CMIT Elementary would like to thank CLF and all of the families who contributed to the Culture fest. All of the students from all 4 schools did an outstanding job.

The CMIT Elementary tigers showed up and showed out. Even Ms. Riley partook in some of the face painting fun.

Please enjoy some of the pictures.

CMIT Staff

Attention CMIT-ES Parents and Guardians,

I am happy to announce that this year we will be having our first ever PARCC Spirit Week! We are looking for your support to donate treats for the students to enjoy throughout testing. If you are able, please sign-up to donate https://goo.gl/forms/QKm2IMKPfPtV6zkB3 or just drop by with them! You can start to drop off donations ASAP if they are non perishable (Parcc is MAY 1, 2017). The deadline to drop off the snacks/drinks is Friday April 28, 2017 and fruit each morning by 8:00 am from May 1-May 12.

We are look for health snacks. Examples are 100 calories snacks, fruit, small water bottles, mints, granola bars, etc.

Thank you for your help and support.

Ms. Riley
Acting Principal

Jump For Youth brought two Fun and Fitness events to CMIT ELEMENTARY. Their professional instructors held BASKETBALL and CHEERLEADING clinics. At the basketball clinic they taught the students, skills and fundamentals, and had them apply them in a controlled game setting. At the cheer clinic students Learned skills, fundamentals and routines. These clinics are always a wonderful experience for the kids involved, filled with so much fun, it certainly didn't feel like ‘working out’.

Please check them out at www.JumpForYouthCamps.com.

We look forward to working with them again.

Ms. Riley
Acting Principal

CMIT Elementary scholars will take following assessments in near future.

May 1st - 12th: PARCC Assessment for 3rd - 5th
May 8th - 12th: i-Ready Assessment K-5
May 15th - 26th: MAP Spring Assessment

Adam A. Akpinar
Program Coordinator

Please read the attached letter to parents and frequently asked questions regarding how Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) is working with the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) and an independent laboratory to address and improve water quality throughout the PGCPS school system.

Attachment(s)

Ms. Riley, Acting Principal

This week we honored our February and March STUDENT'S OF THE MONTH with Rita's Italian Ice and a Disney premier short movie "Recess". These star scholars enjoyed their time away from class and"chilled" out with Rita's to watch the short film.

Be sure to congratulate your scholar on his/her accomplishment and a job well done. We sure did!

Thank you to RITA's on 1014 H Street NE Washington DC, for supplying our scholars with this tasty treat.

Ms. Riley,
Acting Principal

KINDERGARTEN
Gabriella-Jolie Alemkia (Ms. Miller)
Morgane Ware (Ms. Santiago)
Enzo Nunez-Guerra (Mrs. Smith)
Edward Mendez (Ms. Valera)

FIRST GRADE
Avery Ware (Ms. Hutchins)
Josephine Davis (Ms. Starks)
Scarlett Deitchman (Ms. Whyte)
Izadora Robinson (Ms. Rhodes)

SECOND GRADE
Redate Theodros (Mr. Trippe)
Taylor Iloh-Gleaton (Ms. Ahmed)
Cadence Bailey (Mr. Brillantes)
Andre Guzman (Mrs. Dougherty)

THIRD GRADE
Tania Terry (Ms. Daniel)
Ali-Ameen Mohammed (Mrs. Fryson)
Raphael Oladunjoye (Ms. Tolbert)
Jaden Johnson (Ms. Nick)

FOURTH GRADE
Ashley Ayitey-Adjin (Mr. Mogilski)
Rhyanna Mbakop (Mrs. McCain)

FIFTH GRADE
Fatimah Mosely (Mrs. Watkis)
Sophia Patrick (Ms. Cooper)

TECHNOLOGY (Mrs. Avsar)
Kendal Smith (Hutchins-1st)

ART (Mrs. Breckenridge)
Zoe Johnson (Starks-1st)

PHYS EDUCATION (Mr. Hatcher)
Tania Terry (Daniel-3rd)

LEGO (Mr. Inci)
Rana Elsayed (Mccain-4th)

ECOLOGY (Mr. Powell)
Emerald Ferguson (Trippe-2nd)

MUSIC (Mr. Ross)
Jason Adjin (Daniel-3rd)

Ms. Riley, Acting Principal

Mark your Calendars. CMIT Elementary staff and parents continue to plan great learning and fun activities for our wonderful students. Please mark your calendars for the following events. Students are reminded to present positive behavior as Roar bucks are required for most of the activities listed below.

