On Saturday, April 9, 2016, six CMIT North students competed in the Mid Atlantic Junior Chess Championships in Baltimore, Maryland and came away with 4 trophies! Our Middle School/High School Intermediate Team came in 3rd place! Team members were: Phillip Nissen, James Dickens, Matthew Godshall, Nigel Redd and Grant McDonald. High Schooler James Dickens placed 2nd individually and Middle Schooler Phillip Nissen received a class trophy for the under 600 rating category. High Schooler Christopher Salley came away with the 2nd place trophy in the Advanced Division.

Congratulations Students!
CMIT Chess

Hello Everyone,

We are glad to announce that our CultureFest performers did an incredible job on the rehearsal day. All of our CMIT NORTH performers who joined the rehearsal on Saturday, are accepted to perform in the CultureFest which will be held on April 16, 2016 at Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel. Congratulations to all of them.
Here are the list of the students who will be performing in the CultureFest;

Japanese and Turkish Song "Unravel & Yanarim" Performer
Hailey Smith

Indian Dance Performer
Niriti Pahadi

Indian, Turkish, African, & Jamaican Dance Performers
Arianna Fermin,
Nasya Anderson,
Jayci Abrahms,
Aidell Benyarku,
Jayla Staunton,
Madison Monroe,
Taniya Boykin,
Evelyn Stills

CMIT North Middle and High School Cheerleading Team
Delina Assfaw,
Rayya Robinson,
Evelyn Stills,
Taylor Johnson,
Grace Essuah-Mensah,
Angela Rush,
Khalea Turner,
Lilian Kamara,
Arianna Fermin,
Madison Monroe,
Jayla Staunton,
Jayci Abrahms,
Jasmine Wilson,
Channing Pridgeon,
India Miles,
Malaysia White,
Kaniyah Jones,
Taylor Scott,
Helena Quist,
Josie Avenie,
Kristin Roy,
Michaela Myers,
Kerra Kingston

Please also see the attached wonderful photos from the rehearsal day.

Hope to see you all there & thank you for your interest and support.

CMIT North Coordinators,
Dr. BB & Mrs. Cihan

Parents/Guardians:

The following is applicable for EXCUSED absence, tardiness, and early dismissal:

When sending attendance letters, handwritten or via email, ensure you include name of your child, grade level, the date(s) and reason they were not in school, your printed name and signature.

Depending on the circumstance (absent, tardy, early dismissal), a note must be provided upon return of your child to school to avoid being marked as unexcused. If a note is being sent via email, you may send it to:

-----> secretary@cmitacademy.org <-----

If you or your child(ren) will hand deliver a note, you must submit it to the front desk to be photocopied. The copy will be given to your child to show each teacher while the original will be filed for attendance recording purposes.

Also remember to review the PGCPS list of excused and unexcused absences found in the Students Rights and Responsibilities Handbook.

The state of Maryland recognizes the following as lawful (EXCUSED) absences from school:

-Death in the immediate family
-Illness of the student
-Quarantine
-Court summons
-Principal-approved activity
-Mental or physical incapacity
-Violent storms
-Observance of a religious holiday
-State of emergency

FYI: This email address serves as a DROPBOX for attendance recording purposes ONLY, you will not receive a response and must contact your student's teachers directly regarding missed assignments.

Front office

Now that the weather is getting warmer please keep the following in mind:

* Shorts must be navy blue or khaki and of an appropriate length (to the knee) after spring break. No cargo shorts are allowed.

* Joggers (pants with elastic at the bottom of the legs) and cargo pants are prohibited. Uniform pants must be pants, slacks or work pants with a clean hem.

* Hooded jackets, shirts and sweatshirts are prohibited. Please refrain from wearing them to school, even on casual days. ONLY CMIT JACKETS ARE TO BE WORN AT SCHOOL, NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!!

* Shoes must be ALL black, including the laces and soles.

* Gym bottoms must be solid black or navy blue (no tights, leggings, or jeggings). While students may wear the shoes of their choice, it must be a matching pair of shoes. Students must also wear a complete uniform.

