A tradition at CMIT South MS/HS is for all middle school students to complete summer assignments in RELA, Math, Science and Technology. High school students complete summer assignment in English and Mathematics. Some assignments may not be in the folder but will be by week's end. Students are expected to begin their summer assignments by July 1, 2019. Some assignments have due dates during the months of July and August. All assignments are due on or before September 13, 2019. Teachers of these subjects are providing necessary directions for summer assignments during this last week in class. Please reach out to your child's teacher if you have any questions. Teacher will not be available during the summer break. Questions related to summer assignment during the summer break should be directed to testing@cmitsouth.org. Summer assignments constitute part of the assessment grades for first quarter of the new school year. Links to summer assignments are below. Please click on your next grade level and navigate to your current college if applicable. All writing assignments must be typed and not handwritten. Handwritten assignments will not be accepted. Students will receive submission guidelines upon return from summer break. Incoming 6th Grade https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Mak4s_Rq4mIO_0DozeCgSMQHoMP4n8N6?usp=sharing 7th Grade https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Velu_R-s0A_ydYtuwqFJ9_U5fylBqAQQ?usp=sharing 8th Grade https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1t4UHOui7hp-wsJD1dDkBVg0mEM1JMP12?usp=sharing 9th Grade https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12_YArIn9MUGpgpJgHW7V_SYHdPqcpQzJ?usp=sharing 10th Grade https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jt4SniRB1GRMqT4O51FSIUIa_2l28g4I?usp=sharing 11th/12th Grade https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Ps0Wi2UxX3hz8SibxtE7WAfVKlMgEQgH?usp=sharing

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Below are reading books to used with the curriculum in the English classes next school year. They are the same as those used this year. Please ensure your student have the books for the first quarter first day of school. Students in Honors English may need to acquire additional novels for the curriculum. The English teachers will advise if any additional books are needed. Ninth Grade To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros All American Boys by Jason Reynolds/Brendan Kiely Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Tenth Grade Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Lord of the Flies by William Golding Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Eleventh Grade Sula by Toni Morrison The Awakening by Kate Chopin Native Son by Richard Wright

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Below are reading books to used with the curriculum in the Reading classes next year, they are the same as this year's books. Please ensure your student have the books for the first quarter first day of school. Students in Honors Reading may need to acquire additional novels for the curriculum. The reading teachers will advise if any additional books are needed. Sixth Grade Quarter 1 - Hoot by Carl Hiaasen Quarter 2 - The Young Landlords by Walter Dean Myers Quarter 3 - Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin Quarter 4 - Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit Seventh Grade Quarter 1 - Taking Sides by Gary Soto Quarter 2 - Let the Circle Be Unbroken by Mildred Taylor Quarter 3 - Tangerine by Edward Bloor Quarter 4 - Crater by Homer Hickam Eighth Grade Quarter 1 - A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass Quarter 2 - Ghost by Jason Reynolds Quarter 3 - Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac Quarter 4 - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

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Middle School Yearbook distribution will be on Monday and Tuesday. Students that preordered yearbooks should report to Miss Sears' classroom at the times listed below to receive their yearbook. If you would like to purchase one of the extra yearbooks we ordered, please put $22 cash in an envelope with your name and university on it. Then report to Miss Sears' classroom with your envelope at the times listed below to get your copy. If you do not have the $22, you will not get a yearbook until you bring your money. Remember, the extra yearbooks are on a first come-first serve basis and you cannot reserve a copy. Pick Up Times: Monday: before school until 8:40am OR after school until 3:10pm Tuesday: before school until 8:40am OR after school until 3:10pm, or Tuesday during lunch in the cafeteria

Miss Sears

We welcomed our new students and parents at our school on last Saturday. While our incoming scholars take an assessment, our administrative staff and students presented CMIT South's programs, daily routines and expectations. We thank you to all staff and students who helped to make this event with a full of success, especially to our great presenters, Brook and Muna.

Mr. Akpinar

All PGCPS schools are operating on summer hours from July 1, 2019 until August 9, 2019. This means that CMIT SouthMS/HS will be opened as follows: July 1, 2019 until August 9, 2019 7:00am - 5:30pm - Monday through Thursday (we are closed Fridays) After August 9, 2019 7:30am - 3:00pm - Monday - Friday Thank you.

