Clubs are officially over. Thank you to all the students who participated in a STEM club.

Mrs. Mccain-Wigfall

We have had a great time at our after-school clubs this year! The last day for clubs was on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Please make sure you plan accordingly. We look forward to seeing you again next year for clubs!

Cortney Richardson

Please click the link below to fill out the Covid questionnaire if you are attending Muffins for Moms + Matriarchs this Tuesday 5/31. The form must be filled out prior to the event. Looking forward to seeing you all in person next week! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9ON5QVPXy4vZFuD7Ki80WqwnXHi--bk-pXfLgb2MFhwGRdw/viewform

PTO

Our field-day and butterfly events will be held on June 3rd! Students may wear their grade level colors and comfortable bottoms. Waivers and socks are required for the moon bounce! K - PURPLE 1ST - YELLOW 2ND - ORANGE 3RD - GREEN 4TH - RED 5TH - BLUE

Program Coordinators

The rescheduled date for our final PTO meeting of the school year is on Wednesday, June 1st at 6pm. You can use the link below to pre-register and receive the Zoom link. You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: June 1st 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 are in the final countdown of the school year. It is hard to believe we have almost completed our kindergarten year. Though we are coming closer to the end of the year, we are busy with assessments, wrapping up our curriculum, and starting first grade work. As it is starting to get hot outside, we ask that you send water bottles to school with your scholar. It is important that they have water when they get hot so that they can stay hydrated. We have been learning how people can effect the environment, so if possible, please send reusable water bottles. This will help reinforce what they are learning in science. Make sure that names are on their bottles. We are in full swing for all of our testing windows. MAP Reading Fluency is almost complete and we have started DRA testing and will continue this week. Your scholar's teacher will provide more information about MAP Math and MAP Reading when we are closer to the testing dates (June 6-10). We ask that you help reinforce the importance of taking their time, staying focused, and doing their best. We also ask that you help by making sure that your scholar is well rested and has a good breakfast. Our promotions will be occurring on June 13th and 14th. Each scholar will be provided 3 tickets for attendees. If there is a sibling within the school, or home age, they may attend without a ticket. More information about ticket distribution will be given shortly. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to your scholar's teacher. We ask that scholars wear easy to wear "Dress to Impress" clothing the day of their promotion. Keep in mind your scholar's promotion may be at 11:00.a.m. and that they have lunch at 9:50 a.m. It is in your scholar's best interest if you send them with something to wear over their dress clothing for recess and lunchtime. Dates and times of promotions: Monday, June 13, 2022 8:30-9:30 a.m.-- Ms. Thornton 11:00-12:00 p.m.-- Ms. Barton Tuesday, June 14, 2022 8:30-9:30 a.m.-- Ms. Major 11:00-12:00 p.m.-- Ms. Echols Filed Day will be this Friday. We look forward to a fun day of games and activities. Our grade level color is purple. Scholars are to wear purple, athletic bottoms, tennis shoes and socks (socks are required for the moon bounce). We will be outside all morning so it is important that your scholar has a water bottle on this day. We are having lunch picnic style. Students are encouraged to bring a bagged lunch; however, school lunch will be provided for those who need one. This week in ELA we will: -Take the Unit 5, Week 1 check-in -Administer DRA assessments This week in Social Studies we will: -Learn about Daniel Boone, Clara Barton, and Booker T. Washington This week in Math we will: -Count to 120 -Count tens and ones to find double digit numbers -Find numbers that are more or less than a given number -1 more, 1 less, 10 more, 10, less This week in Science we will: -Review how people effect the environment -Take a quiz on how people effect the environment Dates to know: May 30-- No School May 31-- Muffins with Moms June 3-- Field Day May 31-- June 10-- DRA testing window June 6-10-- MAP Math & MAP Reading testing window June 13 &14-- Promotions June 20-- No School June 22-- 2 hr early dismissal (12:25) June 23-- Last Day of School & 2 hr early dismissal (12:25 p.m.)

The Kindergarten Team

Hello First Grade Families: Please make sure your student has 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 continue to follow proper protocols if your child is not feeling well. Looking ahead to next week: Students will begin MAP Reading and Math testing this week. To assist teachers with testing, please check to make sure that scholars are arriving to school with charged devices this week. This Week's Events: Monday, May 30- Memorial Day schools closed Tuesday, May 31-Muffins with Mom Friday, June 3-Field Day. Dress your scholar in yellow athletic wear to represent first grade! Reading/ELA: MAP Testing Reading and Math will take place during our ELA block this week. Math: Topic 15: Equal Shares of Circles and Rectangles Topic Focus: A shape can be divided into equal-sized shares in different ways. Social Studies: Chapter 6: Work in the Community Lesson 2: Goods and Services Science: Unit 6: Parents and Offspring Lesson 3: Patterns in Animal Behavior Health: Unit 5: Peer Relationships Lesson 4: Reflecting and Connecting Have a safe and prosperous week!

First Grade Team

We had a great week in Second Grade!! Next week, we will review Unit 4 , Week 6 in reading, titled, "Making a Difference." The spelling pattern will be Consonant Patterns kn, wr, gn, mb, and lf. In Math, we will continue working on topic 13. This topic covers shapes and their attributes. Updates: We have completed MAP Reading Fluency and will continue our testing next week (DRA). Please be on the lookout for communication from your child's teacher for more information. Testing will include: DRA MAP Reading MAP Math Field Day-June 3rd- Your scholar may wear our grade level color which is orange. Waivers and socks are required for the moon bounce! 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 Memorial Day weekend! We will see everyone on Tuesday!

