Parents.Guardians, Please encourage scholars to model excellence at all times, both in their work and their conduct. Help to keep students engaged by giving daily reminders to practice active and attentive listening, completing all assigned work, and turning in all assigned work. When our students demonstrate a positive approach to learning-they are already winners! Thanks for supporting the teaching-learning environment here at CMIT-S.

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

Parents/Guardians, Good afternoon, Second Semester is here! Using education as the great equalizer will have its impact on student learning when they attend school regularly. One of our school goal is to ensure all our scholars are present each day for learning. Please help us cut back on chronic absenteeism. Being on time every day is a healthy habit for students, as they matriculate through the grades. Please make every effort to get our scholars to class on time.. Have students do the following to be ready each morning:- -Prepare a quiet area for study -Have all resources, including the Chromebook ready to begin -Keep a charger nearby for the Chromebook -Print and keep a schedule for easy reminders

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

From the Health Room Parents/Guardians, Properly worn masks, social distancing and hand washing works to help stop the spread of the Covid 19 virus. Masks should cover your nose and mouth and fit snugly to the face without gaps. They should be worn anytime you are around people who are not living in your household. All it takes is one person who is not properly protecting themselves to start spreading the virus. Once you are able to receive the vaccine you need to continue wearing masks along with social distancing and hand washing. Please use the following link for new updates and resources. https://covidlink.maryland.gov/content/ https://www.aacap.org/App_Themes/AACAP/Docs/latest_news/2020/Coronavirus_COVID19__Children.pdfMs. Marshall Your School Nurse, Ms. Marshall RN

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

Parents/Guardians, As we celebrate Black History Month this year, let's read aloud at home those stories that our scholars will want to read, time and time again. Our students are also seeing history in the making when they see events unfold right before their eyes. Therefore, let's READ aloud for the month of February (28 days out loud), to help connect the past to the present. While you read your part of the book, our scholars are also listening and learning to become more attentive listeners. When I was growing up in Jamaica, we read a LOT when it was raining (no playing outside). Now, with whats happening, it is a great time to read, and reading aloud will bring great rewards for the speaker and the listener. Give it a try! If you have no books to read-tell a story/make up a story. They will want to hear it again, so pay attention to the details. This page contains some examples of books worth reading. This is the link for more books: https://happilyeverelephants.com/home/kids-books-for-black-history-month

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

This past week, the Kindergarteners learned about color mixing when I read aloud the book "Mixed: A Colorful Story". I loved their thoughts on the story! They'll be using crayons to mix colors themselves next week. The first grade listened to "One Fish, Two Fish. Red Fish, Blue Fish" and are now creating their own imaginary animals like Dr. Seuss! I loved seeing some them follow along with their own copy of the book! Second grade is getting dizzy looking at their optical illusion hands, but I think we're making out okay! Third grade is REALLY showing off their skills by drawing their favorite animals as is fourth grade with their own symmetry monsters! As for fifth grade, they are going to "pitch" their line designs to me and tell me why I should display their work! Special request for SECOND (2nd) and FOURTH (4th) grade, I would love for them to have construction paper for their Black History projects coming up not this week but the week after. In second grade, I want to do a torn paper landscape and in fourth, I want to do silhouette inspired by the styles of two of my favorite Black artists. If you want a link to a decent pack of construction paper: https://smile.amazon.com/Crayola-Construction-Paper-Assorted-Colors/dp/B01KQDQOYG/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=construction+paper&qid=1611872691&sr=8-3 I'll remind again next week and the above picture is an abstract tree by one of Ms. Lambert's students: Ethan Strong

Stay happy, healthy, and creative! Miss James

Tigers, We have officially ended the 2nd Quarter. We open welcome the new opportunities that the 3rd Quarter brings. Please review the Snapshot of this week. Take notice of the upcoming dates. Have a great weekend!

3rd Grade Team

Hello everyone, from the 2nd grade team! We hope you all had a great week this week! Awesome job to all students who got all assignment turned in before the end of the second quarter! Quarter 2 is officially closed and all grades are in the grade book! We are officially half way through out school year! :) Students are continuing to learn a lot of important material in each subject as quarter 2 comes to an end! In Reading, students have been learning how to how to identify nonfiction stories and focusing on comprehension questions about nonfiction stories as well. They've been learning about animal parents and offspring, and how different animals survive in nature! They have also been finishing up learning about consonant digraphs, vocabulary, and plural nouns this week! In Social Studies, students are in chapter 2 from our social studies books about producers, and consumers, skills, and service workers! In Math, students are finishing up learning about subtraction within 100, and in science, students have been learning about properties of matter! Students also finished their STEM Fair Projects and presentations last week and did an excellent job on them! We are so proud of you all! Students are beginning their winter term of their MAP assessments. They have taken the MAP Fluency test already, and they will be taking the MAP Math and Reading Growth assessment starting the week after next (February 8-9!) Teachers will be sending those scores home once students all take the test! 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 Andrew Holloway

We had an exciting week. Students shared their STEM Project. Our Kinders got to see many projects and their eyes were open wide to how FUN SCIENCE IS!!!! We also get to recognize our 4 Student's of the Month Ms. Herbert's Class: Nathan White Ms. Derfler's Class: Carter Jo Cook Ms. Curtis' Class: Gabe Short Ms. Williams' Class: TBD This coming month we will focus on Black History Month so look out for updates and activities. We will also celebrate our 100th Day of Learning. This will take place on February 11th.

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

Have a Wonderful Weekend Tigers, Winter Tests Continuing with full speed. Most of our students completed Reading Fluency(Kindergarteners, 1st Graders and 2nd Graders) and Reading(3rd Graders, 4th Graders, and 5th Graders) Tests, and some will complete in this coming week. Starting from the second week of February MAP Growth Tests will be given to our tigers. Please provide quite testing environment for our little tigers. The dates and times of the tests will be provided by our teachers. Dear parents, these tests are to get more information to provide adequate support to our students. Please help your kids technically but not academically. Any academic support will mislead our teachers while providing additional supports. Get a Restful Weekend. Hope to meet face to face soon.

Fatih Metin Program Coordinator & Testing Coordinator

Dear Families, There will be an IXL competition beginning February 1-March 2 Get scholars practicing at home; 5-10 minutes each day will make a difference. Thanks for helping our scholars to have a healthy competitive spirit! They are already winners-

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

Parents.Guardians, Our school needs you. Sign up for the PTO and watch your school grow! -Admin Team

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

Parents/Guardians, A look ahead at our school's activities for the month of February. Celebrate at home as well, and keep the history alive. Thank You-

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

Dear Parent/Guardian, Please see the attached letter as it relates to a positive experience for all students as they interact with their teachers and their peers in the virtual classroom. This was sent from our school district. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pc49UgrN4KJI717mnp1-Gn3VsUXFgVBH/view

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)