks of October 11th and October 18) *Virtual students will complete this assessment virtually* All in-person students will need to have their school issued devices FULLY CHARGED for each testing day. Please ensure that your students are well rested and ready to do their best! Please review the documents enclosed for more information.

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Your Resident Testing Team!

Hello Parents and Staff, 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 things like curriculum aides 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 The class with the highest membership will receive a special party! Show your CMIT North ES Tiger Pride with SPIRIT WEAR! Spirit wear hoodies and zip hoodies are allowed to be worn in the building by all students as an alternative to CMIT embroidered jackets or sweaters. T-shirts are also approved P.E. uniforms for 3rd-5th graders. We also have masks and gear for parents as well! A portion of your purchase goes towards our technology fund. Spirit wear can be purchased here! https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/#/lockers/cmit-north-elementary-spiritwear?_k=r85vva Missed the PTO meeting on Wednesday, September 22nd? You can listen to the meeting via this link! https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/dn0tL-RRjC4QikcSxg_HNDClx1ee8UdS6q4BDSI6eeWFB2ZeMCibyCdS1QvJzPmq.maQzXQrB9qWeoE61?startTime=1632348535000 You can also read the chat file here! https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/sdownload/UekDLGUzPlPNM2cuzoYNM82Z2kZQXmUHIy9_Wm5RlrtOcFh7fqkrbJOXMHyuzmCfhfCr7wAP7x8ybLAR.O0ahG-OzQf6S8qcj Each month a grade will be responsible for stocking the teacher snack room! The PTO handled September and October will be the 5th Grade class kicking it off! Click the link to view the Snack Shack Wish List. https://a.co/a22gYEz Our October fundraiser will be a Read-A-Thon where your scholar will be able to participate and fundraise while reading books! Stay tuned for more information. Please sign up to be apart of the Read-A-Thon Committee. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e44afa82ea2fb6-readathon

PTO Board

We have started the KRA (Kindergarten Readiness Assessment) with your scholars. This is the first of the assessments that will be given over the next month. This assessment will help us start developing small groups. The MAP and NWEA Reading Fluency assessments will also help us gather data for small groups and specific instructional needs. Scholars will need devices daily, as they will be used in the classroom and during specials. Send the devices to school fully charged and with the charger. If you still need a device please contact help@cmitelementary.org. Also, use the help email if you have difficulties with your devices. If you have not done so, it is imperative that you connect to your scholar's Google classrooms via their school provided email. We will start using Google classrooms this week, starting with a link that will be sent from our curriculum website, SAVVAS. Reminders: -In order to help ensure that students misplaced items can be found and returned if needed, make sure all of your scholar's belongings are labeled with their name. -Provide your scholar with extra masks -You may send a peanut free snack with your scholar -Keep old workbook pages at home This week in ELA we will: -Need workbook pages 69-89 -Continue with sight words: like, to, a along with short /a/ and /s/ -Continue learning about realistic fiction, parts of a story -Learn to describe a plot -Learn who and author is and what they do This week in Social Studies we will: -Finish learning about cooperation and how we act -Start learning about Rules and Laws This week in Math we will: -Need workbook pages 41-56 -Count and write 0 -Review for the Topic 1 Assessment -Take the Topic 1 Assessment (online via SAVVAS website) Scholars will need a device and be connected to their Google classroom in order to take the assessment. This week in Science we will: -Finish learning about push and pull -Take a quiz on push and pull -Start learning about how objects move Dates to know: Sept 28-- Science Quiz Sept 29/30-- Topic 1 Math Assessment Oct 1-- No School

The Kindergarten Team

Hello Families: 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 is assigned on Monday and should be uploaded no later than 3:25 p.m. on Friday (or the last day of the school week). Reminders: Your student should have their charged 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 daily. Please be sure to contact your child's teacher directly (via email or dojo) 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: "Look Both Ways!" Genre: Informational Text Find Text Features: Use Text Evidence about Text Features Phonics: Short o ; Ff /f/ , Bb /b/ , Gg /g/ Language Conventions: Simple Sentences Math: Topic 1: Understanding Addition and Subtraction. Focus: Reviewing Topic 1 Topic 1 Assessment Social Studies: Lesson 3: Following Rules and Laws Lesson: Rules and Laws. 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. Parent Teacher Conferences will be October 11th. Conferences are virtual this school year. You should receive a sign up from your scholar's teacher in the coming weeks. Have a fantastic week!

