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. They also have masks and gear for parents as well! A portion of your purchase goes towards our technology fund. Spirit Wear can be purchased at: https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/#/lockers/cmit-north-elementary-spiritwear?_k=r85vva.

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Reduce Stress with Mindfulness & Self-Care Practices: Resources for Children, Families, and Educators below is the link we mentioned at Wednesday’s PTO meeting. Click on the link below to find some wonderful sites to help our young scholars manage stress and anxiety. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RuEaeFTiLudCV-MQV6uomMCHghJvzawHU1CdYPQ88Z0/edit

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Club will be held in person. We will meet on Thursdays at 3:00 p.m. Thank you for your dedication and support to STEM!

Mrs. Mccain-Wigfall

Saturday Academy will be held. Questions may be sent to: mcrosby@cmitelementary.org. Or bmccain@cmitelementary.org

Program Coordinators

Hello Parents and Guardians, We will hold our next Parent University on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, from 6:00pm-7:00pm. Please come out and hear about some great test taking tips from our amazing staff. This event is for our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade parents, as we prepare for the upcoming state standardized test, MCAP, and 5th Grade MISA. Hope to see you all there.

Michelle Crosby, Program Coordinator

We are so excited about our Double Good fundraiser! The event will run from Tuesday, March 15th @5pm - Saturday, March 19th @5pm. Please note that if you have more than one child, both of them will use the same fundraising page for this. Below are the step-by-step instructions. We suggest downloading the app and getting everything set up ASAP since the fundraiser is only a week long. Don't hesitate to reach out to the PTO directly if you have any questions: cmitespto@gmail.com Download the free Double Good app on your iPhone or Android. Click here for the Double Good App. tutorial link Type in the school's unique event code QYB YNH to ensure that your sales are connected with our school. Once the sale has begun, forward the link from your app to friends and family. **Reminder if you have more than 1 scholar they will fundraise as a team using the same link.**

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Teacher Appreciation Week is fast approaching! Help us celebrate our teachers and staff by joining the Teacher Appreciation Week committee! Sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E44AFA82EA2FB6-teacher

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The Robotics Club will no longer meet on Saturdays. 2nd and 3rd grade Robotics will be in session for March 14th.

Program Coordinator

It is hard to believe, but we are half way through the 3rd quarter. Midterm grades have been posted and can been seen on SchoolMax. Make sure that your scholar is bringing their devices to school charged. They should also be bringing chargers and headphones daily as well. Make sure all items, including their charger are labeled. As we move into the warmer months, we ask that you send a water bottle with your scholars. Water fountains are not open for public use; however, we do have fountains that fill water bottles. Make sure to label the water bottle. This week in ELA we will: -Continue learning about compound words. -Phonics: r blends and medial /u/ (ex. ug and un words) -Review story elements This week in Social Studies we will: -Learn about how places have changed over time -Learn about resources used long ago -Take our Chapter 4 assessment This week in Math we will: -Take the Topic 10 assessment -Count to 30 using patterns -Count to 50 and 100 by ones and tens This week in Science we will: -Learn about the basic needs of animals -Learn about animals diets and what animals are called based on diet -Learn how fish breath under water

The Kindergarten Team

Hello First Grade Families: 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 sharpened 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. Looking ahead to next week: Reading/ELA: Unit 3: Essential Question: How Can We Use Our Imaginations? Story: Thumbs Up for Art and Music! Genre: Persuasive Text Phonics: consonant patterns ng and nk; open syllables Literacy: Make connections about persuasive text and personal experiences Language and Conventions: Capitalize I and Proper Names Math: Topic 8: Place Value Assessment Topic 9: Compare 2-digit Numbers Skill: Given a two-digit number, mentally find 10 more or 10 less than the number, without having to count; explain the reasoning used. Social Studies: Chapter 4: Life Today and Long Ago Lesson 1: Measuring Time Science: Unit 5: Living Things Lesson 1: Plant Parts Health: Unit 3: Communication Lesson 2: Being Assertive Have a safe and prosperous week!

First Grade Team

We had a great week in second grade! Next week, we will be continuing Unit 3 in reading, titled, "Our Traditions." The big question for the unit is "What makes a tradition?" Throughout the week, we will focus on folk tales. The weekly question is, "How can a traditional story be told in different ways?" The spelling pattern will be r-Controlled Vowels: er, ir, ur. In Math, we will begin topic 9. This topic covers numbers up to 1,000. Updates: It is HIGHLY recommended that students practice their basic addition and subtraction facts with flashcards regularly at home. https://toytheater.com/math-flash-cards/ 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

Welcome to week 3 of March! In Math, students will be reviewing Topic 10: Fluently Add and Subtract Within 1,000. Their review will be Tuesday, 3/15. The test for topic 10 will be Wednesday, 3/16. Topic 11: Use Operations with Whole Numbers to Solve Problems, will begin Thursday, 3/17. In Science, students will continue Topic 4: Climate. The Topic 4: Lesson 2 quiz will be on Tuesday, 3/15. They will learn about world climate change in Topic 4, Lesson 3, which begins Wednesday, 3/16. In Reading, they will study for the Unit 3 assessment. They will be continuing with their historical fiction stories. The Unit 3 Test will be on Friday, 3/18. There will be no new spelling words this week. In Social Studies, students will continue Chapter 4, Government, Landmarks, and Symbols. They begin Lesson 3: The Levels of Government on Monday, 3/14. The quiz on lesson 3 will be Friday, 3/18. Please make sure students press turn in when turning in their work in Savvas AND in Google classroom. Please note that we follow the grading policy from PGCPS. Please look over the policy. Students are required to fill out the make-up form BEFORE attempting to redo the assignment (located in Google Classroom). Also, teachers have to approve the student before they do the assignment because not all assignments are eligible for make-up. Please express to your scholar the importance of turning in their own work on time. If they have not attempted to complete the assignment and it is late, it will NOT be accepted, per the PGCPS Grading Policy. 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. 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. Lastly, please be sure to check SchoolMax for all graded assignments. All students should be logging into the correct Zoom for each subject. Please make sure your student is following the virtual schedule for their homeroom class. Have a great week! Third Grade Team