*The mixing of uniform items, i.e. a gym shirt with uniform pants, is strictly prohibited on non PE Days.

* Dress down days - Students can not wear, ripped, sheer, or explicit clothing. Hoodies and hats are still not permitted. If students come in these items they will be sent home and or parents can bring them a uniform. The students will be held out of class for wearing these items until corrected or picked up.

Mehmet Gunes
Principal

To the PGCPS Community:

As you know, seven days have been missed this year due to inclement weather. Our school calendar had four inclement weather make-up days scheduled: June 15, 16, 17, and 20, 2016, leaving us with three additional days to address. Today, the Maryland State Board of Education granted a waiver for two of the three days. We made up the other day by holding school on February 12, originally scheduled to be a day off. The following outlines how we will adjust the calendar to accommodate the days missed:

Monday, June 20 is the last day of school for students, with schools dismissing two hours early.
High school graduation dates are not impacted.
There is a two-hour early dismissal for students on Friday, June 17.
PGCPS understands school delays or closures greatly impact students, families, and staff. When making decisions to close or delay schools, the district’s key focus is on the safety of students and staff.

View the PGCPS 2015-16 school calendar online at: www1.pgcps.org/calendar/.

PGCPS

Dear Parents,

Teacher Appreciation Week is right around the corner - May 2-6! We are collecting monetary donations to make this week a success. If you would like to contribute, please have your student bring the donation to the school in an envelope marked Teacher Appreciation Week and place it in the PTO’s mailbox located in the lobby. If sending a check, please make it payable to CMIT North PTO with “Teacher Appreciation” on the memo line. Also, if you would like to help with the planning or implementation of this special week, please contact Candace Salley at candace.salley[at]gmail[dot]com. Let’s show our teachers how much we appreciate all of their hard work!!

Thank you for your support!
CMIT North PTO Teacher Appreciation Committee

Attention Parents!

It is time for us to think about our Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) leadership for the upcoming school year. CMIT North is a good school, but we can be a GREAT school with more parent involvement. The PTO nominating committee is seeking persons willing to serve on the Board and will present a list of potential candidates at the next PTO meeting, May 12, 2016 for elections. The available PTO Executive Board positions are:

Vice President
Recording Secretary
Corresponding Secretary
Treasurer
3 Middle School Parent Representatives

Please consider donating your time and talents to benefit all of our children. If you are committed to taking your school involvement to the next level, please contact the Nominating Committee chairperson, Candace Salley at candace.salley[at]gmail[dot]com.

Thank you for your support!

It is nearly impossible to hold fun and enriching events for our students without the generous help from our parent volunteers! There are several upcoming and exciting events for which we need help!

Positions available both during the school day and after-school!

Please submit your contact information to information@cmitnorthpto.org

Thank you in advance for giving back.

CMIT North PTO

Join us for the Berwyn Heights Town-Wide Clean Up on Saturday, April 23, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Registration starts at 10 am at the Berwyn Heights Town Center --5700 Berwyn Road, Berwyn Heights, MD 20740.

Free pizza/drinks will be provided to all volunteers from 12:00 - 12:30 pm! Students can earn community service hours! Participants should wear pants, long sleeves, and closed-toe shoes. We will provide instructions and distribute clean-up supplies, (safety vests, rubber gloves, trash bags, and pickers). For more information contact Anita Cardwell at anita.cardwell@gmail.com or 301-832-0398




Whitemarsh Park, 100 White Marsh Park Dr, Bowie, MD 20715

May 21st, 2016, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

www.cityofbowie.org/weedwarriors

The City of Bowies Green Team is in need of volunteers to help remove English ivy from Whitemarsh Park. As an invasive, non-native plant, English ivy spreads quickly and easily, and is very destructive to native ecosystems. This is an outdoor activity that requires cutting the ivy vines at eye-level and foot-level, then pulling them back about two feet from the base of the tree to bag them. To participate, please register by contacting Kristin Larson (klarson@cityofbowie.org, 301-809-3044). This is a great Student Service Learning opportunity. Children age 14 and younger must be under the direct supervision of a parent/guardian or Troop Leader at all times, and no volunteers under age 16 can use tools but may participate by pulling and bagging vines. Tiffany Wright (Watershed Manager for the City of Bowie) or Kristin Larson (Sustainability Planner for the City of Bowie) will sign off on service learning hours for students at the event.