Front Desk

Hello CMIT South Family, Please think about supporting CMIT South PTO. When you are shopping, 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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Who: Open to all students Where: Botanical Garden/Air and Space Museum When: June 10, 2019 Cost: $23:00 (additional charges may apply for specific exhibits of interest) Who: Open to all students Where: Kings Dominion When: June 12, 2019 Cost: $65:00

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This week will be our final week of school and activities. Please read the following: TONIGHT is the 8th Grade Dance from 7:00 to 11:00 pm at the PG Ballroom. Tickets WILL NOT be sold at the door. SUNDAY, June 9th - 8th-grade Skating at Lanham Skate from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. Cost is $15.00. You CAN purchase tickets at the door. MONDAY, JUNE 10th - Movie and Dinner Night for 8th Grade Students - Immediately following school until 7 pm. *On Monday, 8th Grade students are allowed to wear their class shirt with uniform bottoms to school, unless you are attending the field trip. *​Movie Night pick up will be in the cafeteria. THURSDAY, JUNE 13TH - ALL 8th Grade Students are to arrive at Oxon Hill High School at 4:15 p.m. Please remember the preferred uniform for that day is all white, all black or a combination of those colors so that our scholars look uniform. The stoles will be given to the students on the day of the ceremony. --

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Breakthrough Junior Challenge Don’t miss this chance for you to win a $250,000 college scholarship. To enter, you should create a short video explaining a challenging concept in physics, mathematics, or the life sciences in an engaging, illuminating, and creative way. Anyone ages 13 through 18 is eligible. In addition to awarding a college scholarship to the winner, the Breakthrough Junior Challenge will give the winner’s teacher a $50,000 prize and the winner’s school a new $100,000 science lab. The winner also will be invited to an awards ceremony where the prize will be presented in front of the superstars of science, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood. The deadline for submissions is June 15, 2019 so don’t wait—enter now! https://breakthroughjuniorchallenge.org/?utm_email_kaid=kaid_673583782544225465082450&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=060319%20Breakthrough%20Jr%20Challenge%202019%20reminder%20to%20teachers&utm_term=All%20Teachers

Ms. Graves

We are celebrating the end of a wonderful year of events through our Men of Distinction Leadership program (MOD) offered to both middle and high school young men. Over the course of this year, the students have engaged in monthly mentoring activities that focused on a variety of topics. Some events the students participated in are: * Mentor Mixer * Law Enforcement Safety and Our Young Men * Professional Image, Entrepreneurship, and Resume Building * United States Capital Visit: Observing a Congressional Voting Session - Politics and the Making of Laws * Building the Community – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. tribute and a visit to the National Museum of African-American Museum and Culture * Dave & Buster’s Award Fun Night Special thanks to Mrs. Asafa and the entire Administrative staff, our mentor teachers and student support specialists, all parent volunteer mentors/dads, mothers, and our wonderful students for making the first year of this program a success. More great things to come in the upcoming year!

Dee Wells-Holder Resource Teacher - Middle/High School CMIT-South dwellsholder@cmitsouth.org "You must do the things you think you cannot do!" Eleanor Roosevelt

Space is limited to 32 students per week. Each week is independent of the other. Science Week: July 8th - July 11th Engineering Week: July 15 - July 18th Follow the link below to register! https://bit.ly/2wCo9n5

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CLF Community Partnerships

The SGA wants your suggestions for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year. The link is below to give your feedback: https://forms.gle/wsdeXUQYJcz3pT8h9 Thank you, SGA

SGA Executive Committee

Please fill out the online registration form to reserve your slot! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSecVR2wTF4KuA6NdmyZS-XTSDJ6rpIwXdkC7U3XMdgffECMlg/viewform

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If you were unable to attend the meeting on Thursday, please see Coach Sears for the information packet that was handed out. Those that did attend, remember you have to have the permission slip signed to participate in open gyms starting on the 18th.

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This school year, Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) closed two days for inclement weather (January 14 and February 20) and used 11 early dismissal/delayed opening days. The last day of school for students will be Friday, June 14. Students will be dismissed two-hours early. For more information, visit www.pgcps.org/school-calendar-process.

PGCPS

We will gladly take gently used uniforms for Middle School and High School. Please be sure to wash all items and deliver to the parent room near the front office in a bag. Feel free to leave your Name and University/ Section and we will send you a special ' THANK YOU' receipt.

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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.