Proceso aprobación y postulación para hacer voluntariado: https://www.pgcps.org/es/offices/compliance-and-ethics/student-safety/frequently-asked-questions-background-checks-and-volunteers Processus de candidature et d'approbation des bénévoles: https://www.pgcps.org/offices/compliance/student-safety/frequently-asked-questions-background-checks-and-volunteers/processus-de-candidature-et-dapprobation-des-benevoles In November 2020, PGCPS launched an online volunteer application and approval process. Visit www.pgcps.org/volunteer for more information on becoming a volunteer and to access the application. Follow these simple steps to get started: STEP 1 – Apply Online (Annual Requirement) ALL volunteers must complete the PGCPS online volunteer application located on the PGCPS volunteer website under the “Become a Volunteer” section and takes approximately three minutes to complete. Click here to visit the website: https://www.pgcps.org/offices/compliance/student-safety/frequently-asked-questions-background-checks-and-volunteers Your ELIGIBILITY as an approved volunteer WILL EXPIRE on June 30th of EACH academic year. All school volunteers must indicate their desire to continue as a volunteer EACH SCHOOL YEAR by RENEWING their volunteer application AFTER July 1st of EACH NEW academic year. STEP 2 – Complete Background Screening Process (One-Time Requirement) To ensure the safety of our students, PGCPS requires a fingerprint background check and Child Protective Services (CPS) clearance for each person who will provide volunteer services more than once each school year. The total fee for these clearances is $62.25 per applicant. Please note that this is a one-time requirement for all volunteers. To schedule an appointment to complete the background screening process, please visit: https://bithgroup1.schedulista.com/ CLARIFICATION: You DO NOT have to repeat STEP 2- Background Screening Process again if you already have received your background/fingerprint receipt (i.e. this school year, prior school years). STEP 2 is just part of the full volunteer process. If you have already submitted the original background/fingerprint receipt to the school previously (i.e. this school year, prior school years) and need a copy forwarded to you to upload into the CMIT NES Volunteer Form, please send Mrs. Virgil (evirgil@cmitelementary.org) an email to request it. STEP 3 – Complete Mandatory Safety Training Modules (Annual Requirement) Once you complete the online volunteer application, you will receive an email confirming receipt of your application and assigning you a unique Volunteer Identification Number (VIN). Approximately 48 hours after your application is submitted, you will receive an email with a link to log in and complete the required training modules via the Vector Solutions (formerly SafeSchools) platform. You must use your VIN as your username and password to login and complete the required training modules. You are required to complete these modules annually. The mandatory training modules for volunteers can be located at the following web address: https://pgcpsvolunteers-md.safeschools.com/login ONCE YOU HAVE RECEIVED confirmation of APPROVAL to serve as a volunteer, COMPLETED the fingerprint background check and CPS clearance process, and have COMPLETED the Vector Solutions (formerly SafeSchools) safety training modules, please utilize this CMIT NES Volunteer SY 2021-22 Form https://forms.gle/6viB7NMJp3XY32z96 to upload the following: 1. Email from PGCPS titled Volunteer Application APPROVED (PDF format) 2. Background Fingerprint Receipt (PDF format) 3. Safety Training Module Completion Certificates (PDF format) Questions? If you have any questions or need help, you should access the following contacts for support: CPS Clearance Checks (301) 780-2191 hr.customerservice@pgcps.org Fingerprint Background Check (301) 952-7831 hr.backgroundunit@pgcps.org SafeSchools Training Modules (301) 952-6774 safeschools.training@pgcps.org

Mrs. Virgil, Principal Secretary

To all 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade parents, Please have your scholars to school by 7:45 a.m. during the testing weeks (May 9th-May 20th). Testing will begin at 8 a.m. daily. Getting to school early will allow your scholar to have time for breakfast and to get settled and prepared for testing. Please charge devices EVERY NIGHT. Encourage your scholar to do their best every morning! Thank you for doing your part to ensure our scholars do their absolute best on the MCAP!

Your Resident Testing Team!

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Benora McCain

It is hard to believe how close we are getting to the end of the year. We are getting close to the middle of the 4th quarter so make sure you are checking your scholar's SchoolMax in order to ensure they have no missing grades. We are getting close to starting our various assessments, starting with MAP Reading Fluency which will take place the week of May 16th. More information will be provided by your scholar's teacher on the exact dates they will be holding this assessment. We are excited to let you know that the playground has been repaired and we will be starting having outdoor recess again. Make sure your scholar is dressed for the weather as it changes day to day this time of year. As the weather warms and your scholar spends time outside, it is important that they stay hydrated. In order to help them stay hydrated, please send them with a bottle of water. Make sure water bottles are labeled. Reminder that Friday is an early dismissal day. We will dismiss at 11:25am (3 hours early) This week in ELA we will: -Review letters D, F, and V -Review short and long /e/ -Sight words: want, every, please -Review nouns and verbs This week in Social Studies we will: -Learn about weather and seasons -Take Chapter 5 assessment This week in Math we will: -Describe and compare how objects can be measured -Learn to use various objects to use to measure other objects -Learn to describe the different attributes to help measure other objects -Take Topic 14 Assessment This week in Science we will: -Learn about plant and animal habitats (aquatic, forest, and desert)

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: Friday, May 13- 3hr Early Dismissal Reading/ELA: Unit 5: Beyond My World Genre: Informational Text. Story: Every Season Phonological Awareness: Middle and Final Sounds; Segment and Blend Phonemes;Distinguish Between /o/ and /ō/ Literary Connections: Making Connections Language and Conventions: Adverbs Math: Topic 14: Reason with Shapes and their Attributes Focus: Use attributes to describe 2 Dimensional and 3 Dimensional Shapes Social Studies: Chapter 5: One Nation Many People Lesson 4: Native Americans Science: Unit 6: Parents and Offspring Lesson 3: Patterns in Animal Behavior Health: Unit 5: Peer Relationships Lesson 3: Making Amends and Forgiving Have a safe and prosperous week!

