It is hard to believe, but the third quarter ends Friday, March 24th. If students have not already done so, now is a good time to review SchoolMax and begin reaching out to teachers to address unresolved concerns about third quarter grades.

Next week is a full five-day week of classes. However, schools will be closed Monday, March 27th for Teacher Grading Day. Make plans accordingly.

Respectfully,

CMIT Administration

There will be a mandatory girls softball interest meeting on Monday, March 20th at 3:05pm in Mr. Hommel's classroom. Any student in high school that wishes to tryout for the team must attend. In order to try out for any sport, students must complete the PGCPS Student-Athlete Participation Packet. You can find copies of this document at: http://www1.pgcps.org/athletics/athletics-participation-forms.htm

The meeting should end before 3:30pm, so please arrange for rides home accordingly. If there are any questions, please contact me or Mr. Hommel at shommel@cmitacademy.org.

Ms. Bailey Lawrence, Athletic Director
blawrence@cmitacademy.org

In combination with coaches and parent volunteers, we are planning an End of Year Athletic Banquet to celebrate the successes of our sports teams. We are looking for volunteers to help us put this event together. If you are interested in assisting, we are having an open forum meeting this Thursday, March 23rd at 4:00pm in Portable 6. Please RSVP via e-mail to Ms. Lawrence so we can get an idea of how many people plan to attend. If you can not make this week's meeting but you are interested in helping out, please contact me at your earliest convenience.

Ms. Bailey Lawrence, Athletic Director
blawrence@cmitacademy.org

Please visit www.cmitnorthpto.org to purchase this year's yearbook. This yearbook is strictly for middle school students and focuses on memories that the students will remember for a lifetime.

Jbrooks@cmitacademy.org

Jared Brooks

Hearing and vision screenings were completed this week for 8th grade students, per the county's policy. If a student did not pass one of the tests, a letter will be received in the mail providing information on the next steps to take. Please provide the school nurse with any updates on receiving glasses, hearing aids, or further testing that is obtained.

CMIT Nurse

The Yearbook Class would like to introduce our first yearbook which features an interactive app called Aurasma. Once the app is downloaded, the user can watch interactive videos by hovering their camera over select photos, allowing memories to come to life. In addition to the custom design and video application, our yearbook integrates all students in both academic life and extracurricular activities.

The price of our high school yearbook is $90. You may also pay in two installments of $45. Please support your student body by purchasing our first ever interactive High School Yearbook!

Jbrooks@cmitacademy.org

Jared Brooks

The cheerleaders are excited to inform you of their upcoming cheer competition!!!

This will be CMIT Academy North's first ever Middle School cheer competition, so this is a BIG deal. We would like to officially invite everyone to attend and support our Middle School cheerleaders.

When: Saturday, March 25, 2017
Where: Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. High School, 12650 Brooke Lane, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Time: 10 am
Cost: $5 per person

Please see attached flyer for more details.

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Coach Adams

Dear Parents/Guardians:

Prince George’s County Public Schools’ strategic plan promotes academic achievement for all students. In order for our students to learn, we recognize that safe and supportive environments must exist. While many strategies are implemented daily to ensure our students’ safety, we acknowledge the value of providing educational opportunities for our students to learn “personal safety”. Through classroom counseling lessons, your professional school counselor can assist your child in learning:

• Differences between appropriate and inappropriate physical contact
• Personal body safety rules and when to use them
• How to identify trusted adults to whom they can report when they feel unsafe

In accordance to the PGCPS Board of Education Policy #0126, all schools are required to present personal safety lessons to our students. Implementing an effective curriculum on personal safety for children can raise our students’ awareness of abuse, increase disclosure when abuse has occurred and serve as a preventative measure in the future.

This letter is to inform you that your child’s school counselor will begin implementing age-appropriate personal safety lessons with students during the second semester of the 2016-2017 school year, starting Monday, March 20, 2017. Parents/Guardians are more than welcome to preview the lesson prior to its implementation during the week of March 20 - 24.

In doing so, you can re-enforce these tools for personal safety with your child. We will lead the way to stop the cycle of child abuse in Prince George’s County.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your child’s professional school counselor at yjohnson@cmitacademy.org.

Yurhance Johnson
Professional School Counselor

Physics students will be completing Electricity and Circuits and beginning Magnetism and Magnetic Fields.

Plants and People students are now moving into Leaves having finished testing for Stems.

Environmental Science students are in the midst of Climate and Earth's position around the Sun.

This week, I expect all students to have completed all work for grades. Please check SchoolMax.

Suzanne Coholic
HS Science Teacher

Hello,

I just wanted to send you a quick reminder that next week is the last week before quarter 3 closes. With that being said, please check grades on SchoolMax. If you have any questions or concerns, then please let me know. I will have students look at their grades in class too.

