Hello CultureFEST Crew Members! The CultureFEST countdown has begun! To get the party started early, CLF has decided to host CultureFEST workshop sessions every Friday until Nov. 2nd! These workshops are open to all students, parents, and staff from 8:00am to 4:00pm. Our team can adjust the timing of a workshop if we receive enough interest. Our workshops will secure time for us to build and laugh together as we march to the beat of CultureFEST. If 10 or more commit to a CultureFEST workshop, CLF will provide refreshments to keep our creative energy at 150%! Signing up for a workshop session is easy! Just reply to this email with the dates and times you plan to attend. Simple right?! Sign Up Today! Let’s Build CultureFEST together! Oct. 18: Review of CultureFEST festival grounds & poster & sign making Oct. 25: Decoration designation & inventory Nov. 1: Transporting materials to CMIT North High School & Setup for CultureFEST 8:00am - 4:00pm We encourage anyone interested in volunteering to follow the link below to our C-FEST Volunteer Sign Up Genius. This will allow you to sign up for a role/project that suits you. MAKE SURE TO BRING YOUR SSL FORMS WHENEVER YOU DONATE YOUR TIME TO CULTUREFEST! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0C4CADA623A4FA7-culturefest1 Help us transform CMIT North High School into the festival we all know and love by donating decorations to CultureFEST! Use the link below if you are interested in donating autumn/multicultural themed decor! If the items you would like to donate aren't on the list, email CLFPR@CLFMD.ORG with a photo of the items you would like to give! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0C4CADA623A4FA7-culturefest

CLF Community Partnerships

Lifetouch will be at CMIT Middle School October 16th. Please make sure your child is in the apporpriate CMIT attire to include: White Oxford, Solid Blue Tie for boys, bow for girls. Tied headgear, unless for religious purposes will not be allowed for girls. Please keep in mind these pictures will be used in the yearbook.

James Screven, Assistant Principal

Parents/Guardians The demand for our Summer 2020 trip to Japan has been tremendous. We still have a few spots left for the middle school and high school, but I would not wait. Our next information meeting will be Friday, October 18th, at 6pm in room 108 of CMIT Middle School. Don't miss this meeting if you and/or your child want to go. It is most likely the last recruitment meeting for this trip. This trip is in no way connected to or sponsored by PGCPS, CMIT or CLF.

James Screven, Assistant Principal

Parents/Guardians We have an extra special Parent Workshop and Expo series this year taking place October 19th at 8:30 AM. We have speakers available to discuss topics that will make you more in touch with your student, what they need to be successful and what you need to know about them as tween and teens. The following topics will be discussed Technology Social Media Dangers and How to Avoid Them Teens and the Law How to interpret High Stakes Test Results and How You Can Help Your Child Do Better. Accessing School Max, Black Board, Google Classroom and PRS in A Snap. Additionally, we will have the following vendors for you to talk to i9 Sports - Sports Activities for your Child Appreciation Financial - College Planning Footage Society - Sneaker Apparel for CMIT school and sports. Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation - Culture Fair and More Dance Makers - Dance and Gymnastics Mathnasium - Tutoring Services CMIT Cheer Squad Drama Club CMIT Band and Orchestra EF Tours - This Year's trip is Japan SilverStars Gymnastics With More Vendors Being Added. We will open the doors at 8:30 am you will have an opportunity to get coffee and donuts, talk to vendors and get your children under 12 situated with our child care service. A Family BBQ will follow. We have over 180 people signed up to date. Don't wait. Please sign up by following the link below https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0444AEAC29A7F94-fall1

James Screven, Assistant Principal

We have an extra special Informational Night, Parent Workshop and Expo series this year taking place at the High School Media center on October 17, 2019, from 5 - 6 PM. We will have our coaches available to discuss topics that will make you more in touch with our students, what they need to be successful and what you need to know about how you could help them to go to the National Competition. We promise: Getting involved with your child's academic career can be one of the most rewarding aspects of parenting. By assisting with a Science Olympiad team or program, you can share your love of science with your child. Moreover, we will also touch the great benefits of the science Olympiad to your scholars. We asked for your 100% cooperation, assistance, and presence at this event. Thank you, parents, for all you do.

