Greeting Tiger Family, On Tuesday March 23, 2021 at 6pm we will have our second Town Hall regarding reopening at Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South Elementary. Please join us via Zoom to review all of our updates, expectations, and safety procedures as we prepare to welcome students back starting on April 8, 2021. Also join us in our monthly PBIS celebration on Friday March 26, 2021 at 1:10pm as we celebrate our students of the month, birthdays, school wide initiatives and celebrate our successes. The Zoom credentials will be emailed on Monday evening to our school community for both events. Finally, a huge thank you to our PTO for the amazing job they did in welcoming staff back to the building with a warm welcome yard sign and stocking the staff lounges with goodies and beverages to keep our teachers fueled up and ready to support our students. Also thank you to the Buckner family for providing lunch for the staff this week. We truly have the best parents and school community.

Principal Ronald A. Miller, Jr.

Greetings Parents, We are one week closer to spring break. Please encourage scholars to push through by completing assignments and classwork in order to start the break off right. Continue to support the Read A Thon as well. Have a great weekend.

Victor Hawkins

Parents/Guardians, Please review the students' rights and Responsibilities Handbook with our scholars. It contains pertinent information for student conduct. Here is the link: https://offices.pgcps.org/student_rights_responsibilities.htm Thanks so much

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

The teacher's are back! We want to let you know that the PTO has really showered the teachers with love...Thank you!!!! We are getting the classroom reading, shields, tape for boxes, and more. Important dates to remember. 1. April 8th students with last names M-Z begin Hybrid instruction 2. April 12th students with last names A-L begin Hybrid instruction 3. ALL Wednesdays...no one will be at the school. This will be a time for Small groups, interventions and meetings. We have our list of supplies needed for students coming back into the building. Description 1 Large backpack 1 Chromebook or ipad fully charged at home 1 headphones with wire 1 Plastic pencil box to keep ALL supplies 5 Sharpened pencils 1 pencil sharpener with covering so shavings stay in container 1 24 pack crayons 1 4 pack of dry erase markers 1 eraser or sock 1 Journals 1 personal hand sanitizer 1 Water bottle 1 Small pack of tissues 2-3 Reading books (switch out weekly) 1 Face mask 1 Change of clothes This week in class we have been working on the following standards. ELA - RI.K.10 Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding. SCIENCE - Students will identify and describe what plants and animals need to survive. Students will explore the similarities between living things and their needs. MATH - Standard: K.CC.A.1 - Count to 100 by ones and by tens Standard: K.CC.A.2 - Count forward beginning from a given number within the known sequence (instead of having to begin at 1 Standard: K.CC.A.3 - Write numbers from 0 - 20. Represent a number of objects with a written numeral 0-20 (with 0 representing a count of no objects). Standard: K.CC.B.4 - Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality. OCIAL STUDIES - D2.Geo.1.K-2 Construct maps, graphs, and other representations of familiar places D2.Geo.2.K-2 Use maps, graphs, photographs, and other representations to describe places and the relationships and interactions that shape them HEALTH - 1b.K.1 Define medicine. 1b.K.2 Identify school rules about use of medicine. 1b.K.3 Recognize that medicine can be harmful if used incorrectly. 1b.K.4 Identify products that can be harmful if inhaled, absorbed, or ingested. There is so much to do and learn in Kindergarten. We are so glad you are on this journey with us.

Kindergarten Team Ms. Curtis, Ms. Williams, Ms. Herbert & Ms. Derfler

Happy Friday Parents! Please review the announcements and upcoming dates listed below and included in the attachment. Reading: This week students continued reading our novel “Charlotte’s Web.” We have met the characters of Fern and Wilbur and have seen how their actions have affected the events of the story. Next week we will continue to read our novel to see what will happen next to Wilbur. Math: This week, we have continued to explore fraction. Students have mastered identifying, writing, as well as drawing fractions. Next week, we will begin discussing equivalent fractions. Social Studies: This week we continued in our unit on Celebrating Cultures by having students complete a slideshow presentation that talks about who they are and their culture. Next week we will explore different cultures to learn more about them. Science: This week students have demonstrated their understanding of the life cycles of flowering and non-flowering plants. Next week, we will begin looking into animal and insect life cycles. Upcoming Dates: *March 26th : Math & Science Makeup Deadline. (ONLY assignments dues between 2/1/21 and 3/5/21 are eligible to be resubmitted). *March 29 - April 5th: Spring Break (Schools Closed) *April 9th: End of 3rd Quarter *April 12th: Professional Development Day (2HR early dismissal)

3rd Grade Team

Hello everyone, from the 2nd grade team! We hope you all had a great week this week! Students are continuing to learn a lot in each subject as we get into the end of the 3rd quarter! In Reading, students are reading about day time and nighttime as well as reading biographies for Women's History Month! We're also learning about verbs and we are working on our long vowels. In Social Studies, students are reading chapter 3 from our social studies books about maps and locations around the world! "We are also working on our Countries Around the World" project! In Math, students are learning about word problems, and in science, students are learning about properties of matter! The third quarter is quickly coming to an end so make sure students are turning in ALL assignments on Google Classroom! Make sure to be logging in minutes of reading to the READ-A-THON website this month! If you need any information on READ-A-THON, please send your teacher a message. March is also National Reading Month, so make sure students are reading as much as possible at home! If anyone has any questions about the school reopening plans, make sure to write them on the 2nd grade parents questions sheet! Thank you, and we are looking forward to another great week of school next week!! One more week until Spring Break! From your 2nd Grade Team! :)

Leah McDonagh Kylie Fleet Kristen Girch Michelle Phillips

The PTO needs you-

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

Fundraiser is on-

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

Hi Tigers, CMIT South Elementary students have completed winter testing period. CMIT South Elementary School's Hardworking Teachers and Staff Members started to use the data for interventions to close the achievement gap. We will check again our scholars' growth in May before we enter Summer Holiday Have a Beautiful Weekend

Fatih Metin Program Coordinator & Testing Coordinator

Parents/Guardians, Thanks for supporting student learning on IXL. Look at the data this week, home use if closing in. Please continue to support, encourage and motivate scholars to keep learning at the forefront of all daily activities. Thanks so much Please use this link/download the app and have iXL on the go:- https://www.ixl.com/apps

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

Parents/Guardians, Thank You for sending your students to online school. It takes a lot of preparation to ensure that students are on and actually doing the required work, so we thank you for supporting school. Thank You Ms. Watkis

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

Hello Tiger Families! We will be hosting our annual Career Day on Thursday April 29th. If you are interested in volunteering to present to our Tigers please complete the interest form below. https://forms.gle/p9Y6uPH9kSLEAeDR6 Thank you for your partnership,

Deidra Chandler Professional School Counselor