We have reached the half way point in Quarter 3. Please continue to encourage your scholar to stay on task, complete assignments in a timely manner and ask/ answer questions in class. Let's end Quarter 3 strong! Next week in Reading, students will be finishing up Unit 3 Week 4 and beginning our Poetry Study. In Social Studies, students will finish Chapter 6 The Southeast Region and begin Chapter 7 The Midwest Region. In Math, students will be using fractions or decimals to solve word problems. In Science, students will be able to describe how rocks and soil form and identify the properties of minerals. We are strongly encouraging parents to check SchoolMax weekly to stay abreast of your student's grades in all academic areas. Students can request a re-do of an assignment using the Google Form that is posted in Google Classroom. Only assignments that have been assigned or entered in SchoolMax within the last week can be redone unless noted otherwise. Please have your student complete one form for each redo request. Once the form has been submitted, your student's teacher will give out additional information. If students are granted a redo, the assignment(s) must be completed within 3 days from the date assigned. Please remind your scholars to charge their devices nightly and to bring their chargers to school. All students should also have extra masks in their backpacks. We are in need of disinfectant wipes to keep our classrooms clean and germ free. Please consider sending in 1-2 bottles or packages with your scholar in the upcoming weeks. Thanks in advance. Let's have a great week on purpose!!

Fourth Grade Team

Greetings Parents! We are moving steadily through fractions, and next week we are finishing up dividing fractions. Students will read multi-step division problems to identify how the steps are connected. Some problems can be solved by first finding and solving one or more sub-problems and then using the answers to solve the original problem. Friday March 18th, students will be given a test on the topic to determine if the concept of dividing fractions has been mastered. This week students were introduced to the concept of how humans impact Earth in positive or negative ways. Next week students will discuss how natural resources are obtained and used. Students will use Claim-Evidence-Reasoning to explain how humans use energy that we get from Earth. The MISA (Maryland Integrated Science Assessment) testing will begin on March 17th and March 18th. This week, we focused on inferring multiple themes in one text. In spelling, we reviewed words with syllable patterns. Our grammar skill was be adverbs. Next week, we will be taking the progress check. We will be reviewing Chapter 3 skills and taking the Unit 3 Assessment. We have begun a Women’s History Month Project where students will work in groups to create a song, commercial, or speech about a women’s contribution to STEAM. Please encourage your students to read at home during their free time. The adventure in learning the concepts of the Civil War and how migration impacted our society is beautifully unfolding. Many students have had deep concerns and have asked great questions as to how our society functions as a whole with the impact of separation and segregation. Students have been vested in learning and expanding their minds on the great story of our nation. It is truly a play by play book that is still continuing as we speak. This week they will continue the saga of Chapter 10 and expanding west. They will also be connecting to the immigration and the industry processes of our states. It’s a great adventure of learning how our society has functioned and is functioning. We're slowly getting a glimpse of spring, and we understand the constantly changing temperatures can wreak havoc causing colds, allergy or sinus flare ups. We want to continue to be diligent by sanitizing after each class, having hand sanitizer on hand, and having scheduled restroom breaks, along with the other precautions in the classroom. Spring is also testing season! Fifth graders are tested statewide in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. Please mark your calendars for March 16th at 6pm where we will review the MCAP and MISA and share how you can help your scholar at home. If you have any questions, reach out to your scholar's teacher. More information will be sent out next week!

Have a great week! Your Fifth Grade Team

Greetings, Art: Tigers have done well with their reflections. We will be including more reviews, sharing ideas, critiques, and artist statements for the older grades. The younger grades will be focusing their attention on the last 10% of their projects finishing them neatly and completely. Thank you, Mr. Dorsey Music: The entire school is completing a March Madness bracket this month that compares Cartoon Theme Songs! We are exploring the musical elements used in cartoon music throughout the decades. Which cartoon theme music will end up on top as our “national champion” at the end of this month? Students K-5 are each learning about a prominent female musician for Women’s History Month, and will be playing along to one of their songs using classroom instruments. Artists include Whitney Houston, Tina Turner, Ella Fitzgerald, and Beyonce. Ms. Bautch Technology K-2 practiced: Keyboarding: Locate and Type Letters During this engaging and interactive digital lesson, the learners receive direct instruction and practice in keyboarding the letters as they locate and type the letters, recognize the letter sounds, and learn the relationship between the letters on the keyboard and on the screen. 3-5 practiced: Software Fundamentals: Windows and Controls In this engaging and interactive digital lesson, the learners will receive direct instruction and practice with dialog boxes and options windows, making selections using check boxes, radio buttons, scroll bars, and dropdown menus, and controls to close, maximize, minimize, restore, and resize windows. Mrs. Avsar Technology P.E. Congratulations, we have reached our goal for the kids heart challenge!!! Thank you to every parent that signed their child up, and a super thank you for donating!!! Hopefully we are able to celebrate with the idea I have in mind, so stay tuned for the details on that. Thank you again for everything you do for the school! Mr. Livas Spanish: Please make sure to check Google Classroom for announcements or content. All students will need a Spanish composition journal labeled with their name, teacher, and grade. Thank you! Last week we started Sentimientos (Feelings). Students took notes during the lesson. Sentimientos will continue to be covered this week. Ms. Vazquez STEAM: Students worked learned about the water cycle this week. -Ms. Bryant

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