2021 Black History Month Content Creator Challenge All submissions received before January 29th, 2021 will be entered into a prize raffle! Join Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation (CLF) in the celebration of Black History Month by participating in the 2021 Black History Month Content Creator Challenge! This year’s theme focuses on African Americans who have helped to tell the story of American Life. We challenge ALL students to step into the role of a newspaper/ magazine editor. Students are tasked to create a 8x8 newspaper/magazine cover highlighting significant African American Content Creators (writers, journalists, reporters, photojournalists, poets, film makers, artists ,etc.) along with a 280 character or less description of their cover. All submissions must be sent to CLFPR@CLFMD.ORG. Please remember to include your project name and “BHM Challenge” in the subject line of your submission. You must include your NAME, GRADE, and SCHOOL in the body of your submission email. CLF will post student projects throughout the month of February to celebrate Black History Month. Be sure to keep an eye on our news feeds to see what projects appear! We encourage all participants to include the social media handle of the group or individuals that inspired you! Any projects submitted after January 29th will still have a chance to be shared on social media, but unfortunately will not be included in the prize raffle! Challenge Rules: To be entered in the raffle all submissions must be sent to CLFPR@CLFMD.ORG by January 29th All descriptions should be at least 140 characters, but shall not exceed 280 characters All newspaper/magazine covers must be 8in x8in. Scoring Rubric: Comprehension (20 points) How well does your publication cover reflect a thorough comprehension of the topic? Does the image provide visual clues/text to support the student’s topic selection? Organization (20 points) Is the cover easy to read? Is there a logical flow when looking at the publication cover? IS a title clearly displayed? Cohesion (20 points) Does the cover read as a whole work of art integrating text, images and other elements? Is the cover eye catching? Creativity (20 points) Use of diverse resources, language and style, creative angle? Writing (20 points) Correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure. Transfer of Rights: Each applicant and his/her parent or guardian must agree to give all rights to the submitted artwork, including copyright, to the Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation. This transfer of rights will allow CLF, at a minimum, to reproduce, distribute, and display your artwork. The winner’s submission may be duplicated in various mediums and used to promote Black History Month. Warmest regards, Community Partnerships Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation 6151 Chevy Chase Dr. Laurel, MD 20707 T. (301) 776.2300 Ext.#104 F. (240) 547-2571 E. CLFPR@CLFMD.ORG www.clfmd.org

CLF Community Partnerships

Hi CMIT South Elementary Scholars, and Parents, Kindergarteners, 1st Graders, and Second Graders will have the NWEA Reading Fluency Test Winter Administration on the week of January 18, just after the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday. In the same week 3rd, 4th, and 5th Graders will have the i-Ready Reading Test Winter Administration. These tests are to capture the true needs of the students. Test results will not be used for grading. Please provide students a quiet testing environment. Please do not provide academic support to The Scholars. Scholars may still need your tech support to log in to the testing portals so you can provide tech support. More details about testing dates and times will be shared during the week of January 11. Happy New Year Again

Fatih Metin Program Coordinator & Testing Coordinator

Welcome back families to the new year!! 2021 Here we come! Friendly Reminder: Scholars should make their final touch-ups to their STEM fair projects.

Carmen Rosie McTaggart

Happy New Year Parents! We truly hope you all were able to enjoy the Winter Break, the holidays, and most importantly spending some much needed time away from technology and with your families. Next week, we will return with independent practice activities and regular small group instruction. Please take time to review the attached Weekly Newsletters from each 3rd grade team and adhere to the upcoming deadlines and important dates below: -January 8, 2021: STEM Fair Research Paper deadline -January 18, 2021: MLK Jr. Holiday (schools closed) -January 19, 2021: STEM Fair Presentation & Video deadline (late submissions will not be accepted) -January 27, 2021: End of 2nd Quarter Have a marvelous weekend,

3rd Grade Team

Good afternoon parents/guardians and students, I felt that we needed a smooth a transition back into virtual learning and teaching so we started out the month with our dance unit. In particular, how it relates to coordinating different skills that the body and mind have to combine to perform a dance successfully. There have been many excellent and new answers with each day. I hope all the students had fun with our dances we performed. The older grades may have a bigger dance project to undertake in upcoming weeks. Lets stay safe and healthy while remaining active !

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

New calendar year; new projects! Kindergarten is going is going to come up with their own cityscape! First, however, we're going to take a look at some city buildings using Google Earth! First grade get ready to make an artwork using only letters. It will be based off the work of an artist named Stuart Davis: https://whitney.org/exhibitions/stuart-davis Second grade is going to learn about contour lines making optical illusions by tracing their hand! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNEXzvnD7mI&ab_channel=Handimania Third grade is going to make an abstract artwork like Piet Mondrian. If you look at the last slide of the Google Slides they made, you'll see what I mean! Fourth grade liked the looks of second grade's symmetrical name monsters, so I'm letting them try it out. Of course, I'm really excited to see second against fourth grade abilities! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR9siBu1NwE&t=222s&ab_channel=KitchenTableClassroom Last, but certainly not least, fifth grade is going to do a line based project to make a cool design! Here is a website to show you the concept of what they're doing: https://juliannakunstler.com/art1_linerep.html

Stay happy, healthy, and creative! Miss James

Hello everyone, from the 2nd grade team! We hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing holiday break! We are excited to start our 2021 year together! Students are continuing to learn a lot of important material in each subject in quarter 2! In Reading, students have been learning how to identify the key details of a story as well as how to identify nonfiction stories. They've been learning about animal homes and habitats, and how different animals stay safe in nature! They have also been learning about consonants, vocabulary, and common and proper nouns this week! In Social Studies, students are in chapter 2 from our social studies books about making choices and different resources! In Math, students are learning about graphs, and in science, students have been learning about changes to Earth's surface! Students throughout the school are also working on their STEM Fair Projects, and they will be due in soon! Teachers will continue along with small groups on Wednesdays as well as available office hours during the week. If you have any questions, please reach out to your child's teacher! 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

Welcome back and happy new year! First grade is already hard at work in 2021: RELA - Students are continuing to work on spelling, long vowels, blends, and digraphs, and reading fiction. We will also expand on informational texts! Math - Students are learning about telling time to the hour and half-hour! They are learning about both analog and digital clocks. Science - We are introducing students to sound! Concepts taught include volume, pitch, and vibration. In addition, STEM projects are due on January 19th, so students should be working on their experiments and digital presentations during independent enrichment blocks. Social Studies- We are introducing measuring time! Concepts being taught include the use of clocks and calendars, as well as the past, present, and future. MAP-M testing will take place on January 19th! Please note that students need to complete their tests independently for accurate scores. Thank you for your time!

The First Grade Team

Student Attendance Parents/Guardians, Just a reminder that ALL students should attend school daily. Help us ensure that they are logged on daily, and that they are not leaving class without notifying the teacher. Daily school attendance is a healthy habit to pick up. If students will be out for any reason, please inform the class teacher. Additionally, students should make every effort to complete assigned work. It seems that often they are pushing that submit button, without actually completing the work first. Thanks for supporting the teaching- learning environment.

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

Parents/Guardians, Welcome Back. Thanks for using IXL at home. If you haven't already done so, please also download the app and use it on the go. https://www.ixl.com/apps Students will enjoy using the features. Thanks for supporting online learning.

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)