CMIT administration and your CMIT Middle School PTO are planning the 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony. Mark June 16th on your calendars. The ceremony will be a drive through event, limited to one car load per 8th grade student. Promotion Schedule: Student Last Names A-J from 10am - 12pm Student Last Names K-Z from 1pm - 3pm More details are forthcoming upon PGCPS approval. Please contact Mrs. Spence, Principal's Secretary, with any questions. ronina.hodges@pgcps.org

CMIT North Middle School Administration

The administrative, teaching and support staff would like to say thank you to the PTO, parent contributors and individual parents who sent notes of recognition for this year's teacher appreciation week. It was an awesome week filled with food, gifts and thanks. It is our turn now to thank you, our school community for recognizing our efforts. It takes a community and this was an indicator or what a truly great community it. Thanks.

James Screven, Assistant Principal

Life science students are learning about ecological relationships such as competition, predation, parasitism, commensalism, and mutualism.  Students researched and selected species and ecosystems on the Internet.  They created a story in a single-frame cartoon that shows the relationship between two organisms in an ecosystem. The pictures above are some of the students' work.

Mrs. Crespo-Montano Science Teacher TRAC Bridge Coach

Biology students are learning about the cell energy cycle.  We inhale oxygen for chemical reactions called "cellular respiration" that release energy from the food, specifically the sugar "glucose".  Without oxygen, we would not be able to produce enough energy to live.  Cellular respiration and its complementary process, photosynthesis, are explored in the Cell Energy Cycle Gizmo.   The following pictures show screenshots of the interactive activity and students' work.

Mrs. Crespo-Montano Science Teacher TRAC Bridge Coach

Students will practice applying many different concepts in this week's exercise. Students will use functions, mathematical and string operators, and conditionals to produce a Calculator. Students will also be able to clearly see where variables exist in the program and how their locality to the program can affect its' performance. In this lesson, students learned how to use global and local variables in the Python programming language. Encourage your student to keep up with their assignments so that they can finish 4th quarter strong.

Dr. Yusuf KUMAS, PhD 8th Grade Technology & Computer Science Teacher Electronic Engineer Chinese Linguist IT Specialist

The JA Entrepreneurship Summer Experience is a three-week program designed to retain and motivate 200 middle and high school students to complete their Business, Management, and Finance career and technical education program of study. The Maryland State Department of Education provided Junior Achievement an $80,000 grant to launch the pilot program, which runs from July 12 to July 30. Learn more here: https://centralmaryland.ja.org/news/press-releases/msde-partners-with-jacmd-to-launch-ja-entrepreneurship-summer-experience?fbclid=IwAR1Ea_3duEBqQcXi2QrVTJZE4f77thy-XvqFc-11X8uDddwEUocB38-bEGY Register here: https://centralmaryland.ja.org/events/opportunity/ja-entrepreneurship-summer-experience

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We have gotten questions about 8th grade promotion and the answer is- it's tentative. The county has announced that 8th grade promotion events can take place with approval from the county. CMIT is submitting a proposal for an outdoor event. If approved, we will need the help of our parents and community to make this a success. If, our proposal is approved, the PTO we will need to secure: -Tents -A keynote speaker (preferably someone who can speak to the memorable year we have had in a pandemic) -Decorations -Gift Bags for the kids If you, your company, or a friend, is willing to donate any of these items, or you are willing to donate your time to help make decorations and put together gift bags for our scholars, please send an email to MSpresident@cmitnorthpto.org. Be on the lookout for a message about the Double Good fundraiser that will help support the 8th grade promotion ceremony.

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Thank you to the generous donations made to support our teachers, staff and students. We were able to offer continental breakfast, goodie bags, snacks and much more!

