Thank you to Mr. Johnson and the PTO for this outstanding event. Chesapeake Math & IT Elementary celebrated Men Make a difference with a reception of 132 men who came in to support their scholars. The were honored with the words of Dr. Kennedy Master Fatherhood Trainer, David Smith Sr Vice President of 100 Fathers, and Curtis Valentine PGCPS Board Member. Then all the men ventured into the classrooms for presentations, centers, and educational activities. What a way to stand together. They showed up and showed out.

Ms. Riley

Our book club is up roaring. Christian Ottman was our Roaring Reader for the Month of September. CONGRATULATIONS! He won a Pete the Cat book.

Each month we will introduce a topic, theme, or idea. You may choose a book to support this. There will be a list of items that you can do to show how you connect to the book you have chosen. Your work will be displayed for all to see. I can't wait to sit down and discuss the books we have read.

All books should be at the student's reading level.

October - Book about sports or a sports figure

Book extensions should be turned in the last Monday of the Month to Mrs. Dubon in the front office. Please give her a hard copy and no emailed entries. October 3, 2016 Last day to enter September entries.
October Entries should be turned in November 1, 2016.

Ms. Riley

Dear Parent/Guardian:

Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) will be administering the Math
Inventory (MI) in grade 2-5 between October 17 and November 4, 2016.

The MI is a classroom-based assessment that measures mathematics
achievement and growth. This provides one source of evidence about a
student’s math achievement. Scores are reported using a measure called the
Quantile® measure. This information can be used to monitor progress and set
goals for instruction.

The testing will last approximately one hour. Please avoid appointments that
may take your child out of school during this time period. You can help your child
by ensuring that he or she is physically and mentally prepared. Make sure your
child has a good night’s rest and a healthy breakfast. Help your child to have a
positive attitude toward testing!

If you have any questions concerning the scheduling of these tests, please
contact your child’s school.

Sincerely,

Attachment(s)

Adam Akpinar
Program Coordinator

Dear 4th and 5th grade parents

You have received your child's individual student report for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) on last Friday, October 14, 2016. Please check out attached information about PARCC State assessment and how to read your child's assessment report.

Sincerely

Attachment(s)

Adam Akpinar
Program Coordinator

Dear Enrichment parents

Please make sure picking up your child(ren) on time from the enrichment program. If your child(ren) is not picked up by 4:00 pm for Stars and 6:00 pm for Scholars programs, there will be a $1 per minute late charge which will be due at the same day of the pick up of the student.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Adam Akpinar
Program Coordinator

LATE ARRIVAL/TARDY/ABSENCES
At 7:55 a.m. your student is tardy please report to the Front Office to sign them in and receive their Tardy Slip.

If your child will be tardy because of a doctor/dental appointment please be sure to ask their doctor/dentist for a doctor's note. This note should be turned into the Front Office when they return to school.
If your child is absent due to a brief illness, please send a note to be turned into the Front Office with your child on the day they return stating the reason they were absent.

DISMISSAL/ENRICHMENT AFTER CARE
Early Departure cut-off time is 2:00 p.m. Students not picked up by 2:00 p.m. will be dismissed by their normal dismissal arrangement.
Teachers begin the school dismissal process at 2:10 p.m. At this time students are in transition for designated dismissal locations (i.e., car riders/cafeteria, bus riders/gymnasium, enrichment after care & clubs/designated areas). Please understand this is a critical time as all teachers and staff members are assisting with these processes. CMIT Elementary will honor special requests outside of the normal dismissal process as quickly as possible as staff members are available and students have been located.

Enrichment After Care begins at 3:00 p.m. Early pick-up between 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. can be accommodated only if teachers/staff members are available to assist with student retrieval from the Enrichment locations.


PARENT/TEACHER COMMUNICATION
The best way to reach any teacher is via their email address. All of the CMIT Elementary staff email addresses are located on the school’s website, www.cmitelementary.org under the SCHOOL STAFF tab. Phone calls will not be forwarded to the classrooms during the instructional periods. The teachers have 24 – 48 hours to return your call/email.

