Please see attached attendance letter from Dr. Monica Goldson, PGCPS Interim CEO. This letter sheds some light on new accountability measures from MSDE and revised policies related to attendance. Please note that students are deemed chronically absent if absent from school 10 percent - 18 days of school for any reason. This includes both excused and unexcused absences. Please try to schedule travels and appointments on non school days and after school hours. Thank you for your attention in this matter.

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Lara Asafa, Principal

STUDENT SUBMISSION DEADLINE is JANUARY 25, 2019! Submit POSTERS and HARD COPY of ESSAYS to: Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation c/o CLF PR Office 6151 Chevy Chase Dr. Laurel, MD 20707 Polished student essay files can be emailed to CLFPR@CLFMD.org We encourage all students K-12 to work with their TEACHERS, especially polishing drafts with your English teachers, asking History questions, Artistic insight, and all STEM departments to develop the most polished essays and/or posters celebrating this "student's choice" theme for Black History Month! Please complete entry by close of Business Day on Jan. 25th! Files can be sent to CLFPR@CLFMD.ORG. FINALISTS & WINNERS....TBA. ALL CLF K-12 STUDENTS that submit by the deadline are eligible for competition, including prizes and finalists and their parents will be invited to BHM Month Award Reception scheduled in FEB 2019.

Community Partnerships

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 the sessions. The last sessions will hold as follows: 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.

CMIT South MS/HS

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/

CMIT South

11th grade is very important in the college application process. If you have thought about or plan to apply for college, please read the below information. Attached to this post is a checklist that will assist you and your family as you near your senior year. As we progress through the year, please make sure you are checking off the items on this list and are continuing to research and create post-secondary goals and plans. CMIT-South MS/HS is working hard to pair with colleges and universities for presentations and visits. As they are scheduled, students will be informed. At this time, Hood College will be visiting CMIT-South HS on January 16th to speak with the 11th grade students. I highly encourage you to reach out to colleges and universities on your own to schedule personal campus visits/tours. You can meet with financial aid advisors, academic advisors, as well as meet students on campus to get the inside-scoop about that specific school. College Applications are typically due by November/December of your senior year. As an 11th grade student, you should be visiting colleges this school year as well as over the summer so you know which colleges/universities you would like to apply to in the Fall. We suggest applying to at least three colleges/universities. If you have not done so already, please visit CollegeBoard and view registration information for the SAT. 11th grade students should plan to take the SAT at least once prior to the summer. If you have questions about the college application process, please reach out to me. I am a resource that is available to all students and parents and am happy to help. :) For the quickest response, please reach out to me via email at kamos@cmitsouth.org.

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Ms. Amos Professional School Counselor

We invite you to attend our CMIT South General PTO Meeting on Tuesday, February 6, 2019. Parent University will be held. More information to come.

CMIT South PTO

Happy New Year Parents and Scholars, It's that time of the year again! Box Top Time! We have our second box top contest that started Monday December 9, 2018 and will end Monday February 25, 2019. This is an individual contest for each grade level. The scholar with the most box top will receive a gift card. At least 100 valid box top to be considered a candidate. Please put your name and university(MS) or class number(HS) on your submission bags for credit. Thank you

CMIT-South- PTO (MS/HS)

Tri-Fold Board/Multimedia Presentation Information https://docs.google.com/document/d/10t1hTongr9veMY_SZ53FgxtSV5LgIm2tS7azgYy-Ob4/edit?usp=sharing Multimedia Rubric/Requirements/Example https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qZ0noVhNfK31gltPUm2mfzOa7WuiMHl19qiCu0BE6ow/edit?usp=sharing Tri-fold Rubric/Example (Makers) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UjH0RT1ibYUtoHRwDT8mCbsX5quM_IW5Wlm9ExWvQII/edit?usp=sharing Tri-Fold Rubric/Example (STEM) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ckbN5k4WrBG22WL1qebqvJklpDb9wVznFIJu67nvhgU/edit?usp=sharing Multimedia Presentation Submission Link https://goo.gl/forms/l6iQcLcbm16E31Kl1 (Tri-fold submission info can be found in 'information' above)

Miss Brown

Happy New Year's to all, We will resume with Saturday Academy on January 5th . We still have two sessions from 9:00 - 11:00 and 11:00 -1 for English and mathematics. All are welcome! We also be open January 12th, but not January 19th.

Georgia Jones, Testing Coordinator

Who: Open to middle school students Where: The Skate Zone, Crofton MD When: January 9, 2019 Cost: $32:00 Who: Open to all students Where: The Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, Bowie MD When: February 12, 2019 Cost: $20:00

CMIT South

Please join us for the 2019 Youth@Work/Summer Youth Enrichment Program and Job Training Kick-off, scheduled for Saturday, January 5, 2019. Youth, parents and community members are encouraged to attend. During this final Q&A session, expect to hear from County officials; learn about FREE job training and summer employment opportunities for County youth ages 15-19. See attached for Program Kick-off details. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Youth@Work/Summer Youth Enrichment Program (Youth@Work/SYEP)

The planning is in full gear for the 8th grade scholars' end of the year celebration and promotion ceremony. The next meeting will take place on Monday, January 14th, 2019 at 7:00 pm via conference call. A call-in number will be provided to those who register as a CLASS of 2023 participant by using the link below by Friday, January 12th. An agenda will be provided as well. Click Here ====> https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090948AFAE2EA3FA7-cmit3 For those who have already registered and are a part of a sub- committee, please meet prior to January 14th and send updates so it can be included in the discussion and we can make a few decisions at this meeting. Thank you, CLASS of 2023