Thank You, MS CMIT PTO

It's only $10 to become a voting member and support your PTO. Your membership is priceless and shows your commitment to the success of our CMIT Middle School PTO Community. Your membership helps to fund events like our teacher appreciation week, 8th grade promotion ceremony, gifts and treats for the students, and much more!! Signing Up is EASY! You have two options to pay your membership dues: Option 1: 1. CLICK ON REGISTRATION LINK: https://tools.ptoffice.com/reg/NS_CNMS303 2. Enter your first and last name, create a USERNAME & PASSWORD. 3. If you are already in the database BUT NOT yet registered, you will need to select your HOUSEHOLD’s last name. If you are NOT in the database you will need to “CREATE NEW FAMILY UNIT.” 4. The next page is your HOUSEHOLD profile page. Under the “Membership Dues” box click on “Select.” 5. Check the box next to “Credit Card” and then select “PAY NOW.” 6. Once you have paid, you will receive a receipt and have FULL ACCES to the site. Option 2: Paying Dues Thru PayPal How To Pay Memberships Dues via PayPal: 1. Log into Pay Pal and enter @CMITNorthMSPTO. 2. Be sure to select Friends & Family and Pay the $10 annual membership fee. 3. Once you complete your membership transaction, please send receipt along with your first and last name, and student’s name and grade to: MStreasurer@cmitnorthpto.org  Remember: Membership dues and volunteer activities help support the school and fill in the gaps so that our scholars and teachers have the resources they need to be successful! In order to vote on PTO business, including elections, you must be a paid member at least 30 days prior. Your membership is valid from June 2020-June 2021. Thank you for being an ACTIVE member of the CMIT Middle School Community!

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Do you know someone who would be a great PTO officer? Do you think they may need a little nudging? Or, maybe they are modest and would never nominate themselves? Well nominate them for the PTO executive board today! If no nominations are received in advance, nominations will be taken on the floor at the next PTO meeting, and election will be held from nominations from the floor. Please complete this nomination form to nominate a person other than yourself- https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=MOrAEyq2mkS_OYtpDrD1mThutOa2Sk1NuFeOZr6WQrhUMEtQV1Y3MUVRME85RFdJMUdDUkQyTzcyRS4u If you have a passion for building your school community then please consider nominating yourself for an officer position on the Middle School PTO board. The PTO bylaws can be found here: http://nebula.wsimg.com/67508658effa7a3a34313796ec048265?AccessKeyId=CA4A07424D41C4A528BB&disposition=0&alloworigin=1 Please use this link if you would like to nominate yourself- https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=MOrAEyq2mkS_OYtpDrD1mThutOa2Sk1NuFeOZr6WQrhUMVhGSU9LQkVWRFhKTVo0SFpNS0haMTlNMi4u All positions are up for election. The bylaws contain the executive board positions and their responsibilities. Please read the bylaws prior to applying for a position on the PTO executive board. Requirements for being an officer of the PTO: 1. Must complete the interest form 2. Be a member in good standing at least 30 days prior to elections. 3. Submit a bio and headshot for elections.

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Q: Is CMIT North MS a public school? 

A: Yes We are a public charter school who is staffed by PGCPS teachers and administration, and support staff who work along side of a limited CLF staff. We have access to PGCPS support but also benefit from additional guidance, management and financial support from Chesapeake Light House Foundation, whose educational concept this school is based on. 

Q: Do siblings get preference in applying to CMIT?

A: The process of gaining entry to any charter school in Prince George's County is through a lottery. However, siblings of already attending CMIT students are weighted differently during the lottery process. This different weighting gives preference to siblings. 

Q: What makes CMIT different then any other school in the district? 

A: Although we are a PGCPS public charter, we are given some autonomy over curriculum. This autonomy allows us to fast track students, who are academically ready, through selected high school courses in math, foreign language, science and technology. It is that fast tracking that opens up opportunity to more advanced  coursework on the college level while still in high school.  Additionally, we offer students supports and enrichments to every student, not available at most schools. Lastly, we are a uniform school which takes away the distraction, the competition and the social stratification that is brought on by non uniform dress in a school. 

Our test scores oustrip not only county averages but also state avaerages. This, along with other metrics has made us a 5 star school. 

Q: Do you offer everything the big middle and high school's offer? 

A: Unlike many school in Maryland, we do not have a  full spectrum offerings in sports.  Instead, our focus is on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics). Therefore, our sports offerings are more limited.  We offer, boys and girls soccer, basketball, girl's softball, boy's baseball and club lacrosse in the middle school. Additionally, boys and girls basketball, track/field and volleyball at the high school level. With that said we recently (2017) won the girls county basketball championship and made it to the playoffs in soccer. Our high school opened a multi-million dollar, state of the art gym complex, competitive with all schools of their size. The middle school has also added an indoor gym space.  Lastly, we do offer special educational services, but becuase we are a school of choice, the amount of service hours we can provide is limited to 7.5 hours a week, split between literacy and math. Services hours are delivered by special education teachers but are limited to literacy and math courses.