Are you a Crafter/Artist? Do you love sharing your creations with the public? Have you always wanted to take on a creative hobby but never had the time? On March 29th, CMIT Elementary will host a Craft Fair for ALL CLF Families! The event will have a non-alcoholic paint and sip session along with local art vendors! Don't miss this opportunity to showcase your creativity! When: March 29th, 2019 Time: 5-8pm Where: CMIT North Elementary 6151 Chevy Chase Drive, Laurel, MD 20707

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Held on the first Saturday in May, this will be the 3rd Annual MakerFEST, CLF's yearly STEAM Festival celebrating our community's inner genius! CLF schools are now eight programs and six institutions across the State of Maryland serving over 3,200 students K-12! MakerFEST invites these students to participate with staff, parents and our wider CLF STEM community partners to feel encouraged to exhibit and enjoy all the day's inventions, artwork, personal projects, experiments, robots, wild creations, noble attempts, fine solutions to typical problems, and makers making so much more! CLF will also have volunteer opportunities available for anyone who wants to help build the best MakerFEST ever! To register for an exhibition space visit https://www.clfadvancedstudies.org/makerfest For volunteer opportunities visit https://goo.gl/forms/y1qs5zfo8OPOuRo92 This year, the first Saturday in May happens to coincide with May 4th, often celebrated by fans of the widely popular Star Wars franchise. We fundamentally feel obligated since astronomy, space exploration fit all too well into the MakerFEST concept, so Community Partnerships is also encouraging all exhibitors to share their project progress with @CLF_CLF on twitter or @ChesapeakeLighthouseFoundation on Facebook with the hashtag #MayTheFourthBuildWithYou. Until next update, May The Fourth Be With You!

Community Partnerships

The 7th graders had a real treat when they got a chance to experience the sights and sounds of the medieval age at Medieval Times in Hanover, Maryland. Not only did the kids see a great show that included, jousting, lance throwing, a battle between knights, a falcon soaring only feet above their heads, but also have a wonderful meal. Experiences like this last a lifetime and the opportunity to see what life was like 800 years ago can be more impactful than reading about it in a textbook. Thanks to the parents who make these experiences happen by supporting these type of events at CMIT MS.

James Screven, Assistant Principal

Parents and Students, It has come to light that the county has reversed its policy on Amusement park trips and therefore, Hershey Park is officially back on. This is counter to a recent newsletter article stating the opposite. Please be aware that Parents this year will have to sign both a waiver and a permission slip for their student to participate. We are currently in the planning stage and more information will follow. Thanks again for being part of our community and the best part of our day.

Admin Team

Announcing for summer 2020 our trip to Japan. This years trip is to Japan. See the sights, hear the sounds, taste the foods of one of the world's most beautiful countries. We will hold a general interest meeting Wednesday 3/27/2019 at CMIT North Middle School @ 6 pm room 108. During this meeting we will discuss the itinerary, whats included and how you can spread out payments over time. We will also discuss the edge travel gives your child over others in the job market place and when it comes time to apply for college. This trip is open to adults but they must be accompanied by a student.

James Screven, Assistant Principal

Please come out an support PGCPS art students at this years North County Student Art Exhibit, March 22-April 2nd at the Clarice Smith Performing Art Center University of Maryland. Please see further information on the Student Art Exhibit in the article below by Ms. Champagne

James Screven, Assistant Principal

YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS EXCITING EVENT!!! The Teachers vs Students basketball game on March 29th from 1:30pm - 3:45pm. This is a 2 hour early dismissal day. Any students with parent permission to stay for the game will need to be picked up immediately afterwards. Donations are being accepted for concession sales. All proceeds will help support the athletic department and can be dropped off in the front office before Friday. Donation items needed: Cases of water Cases sodas Individual bags of chips Individual packs of cookies Candy bars Candy Thank you,

Athletic Department

Art work by Zainab Jalloh, Erica Arther-Williams, Sean Bokwala, Emely Costellanos, Karla Berrios, Leah Lykes, Hadassah Agbaniyaka, Nataly Zelaya-Gutierrez, Rachel Mohan, Lauryn Sample, Arianna Romero, Velma Funebe, Amanda Queen, Jescie Tinio, Jasmyn Wilson Anaiya Lewis and Maranna Nwozo were selected to represent our middle school art program at the Northern Prince Georges Visual Art Exhibit! The Art exhibit opens on March 22nd at 5pm and runs through April 2nd at 9pm Location: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center 8270 Alumni Dr University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 Reception Night: Thursday, March 28, 2019 6:30-8:00 p.m., Kay Theatre & Grand Pavilion The exhibit is arranged with all PreK-12 northern county schools and are grouped by school name throughout the lobby. Mrs Brown and I were limited in the number of works we were allowed to display in this exhibit, so I hope you share my pride in our students creative accomplishments!

