Chesapeake Math & IT North Elementary is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for all of its community members. Now that children who are five and older are eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations we strongly encourage all students to be vaccinated against COVID-19. We are requiring all parents to submit their student's COVID vaccine status in order to properly adhere to quarantining, contact tracing, and testing guidelines. If your child's vaccination status needs to be updated please do so utilizing the form below. This information will only be shared with pertinent school personnel and it will allow us to plan for the safest school experience possible. YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESUBMIT IF YOUR CHILD'S STATUS HAS NOT CHANGED. A SEPARATE FORM SHOULD BE SUBMITTED FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL STUDENT. Please click here to access the Google Form: https://forms.gle/se4cJL7ijh3HyJP57

Mrs. Virgil, Principal Secretary

We are continuing to safely navigate through this pandemic, the cold and flu, but now allergy season is approaching. If your scholar has allergies please make sure they take their allergy medication daily to minimize confusion with COVID-19. CMIT North Elementary would also like to friendly remind parents/guardians to keep their child(ren) home if they are not feeling well. Resting at home will help them get better more quickly and will prevent them from exposing other children or the staff to their illness. If your scholar will be kept home due to illness, the acceptable method of communication to be utilized for reporting absences/late arrivals and uploading doctor/medical notes for your student(s) is the CMIT North Elementary School Absence Form. With the exception of COVID reporting, in which an email in addition to the absence form must be sent to Nurse Ann, Dr. Fryson and Mrs. Virgil. Please click here to access the CMIT North Elementary School Absence Form to submit doctor notes and any absences: https://forms.gle/JrYasoKgjVMd33Ag6 If your child is running a fever of 100.4 or greater, feels nauseous or vomits, and/or has diarrhea they are not permitted to come to school. In addition, they should be fever free and symptom free without medication for a full 24 hours from the onset of the fever or symptoms prior to returning to school. If you have any questions regarding your child’s health and well being, you may reach out to their healthcare provider or you may contact the school nurse, Nurse Ann at sally.warf@pgcps.org. Please review the attached document for additional information: Department of Student Services - Office of School Health “WHEN TO STAY HOME FROM SCHOOL/WORK” - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hipCbk8oPoiXRxt7OEC6juGllBLqwi9t/view?usp=sharing

Mrs. Virgil, Principal Secretary

Wish us luck for the MESA State Competition on May 7th The virtual event is at 10:30 am. Go Tigers!

Mrs. Mccain-Wigfall

Saturday Academy will be held April 23rd, April 30th, and May 7th. Questions may be sent to: mcrosby@cmitelementary.org. Or bmccain@cmitelementary.org

Program Coordinators

The online book fair will be available from May 2nd through the 6th. Please set up an ewallet for cashless purchases!

Program Coordinator

Our next PTO meeting is Wednesday April 27th at 6pm. Please use the link below to pre-register and receive the zoom link. We hope to see you there! You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: April 27th 6PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvcOCrrDgtGtFR3oXP1mTjqr8UaC9A8lH4 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

PTO

We have a great first week back. We are getting back into the swing of the of our lessons and classroom routines. We have been enjoying observing our caterpillars and are excited to see the changes that will occur. Keep and eye on your scholars class dojo to the changes happening. Also keep an eye for what comes next. Make sure that devices are charged and that chargers are being sent with their devices. Headphones are also requires. Make sure that you label the headphones and chargers so we knowhow to return them to if misplaced. As we move into warmer weather it is important that your scholars stay hydrated. At this time water fountains are only able to fill water bottles. Make sure that you are sending a water bottle of some sort with your scholar so they may have water to drink. Classrooms can get pretty warm at times as well which makes them thirsty. This week in ELA we will: -Learn sight words: good, open, could -Phonics: Letters P and Y, short and long /i/ -Introduce biographies -Review nouns, verbs, and adjectives This week in Social Studies we will: -Review weeks and months -Define what a month is and how many months are in a year -Review months in order This week in Math we will: -Learn to make 2D shapes from other 2D shapes -Create 2D shapes using pattern blocks, yearn, string, and pipe cleaners -Build 3D shapes - Topic 13 Assessment This week in Science we will: -Learn about the life cycles of frogs and chickens -Learn about what occurs during the various stages of these life cycles Dates to know: May 3-- No School May 13-- 3 hr early dismissal (11:25)

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 4: Making History Essential Question: Why is the past important? Genre: Biography Story: "Eleanor Roosevelt" Phonics: Diphthongs oi, oy ; Vowel Digraph ea Literary Connections: Ask and answer questions about the main idea. Handwriting: Compound sentences Math: Topic 13 Money and Time Skill Focus: Tell the value of penny, nickel, dime, quarter. Social Studies: Chapter 5: One Nation Many People Lesson 2: Customs, Traditions and Celebrations Science: Unit 6: Parents and Offspring Lesson 2: Observe Parents and Young Health: Unit 5: Peer Relationships Lesson 1: Caring for Others Have a safe and prosperous week!

