Greetings, CMIT family, I hope this email finds you well. I would like to announce that Mathmagicians club students join two math contests last week. One of them is a national-wide contest, Math League, and the other is an international-wide contest, Caribou Contest. Our students were studying hard for a couple of weeks and represented our school. I would like to congrats the Mathmagicians students, Joshua Major, Christina Thomas, Favour Nwogu, Jennifer Ononaku, Suhani Patel, Jayden Russell, and Nigel Seymour, for working hard and participating in the contests. We have three school-wide first-place, Joshua, Christina, and Favour for Math League Contest. The state-wide and county-wide results will release soon. The Caribou Contest's winners are as follows, first-place Favour, second place Suhani, and third place Jayden. Also, Favour is in the top 20, Suhani, Jayden, and Nigel are in the top 30 country-wide, and they are in the top 1000 worldwide. Please join me, and congrats to our students!!! Go CMIT! Go Mathmagicians!

Esra Keskin, MBA Math Teacher, Math Contests & Competitions Coach

The third of the 4 full-length SAT PRACTICE TEST 6 will be held on January 23, 2021, from 9 am to 1 PM. The practice test schedule is as follows. Reading Test 65 MINUTES, 52 QUESTIONS (10-15 minutes break) Writing and Language Test 35 MINUTES, 44 QUESTIONS (10-15 minutes break) Math Test – No Calculator 25 MINUTES, 20 QUESTIONS (10-15 minutes break) Math Test – Calculator 55 MINUTES, 38 QUESTIONS Parents, please encourage your child to create the best opportunities for colleges and scholarships. While students will be getting instructional support and practice during their college summit classes, we implement Full-Length SAT practice tests on Saturdays, one per month until February. Please mark your calendar for the practice test dates shown below and use the form to register for those who did not yet register. SAT Practice Test#6 January 23rd @9am SAT Practice Test February 27th @9am Note: Research shows that taking full-length practice tests helps students overcome the testing anxiety and become familiar with the testing's content and timing. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJuAodG21gXH15KOx8-nX2PqVrV8-yjLZa7Wi3BcGp8ND_5Q/viewform?usp=pp_url

Sincerely Yours; Gemma Clarke, Ph. D. Science Teacher, Academic Support and Tutoring Services Coordinator Green School Team Organizer HS Science Fair Coordinator

Dear Students, MDOT-TRAC bridge-building contest won`t happen at the national level this year because of COVID-19. However, CLF`s invitational bridge building contest will still happen on April 24th. Details will be announced soon but each student will be a team. No group work. Students who register will be able to pick up the materials from the school. If you are interested, please fill out the google form below: https://forms.gle/8o4BKvxFfPbncxnv9 Should you have any questions please feel free to contact me at nbayram@cmitacademy.org Mr.Bayram Program Coordinator STEM Coordinator

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The CMIT Academy offers tutoring services in the following areas. English/Language Arts 9, Mon & Wed @4-6PM/ Fri@3:30 4:30pm Class code: robf4mk Algebra 1 MON, TUES, & THURS 3-4 PM; SATURDAY 1:30-2:30PM & 2:30 -3:30PM Class code: wizrx3z Biology Mon, Tues & Thurs 4:30-5:30; Sat 3:30-4:30 PM & 4:30-5:30 PM Class code: 2qcfld5 SOCIAL STUDIES (US History) Tue & Thu @ 4-5 pm Saturday 10-11 Class code: jngb2nm Also, it offers assistance in Quantitative Modeling and Adv Place US History Tutors will assist students with independent assignments. If you need assistance in other classes, please email gclarke@cmitacademy.org.

