As we reflect on the many things for which we are thankful, CMIT South MS/HS wants to take this opportunity to share just a few of them with you: We are thankful for our students who come to school every day ready to learn – they give us all a daily reminder of what is important and why we are here. We are thankful for the support of the parents in creating an outstanding partnership for our students. We are thankful for the teachers, assistants, nurse, secretaries, lunchroom staff, support staff, and administrators who really care about student achievement and have the best interests of our students at heart. We are also thankful for our volunteers who enthusiastically contribute so much to our school. Everyday, we see dedicated and tireless individuals going above and beyond to make sure that great things happen in our school. They do make a difference, and the children, in their own individual ways, benefit from those efforts. Most importantly, we are thankful for the parents that have kept the faith in us. They continue to share their most valuable possession with us and—in most cases— work hard and advocate to be a partner in their children’s education, safety and well-being. For this, we are ever so thankful. From CMIT South family to yours, Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

Lara Asafa, Principal

CMIT South MS/HS is proud of all the Scholars who earned 3.0 GPA or above for SY19 First Quarter. This is a tribute to their hard work and dedications to scholarly pursuit. In addition Scholars of the Month for the months of September and October will be recognized. While these students may not have made Honor roll, their exemplary conduct and scholarly pursuit is commendable. Keep up the great work everyone. Invites will be sent out to honorees via email. Tuesday, November 27 9:00--6th grade 10:00--7th grade Wednesday, November 28 9:00-- 8th grade 10:00--High School We hope to see you there.

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CMIT South MS/HS is excited to hold three open house sessions for parents of prospective students who are interested in applying to the lottery for CMIT South Middle and High Schools. If you have students of secondary school age, please plan to attend one of this sessions. Sessions will hold as follows: Wednesday November 28, 2018 @ 6:00pm (Rescheduled) Saturday December 08, 2018 @ 12:00noon Thursday January 17, 2019 @ 6:00pm We encourage all prospective families to join us for this event. We will be discussing our instructional program and offerings. Hope to see you there.

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Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) public charter schools is now accepting online Charter School applications for the 2019-2020 school year starting November 01, 2018. This year, lottery applications will be available for CMIT South MS/HS Grades 6 through 12. All Prince George’s County families can apply to a public charter school, as there are no attendance boundaries assigned to charter schools. Interested families must complete the online application for each child they wish to enroll. Prospective public charter school families must ensure that the students has a PGCPS student ID to apply. If your student does not have a PGCPS ID, please visit your neighborhood school to get one. You will need this information when completing the application. For more information, visit https://www.pgcps.org/charters/ To apply, visit http://lottery.pgcps.org/

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Juniors in Environmental Science welcomed ~4200 new members to our class this week. We keep them in a bin on the bookcase and feed them garbage! Our compost worms are members of two species: red wigglers (Eisenia fetida) and European nightcrawlers (Eisenia hortensis). Both types eat nearly half their own bodyweight each day in plant material and turn it into rich organic soil. They'll chew through anything from pizza boxes to fruits and vegetables. Eventually our class will use the worm farm to discuss a wide variety of topics: agriculture, soils, nutrient cycles, waste disposal, ecosystem services, population ecology, community ecology, and more. For now we're focusing on counting and measuring individual worms to explore how their population and demographics change over the course of the next few months. Students also got to adopt and name their own worm and write a short story about how their worm affects the environment. Some classmates were a little squeamish at first, but almost everybody eventually came around to their new role as worm ranchers! Students are welcome to drop off small amounts of plant waste with Mr. Davidson to help feed our colony. Environmentally,

Brian Davidson

Do you need a way to get additional support for the upcoming PSAT exam on December 5th ? Did you miss the 3.0 mark this past quarter? Come to the Saturday Academy at CMIT South Middle and High School and work on Math and Reading. There are teachers available to review specific topics and questions with you on various areas in both subjects. There is no cost to you for attending. Sessions available from 9:00AM - 11:00AM and 11:00AM - 1:00PM Hope you can make it this Saturday! Thanks,

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The CMIT South PTO Board is excited to work with the CMIT South Community to do great things in this new school year. We will need your support to make the activities and programs successful. Please join us and sign-up to be a CMIT South PTO member today. It is $15 per family. Teachers and businesses can join for $15 too! We will be accepting membership payments for the 2018-2019 school year throughout the month of November, 2018. CASH, CHECKS, and CREDIT will be accepted. Please feel free to sign-up via www.pt-avenue.com , CMIT South PTO membership tool and pay with Paypal. Simply click on 'Login' icon and then enter the organization code 'CMITSPTO' and then click on the 'Register' icon. Once complete you will be asked to make your payment through the "Online Store'. Your membership dues is a contribution that will support activities and programs offered to our CMIT South Community. We look forward to you becoming a part of a great school community.