First Grade Team

It was great to see everyone after a much needed spring break. This week we will continue Unit 3 in reading, titled, "Making a Difference." The big question for the unit is "Why is it important to connect with other people?" Throughout the week, we will focus on biographies. The weekly question is, "How can our creations affect others?" The spelling pattern will be Open Syllables V/CV. In Math, we will be working on topic 11. This topic covers subtracting 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 great weekend! We will see everyone on Monday!

- The Second Grade Team

Welcome to the last week of April! In math, students will continue Topic 13: Fraction Equivalence and Comparison. In science, students will continue Topic 5: Life Cycles. Lesson 2 covers Inherited Traits. In health, they will continue Unit 5: Peer Relationships. In reading, they will continue Unit 4: Events. They will be learning about drama. They will continue with their opinion writing. The new spelling words this week will be named Grace and Grandma Spelling Words and Vocabulary Words. In Social Studies, students will take the Chapter 5 test on Monday, 4/25. Please make sure students press turn in when turning in their work in Saavas 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 School Max for all graded assignments. Have a great week! Third Grade Team

We hope you and your family had a relaxing and fun-filled Spring Break. We are officially in the last quarter of the school year. Please encourage your scholar(s) to continue to work hard to finish the year strong. Next week in Reading, students will be explaining elements of drama. In Social Studies, students will study Southwestern land, water & climate. 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 redo 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! This week in RELA we have moved into Unit 4 Week 3. Our skills are Science Fiction Writing, summarizing, and interpreting text structure. We will finish next week with our Progress Check. In Social Studies, the adventure continues as we explore immigration, industrial expansion , segregation, Women's rights and the importance of civil rights in the U.S. Students are vested and are highly motivated by the lessons they are learning and how the importance and value of freedom influenced many. Our focus in Math for next week is on converting measurements. Students will use multiplication and division to convert measurements of length, capacity, weight, and mass within either the customary or metric measurement system. Next week, students will begin Topic 8 - Energy and Food. As we work through this topic over the next few weeks, scholars will be able to use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun. They will support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water. Finally, we will develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.

Your Fifth Grade Team

Music Grades 4 and 5 are beginning a fun new group project: creating a jingle and promotional pitch for a fictional product! Students will create background music and a rhyming jingle for the unique product of their choice. We will hold a fake “Shark Tank” episode to give product pitches to our classmates. Grades K - 2 are finishing up dynamic markings and moving towards the musical element tempo. They will continue using instruments, their voices, and their bodies to show understanding. Grade 3 is beginning musical form! We are using songs from movies, television, and more to learn this concept. Mrs. Bautch Spanish Greetings parents, This week students worked in pairs to complete worksheets and dialogue exercises about Sentimientos. Next week will be a review week. Mi Familia, Mi Casa, and Mis Sentimientos will be reviewed during the lessons. Students must bring their notebooks in order to answer questions. Please check Google Classroom for announcements and posts. Thank you! =) Ms. Vazquez STEM In STEM ,students reviewed Circuits. Mrs. Bryant Greetings, Tigers are being encouraged to focus on their craftsmanship and presentation as they finish their projects and create video artist statements. Emphasizing the importance of neatness, details, and completeness before reflecting on their work. Tigers have done well with their reflections. We will be including more reviews, critiques, and artist statements for the older grades. The younger grades will be focusing their attention on coloring techniques. Thank you, Mr. Dorsey Art Greetings, K-1 practiced: Meaning of Online: Have Fun Online In this interactive learning experience, students improve their knowledge of what it means to be online and the types of activities they do online 2-5 practiced: Internet Usage: Online Information Basics In this engaging and interactive digital lesson, the learners receive direct instruction and practice browsing the Internet as they examine the difference between a web page and website, browse by following a series of hyperlinks, and learn to differentiate the Internet from the World Wide Web. Ms. Avsar Technology Greetings, This week we did a mock pacer test, just to prepare the older kids for what’s to come in middle school, and to give the younger kids a chance to show what they’re made of in stamina! The highest scores have come from a 4th grader (104 reps), and a 3rd grader (85 reps). Keep up all the great work students! Mr. Livas PE

Create Arts Team