Second Grade Team

In Math, students will continue Topic 14: Units of Time. In Science, students will complete Topic 6 Lesson 1: Adaptations and Survival of Individuals. They will take the Lesson 1 quiz Wednesday, June 1st. In Health, students will continue learning about empathy. In Oral/Reading, students will continue learning about informational text. For writing, they will create poems with rhyming words and rhythm. In Social Studies, students will begin Chapter 7 Lesson 2: Three Types of Communities. The quiz for social studies will be on Thursday, June 2nd. 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 make-up work form before the student completes the assignment because not all assignments are eligible for resubmission. 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. ClassDojo 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! Memorial Day/ No School: Monday, May 30th Muffins for Moms: Tuesday, May 31st (at 8:30 a.m.) Field Day: Friday, June 3rd Third Grade Team

Tunisha-Marie Davis

Next week in Reading, students will be reviewing previously taught concepts in Unit 4 and taking the Unit 4 Assessment. In Social Studies, students will continue studying the West Region. In Math, students will be reviewing previous taught concepts in preparation for the upcoming MAP Assessment. In Science, 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 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. Field Day is on June 3rd, 2022. Students are encouraged to wear a red t-shirt and athletic attire. Please ensure your scholar has a 1-2 bottles of water. 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 send in 1-2 bottles or packages with your scholar in the upcoming weeks. Thanks in advance. Let's have a great week on purpose!! Upcoming Dates 5/31 No School Memorial Day 6/3 Field Day 6/6 & 6/7 MAP Reading 6/8 & 6/9 MAP Math

Fourth Grade Team

Greetings Parents! FIFTH GRADE PROMOTION - 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 8:30 a.m. -9:30 a.m. Ms. Tellis 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. June 17th Mrs. Moon 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Mrs. Williams 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Each family will receive 3 tickets. If your fifth grade scholar has a sibling at CMIT Elementary, that student will not need a ticket to attend. All students are to be dressed in their “Sunday Best.” Girls may wear dresses, skirts, or nice pants outfits. The boys should wear nice pants, dress shirts and a tie. No jeans, shorts, or flip-flops, please. Please reach out to our PTO if you would like to help us prepare for our events. FIELD DAY - was postponed to Friday June 3rd. Fifth grade's color is blue. Tigers do not have to wear uniform bottoms. They should dress comfortably in athletic wear and tennis shoes with socks! Tigers will eat lunch in their classroom and should bring a bag lunch or a bag lunch will be provided from the cafeteria. This week in RELA, we closed out Unit 4. Next week, we are moving into Unit 5 Week 1. We will be working on main idea and details and making connections. In Social Studies, we are continuing our learning scope of World War II and the Cold War. Students are learning the impacts of war by relating and connecting to stories and victims of the war such as Anne Frank during World War II and how her diary expressed her encounters of the war. This week we will focus on algebra in Math. Students will analyze patterns and relationships. They will develop an understanding of two patterns that are extended using the same rule and the relationship between the two. In Science, scholars will wrap up our unit on Energy and Food by creating models of interactions in ecosystems showing how animals get the energy they need.

Your Fifth Grade Team

Tips for talking to your kids at any age...(advice for 9 an younger, as well as older children) https://impactparents.com/blog/anxiety/tips-for-talking-to-anxious-kids-about-school-shootings/

Graciously, Your School Counselor [Ms. Whitney Green]

Greetings, K-1 practiced: Online Privacy In this engaging animated video, students learn why and how to use a username and password. 2-5 practiced: Internet Usage: Safe and Effective Online Searches The learners receive direct instruction and practice using effective keywords and categories in search engines as they identify successful online searches, and consider their privacy and safety when providing personal information on the Internet in this engaging and interactive digital lesson. Ms. Avsar Greetings, Another friendly reminder that field day will be held next Friday June 3rd! Please ensure that you send your child to school in the proper attire suitable for all activities, and water. Please do not forget to sign your waivers so that your child can participate in the moon bounce! This will be a great day, and I’m super excited. Thank you very much! Mr. Livas Please make sure to check Google Classroom for announcements on content. This week students continued learning Deportes (Sports) vocabulary, sentences and questions. Students practiced asking and answering questions about activities/hobbies and sports. Next week students will begin to learn food vocabulary. K-2 need to bring notebooks, pencils and crayons/color pencils to class next week. 3rd-5th bring devices/notebooks and pencils to take notes or write during the lessons. Ms. Vazquez Students created germ posters. Congratulations to our winners. Ms. Bryant Students in kindergarten and fifth grade are diligently working on their songs for promotion - we are so excited to sing our hearts out. The end of the year will be filled with opportunities for making music and expressing musical preferences using the knowledge we’ve gained all year. Our students are well equipped to compare, analyze, and improvise along with music of many different styles and uses. Ms. Bautch Hello Parents and Tigers, Tigers have been doing well with their reflections and artist statements. We have included more reviews, critiques, and presentations. We have been working on Architectural themes, collages, portraits, and action figures with special attention to planning and compilation. Thank you, Mr. Dorsey Visual Arts Teacher

Creative Arts Team