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Class of 2021 planning committee will meet on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. Students who have been assigned to work with the various committees are strongly encouraged to attend. Parents, if you have not already signed up to be part of the committee, or if you would like to learn more about what is being planned for Class 2021 please join us. Class 2021 Planning Committee

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GRAB SOME FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND GO SEE: "INSTANT FAMILY" which opens today, November 16, 2018 $1.00 from every ticket to INSTANT FAMILY bought now through December 2nd supports CMIT South Class 2021

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Hello CMIT South Family, Please think about supporting CMIT South PTO. When you are shopping this holiday season, please remember to use AmazonSmile for your next purchase. This is another way to support the PTO effort to raise money for student programs at CMIT South. We receive a percentage of the total sale. Feel free to spread the word! Go to smile.amazon.com and look for CMIT South PTO. ======================================================== Here are some frequently asked question about AmazonSmile: How do I shop at AmazonSmile? To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. 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. How much of my purchase does Amazon donate? The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases. The purchase price is the amount paid for the item minus any rebates and excluding shipping & handling, gift-wrapping fees, taxes, or service charges. How do I select a charitable organization to support when shopping on AmazonSmile? On your first visit to AmazonSmile smile.amazon.com, you need to select a charitable organization to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. AmazonSmile will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation. Thank you for your support,

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Greetings CMIT-South Families! We are nearing the time for selecting and inducting new members to the Alpha Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society at CMIT-South. Candidates eligible for selection to this chapter must be in the the seventh, or eighth grade class. To be eligible for selection for membership in this chapter, the candidate must have been enrolled for a period equivalent to one semester at Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South. Candidates eligible for election to the chapter shall have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5. Upon meeting the grade level, enrollment, and GPA standards, candidates shall then be considered based on their service, leadership, character, and citizenship. Per the Alpha Chapter Bylaws the selection process is as follows: ARTICLE V: SELECTION OF MEMBERS Section 1. The selection of members to this chapter shall be by a majority vote of the faculty council which consists of five faculty members appointed by the principal. The chapter adviser shall be the sixth, non-voting, ex officio member of the faculty council. Section 2. The selection of active members shall be held once a year during the second semester of the school year. Section 3. Prior to the final selection, the following shall occur: a. Students’ academic records shall be reviewed to determine scholastic eligibility. b. All students who are eligible scholastically (i.e., candidates) shall be notified and asked to complete and submit the candidate information form for further consideration. c. The faculty shall be requested to evaluate candidates determined to be scholastically eligible using the official input form provided by the chapter adviser. d. The faculty council shall review the candidate information forms, faculty input, and other relevant information to determine those who fully meet the selection criteria for membership. Section 4. Candidates become members when inducted at a special ceremony. Section 5. An active member of the National Junior Honor Society who transfers from this school will be given an official letter indicating the status of his/her membership. Section 6. An active member of the National Junior Honor Society who transfers to this school will be automatically accepted for membership in this chapter. The faculty council shall grant to the transferring member one semester to attain the membership requirements and, thereafter, this member must maintain those requirements for this chapter in order to retain his/her membership. Students who meet the initial criteria for enrollment and scholarship will be contacted by the NJHS faculty advisor following the release of 2nd quarter grades.

