Welcome to all of our new families and welcome back to all of our returning stakeholders. School leadership has been working diligently over the Summer to prepare for the new school year. My goals for CMITN MS this school year are to expand upon our culture to make our school and community ever stronger. Students and families will see this daily as we improve the culture for learning in the classroom and families will see this as we partner with parents to ensure we work together to guide our youth through the academic and developmental challenges of the middle school years. Please review my Welcome Letter that was sent out via email August 21st for additional updates and information. I look forward to seeing all of our scholars on Tuesday, September 4th for the first day of school!

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Andrew Brauer, Acting Principal

In order to add money onto your student's lunch account for this school year, please go to the following website https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/login/getmain?requestAction=home If you do not have a myschoolbucks account, please follow the directions below In the search field, select Maryland, then select Prince George's County Public Schools Enter your first, last name and email address, your email address will serve as your user login Enter your desired password, followed by re-confirmation of your password for security purposes Select a security question and enter the desired response Select Create Account Select Continue to Add Student From the top of the screen, select the school/location where your student is enrolled Enter student’s first name, last name and date of birth or student ID# Select Find Student and Add Student If needed, Select Add Other Students or Finish If you have any questions, contact MySchoolBucks directly: parentsupport@myschoolbucks.com 1-855-832-5226 Visit myschoolbucks.com and click on Help/FAQ’s

CMIT Administration

For those who missed the first two meetings, there will be a general interest meeting for high school and middle school parents interested in sending their student(s) on a summer 2019 tour of London, Normandy and Paris. The meeting will be held at CMIT Middle School in room 108 at 6:00 PM September 13, 2018. Entry can be made at the back of the building near room 116. The trip will include seeing Big Ben, Parliament, The Tower of London, Churchill's bunker, the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace, the Eiffel Tower, the Champs Elysee's, The Louvre and Louis XIV Palace at Versailles . Additionally, we will be seeing the beaches and U.S. military cemetery at Normandy, made famous during the U.S. - led invasion, where Nazi fortifications still exist. Please contact me at jscreven@cmitacademy.org if you plan to attend. You must RSVP if you plan to attend.

James Screven, Assistant Principal

Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation (CLF) invites you to participate in their annual Culture Fest on November 3rd. This year a celebration of culture, cider, cocoa, music, games, local vendors, silent auctions, raffles, and student performances will be included. CLF needs your help in getting the word out to family, friends, and your individual networks. Please share the attached letter with any and all interested parties. If you know of licensed vendors interested in reserving a space or have any questions please contact: Mark J. Sutherland Community Partnerships Director Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation T. (301) 776.2300 x.104 E. msutherland@clfmd.org

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CMIT Administration

Mark your calendars for Picture Day on October 17th. Order forms and additional information will be coming.

CMIT Administration

Greetings to all parents and students of CMIT North MS! My name is Mrs. Natalie Crespo-Montano and this is my 6th year in the school. I graduated Bachelor of Science in Biology in Far Eastern University, and Master of Biology Education in Ateneo de Manila University. I am currently holding a Maryland Advanced Professional Certificate (APC) in Biology. In my twenty-three years of teaching high school science in the Philippines and Arizona, I taught Biology, Advanced Biology, Honors Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Physical Science, Environmental Science, Experimental Research, General Science; and in my sixth year of teaching middle school science here in CMIT-North, Maryland, I taught Physical Science, Biology, Earth Science, Life Science, and high school elective Genetics. In addition for being a high school educator, I became a part-time college instructor and taught Zoology in B.S Physical Therapy class in 1997 to 1998. I became a research adviser of hundreds of high school research projects/investigatory projects for about 10 years in which many of my projects reached and won up to the national level science fair competitions. I received the Science Project Adviser Award in the 2005-2006 National Science Fair. I coached students in Biology Quiz, and attended numerous science and technology workshops and seminars from the division, regional, zonal, national, and international level. I became a Research Trainer in Secondary School Teachers for Special Science Class Curriculum in Region III from 2005 to 2007. In addition to my science career, I became a Regional Master Teacher Trainer of Intel Teach To the Future from 2002 to 2007. I became a GK-12 recipient in White Cone High School in Arizona from 2010 to 2011 where I collaborated to Northern Arizona University (NAU) fellow graduates to bring their leading research practice and findings into K-12 learning settings. In addition, I am an active STEM Educator Participant in U.S. Naval Academy STEM Educator Training-Workshop since 2015 to present. “My educational philosophy is that each child is unique and capable of learning. He has different capability, thinking and learning styles. The teacher plays a big role in molding the child’s learning process. The teacher performs her job with hard work and heart, aiming the effective learning of the child. The success of the teaching-learning process involves effective and efficient teaching, support of the people around the child, some external factors, and the child himself.” This year I will have UMBC, Pitt, Berkeley, GW, UCONN, and Clark Atlanta. Welcome to my class! See you on Tuesday!

