ATTENDANCE MATTERS! Students who attend school regularly have been shown to achieve at higher levels than students who do not have regular attendance. When your scholar is absent, a parent or guardian must fill out the following link: https://forms.gle/9X5351eb268gP6mT8 A parent written or doctor’s note MUST be UPLOADED directly into the form. Parents or guardians who call or email to notify the school of an absence will still be asked to complete the form. If you are experiencing technical difficulties with uploading the note, please contact Mrs. Fermin at the front desk via phone contact 240-767-4080 or cfermin@cmitacademy.org immediately to ensure timely submission of all notes and to avoid absence being considered UNEXCUSED. Absence from school, including absence for any portion of the day, shall be considered lawful only (excused) for the following reasons: *Death in the immediate family (i.e., parent, guardian, brother, sister, grandparent) of extended family and close non-relative. *Illness of the student. The principal requires a physician’s certificate from the parent/guardian after three school days. *Court Summons *Observance of a religious holiday *Mental Health Day - Students may receive as an excused absence one (1) day of absence in each semester of each school year for a student’s mental health needs. A note from a physician to excuse a student’s absence for mental health needs is not required. Family vacations and/or visiting relatives out of state/country are NOT lawful reasons for absence. Attendance at non-CMIT educational activities MAY be excused upon pre-approval by the principal. Families should contact the front desk to obtain an excused absence request form. This form must be returned to the front office at least one week prior to the planned absence. Make Up Work: Late or make-up work will not be accepted unless the absence is an EXCUSED absence and a form has been completed within 3 DAYS upon your student’s return to instruction. Once the note is submitted online, it is the STUDENT’s RESPONSIBILITY to request makeup work from their teacher(s). The front desk will NOT notify teachers regarding make up work. Please take note that every day the School Communication System (SCS) calls all households to inform parents regarding your child’s tardiness and attendance issues. For questions or concerns related to your student absences or tardiness, please check SchoolMAX to see what attendance or tardiness has been entered by the teacher. If there is a question or concern about a specific class, please contact that specific teacher. For all other concerns, please email cfermin@cmitacademy.org. Tardiness Policy Students will be officially tardy to school if they are not in their prospective classrooms at 8:05 am. If your student arrives at school between 8:05 - 8:15 am, they will be accepted through the cafeteria doors. At that time they will be issued an E-Hall tardy pass to their first period class. The time and code of T will be reflected in SchoolMax. Students who are tardy after 8:15 am should enter through the main doors to sign in and receive a tardy pass to class. Sometimes there are highway closures, weather conditions and traffic delays that may cause many students to be tardy. At that time, it will be to the discretion of the school principal to excuse ALL tardiness within a reasonable time frame for that specific day. Please keep in mind that it is of great importance to us that your student arrives safely to school and we are aware of these incidents that do occur from time to time. As defined in PGCPS AP 5113, a student is chronically absent if the student has been enrolled in a school for at least 10 days and is absent 10% or more of the school days while enrolled at that school. A student is habitually truant if the student has been enrolled in a school for 91 or more days in a school year and is unlawfully absent from school for a number of days or portion of days equal to or in excess of 20% of the school days within any marking period, semester, or year. There may be legal consequences when a student is habitually truant.

Christine Fermin (she/her) cfermin@cmitacademy.org Secretary I Attendance Secretary 240.767.4080

On Saturday, February 4, 2023, United States Naval Academy (USNA) STEM Professors and Midshipmen will visit CMIT Saturday Academy once again to manifest on exploring, creating, building, and making things better you'll never see before in the field of engineering and architecture. CMIT students will learn on hands information on - Biofuels, Measure the reaction rate of yeast fermentation of sugar to produce ethanol - Bioterrorism Analyze the spread of disease in a bioterrorist attack and use antibody diagnostics to track infection - Neuroscience Investigate the neuromuscular system and neuroprosthetic devices - Electrochemistry Experiment with electrochemistry to etch stainless steel and create a battery - Robotics Program line-following robots using color codes - Machine Learning Train a computer to classify pictures using artificial intelligence Experience STEM with the #1 Top Public College in the Country and #5 "Best Undergraduate Engineering Program" Please register with the blue link below to attend and be awarded a Certificate of Participation and Learning Community Service for 5 hours after doing the project during the Student Learning Development. The program starts at exactly 8:00 am and ends at noon. Students must register and be in school by 7:30 am https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZbaTArKXVBPlRBCSR5fLuikD906jS9e_L7XDsrql2DiB0mw/viewform?usp=pp_url

Dr. Clarke Program Coordinator-STEM Alternate Testing Coordinator

Homevisit is a Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation's (CLF) tradition that originates from our sincerest desire to assist and work with our CMIT Families. The home visits generally last 15 -35 minutes. As we build new systems to safely educate students and support families, the foundation for success remains the same: relationships. This is what makes CMIT unique. We go above and beyond to check in with our families and keep the learning framework intact. We reviewed our students' grades, standardized test scores, how their afterschool activities aligned with their prospective careers, and how they navigate their way to college, & discuss it with our parents and students through the homevisit program. For parents receiving PRS invitations for Home visits, we will be grateful for your acceptance for us to come to your home.

Dr. Clarke Program Coordinator-STEM Alternate Testing Coordinator

Wishing you and your families a Healthy and Happy Holiday break. Enjoy your family, friends and festivities, while remaining conscientious of the cold and flu season. Stay safe and see you all next year!!!

