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 show up virtually 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 have enthusiastically contribute so much. We are thankful that despite COVID-19, we remain alive and in good health. Everyday, we see dedicated and tireless individuals going above and beyond to make sure that great things happen at CMIT South MS/HS. They do make a difference, and the scholars, in their own individual ways, benefit from those efforts. Most importantly, we are thankful for the families 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 and safe Thanksgiving holiday!

Lara Adewoye, Principal

Dear CMIT South Families, This is a good-bye message from me to all of you our families. I have been offered and have accepted a position in another school district. This position will allow me to work with schools in support of scheduling and grading to ensure programming and strategies for students to succeed. The process of hiring a new principal will start soon. Dr. Washington has graciously stepped in to continue for the remainder of the school year. Dr. Washington can be reached via email at gwashington@cmitsouth.org. There is so much we have achieved together at CMIT South MS/HS since we opened in 2014. With your partnership, CMIT South MS/HS is well sort after for families seeking a world class education for their scholars. I thank each of you for being an important partner with me during the last seven years. As I embark on this new professional chapter, and look forward to the new challenges that lie before me, I leave with so much love and fondness for the staff, parents and most importantly, the students of CMIT South MS/HS. Please know that I will still be one of you as a parent of a CMIT South MS/HS scholar. My last work day will be November 30, 2020. The very best to each of you for safe and happy holidays. Best of luck in the future and I hope to see you around.

Lara Adewoye, Principal Follow us on Twitter @CMIT_South

The PTO General Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 6:30pm. Don't forget to sign up to be a member. You won't want to miss this one!! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOneU6JvvkFJjliiHuEJvCZCdWcf3X51lXFN_JWOhwue_Jsw/viewform?usp=sf_link ***The virtual link to participate will sent via email the morning of December 3, 2020. Please email the secretary@cmitsouth.org if yon don't receive a Zoom link.

CMIT South MS/HS PTO

CMIT South MS/HS congratulates the 512 (total students - 883) honoree who earned the Honor award for their academic achievement for the first quarter. There were 328 Honor Roll awardees and 184 Principal Honor Roll Awardees. This accounts for 58% of our students earning 3.0 GPA or higher. CMIT South MS/HS will like to thank all family members and well wishers who have supported the scholars to make this achievement a possibility despite the challenges presented by COVID-19 and Distance Learning. The First Quarter Honor Roll Assembly will be a virtual event. Date, time, logistics and links will be emailed to families of honorees directly. We are very proud of the hard work of our students everyday and their well deserved honor. We look forward to more success this school year and beyond.

CMIT South MS/HS

On Tuesday November 24, 2020, CMIT South MS/HS scholars will display their talents through various performances such as songs, dances, playing instruments to name a few. This virtual event will occur from 12:00noon - 3:00pm on this day. As a result, school will operate on a two-hour early release schedule on this day. Classes will be about 35mins each with all classes ending by 12:00noon. We look forward to the students participation in the Talent show. We need the audience to help choose our winners.

CMIT South MS/HS Student Support Team

Its already that time of the year again! Lottery for PGCPS Charter Schools open November 2, 2020 and closes January 29, 2021. CMIT South MS/HS is excited to hold three virtual open house sessions for parents of prospective students who are interested in applying to the lottery for CMIT South Middle and High Schools for SY22. If you have students of secondary school age, please plan to attend one of these virtual sessions. Sessions will hold as follows: Wednesday December 16, 2020 @ 4:30pm Saturday January 16, 2021 @ 11:00am We encourage all prospective families to join us for this event. We will be discussing our instructional program and offerings. Since we cannot shared meeting links publicly, Zoom links to join sessions will be provided to only parents who RSVP via the Google Form below. Hope to see you there. RSVP: https://forms.gle/NyizRav9TEmvwDbT9

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The 2021-2022 Lottery for PGCPS Public Charter Schools will begin its application process on November 2, 2020 and end on January 29, 2021. Application information for Charter Schools will be available online through the Charter School Office and lottery website. 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 follow 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.

