On March 15th, we celebrated our scholars who made the honor roll and Principal's honor roll for the second quarter! Their accomplishments were celebrated with an ice cream social. Congratulations and keep up the good work!

Yurhance Johnson- Professional School Counselor

Please check out some of the information shared from the City of Laurel Department of Parks and Recreation related to summer employment and activities.

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CMIT Admin Team

For more information on the COVID vaccine booster, walk-in clinics and child vaccination sites, please visit the Prince George's County Health Department webpage at https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/3730/COVID-19-Vaccine#Clinics.

CMIT Nurse

Fruit is an important part of a healthy, well-balanced diet. Here are some helpful, budget-friendly shopping tips from A Healthier Generation. Fresh fruit offers incredible taste and variety throughout the year. For best flavor and lowest cost, follow the seasons: eat berries in the summer, apples in fall, citrus in the winter. Apples and oranges have the best staying power. Keep them in the refrigerator and they’ll stay fresh for weeks. For fruits that don’t last long, freeze whatever you won’t eat right away. Larger fruit, like bananas, can be cut into chunks first and then frozen. Frozen fruit provides easy, year-round options with minimal prep. Stock up on different varieties when they’re on sale. Then just thaw in the fridge overnight, or pop frozen fruit directly into the blender for a smoothie. When the weather is hot, keep kids cool with a snack of frozen grapes or berries (making sure the pieces are small enough to avoid choking hazards), or freeze smoothies to make popsicles. Fruit bars and dried fruit are perfect for convenient and healthy snacks on the go. Fruit bars and dried fruit can be ordered online when you want to stock up. When possible, try to avoid those with juices, purees, concentrates, or added sugars. Go beyond raisins! Expand your horizons with mango, strawberries, or fig. Fruit bars and dried fruit are shelf-stable and easily portable, making them one of the most convenient ways to consume fruit. Allergen-free options make safe school snacks. Canned fruit has amazing lasting power and requires no refrigeration. Canned fruit remains shelf stable for years, so consider buying extra when your favorite variety is on sale. To avoid added sugar, look for fruit packed in water or 100% juice rather than syrup. Try adding canned fruit to plain yogurt for a refreshing and filling breakfast. For more tips and resources, visit A Healthier Generation at https://www.healthiergeneration.org/campaigns/bff?utm_source=delivra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Action%20Center%20Digest%20Week%20of%203-15_NonSchoolUsers&utm_id=3530253#guide.

CMIT Nurse

Dear 6th grade parents and guardians, This week the 6th graders will be completing their student service learning project during science class. This project is an opportunity for our scholars to learn about how fats, oils, and grease impact pipes and the environment. They will investigate the problem, conduct research, and create a plan to inform people of the hazards these substances pose to the environment. The project completed in science this week will count as four of the required service learning hours for graduation. If you have any questions throughout the project, please feel free to contact your scholar's science teacher (Ms. Heiges or Mr. Pinkney).

Ms. Heiges 6th Grade Science Teacher

Spring Parent Workshop - Mark your calendar for the Spring Parent Workshop on **THIS** 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. ============================================= Spirit Wear Fundraiser - Please support this year's Spirit Wear Fundraiser by using the following link: https://fancloth.shop/XCJKL. Sales will continue thru March 31st. A portion of the proceeds support our work together to enhance and enlarge the educational experience for our scholars. ============================================= Easter Honeybaked Ham Fundraiser - Just in time for Easter, purchase a HoneyBaked Gift Card to purchase your ham (or any other Honeybaked meal item) to shop online, order from the HoneyBaked catalog or at any Honeybaked location nationwide. And the most satisfying part? 20% of your purchase goes directly to support the fundraiser.  Purchase traditional or electronic HoneyBaked Gift Cards for yourself or for gifting from our fundraiser page: https://honeybakedfundraising.com/fundraisers/cmit_north_ms_pto_easter_honeybaked_fundraiser to shop online or in-store at any HoneyBaked location nationwide and 20% of your purchase goes directly to support the fundraiser. Fundraiser only runs through April 18th so buy yours today!! Share the link with family and friends so they can support, too! ============================================= Committee Meetings - The following are the upcoming committee meetings: *8th Grade Promotion - April 7th @ 7pm ============================================= 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

Parents and Students should be aware that we are a zero-tolerance policy school for cell phones. Cell phones should be kept in lockers during the instructional day. Cell phones hanging out of the front or rear pockets of pants or coats or that ring during class will be confiscated. The first confiscation of phone, the student can pick up in front of the office. If multiple confiscations occur the parent will be required to pick up the phone from the front desk. Please help us assure an environment that is about learning. Parents wishing to contact their students can do so by calling the CMIT office at 301-350-6051. The student will then be given a pass, by the teacher, to receive the phone call. This is in accordance with CMIT policy.

James Screven. Assistant Principal and Editor.

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.