Prince George's County Council Member Tom Dernoga and World Central Kitchen will be offering free meals to assist during COVID-19. Meals will be served every weekday until the Stay-At-Home order is lifted. 2:00pm-3:30pm Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School 13725 Briarwood Drive #1300 Laurel, MD 20708 Please view the attached flyer for contact and other information.

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Andrew Brauer, Principal

The 7th grade team would like to recognize Parent-Teachers that are successfully tackling the role of parent and teacher at home. This week's recognition goes to Cynthia Pearson (parent/guardian of Evalani Pearson) "During the live session, Evalani's grandmother worked the problems out with her and even challenged her to prove her answer. It forced Evalani to show her work to her grandmother and in the process she explained her steps. It was great to hear both of them holding each other accountable! " Keep up the great work!

7th Grade Team

Hello All!!! Hope you all are healthy and well !!! For the most part many of you are doing a GREAT JOB in completing and handing in your work, on time, in google classroom. I have few announcements 1. Work will NOT be graded a week after the due date. Meaning if you hand in work 5 or more days after it is due it will not be graded. 2. Please be sure to complete all parts of the assignment before handing it in. Resubmission after 3 days will not be regraded. 3. Please make sure you are in the correct google classroom. 4. When emailing me please indicate which grade and day you are listed in. For example: John Doe 6th grade B Day 5. Reminder that every Friday new assignments will be posted with due dates. Please keep in mind that I am human and the only health teacher to 274 students, your patience is greatly appreciated.

D Curry

Dear Parents/Guardians, I hope you are doing well and staying safe. I wanted to give you an update on behalf of the technology team. Students have been enjoying distance learning so far. We have high-tech online resources as the CMIT technology team. Gmetrix, Scratch, Tynker, and Code.org are a couple of them. Code.org, students learned programming concepts, computational thinking, and develop problem-solving skills and persistence. Along the way, they created computer programs including interactive games and creative projects. Gmetrix is a program that allows students to practice taking Microsoft Office Specialist certification exams. Tynker is a complete learning system for students to learn to code. Students began to experiment with visual blocks and they designed games and made projects. Scratch is a programming language and an online community where children can program and share interactive media such as stories, games, and animation with people from all over the world. They learn to think creatively, work collaboratively, and reason systematically.

Mr. INCI Technology Teacher

Last April 22, we celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. It was first celebrated in 1970, and it now includes events coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network in more than 193 countries. This aims to demonstrate support for environmental protection. To maintain a sense of community or connectedness, students in eight grade created artwork using items that would have otherwise gone in the trash (or recycling) bin. Despite of Covid-19 pandemic, and students are now experiencing remote learning, these are not hindrances for them to become creative and resourceful. The collage pictures showed the artistic work of students from Adelphi, ASU, Duquesne, Elon, and Princeton . 

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

Cells are the basic unit of life and make up all plants, animals, and bacteria. It is the molecule that controls everything that happens in the cell. Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) contains instructions that direct the activities of the cells, and ultimately, the body. If every house has its own blueprint, DNA is the blueprint of life. Despite of Covid-19 pandemic, and students are now experiencing remote learning, Biology Science students had the chance to experience to extract and isolate DNA from any available fruits or vegetables such as strawberry, banana, spinach, etc. using common household materials such as liquid detergent, salt, rubbing alcohol, and a coffee filter. The students were also given a chance to do an alternative activity if the materials were not available to them, instead they would construct an origami DNA model. The pictures above showed some of the students' work.

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

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D Curry

Teacher Appreciation Week Begins Monday, May 4th - Show Our CMIT Teachers WE CARE! Teacher Appreciation Resources and Links View the MS Teacher Wish List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/117iU4nabBmtP2a9vr2utl6UlIywe9lLaFRYTFdXkwMU/edit?usp=sharing Link to CMIT MS Staff Emails: http://cmitacademy.org/middleschool/faculty/ #Thank A Teacher on Social Media or with ECard: Select a design and post on social media E-Gift Card Sites (PGCPS Policy allows gifts of $20 or less for staff/personnel) Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/b/ref=gc_surl_giftcards?node=2238192011 Target: https://www.target.com/c/target-giftcards/-/N-5xsxt Barnes & Noble: https://www.giftcards.com/barnes-and-noble-gift-card App Store & ITunes: https://www.apple.com/shop/gift-cards/itunes-electronic Google Play Store: https://www.giftcards.com/google-play-gift-card Macys: https://www.giftcards.com/macys-gift-card E-Gift Card Mall has many, many more cards for restaurants, stores, and online shopping sites: https://www.giftcards.com/buy-gift-cards Whatever you decide, make sure its the best thank you any one can give in 2020! If you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at MSPresident@cmitnorthpto.org. CMIT PTO Disclaimer: The information provided by CMIT Parent Teacher Organization (“we,” “us” or “our”) is for general informational purposes only. All information contained in this email is provided in good faith, however we make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability or completeness of any information on the website resource links provided. Under no circumstance shall we have any liability to you for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any of the websites or reliance on any information provided on those siteswe. Your use of the website link resourcs and your reliance on any information on those sites is solely at your own risk. EXTERNAL LINKS DISCLAIMER FOR THIRD PARTY WEBSITE LINKS The websites links may contain (or you may be sent through another site) to inks to other websites or content belonging to or originating from third parties or links to websites and features in banners or other advertising. Such external links are not investigated, monitored, or checked for accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability or completeness by us. We do not warrant, endorse, guarantee, or assume responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of any information offered by third-party websites linked through the site or any website or feature linked in any banner or other advertising. We will not be a party to or in any way be responsible for monitoring any transaction between you and third-party providers of products or services.

Thank You, MS CMIT 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.