Sincerely Yours; Gemma Clarke, Ph. D. Science Teacher, Academic Support and Tutoring Services Coordinator Green School Team Organizer HS Science Fair Coordinator

Hello Everyone, This coming week, BGC students and Physics students will continue their respective unit sections. BGC students will continue with properties of water and transition to the water cycle. Physics students will continue in orbital motion. Going forward, for all assessments in BioGeoChem and Physics, students will be required to take their assessments under the GoGuardian application. Students not visible in the GoGuardian platform during the assessment will not have their assessments scored per CMIT policy. Students will be required to be signed in to their CMIT accounts in order for GoGuardian to display the progress of the students during their assessments. Here is a link for students and parents with FAQs about GoGuardian: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fRHEP0oXsTONDQySQ2NteGnrwtuExtgXFDMuHQAcOso/edit

Suzanne Coholic High School Science Teacher Science Department Chair

Thank you very much for all the Student Leadership that has organized the week-long events and pushed students to get involved. To all those who participated in my class for the spirit week - I have seen the involvement and excitement you vested in the class. Thank you for making a difference.

Sincerely Yours; Gemma Clarke, Ph. D. Science Teacher, Academic Support and Tutoring Services Coordinator Green School Team Organizer HS Science Fair Coordinator

Dear CMIT N students and parents, Hope everything is fine with you. I would like to invite CMIT North high school students to math competitions and contests, one more time. On the virtual learning system, many schools decided to not join the competitions this year. This means the schools which are attending the competitions and contests have more chance to win. I have been running the "Mathmagicians Club" to prepare our students. Our Principal, Mrs. Ozturk, has already approved the competition fees. So the students don't need to pay any fee. The students should focus on studying and win them. Every competition has different prizes and awards system. Some competitions offer tuitions (full/ partial), and acceptance to a university; so many of them offer money awards according to which place you earn, and most of them give certificates (place and/ or participation). This is a huge change to build your resume. Please see the attachments for the math contests and competitions schedule. Also please review the links below. 1. MAA-AMC Competition: https://www.maa.org/math-competitions/2020-2021-amc-online-policies 2. Aretta Labs/ Math Madness Competitions: https://www.aretelabs.com 3. Caribou Math Contests https://cariboutests.com/public/participate.php 4. Math League Competition https://www.mathleague.com 5. The University of Maryland High School Mathematics Competition https://www.math.umd.edu/highschool/mathcomp/ Also, I received an invitation from MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge/ M3 Challenge. They want to see our school in the competition. If there are at least 5 students from juniors and/or seniors, I can make the registration. Please see the attachments. The club days are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 pm-4 pm. If you are interested, please contact me. ekeskin@cmitacademy.org

Esra Keskin, MBA Math Teacher, Math Contests & Competitions Coach

The students in the Online Skills for Business Club have worked diligently on creating products for their website. This week's feature is on Gabrielle Pierce who started the business La Belle Beauté. Gabrielle has provided her company description along with links to her website and social media account. "La Belle Beauté was founded by Gabrielle Pierce who is an 11th grader here at CMIT. La Belle Beauté is a small boutique online business that is known for its unique and one of a kind array of charm bracelets. Along with charm bracelets, La Belle Beauté also sells lip gloss, keychains, hair accessories, and more. Special items will be released for Valentine's Day soon, so be sure to buy something for that special loved one, as well as family and friends, near and far to brighten their day and show your love during these difficult times. To see more of La Belle Beauté please show your support and follow them on Instagram by clicking this link (https://www.instagram.com/labellebeaute__/) and visit their website at www.shoplabelleb.com. Have a great Valentine’s Day!"

Ms. Blackwell

The Environmental Science students and the Biology Classes will be having a Virtual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) research presentation on January 30, 2021, from 8-12 am. The CMIT science department and PGCPS extensively encourage scientific inquiry projects, which play an important role in the sustained growth and stability of the U.S. economy, and are critical to helping the U.S. win the future. STEM education creates critical thinkers, increases science literacy, and enables the innovator's next generation. If you would like to participate as a volunteer community judge of our student's STEM researchers, please do not hesitate to click the link below. Top 6 student projects will be requested to join the district STEM Fair in March 2021. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMN9Ty2n0zJ9-Yd_uJYTlWqUqBAx1TCYHR2S7WxoDZ_WRfBQ/viewform?usp=pp_url

Sincerely Yours; Gemma Clarke, Ph. D. Science Teacher, Academic Support and Tutoring Services Coordinator Green School Team Organizer HS Science Fair Coordinator

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