More information for each of these events will continued to be shared in the school newsletter as the relevant information becomes available.

April 1st: Culture Fest @ 12:00-4:00 @ CMIT South
April 3rd : Field trip to 3-5 grade to MLK Middle School to see Colors perform
April 4th: PTO Meeting @ 6:00
April 7th: Fundraiser Field trip to Chuck E Cheese
April 11th: Spring Picture Day, (Dress Down and prepaid)
April 14th – 21st: Spring Break
April 24-28 - Parcc Spirit week
April 24th: Earth Day at CMIT
April 26th: Administrative Appreciation Day
April 26th: 2nd grade field trip Maryland Science Center Grade 2
April 26th: STEM club competition
April 27th: Honor Roll Assembly
April 27th: CLF Annual Awards Night
April 28th : Parcc Pep Rally 3-5 grade
April 29th: Last day of Saturday Academy
May 1st – 5th: Teacher Appreciation Week
May 1st – 12th: PARCC Assessment, 3rd – 5th
May 8th - Casual Day for all student who took Parcc with no tardies or absences.
May 8th – 12th: i-Ready Assessment K-5
May 9th: Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night
May 12th: Six Flags STEM Grades 3,4,5
May 15th: Muffin with Mom @ 8:00am
May 15th: Lunch with Mom 10:15-12 (Depending on the grade level)
May 15th – 26th: MAP Spring Assessment
May 19th: Last day of CLUBS
May 19th - 1st grade field trip Baltimore Zoo
May 20th - New Families Orientation
May 25th: Kindergarten Field trip to see Suessical
May 26th - Field day K-5
May 27th- 3rd grade Air and Space Museum (tentative)
May 29th: Memorial Day (Schools and offices closed)
May 30th & 31st: Camp Schmidt for 5th grade
May - 3rd-5th grade Air and Space Museum (tentative)
June 2nd: 5th grade promotion @ 8:30am
June 6th: Final PTO meeting with election @6:00pm
June 7th: Kindergarten Promotion @ 8:30am
June 8th: 2 Hour Early Dismissal for students
June 8th: Family fun day at CMIT ES tentative
June 9th: Last day of School for students (2 Hour Early Dismissal for students)
June 12th: Last day for teachers

CMIT Staff

Orders came 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! If you are missing any items you may email Mrs. Mccain'Wigfall at bmccain@cmitelementary.org. Thank you!

Benora McCain

Club Parents;

May 19th is last day of clubs.

Please continue to pick up your child (ren) from the club on time.

Thank you

Adam A. Akpinar
Program Coordinator

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 April 13th. Thank you to all the parents who sent in donations. 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

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 to 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. We will meet April 6th 3:00-5:00pm and April 8th from 8:00am-1:00pm! Thank you!

Benora McCain

As the weather warms up, Honor Flight is starting up again! For those that did not get to participate in the Fall, Honor Flight is a program for Veterans (mostly from WWII) where they have the opportunity to visit our nation's monuments that pay tribute to the services and sacrifices they made to our country. For many Veterans, this provides much needed closure - where they are able to also recognize their fallen friends and family. For more information check out: https://www.honorflight.org/. We spend a small part of the morning at the airport, welcoming them to the DMV and thanking them for their service!

We have TWO opportunities to participate in The Honor Flight at BWI Airport! The Kiwanis Club will be there on April 15 and May 6. We meet as early as 7:00am to receive our Gate Access Passes and go through security. The flight arrives at 8:10am. There is also another flight at 9:55AM if you would like to stay for that as well.

If you would like to participate, please send me the following information for yourself and your child(ren) by April 7 for April 15 and April 28 for May 6 so that I can request your Gate Access Pass (GAP):

-First Name
-Middle Initial
-Last Name
-Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)
-Gender

All ages are welcome! Anyone 18 and over is required to bring a government-issued photo ID. Please park in the hourly garage and bring your parking ticket with you to be validated. You must turn in your parking ticket 45 minutes prior to the flight time (7:25AM), but the earlier you arrive, the better! We meet inside Door 7 on the main level of BWI (this is the level where the ticketing counters are), closer to Security Gate C. You will see a group of volunteers for Honor Flight wearing neon yellow shirts. We will meet there at 7:25AM at the latest, collect our Gate Access Passes, and then go through the employee line of security together. From there we find our flight and wait for the veterans to arrive!