CMIT Administration

Now Accepting Nominations for the
Governor's Service Awards!

Nominations due Wednesday, June 1, 2016.

The Governor's Office on Service & Volunteerism is now accepting nominations for the 2016 Governor's Service Awards. These awards recognize Maryland citizens for their significant volunteer contributions to the state and its people, and for working to change Maryland for the better. This year, the awards will represent outstanding service occurring in 2015 (or longer for the lifetime achievement award).

Service must be performed outside of the context of the nominee's paid employment. Those who have been awarded since the 2011 Governor's Service Awards are ineligible for consideration.

The 2016 Governor's Service Awards Categories:

Youth
Nonprofit Volunteer Program
Individual
Corporate/Business
Lifetime Achievement
Community of Service
National Service
Exemplary Service-Learning
AmeriCorps
Alum State Employee
Faith-Based
First Responder
Group/Team
Veteran

http://gosv.maryland.gov/serviceawards.html?utm_source=GSA+2016+%231&utm_campaign=GSA2016&utm_medium=email

Governor's Office on Service & Volunteerism

Yearbooks are still on sale but not for long. The last day to order your book is 24 April 2016. Please place your orders online at ybpay.lifetouch.com. The yearbook ID code for CMIT Academy North is: 12278716.
If you have any questions, please contact me or Mr. Brooks

Stacie Young

Center for Technology Access & Training (CETAT) is accepting applications for its 2016 summer creative workshops which will take place from July 11 - July 22. Learn about digital photography, web design, coding, videography, music, and professional skills. Students must be Prince George’s County residents between the ages of 13 and 18. To apply, go to www.cetat.org

Ms. Colandrea
HS Program Coordinator

This week's stand-out seventh graders are...

Wendy Lemus-Gonzalez (Vanderbilt) and Kevin Le (Duke).

Wendy has been very focused on her work and making great social choices this week.

Kevin is an enthusiastic learning who is kind to all of his classmates and teachers.

Congratulations Wendy and Kevin!

The 7th Grade Teaching Team

Middle Boys Soccer competed in their first game of the season Wednesday night with a loss to Nicholas Orem MS. This year's squad looks to improve their record with 2 games next week.

4/18 - at MLK 5:30
4/20 - at Buck Lodge 6:30

Coach Snyder

Here are the best investors of the week:
1) Jeffrey Greer
2) Kathleen Godshall
3) Casey Gardner
http://clfportal.org/fig/

Future Investors Game

Dear CMIT Parents,

First of all, I would like to thank you guys for being proactive parents by sharing your wonderful ideas with me to improve education practices at CMIT. You can not imagine how helpful seeing things from your perspective. I strongly believe that we will reach great success here, at CMIT together.

I am so glad to let you know that we will have our first prom at Martin Crosswinds in Greenbelt. I would like to give my special thanks to CLF for their great help to rent this beautiful place for our first graduating class. Also, with CLF`s great help, we will hold our graduation ceremony at Bowie State University Theatre. I am so excited for our students and their families. You will receive more details soon regarding planning and preparation.
I proudly announce that we are about to finalize draft schedules for next year. Please expect an email from your counselor, Mr. Gegwich. He will start to reach 12th graders students and parents first and 11th graders will follow etc. Having the schedule this early is very important because of planning next year internships, dual enrollments, and work experiences. Because of CMIT`s unique curriculum, most of 12 graders have two or three credits left to take. That allows a pretty open schedule for them to have all those experiences before college.

As an assistant principal, from my perspective, I strongly encourage my students to have dual enrollment this summer and next year to have college experience. It is extremely important. Please use this opportunity! I trust my students and believe they will show us a great success during their college applications. I am looking forward to hear ‘acceptance’ letters from colleges for each of my students.

