CultureFEST (04/01/2017 12-4pm @ CMIT South Campus)
Please remember that our CLF culture fest is getting close. It will be held at CMIT South on April 1st (SATURDAY: 12pm-4pm FESTIVAL; 1-3pm performances).

Look for more information to come.

Ms. Riley
Acting Principal

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Ms. Riley
Acting Principal

Here at CMIT Elementary we had the opportunity to have every grade level perform for Black history month. We couldnt be more proud and honored to hear and see what our students learned and felt about the history that we have connected too. Here are just a few items to review for this month.

Ms. Riley
Acting Principal

Please be reminded that we are not to park in our neighbors lot during the drop off and pick up process.

They have informed us that they will be eliciting the support of PG county police department to enforce their parking policies.

Thank you in advance for all role modeling best practices for our scholars.

Ms. Riley
Acting Principal

Dear Parent/Guardian:

Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) will be administering the Math Inventory (MI) in grade 2-5 between March 6th and 10th, 2017.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,

CMIT Elementary

Our mobile rewards store is now open. This rewards system offers students a chance to cash in roar bucks earned for good behavior. A special shout out to third grade who cashed in the most roar bucks. Parents please send in donations of small toys for this cart. We need stickers, bouncy balls, pencils, pencil grips, etc. Thank you for you support. All items purchased for the cart thus far were earned from scholastic points from the last bookfair. Your children were very excited to shop. The roar cart will be opened every other Friday. The Roar cart will visit the school on March 3rd.

Benora McCain

Our Spring Fundraiser with Mid-Atlantic Fundraiser will kick-off Feb. 28, 2017 during lunch times. Students will sell gifts, kitchen items, flowers, seeds, popcorn and more! Students will have two weeks to sale their items. All orders are due March 14, 2017. Orders will be back before Spring break. Our top sellers from our last fundraiser will go on their limo ride to Chuck E. Cheese March 3rd. Thank you for your support!

Benora McCain

3RD ANNUAL CMIT ELEMENTARY LEGO NIGHT
CMIT Elementary School is providing an opportunity for students to show off their creativity and Engineering abilities with a Lego Challenge. All submissions will be showcased at our third annual LEGO NIGHT, held on Friday March 24, 2017 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. See the chart below to find your child’ grade level challenge requirement. Note: Projects must be constructed at home and may not be a prepackaged Lego kit. The key to this challenge is CREATIVITY.
Grade Level Topic
Kindergarten Animal: Build your favorite animal.
1st Grade Car: Build a cool car.
2nd Grade Transportation: Build any type of vehicle.
3rd Grade Robot: Build your favorite robot.
4th Grade Symbol of Maryland: Create a Lego structure That symbolizes our state.
5th Grade Architecture: Design a Lego structure representing A particular style of architecture. You may want to research different cultures or time periods to aid in your design.
All entries must: Arrive at CMIT Elementary School no later than, March 15th,2017. Be delivered in a shoebox (The student’s name and grade should be clearly written on the box). Feature a base for the structure no larger than 6” by 12” Please remember to follow the Lego piece requirement for each category. All projects will be on display at the 3rd ANNUAL LEGO NIGHT on Friday, March 24, 2017. If your child is interested in participating in the 3RD ANNUAL LEGO NIGHT. Please fill out the bottom portion of this Letter and return to Mr. INCI latest by: Wednesday, March 15th,2017. Participating students will receive extra credits for Lego class and students will be given certificate of participation.

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Mr inci
Lego Teacher

The PTO is excited to announce the St. Patty's Day After School Dance Party from 3-5PM on March 17th. The PTO is requesting donated bottles of water, individually bagged chips, bananas, oranges, granola bars and juice boxes. Items can be left at the front desk.

Tickets are $8 on/before March 16th and $10 on March 17th. Flyer with more information is attached.

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PTO

Thank you to Mr. Russell for volunteering and reading to the Kindergarteners this week!

This week in Kindergarten...
English Language Arts
We will read the story "One Little Mouse." It is a story about a skunk who thinks he's a mouse! We will be working on sequence and beginning our work with digraphs. We will be starting with the L-blends. (bl, pl, cl, etc.)

Mathematics
We are learning to compose and decompose numbers! Students will be expanding on their basic addition and subtraction to now create sums and writing number sentences to match these sums. We will be continuing this over the next few weeks!

Science
Students will be learning about the water cycle! We will explore the different parts of the cycle and how it effects our environment!

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!) All of the words we will learn this year are available on our grade level website under "Sight Words."

