Dear CMIT North High School Parents and Guardians, We are reaching out to you through this survey to gather your intentions regarding your child or children returning to in-person hybrid instruction when schools reopen for the remainder of the school year. Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) is providing the option for parents and guardians to choose between continuing with at-home full distance learning or returning to in-person hybrid instruction. Hybrid instruction means part-time in-person instruction and part-time at-home learning. Students will be in school for two days each week. Information on full-distance learning, in-person hybrid instruction, and the school reopening plan can be found on the PGCPS website. When responding to this survey, you are committing to how your child will receive instruction for the remainder of the school year. Responses to this survey may not be altered once submitted. If the virtual option is selected, your child must remain in distance learning for the remainder of the school year. Please take the time to answer the survey. You will be prompted to complete a survey for each child within your household. The deadline to complete the survey is Sunday, February 28, 2021. If a parent/guardian does not complete the survey by the February 28, 2021 deadline, the system will select your child for in-person hybrid instruction through the last day of school. Survey Links: English: Reopen PGCPS: In-person Hybrid Learning Enrollment Survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Reopen_PGCPS_English French: Sondage sur l'engagement au retour à l’instruction en personne https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Reopen_PGCPS_French Spanish: Encuesta sobre el compromiso de volver a la instrucción en persona https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Reopen_PGCPS_Spanish

Gonul Ozturk, CMIT North High School Principal

On February 20, 2021, the mighty minds attending Algebra 1 & 2 and Quantitative Modeling tutoring had a meeting for a more regulated program schedule and logistics. Thirty-five students choose to challenge their limits in the mid of pandemic and online learning to transcend their mathematics classes' complexity and succeed. Thanks to all parents who kept looking for opportunities to influence and teach their children a better perspective. The schedule for these classes are as follows: ALGEBRA 1 TUTORING Monday, Tuesday & Thursday at 3-4 PM Saturday at 1:30-2:30 PM & 2:30 -3:30 PM QUANTITATIVE MODELING Tuesday & Thursday at 4:30-5:30 PM Saturday 4:30 - 5:30 PM ALGEBRA 2 Wednesday & Friday 4:30-5:30 Saturday 12-1 PM and 3:30-4:30 PM The CMIT Tutoring and Academic Services staff are experienced in providing excellent assistance to students with a wide range of pre-academic and academic needs.

Our tutors have doctoral degrees and master's credits, in which they are experienced in their teaching field, acknowledging and valuing various learning styles.

CTAS is designed to address each student's individual learning needs. Throughout the tutoring process, much care and attention are given, including collaboration with the student's respective teacher.

Gemma Clarke, Ph. D. Science Teacher, Liaison on Tutoring & Academic Support Services Green School Team, Organizer HS Science Fair Coordinator

The Green School Team will complete a Virtual awareness to be presented at the Maryland Association for Environmental & Outdoor Education (MAEOE) Youth Summit in May 2021. MAEOE recognizes our CMIT Green Schools' accomplishments and commends our dedication to the continuity of learning through distance learning to improving our environment. The annual MAEOE Youth Summit is where teachers and students discover programs and resources for their schools, and it is a day of celebration for new and recertifying Green Schools and Green Centers. There is a great opportunity for our Green School members for public speaking exposure on their advocacy to defend the natural world, promote peace in confronting environmental abuse, apply for Green environmental scholarships, champion environmentally responsible solutions, and advocate for all people's rights and well-being. The Green School Members: Amanda Queen Ansharan Akbar Ashley Tchokote BryantAlexander Oliphant Deena Elzaree Laila Elzaree Micah Davis Miguel Queen Morgan Pringle Moyosoreoluwa Adeyemo Peyton Moncrieffe Sarah Suleman Suhani Patel Zainab Kidd

Gemma Clarke, Ph. D. Science Teacher, Liaison on Tutoring & Academic Support Services Green School Team Organizer HS Science Fair Coordinator

The CMIT Tutoring & Academic Services (CTAS) is incredibly pleased to receive great thank you emails from students and their parents because their children increased grades after dedicated hours and effort attending tutoring classes. We are also happy to announce that tutoring on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 4-5PM and on Saturday at 10-11AM will be more extensive. Any students who aspired to better their organization skills can join the social studies class. Thus, the tutoring sessions will now be through Zoom instead of the Goggle Meet Link to accommodate the growing number of students by using different break rooms. The new link to meet with your tutor is posted in the google classroom to meet your tutor virtually. See the schedule below. Tutoring & Academic Services/ Social Studies Tue & Thu @ 4-5 pm Saturday 10-11 Class code: jngb2nm English Tutoring by Ms. Belt Mon & Wed @4-6PM/ Fri@3:30 4:30pm Class code: robf4mk

Gemma Clarke, Ph. D. Science Teacher, Liaison on Tutoring & Academic Support Services Green School Team Organizer HS Science Fair Coordinator

Hi students and parents, Last Friday, BioGeoChem students took a 7-point quiz. Due to inclement weather, some houses lost internet service and/or had a power failure. Those students can make up the quiz on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 12 noon by logging into their zoom classroom. Students with excused absences may also make up the quiz at that time. Physics students will continue building on basic circuitry knowledge this week.