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Picture Make-Up & Retake Day is Monday, November 19, 2017 Absent on Picture Day? - You can still order with your Picture Day ID at mylifetouch.com - Picture Day ID: MJ018184Q1 Want us to retake your picture? - Simply return your original package on Picture Retake Day REMINDERS: ***ALL students must wear their CMIT South uniform white oxford shirt with the CMIT South logo and their uniform tie. ***Class/Group pictures will not be offered on make-up and retake day. Renea Fletcher, Picture Day Coordinator

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Come one come ALL to the Umoja Girls 1st Zumba Pink OUT. Wear your pink to represent our Breast Cancer Awareness to find a CURE! Hello CMIT Fitness Family! Here are the details: What: Zumba Fitness Fundraiser benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure When: Saturday, November 17, 2018 - 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. COST: $10 Where: Chesapeake Math & IT Academy (CMIT) South, 9822 Fallard Court, Upper Marlboro, 20772 The event will be in the gym. Please come in the side door where the Middle School students are dropped off. Who: Instructors - Charita Moore, Katrice Smith, Keyona Hargett, Keyoana White, DJ Big C ALL PROCEEDS BENEFITS SUSAN G. KOMEN FOR THE CURE! PLEASE NOTE: if you cannot attend donations are accepted as well.

Mrs. Dabney UMOJA Sponsor Resource Teacher 9th Grade

The SIS event for the month of October is a Continental Breakfast. All students who were eligible in the month of October received breakfast sponsored by the PTO. We are thankful for such great support from our Parent Volunteers for helping with these event. We are thankful to CMIT South MS/HS PTO for sponsoring our SIS Events. Great job CMIT-South Lions!

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Who: Open to all students Where: National Aquarium/Maryland Science Center Baltimore, MD When: December 20, 2018 Cost: $30:00

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The UMBC Center for Women in Technology (CWIT) is accepting applications from high school junior girls interested in finding out more about the fields of engineering and computing. This year, we are excited that we will be able to invite about 30 students to attend the Bits & Bytes Program to encourage and support women to be leaders in these fields. If selected, participation will include interactions with college students and faculty, an engineering or computing related hands-on design competition, and general advice on being a strong STEM college applicant. This event is an overnight experience and students will stay in our CWIT Living-Learning Community on campus Sunday, February 18, through Monday, February 19. There is no cost for students selected to attend. You must fully complete this online application to be considered for the program. Notifications will be sent out before the end of January 2019. APPLICATION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 15, 2019 Please contact Cindy Greenwood at cindyg@umbc.edu with any questions.

Brian Davidson

Get your pictures in this year's middle school yearbook! We would like to invite all parents, guardians, family members, and students to submit photos for this year's middle school yearbook. If you have great photos of middle school events or of you and your friends just having fun, we would like to see them! Our photographers can't be everywhere this year, so help us get as many photos as possible to create a terrific book everyone will want to have. The more pictures we have, the better chance of seeing yourself and your friends in the yearbook! We want photos of sporting events, school events (Hispanic Heritage, Talent Show, school dances, Black History Celebration, etc.), and casual group photos too (you can keep the selfies though!). We have two ways to submit photos this year and they can be submitted from now until the end of April, so upload after each event you attend throughout the year. See below for instructions on how to use either site. Option 1: ReplayIt Site On this site, you can upload any school-related photos off your phone or Facebook to a school-wide photo sharing site. This allows any member of the school community to see pictures of all the things happening at school this year. Directions for setting up a ReplayIt account are attached below. Option 2: Private Upload If you'd rather not share your photos to the entire school community site, you can upload them strictly for yearbook use. Here is how you can submit photos privately: • Go to: https://images.memoryebooks.com/login • If it does not automatically log you into the site, enter username: 411443695 • Browse to select the photo(s) you wish to upload. • Enter information about the photo and provide contact information in case the staff needs additional information. • Click "Save Details". It's that easy..submit your photos today! Remember, the last day to submit photos is April 22nd, but don't wait...do it today and keep submitting as the year goes!! **(We will review all photos and determine final yearbook content. We cannot guarantee that all submissions can be used in the book.)

