Dear Parents and Students, Please be aware of the Tardy Policy for the middle school students. 5 Tardies will result in the parent or guardian being contacted 10 Tardies will result in Saturday Detention 15 Tardies will result in a loss of privileges for the quarter. This includes dances, casual days, field trips, and other quarterly activities 20 Tardies will result in In School Suspension The tally of tardies will reset each quarter. Please contact Mrs. Linnenkamp with any questions at jlash@cmitacademy.org Middle School Administration

James Screven, Assistant Principal

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, Saturday Academy will not be held on November 24th. The next Saturday Academy will be held on December 1st. The sign up form for the Saturday Academy on December 1st will be released on Monday, November 26th at 3pm. Check your email then. There will be no tutoring during the week of November 19th. If you are not receiving emails or need your email updated, please email registrar@cmitacademy.org with your email changes or updates.

Ms. Wake

SGA would like to report that SOCKtober was an amazing success! We collected 150 pairs of socks. Look forward to an update when we choose where we will donate them!

S.G.A.

On Wednesday, December 5th, all 8th grade students will be taking the PSAT 8/9. This test is used as a part of the criteria for HS speciality programs. Please make sure that your 8th grader is present and on time! Attached is the letter from PGCPS Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Libby regarding the test and speciality programs. If you have questions about the speciality programs, please contact Mr. Johnson, our professional school counselor.

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Casandra Andrew

Parents and Students As fashion trends change, we as a staff try to note changes students make to their uniforms, including added accessories. Lately, the staff has noted that many students have been wearing bandannas of various colors on their heads and on their clothing. The uniform policy is clear in stating that headgear of any type is permissible as part of religious observation or for medical reasons only. Additionally, PGCPS policy is clear that bandannas of any type are not allowed on school premises. Please be mindful that as students leave the house in the morning, that such items are not taken to school. Thank you so much for your help in this matter, we consider parents to be our greatest asset and partner in the process of the children's education.

James Screven, Assistant Principal

Tutoring available on Mondays 3-5 pm except Nov 19, 2018. In class we are working on interrogative words. See google classroom for video. Students need to bring a listening practice due on Monday B day and Tuesday A day. If you have any questions you can e-mail me at bcabrera@cmitacademy.org

Barbara Cabrera-Avila

The newsletter will be suspended for Sunday November 25th due to the holiday weekend. Please look for the newsletter to resume Sunday December 2nd. Thank you and have a happy and family filled holiday.

James Screven, Assistant Principal

Q: Is CMIT North MS a public school? 

A: Yes We are a public charter school who is staffed by PGCPS teachers and administration, along with CLF staff. We 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 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.

Q: Do you offer everything the big middle and high schools 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, boy's softball, boy's baseball,  boys and girls track/field at the high school. With that said we recently (2017) won the girls county basketball championship and made it to the playoffs in soccer. Our High school recently opened a multi-million dollar, state of the art gym complex. 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. Services hours are delivered by special education teachers but are limited to literacy and math courses.