CMIT South MS/HS Follow us on Twitter @CMIT_South

We currently need parents like YOU to not only become a member of the PTO but to join our PTO Board. We have an opening for a President, Vice President, and Volunteer Coordinator. We know that time is a commodity that you treasure, but why not spend a little time working towards creating a family partnership with other parents for our students? Please join the PTO using this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOneU6JvvkFJjliiHuEJvCZCdWcf3X51lXFN_JWOhwue_Jsw/viewform?usp=sf_link Each household is expected to join the PTO, the cost is $17.00 per household/family. To pay click on the following link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=QBLEGP8YFYMLN Please note, you do not need a Paypal account but you will have to “click on” create an account to be presented with the page to use a credit/debit card to pay. Once you submit payment you will be rerouted to the family membership application form which you can email to pto@cmitsouth.org. We hope you join us and look forward to working with you. If you are interested in our open PTO Board positions, please reach out to us via email - pto@cmitsouth.org. Remember, you can only make a difference with your voice and engagement.

CMIT South MS/HS PTO Follow us on Twitter @CMIT_South

Class 2021 Charleston Wrap virtual fundraiser has been extended until December 7, 2020. Please support Class of 2021 in this fundraising effort. For details and registration log onto Class 2021 website at: https://sites.google.com/cmitsouth/org/clasof2021/home

Sincerely, CMIT South Class of 2021

Dear Parents/Guardians, Saturday Academy is off to a great start and we are excited to have your child/children participating with us. We will have two sessions like in previous years for you to select from 9:00 AM-10:30 AM and 11:00 AM-12:30 AM. Of course, you can choose both sessions. Saturday Academy will function similarly to the past with me as your child’s guide. The link that I have provided is for me to sign your child in and then send them to whichever specified session(s) through breakouts. Again, we looked forward to helping your child/children to receive additional support. https://pgcps-org.zoom.us/j/92857077828?pwd=VU1EVHRmRjI4MlEyRVNZTkN1cVBaQT09 Should you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, If you did not register first please fill out the google form for recording keeping. https://forms.gle/x2LTtKEKdxDm3t8k6 We will meet this Saturday, but we will be off for Thanksgiving Weekend! Be Safe and Enjoy your Family!

Georgia Jones, Testing Coordinator

Hello CMIT-South families, First, I hope everyone is staying safe during this new surge in cases. I wanted to reach out to update the families about our Canned Food Drive from the SGA.  I want to thank everyone who has donated or is willing to donate and bring donations to the school for us to bring to the food bank. However, with new restrictions in place and staff limitations in the building, we have to ask families NOT to bring donations to the school. We still want to encourage students and families to donate, so please see below for how you can help.  Our wonderful student volunteers have reached out to the Capital Area Food-Bank and gathered how to still help this year.  - Attached is their flyer for the most requested items - If you cannot donate physical contributions but want to contribute monetary donations, please go to https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/donate/  - For physical donations, there are two drop-off locations -- In Washington, DC - 4900 Puerto Rico Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20017 -- In Northern Virginia - 6833 Hill Park Drive Lorton, VA 22079 We also want to encourage families, if they are able, to donate to any of the following: - College Park Food Bank - http://www.collegeparkfoodbank.com/get-involved  - Southern Maryland Food Bank - https://southernmarylandfoodbank.com/how-to-donate/ - Annapolis LightHouse - https://annapolislighthouse.org/get-involved/needs/  If you ever need more resources or need to share resources, for Prince George's County you can dial 2-1-1 or visit http://www.pgcfec.org/ for more help finding resources.  We want to thank everyone for their kindness and wish you all a safe Thanksgiving and Fall break! 

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CMIT-South Executive SGA and Mr. Wassam

Hello CMIT South MS Students and Parents, It's your school counselor, Mr. Pitter. I have been working all school year with countless parents and students assisting them in the process of resetting their accounts. I wanted to send out a friendly reminder that if you any student is having issues with logging into your Teachers Edmodo pages, Zoom links, your CMIT South email address, or your School Max/ PGCPS email please contact me via email at mpitter@cmitsouth.org so I can be of assistance. For parent login assistance, please contact Ms. Wallace via email - lwallace@cmitsouth.org.