CMIT South PTO

LifeBridge Health and ExpressCare are launching their 3rd annual Community Scholarship Program. They are excited to offer thirty $2,500.00 scholarships to deserving seniors/rising seniors. The program will invite seniors/ rising seniors to participate in an essay contest with a deadline of March 3rd @11:59 pm. I have attached the promotional flier with all the particulars and guidelines . Interested students MUST complete the online application at whywaitintheer.com Reminder that ALL essays must be 750-1,000 words , doubled spaced and each sheet of paper MUST be labeled with the writer’s name ,school/county and contact information ( email and phone #) If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact Jean Meconi. Contact Information: Jean Meconi LBH Partners Site Engagement Manager LifeBridge Health 410-487-5823 cell jmeconi@lifebridgehealth.org

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Ms. Amos
Professional School Counselor

Class of 2020 News Below is the link to the class newsletter. Please be sure to read for important class information for parents and students. Reminders Academic Challenge Fundraiser has been extended. New due date is 1/14/19. Next class Parent/Student meeting will be 1/23/19 in the auditorium. Next senior package payment will be on 1/23/19. Payments can be made at the class meeting. The Class of 2020 will be hosting a Fun Night. We are in need of parent volunteers to assist with ticket sales, concession sales and chaperoning the event. We will also need donations. Please click the Sign Up Genius link below for additional information and to sign up to follow and donate. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B4AA9AD2BABFD0-cmit1 Thanks, Class of 2020 Graduation Committee

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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 and the attachments 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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Miss Sears and the Yearbook Club

The CMIT South High School SGA organized a holiday door decorating contest. Here are their masterpieces!

Mrs. Holland-Wallace

Today the Umoja Girls decorated homemade Holiday cookies by Ms. Maureen (Shekinah & Trinity's grandmother). Ms. Maureen shared with us that baking is an "art" and is therapeutic Her greatest joy is when people enjoy her food! Joy was felt by all. The girls loved decorating and eating the homemade cookies and icing (NO STORE BOUGHT COOKIES WITH MS. MAUREEN!) Thank you, Ms. Maureen, for sharing your gift of baking and decorating Holiday Cookies with us. Happy Holidays and enjoy the break.

Mrs. Dabney UMOJA Sponsor Resource Teacher 9th Grade

PGCPS Students will be released two-hours early on Monday January 28, 2019. Please make arrangement to have students picked up. All students will be dismissed by 12:54pm. Please have students picked up by 1:10pm. On two hour dismissal days, students enrolled in after school Enrichment will be dismissed two-hour early as well. Last pick up will be by 4:00pm. Please plan accordingly.

CMIT South

Greetings CMIT South Family, During last period on January 4th, permission slips for the Skate Zone Field Trip were passed out to scholars in grades 6-8. Permission Slips and payments must be turned in in person during 6th-8th grade lunch only. The cost of the trips is $32. Collection will take place on Monday, January 7th and Tuesday, January 8th. Payment may be made via cash (exact change is needed), check, or money order. Checks or money orders should be made payable to CMIT South. Parents who wish to chaperone must turn in Finger Printing and SafeSchools training certification. Students who wish to bring their own skates may do so. This will not change the price of the trip as it is part of the package. The package also includes an unlimited pizza buffet. Students with specific dietary needs may bring a bagged lunch from home. Students must dress in their PE uniform and socks. Students must be at school by 8:20 am and will return no later than 3:20 pm. A permission slip has also been attached to this email. Copies may also be found at the Enrichment Desk in the cafeteria and the desk in the front lobby. Have a great weekend!

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Ms. Fowlkes

We are in 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 : CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL GAMES: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090948AFAE2EA3FA7-cmit5 CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER FOR HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GAMES: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090948AFAE2EA3FA7-cmit6 The dates and times are subject to change.

CMIT-South- PTO

Happy New Year!! I am excited as we get ready to head into the 2nd half of the school year. I will be implementing a Rolling Agenda for each class (Harvard, Ga Tech, Texas A&M, UCLA, and Vanderbilt). The Rolling Agenda will be in a folder for each class on Edmodo, and will contain a daily record of the warm-up, classwork, and homework. Students will be responsible for checking the Rolling Agenda upon their return to class after an absence. The STEM/Makers Fair is in two week on Jan 18. My students have worked hard in preparing their research papers and projects. We still need judges, so please, come out and help if you are able. The Judges Sign-up sheet is located on Edmodo. I will administer Midterms between the end of January and the beginning of February. After Midterms, 7th graders will dive into Physics and 8th graders will study the body systems. I plan on teaching the 8th graders about the Reproductive System, specifically Pregnancy and the Menstrual Cycle, around the end of May (I will keep my 8th grade parents posted).

Ms. Melchoir

Hello all! I want to wish everyone a safe and relaxing break! I have two short announcements below. I have posted on Edmodo Biology Extra Credit! For Physics - students need to email me specific assignments for approval. Other than that, I will be in my room every Tuesday morning from 7:30 - 8:20AM for extra help in science. Biology and Physics students should come with questions or specific assignments they need extra help with. Have a happy holiday break and new year!

Mr. Wassam

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.