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Greetings CMIT South Family, CMIT South's Middle and High School second annual Young Men’s Workshop is right around the corner. We will be looking for male students, volunteers, and guest speakers to attend. More information to follow in the upcoming months. Location: CMIT South Date: March 2019 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Donations: Please consider donating gently used ties and food donations such as snacks, water, juice, soda, salad, etc. Your support is greatly appreciated. Thank you

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Hello CMIT-South families! I hope everyone is having a great week and ready for a well deserved Thanksgiving. I just want to provide everyone with an update on what is going on and upcoming in my science classes. Biology: - We are still learning about cells! Cells! Cells! - Students should begin working on a project within the next few days about cells. All information will be posted on Edmodo - and this will count as an assessment! - Following this project, we will review cells and have a unit test on cells - The next unit test will be after Thanksgiving break and topics will include: types of cells (compare and contrast), parts of cells (identifying and matching), functions of organelles (explain importance of the parts), identifying cells (with microscopes or other images) - After cells, the next unit will focus on cell processes: photosynthesis and respiration Physics: - We just finished our last unit on constant acceleration, vectors, and projectile motion - We are beginning our unit on Newton's Laws, applying his laws, how Newton's Laws affect motion, and rotational motion (gravity and space) - Students will have extra practice over Thanksgiving break but it will not be mandatory (but is highly recommended) - The next Physics unit test will be after Thanksgiving break and topics will include: Newton's Laws and their applications, and using the concepts and math to solve novel problems about motion - The next unit will include: work, power and energy and collisions As always if you have any questions feel free to email me at nwassam@cmitsouth.org! Have a stellar weekend and week!

Mr. Wassam

All American Wear - CMIT South MS/HS uniform vendor is offering some discounts for uniform apparels this month. Please take advantage of these discounts. See attached coupons.

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We are entering the 2018-2019 basketball season at CMIT South Middle and High School. We need help with concessions and ticket sales for the season. Please sign-up if you are able to support the team and volunteer your time for either set-up; concession sales; or ticket sales. CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090948AFAE2EA3FA7-cmit5 CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER FOR HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090948AFAE2EA3FA7-cmit6 The dates and times are subject to change.

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What is the Uniform Policy?
The uniform policy can be found on our website, under Students tab. http://cmitsouth.org/uniform-policy/

How do we order uniform items?

Families wishing to purchase uniform in store may visit:

All American Wear, Inc.

5001-B Forbes Boulevard

Lanham, MD 20706

301-459-5000

Do I have to purchase uniforms from this vendor?

No, however, uniforms purchased from other vendors must have 100% identical color tone and the CMIT South logo. The current uniform vendor provides donation to the CMIT South PTO based on sales. Each uniform purchase from Minuteman Press is contribution to the school. 

What is CMIT South's Daily Schedule?
8:20am - 8:40am:
- Student arrival (drop off is at the side entrance)
- Doors close at 8:40am (after 8:40am parents need to sign late students in at the Front Office)

8:20am - 8:45am:
- Homeroom (Breakfast is available during this time until 8:45am)

8:45am - 2:49pm for 6th & High School grades and 8:45am - 2:54pm for 7th & 8th grades: 
- Academic instruction

2:49/2:54pm - 3:10 pm: 
Student pick-up outside (Students who are not picked up by 3:10pm will be waiting outside for their ride. There is no adult supervision for these students during this time).

Clubs and enrichment activities will begin immediately following dismissal. All club/enrichment participants must report directly to the cafeteria. Students who continuously fail to report directly to their designated locations will lose the privilege to participate in any after school activities. 

How do I pay for my child's lunch?
Breakfast and lunch are served every day. You can add money to your child's account by visiting this link. You can also pay by cash or money order in the cafeteria. 

Can my child bring their own lunch to school?
Students can bring a lunch from home. Lunches can be stored in the student's locker. Lunch taken to lunch room should be consumed in lunch room. Student cannot return to locker after lunch. All lunch bags should be left in lockers if student do not wish to place in bins after lunch. Lunch bags are not allowed in class.

What do they serve for school lunch?
A monthly menu is provided by Food and Nutrition Services. Click here for lunch and breakfast menu.

What is the academic calendar?
CMIT follows the Prince George's County Public School calendar found here. To receive notifications of PGCPS school cancellations by providing information here.

Where can I find information about CMIT events and updates?
Every Friday CMIT South publishes its weekly newsletter. It is HIGHLY recommended that you subscribe to the newsletter. It is a vital means of communication between CMIT South and stakeholders. Please click here to subscribe to CMIT South Newsletter. Please visit www.cmitsouth.org for more information.