School year 2019-2020 Yearbooks are finally in. Please stand by while we sort them and work out the logistics for parent pick up. Information for pick ups will be emailed to will all parents who purchased a year book by the end of the week. Thanks for your patience.

James Screven, Assistant Principal

Prince George’s County Public Schools is pleased to announce that we will be offering free immunization clinics at multiple school sites in October to assist families in meeting immunization requirements. These services are offered in collaboration with the Prince George’s County Health Department and the Maryland Partnership for Prevention. Vaccinations are BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. Registration can only be done ONLINE at https://www.marylandvax.org/ Site locations include Bladensburg High School, Fairmont Heights High School, Northwestern High School, and Oxon Hill High School. Bring a picture ID and the vaccine record for your child. If you need a copy of your child's current record, please email nurse@cmitacademy.org For complete details, please visit https://www.pgcps.org/immunizations/Card/Upcoming-Clinics/.

CMIT Nurse

STEAM Fair Proposal Form due is Monday, October 5th. STEAM fair is mandatory for all grade levels. CMIT Science teachers are excited to see our scholars' fabulous project ideas.

Esra Kocaslan-Inci Science Department Chair

Students and Parents, Students will begin MAP testing RELA and math in the coming weeks. More information will be sent to parents and students when testing dates and times have been finalized. In preparation, please access the MAP testing website at test.mapnwea.org and make sure the log in page looks like the picture above. If you receive an error that can't be solved by fixing the pop up blocker, please send Mrs. Linnenkamp an email (jessica.lash@pgcps.org) If you would like more information regarding the MAP test please read the following article linked below. https://www.nwea.org/blog/2017/12-common-questions-parents-ask-map-growth-assessment/

CMIT Administration

The district wide Parent Teacher Conference day is scheduled for Monday, October 12th. In order to meet with teachers, parents will need to sign up for an appointment time. The sign ups will be released to parents via email on Monday, October 5th at 4:00 pm and close on Friday, October 9th at 12:00 pm. Please keep in mind that every teacher has at least 100 students so it is impossible for them to meet with all of their parents. If you are unable to secure an appointment and would like to meet with a teacher, please contact the teacher directly to find a convenient time on another day for you to set up a meeting.

CMIT Administration

Quick Reminders!!!!! 1. If you are more the 15 minutes late to my Zoom class you will not be admitted to class. 2. If your are not present for class you will receive a 0 until I am notified and or presented with a LAWFUL absence note. That will be when I will provide you with the work missed. 3. Please do not copy and paste someone else work, that would be cheating and I will being giving zeros to both students. 4. Parents and Students when emailing me please place students full name, grade level and college. 5. Grades are updated weekly please refer to SchoolMax for grade updates 6. Students please do not level zoom if you do not have all parts of the days lesson. 7. Lastly, I will not have a chat box open during my zoom classes.

Mrs. Curry

Parents and students alike, are experiencing new stressors that may be difficult to cope with. The CDC has outlined some key ways to cope with stress, as well as, ways to help children cope during this pandemic. I have attached the links below. Students looking for someone to talk to about the stress and anxiety they are feeling can speak with their parents, teachers, counselor, school nurse, or a trusted adult. We are all in this TOGETHER! Coping with Stress https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-stress-anxiety.html Helping Children Cope https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/for-parents.html

CMIT Nurse

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, only PTO Members will be able to receive PTO Recordings and Emails. Membership is $10 per Middle School Household. Signing Up is So Easy: How To Pay Memberships Dues: **REGISTER AND PAY 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

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

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... Must register in advance and meeting link will be emailed upon registration. Register here- https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYtc-igqTMjHtReEEFRh9HTLY7wQs2H3GoD

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.