As you know I am a mom of three. From the perspective of a mother, I need to highlight having work experience is important as much as dual enrollments so they will clearly see that starting life without a college degree is not easy. Sometimes having real life difficulties can provide more teachable moments than -mom speeches-. Please consider this little detail as well.

I would like to ask a favor from CMIT parents. Please consider, our staff members are working hard to provide best education for our students. Please take a moment to say thank you for their dedication and commitment.

Gonul Ozturk
Assistant Principal

Please Join the Berwyn Heights Town-Wide Clean Up on Saturday, April 23, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Registration starts at 10 am at the Berwyn Heights Town Center --5700 Berwyn Road, Berwyn Heights, MD 20740.

Free pizza/drinks will be provided to all volunteers from 12:00 - 12:30 pm! Students can earn community service hours! Participants should wear pants, long sleeves, and closed-toe shoes. We will provide instructions and distribute clean-up supplies, (safety vests, rubber gloves, trash bags, and pickers). For more information contact Anita Cardwell at anita.cardwell@gmail.com or 301-832-0398

Natiqua Riley

This will run Weekly with updates. Thank you for all that you do to Help us be a GREAT School By Choice.


Trip, Date and point of contact.
8th Grade College Trip: 5/19/16 (Ms. Justsen and Mr. Brauer)
7th Grade Medieval times Field trip: 5/20/16 (Ms. Lash)
Art Show: 5/21 and 5/22/16 (Ms. Talcott)
Aquarium: 5/25 (Science Teachers)
MS Dance: 6/3/16 Ms. Wake
Family Fun Day: 06/05/16 (PTO)
Finals Week: 6/6/16 Content teacher
End of Year trip: Hershey Park 6/15/16 (Ms. Lash)
8th Grade Promotion: 06/16/16 UMD (Mr. Johnson PGC and Mr. Johnson PTO)

MS Soccer Games -See School calendar for game times and locations
Mr. Snyder (Boys) and Mr. Penarrieta (Girls) and Ms. Lawrence are the points of contact.
Grades 6-8 are participating.
See School Calendar for game times and places.


8th Grade College tour - (Final Payments are due in MYSCHOOLBUCKS)$260
When May 19-May 20
Point of Contact: Mrs. Justsen and Mr. Brauer




MS Dance
When: June 3, 2016
Where: Cafe
Cost:$10 payable in Cash during lunches beginning May 18th
Parent volunteers need for food services.
Pictures and food will be available for purchase.
No outside guest.
Point of Contact: Ms. Wake.

Middle school Final exams - June 6th-10th. Students will be provided with a schedule.

8th Grade Promotion - June 16, 2016
Point of Contact Mr. Boris Johnson (PTO) and Mr. Y. Johnson (Middle school Guidance Counselor)
UMD 6-8pm

Administration

Below is the schedule for the upcoming cricket matches:

Attachment(s)

Ms. Bailey Lawrence, Athletic Director

Attached is the MS spring soccer schedule. Come out and support your CMIT Tigers!

Attachment(s)

Ms. Bailey Lawrence, Athletic Director

This week, Josiah Humphries demonstrated his knowledge and intelligence by teaching/demonstrating the taste bud regions of the tongue in his Biology class. He led a short lesson and discussion as well as student interaction. Congratulations Josiah!

Suzanne Coholic
High School Science Teacher

Please remember to wear your PE uniform on days that you have Physical Education. This include proper foot wear. Please to check the weather and remember that we are still in the spring and that many mornings are often colder than the high temperature for the day. Therefore bring enough layers to keep warm.

Mark Snyder

Hello Parents and Students,

Due to the rigor of the PARCC examination, my science class students have been given extended time to complete classwork assignments and homework in my lesson planning.

Environmental Science - homework research project is due Wed., Apr. 20

Physics - homework problem set is due for Recitation on Fri., Apr. 22

Biology - The Unit exam has been broken into 2 parts with separate reviews and given on different dates; MDK12.org practice HSA homework will continue to be due each Friday (this week's test is Inheritance of Traits 2009). An Earth Day Poster may be completed as extra credit (students received a rubric in class).