First Grade Team

We had a terrific third week in second grade. 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?" Throughout the week, we will focus on realistic fiction and informational text. The weekly question is, "How does living in a community help people?" The spelling pattern will be consonant blends. In Math, we will be finishing up Topic 1. This topic covers fluently adding within 20. Students will be taking their Topic 1 Assessment. 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 HIGHLY 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

We are moving on to another week! Students continue to learn the procedures and routines of the classroom and school. Please remind them to always ROAR as soon as they enter the building. Scholars will continue Topic 2: Multiplication Facts. In Science, Topic 1, Lesson 2: Patterns in Motion will begin on Tuesday. In Reading, students will be continuing to learn about different traditional tales. They will be working on Week 2, Lesson 2: Why the Sky is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale. In Writing, they will learn how to create their own personal narratives. In Social Studies, students will be learning about how to interact with land and water in Chapter 1. They will begin Lesson 2: Weather, Climate, & Forces of Nature. Students will be turning in all homework assignments by each Friday. Students will bring their chromebooks to class. If your student does not have a chromebook, please make sure to contact their teacher. You will receive a form to fill out before your scholar can receive the chromebook. 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" in the assignment description. We are extremely excited to have your scholar as part of our team. Have a great week! Upcoming Dates: No school for students- October 1st

Tunisha-Marie Davis

We are just about settled in and getting into a groove here in fourth grade. Students are understanding what is expected of them and are working hard to meet the expectations. We are looking forward to see their progress as readers, writers, scientists, and mathematicians. Next week in Reading, students will be in week 2 of our studies. We will be identifying the main idea and details and generating questions in an informational text. In Social Studies, students will be studying natural resources that can be found in the five regions of the United States. In Math, students will be adding and subtracting multi-digit numbers. In Science, students will continue with Energy, Motion, & Speed. Students are encouraged to bring their charged school issued device to school daily. If your scholar is in need of a school issued device please complete the form below and a device will be delivered to your scholar's homeroom. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NAgoD4GYYHqA4AYpd0JYxHBKmf3Y0K_JJrOtR3kW9f4/edit?ts=6123f3f0 Next week, in person students will begin the Fall MCAP. Students will be taking Reading on 9/29 & 9/30 and Math on 10/4. Just a friendly reminder to check SchoolMax weekly to see your scholar's current standing in all subject areas. Also, ClassDojo is our primary method of contact. We can be reached Monday-Friday from 7:55 am- 2:55 pm. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Let's have an awesome week on purpose!

Fourth Grade Team

Greetings Parents, This week in RELA, students will take their first spelling test, and Reading and Writing Progress Checks (assessments). Students displayed endurance and a drive to do their best! On Thursday, students began working on text features while reading from Life on Earth-and Beyond. Next week, students will continue with the text and take their progress checks. Please remind your student to look at the 🏡Homework Schedule Daily, they should be working on IXL Language Arts skills and aaaspell each night. In Social Studies this week, we focused on American Indian Civilizations and Geography. We completed Chapter 1 and will be taking the Chapter 1 assessment on Monday and move into Chapter 2. This week in Math, students wrote decimals in expanded form and word form, and they used place value to compare decimals and round decimals to whole numbers, tenths, hundredths and thousandths. Students applied what they learned to real-world problems and completed Quick Checks to assess their learning. Next week, students will take the Topic 1 Assessment, and begin Topic 2: Use Models and Strategies to Add and Subtract Decimals. In Science, scholars focused on observing physical properties of matter and how to use properties to tell materials apart. Next week, they will complete a lab and quiz based on Lesson 1: Observing Properties and move on to Lesson 2: Model Matter. In the upcoming weeks, scholars will be administered state assessments and MAP. Be on the lookout for more information. Also, Parents please remind your scholar to look at the Homework Schedule daily. They should be completing starred skills in IXL in addition to the other assignments for each content area. Have a great week!

The Fifth Grade Team

STEM: This week, scholars conducted a rainbow milk experiment. We have used fat-free, 2%, and whole milk to see how food colorings are moving in different kinds of milk when we add dish soap. It was fabulous art. We will continue next week with other scholars. Students do not forget to bring your pencil pouch with crayons, pencils, glue, scissors, and your laptop for STEM Class. Music: https://www.donorschoose.org/project/so-many-opportunities-at-our-finger-tips/5778063/?challengeid=21473280&givingCartId=15001416&utm_source=dc&utm_medium=page&utm_campaign=project&utm_term=teacher_6750564&rf=page-dc-2021-08-project-teacher_6750564 Spanish Teacher: Students learned number 1-10, the days of the week, and basic colors in Spanish. All students should be joined to Rockalingua and their grade level Spanish Google classroom. Please continue to send in lysol wipes, hand sanitizer, color pencils, construction paper, index cards, and markers. Technology: Students in grades K-5 will practice keyboarding Art: Scholars are finishing their introduction to the class and establishing their work environment for 2021-2022.  Last week and this week in art class projects have included: Identifying your "Safe and Brave Spaces".  This is a place or space of their creation that they feel confident, creative, and peaceful.  This can be a fantasy or an actual space/place.  Next week, we address “Types of Lines and Value.” We will transition from creating our safe space and being brave enough to share what is in that safe space with others, to applying drawing techniques to apply art elements.
PE: We had a great fun week in PE! Our younger students learned how to catch different balls, while our older students took on the team challenge of relay races. Next week please make sure your students have athletic sneakers on the days they have PE! Thank you all.

Create Arts team!