Good luck during testing this week! Drink lots of water, get sleep, and eat some veggies!

Love, Ms. Butler, Earth and Space Science 6

We had a wonderful Earth Day event last week and some students have gone above and beyond to make sure Mother Nature is healthy and clean! Tovel II and his sister Sydney cleaned up at Fairwood. Thanks for being CMIT role models! Send Ms. Butler pictures of your students doing science or environmental work in our community to show off the best of the best role models at CMIT! Email to -> abutler@cmitacademy.org

Ms. Butler, Earth and Space Science 6

The next PTO meeting will convene on May 23, 2019 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at the Middle School cafeteria. This meeting will recognize unwavering support of members. We will also introduce the parent members to families of students enrolled at the North Campus and to hear how their role with the Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation (CLF) Board will serve all CLF schools, especially the schools of CMIT Academy north campus. If you have a question you wish to submit for the meeting, please send it to information@cmitnorthpto.org. Please join us for our next PTO Meeting. Date: Thursday, April 25, 2019 Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm Location: CMIT Middle School, 6100 Frost Place, Laurel, MD 20707 Call in Option Below: 1. Dial In to the Conference (United States): (515) 606-5353 Access Code: 531867 International Dial-in Numbers: https://www.freeconferencecall.com/wall/cmitnorthpto#international 2. Join Online Meeting: Online Meeting Link: https://join.freeconferencecall.com/cmitnorthpto Online Meeting ID: cmitnorthpto Online Instructions: At the scheduled date and time of the meeting, dial in to the conference line. When prompted, enter the access code followed by hash (#). To join the online meeting, click the online meeting link and follow the prompts. For questions please contact the following: General - information@cmitnorthpto.org Membership - membership@cmitnorthpto.org Fundraising - fundraising@cmitnorthpto.org

CMIT North PTO

Happy Mother's Day to all of our CMIT moms, grand-moms, guardians and all others who cares for our CMIT children. You truly are special and deserve the recognition.

James Screven, Assistant Principal

It has come to our attention that many students are misinformed in regards to the formality of the 8th grade Baltimore Harbor Cruise. - The event is not a formal affair. it is a daytime affair. - Semi formal wear is suggested. - All students participating in the cruise must take a bus from CMIT North Middle School. - Students arriving at the cruise on private transportation will not be admitted to the cruise. - Both in and out of school suspensions will preclude your participation in the cruise. - Please be aware that behavioral issues, while on the cruise, can put your participation in the moving up ceremony in danger. If you have any questions, or concerns, please address them to Mr James Screven at jscreven@cmitacademy.org

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, 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.