I, am, little, to, a, have, is, the, we, my, like, he, for, me, with, she, see, look, they, you, of, are, that, do, one, two, three, four, five

REMINDERS
- Homework is due on FRIDAY each week. Remember to look for their new homework packet on Fridays. Homework that is not submitted by the due date will be given a ZERO.
- Please read regularly! Remember that just 20 minutes a day can boost your child's reading levels!
- As the weather gets colder, remember that we still go outside for recess when the weather is above 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Please ensure that your child is dressed appropriately!
- If you would like to chaperone any future field trips, you must have a fingerprint background check. This can be obtained from the Fingerprint office at the county building 14201 School Lane, Upper Marlboro, MD Monday-Friday from 8:00am-3:45pm. For more information or to contact the fingerprinting office, please look at the fingerprint office website: http://www1.pgcps.org/fingerprinting/
- 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
www.kindergarten.cmitelementary.org

Abraham Lincoln’s Hat
Reading skills – author’s purpose, connection and opinion
Spelling – ee as in feet
Sight words – Line, right, means, old, same
Grammar Skills – Verb Tense

Math
First grade will be working on chapter 14 this week. Chapter 14 is working 3D shapes. Students must be able to define each shape.

Social Studies
We are working on Chapter 3, Land and Water. How humans effect the environment. Describe different land and water features.

Science
First grade will be starting to work on life science.

Donations
We are in need of play dough or modeling clay. If you are able to donate any play dough or modeling please bring it to school this week. Thank you

CMIT LEGO Night
Students will build a cool car out of 50 legos and bring it in on March 15, 2017.

Create a Dinosaur Project Due March 3, 2017

1st Grade Team

Second graders learned a lot while visiting the National Aquarium in Baltimore for our field trip on Februrary 21st. We learned about sea creatures, habitats, the importance of water, and also ways to protect our natural environments so that future generations may enjoy Earth's beauty and biodiversity.

Thank you to all chaperones, and we hope parents can volunteer next time as well. We look forward to our next field trip at the end of April. We'll be back in Baltimore, but exploring the Maryland Science Center instead!

2nd Grade Team

Second graders learned a lot while visiting the National Aquarium in Baltimore for our field trip on Februrary 21st. We learned about sea creatures, habitats, the importance of water, and also ways to protect our natural environments so that future generations may enjoy Earth's beauty and biodiversity.

Thank you to all chaperones, and we hope parents can volunteer next time as well. We look forward to our next field trip at the end of April. We'll be back in Baltimore, but exploring the Maryland Science Center instead!

2nd Grade Team

We hope everyone is enjoying this BEAUTIFUL weather as much as we are! We would like to congratulate the 4th graders on working very hard on the county Literacy Writing Task focusing on Abraham Lincoln! All students worked very hard on this multiple-step assignment!

Students will be receiving a Women's History Month Project next week that will be due in March. Please look for this assignment to come home next week! We will also post details on Class Dojo.

PARCC testing is right around the corner. Please help prepare your students for the assessment by visiting the PARCC practice test website (see link below). These practice tests will serve as Math homework for next week.

https://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/

Congratulations 5th grade for the remarkable performances during our Black History Month celebration finale. The pictures show students reciting the poem “African Child” which was arranged by Mrs. Watkis. The poem was accompanied by an African dance that was choreographed and led by Ms. Cooper.

Ms. Dailyn Wray moved the audience with her rendition of the poem “In the Morning.” Some 5th graders also took part in the chorus “Go Down Moses” that was arranged and led by Mr. Ross.

Reminder:
1. Saturday Academy meets from 9a.m.-11:55 a.m. (Math & Reading – Invites Only)
2. Tentative Dates for upcoming State Assessments
-Math Inventory (MI: March 8-9)
-Maryland Integrated Science Assessment (MISA: March 13-17)
-PARCC (April) – Students can begin practicing using the Computer Base Units for 5th Grade at: https://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/math/

PGCPS’ Live Math Homework Helpline: http://www1.pgcps.org/countonus/

Scholars|Parents: Please visit our grade level website for next week’s pacing guide. http://grade5.cmitelementary.org

Ms. Cooper

Some of our scholars will be exhibited at this art show.

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At the February 7th PTO Meeting the PTO voted to move forward with Risse Brothers and All American Wear for next school year's uniform needs. Flynn O'Hara will continue to carry CMIT logo polo shirts, sweaters and fleeces through June. All American Wear has provided the attached coupon good through the end of February.

Flynn O'Hara has provided the following link for CMIT shopping: www.flynnohara.com/school/md170
Flynn O'Hara is located at 8807 Annapolis Rd, Lanham, MD 20706


Parents can order from Risse Brothers on www.RisseBrothers.com.
Risse Brothers 9700 Martin Luther King Jr Hwy B, Lanham, MD 20706

All American Wear 5001-B Forbes Blvd Lanham MD 20706

PTO

March 2nd from 3-8PM at the Contee Road/Rte. 1 location. Don't forget to mention CMIT!

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: 7:35 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.