NOTE: The last day for clubs will be May 19. The following is a list of our remaining meeting dates!
April 11 - Bring in posters, markers, etc. to create posters to Earth Day.
April 25 - Bring in an old T-shirt to make into a dog toy to donate to a local animal shelter! (See sample here: http://www.withmycamera.com/2012/03/getting-crafty-with-pinterest.html )
May 9 - FINAL meeting! Bring ideas for projects for next year! :D

- Ms. Santiago
jlsantiago@cmitelementary.org

Dear CMIT TIGERS,

You are my dream team. We have been training for this day through our drills, lessons, classwork and homework. You have learned your positions and now you now you have finally made it to the championships.

As we only have a few more practices left to perfect our swings, catches, and throws; now is the time to focus and practice your hardest. Remembering that what you do in practice is a reflection of how you perform, practice like its the real thing.

I believe in you. We believe in you. Lets practice hard, work hard, and play hard.

We will be holding a PARCC Spirit Week April 24-28 to help kickoff PARCC testing. This years theme is "CMIT-ES is Hitting it Out of the PARCC." Each day ALL students will have the opportunity to participate in the days theme.

Again, this is open to EVERY CMIT-ES student (K-5th grade)

Theme Days

4/24 Monday: Crazy hat/Crazy Socks
4/25 Tuesday: Pajama Day
4/26 Wednesday: Creation day. Create an item to wear
4/27 Thursday: College Day
4/28 Friday: Class Color Day
k- red
1- blue
2- green
3- orange
4- yellow
5- purple

There will be other events during the week for students to do with their teachers. We are confident that our scholars are ready to hit a home run for their personal states and score a point for the CMIT TIGERS.


LETS GET READY TO ROCK AND ROLL!!!!

Umpires in training for the PARCC

You are Cordially Invited to our 3rd Quarter Awards Assembly on Thursday, April 27th 2017.

2nd & 3rd Grade will begin at 8:30am PROMPT
4th & 5th Grade will begin at 9:30am PROMPT

Principal’s Honor Roll students have at least a 4.0 GPA (see computing grade point average) with no grade on the report card below an “A”. Honor Roll students have at least a 3.0 GPA or higher with no grade lower than a “C” and only 1 C can be present on the report card.

Awards Committee

Chesapeake Math and IT Elementary
Picture Day: Tuesday, April 11
Picture Day ID: MJ226026Q0
Link to orderhttps://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch/#/pictureDayId/MJ226026Q0

Please go to this link and you can preorder your pictures here. Students will be allowed to DRESS DOWN on this day. Have a sibling at the school? Siblings can take pictures together.

ONLY students who have prepaid for pictures will take pictures for Spring Pictures.

Ms. Riley
Acting Principal

Promotion Survey
As we enter into the 4th quarter, we would like to begin preparations and plans for the Kindergarten Promotion! The promotion is scheduled for Wednesday, June 7, 2017 from 8:30-10:00am. Please complete the survey below by next Friday, April 7. (It will take just a couple minutes!) This will help us facilitate the planning process as well as get orders underway as needed. Thanks so much! https://goo.gl/forms/3D2uf3KGQVD7t3J13

This week in Kindergarten...
English Language Arts
We will read the story "Max Takes the Train." It is a story about a bunny that takes a journey to get a double wham ice cream sandwich! We will be comparing realism and fantasy while discussing transportation. We will also be reading with words having the beginning and ending sounds /j/ /w/.

Mathematics
We are 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 Plant Life Cycle.
After this week, we will be starting 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, yellow, blue, green

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.
- 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.

