Congratulations to Madison Deshazo and Joshua Burroughs for winning our How to Be a Leader Essay Contest. In return, they both received complementary Urban Warfare tickets for their families, Mr. Grim shirts, 8x10's, stickers, pins, and autographed posters for this weekends show.

CMIT Staff

Schools are closed Monday, March 27th, for Teacher Grading Day. Enjoy the long weekend and come back rested for the start of the 4th Quarter!

Ms. Riley
Acting Principal

Students should bring in their $10 club fee as soon as possible. It is time to get all of our supplies. Students should bring in a personal snack on club days. We have our first amusement park ride completed. We had an amazing time. We will continue work in groups completing all activities for our competition on April 26, 2017. Parents are welcome to meet us at the event. Competition details will be sent on Class dojo.

Benora McCain

Our Spring Fundraiser with Mid-Atlantic Fundraiser kicked off Feb. 28, 2017 during lunch times. Students may sell gifts, kitchen items, flowers, seeds, popcorn and more! Students will had two weeks to sale their items. All orders were due March 14, 2017. Orders will be back Thursday March 30, 2017. Our top sellers from our last fundraiser will go on their limo ride to Chuck E. Cheese April 7th! Thank you for your support! Please send pick up your orderbetween the hours of 3:00pm-6:00pm! Thank you!

Benora McCain

Our mobile rewards store is now open. This rewards system offers students a chance to cash in roar bucks earned for good behavior. 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 book fair and Wegman's Lanham. 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 31st. Please see our donation link below!

https://www.donorschoose.org/project/hear-us-roar/2460892/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=project_submitted&rf=email-system-2017-02-project_submitted-teacher_2870376&utm_swu=2457&challengeid=20573570

Benora McCain

Coach/Former CMIT Staff Member Herman Hodges III and CMIT Scholar Cole Williams will be playing for the ICB Northern Area Championship on Saturday, March 25 at the Ritchie Coliseum of the University of Maryland, College Park! Cole plays for the Deerfield Run Community Center on the 7-8 team, finishing the season 7-!!

Good luck to Cole and Mr. Hodges, and congratulations on a great season!

Here is a teeny tiny sneak peek at our yearbook cover for the 2016-2017 school year (there is even an extra surprise that you will see when they print!). It is the most amazing cover we have ever had! It was created by our very own Morgan Virgil in 4th grade. Envelopes were sent home but online orders are greatly appreciated!
Please order online at
YBPAY.LIFETOUCH.COM
Yearbook ID Code: 12368417

Also, your pictures are in the yearbook if you submitted pictures via the community library. The community library will remain open and I will include as many pictures as possible! (Awards assembly, field trips, dress up days, and more are great to share!)

Here is the information on how to share your school related photos to be considered for the yearbook. Please be sure to include names and details about the event in the description.

Encourage your scholar to come up with a catchy caption!

Website: community.lifetouch.com
Community Image Upload Site Access Code: KQGAZC

Megan Breckenridge

CultureFEST will be held at CMIT Academy South, 9822 Fallard Ct Upper Marlboro, MD 20772, on Saturday, April 1, 2017 from 12:00-4:00 p.m. This is a wonderful, annual activity where all the Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation schools come together and celebrate our diversity!

We are still looking for parent hosted food booths! I know there are some AMAZING foods from the cultures of our school, and I encourage you to please share at this event! (My stomach and others will thank you. ;D)

If you are interested in hosting a food or cultural booth or would like more information on how you can participate and support, please contact PTO at cmitespto@gmail.com or Ms. Santiago at jlsantiago@cmitelementary.org.

-Ms. Santiago

CultureFEST will be held at CMIT Academy South, 9822 Fallard Ct Upper Marlboro, MD 20772, on Saturday, April 1, 2017 from 12:00-4:00 p.m. This is a wonderful, annual activity where all the Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation schools come together and celebrate our diversity!

Activities include Parent Sponsored Food and Cultural booths, vendors, student culture booths, and performances from all CLF sponsored schools as well as professionals!

The cost for pre-sale tickets is only $2, and will be on sale soon! (Tickets will be $3 if purchased at the door.)

Mark your calendars and come support all the students in our CMIT community!

If you are interested in hosting a food or cultural booth or would like more information on how you can participate and support, please contact PTO at cmitespto@gmail.com or Ms. Santiago at jlsantiago@cmitelementary.org.

-Ms. Santiago

Field Trip on May 25!
Field Trip forms were sent home last week for our Spring Field Trip to Seussical at the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis. Please complete the permission slip and send in $25 ASAP! (This was due on FRIDAY, MARCH 24!) Please e-mail Ms. Riley if you are experiencing financial difficulty and cannot submit payment.

This week in Kindergarten...
English Language Arts
We will read the story "Abuela." It is a story about a granddaughter taking an adventure through the city with her grandmother. It also includes some Spanish words, so be on the look out for las parablas de espanol con tu estudiantes! We will be working on story elements, focusing on character. We will also be reading with words having the medial /e/.

Mathematics
We are learning about measurement! Students are learning about length, weight, and capacity. They will be identifying what materials can be used to measure and which attributes an object can be measured by. (For example, a pencil cannot be measured by capacity!) All our measurement activities are non-standard forms of measurement and comparing, so don't worry about a ruler! :) After measurement we will be transitioning to "Step Up to First Grade" - a three week overview of basic first grade skills and Kindergarten review. At the close of this unit, we will be conducting diagnostic tests to identify any areas of weakness before moving into a bit of time and money!

