We are in the final countdown of the school year with only 13 days left. 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, starting first grade work, and various school events. Keep an eye on the school and class dojo messages in order to help stay informed of important information that will be coming out. We have reached the point in the year were it is 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. We have completed MAP Reading Fluency and are working on completing the DRA assessments. Your scholar's teacher will provide more information about when they will be administering the MAP Math and MAP Reading this week. Headphones are required for MAP testing as the test reads to your scholar. Headphones do not need a microphone for these assessments. 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 This week in ELA we will: -Learn letters B and J -Learn sight words: eat, soon, walk -Practicing sequencing words -Learn about synonyms and antonyms This week in Social Studies we will: -Review and take the Chapter 6 assessment This week in Math we will: -Start working on the first unit of the 1st grade curriculum. (addition) -Learn about place value This week in Science we will: -Learn about how people can protect the environment Dates to know: 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. This Week's Events: MAP Reading and Math testing will take place this week. Please assist classroom teachers by ensuring that your child has a charged laptop when they arrive to school. Additionally, students should bring their headphones to school for testing this week. Reading/ELA: MAP Testing Reading and Math will take place during our Reading/ELA block this week. Math: Topic 15: Equal Shares of Circles and Rectangles Assessment End of Year Topics 1-15 Cumulative Benchmark Progress Monitor Social Studies: Chapter 6: Work in the Community Lesson 3: Producers and Consumers Science: Unit 6: Parents and Offspring Lesson 3: Patterns in Animal Behavior Social Emotional Learning/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!! Field day was a blast and we got to set our butterflies free!! This week we will begin Unit 5 in reading, titled, "Our Incredible Earth." The big question for the unit is "How does Earth change?" Throughout the week, we will focus on informational text. The weekly question is, "What are some of Earth’s changing features?" The spelling pattern will be Homographs. In Math, we will be finishing up topic 13. This topic covers shapes and their attributes. Updates: We are entering the testing window. Please be on the lookout for communication from your child's teacher for more information. Testing will include: MAP Reading MAP Math DRA 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

We are almost at the end of the school year. My, how time flies! In Math, students will continue Topic 14: Units of Time. The review will be Tuesday, 6/7. The Topic 14 assessment will be Wednesday, 6/8. The Math MAP assessment will be Thursday, 6/9. Topic 15: Describe Quadrilaterals will begin Friday, 6/10. In Science, students will complete Topic 6 Lesson 2: Adaptations and Survival- Survival Groups. They will take the Lesson 2 quiz Wednesday, 6/8. Lesson 3: Adaptations and Survival- Survival When Environments Change will begin Thursday, 6/9. In Health, students will continue learning about empathy. In Oral/Reading, students will learn about procedural text. For writing, they will continue learning and discussing poetry. In Social Studies, students will begin Chapter 7 Lesson 3: People and Cultures. The quiz for social studies will be on Tuesday, 6/7. Lesson 4: Culture Through the Arts will begin Wednesday, 6/8. The quiz for lesson 4 will be Friday, 6/10. 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! MAP Testing (Reading)- June 6-8 MAP Testing (Math)- June 9-10 Third Grade Team

Tunisha-Marie Davis

Next week in Reading, students will be taking MAP Reading 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. 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 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. MAP TESTING Scholars will complete MAP Reading on June 7th and MAP Math on June 9th. LEARNING Scholars will continue instruction as we wrap up fifth grade topics and introduce some sixth grade skills. This week in RELA, students focused on Rocks and Cycles. We learned about commas and semicolons, lyric poetry, main idea and details, and making connections. Next week in RELA we will begin writing our own lyric poetry, we will begin learning about the water cycle, and interpreting text features. In Math, students will use tables and given rules to learn procedures for extending two patterns. They will then solve problems that involve describing a relationship between the two patterns. In Science, students will explore how living and nonliving components of an ecosystem interact. Students are excited as we quickly approach the end of the school year. We want to remind them to continue to exhibit behavior that follows the expectations of the Tiger's Den: Respect Others, Opt to be Scholarly, Act Responsibly and React with Kindness. Class Dojo continues to be our main form of communication. Look out for updates; please reach out to your scholar's teacher if you have any questions regarding end of the year activities.

Have a great week! Your Fifth Grade Team

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, We had a great time during field day!!! Please continue to send your child to school in the proper attire suitable for all activities, and water. 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