Suzanne Coholic High School Science Teacher Science Department Chair

Hello CMIT! Photographer of the Week is... Ella Solomon! Nice work Ella! In our second monochrome challenge, Ella was able to stage an aesthetically pleasing image using household items! Mint green is such a beautiful color, but in my opinion, the best part of this photo is the ripples of light that reflect off the mug giving the illusion that it is sitting in water. Our honorable mentions go to Kennedy Johnson & Hafsah Ghori! Kennedy's photo gives us cozy vibes and makes you feel like you can relax after a long day. Hafsah's photoshoots don't use props as a subject, but people. The edits and lighting give it that monochrome feel. Congrats everyone! Stay tuned for our next Photographer of the Week & be sure to follow us on Instagram @cmitphotographyclub

Brittany Gonzalez - Biology Teacher & Photography Club Sponsor

The many efforts of the students and staff at CMIT to celebrate Black History Month have inspired Anime Club to make sure we participate and contribute as well! So far this month, Anime Club has watched anime featuring prominent black leads, designed or worked on by black creatives, and looked into black run animation teams such as the first black-owned animation studio in Japan named D'art Shtajio. In an effort to highlight and share some of these black representations in anime, Anime Club members were challenged to select one of their favorite black characters in anime and detail what made that character so great. We collected those examples into our own "Black Characters in Anime - Black History Month Showcase" to share with all of you! Please find a Google slides presentation of our final Black History Month showcase, created through the combined efforts of more than 15 anime club members, linked at the end of this post. Everyone did an awesome job of finding a wide variety of excellent black characters in anime, both male and female, without a single duplicate or repeat! So please enjoy and feel free to review each slide recommendation section to see if that show might be a good match for you! CMIT Academy Anime Club - Black Characters in Anime BHM Showcase: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Nl6r6Fa4rUILjnCF1ssLe-1CV4Gln6zc61xo2r8Xxss/edit?usp=sharing If you would like to create your own showcase of "Black Characters in Fiction" to match your own club, interests, or genre for Black History Month please also feel free to use this "Quick Start" Google slide template found at the following link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XrUgJroGYAcE5gBIFq4XIzgNuL4d7lfCt4lOxIRSqds/edit?usp=sharing

Mr. Dorris (Anime Enthusiast)

During the month, the Smithsonian Institute is sponsoring numerous opportunities to view vibrant performances, lectures, and family activities that will celebrate our nation's rich cultural heritage and history. Here are a few events that you might want to check out. Please click on the attached PDF for more information about each event and links of how to sign up/attend. Wednesday, 2/24 @ 5 pm- Wind Down Wednesday: Good Trouble Sunday, 2/28 @12-3pm- African Americans in STEM Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon

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Mrs. Jessica Cunning, Social Studies Department Chair

The Social Studies Department would like to help make communication and scheduling appointments during Office Hours on Wednesdays easier. Please click on the attached PDF link (not the image above), and once you open the PDF, you can click on the image for the teacher that you are interested in meeting with to schedule an appointment. This Week in History: February 22, 1956 - In Montgomery, Alabama, 80 participants in the three-month-old bus boycott voluntarily gave themselves up for arrest after an ultimatum from white city leaders. Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks were among those arrested. Later in 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court mandated desegregation of the buses. February 23, 1868- African American educator and leader W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963) was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. February 24, 1867 - The House of Representatives voted to impeach President Andrew Johnson. The vote followed bitter opposition by the Radical Republicans in Congress toward Johnson's reconstruction policies in the South. However, the effort to remove him failed in the Senate by just one vote. February 25, 1910- Millicent Fenwick (1910-1992) was born in New York City. She championed liberal causes, serving as a member of the U.N. General Assembly and as a U.S. Congresswoman. February 26, 1994 - Political foes of Russian President Boris Yeltsin were freed by a general amnesty granted by the new Russian Parliament. *Information for each day came from: https://www.historyplace.com/specials/calendar/february.htm

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Mrs. Jessica Cunning, Social Studies Department Chair

This is a reminder of the CMIT North – High School PTO General Board Meeting on Thursday, February 25, 2021. All members, all people interested in supporting our CMIT Students, or parent(s) looking for information are encouraged to attend. Date: February 25, 2021 Time: 6:30pm Topics: General Information, Principal Update on PGCPS Re-opening Plan Walk-on Topics Current and Future Meeting Dates: February 25th (General Meeting) March 25th April 22nd May 27th (General / Annual Meeting for Nominations for Board Vacancies for the next school year)

Dorothy Simmons President CMIT North PTO 6100 Frost Place Laurel, MD 20707 Phone: 301-503-0650| Cell: 310-503-0650 Email: president@cmitnorthpto.org

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