VISITOR/VOLUNTEER/EARLY DEPARTURES
Please bring your license with you when you come to visit our school. We have a Visitor Management System. The system prints personalized visitor badges with name, location, etc. All visitors are required to wear the printed badge and be escorted to their intended destination and throughout the building at all times.

Volunteering is welcomed. Please coordinate directly with the teacher to inquire if volunteering is needed and when.


LOST & FOUND
Lost and Found is located in the cafeteria. Students are permitted to go at any time with permission from their teacher to retrieve lost items. It is growing fast! We do not have the space to accommodate all of the items, so parents please remind your student to frequently check for items lost. The items range from CMIT logo apparel, winter coats, light weight jackets, hoodies, lunch boxes, hats, gloves, etc.


CLASSROOM VISIT/OBSERVATION REQUESTS
Parents, we are delighted that you would like to take time out of your busy schedules to visit our school and we welcome the opportunity. Please submit your request to Mrs. Virgil, via email at evirgil@cmitelementary.org. Please include the following information: your child's name and teacher, the date/time you would like to observe the classroom. Mrs. Virgil will coordinate the visit to ensure your request is honored without scheduling and/or testing conflicts. Mrs. Virgil will contact you with an emailed calendar confirmation.

During your observation here are a few gentle reminders: please allow up to 48 hours notification prior to your planned visit; parents are here to observe only, if you have the need to speak w/ the teacher please schedule a parent/teacher conference directly with the teacher. In addition, during your visit, please have all electronic devices/mobile phones on silent mode to minimize disruption.

Thank you,
Front Office

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Ecola Virgil

This week we celebrated the student of the month for September. Congratulations to these young scholars who showed their best in each grade level.

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CMIT Staff

Bullying, harassment and intimidation have no place in Prince George’s County Public Schools. Whether it happens in the hallways or online, such behavior can create hostile learning environments that interfere with students’ academic performance, and emotional and physical well-being. Harassment is motivated by real or perceived characteristics, such as race/ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, or socioeconomic status. Bullying behavior is threatening, intimidating and occurs repeatedly over time with the intent to cause harm.


What Is Bullying?

Bullying is unwanted behavior that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated over time with the intent to cause harm. Bullying behavior may include: making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and deliberately excluding someone from a group.

How Do I Learn More?

1) Check out our resources at http://www1.pgcps.org/antibullying/

• Bullying FAQs for Parents
• PGCPS Admin. Procedure 5143 – Bullying, Harassment or Intimidation
• Bullying, Harassment or Intimidation Reporting Form
• Formulario de denuncia de agresión, acoso o intimidación
• VIDEO: PGCPS Anti-Bullying Public Service Announcement
• VIDEO: Thomas Johnson MS Anti-Bullying Public Service Announcement


2) Visit the U.S. Department of Education’s anti-bullying website:

• USDE Anti-Bullying Website
https://www.stopbullying.gov/


What Can I Do?

1) Share the message that bullying is wrong and will not be tolerated.

2) Learn more. Check out our resource page http://www1.pgcps.org/antibullying/index.aspx?id=138090

3) Join a national campaign, such as:

• Think B4 You Speak – A national campaign to end the use of homophobic remarks. http://www.glsen.org/

As a reminder we will wear Orange on the 19th to show our support around ending bullying. Orange shirts with our uniform pants and shoes.

Ms. Riley

We will have our third annual Scholastics book fair from November 9th-18th. Please consider signing up to volunteer. If you would like to volunteer for a spot that is taken please email Mrs. Benora McCain at bmccain@cmitelementary.org. Complete the link below to help out with our book fair.
https://volunteer.scholastic.com/#/chairperson/signup/6816

We will be having our Third annual CMIT Elementary STEM fair on January 7, 2017. We need volunteers. Please complete the link below if you are able to volunteer.
https://goo.gl/forms/BZGZihCsG8DOsbcU2

Benora McCain

The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) is excited to kick off our annual Kids Helping Kids Food & Funds Drive. This year's campaign will be held October 3 - October 28, 2016. The goal this year is to collect 500,000 pounds of food for Marylanders. Food and funds collected during the drive will be donated to community food banks for distribution to soup kitchens, pantries, and shelters. There will be boxes in the cafeteria for donations.