First Grade Team

We had a great week in Second Grade!! 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 Realistic Fiction. The weekly question is, "What can people do to make a difference in their communities?" The spelling pattern will be Suffixes -ly, -ful, -er, -less, -or. In Math, we will be working on topic 12. This topic covers measuring length. Updates: Since we are working with measurement, if your child has a ruler he/she would like to bring in for the unit, they may. 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 second week of May! In Math, students will be reviewing skills from topics 1-13. In Science, students will continue with Lesson 3: Traits Influenced by the Environment. In Health, students will continue learning about perseverance. In oral/reading, students will be reviewing skills from Units 1-4. In Social Studies, students will continue Chapter 6 Lesson 2: A New Home in America. Math MCAP testing will be Wednesday, 5/11 and Thursday 5/12. Students will begin at 8:00 am on the dot. Please have students get to school before 7:55 am. That way, they can get their breakfast (if they eat at school), and get set up for testing. Thank you for all of your support throughout this school year! We have worked very hard to get to this moment. Please remind students of the importance of getting a good nights rest the night before testing. 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 redo assignment before they complete the work 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 ClassDojo. Please check ClassDojo for any updates and new information to be shared. Lastly, please be sure to check SchoolMax for all graded assignments. Have a great week! Third Grade Team Honor Roll Assembly- Monday, 5/9 @ 9:30 a.m. 3 Hour Early Dismissal- Friday 5/13

Tunisha-Marie Davis

Next week in Reading, students will be inferring theme in historical fiction. In Social Studies, students will study the past and growth of the Southwest. In Math, students will be finishing up topic 16 which is Lines, Angles, and Shapes. Map testing results show that most students need additional practice in geometry. Please take some time to work with your scholar to reinforce what is taught in class. IXL is a great resource to use to help master geometry skills. In Science, students students should be able to explain how natural hazards can negatively affect humans and describe some solutions that reduce the impact of natural hazards. We will begin our state testing next week. MCAP Math will be May 11th and 12th and MCAP ELA will be May 17th-20th, 2022. Please ensure your scholar's device is fully charged before coming to school, he/she receives a good night's rest and have a well balanced breakfast to ensure he/she does well during testing. 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 and facial tissues 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! The end of the year is quickly approaching and we are gearing up for end-of-the-year activities and promotion ceremonies. On Wednesday June 15th, students will participate in a fun-filled day to celebrate their promotion to sixth grade followed by promotion ceremonies on Thursday June16th and Friday June 17th as follows: June 16th Ms. Linton Philp 8:30am-9:30am Ms. Tellis 11:30am-12:30pm June 17th Mrs. Moon 8:30am-9:30am Mrs. Williams 11:30am-12:30pm More information will be provided regarding tickets for families. Please reach out to our amazing PTO if you would like to help us prepare! **** The weeks of May 9th and May 16th students will complete the 5th Grade Math MCAP and English Language Arts MCAP, respectively. Please make sure students arrive to school on time, eat breakfast, and get a good night's rest. Testing will begin promptly after specials. Students have been utilizing the MCAP practice test in preparation. Access them from home using this link: https://support.mdassessments.com/practice-tests/ **** This week in RELA, we will finish Unit 4 Week 4 with the skills of generating questions and explaining relationships between ideas. Next week, we will begin week 5, focusing on making inferences and explaining author’s purpose. In Social Studies, we are learning about World War I and World War II. It’s been an adventure in learning! Students are delving into the reasons for war and the mindset as to why war developed. Students are learning the concepts as to why nations and countries are allies and how divisions can occur once trust is breached. The adventure continues. In Math next week, students will use order of operations to evaluate expressions. Please note that the week of May 9th through the 13th, students will take the MCAP Math assessment. This week in Science, scholars continue to explore food and energy, and how it relates to energy from the sun. Next week, students will learn how plants make their own food through photosynthesis. **** Have an amazing week!

Your Fifth Grade Team

Music Students in grades 4 and 5 have been working tirelessly on their Shark Tank products and have finally gotten the chance to present this week! Students created fictional products, and wrote background music, a jingle, and an advertising/pitch for their product to try and persuade their classmates to invest. I am so proud of their teamwork! Students in grade 3 are classifying instruments using scientific terms instead of westernized instrument families in order to include instruments from around the world. Grades K-2 are studying the elements of music - form, rhythm, melody, and duration - in order to create their own music. Ms. Bautch- Music K-1 practiced: Meaning of Online: The Curious Crystals In this engaging animated video, Pearl and Rocki are led to a mysterious machine in the forest that grants them access to the internet. 2-5 practiced: Internet Usage: Browsing and URLs During this engaging and interactive digital lesson, the learners will receive direct instruction and practice with Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) as they identify URL components, use URLs to navigate to a web page, and use a browser to find and view information online. Mrs. Avsar Technology 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 seasons. Mrs. Bryant Greetings, Tigers are being encouraged to focus on their craftsmanship and presentation as they finish their projects and create video artist statements. 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, This week we did a mock pacer test to prepare the upper grade levels for what’s to come in middle school, and to give the younger students a chance to show what they are capable of accomplishing! The highest scores came 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