Emily Champagne

This March 30th at 9:30 am, join CMIT for our Spring Parent Workshop Series and Expo. Representatives will be here from Mathnasium, Kuk Sool Won Martial Arts , i9 Sports, CMIT Band, Future Cities, Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation, CMIT Cheerleaders, Drama Club and many more. Signing up your child for a CMIT club at this event will give them preference over students signing up during fall club registration. the only exception to this would be cheerleading and band, which have specific requirements. Workshops will cover Locking Down Your Child's Electronic Devices, Preparing Your Student for Middle School, High School and Beyond, Unraveling the High Stakes Testing Mystery, Understanding Your Parental Rights: Grading. Coffee and doughnuts will be available upon arrival. Additionally we will culminate with a hamburger and hot dog cookout. To sign up please follow the link below. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0444AEAC29A7F94-parent Registration closes Monday 3/25/2019

James Screven, Assistant Principal

Parents and Students, Students should be practicing spoken and written Spanish everyday, using their notes from the class (10-15 minutes minimum). The listening practice reports must be submitted to google classroom by 8:25 am the morning of your class. Free Tutoring in Spanish is available on Mondays from 3-4 p.m in my classroom 104. Thank you,

Barbara Cabrera-Avila

Session Goal: The entire 6th grade classes of Character Education, are being empowered with the knowledge of awareness of the various techniques employed by advertisers to manipulate consumer behavior and how to resist the techniques. Major Objectives: * Discuss the purpose of advertising * Identify common advertising techniques * Identify and analyze various advertisements (alcohol) * Discuss alternative ways of responding to various ads Vocabulary: * Consumer * Manipulate * Deceptive * Target-Market * Lure Points to Make: * Advertisements may take several different forms. The most common forms are TV commercials, radio commercials, magazine ads, newspaper ads, and billboards. Advertising Techniques: * Celebrity Endorsement- Has a famous or well-known people (for example, movie stars or athletes) talk about how great the product is or even that they use it themselves. Creates the impression that the product must be good if the use it, and if you want to be like them you should use it too. * Voice of Authority: Has experts or authorities such as doctors or scientists (or actors playing the part of experts) talk about the effectiveness of products such as toothpaste or pain medicines. Since they are experts, advertisers count on the fact that consumers are likely to believe what they say about how well the products works. * Scientific Evidence: Presents facts and statistics from surveys supporting the effectiveness of particular products. This is often combined with the Voice Of Authority technique in an effect to make the ad even more convincing. Comparisons Test and Opinion Polls: Presents the results of consumers opinions polls or 'taste tests' involving direct comparisons of similar (competing) products. These ads are intended to show that more people like brand A than brand B, or that product X is stronger, safer, less expensive, etc than other similar products. Demonstrations: Intended to show how well a product works (usually under the most favorable conditions possible). Some of these demonstrations have been found to be rigged by advertisers to make the product look much better than it really is. Frequently used for household products (such as dishwashing soap, window cleaner, floor cleaners, stain-removers, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, glue, etc.). Bandwagon Appeal: Intended to create the impression that everybody is using a particular product and because everybody is using it you should too. Romance/Sex Appeal: Users very attractive models in a way that implies that using the product will make the person using it more romantically or sexually attractive. Maturity/Sophistication Appeal: Intended to show that if you buy a certain product you will be more grown-up, sophisticated, and fashionable. Fun/Relaxation Appeal: Intended to sell a product by convincing you that it will help you to have more fun or feel more relaxed. Popularity Appeal: Intended to convince you to buy a certain product by implying that if you use it you will be more popular. * The Deal Appeal: Tries to create a sense of urgency and excitement by implying that this is a deal that is too good to pass up. Generally focuses on price and creates a sense of urgency by saying that the deal will end soon because the sale price is only good for a few days and/or there is only a limited supply of the product. Summary: * The purpose of advertising is to sell the product. *Many advertisers do not merely present the facts but frequently exaggerate the claims of their products in order to persuade people to buy them. * TV and radio commercials, billboards, magazines, and newspaper ads are common forms of advertising. * Many advertisers re o effective in manipulating us that often they make us want their products without our being aware of the fact that they have persuaded us. * There are alternative ways of responding to various ads (for cigarettes and alcoholic beverages) such as keeping in mind that advertisers are trying to manipulate individuals by creating the impression that smoking or drinking will somehow improve their lives. * In this lesson students have learned how to analyze advertisements, to identify common ad techniques, and to resist advertising pressure.

Sincerely, Dr. Sullivan-Williams, PH.D. (a.k.a. Dr.. BB) Senior Certified Life Skills/Character Education Instructor

Coach bond stopped by the other day to add something to the Cheer leading trophy case. The well deserved trophy finally has come home and is on display in our reception area. Please join me in once again congratulating the girls for a job well done and representing their school with pride. Cheer will be represented at the upcoming Parent Workshop and Expo and will giving out information regarding next years tryouts and team events. Please stop by to see Coach Bond and congratulate her and the girls in person.

James Screven, Assistant Principal

The PTO is seeking volunteers to serve on our Nominating Committee. The PTO will have several vacant Executive Board positions to fill for our 2019-2020 school year; the Nominating Committee is established for the purpose of soliciting interest and recommending candidates for all elected and appointed positions. The Nominating Committee will present the list of potential candidates at the Annual Meeting. If you are interested in supporting this committee please email information@cmitnorthpto.org.

Thank you, CMIT North 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, along with CLF staff. We 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 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.

Q: Do you offer everything the big middle and high schools 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, boy's softball, boy's baseball,  boys and girls track/field at the high school. With that said we recently (2017) won the girls county basketball championship and made it to the playoffs in soccer. Our High school recently opened a multi-million dollar, state of the art gym complex. 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. Services hours are delivered by special education teachers but are limited to literacy and math courses.