Ms. Riley

Parents/Staff, please mark your calendars and plan to attend the governing body for CMIT Academy meeting. There next meeting will be held on October 20 at 7 PM in the Board Room of CLF 6151 Chevy Chase Dr, Laurel, MD 20707.

Ms. Riley

Students should be working on their STEM fair projects. Please have your child pick a topic and get teacher approval before they start their STEM fair projects. No later than Monday October 17th. A question should also be formulated bu the end of this week.

In the link below you will find the information needed for STEM fair projects. The packets were not distributed to students. However, students received an outline of due dates to help guide them in creating their STEM projects. Please review the packet online with your child so that they will have a successful STEM experience.
Link to STEM Packet-
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kXZrB4lL3v-TE9mCMLG2D44gTZylA4jluIVoNmbAuNA/edit?usp=sharing

If your child is in grades 3-5 the should explore the pgcps link below. If they are selected for the county fair they will be subject to following these guidelines as well. Note pages 4 and 5 (the 8th and 9th page of the packet) has several project ideas.
http://www1.pgcps.org/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=218806

Link to possible STEM fair project ideas
http://www.education.com/science-fair/

Benora McCain

Schools are closed for these days in October. Please plan accordingly.
- October 21
- October 28 2 hour early dismissal (Enrichment will run until 6 as normal)
- October 31
- November 8
- November 11
- November 23-25

Ms. Riley

Dear CMIT ES Families,

We are excited to have Lifetouch Photography take portraits of your child on Thursday, October 27, 2016.

Your child’s portrait is something that both of you will cherish for years to come so I encourage you to dress your child in full uniform and remind them to bring their best expression.

If you would like to learn more about the portrait program that Lifetouch is offering, please visit www.schoolportraits.lifetouch.com/students.

We plan to make the Picture Day experience as enjoyable for your child as possible and we look forward to a great Picture Day.

Ms. Powers

Please get ready for our Scholastics book fair from November 9th-18th! All volunteers are welcome. If you are a pgcps employee please let me know by email at bmccain@cmitelementary.org. To volunteer simply complete the link below.

https://volunteer.scholastic.com/#/signup/XxvuXxj1Q

Benora McCain

Student of the Month Spotlight

Our Student Spotlight this week is Warner Brown! Warner has been a fantastic student and a wonderful friend. She loves to dance and is very kind and sweet to her peers. She is the epitome of ROAR - never missing an opportunity to respect others, opt to be scholarly, act responsibly, or react with kindness!

This week in Kindergarten...
We will continue discussing the word "Friendship." How can we be a good friend? How does friendship help us to be a better person? We will also be expanding to talk about bullying on Wednesday's Unity Day - a day where we stand together against bullying — united for kindness, acceptance and inclusion.

English Language Arts
We will be reading the story "Nature Spy." The story will look at nature with a very close eye! We will be discussing setting, working with initial and final /s/, and learning about proper nouns.

Mathematics
We will continue reading, writing, and comparing numbers to 20! Students will have been having a little bit of difficulty with finding 1 and 2 fewer. Be sure to get some extra practice at home! An easy way to incorporate this at home is during dinner prep or at the grocery. For example, "I have eight apples, but I need 2 more (or 2 fewer). How many will that be? Can you do that for me?"

Science
Students will be learning about clouds! We will investigate the different types of clouds and attempt to re-create them using cotton balls and paint.

High Frequency Words
Here are our sight words we have learned so far. Remember to practice reading and writing these words regularly! (When reading at home, if you see these words, have your child point it out!)

I, am, little, to, a, have, is, the

Lastly, just a few dates and reminders:
- Homework is due on THURSDAY this week (remember, no school on Friday!)
- Please read regularly! Remember that just 20 minutes a day can boost your child's reading levels!
- Please remember to send an extra pair of uniform clothes to keep in your child's cubbie at school in the event of accidents or spills.
- Uniform is enforced daily, including uninterrupted black shoes. Please go to http://cmitelementary.org/uniform-policy/ for more information.