Science
Over the next few weeks, students will be learning about various life cycles. This week, we will be learning about the Frog Life Cycle.
After this week, we will be beginning the plant life cycle and transitioning into our Spring Break project. For this project, we will be needing grass seeds, potting mix/soil, and clear 5oz plastic cups (the short and wide ones). If you are able to donate any of these items, please contact your scholar's teacher! (Much thanks in advance!)

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, here, go, from

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! Reading logs are due at the end of the month and will be given a zero if blank or missing from your child's folder.
- With the weather fluctuating, 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

Tops and Bottoms
Reading skills – Infer, nonfiction writing, and opinion
Spelling – r- controlled vowels such as fork and start
Sight words – put, end, another, well, large
Grammar Skills – Adjectives that compare

Math
First grade will continue to work on chapter 9 this week. We will be comparing numbers that are 1 less, 1 more, 10 less, and 10 more. Also, we will be making numbers on a 100 chart.

Social Studies
We are continuing to work on Chapter 3. Our focus will be natural resources, weather, how weather affects our choices, and how we care for our earth.

Science
First grade will be working on Life Science. We will focus on comparing our human families to animal families.


1st grade team

Cortney Rhodes

Well parents,
This week begins the start of the 4th quarter. We will begin to prepare for the PARCC and the fourth grade. We will review skills taught during the entire year.

WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE CLASSROOM?
This week in Science students will use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing.

In math this week students will use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi- digit arithmetic.

Reading/Writing students will ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Spelling- /OO/ and /U/ words and Capital Letters

Social Studies the students will explain that people must make choices because resources are limited relative to unlimited wants for goods and services, identify and apply the steps in the decision-making process, identify the opportunity cost of a choice or decision.

We finished our human life projects, the students did an awesome job. Thank you for your support.

The Third Grade Team

Please review the website for updates. http://grade4.cmitelementary.org
Students should be taking the online practice PARCC assessment for fourth grade math and reading. Tenmarks is still due every Saturday. Students who have iready may substitute two Tenmarks assignments for Iready lessons. Upcoming assignments include a student inventions and business plans. Students should use ixl for math practice. Congratulations to all our students who participated in Lego night! Our hope is to attend a Colours production on April 3rd at North Western High School. Fourth quarter will be very intense! To be successful students should arrive to school on time, complete all assignments on time, and follow the instructions of all teachers.

Benora McCain

Spring is here and so is 4th-quarter. Subsequently, students will be conducting more hands-on activities. Thus, in connection with our Science lesson on "How Plants Grow & Reproduce" 5th graders will be out in CMIT-ES' garden. The dates for the garden project will be posted soon; however, students could start bringing in their garden tools and gloves with their names on them. Parents, donations (soil, seeds, etc.) will be much appreciated!

Ms. Cooper

Hello,

We had an excellent Lego night yesterday. There was huge participation this year. I would like to thank all of the students and parents who participated in the event. Students received their awards our CLF Board President Mr. Lancaster and CLF's Ceo Mr. Karaman.

Mr. INCI
Lego Teacher

We are starting our final lessons in the art room. We are running low on many supplies. Our highest needed items are cardstock, the paper on our wishlist, dry erase markers, and the green plastic paint brushes on the wishlist. Please consider taking a look over our list and/or share it with friends and family. Everything will go directly to the students and will be used this year. I would LOVE to have the opportunity to do a project with clay.

CMIT Elementary Art Wish List
Link: http://a.co/iyVYNrR

Megan Breckenridge

April 1st -- Multicultural Festival This is a fun event sponsored by CLF. It is an opportunity for us to celebrate our diversity. Please click http://www.clfadvancedstudies.org/culturefest to volunteer or sign up to perform. Click the flyer below for more details.



April 4th-- PTO Meeting 6PM in the CMIT Elementary Cafeteria. Refreshments will be provided. There will be a call in option for all meeting except the September meeting. Please refer to our website for updates on call in options and childcare during future meetings.


April 27th – Administrative Appreciation "No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you." -- Joseph Addison Time to show our admin staff just how much they mean to us...Administrative Appreciation Day and Teacher Appreciation Week are right around the corner! Planning is underway please email cmitespto@gmail.com to be a part of this special week.

May 1st-5th -- Teachers Appreciation Week "A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others. ~Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, translated from Turkish" Planning is underway!! If you would like to participate, volunteer or donate for this fun filled week please email cmitespto@gmail.com

May 9th -- Chic-fil-a Spirit Night Chic-fil-a is a proud supporter of CMIT Elementary. They donate food for several events and donate gift cards for our honor roll student and STEM fair participants. Please stop by on May 9th order your favorite and mention CMIT at checkout. They will donate a portion of the bill to the school.


May 15th – 8:00AM – Muffins with Mom in Celebration of Mother’s Day – RSVP Required.We are looking for volunteer and donations for this event. If you are interested please email cmitespto@gmail.com. Sign-Ups to follow soon...


June 6th PTO Elections Are you considering becoming a more active part of CMIT Elementary's PTO? Elections for board members will be held on June 6th. The position for Corresponding Secretary will be open to all who wish to run. If you are interested please email cmitespto@gmail.com

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.