Congratulations to Principal Andrew Brauer and his wife Kendal for the arrival of the newest addition to their family, Logan Andrew Brauer, born Septermber 25th at 11:44am. 8 lbs, 15 oz and 20.5 inches. Mom and baby are doing great! Join us in congratulating the Brauers on this joyous event.

James Screven, Assistant Principal

This week, CMIT MS scholars worked on their STEAM Fair project ideas and there are so many fascinating ideas already. The STEAM Fair Proposal form due is October 5th. Science teachers expect from students to complete the proposal form until October 5th and feedback will be given until October 12th. P.S. The STEAM Fair Project due is December 14th.

Esra Kocaslan-Inci Science Department Chair

The PTO Membership Drive is ON! Hopefully, by now, you have had an opportunity to join us for either a Town Hall or PTO Meeting this school year. If you have not, no worries, there are more great events to come. Our next meeting is scheduled for October 8th at 6:30PM. However, this is MEMBERS ONLY EVENT...Only PTO Members will be able to attend PTO Meetings and receive PTO Recordings and Emails. Membership is $10 per Middle School Household. Signing Up is So Easy: How To Pay Memberships Dues: *Payments are accepted via Pay PayPal.* https://www.paypal.com/us/home 1. Log into Pay Pal and click on "Send/Request" at the top of the menu. Type in..@CMITNorthMSPTO. 2. Pay the $10 annual membership fee. 3. Once you complete your membership transaction, please send receipt, your first and last name, and student’s name and grade to: MStreasurer@cmitnorthpto.org It really is as simple as 1, 2, 3! Now let's get this DONE CMIT!!! **NEXT REGISTER YOUR FAMILY ON THE NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL PTO PORTAL** https://tools.ptoffice.com/reg/NS_CNMS303 48 Hours after paying your membership dues AND registering on the PTO Portal - your account will be unlocked and you will have FULL ACCESS to the site! We are trying to do BIG THINGS this year! Your membership dues and participation will ENSURE WE GET THEM DONE! Thanking you ALL in advance.

Thank You, MS CMIT PTO

Our next PTO general body meeting will be held on October 8th at 6:30pm via zoom. Agenda items to include: -Treasurer vacancy -Membership drive status -Upcoming fundraisers And more... Registration link will be available the week of the meeting. Must register in advance and meeting link will be emailed upon registration.

Thank You, MS CMIT PTO

Did you know you can help raise funds for your school just by shopping on Amazon? Just choose CMIT North PTO as your charity and your CMIT Middle School PTO will get 5% back on all purchases made. What is AmazonSmile? AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. AmazonSmile is available at smile.amazon.com on your web browser and can be activated in the Amazon Shopping app for iOS and Android phones. When you shop at AmazonSmile, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added benefit that AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to the charitable organization of your choice. You can choose from over one million organizations to support. How do I shop at AmazonSmile? To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com on your web browser or activate AmazonSmile on your Amazon Shopping app on your iOS or Android phone (found under settings on your app). On your browser, you may also want to add a bookmark to smile.amazon.com to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile. When you’re using the app, always check for the “AmazonSmile” logo to ensure you’re activated for AmazonSmile. How do I activate AmazonSmile on my Amazon Shopping app? AmazonSmile customers on Android devices with version 5.0+ or iOS devices with version 12+, who have upgraded to the latest version of the Amazon Shopping app can find “AmazonSmile” listed in the Settings menu. From there, you can follow onboarding instructions to activate AmazonSmile on your device. -On your first visit to smile.amazon.com, you need to select a charitable organization to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. We will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make through AmazonSmile will result in a donation. AmazonSmile will occasionally contact you about donation amounts disbursed to your chosen charity or about the program.

Thank You, MS CMIT PTO

Parent Alert, Our support staff, teachers, guidance and administration have been notifying parents of student attendance issues. Parents, be wary, there are statistical correlations established between absenteeism of more than 10% of classes and academic failure. Please be mindful to ask your child for evidence that they have been attending class. Ask to see completed assignments and reach out to the teacher should your student make a statement that no work was given in class. Students are given some type of work to complete everyday in every class. Additionally, ask to see their google classrooms and once again reach out to teachers should you suspect that there may be an issue. It is all of our responsibilities to guide children to make good decision during this difficult time of distance learning.

James Screven, Assistant Principal

September 28th - Yom Kippur Holiday, Schools Closed for Students and Staff. October  October 8th @ 6:30 pm - PTO General Meeting Visa Zoom October 12th - Native American Day & Parent-Teacher Conferences - Schools Closed to Students. October 16th - Professional Development – Schools Closed for Students. November 3rd - Election Day, Schools and Offices Closed for Students and Staff. November 5th - End of First Quarter. November 6th - Professional Day for Teachers – 2-Hr. Early Dismissal for Students November 7th, Parent Workshops, (Hold the Date!)

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, 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.