Michael Pitter, School Counselor Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South 9822 Fallard CT. Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

Towson University Center for STEM Excellence will conduct a Virtual Field Trip for Life Science students in December: Topic - Mystery of the Crooked Cell: Students will explore how sickle cell anemia is genetically passed down. Thursday 12/3 9:45 – 10:45 Morgan 12:40 – 1:40 Stanford 1:55 – 2:55 Yale Friday 12/4 12:40 – 1:40 MIT 1:55 – 2:55 Temple

Ms. Melchoir, Life Science Teacher

Although PGCPS will offer distance learning for the first semester, students must meet state immunization requirements within 20 calendar days of enrollment. Immunizations during the pandemic are essential in maintaining overall health, especially during flu season. Please send your child's updated shot records to nurse@cmitsouth.org. Prince George’s County Public Schools will offer free immunization clinics in high school Wellness Centers to assist families in 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. Locations, Dates & Times Bladensburg High School Wellness Center November 21 and 30 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Northwestern High School Wellness Center November 21 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Online Registration Appointments are required. Online registration link: www.vaccineconsent.com/clinic/search More Information www.pgcps.org/immunizations/Card/Upcoming-Clinics For more information, visit the PGCPS Immunization webpage - https://www.pgcps.org/immunizations/.

PGCPS

November 2nd - Bowie State University Online Application Opens for Spring 2021 November 9th - Prince George's Community College Dual Enroll Application Opens for Spring 2021 November 25th - General PGCPS Intent to Enroll Deadline for Spring 2021 (for all public Md institutions excluding Bowie State University and Prince George's Community College) November 25th - Bowie State University Online Application Deadline for Spring 2021 November 25th - Prince George's Community College Dual Enroll Application Deadline Spring 2021 December 11th - Prince Georg's Community College Student's Schedule Change Deadline in Dual Enroll for Spring 2021 (students who submitted application by November 25 deadline are able to make schedule adjustments in Dual Enroll until this date) Click on the link for more information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vb0G_FRpNeeVTHf5QXk_t8ZWVbR4IGO4/view

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Hi CMIT-South Families! SGA wants to engage our school community more frequently so we are going to start making challenge menus. SGA picks a theme, then sends out a "menu" to choose from and participants send in their submissions. We're going all out for this Thanksgiving menu. Participants can submit one, any combination of challenges, or something for ALL of the challenges. We have attached a flyer with more details but feel free to email us if you have any questions!

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Mr. Wassam (nwassam@cmitsouth.org) and Executive SGA (sga_hs@cmitsouth.org)

Dear CMIT South MS/HS Families: If you are new to CMIT South MS/HS, we would like to welcome you to the best school in Prince George's County! If you are a returning parent, welcome back! As the CMIT South MS/HS website states, “CMIT South prepares students to become competent, responsible and successful individuals in our globalized and technology-based society through a strong academic program, a school-family-community partnership, and a strong teacher-student relationship.” The PTO is the bridge facilitating the school-family-community partnership. The Executive Board would like to invite you to be a part of an enthusiastic group of parents who work to ensure the best interests of our students, parents, teachers and community are priority. Some of the commitments of the PTO include hosting fundraisers to support student needs, organizing award events, supporting school events, or assisting with supplies and uniforms. The most important part of our commitment is that we have fun supporting our teachers and students. Are you interested in joining us? If so, we currently need parents like YOU to not only become a member of the PTO but to join our PTO Board. We have an opening for a President, Vice President, and Volunteer Coordinator. We know that time is a commodity that you treasure, but why not spend a little time working towards creating a family partnership with other parents for our students? If you are interested in joining the cost is $17.00 per household/family. To pay click on the following link: https://www.paypal.com/webapps/hermes?token=5J907535JU2472814&useraction=commit&rm=1&mfid=1605123077446_abc7b7277e898 Please note, you do not need a paypal account but you will have to “click on” create an account to be presented with the page to use a credit/debit card to pay. Once you submit payment you will be rerouted to the family membership application form which you can email to pto@cmitsouth.org. We hope you join us and look forward to working with you. If you are interested, please reach out to us via email - pto@cmitsouth.org. Remember, you can only make a difference with your voice.

Sincerely, CMIT South MS/HS PTO

Hello CMIT South Family, Please think about supporting CMIT South PTO. When you are shopping this back-to-school time, 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.

CMIT South PTO

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.