Suzanne Coholic
High School Science Teacher

Just a reminder that the Environmental Science research homework about your choice of country's dominant farming method is due on Wednesday, April 20. Students choose a country to study, and prepare a poster or powerpoint to share about the dominant farming method.

Suzanne Coholic
High School Science Teacher

Here are a few of the topics we will be learning fourth quarter: simplifying radicals, operations with radicals, solving right triangles, solving radical equations, rational expressions and functions, matrices, data analysis, and probability. Quadratic Formula Projects have been presented and are being graded. Continue to check Schoolmax for graded assignments and grade updates. You may also use the grade progress monitoring spreadsheet which is attached and located on Edmodo in the documents folder. Continue to encourage students at home to attempt and complete homework as well as maintain focus in class as this is a high school course. Thank you for all of your support in finishing the fourth quarter successfully.

*Finals are June 8 (Northwestern) and June 9 (Duke and USNA)

Attachment(s)

Ms. Fagan

Greetings,
The 4th quarter is underway and Mr. McSparron's RELA students are hard at work studying media and it's impact on daily life. Students will have a Notebook Check on our Media Study unit at the end of this month.
I'm also excited to announce that Literature Circles are returning, with some changes. First, students will no longer be required to write summaries of each reading. Instead, students will complete their assigned Discussion Role as a homework assignment, in order to be prepared for the class discussion. The second change is the book list itself. Due to time constraints, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain, Holes, by Louis Sachar and The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, will all be assigned as Summer Reading. Students will read Redwall, by Brian Jacques, for their Literature Circle and we will read The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien in class during the month of May. Please see the reading schedule below, and please e-mail me if you have any questions.

Literature Circle Reading Schedule
*Please note that Redwall is divided into three parts that the author refers to as “books.” All three “books” are just part of the same novel and are not three separate texts.

Due April 25: Redwall Book 1, Chapters 1-10

Due May 2: Redwall Book 1, Chapters 11-20

May 9-13: PARCC Test (No RELA Homework this week)

Due May 16: Redwall Book 2, Chapters 1-11

Due May 23: Redwall Book 2, Chapters 12-23

Due May 30: Redwall Book 3, Chapters 1-7

Due June 6: Redwall Book 3, Chapters 8-15

Mr. McSparron
RELA

7th Grade

This week we will study Ancient Greece. Students will have an open note quiz on Monday April 18th.


8th Grade

Social Reform Newspaper projects are due on the following dates:

Monday April 18th- Penn, Dartmouth
Tuesday April 19th- USNA, CalTech, Yale
Wednesday April 20th- Brown

Please see Google Classroom/Edmodo for assignment details

Please contact Ms. Cracovaner at acracovaner@cmitacademy.org with any questions, comments, or concerns.

Ms. Cracovaner
Middle School Social Studies Teacher and Department Chair

6th grade Earth Scientists have finished the book Earth's Surface at the end of 3rd quarter and moved into Water and Atmosphere book .They will study the following topics in the 4th Quarter , Fresh Water , the Oceans , The Atmosphere , Weather and Climate and Climate Change, Minerals and Rocks , Plate Tectonics ,Earthquakes and Volcanoes.
The book is the main resource in science lessons . If your child lose the book you should buy a new one .
Here is the ISBN numbers of the book , `Water and Atmosphere`
ISBN-13 : 978-0-13-368486-5
ISBN-10 : 0-13-368486-5
And here is the amazon link
http://www.amazon.com/SCIENCE-ATMOSPHERE-STUDENT-Interactive-Science/dp/0133684865/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1460214592&sr=8-1&keywords=0133684865
Earth Science classes will have a `Water Rocket Competition` in the 4th quarter and They already started working on it .
Water Rocket Preparations :
https://drive.google.com/a/cmitacademy.org/folderview?id=0BxQtcxJbpqOMQzZpcF84VDdUc1k&usp=sharing
The links for the pictures of the activities which were done in the 3rd Quarter
Family Fossils Activity :
https://drive.google.com/a/cmitacademy.org/folderview?id=0BxQtcxJbpqOMN0Zkc09GR1VKYnM&usp=sharing
Half Life Activity:
https://drive.google.com/a/cmitacademy.org/folderview?id=0BxQtcxJbpqOMY2Y2cGttaS1FUnM&usp=sharing
Radioactive Decay Activity :
https://drive.google.com/a/cmitacademy.org/folderview?id=0BxQtcxJbpqOMaU9WSkpjZTNyQmc&usp=sharing

