Total Bridge Domination (TBD) TRAC Bridge team comprises of Sulayman Khan, Marvin Nwachukwu, and Marlin Nwachukwu received TRAC National Bridge Builder MD Finalist Award last May 10, 2019 at the CLF Main Reception. The team received a trophy and plaque of appreciation. The team has been selected as finalist in the 2019 TRAC National Bridge Challenge that will be held in Park City, Utah on May 21, 2019. They designed TRUSS bridges utilizing Model Smart and Bentley Model, built a physical model of a bridge, and wrote a bridge proposal. The team was selected as one of the 6 finalists from 132 teams that completed the portfolio nationwide. The team will conduct a presentation for a panel of judges, and test the bridge for strength-to-weight ratio. Mr. Bayram and Mrs. Crespo coached the team. The TRAC Bridge Challenge is a national competition designed to promote an interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The program enhances math and science instruction and introduces students to engineering through hands-on real-world applications. The said challenge is organized by AASHTO.

Mrs. Crespo-Montano (Science Teacher/TRAC Bridge Advisor)

The trip to London, Normandy and Paris has been expanded to add Versailles, Bastogne Belgium, Cologne and Berlin Germany. If you are interested we have two, maybe three spots left. New travelers would have to sign up no later than May 31st. Please contact James Screven, Assistant Principal if interested at jscreven@cmitacademy.org to get more info.

James Screven, Assistant Principal

The 8th graders will be taking a trip on Saturday, June 8th on the Spirit of Baltimore Cruise. Students who intend to participate need to arrive at the middle school at 10:00 am. The cost of the field trip is $52.00 and is due by May 24th on myschoolbucks. There are extra permission slips in the front office for students. Please keep in mind that this is a semi-formal affair and that students will not be accepted onto the boat who did not arrive at the dock with the school provided transportation. Lastly, remember that students who have received an in or out of school suspension in the 4th quarter will not be allowed to attend this event.

CMIT Administration

The Hershey Park field trip is on June 13th and students are expected to assemble at 6:30 am. If students arrive past 7:00 am, they will forfeit their spot on the trip. The cost is $80 and includes transportation, the admission ticket, and lunch. Please make payments on MySchoolBucks. If you have any trouble using MySchoolBucks, please contact the front office. All payments are due by May 28th as I must order the tickets two weeks prior to when we go on the trip .I am also attaching the permission slip to this message along with the parent waiver form for theme park field trips. We must have BOTH of these signed in order for you student to attend the field trip. Please have your students return all permission slips to the front office.

CMIT Administration

As the school year comes to a close, please consider getting your fingerprints done over our summer break so that you will be ready to volunteer or chaperone a field trip for next year. Volunteers must have their fingerprints done and submit them to the front office. Volunteers must also complete a series of short training videos and submit the certificates to the front office as well. Please see the flyer attached with dates, times, and locations where you can get your fingerprints done! You can access the training videos at this link: https://pgcpsvolunteers-md.safeschools.com/register/34a37d70

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CMIT Administration

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, May 23, 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

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.