The Kindergarten Team
www.kindergarten.cmitelementary.org

Hey, Little Ant
Reading skills – Visualize, compare and contrast, author’s purpose, and opinion
Spelling – ir, ur, and er like turn, fern, first
Sight words – Must, big, even, such, turn
Grammar Skills – pronouns

Math
First grade will be working on chapter 9 this week. Chapter 9 is working on comparing two digit numbers. 76> 35

Social Studies
We are working on Our Environment, the students will continue with weather. Students will be introduced to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

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

Shape Robots Project is due April 3, 2017

1st grade

In Reading, students will be answering and asking questions while demonstrating understanding of a text. Students will write with various purposes and audiences.
In Social Studies, students will discuss economic decision making and scarcity.
In Math students will be regrouping with subtraction and in science students will learn about ecosystems. Students will be assessed on addition and subtraction regrouping on Friday, April 7.
Spring pictures will be on April 11.
There will be an upcoming field trip in May. We will be going to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, stay tuned...

Tammy Nick

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. Students should be working on their inventions and business plans. We will attend a Colours production on April 3rd at North Western High School. Students should pack a brown bag lunch. The cost is $10! Fourth quarter is proving to 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.

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

Benora McCain

To become successful, one must set and maintain high standards
Parents,
Please help our scholars to demonstrate positive work habits in preparation for PARCC and for college. With this in mind they should be doing the following:-
1. Reading at home. Homework alone is not sufficient. Our scholars should be reading each and every night.
2. Studying and practicing those concepts that require more of our time-such as multiplication tables, parts of speech, math formulas, science formulas, and vocabulary words in all content areas.
3. Going to bed on time-getting enough sleep will ensure that students come to school relaxed and ready to learn.
4. Practicing self-control in all that they do-this includes showing respect for self and others.
5. Remind all students to celebrate similarities and value diversity.

Thanks for all you do to support teaching and learning.

Lesma Watson Watkis

Dear Parents,


Prince George’s County Public Schools’ strategic plan promotes academic achievement for all students. In order for our students to learn, we recognize that safe and supportive environments must exist. While many strategies are implemented daily to ensure our students’ safety, we acknowledge the value of providing educational opportunities for our students to learn “personal safety”. Through classroom counseling lessons, your professional school counselor can assist your child in learning:
• Differences between appropriate and inappropriate physical contact
• Personal body safety rules and when to use them
• How to identify trusted adults to whom they can report when they feel unsafe

In accordance to the PGCPS Board of Education Policy #0126, all schools are required to present personal safety lessons to our students. Implementing an effective curriculum on personal safety for children can raise our students’ awareness of abuse, increase disclosure when abuse has occurred and serve as a preventative measure in the future.

This letter is to inform you that your child’s school counselor (Mrs. Green) will begin implementing age-appropriate personal safety lessons with students during the second semester of the 2016-2017 school year, starting in April 2017 Parents/Guardians are more than welcome to preview the lessons prior to the curriculum’s implementation by requesting to do so. Your School Counselor will let you know in advance the dates s/he will be with your student in the classroom for these specific lessons/topics.
In doing so, you can re-enforce these tools for personal safety with your child. We will lead the way to stop the cycle of child abuse in Prince George’s County.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your child’s professional school counselor at 240-573-7240, or email her at writchie@cmitelementary.org.

Sincerely,
-PGCPS
-Office of Professional School Counseling

Graciously,
Your School Counselor

Hello families!

This week some of our classes talked about the many roles the letter "Y" can have. We focused on "Y" being a vowel and stealing the sounds of "E" and "I" and we became sound detectives to find that sneaky "Y"! To practice with your scholars at home, play a scavenger hunt with a newspaper or magazine article. See if your scholars can find words where "Y" plays the role of a vowel and says "E" like baby or "I" like sky.

Have fun reading scholars!!

Shannon McVeigh

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...

We also are inviting Moms who would like to stay and have lunch with their scholars to do so this day as well. (Ms. Riley)

PTO

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 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

At our last meeting, it was decided to discontinue use of All American Wear as our school uniform provider. We heard pitches from both Flynn O'Hara and Risse Brothers, provided below are the links to what each store is currently offering.

Flynn O'Hara has provided the following link for CMIT shopping: www.flynnohara.com/school/md170

Parents can order from Risse Brothers on www.RisseBrothers.com.

Risse Brothers and Flynn & O'Hara both offer the following:

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

We ask that you also visit the store fronts:

Flynn O'Hara is located at 8807 Annapolis Rd, Lanham, MD 20706
Risse Brothers 9700 Martin Luther King Jr Hwy B, Lanham, MD 20706

This is so we all can make an educated decision when voting on who our new vendor will be in February.

PTO

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.

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.