The Kindergarten Team

Pumpkin Jack


Reading skills – Pumpkin life cycle, retelling

Phonics – wh and th sounds

Sight words – who, what, where, why, when

Vocabulary Words– mold, sprout, frost, vines, generous, tendrils, flicker, rot

Grammar Skills – Contractions



Math

We are continuing to work on making doubles and near doubles to add numbers. Have fun with the home activity below.

Have an adult tell you this math story and you solve it. “You are playing with 8 toys. Your friend brings 4 toys over to your house. Now how many toys do you have to play with?” Record the story on paper by drawing a picture and/or writing an equation; 8+4=12. Explain how you came up with the answer. Extension: Have an adult make up another addition story and you solve it. Can you solve or represent the story problem another way.


Science
We are continuing to work on Objects in the Sky. We will be focusing on what we can see in the sky? Go outside at night and draw what you see. Talk to your child about what you see in the night sky.






Fun Activities to do at home

Writing Diagraphs. Have an adult say a word that contains a digraph (th, ch, sh, and wh). You write the digraph down on a piece of paper. Example: An adult says “think.” You write down “th”. Continue the activity using words such as chat, shake, white, thank, much, brush, math, and write. Extension: Write the entire word. Note: Make sure the digraph is spelled correctly, but the rest of the word may be “sound spelled.”
Contraction games

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/contractions/primary/fill-it-in-contractions-game/

http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary-games/contractions/pick-the-correct-contraction.html


Retelling
It’s all in the Details. Read your leveled book. Stop periodically to talk about the story. When the story is finished, retell the story, and include key details. What is the message or lesson from this story? Extension: Make connections to the story. Does this story remind you of another story? Does this story remind you of an experience you have had?

Jeanine Hutchins

We are looking forward to another great week in 2nd Grade! This week in math we will be working towards the end of Topic 1 which is fluently adding and subtracting within 20. Our character education this week will focus on anti-bullying. In ReLa we will be reading our new story, Scarcity, while answering the weekly question, "How can we work together to meet people's needs?" We will focus on identifying facts and details and using background knowledge.

Please keep an eye out for upcoming volunteer opportunities that will be shared by your child's teacher.

The Second Grade Team

Dear Parent/Guardian of Third Grade Students:

Third grade students in our school will be taking the Otis Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT 8) on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. The OLSAT is a verbal and non-verbal measure of abstract thinking and reasoning ability.

This test is given each year to third grade students in order to assist schools in making placement decisions for the Talented and Gifted (TAG) Program. Results of this test are only one factor used to identify students for the TAG Program. Other factors include student achievement, teacher ratings in academics, creativity, task commitment, and other data relevant to individual students.

Please avoid appointments that may take your child out of school during this time period. Also, it will help your child perform best if he or she comes to school with a positive attitude, a good night’s rest and a healthy breakfast.

Results will be available in January 2017.

Sincerely,

Attachment(s)

Adam Akpinar
Program Coordinator

Greetings,

We will continue to review skills from the previous week with a focus on writing and multiplication. Parents, please make sure your child has chosen a STEM topic for their project. Also, Social Studies projects are due Thursday, October 20. This week, students will take the Math Inventory and OLSAT assessment. Please make sure they get plenty of rest.

Tenika Fryson

Students are almost near the end of Fourth Quarter. All work must be completed this week. In math and science students will have end of the unit assessments. Permission slips for our African American Museum trip will be due no later than Monday October 24th. Moon phases logs, homework packets, and STEM fair topics are all due by Monday October 17, 2016. Reading homework continues to be issued on Monday and is due Friday. If your child is in need of any extra help please let me know. On Monday and Friday your child maybe able to participate in a small free math help hosted by me from 3:00-4:00. At least, until Saturday Academy starts. Have a very productive week!

