Our Spirit Week movie is finally ready. Go to the high school website (http://cmitacademy.org/highschool/) and experience Spirit Week's fun one more time! The Spirit Week movie is located toward the middle of the homepage.

Mr. Bayram STEM Coordinator CMIT Academy North nbayram@cmitacademy.org

Our America Recycles Day movie is ready at the website (http://cmitacademy.org/highschool/) toward the middle of the homepage.

Mr. Bayram STEM Coordinator CMIT Academy North nbayram@cmitacademy.org

Essay Requirements (Grades 6-12 ONLY): At least 250 words, but shall not exceed 500 words • Typed and double-spaced • Original work only • Be sure to properly cite your sources. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/ • Due on Friday, January 24th Scoring Rubric Comprehension (20 points) How well does the essay reflect a thorough comprehension of the essay topic? Does the essay provide supported reasons for the student’s topic selection? Organization (20 points) Does the argument/discussion follow a logical and easily understood progression? Does any outside evidence contained in the essay support the essay’s main points? Conclusions (20 points) Do the conclusions follow logically from the main body of the essay and reflect what the student has learned from research? How compelling are the conclusions? Creativity (20 points) Use of diverse resources, language &/or style, unique angle? Writing (20 points) Correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure. Poster Requirements (Elementary ONLY): • Poster MUST be 18x14 inches • Illustrates & supports a significant African American • Illustrates the contribution clearly and with artistic energy • Is it Colorful? Creative? Innovative? Legible? Different? Finished? • Poster should have a caption of at least three sentences, but no more than 10 to include who, what, and how the person contributed to shaping history. • Poster should mention at least one NEW thing the student learned during this contest? (E.g. arts in STEAM, African American role models, about oneself, society, African American history &/or culture, etc.) CLF will have three winners from each division who will receive a $50 gift card. Student winners and their parents will be invited to an awards reception hosted by CLF. One honorary mention from each school/division will be asked to read their essay or present their poster submission. Refreshments will be served and community leaders, special guests, fellow students, teachers, school officials, and board members will be in attendance.

CLF Community Partnerships

There is only one week left before the high school’s University of Maryland tournament, and everybody is getting their last bit of notes in. The middle school’s tournament may not be until February 8th, but the students are still working hard. - The Wright Stuff Team (Balsa Airplane) went on their regular Thursday practice at the middle school gym, and they got a 30 second flight time reportedly. - The Elastic Launch Glider Team and Ping Pong Parachute team went to the middle school gym for practice. - The Boomilever team just completed building its third boomilever and tried (broke) it. Efficiency is increasing! Thanks to their coaches, they learned new things and improved their cheatsheets. Both high school and middle school teams have come a long way. Of course, there in the road, but they have improved since then. The school is counting on you, Science Olympiad. GO TIGERS!!! Written by: Reina Finch Team Captain Assistant Coach Senior Student

Mr. Bayram STEM Coordinator CMIT Academy North nbayram@cmitacademy.org

Laurel Friends of the River Patuxent is a network of neighbors working together to protect and enhance our local environment. We are looking for 150 sites to plant trees. We want to include every neighborhood in the city in this celebration of nature, Laurel’s 150th anniversary, and the 50th anniversary of Earth Day in 2020. Trees are a great way to help the environment through supplying oxygen and absorbing carbon. They provide shade, reduce noise and cool your home. In addition, trees help reduce erosion, provide needed habitat for birds and other species and protect the health of our greatest natural resource, the Patuxent River. We will help you select the right variety of native tree species for your site, explain how to care for the young tree and donate the tree. Join us in leaving a green legacy for Laurel’s future residents. Contact: Cheryl Dyer at cheryldyer310@gmail.com

Mrs. Jessica Cunning, Social Studies Department Chair

This past week, Team Illusion #4464 continued working on the lift and chassis for the robot. The lift team is still working on the materials to make sure the lift will work when carrying the weight of the robot. The chassis team has started the assembly of the robot and the coding team is working on a base code for what he robot’s functions will be. Team Illusion meets every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3:00pm to 5:00pm and on Saturdays from 10:00am to 2:00pm in Room 137. By: Jaiden Chestnut Senior Team Illusion Member

Mr. Bayram STEM Coordinator CMIT Academy North nbayram@cmitacademy.org

On regular school days, students will be dismissed at 2:45pm and must exit the building by 3:00pm. At the last bell, students are to proceed directly to their lockers to pick up their belongings whether they are leaving the building or remaining in the building for a club, tutoring, enrichment, athletics, or similar event. Students must leave the building at the end of the day through the hallway near the cafeteria only and may not return after exiting. Students participating in clubs, tutoring, enrichment, athletics, or similar events are expected to remain with their sponsors, teachers, or coaches. Students who need to use the restroom during after school hours must have a pass and clearly be en route to or from the restroom. Students who are in violation of this procedure may lose the privilege of participating in after school activities. Timeliness is important. All departures from school at the end of the day must be on time. No loitering. Otherwise, students may lose privileges or face other consequences. It is the parents' responsibility to pick up students right after dismissal. If parents are unable to pick up their students after school on time, they may register their student(s) for Enrichment (CLF`s after school care program). Please see the details of the enrichment program in this link: http://clfmd.org/enrichment-2/

Mr. Bayram STEM Coordinator CMIT Academy North nbayram@cmitacademy.org

Dear Students, Another special activity for students who are in STEM Teams is the Automated Vehicle (CAV) Interactive Presentation by MDOT SHA Engineers. The program will happen at the High School Cafeteria on Thursday, February 6th from 9:00am to 10:30am. Students on STEM Teams will receive an e-mail from Mr. Bayram for more details and with a Google Form to sign up!

Mr. Bayram STEM Coordinator CMIT Academy North nbayram@cmitacademy.org

CMIT Families! This is a reminder that there is a three-hour early dismissal today. School ends for students at 11:45am. Please plan for their timely pick up. Respectfully,

HS Administration

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