CMIT Science Olympiad club students are ready for the first club day. We are ready to start, and also we hope you are ready to hear new success stories as much as we are. Please stay tuned.

Esra Kocaslan-Inci Science Department Chair

Flu season is here and the fact is that the flu can be scary; especially for the ones we love most. Everyone aged 6 months and older needs a flu vaccine to stay healthier this fall. Here is why: - The flu is dangerous. The flu is different from the everyday cold. It can last 2 weeks or more and cause serious complications such as pneumonia. Every year the flu causes millions of illnesses, hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations, and tens of thousands of deaths in the United States. - Getting your flu vaccine is the best way to prevent the flu. Flu vaccines reduce your chances of getting sick with the flu. Studies also show that when getting a flu vaccine lowers your chances of becoming seriously ill or hospitalized from the flu. In fact, a 2018 study showed that getting a flu vaccine lowered a pregnant woman’s risk of hospitalization with flu by an average of 40 percent. Although good health behaviors including proper etiquette for coughs and sneezes can help reduce the spread of flu, experts agree a flu vaccine is the best way to prevent flu. - It saves lives and protects those on the frontlines. Getting your flu vaccine could save someone else from getting seriously ill. Babies and young children, pregnant women, people 65 and older, and those with certain medical conditions—are all at increased risk of complications from flu. Getting vaccinated reduces the spread of flu from you to them, which can protect your family members, co-workers, and all those around you. This year, your flu vaccine will not only keep you and your loved ones healthier and out of the medical setting, it will preserve precious resources for those on the COVID-19 frontlines. Both flu and COVID-19 may be spreading this fall, so it’s more important than ever to get an annual flu vaccine. Flu vaccines are safe, effective, and the best way to prevent the flu. The best time to get vaccinated is before flu viruses start to spread—typically by the end of October. So, don’t wait. Say boo to the flu by making sure you and your family get a flu vaccine by Halloween. Find a flu vaccine location near you today!

CMIT Nurse

Parents and Guardians, Many parents reached out to us either stating that the last distribution date didn't work for them or that the event slipped away. Therefore, to accommodate parents we are adding a last and final distribution day for parents to pick up their children's pre-paid yearbook. This date will be next Wednesday October 28, 2020 from 10 am - 2 pm in the front of the school. If you have not had the opportunity to pick up then please do so on this day unless you have made special arrangements prior. Thanks so much.

James Screven, Assistant Principal

Ms. Cantrell will now be tutoring Spanish on Monday and Tuesdays from 2:45-3:45. All students are welcome to attend Spanish tutoring. Please email Christina.Cantrell@PGCPS.Org if you would like tutoring.

Sra. Cantrell

Math 7 and Math 8 students have worked in groups this week and did a great job! Students were given the task of solving problems in groups. After solving, students were encouraged to explain their findings to each other. Special recognition to Tovel Young for his excellent explanation of solving a cube root equation! Keep up the good work scholars! Remember: 1) Math 7 office hours for Wednesday between 9 and 9:50am. 2) Math 8 office hours for Wednesday between 8 and 8:50am.

Ms. Wake

Dear Parents, Students created an interactive story using multiple backdrops (backgrounds), events and timed motions. In order to create their story, students were shown to the x-y grid (axis). They learned how to make a character move or turn, how to create an event, change backgrounds, and time the various commands. What is Scratch? Scratch is a popular web-based visual development environment, allowing children to create animation, games, and music by using drag-and-drop component blocks that are actually units of code. Providing multiple choices of characters, backgrounds, and design tools, Scratch invites kids to create interest-based projects, share and discuss them in the online community. Please click on the links, so you may see their scratch projects. https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/434541216/ https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/439665895/editor/ https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/434574442 https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/440215813 https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/434574833 https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/434474627 https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/434523441

Mr. INCI/Technology Teacher 7th and 8th Grades

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.