We welcome ALL our new families! We are excited that you chose CMIT Elementary Charter School-South for your child's education. Our teachers and staff are dedicated and excited to meet your child's educational and social needs through meaningful and engaging STEAM lessons. Please join our very dynamic PTO and keep the lines of communication open. If you have areas of concerns, please know that we are here to address these at the school level. We look forward to an excellent school year as we work together to support the teaching learning environment. Our Kindergarten Team is contacting parents and setting up home visits. this is our way of welcoming you to our school family. We look forward to meeting and welcoming you. Expect to hear from us. Respectfully, The Admin Team.

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

Greetings CLF Community, We have completed a week of testing for the MAP R. This was used to measure what they know in Reading and Language Arts. Students worked hard to complete these tests. Results will be sent to parents soon. Remember to encourage students to come to class on time and complete all assignments. Honor Roll Assembly will be next week Wednesday After school, more details on Classdojo. As always, we thank you for working with your student to be the best they can be. For any questions or comments, do not hesitate to email us. Have a great weekend?

Victor Hawkins

Hello everyone! These last three months have been going great and I'm proud of every one of my classes! This week the Kindergarten read aloud "Henri's Scissors" and wrote down two things they remembered seeing in the book. Then they emulated Henri Matisse and drew with their scissors and construction paper! The first graders described a still life paint's shapes and colors then they made some food of their own using construction paper! Second grade started on their symmetry name monsters! Ask them what symmetrical means, they know it by heart now! Third grade is finishing up their Pop Art projects, fourth just finished their amate bark paintings, and fifth is finishing up blind contour drawings! Pictures of everything will be shown next week. The Google Slides presentation of 3-5 grade September and October work is being made now so expect it around next week or so. If you want to see K-2 again, here's the link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bND4qswAXZlsecDwN58FNiTUmhNPE4PU0liZKYwowg4/edit?usp=sharing

Stay happy, healthy, and creative! Miss James

Hey Tiger Family, Please review the newsletter from each team to get updates from 3rd grade.

Best, 3rd Grade Team

Dear Parents/guardians and students, This week we are starting the Kids heart challenge fundraiser !!! The goods news is there is no door-to-door selling items. Everything can be done through technology devices and computers. That especially means money collecting. Please do NOT accept any cash, checks, or money orders. All payments are done online. Students have to first create a username and password through the Kids Heart Challenge webpage ( if you didn't participate last year, if so, use your old log-in ). The next steps will be picking out a personal goal you are working towards and then a fundraising goal. After creating an account, students can earn money through social media messages, emails, or word of mouth ( they need to find your name on the kids heart challenge page ). Once money is coming in, students win thank you gifts of all shapes and sizes. If they reach a certain amount, they get that item PLUS all the items before it. After checking today, we have already raised $1,727 in our first week !!!!!! That is way up from last year when we were in person. I love the participation and people spreading the word on social medias. I myself posted it on my Facebook account and earned an achievement badge for doing so. Until Thanksgiving break we are going to be learning about how to be heart healthy. The Kids heart challenge website and app. have a large number of resources for learning about the body, heart, and good habits. There are also videos in which to dance and exercise. The 1st place classroom with the highest funds raised get to PIE FACE MR. MILLER !!!!! The 2nd place classroom with the next highest funds raised win the BEARD CHALLENGE and get to choose what my facial hair looks like for the month of December. The 3rd place classroom with the next highest funds raised get to PIE FACE MR. LOOMER !!!!! This link will take you to the log-in page where you can search for our school, CMIT south, then click "sign up" and follow the steps. https://www2.heart.org/site/SPageNavigator/khc_resources_search.html Have a great weekend and keep those hearts healthy !!

Garrett Loomer P.E. Teacher - Department Chair CMIT South Elementary gloomer@cmitsouthes.org

Hello everyone, from the 2nd grade team! Congratulations to everyone for completing the FIRST QUARTER of school! Great job students and thank you to all parents who have continued to be patient and assist with online learning! We are all learning as we go through this unique school year! We appreciate you all!! Right now, students are continuing to learn a lot of important material! In Reading, students have been learning how to identify the the main idea and key details of a story as well as how to identify nonfiction stories. They've been learning about families working together as well as animals in nature. They have also been learning about long vowels, vocabulary, and different types of sentences! In Social Studies, students have been learning about rules and laws, our country's symbols, and the leaders in our government! We are also beginning to learn about different Native American tribes for Native American Heritage month! In Math, students have started learning about adding within 100, and in science, students have been learning about bodies of water! Students are in the process of completing the MAP Assessments, so be on the look out for scores being sent to you from your teacher! As we work our way into November, we like to honor one student per class as our STUDENT OF THE MONTH! We have selected our October student of the month winners and those winners are..... LAURYN HARDING from Ms. McDonagh's homeroom!!!! MASON GATES from Ms. Fleet's homeroom!!!! JAMES DONOVAN from Ms. Phillips' homeroom!!!! AMIRAH AIKEN from Ms. Girch's homeroom!!!! CONGRATULATIONS to all our October winners!!!! Thank you to everyone who have communicated with us about students turning in missing assignments and making sure they are keeping up with their work. If you ever have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your child's teacher and they will be happy to help! Thank you, and we are looking forward to another great week of school next week!! From your 2nd Grade Team! :)

