Chesapeake Math and IT North Middle School Science and Engineering Fair (STEAM Fair) was held last February 12, 2022 via Zoom. Students presented their project through slide presentations. Mr. Vadalia (CLF STEM Program Coordinator), Mr. Kalama, Ms. McKenley, and our very own assistant principals Mr. Screven and Ms. Matlock were the judges of the said event. Winners will be announced later. The following pictures show some of the highlights of the event.

CMIT North MS Science Department Mr. Pinkney, Ms. Crespo, Ms. Heiges, & Ms. Johnson

Congrats to the following scholars on being elected to the Student Government Association (SGA). Our first meeting is on Thursday, February 24th, at 3:00 pm in Rm 108 (Mr. Larson's room). The meeting will end promptly at 3:45 pm. Below you will the elected scholars: President: John Akinla Vice-President: Ali Elzaree Treasurer: Mariela Hernandez-Rosales Secretary: Christine Soyemi Member at large: Gabriella Mbakop Grade Level Representatives: Shekinah Ndedi Ifedayo Efuwape Sanari Khermiche Sara Elzaree Jamal Bah Jinar Millet-Williams Haley Darius Williams Emma Turay Chelsea Armstrong Nana Brenya Chimdi Ikechukwu Adrielle Kaje Esther Aluko Oluwateniola Ogeyingbo Eryka Watson Ava Gill Maliyah Campbell James Akinla Congrats!

Ms. McKenley and Mr. Larson

In celebration of Black History Month, the eight-grade students from Life Science and Biogeochemical System created a poster, brochure, or slide presentation of African American scientists and engineers who have made important contributions to science history. The following pictures show some of the students' work.

Mrs. Crespo-Montano Science Teacher

Life science students from Clark Atlanta, Clemson, Wake Forest, and Stevenson University researched and selected species and ecosystems on the Internet, then created a single-frame cartoon that shows the relationship between two organisms in an ecosystem. The pictures above show some sample work of students from these universities.

Mrs. Crespo-Montano Science Teacher

Biogeochemical students from Christopher Newport University were learning about our solar system. The first two parts of the lesson were students “brain dumped” everything they knew about the solar system, and they collected and analyzed data about the different planets’ characteristics from the provided cards. Wherein the third part of the lesson was students created a relative spatial distances model of the planets in the solar system, where each planet and the sun was represented by a student. The class was divided into two groups to conduct this activity on the “relative spatial distances model” of the solar system. Finally, each student in the group was asked to write two multiple-choice assessments about the solar system in a Google quiz and took the test the other group created.

Mrs. Crespo-Montano Science Teacher

Show Love Day: Thank you so much to our CMIT North MS families who supported the fundraiser. Close to 100 masks were sold/distributed and 550 sweet treats were delivered!! ============================================= Upcoming Committee Meetings: The 8th Grade Promotion Committee will meet on Thursday, February 24th @ 7pm. Check your email for the zoom registration the week of the 21st. ============================================= Spring Parent Workshop: Mark your calendar for the Spring Parent Workshop on Thursday, March 24th from 6:30 - 8:30. School Counselors from CMIT Academy North HS will present information about the middle to high school transition. Also, our new school-based clinician, Ms. Nicole Jones, will be discussing ways we can assist our scholars with emotional, behavioral, or social problems that may interfere with their academic success and overall well-being. We look forward to seeing you at the workshop. A zoom registration will be sent at the beginning of March. ============================================= Spirit Wear Fundraiser - COMING SOON. Please lookout for link to Spirit Wear website in the next week! ============================================= 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, 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*), or in the PTO Dues Box in the Front Office using the envelopes sent home with students (*new!).

Thank You, MS CMIT PTO

As a reminder, 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.