IT'S PROMOTION WEEK!!!!!! Promotions will be held Monday, June 13th and Tuesday, June 14th. If your scholar's promotion is at 8:30 a.m., doors will open at 7:50 a.m. If your scholar's promotion is at 11:00 a.m., doors will open at 10:20 a.m. 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 It is hard to believe, but there are only 8 days of school left. Although we are in the final days we still have work to do. Do not worry, we plan to incorporate fun activities in with our lessons. This week in ELA we will: -Review verbs and adjectives -Review rhyming and syllables -Phonics: Long and short /a/ and letters G & Q -Introduce poetry/ nursery rhymes This week in Social Studies we will: -Learn about family traditions This week in Math we will: -Review subtraction -Learn how to solve addition and subtraction word problems This week in Science we will: -Review for Topic 6 assessment (Environment) -Take Topic 6 assessment Dates to know: June 13 &14-- Promotions June 20-- No School June 22-- 2 hr early dismissal (12:25 p.m.) 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. Please be sure to contact your child's teacher directly (via email or dojo) if dismissal plans change. If you have a last minute change of plans (after 12 pm) contact the front office and let them know to ensure that dismissal runs smoothly. Teachers may not see late messages. Please continue to follow proper protocols if your child is not feeling well. This Week's Events: This is our last full week of school this year! Please be sure to contact your child's teacher about opportunities to submit any missing assignments this quarter. Students will be cleaning out their desks and bringing home text books and items we are no longer using in class this week. Reading/ELA: Story: My Autumn Book Genre: Fiction Phonological Awareness: Blend and Segment Phonemes Phonics: Suffixes -ly and -ful Literary Connection: Retelling Language and Conventions: Prepositions; Prepositional Phrases Math: Step Up to Grade 2 Lesson 1: Even and Odd Numbers Lesson 2: Use Arrays to Find Totals Lesson 3: Add on a Hundred Chart Lesson 4: Models to Add 2-Digit Numbers Lesson 5: Subtract on a Hundred Chart Social Studies: Chapter 6: Work in the Community Lesson 4: We Spend, Budget and Save 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!! 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 working on topic 15. This topic covers graphing and data. 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 for our final full week of school!

- The Second Grade Team

We are in the final stretch! In Math, students will continue Topic 15: Classify Shapes. The review will be held on Wednesday, 6/15. The Topic 15 assessment will be Thursday, 6/16. Students begin preparing for 4th grade by completing the Step Up to 4h Grade activity on Friday, 6/17. In Science, students will complete Topic 6 Lesson 3: Adaptations and Survival- Survival When Environments Change. They will take the Lesson 6 assessment Thursday, 6/16. In Health, students will learn about gratitude. In Oral/Reading, students will learn about historical fiction text. For oral communications, they will learn to identify nouns and adjectives. In Social Studies, students will continue Lesson 4: Culture Through the Arts. The quiz will be on Tuesday, 6/14. Lesson 5: Cultural Celebrations will begin Wednesday, 6/15. The quiz will be on Friday, 6/17. 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 Class Dojo. 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

Tunisha-Marie Davis

The end is almost near. We have worked so hard this year and the 4th grade team would like to congratulate all of our scholars for working really hard this year. We are super proud of all the hard work they put in this school year. Next week in Reading, students will be analyzing main idea and details in an informational text. In Social Studies, students will continue studying the West Region. In Math, students will be learning skills in preparation for 5th grade. 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. Let's have a great week on purpose!!

Fourth Grade Team

Greetings Parents! Fifth Grade Promotion Ceremonies are next week! Tickets were sent home on Friday June 10th, or you have arranged with your student's teacher when to pick them up from school. Students will enjoy a cookout on Wednesday June 15th, and receive their class t-shirts. Thursday and Friday, ceremony times are 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. 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. If you have any questions regarding promotion ceremonies, please reach out to your scholar's teacher on ClassDojo. This week in RELA we began Unit 5 Week 2. We started to learn about the Water Cycle and focused on text features. Next week we will finish Unit 5 Week 2 and begin some end of year activities. This week during our Social Studies adventure, we are continuing our journey in learning about WWII and the Cold War. Students analyzed D-Day, June 6, 1944, and how Germany was fiercely impacted by the heroic United States military and learned of the Allegiance of the U.S. to European countries. Students are delving into the historical impact of war and how it affects the livelihood of humanity. In Math, we will review topics 1-16 and we will do our cumulative/benchmark assessment on Tuesday. In Science, we will explore different types of Ecosystems.

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, 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 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 will review STEM concepts learned throughout this school year. 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