Esra Inci

Dear Parents, Parent Teacher Conference day for CMIT middle school is November 11th. A sign-up will be sent out in next week's newsletter for parents to sign up for slots to meet with their student's teachers. Please be aware that all teachers have 36 meeting slots and each teacher has at least 90 students. This means that is it impossible for each teacher to meet with all parents of their students. Teachers are available to set up phone conferences and in person conferences during their planning times. If you are unable to obtain a slot with a teacher when the sign-ups are sent out next week, please contact that teacher directly to set up something. Thank you for your continued support!

CMIT Administration

The 8th graders are scheduled to attend JA Finance Park in the beginning of November. November 4th: Adelphi, Princeton, and Duquesne November 5th: Caltech, Grambling State, Arizona State, and Elon Permission slips were given out on October 7th and are due by Thursday, October 17th. Students will need a bag lunch and will be allowed to dress in business casual attire.

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Mrs. Jessica Linnenkamp

Progress reports have been distributed. Please refer to SchoolMax for the most up-to-date grade. Students' grades are updated frequently, so the grade that appears on the progress report may reflect a grade that is different than the grade on SchoolMax. Students' grades are constant evolving as new classwork, new homework, and new tests are posted. As we approach the last few weeks of first quarter, students will read two more selections from the text to explore the quarterly theme of Facing Adversity. As students read Aimee Mullins's "A Work in Progress" and Helen's Keller's "The Story of My Life," the literary analysis focused on the author's purpose and the impact of the author's word choice as the literary works were autobiographical in nature. When the students read "The Circuit" by Francisco jimenez and an excerpt from "The Grapes of Wrath," the literary analysis shifted to the theme and storytelling elements that reveal the theme. This week, students will read a news article that presents biographical information about a person from Malawi who dealt with adverse circumstances in the country of Malawi. Because the reading selection is nonfiction and biographical in nature, students will analyze details that are unique to the literary genre of biographies. Students should look at the distinguishing features between the autobiographical book Discovering Wes Moore by Wes Moore and the biographical information found in the news article they will read this week.

Mr. Conde RELA 7 Teacher

Dear Parents, Progress reports were released to students on Friday, October 11th. Please look over your student's grades and reach out to teachers if you have any questions. It is important to keep track of your student's grades using SchoolMax and their assignments using Google Classroom. If you are having trouble logging into SchoolMax, please contact Mrs. Linnenkamp at jlash@cmitacademy.org The 1st quarter ends on November 5th!

CMIT Administration

Allow me to take a quote from Helen Keller, concerning "CHARACTER" in the finer since of the word and meaning. "Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved." Dr. Sullivan-Williams (aka Dr. BB) Senior Certified Life-Skills/Character Education Instructor

Sincerely, Dr. Sullivan-Williams, Ph.D. (aka Dr. BB) Senior Certified Life Skills/Character Education Instructor

Dear Parents, I hope you are doing well. Students have learned Computer Literacy, Google Basics, and Computer Basics in the technology classroom. So far, they have learned how to login to google classroom, save the file, and how to computer works. They have compared the Hardware versus Software such as input, output, how memory works, and how a hard drive works. Students created folders and subfolders to organize their work.

Mr. INCI Technology Teacher

In the Game against Hyattsville the Lady Tigers looked fierce . Lots of base stealing and home run action was enjoyed by the crowd. It was a true nail biter all the up to the last run. After trailing earlier in the game the Lady Tigers pulled out a win with a 12-11 final. Please come out to see these exciting games and cheer for our Girl's Softball Team who work hard to make CMIT a place of scholar athletes.

James Screven, Assistant Principal

Attention PTO Members: Last week, the PTO voted to adopt the new Bylaws. Our new Bylaws establishes two separate operating boards; one for the Middle School (MS) and one for the High School (HS). In addition to the operating boards there is also a new Executive Director position. The PTO is now accepting nominations for the following vacant positions: -Executive Director -MS President -MS Vice President -MS Treasurer -MS Corresponding Secretary -MS Recording Secretary -HS Corresponding Secretary If you are a PTO Member interested in servicing in one of the Executive Board positions, 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, 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.