The National Junior Honor Society and the Sunshine Committee are sponsoring spirit week this week December 13th- 17th! The daily themes are listed below: Spirit Week Daily Themes Monday - Monday madness ( mix-n-match clothing, crazy hair, etc.) Tuesday - Holiday Clothing (Wear clothing from holidays; Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, Kwanzaa, 4th of July, Hanukkah, etc.) Wednesday - Team Up Wednesday (Grade Colors-6th Grade: Purple, 7th Grade: Green, 8th Grade: Black, Teachers: Gray) Thursday - Senior Thursday (Dress up like a senior citizen) Friday - Pajama Day (Wear Pajamas All Day; inappropriate pajamas are not allowed)

James Screven, Assistant Principal

To make our school a safe space for all students and in accordance with PGCPS Administrative Procedure 5183. We as a school community want to recognize the LGBTQ+ community's contributions to art, fashion, sports, literature, politics, music, and business. This January 10th-14th we will be recognizing these contributions and additionally acknowledge our community's fabric of diversity. This event has been kicked off early by the creation of a bulletin board by Ms. Dennis-Fuller, Special Educator and Department Chairperson. To round out our celebration of diversity within our community, the following celebrations will be coming up. LGBTQ+ Recognition and Celebration Week - January 10-14th African American Heritage Month - February Women's History Month - March Muslim Heritage Month - April Latinex Heritage Month - May

James Screven, Assistant Principal

8th Grade Parents and Students, The PSAT 8/9 has been scheduled for Wednesday, December 15th. Please make sure students arrive to school on time. Be reminded that students can have NO electronic devices during testing; this includes cellphones and smart watches. Students are permitted to bring a calculator. Acceptable calculators can be found attached below. Please contact Mrs. Linnenkamp (jessica.lash@pgcps.prg) with any questions.

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Mrs. Linnenkamp Testing Coordinator

What’s better than earning your high school diploma in four years? EARNING YOUR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN FOUR YEARS! If this sounds amazing to you, then ITEC is calling your name! The Information Technology Early College (ITEC) Program is designed to enroll students in grades 9-12 in high school and college courses. The current ITEC dual enrollment curriculum follows a track of the Prince George’s County Community College (PGCC) Information Technology A.A.S. in which students take courses that result in multiple industry certifications. Students have the opportunity to graduate at the end of four years with a high school diploma and an associate degree in Information Technology. Application Timeline: 1. Applications opened on December 4th. 2. Applications are due on January 10th 3. Teacher Recommendations are due on January 18th 4. Decisions are made in February/March Application Process: 1. Complete Student's Personal Statement: ITEC is a rigorous and challenging program. We want to ensure that all students are willing and ready to meet the challenges and are interested in Information Technology. Please write a personal statement explaining why you would like to be part of the ITEC program and how you are going to ensure that you are successful. The personal statement should be one full page typed - Times New Roman, double-spaced, 12 pt font with 1-inch margins. Please do not exceed one page. 2. Ask at least 3 teachers if they are willing to complete a teacher recommendation for you. Please let them know that it will be a google form they must complete, not a letter. Math Teacher from MS, Technology Teacher from MS, English Teacher from MS - All teachers must currently work at CMIT North 4. Complete Application through Google Forms - including your personal statement and list of teachers https://forms.gle/ZTatX7wEbSacpqBQ7 5. Send teacher recommendation form to the teachers you listed on your application https://forms.gle/EZe5NNNzrNxiBqLj6 Decision Factors: 1. Placement Test - PSAT 8/9 2. GPA from Core courses in 7th and 8th grade 3. English GPA from 7th and 8th grade 4. Teacher Recommendations 5. Personal Statement 6. Attendance and Discipline History For any questions, please contact Mrs. Andrew (candrew@cmitacademy.org)

Casandra Andrew ITEC Program Coordinator

TRAC bridge students did hands-on lab work to illustrate the geometric parameters that affect the bending behavior of beams and bridges. In these experiments, the students observed the following with the applied force held constant: Doubling the length of the beam results in an eight-fold increase in the deflection of the beam, Doubling the base width of the beam results in a two-fold decrease in the deflection of the beam, and Doubling the height of the beam results in an eight-fold decrease in the deflection of the beam. Thus, the students learned that efficient use of the wood can lead to drastically improved bending performance.

Mrs. Crespo-Montano Science Teacher/TRAC Bridge Club Advisor

Students from Life Science class were learning Reproduction in Plants and Animals. Students did the Flower Pollination Gizmo. This virtual activity allowed students to examine the processes of self-pollination and cross- pollination in flowering plants. Students discovered the parts of the flower that are involved in reproduction as well as the role that each plays in the process.

Mrs. Crespo-Montano Science Teacher

Biogeochem class was learning Force and Motion. Students conducted an experiment to verify Newton's Second Law of Motion. They used toy cars with washers to modify its mass, meter sticks, stopwatch, textbooks, and electronic scale. Students worked in small groups to make mass measurements and acceleration calculations for at least 2 objects of varying sizes. Students followed the directions laid out in the Calculating Force Activity Sheet. Newton’s Second Law of Motion describes the mathematical relationship between force, mass, and acceleration which is Force = Mass x Acceleration.

Mrs. Crespo-Montano Science Teacher

PTO Meeting - Our next Monthly (Virtual) PTO Meeting is *THIS* Wednesday, December 15th at 7pm. Looking forward to seeing you there!! Registration Information to follow... ‐------------------‐---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Missed getting your gift card for your Thanksgiving turkey (or ham)? No problem! There's still time to pick up a gift card to purchase your Christmas ham (or turkey)!! Dont forget, they also have sides and desserts!! Purchase traditional or electronic HoneyBaked Gift Cards for yourself or for gifting 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. Fundraier runs through December 31st so buy yours today!! Share the link with family and friends so they can support, too!

Thank You, MS CMIT PTO

Please provide your student with a sealed bottle of water or water container that can be refilled throughout the day. We have provided filtered no touch water refill stations throughout the building, as water fountains have been turned off to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and it's variants.

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, 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.