Benora McCain

It was an absolute pleasure having dads in our classroom for CMIT-ES’ “Donuts with Dads” event. Dads were asked to come prepared to discuss how they use Math and/or Science in their careers. It was incredible as (Mr. Caldwell, Mr. Crooks, Mr. Green, Mr. Patrick, Mr. Roane, and Mr. Sam-Bomah) modeled how Geometrical Angles; Physics; Arithmetic; Estimations, and Chemistry can be found in unexpected careers. Careers such as Basketball Coaching, Contract Management, Water-Plant Technician, Pharmaceutical Representative, Purchasing, and Inventory Management are some mentions. These dads infused their military and college backgrounds into the discussions as well.

It was truly an awesome experience for the students; thus, moving forward, 5th Grade will seek other opportunities to get dads back into the classroom.

Mrs. Watkis also SALUTES the dads who came into her room (Mr. Boyd, Mr. Pannell, Mr. Theodros, and Mr. Wigfall!)

About the Pictures: The first are dads who visited Ms. Cooper's room. The second shows the students holding a geometrical angle as they pretended to shoot a ball. Coach Caldwell led the process.

Scholars|Parents, Please continue to utilize our grade level website for news, the weekly pacing guide, and useful resources: http://grade5.cmitelementary.org

Ms. Cooper

Did you Know?
October is also ADHD Awareness Month!

Did you Know?
ADHD causes problems at school, work, home, and with tasks of daily life...

Did you Know?
11% of American children (ages 4-17) have been diagnosed with ADHD, according to the CDC, and 60% of them will continue to have symptoms into adulthood

I will let you do the math...Can you figure out how many of our Tigers are facing challenges associated with ADHD?
Ill give you a hint: it is not just those tigers formally diagnosed, but think about the scholars partnered with him/her on a project, the brother or sister of the tiger, the best friend of the tiger, and the teacher exhausting his/her resources to ensure differentiation so as each tiger is learning...

Yep! Our whole community is effected by ADHD, and yet not everyone knows and understands it. So what can we do?
Dedicate ourselves this month to educate, to try to understand, to practice patience, to offer support and to embrace all the incredible details that make our learners unique and our community so wonderfully dynamic!

Here are some articles/websites I love, and there is more on my blog!
(http://guidance.cmitelementary.org/)
Check it often, comment, question, and collaborate! The whole Tigers' Den will benefit when you do :)

Understanding ADHD:
http://www.thedistractedmom.com/home/adult-adhd/

Things That Parents of ADHD Children Wished Every Teacher Knew
http://www.caddac.ca/cms/page.php?46

Letter to my Child's Teacher
http://www.thedistractedmom.com/letter-to-adhd-childs-teacher/

Fondly,
Your School Counselor

7 CRITICAL READING STRATEGIES

1. Previewing: Learning about a text before really reading it.

Previewing enables readers to get a sense of what the text is about and how it is organized before reading it closely. This simple strategy includes seeing what you can learn from the headnotes or other introductory material, skimming to get an overview of the content and organization, and identifying the rhetorical situation.

2. Contextualizing: Placing a text in its historical, biographical, and cultural contexts.

When you read a text, you read it through the lens of your own experience. Your understanding of the words on the page and their significance is informed by what you have come to know and value from living in a particular time and place. But the texts you read were all written in the past, sometimes in a radically different time and place. To read critically, you need to contextualize, to recognize the differences between your contemporary values and attitudes and those represented in the text.

3. Questioning to understand and remember: Asking questions about the content.

As students, you are accustomed (I hope) to teachers asking you questions about your reading. These questions are designed to help you understand a reading and respond to it more fully, and often this technique works. When you need to understand and use new information though it is most beneficial if you write the questions, as you read the text for the first time. With this strategy, you can write questions any time, but in difficult academic readings, you will understand the material better and remember it longer if you write a question for every paragraph or brief section. Each question should focus on a main idea, not on illustrations or details, and each should be expressed in your own words, not just copied from parts of the paragraph.