Nuri Bayram

CMIT Grade 6 and 7 students have worked very hard on their Science Interactive Notebooks and will continue to do so for the remainder of the school year in Dr. Clarke and Mrs. Crespo’s classes. The Science Interactive Notebook is an engaging tool that students use to show that they understand what has been taught in class as this allows them to record information and process them to improve their level of understanding. As a result, they become more independent thinkers while showcasing some of their creativity, and develop graphic and organizational skills that help them learn better and express ideas in a way that they best understand. The interactive notebook serves as their study tool to help them prepare for the final test in class.

The Science Interactive Notebook is worth 10 assessment points on each week.

The following are the week numbers and topics covered so far:

Grade 6:
Week 1- Earth and Rocks (Due Date: March 4, 2016)
Week 2- Plate Tectonics (Due Date: March 14, 2016)
Week 3- The Solar System (Due Date: April 5, 2016)

Grade 7:
Week 1- The Periodic Table (Due Date: March 4, 2016)
Week 2- Atoms and the Periodic Table of Elements (Due Date: March 14, 2016)
Week 3- Force and Motion (Due Date: April 5, 2016)

To create the Science Interactive Notebook, students must have the following materials:

1. Notebook
2. Pencil with eraser
3. A pair of scissors
4. Glue or glue stick
5. Color pencils or crayons
6. Interactive Notebook templates (print outs)

Instructions:
1. Cut out the Interactive Notebook Templates for the week
2. Answer the questions given. Write down notes from the class’ discussions, handouts or books / workbooks.
3. Color and decorate the pages.
4. Organize and paste them in the Interactive Notebook.
5. Have fun learning!

Gemma Y. Bognot-Clarke Ph. D.
Science Teacher- CMIT North MS

HERE WE GO AGAIN!! CLEAN OUT YOUR CLOSETS

VALUE VILLAGE / CMIT HIGH SCHOOL CLOTHES FUND DRIVE

DELIVER DONATIONS TO ROOM 133 - AT CMIT!!! - Tax Receipts Available

Collection dates Monday, April 18 through Friday, April 22. Value Village will pick up our items on Monday, April 25.

Soft Goods: including clothing, shoes, hats, scarves, undergarments, jewelry, accessories, bags, wallets, bedding, towels, curtains,
tablecloths or other cloth materials

Hard Goods: toys, small appliances (i.e., toasters, irons), books, CDs, DVDs
Not Accepted: hazardous materials, flammable products, automobile parts, food, cash, large appliances.

For Any additional Information, please contact:

Adrianne Robinson - omeir@comcast.net
Angela Thornton - thornta@live.com

Thank you for your support!!

The Center for Minorities in Science and Engineering has a 4-week summer program for rising high school seniors who are interested in engineering. Additional information can be found here: http://www.cmse.umd.edu/summer/esteem-serquest.

What/Where:
- A four-week summer research program for rising high school seniors.
- Participants will work in some of the nation’s best research laboratories.
- Participants will live on the University of Maryland College Park campus.
- Participants will learn about the University of Maryland College Park and the A. James Clark School of Engineering through tours and informational sessions.

Program Dates: July 1 - July 30, 2016
Application Deadline: May 10, 2016

For more information and the application process, visit cmse.umd.edu/summer/esteem-serquest Please e-mail cmse@umd.edu with questions or concerns.

Ms. Colandrea
HS Program Coordinator

Click here to open FAQ page