Christine Fermin (she/her) cfermin@cmitacademy.org Secretary I Attendance Secretary 240.767.4080

CMIT TUTORING SCHEDULE Monday 3-5 PM English 9 Tutoring Room 140 with Ms. Taylor/Ms. Houston (Every other Monday) Monday 3-5 PM English 10.11 and Room 322 with Mr. Beavard All COURSES Assignment Support Monday 3-4 PM Geometry Tutoring Room 324 with Mr. Bayram Tuesday 3-5 PM Algebra 1 Tutoring Room 326 with Mr. Destry Tuesday 3-4 PM Geometry Tutoring Room 324 with Mr. Bayram Wednesday 3-5 PM English 9 Tutoring Room 142 with Mr. Hommel (Every other Wednesday, students in Mr. Hommel's tutoring must see Mr. Ozcan for Salesforce. Thursday 3-5 PM Algebra 1 & 2 Tutoring Room 326 with Mr. Destry Friday 3-5 PM English 9 Tutoring Room 140 with Ms. Houston - only every other Fridays Friday 3-5 PM English 10.11 and Room 322 with Mr. Beavard All COURSES Assignment Support Friday 3-4 PM Geometry Tutoring Room 324 with Mr. Bayram Saturday (via announcement ) Geometry Tutoring Room 324 with Mr. Destry For athletes who need tutoring, Please see the Athletic Director, Ms. Ashmore. For Advance Placement, please consult with your respective AP Teachers

Dr. Clarke Program Coordinator-STEM Alternate Testing Coordinator

Concerning Holidays, all afterschool clubs will cease from Wednesday, December 21, 2022. All club resume on January 03, 2023 For all Clubs that need to meet during the Holiday because of building projects that are due by January or the First week in February for competitions and other matters, please email Dr. Clarke at gclarke@cmitacademy.org. Enjoy your break and Happy Holidays!

Dr. Clarke Program Coordinator-STEM Alternate Testing Coordinator

At the Earth Optimism meeting this week, students learned about behavior change and discussed that there were three main categories that drove it. These were to motivate, socialize, and ease the change. With our Smithsonian partner, Mr. Coyle, they discussed local campaigns and organizations that work to restore and conserve natural resources and create sustainable communities in the Chesapeake Watershed. Using what they just learned, they moved on to discuss what makes up a community. They brainstormed what needs would be met, what wants would be met, what they would and would not see or notice, and how they should expect to feel in a perfect community. In groups, they were then asked to create a map about their local community, including roads and other infrastructure, businesses, civic spaces, education spaces, natural features such as rivers or forests, parks or other shared spaces, transportation infrastructure, and housing. At the end of the meeting, they were able to compare their actual communities to the criteria of a perfect community to see how close they were.

Mrs. Jessica Cunning and Ms. Brittany Gonzalez Earth Optimism Club Sponsors

The Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum is excited to announce the launch of its Environmental Justice Academy next spring. The Academy aims to promote environmental justice in communities of color by engaging the next generation in environmental awareness and advocacy. Programming will provide spaces and opportunities for young women and non-binary youth of color to explore the intersections of community, justice, and environment. Participants: The Academy is open to young women and non-binary youth of color, ages 14-18, living in communities along the Anacostia River and its tributaries in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland and the District. Academy Schedule: March 18 - Welcome Event March 25 - Anacostia River Trip April 1 - Virtual Session April 15 - Virtual Session April 29 - Virtual Session May 13 - Virtual Session July 10-21 - Two-Week On Site Session Stipends: $1,497.00 Applications are open Dec 8 - Jan 20. Please see the attached PDF for more information!

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Mrs. Jessica Cunning and Ms. Brittany Gonzalez

The Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum is excited to announce the launch of its Environmental Justice Academy next spring. The Academy aims to promote environmental justice in communities of color by engaging the next generation in environmental awareness and advocacy. Programming will provide spaces and opportunities for young women and non-binary youth of color to explore the intersections of community, justice, and environment. Participants: The Academy is open to young women and non-binary youth of color, ages 14-18, living in communities along the Anacostia River and its tributaries in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland and the District. Academy Schedule: March 18 - Welcome Event March 25 - Anacostia River Trip April 1 - Virtual Session April 15 - Virtual Session April 29 - Virtual Session May 13 - Virtual Session July 10-21 - Two-Week On Site Session Stipends: $1,497.00 Applications are open Dec 8 - Jan 20. Please see the attached PDF for more information!

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Mrs. Jessica Cunning and Ms. Brittany Gonzalez Earth Optimism Club Sponsors

Greetings! This Tuesday, BioGeoChem students will have a quiz on the Periodic Table, pH of acid and base, and balancing combustion equations. This Tuesday, Physics students will have a quiz on Kepler's Laws and basics of orbital mechanics. Hope everyone enjoys a very nice holiday break! See you in the New Year!

Suzanne Coholic High School Science Teacher Science Department Chair

The PTSO continues to grow strong! Fundraising continues with snack cart after school and pizza sales twice a week for athletics. We also need to focus on academics with our students. Data has been shared with students regarding grades, hall sweeps and attendance. Please be sure you are checking SchoolMax on a regular basis. We are talking about resuming Parent Academy sessions to help our CMIT community support each other and our students. Please join our meeting on DECEMBER 22ND at 6:30pm so we can share ideas and tips on how to best support our students. Here is the zoom information: Tammy ODonnell is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89653633789 Meeting ID: 896 5363 3789 One tap mobile +16469313860,,89653633789# US +13017158592,,89653633789# US (Washington DC)

Tammy O'Donnell

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