4. Reflecting on challenges to your beliefs and values: Examining your personal responses.

The reading that you do for this class might challenge your attitudes, your unconsciously held beliefs, or your positions on current issues. As you read a text for the first time, mark an X in the margin at each point where you feel a personal challenge to your attitudes, beliefs, or status. Make a brief note in the margin about what you feel or about what in the text created the challenge. Now look again at the places you marked in the text where you felt personally challenged. What patterns do you see?

5. Outlining and summarizing: Identifying the main ideas and restating them in your own words.

Outlining and summarizing are especially helpful strategies for understanding the content and structure of a reading selection. Whereas outlining reveals the basic structure of the text, summarizing synopsizes a selection's main argument in brief. Outlining may be part of the annotating process, or it may be done separately (as it is in this class). The key to both outlining and summarizing is being able to distinguish between the main ideas and the supporting ideas and examples. The main ideas form the backbone, the strand that holds the various parts and pieces of the text together. Outlining the main ideas helps you to discover this structure. When you make an outline, don't use the text's exact words.

Summarizing begins with outlining, but instead of merely listing the main ideas, a summary recomposes them to form a new text. Whereas outlining depends on a close analysis of each paragraph, summarizing also requires creative synthesis. Putting ideas together again -- in your own words and in a condensed form -- shows how reading critically can lead to deeper understanding of any text.
6. Evaluating an argument: Testing the logic of a text as well as its credibility and emotional impact.

All writers make assertions that they want you to accept as true. As a critical reader, you should not accept anything on face value but to recognize every assertion as an argument that must be carefully evaluated. An argument has two essential parts: a claim and support. The claim asserts a conclusion -- an idea, an opinion, a judgment, or a point of view -- that the writer wants you to accept. The support includes reasons (shared beliefs, assumptions, and values) and evidence (facts, examples, statistics, and authorities) that give readers the basis for accepting the conclusion. When you assess an argument, you are concerned with the process of reasoning as well as its truthfulness (these are not the same thing). At the most basic level, in order for an argument to be acceptable, the support must be appropriate to the claim and the statements must be consistent with one another.

7. Comparing and contrasting related readings: Exploring likenesses and differences between texts to understand them better.

Many of the authors we read are concerned with the same issues or questions, but approach how to discuss them in different ways. Fitting a text into an ongoing dialectic helps increase understanding of why an author approached a particular issue or question in the way he or she did.

Mrs. Bello

Greetings CMIT Parents,

K-2nd Grade parents should have received the final performance videos of our 3-week music project via class dojo. Your children worked so hard memorizing lyrics, rhythms, and the Orff accompaniment. Please encourage their great efforts.

4th and 5th grade parents please remember to remind your children to bring their recorders to school. We have begun our new recorder book. Children who are unprepared will lose one point each class.

Rafealito Ross

We kicked off our Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser last week. The students are very excited! Students received a form with instructions on how to collect donations. You can also sign up online at www.heart.org/jump. Our school goal is $2000, and we have raised $515 as of October 13, 2016. All donations are due by November 18, 2016. Please contact me if you have questions. Thank you.

Mr. Hatcher
Physical Education Teacher

CMIT Elementary school will participate FLL (First Lego League) robotics

competition with 5 th grade students this year. Our team will focus, test,

programming an autonomous robot using with Lego Mindstorms. Students

focus on the origins, applications, and latest trends in robotics and learn

how robots are built and controlled. They then move to exciting group

challenges where they try to make a robot successfully complete a task.

Sincerely,

Lego Teacher

Mr. INCI

All American Wear has made progress stocking the store. Currently available items include jackets, fleeces, dress shirts and most sizes in both long sleeve and short sleeve polo shirts in Royal Blue. The store currently doesn't have any of the burgundy shirts in stock. Back orders are being filled but there are still many parents with back ordered items that have not be contacted to pick up these orders. If you have back ordered items at the store, please feel free to stop by and pick up your items. Parents will be given the option to replace previously ordered burgundy shirts with the in stock Royal Blue shirts. Partial orders can be picked up if you choose to wait for the back ordered burgundy shirts. Parents also have the option to exchange short sleeve shirts with long sleeve shirts if they desire. All American Wear has also extended the coupon through 12/31/2016. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hy5WL0_CkbsQekym7liDd74YZa7r6P_BchJ4wPMrIPo/edit?usp=sharing

The PTO has received many complaints from parents dissatisfied with All American Wear. Your voices have been heard and we have been looking into other options for the upcoming school year. We welcome any additional suggestions.

