Thank you to all the parents, community members, and staff that put a lot of effort into making sure that our teachers were appreciated. As we walked the halls and into classes teachers faces were beaming with gratitude and they left daily like it was their birthday with gifts and smiles.

I personally want to say thank you to each and every teacher and teacher at home that works with your scholars and tomorrows world leaders. As a team we are a force to be reckoned with and our scholars know it.

Thank you for all that you do and continue to do. Words can not express the happiness felt this week by all of the staff.

Ms. Riley
Acting Principal

On Saturday May 20, 2017, all newly enrolled incoming Scholars and their families will be at CMIT Elementary for new families orientation. The CMIT Elementary family is excited as our CMIT DEN continues to grow.

More information will follow about this days events.

If you have any questions please contact Mr. Akpinar at programcoordinator@cmitelementary.org.

Program Coordinator
Mr. Akpinar

We have a new member to the CMIT ES Family...Please help us send out a great big WELCOME!!!

TO: Mr. Leandro Pavon

Mr. Pavon is our new Secretary/Registrar. He will be happy to assist with any student related questions, registrations, SchoolMax inquiries, etc. (in other words Student Affairs).

Please take time to come in the front office to do a meet and greet with Mr. Pavon!

CMIT Staff

KINDERGARTEN
Malia Blackwell (Miller)
David Adeloye (Santiago)
Ethan Solomon (Smith)
Princess Efobi (Valera)

FIRST GRADE
Jaylen Jennings (Hutchins)
Maya Edwards (Starks)
Raqib Fasuyi (Whyte)
Ismeel Malik (Rhodes)

SECOND GRADE
Marlene Fokam (Trippe)
Lukas Anderson (Ahmed)
Faith Holden (Brillantes)
Dorcas Adeala (Dougherty)

THIRD GRADE
Rosibel Ortez (Daniel)
Jinar Millet-Williams (Fryson)
Rediat Walegenie (Tolbert)
Maiya Coles (Nick)

FOURTH GRADE
Ada'eze Akabude (Mogilski)
Bryce Albury (McCain)

FIFTH GRADE
Stanislaus Vittor (Watkis)
Madison DeShazo (Cooper)


TECHNOLOGY (Mrs. Avsar)
Cadence Bailey (Brillantes)

ART (Mrs. Breckenridge)
Dorcas Adeala (Dougherty)

PHYS EDUCATION (Mr. Hatcher)
Evan Smolen (Fryson)

LEGO (Mr. Inci)
Matthew Willis (Nick)

ECOLOGY (Mr. Powell)
Joshua Virgil (Tolbert)

MUSIC (Mr. Ross)
Londyn Byrd (Mogilski)

Ms. Riley, Acting Principal

On behalf of all of the teachers and staff of CMIT Elementary we would like to thank the PTO, students and parents for a wonderful week of delicious dining, your time, dedication to important details, tireless planning, and thoughtful gifts.

It was a pleasure to know just how much we are appreciated and this past week it was shown in so many thoughtful ways. We can only hope that we will continue to rise up to your expectations.

Special thanks to:
-- CMIT ES PTO providing breakfast, lunch and deserts for the entire week
-- PTO Volunteers: Mrs. Kelley, Mrs. Caler, Ms. Ottman, Mrs. Bullock, Ms.
Settles, Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Funches, Ms. Wilson, Mrs. Percival. Mrs.
Germaine
-- The Manfuls for lunch from Boston Market and generous gifts
-- The Pratt's and Sise's for delicious Krispy Kreme donuts
-- A host of parents who donated food and beverages
-- If you were not named personally please forgive us and don't charge it to our hearts but to our mind.


Again, thank you for a spectacular week of appreciation.

CMIT ES Teachers & Staff

South Bowie Boys and Girls club shared with us that they still have slots open for flag football.


Who: Boys & Girls ages 6-8

What: 8 on 8 Flag Football

Where: South Bowie Community Center

When: Extended Registration deadline is 5/12/17. Please register at the South Bowie Community Center. Registration fee is $60 and birth certificate or proof of age is required.

If you have any questions, contact Coach C at 240.671.6853.

SBCC

Club Parents;

May 19th is last day of clubs. Clubs will be continued during PARCC testing days, May 1st-12th.

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

Thank you

Adam A. Akpinar
Program Coordinator

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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.


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: Career Day (Mrs. Ritchie)
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 29th: Memorial Day (Schools and offices closed)
May 30th & 31st: Camp Schmidt for 5th grade
May 30th:3rd-4th grade Air and Space Museum (tentative)
June 2nd: 5th grade promotion @ 8:30am
June 6th: Family fun day at CMIT ES and Field Day
June 6th: Final PTO meeting with election @6:00pm
June 7th: Kindergarten Promotion @ 8:30am
June 8th: 2 Hour Early Dismissal for students
June 9th: Last day of School for students (2 Hour Early Dismissal for students)
June 12th: Last day for teachers

Ms. Riley, Acting Principal

Homework
This week we have kicked off sight word notebooks! Sight word notebooks will be the homework task for the remainder of the school year. Students will be given 10 words each week and be asked to follow the directions in their notebook. This includes writing it, building it by cutting and pasting, and writing sentences. See the picture above for an example. The ten words will be due on Friday! The words for this week as as follows: I, am, little, to, a, have, is, the, we, my. Sight Word Notebooks can stay home until Friday.

