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 13, 2019 @ 6:00pm Tuesday December 10, 2019 @ 6:00pm Saturday January 11, 2020 @ 11:00am 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

The 2020-2021 Lottery applications for Public Charter Schools opened today, November 1 and end on January 30, 2020. Application information for Charter Schools is available online through the Charter School Office and lottery website - https://www1.pgcps.org/lottery/index.aspx?id=127716. Charter School Lottery applications can only be submitted online. Parents interested in applying to CMIT South MS/HS should visit our website - www.cmitsouth.org to learn more about the school. You may also visit us on Twitter - @CMIT_South or https://twitter.com/CMIT_South. 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. For more information on PGCPS Charter Lottery, click below. http://www1.pgcps.org/charters/

Lara Adewoye, Principal Follow us on Twitter @CMIT_South

CMIT South MS/HS is proud of all the Scholars who earned 3.0 GPA or above for SY20 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. Wednesday, November 20 9:00--6th grade 10:00--7th grade Thursday, November 21 9:00-- 8th grade 10:00--High School We hope to see you there.

CMIT South MS/HS

Scholars, you've done it again! You've earned your way to a skate party for doing so well! For November SIS, we will have the skate mobile here at the school from 4-6pm. This event is for middle school students only. We will have full access to the gym and the soccer field on this day. Students will have the opportunity to choose which activities they would like to participate in. They will also be allowed to rotate if they want to participate in all options. The event options kids will be allowed to choose from are: - Kickball - Basketball - Skating To make this event a success we need a few volunteers. Please sign up using the link below: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805054FAAAA2FAAF94-november Thanks in advance.

CMIT-South- PTO (MS/HS)

You can actually give back and support our PTO with very little work!! As you shop on Amazon for books, clothes, school supplies and soon holiday gifts, please use AmazonSmile for your next purchase!! The PTO gets money back or 0.5% of eligible purchases. Please spread the word! Go to smile.amazon.com and search for CMIT South PTO via the Charitable Organizations section. We Are Grateful!!!

CMIT-South- PTO (MS/HS)

Greetings Family! We would like to extend many thanks to you for a successful fundraiser! Many orders came in and everything was distributed Wednesday and Thursday.

CMIT-South- PTO (MS/HS)

Who: Open to all 11th and 12th Grade students Where: Prince George’s County Armed Forces Day When: November 13, 2019 Cost: free (Chaperone needed) Who: Open to all Middle School students Where: Franklin Institute, Philadelphia PA When: November 26, 2019 (sold out) Cost: $57:00

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Please see the tryout dates for high school Winter sports. If you are interested in trying out please make sure you have a physical completed within the last year. Also make sure that you have a 2.0 GPA for the first quarter or you will be ineligible to play sports. HS Cheerleading Tryouts - November 15th Any Questions please contact Coach Sharish at sharish.elizabeth@gmail.com HS Boys Basketball Tryouts (JV and Varsity) - November 15th Any Questions please contact Mr. Quinn at Rquinn@cmitsouth.org HS Girls Basketball (Varsity only) - November 19th Any Questions please contact Mr. Smith at ksmith@cmitsouth.org HS Indoor Track & Field - November 18th Any Questions please contact Mr. Cooke at tcooke@cmitsouth.org HS Swimming - Any Questions please contact Ms. Bailey at ebailey@cmitsouth.org

Kelvin Smith CMIT South Athletic Director Physical Education

The Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (FAES), in collaboration with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), will be conducting a FREE 9-week Saturday Science Academy starting, January 25, 2020, for underserved youth in the Washington DC metropolitan area at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus located in Bethesda, Maryland. The program will train underserved students ( grades 6-7-8) on the basics of life sciences and provide a hands-on laboratory training experience to stimulate students’ interest in the sciences. Attached is the link for the application with specific details about the program. Students must complete the application and write an essay which is due December 13, 2019. For more info, visit https://faes.org/events/saturday-science-academy-youth-training-program-ssa-2020 or email biotech@faes.org