In the mean time, we have found two additional options for uniforms, Risse Brothers and Flynn & O'Hara. Both companies have agreed to stock the long sleeve and short sleeve polo shirts in both colors with our school logo without a contract for the remainder of the school year. Website and in store shopping should be available within the next week.

Risse Brother and Flynn & O'Hara offer the following:
- Personalized web option for online ordering (starting late next week)
- Store fronts for in person shopping (starting late next week)
- Refunds and exchanges for unused items
- Guaranteed items including no pilling, fading or seam tears for at least one school year
- In-store embroidery and screen printing allowing for items to be embroidered/screen printed as you shop

The PTO welcomes parents to stop by these stores and provide feedback to the PTO at CMITESPTO@gmail.com. At the February PTO meeting, we will review all of the submitted information, including any additional uniform store recommendations, and vote on the uniform provider for the upcoming school year.

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PTO

Transportation: Student Drop Off /Pick Up and Early Departure
Note: The parents/guardians are responsible for the daily transportation of their child(ren). CMIT-Elementary does not provide transportation during student arrival or student dismissal. Please update the authorized person(s),including the bus company or the childcare business, that will pick up your child(ren)by submitting an email or written notice to , Crystal.Dubon@pgcps.org and the Principal’s Secretary, Stefanie.Powers@pgcps.org.

Q: What is the earliest that I may drop off my child?
A: 7:30 a.m.

Q: Where should we drop off students in the morning?
A: All car riders should be driven to the rear of the building and dropped off at the cafeteria entrance. Parents must remain in the car in order to keep the process constant and mobile. Carpoolers that include 3 or more students may be dropped off at the main office entrance along with the bus riders.

Q: What is the earliest time that I may pick up my student?
A: Student dismissal begins around 2:30 p.m.

Q: What is the latest time that I may pick up my student?
A: Student dismissal ends at 2:55 p.m. Otherwise, students will be sent to Enrichment and charged Enrichment late fees.

Q: Where should we pick up students in the afternoon?
A: All car riders should be picked up in the rear of the building at the cafeteria entrance. Parents must remain in the car in order to keep the process mobile. Please notice the flow of traffic and refrain from stopping in the middle of the pathway. If you need to buckle in your students we ask that you do not block the flow of pick up so that we can dismiss all students in a timely manner.

Q: What is the latest time that I may pick up my student for early departure?
A: Student dismissal ends at 2:55 p.m. Otherwise, students will be sent to Enrichment and CHARGED ENRICHMENT DROP IN FEES (PAYABLE UPON PICK UP).

Q: Where should we pick up students in the afternoon?
A: All car riders should be picked up in the rear of the building at the cafeteria entrance. Parents must remain in the car in order to keep the process mobile. Please notice the flow of traffic and refrain from stopping in the middle of the pathway. If you need to buckle in your students we ask that you do not block the flow of pick up so that we can dismiss all students in a timely manner.

Q: What is the latest time that I may pick up my student for early departure?
A: Students should be picked up from the Main Office no later than 2:10 p.m. To expedite the process, please send an email to the classroom teacher, the receptionist, Mrs. Virgil, EVirgil@cmitelementary.org and the School Secretary, Crystal.Dubon@pgcps.org and the Principal’s Secretary Stefanie.Powers@pgcps.org or submit a handwritten note in order to expedite the process.

Q: What is the process for walkers?
A: CMIT-Elementary does not recognize walkers since there are no residences within walking distance. Please call the Main Office at 240.573.7240 if you have unique circumstances relevant to the pick up of your child. Please consider that CMIT-Elementary does have a student body of 500 and we are unable to accommodate 500 different unique circumstances.