Natalie Crespo-Montano MS Science

Hello Parents! Please review the middle school uniform policy for the 2018-2019 school year.

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CMIT Administration

When: Wednesday, Sep 5th, 2018 Time : 3 pm to 3:30 pm Location: Middle school cafeteria Student Pick up time: 3:35 pm SHARP! This meeting should be attended by those who are interested in trying out for this year's middle school Baseball and Softball teams. In order to qualify to tryouts for the Baseball and Softball teams, a player must have a physical completed. Below is a link to the forms that must be completed. Complete all registration items and upload a scanned copy of you're physical to http://www.formreleaf.com Steps for completing registration on FormReLeaf can be found on the http://cmitacademy.org/middleschool/physical-examination/ Instructions document. Our School website under the athletics tab. If you have specific questions about the meeting, practice, game dates and times, please contact program head coaches. Baseball Head Coach - Mark Synder msnyder@cmitacademy.org Softball Head Coach- Stefanie Powers stefanie.powers@pgcps.org If you have any other general athletic related questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at msathletics@cmitacademy.org We look forward to seeing all of you at the meeting. Thank you, CMIT Athletic Department

Middle School Athletics

The CMIT North PTO is excited to welcome everyone to the 2018-2019 school year! The Executive Board has been diligently planning over the summer and can't wait to offer new ways to support the CMIT Community of students, parents, teachers, administration and supporters. As our membership campaign begins we encourage all parents and staff members to join the PTO to support the important work that we do. The 2 step process can be found by visiting the link below. Use this direct link to join online: http://www.cmitnorthpto.org/join-online.html Thank you, CMIT North PTO Membership Committee membership@cmitnorthpto.org

Mary Baucum Milline

Welcome back parents and students! The before and after school enrichment program will continue this year. If you are not familiar with the program, Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation provides the enrichment program as a structured time before and after school hours for students to complete homework assignments, book reading or personal reading, and to practice academic skills in core subjects (math and reading) using online programs provided by CMIT. Registration can be done online at cec.clfportal.org. Questions about the program can be directed to enrichment@clfmd.org or by calling (301) 776-2300. Let's have a great, productive, and enriching start to the school year!

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Jose Conde Enrichment Coordinator

Arrival/Departure Routine Please see the attached map of the driving routes and drop-off/pick-up locations. Please note: All parents, carpooling or individuals, must drop-off and pick-up in the rear of the building. The side parking lots are designated for high school overflow and commercial vans/buses only. Only students that ride on a commercial van or bus will be permitted to exit to the side parking lot. The parking lot in front of Stantec is not available to CMIT stakeholders. This is their place of business and we all need to be kind neighbors. Please do not park, wait, or drop students off in their parking lot. As everyone becomes accustomed to the drop-off and pick-up routine the process will become more and more efficient. Typically by the third week all vehicles are gone within 10 minutes. Please be patient and follow the instructions from those directing traffic. No one's time is more valuable than the safety of our children.

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Andrew Brauer, Acting Principal

Middle School Bell Schedule Arrival 8:05 - 8:25 Period 1 8:25 - 9:11 Period 2 9:14 - 10:00 Period 3 10:03 - 10:49 Period 4 10:52 - 11:38 Period 5 11:41 - 12:27 Period 6 12:30 - 1:16 Period 7 1:19 - 2:05 Period 8 2:08 - 2:55 Parents please refrain from dropping off your child prior to 8:05 we do not have the manpower to supervise them nor facility to accommodate students in inclement weather. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Sincerely, Mr. James Screven Assistant Principal

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James Screven