Promotion
Thank you to all the parents that completed the promotion survey. Based on the responses, Kindergarten students are being asked to wear all White Dresses (Girls) or White Button down long sleeve shirts with Khaki Pants (boys). The theme will be "Oh, to First Grade We Will Go."

As a reminder, the promotion will be held in the cafeteria on Wednesday, June 7 from 8:30-10:00am. Tickets will be sent home on Monday, June 5 based on the survey responses. Remember, tickets should include siblings that are in the building. This will act as their pass to leave class. If you need to make changes to your ticket count, please contact Ms. Santiago at jlsantiago@cmitelementary.org and we will do our best to accommodate.

This week in Kindergarten...
English Language Arts
We will read the story "On the Move." It is about how to get to different places around the world! This is an informational text where students will be looking at actual transportation in different parts of the world. We will also be reading words having the beginning /v/ and /w/.

Mathematics
We are learning about money! We will identify different coins and their worth. Additionally, we will be counting money and closing out with determining if we have enough money to make purchases!
What you can do at home: take out your change and encourage your scholar to identify the coins and even try counting how much money there is! (Utilize their knowledge of counting by 5's and 10's for nickels and dimes.)

Science
We will continue observing the life cycle of a butterfly in real time! Students will watch as our classroom caterpillars go through the metamorphosis stages to become a butterfly.
Additionally, our visitors have arrived! Surprise! They are baby chicks and eggs! We will be observing the changes of both the egg and the baby chicks over the next month, until the egg hatches.

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, what, said, was, where, come

REMINDERS
- Homework is due on FRIDAY each week. Remember to bring sight word journals every Friday. 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

The third grade teachers would like to thank all of you for making Teacher Appreciation Week so wonderful. We enjoyed our gifts, cards, and pictures and we all felt appreciated! A special thanks to the Manful family for providing lunch for the staff. We must also thank the PTO for making this week awesome!
Next week, it is imperative that your scholar arrives to school on time. Third graders will begin testing on Monday, May 8. Our last day of testing is Thursday May 11, with a make up day on Friday May 12. PARCC testing will begin promptly at 8:30. Your scholar should arrive to school on time, they should be well rested, and they should eat a healthy breakfast. (The cafeteria will not serve breakfast after 7:55.) If your scholar comes to school on time and does not miss a day of testing, they will have a Casual Day on Monday, May 15. If you have not done so already, PLEASE SEND IN HEADPHONES WITH YOUR SCHOLAR ON MONDAY. We will keep them until third grade has completed PARCC testing.
The Six Flags field trip will be on Friday, May 12. If your scholar has a season pass, please send in a copy of it, along with payment and permission slip. The cost of the trip is $55 without a season pass and $25 with a season pass. Season passes can be purchased online at sixflags.com. Please contact your scholar's homeroom teacher about chaperoning.

Third Grade Team

PARCC testing is completed! We are proud of all students for putting in such hard work during this stressful week! Make-up tests will be done next week.

Six Flags permission slips will not be accepted later than 9:00 AM on Wednesday, May 10. Students who are using a season pass must submit a photocopy of the pass, along with their payment of $25. Students who are not using a season pass will pay the full amount listed on the permission slip. Students may wear their CMIT P.E. t-shirt or their uniform shirt with CMIT logo and a dress down bottom. Students going on the trip must be dropped off at school in the morning and take the bus to the park. If a student is dropped off at the park by a parent, the parent is responsible for the student at the park. We are not allowed to have children dropped off to us outside of the building for field trips if the parents are not staying with their scholars.

Thank you, parents, for allowing your scholar to come to school each day this week, ready to sit for PARCC. They were focused and looked like true scholars!

Thank you all also for the many gifts, cards, treats, and notes, I received for “Teacher’s Appreciation” this week. I especially loved the notes from my students. They’ve made my heart glad!

Upcoming Events –

May 8 | Casual Day
May 9 | Topic 15 Assessment
May 10-11 | i-Ready Assessment
May 12 | Six Flags (Permission Slips, Payments, and Season Passes due by Wednesday, May 10th – Attire: PE shirts, dress down bottoms, and proper walking shoes)
Planning for 5th Grade Promotion is underway - more details to come!

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

Thanks,

Ms. Cooper

Hot off the press! What is all the fuss about with the new "fidget spinners"?

Fidget spinners, small gadgets with a moveable middle that allows it to spin, have become the latest craze in the trendy toy market. You play with the spinner by spinning it in your hand, or watching it spin on the floor. According to Time, the purpose of the spinner is to relieve other fidgeting and allow the user to focus better. As Time noted, fidget spinners are intended to stimulate the part of the mind that gets bored, thus, allowing other parts of the brain to focus.

There is a downside to these fidgets, however. They can often be noisy, and contrary to their intended purpose, distracting. Teachers have noted that children often focus on the spinner itself, rather than allowing the spinner to increase their focus elsewhere, according to USA Today. Many schools have decided to ban fidget spinners, Time mentioned, because of the mania they induce due to their current popularity. If your child has ADHD, a fidget spinner may not be the best fidget toy option for school, but, it could help them boost attention and focus in other areas of their lives.

Shannon McVeigh

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.

RSVP Required. We are looking for volunteer and donations for this event. If you are interested please email cmitespto@gmail.com. Sign-Ups are available through the PTO.

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

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

CMIT ES 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.