National Institutes of Health (NIH) faes.org/workshops-conferences (301)496-7977

Dear parents, As you know our charter school organization (CLF) is committed to exposing our students to a wide variety of technological experiences not limited to just the classroom. In our commitment to share these additional opportunities we need your assistance. CMIT-South is looking to hire additional mentors to lead groups for both middle school and high school students to participate in robotics and our high school students in the science Olympiad competitions. If you are willing to work with us to offer our students these amazing opportunities, please reach out to our STEM coordinator Mr. Ozkan Soycan at osoycan@cmitsouth.org. If you are wondering about what is Science Olympiad, or can be, please watch this short video for more information, https://youtu.be/4FWb26SiMmA. About Vex robotics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMtYzm__hzE About FLL (First Lego League) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZsvSVz673g We look forward to hearing from you soon.

CMIT South MS/HS

Greetings, Dance Club meetings will be every Wednesday from 3:00 to 4:00 pm. Descriptions of the Club: Emphasizes basic techniques, and introduces Contemporary, Modern dance styles. Students learn short dance routines. Focuses on modern styles of dance as well as current social or popular dance trends. Dance Club objectives All students will be able to: 1- Engage Students in the collaborative process. 2- Strengthen creative skills in the live performance through the study of craft and technique. 3- Create unique and diverse live performance and share them with our community. 4- Develop a multifaceted physicality through training in dance. 5- Apply a variety of valve systems, aesthetics and approaches to performing. Come and Join us. See you next Wednesday

Mrs. Berroa

Senior Reminders Senior Packages Cap and gown measurements will be taken on November 18th from 8:00 am and 9:30 am. All students MUST have their measurements taken. Senior packages include your cap and gown for graduation. ALL students must place an order and make full payment by December 18th! Please see the attached flyer. Payments can be made anytime via CashApp ($cmitsclassof2020) or Zelle (cmitsclassof2020@gmail.com). If you have made a payment previously, you only need to provide your students name in the comments of your payment. If you have not made any package payments, you will need to provide your students name and the package level selected. Senior Pictures If you did not take senior pictures during our original picture days, you will need to contact Prestige to schedule a session at their facility in Baltimore. To schedule a session Parents and students have started please call the Senior Hotline at 1-800-736-4775. Community Service Hours All students MUST have at least 24 hours of community service to meet the graduation requirements. If you/your student have not completed these hours, please ensure you complete your hours ASAP! All forms must be turned in to Ms. Amos to receive credit. For questions, please send an email to cmitsclassof2020@gmail.com.

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Class of 2020 Planning Committee

The date/time for Life Science tutoring has been changed to Tuesday mornings, 7:35 - 8:15 am, effective November 12. Students can work on their maker’s fair project and assignments. All are welcome.

Ms. Melchoir

The soccer club is an organization whose purpose is to develop individual and team soccer excellence in order to compete at the highest level each individual and team is capable. Club's, organized with the right intentions, can provide your participant with more than you or they know about; soccer training, reputation, resources, preparation for high school/college soccer, coaching education, parent education and much more. CMIT-South soccer club serves a greater purpose over that of an individual team or even the individual player. We want to empower our participants with the knowledge about soccer skills, tactics, strategies and its rules. Indoor Soccer Club will be for Middle School and High School. We will gather Wednesday and Friday from 7:35 to 8:15. Participant must report to room 307 with Coach Arroyo before go to the soccer field. For more information contact me at farroyo@cmitsouth.org

Coach Arroyo

Dear CMIT South Families: As the weather changes and takes a turn to usher in chilly days, this is to remind all families of the need to ensure that students are dressed appropriately daily for the weather. - Students are encouraged to layer up and wear a coat to school - Students should begin wearing black full length sweat pant as opposed to shorts on PE days - Keep students in warm cars if you arrive early to school and park until the doors open - Pick students up on time in the afternoon to ensure students are not exposed to the elements

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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 purchased 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 South MS/HS 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 MS/HS 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.