Uniform Policy
Q: How do I order uniforms?
A: All uniform shirts and tops are handled by the All American Wear. Please call 301-459-5000. All khaki or navy uniform bottoms may be purchased here or at any retail store that sells uniform pants, shorts (except cargo pants), skorts, etc. Full dresses are not allowed for females. The CMIT-ES logo must show during the school day.

Q: When will the uniform policy be enforced?
A: The uniform policy will begin during the first week of school. Please ensure that students are wearing a burgundy or royal blue polo until official uniform tops are received prior to September 19, 2016.

Q: When does the student wear the Physical Education uniform?
A: Please confirm the day of the week that the students enrolled in Physical Education class. Then, students report to school and wear the gym uniform all day. Parents may wish to send the students with wipes for sanitary purposes.

Q: Must the uniform shoe have all black?
A: Yes, the shoe worn with the uniform must be ALL BLACK. Any tennis shoes can be worn for PE and PE only.

Visitations and Volunteers
Q: How does a parent make an appointment to visit a class?
A: Please email EVirgil@cmitelementary.org to request an appointment. Please allow up to 48 hours for a response to the email. All classroom observations will be limited to 15 minutes.

Q: How does a parent volunteer for classroom assistance, chaperone of field trips, etc?
A: Please email the classroom teacher to express an interest in volunteering. The classroom teacher will contact the parent to establish a date, time, and the nature of the task(s). however, we ask that parents participate in a brief orientation sponsored by the PTO prior to volunteering. Please contact the PTO at cmitespto@gmail.com for assistance.

Parent’s Corner

Parent Teacher Conferences
Q: How is a Parent Teacher Conference scheduled?
A: Please email the classroom teacher to request a conference date. The parent will have no more than 30 minutes to meet with the teacher. The conference date scheduled by PGCPS is November 11, 2016. Any other conference requests must be scheduled with the teacher.

Parent Teacher Organization
Q: When will the Parent Teacher Organization Meet?
A: The PTO is scheduled to meet on Tuesdays from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. except when a holiday, school closing and/or early dismissal has been scheduled. The following dates have been designated for PTO meetings: September 13, 2016; October 4, 2016; December 6, 2016; February 7, 2017; ; April 4, 2017; and June 6, 2017.
Student Academic Performance

Q: How do I know if my student is missing assignments and/or homework? How do I follow up on my student’s progress in the class?
A: Please check the School Max website first. If there are further questions, email the teacher for information on your child’s academic progress or call 240.573.7240 to leave the teacher a voicemail message.

Q: To whom do I express my concerns about academics?
A: Please contact the teacher first. If the teacher fails to respond, then contact the Program Coordinator, ProgramCoordinator@cmitelementary.org. The next line of communication is the administration.

Home Visits
Q: When will the home visits begin?
A: Parents should submit a request to the teacher. A teacher and/or staff member will contact the parent to schedule a date and time that is convenient for the parent and the CMIT Staff.

Student Breakfast/Lunch

Breakfast/Lunch
Q: What time does breakfast begin?
A: Breakfast is served from 7:35 a.m. to 7:50 a.m. in the cafeteria. Students arriving at 7:50 a.m. or later should have breakfast prior to being dropped off.

Q: How much are the breakfast/lunch?
A:

ELEMENTARY (Kindergarten - 5)
	Daily	Weekly	Monthly
Reduced Price Breakfast	$0.30	$1.50	$6.00
Full Price Breakfast	$1.60	$8.00	$32.00
Reduced Price Lunch	$0.40	$2.00	$8.00
Full Price Lunch	$2.75	$13.75	$55.00

Q: How do I pay for the breakfast/lunch?
A:

METHODS OF PAYMENT
Cash	Send Cash payment to the school cafeteria so your child’s account can be updated.
Online Payments using a debit or credit card	Visit www.MySchoolBucks.com to set up, review, and add money to your child’s account. The account balance follows the student as long as they are enrolled in a Prince George’s County Public School.

Q: Where can I find the menu for the breakfast/lunch?
A: Please click on the link for the School Menu.