Please help us welcome Ms. Lisa Torres to our CMIT Family. Ms Torres will be your first person of contact and can be found at our reception desk in our lobby. Ms. Torres will be the first voice you hear when you call the school and will be your point of contact for picking up your student early, absence of your student, or scheduling virtual meetings with staff. Ms. Torres brings years of experience in the position and has served in this capacity in other PGCPS schools. Please join us in welcoming Ms. Torres to our community.

James Screven, Assistant Principal

4-H is the largest youth development program in the nation with just over 6 million youth participating annually – over 51,000 of them are right here in Maryland. Here in Maryland, we are committed to growing an inclusive program where youth have opportunities to engage in STEM, Civic Engagement, Healthy Living and Agriculture through clubs, after school, camps, and more! In 4‑H programs, kids and teens complete hands-on projects in areas like health, science, agriculture and civic engagement in a positive environment where they receive guidance from adult mentors and are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles. To increase awareness about our program and University Maryland Extension we are hosting an Open House, which will include pumpkin decorating, games, and more. Please click on the attachment for Open House details.

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It is that time of year again. CMIT North Middle School PTO will host our Fall Parent Workshop Series. The Series this year will be held virtually, Saturday, November 13th @ 1pam-12:30pm. Please join us for this important event.

James Screven, Assistant Principal

8th Grade Parents, The PSAT 8/9 has been scheduled for Wednesday, December 15th. The PSAT 8/9 is used for admission into PGCPS Specialty programs in high school. You can learn more about these programs by clicking the link below https://www.pgcps.org/about-pgcps/applications#high-school Your student can begin to prepare by accessing the PSAT 8/9 practice test below.

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Mrs. Linnenkamp Testing Coordinator

Eight grade students were researching and preparing this week their STEAM Fair project proposal and this is due on November 1, 2021. In addition they were learning the structures of cells, and lab experiments and lab essentials. Life science explored the structure and function of typical animal cells. They viewed the cell at several magnifications and located and read about each of the organelles within the cell. Biogeochem students identified variables, and and presented their experiments on the “Effect of height (angle of incline) of a ramp on the time it takes for a toy car/ball to travel down the ramp”.

Mrs. Crespo-Montano Science Teacher

Join the PTO - Membership is our biggest fundraiser and the best way to keep you connected to the Tiger community. Your membership dues help us to support our Students and Teachers throughout the school year and beyond. Dues are $10 per family per school year and donations of any amount are welcome and encouraged 😊. Please pay the $10 dues for your family by using our QR Code above or via the following PayPal link: http://paypal.me/cmitnorthmspto by choosing Payment Type: Friends and Family (to avoid incurring a fee) and entering your Name and Email in the payment message (*very important*). ‐------------------‐----------------------------------------------------------------- PTO Volunteers - We still need Committee Volunteers for Spring Parent Workshop, Teacher Wishlist, 8th Grade Promotion, Teacher Share, Fundraising, and more! Please send your Name, Email and Telephone Number to: cmitnorthmsptovicepresident@gmail.com. ‐------------------‐----------------------------------------------------------------- Honeybaked Ham Fundraiser - Just in time for the holidays, purchase plastic or electronic HoneyBaked Gift Cards from our fundraiser page https://honeybakedfundraising.com/fundraisers/cmit_north_ms_pto_honeybaked_fundraiser to shop online or in-store at any HoneyBaked location nationwide and 20% of your purchase goes directly to support the fundraiser. Share the link with family and friends so they can support, too! ‐------------------‐----------------------------------------------------------------- PTO Meeting - Our next Monthly (Virtual) PTO Meeting is on Wednesday, November 10th at 7pm. Looking forward to seeing you there!! Registration Information to follow... ‐------------------‐----------------------------------------------------------------- Parent Workshop- Please join us for the Fall (Virtual) Parent Workshop on Saturday, November 13th 10-12:30pm where we'll receive presentations on Cyber Guidance, Cyber Hygiene and Understanding High Stakes Tests. Zoom information to follow. You won't want to miss this great event!

Thank You, MS CMIT PTO

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.