The tips below will help you learn about additional actions you can take to protect yourself and others from flu and help stop the spread of germs. 1. Avoid close contact. (Avoid close contact with people who are sick) 2. Stay home when you are sick. (If possible, stay home from work and school. This will help prevent spreading your illness to others) 3. Cover your mouth and nose. (Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. Flu viruses spread mainly by droplets made when people with flu cough, sneeze or talk.) 3. Clean your hands (Washing your hands often will help protect you from germs. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol based hand rub) 4.Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. (Germs can be spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose or mouth.) 5. Practice other good health habits. (Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces at home, work, or school, especially when someone is ill. Get plenty of sleep, manage stress, drink plenty of fluids and eat nutritious food.)

Nurse Battle

Students that are interested in becoming a member of the National Junior Honor Society within our school are welcome to fill out the form below. Please note that there are requirements to join and applying does NOT imply you are accepted or will be accepted. Interviews will commence soon after quarter grades have officially posted. Students should look for an invite in their email. Please have students use their PGCPS email to fill out the form. Non PGCPS accounts are not permitted to fill out the form. DEADLINE TO APPLY IS NOVEMBER 11 @ 8AM https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf631FmDhbcAJf8vFDZuAiH4BsJTbx0uWtKYlrRGcAv9PSrnQ/viewform?usp=sf_link To gain a better understanding of our group, please visit the national website and read a bit more https://www.njhs.us/ Should you have additional questions, please reach out to jasmine.smiley@pgcps.org

Jasmine Upshaw

Hello Parent(s)/Guardian(s), CMIT North Middle School will be holding a College Day on Wednesday, December 21st. We are in need of some volunteers for this event. If your scholars have any siblings, know someone in college or someone who has previously attended college, we encourage you to let them know about this opportunity. The volunteers will come in and share their college experiences with our scholars on this day. A continental breakfast will be provided for the volunteers. Volunteers can sign up by clicking on the link below. https://docs.google.com/document/d/122WbrNOq-CSSSE9pgHAr-KXdcIv8ryNYjg6aMm2NVbE/edit?usp=sharing

Yurhance Johnson, Professional School Counselor

ATTENTION Parents/Guardians of 8th grade students!!! The PSAT 8/9 will be administered during the week of November 28 - December 2 (after Thanksgiving Break). Please read the attached notice. More information is forthcoming. The attached notices are the same that were emailed and sent home with students on Thursday, November 3.

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Ms. Fagan

Families It is time to register for this Fall's event of the year, our own Fall 2022 Workshops and Fair brought to by the CMIT PTO in collaboration with CMIT Administration and local businesses. Our amazing PTO has been a driving force for this and all other events this year. The link to register is below. Doors Open to the Public at 8:30 am, Coffee and Donuts Provided. 8:40- 9:00 am, Opening Ceremonies and Welcome message 9:00 - 10:00 am, Keynote Speaker, Agent Padre, US Secret Service, DHS. 10:00 - 10:30 - Gallery walk of Vendors. 10:35 - 11:20 - Session A. 11:25 - 12:10 - Session B. 12:15 - 12:40 - Vendor Time/Snack Time. 12:45 - 1:25 - Session C. 1:30 - 2:30 - Community Barbecue. 6 Plus Speakers - Agent Padre (US Secret Service), who will discuss internet dangers. - Mr. Ashish Vadalia, CLF STEAM Coordinator - Will be presenting and demonstrating Virtual Reality. Check out the newest tech your students will be using this year. - Renee Abrahms will hold a teleconference from the company Bark to discuss how you can use their international acclaimed software application, and new Bark phone, to secure your child's phone, texts, social media and internet usage . This will allow you to reclaim control over devices in and outside of your home. - Supervisory Agent, CW4 Michael Stankovich, US Army Criminal Investigations Division, will discuss the internet, child predator dangers, grooming techniques and what you need to be aware of to know the signs of abuse and/or exploitation. - Ms. Nicole Jones, Interdynamics counselor and CMIT Mental Health clinician will discuss the middle school mind, mental health and the effects of the pandemic. - Ms. Justine Fagan and Ms. Dana Wake will be discussing the Importance of high stakes testing for placement and how to interpret test scores. - CMIT Admin will discuss Bullying, Intimidation and Harassment in middle school, How to identify what it is, what it isnt and the part you can play in ending the cycle of cyberbullying among this age group. Dozens of vendors to help your family find family friendly services from local PG County Businesses. Such as Mathnasium, Dancemakers, i9 Sports, and many many more Community Barbecue, sponsored by PTO promptly at 1:30pm Please fill out the link below to register for this years big event. Please do not fill out a second time if you have registered previously https://forms.gle/7rzfTJ7Eiz2bt7PJ8

James Screven. Assistant Principal and Editor.

The Lost and Found is almost getting full. We have a collection of notebooks, composition books, water bottles, purses, pouches, sweaters, jackets and more. If you are missing any items, please be sure to stop by the Lost and found, located in the cafeteria, to see if they have been placed there.

Nekesa Matlock, 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.