Leah McDonagh Kylie Fleet Kristen Girch Michelle Phillips

Greetings Tiger Family, We have made it to the second quarter. I am so very proud of the hardwork and effort shown by the entire Tiger family. We have plenty of days off this quarter and a lot to cover in Reading and Social Studies Classes. Reading: This week we have begun the second quarter and our second unit Smart Solutions by reading one of my favorite stories “The Penguin Chick”. This week we read the text and determine the main idea of the text. Next week we will revisit Penguin Chick to read it closely to be able to identify text structure the author uses to organize their information. Next week on Friday we will have an assessment on the standards that we have covered during this cycle. CCSS.ELA. RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, RI.3.4, RI.3.7 Social Studies: We have been exploring how we interact with the Earth. This week we explore the natural resources that are on Earth and how humans use their resources. Next week students will complete an in class project about how humans interact with the environment and the effects these interactions have on the environment. Also students will have an assessment on the unit we will begin reviewing on Monday. CCSS.ELA.RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.7

Best, Mrs. Cassandra Crusoe

Happy November! It is crazy that we are already in the 2nd quarter of the school year. Thank you parents for all that you are doing to help your child in school this year. We could not do our job without you! As we enter into the 2nd quarter teacher's standards and expectations are higher. Students/parents should try to turn in work on time. We understand there are different circumstances. Please communicate with your teacher. Student's writing is expected to start with a capital letter, end with end punctuation and use capital letters correctly (not in the middle of sentences). Student's drawings should go along with what the assignment is, be labeled (have your child use their sounds...it does not have to be spelled correctly), and colored in a realistic manner (hair is brown, grass is green, etc.). If you have questions just reach out to your child's teacher. In our classes, we are focusing on decomposing/composing numbers, weather patterns, families/traditions, making healthy decision, writing and comprehension. There is a lot of work to do in Kindergarten. BUT...we have fun, dance and have time to be silly. Our students love to play the game The Floor is Lava! Our November focus is on families and traditions. The monthly project will be to make your family tree. We look forward to sharing our families with everyone! Please, if there are any questions or concerns reach out to your child's teacher. We are all on the same team...cheering these babies on! Thank you again for all that you are doing to make this virtual learning a success!

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

Parents/Guardians Please share the following dates with prospective families that you may know

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

Hi Tigers, CMIT South Scholars took the MAP Reading Fluency (for K-2 graders), MAP Reading Growth (for 2-5 graders) and MAP Mathematics Growth( for 1st to 5th graders). These results will be used to diagnose and provide supports to our scholars according to their needs. After Thanksgiving, there will be i-ready reading Test for 3rd to 5th graders and Science FAST #1 Test for 5th Graders. Please be ready for the day by getting enough sleep, having your breakfast. Starting the every school day like this will make you more successful. Exact dates for the tests will be informed by the teachers. Have a good week.

Fatih Metin Program Coordinator & Testing Coordinator

Greetings Parents/ Guardians, Just a friendly reminder!

 All assignments have been posted in Google Classroom for Technology Class. Please check your child’s assignments weekly by accessing Google Classroom to ensure they do not have any missing assignments.

 Thank you,
 Mrs. AK

Mrs. Ak

Parents /Guardians, A primary focus this SY 2020-2021 is Communication-Communicating with all stakeholders. Principal Miller and his admin team will work to ensure that the lines of communication remain open. We encourage you to contact your child’s teacher either through email, parent notes, phone calls, and class dojo. We would also like to inform you that teachers have up to 48 hours to respond to all communication, regardless of the format. Weekend correspondence may not be answered until the weekday. With that said, please be patient as our teachers get the answers to your questions and concerns, and get back to you within the time allowed or if prior arrangements have been made between both parties. Please share your concerns with us first; our goal is to engage you in meaningful conversations that will have an impact on student learning-which is always the end goal. We would like to hear from you. Your feedback is appreciated. Admin Team

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

Parent/Guardians, Please visit the following links to learn more about virtual learning-instruction and assessment. PTO: Principal's Updates: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10jh9q85C_Wrc06dHacBmezuLnv8pmrWYoTB62PopCWI/edit#slide=id.pPGCPS parents: https://www.pgcps.org/parents/ Application for free and reduced Meals: https://www.pgcps.org/parents/ October 30 results of PGCPS parent survey :https://patch.com/maryland/annapolis/most-pgcps-families-not-yet-ready-return-schools-survey School Calendar: https://www.pgcps.org/communications/content/2020-2021-School-Calendar-as-a-PDF

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

Prince George’s County Public Schools' new district-wide communication tool, SchoolMessenger will be the replacement for Blackboard. The SchoolMessenger system is a robust communication tool that the district, schools, and teachers will use to communicate with parents, students, and community members using phone calls, emails, social media, and text messaging. What should parents/guardians do? Make sure your contact information (primary telephone and cell phone numbers) is up-to-date at your children’s school(s). This will allow you to receive phone calls and text/SMS messages. Register for the Family Portal if you have not done so already. This will allow you to receive emails from the teacher and school. What should parents/guardians expect? Phone calls will be identified from the district or school by caller ID number. Text/SMS messages will come from 67587. Administrators, teachers, school staff and district staff will be able to send messages and emails using this system.

Juliana Derin - Principal Secretary

Parents/Guardians, Please use this parent link for valuable resources on MAP Growth testing. You will find checklists for the following and much more. What is MAP Growth? Get the facts about MAP and testing Device readiness interactive tool The Family Guide to MAP Growth Meet the Family Report Thank you for going along on this journey-we appreciate all that you do to support our school community. Together We ROAR! https://www.nwea.org/the-map-suite/family-toolkit/ Thanks so much

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

Hello Parents! Starting next week and throughout the month of December I will be meeting with all students regarding personal safety. It is a county mandated topic that all Professional School Counselors have to address. The purpose of the lesson is for students to develop the ability to judge between appropriate and inappropriate touch, learn assertive self-protection skills and identify the people whom they can ask for help. I recognize that personal safety can be a sensitive topic. I wanted to ensure that parents are aware of the conversation that will take place. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to reach out. 

Deidra Chandler Professional School Counselor