Regards,

Mr. Fleming

GEOMETRY: Geometry classes are currently working on the “Properties and Attributes of Triangles” chapter. Each geometry class, students receive a study packet that covers everything we do in class. It is very important for students to keep each section packet and review the questions daily when they get home. We have two more sections to cover before the Chapter test. We are following the “Holt Geometry” Textbook for our classes. The Chapter Test will be posted on Google Classroom ahead of time.

ADVANCED ALGEBRA: The Advance Algebra class is going to start a new chapter on Tuesday. We just finished “Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities” chapter, and they took their chapter test on Thursday. The new chapter is “Exponents and Exponential Functions.” Following the Exponents and Exponential Functions chapter, students will learn "Polynomials and Factoring." We are following the “Holt Algebra 1” and “Pearson Algebra” Textbooks for our classes. Students are given packets for each section, and it is very important for students to keep each section packet and review the questions daily when they get home.

ALGEBRA: The Algebra 1 class is still working on the Linear Functions chapter. It is a long chapter that consists of 10 sections. Students are given packets for each section, and it is very important for students to keep each section packet and review the questions daily when they get home. We have two more sections to cover before the Chapter test. We are following the “Holt Algebra 1” and “Pearson Algebra” Textbooks for our classes. The Chapter Test will be posted on Google Classroom ahead of time.

AP STATISTICS: In AP Statistics, students are busy examining several important aspects of statistical inference in more detail and getting ready to move into the last part of the textbook. We have five more Chapters and six more weeks to go. After the spring break, our focus will be reviewing the entire year and practicing as many questions we can. Students are expected to review class materials daily and keep track of the announcements.

Tuba Subasi

The third quarter is ending this Friday, March 24th! Students have been reminded to check SchoolMax for any missing or absent work. As we enter into the 4th quarter, it is important to remember that we need to continue to put our best foot forward and end the year on a strong note!


Algebra 1:
We are moving into our next topic on Exponent Rules and Simplifying Exponential Expressions. This topic requires remembering many different rules, so it is imperative that students keep up with their work and stay on top of the skills we are practicing in class. Outside practice will be very necessary to master these new concepts!

PARCC Test -- Algebra 1 students will be taking the PARCC the week after Spring Break on April 25 and 26th! Practice over break is strongly encouraged!

Trigonometry:
We are wrapping up our Trig Identities unit at the end of next week. Next, we will be moving into the Laws of Sine and Cosine.

Seniors -- You will take your Trig Final during our regular class time during the week of May 12th. The definite date will be announced soon.

AP Calculus:
- AP EXAM IS ON MAY 9TH!!!
- A great review book to buy and work in daily -- "Be Prepared for the AP Calculus Exam (Third Edition)" by Mark Howell and Martha Montgomery
- We have one more big topic of BC Calculus to cover before the exam --Sequences and Series
- Students should be practicing and reviewing on a daily basis. We will begin reviewing in class 3 weeks before the exam.
- AP Review Sessions will be held every Monday and Thursday from 3-4 pm
* Student attendance is highly encouraged!! If spring sports interfere with these times, please contact Ms. Rooney.

General Announcements:
1. Here are some awesome math resources students can use at home that are topic based:
- Khan Academy
- Learn Zillion
- http://www.studentguide.org/a-complete-list-of-online-math-resources/ -- a website that lists even more online sites for Algebra, Trig, and Calculus!
- Math is Fun: https://www.mathsisfun.com/

2. Students should be checking SchoolMax on a weekly basis to ensure that they are staying on top of their work and progressing in the class.

Ms. Rooney
HS Math Teacher
HS Math Department Chair

Dear Parents:

Since the month of March is considered National Women's History month, which was passed in Congress in 1987, all Character Education/Life Skills classes have been assigned the task of doing a report on the Millionaires/Billionaires/Entrepreneurs and Inventors of NASA Women who started out at Langley as Human Computers and prompted the movie "Hidden Figures." Some of these women have moved on, some are no longer with us, and some are still with NASA.

The reports/information gathered shall be on display throughout the hallways of the middle school portion of CMIT North.

Sincerely,
Dr. Sullivan-Williams (a.k.a. Dr. BB)

Hola Students,

Please remember to practice your Spanish vocabulary, which is important in order to allow your long-term retention memory to work. (Try 10-15 minutes a day.)

The 3rd quarter final grade is quickly approaching, and listening practice assignments are part of your grade. Please turn your homework on time.
This week, we are going to be learning more about the cultural aspects of Peru. We also are going to practice direct object pronouns in Spanish.

Barbara Cabrera-Avila

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