PGCPS will host free immunization clinics in high school Wellness Centers to assist families with meeting immunization requirements. Families must register online for an appointment. These services are offered in collaboration with the Prince George’s County Health Department and the Maryland Partnership for Prevention. IMMUNIZATION CLINIC DATES November 2, 4, 9, 14, 16, 18 and 21 LOCATIONS, SITE DATES AND TIMES Bladensburg High School Clinics on all dates PLUS 11/30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fairmont Heights High School Clinics on weekdays only, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Northwestern High School Clinics on all dates except 11/14, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oxon Hill High School Clinics on all dates, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ONLINE REGISTRATION Appointments are required. Online registration link: www.vaccineconsent.com/clinic/search MORE INFORMATION Visit www.pgcps.org/immunizations/Card/Upcoming-Clinics for details!

CMIT Nurse

Hello, CMIT Family! This is going to be an interesting year for the yearbook... I'm going to need your help acquiring pictures this year! Please feel free to share pictures you'd like considered for inclusion in the yearbook... What are you doing "in school" that you'd like to share? Outside of school? How have you spent your Pandemic-ation with your family? Have you continued sports, hobbies, or developed a new skill? Please send any/all pictures to djustsen@cmitacademy.org so they can be included in our pandemic yearbook :) Thank you for your help! --Ms. Justsen

Danica Justsen, NBCT

November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month and The Epilepsy Foundation recently launched the first and only Seizure Recognition and First Aid certification training to support the 3.4 million people in the U.S. living with epilepsy. The Seizure Recognition and First Aid certification training provides information to increase the knowledge, skills and confidence in recognizing seizures and safely administering seizure first aid. There is no age requirement for the course and students are encouraged to participate. Especially students with family and friends that have a seizure disorder. The dates of the trainings are listed below. The certification is good for two years and a reference handbook is provided. November 17, 2020, at 4:30 p.m. ET November 20, 2020, at 12:00 p.m. ET November 21, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. ET November 24, 2020, at 2:30 p.m. ET November 25, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. ET For more information visit: https://www.epilepsy.com/living-epilepsy/seizure-first-aid-and-safety/first-aid-seizures-stay-safe-side

CMIT Nurse

It's only $10 to become a voting member and support your PTO. Your membership is priceless and shows your commitment to the success of our CMIT Middle School PTO Community. Signing Up is EASY! You have two options to pay your membership dues: Option 1: 1. CLICK ON REGISTRATION LINK: https://tools.ptoffice.com/reg/NS_CNMS303 2. Enter your first and last name, create a USERNAME & PASSWORD. 3. If you are already in the database BUT NOT yet registered, you will need to select your HOUSEHOLD’s last name. If you are NOT in the database you will need to “CREATE NEW FAMILY UNIT.” 4. The next page is your HOUSEHOLD profile page. Under the “Membership Dues” box click on “Select.” 5. Check the box next to “Credit Card” and then select “PAY NOW.” 6. Once you have paid, you will receive a receipt and have FULL ACCES to the site. Option 2: Paying Dues Thru PayPal How To Pay Memberships Dues via PayPal: 1. Log into Pay Pal and enter @CMITNorthMSPTO. 2. Be sure to select Friends & Family and Pay the $10 annual membership fee. 3. Once you complete your membership transaction, please send receipt along with your first and last name, and student’s name and grade to: MStreasurer@cmitnorthpto.org  Remember: Membership dues and volunteer activities help support the school and fill in the gaps so that our scholars and teachers have the resources they need to be successful! Your membership is valid from June 2020-June 2021. Thank you for being an ACTIVE member of the CMIT Middle School Community!

Thank You, MS CMIT PTO

We know you have been waiting for the Fall Parent Workshop Event. The CMIT Middle School and the PTO are working diligently to deliver an event packed with useful information for our CMIT Families. The EVENT IS FREE and will be held virtually this year. If you are interested in attending, please take a moment to complete the Interest Form (See Link below). It should only take you about 3 minutes: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=MOrAEyq2mkS_OYtpDrD1mTLELuzQnttCvlkOIgAqEiFUMTlHVEo3VUIzVE9KUFZRT1E4WEVUWjZQWS4u Stay Tuned! More great information to come.

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We are still in need of Committee Members to help coordinate: * 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony * Review of the Middle School By-Laws Once you register and become a member on PTOffice you can sign up to participate in one OR BOTH of the committees. The Committee Launch Meetings will be held next week so PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE (Yes! I am begging. Become a member and sign-up TODAY!)

Thank You, MS CMIT PTO

The PTO will be sponsoring a DOUBLE GOOD Fundraiser just in time for your holiday gift giving. 50%! That's right, 50% of all proceeds are returned to the PTO. So why not give great popcorn for the holidays and support your PTO. Make your holiday day gift giving EASY and YUMMY!! Sign-up is for ONLY one week and will run November 23rd-November 29th. Stay tuned for emails and a link in the NEXT CLF Newsletter!

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.