Greetings Parents/Guardians, I am Glenda Washington, the interim principal, at CMIT MS/HS. It is my pleasure to join the CMIT family. I received a gracious and warm welcome, my first week. Thank you. I had the pleasure of attending my first CMIT MS/HS PTO meeting and was impressed by the parent attendance and quality of engagement. As we complete the first half of the second quarter, it is great to see how hardworking and dedicated the staff is in ensuring students’ attendance and academic goals are being realized. This is a testament to the strong partnership between home and school. As we complete the year, I will make it my priority to ensure our academic programs continue to be successful for all students. I look forward to your continued support. Thank you!

Dr. Washington

Dear Parents; To honor our scholars' achievements in Q1, we are organizing a pre-recorded virtual honor roll assembly. This assembly will be played during the first period of classes (at 8:30am) on Thursday, December 10, 2020 for all 6-12 grades. We congratulate our honor roll and principal honor roll scholars. The certificates will be sent to individuals via email. Thank you

CMIT South MS/HS

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.

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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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See attachment for possible SSL opportunity with the Heartfelt Youth Outreach Program. "Parent signature verifying service learning hours is all the signatures needed at this time.  No third party signature is required presently."

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

Good morning and Happy Friday! We hope you had a cheerful, safe Thanksgiving holiday. Especially during this time of COVID-19, the team at your Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation wants to be sure we are staying connected and/or reconnecting with our communities. We hope you enjoy good news as much as we do sharing it! This new edition of what will be our quarterly CLF newsletter, "The Local Motive" will surely keep you updated and informed of our world-class STEAM academies serving K-12 public education to Maryland families! Click the link below for the newest CLF quarterly newsletter! We hope that you read and share this publication to help celebrate our communities, together! http://clfmd.org/clf-local-motive-newsletter-fall-edition-2020/

CLF Community Partnerships

Dear 8th grade scholars and parents; This year's high school Info-Night for 8th graders will take place on Thursday, December 17, 2020 @ 6:00pm. This will be an information session on making the transition from middle to high school, learning about the CMIT South HS scheduling and instructional programs, the road to high school graduation, ITEC Middle College Program and so on. We encourage all 8th grade students and parents to attend to ensure that you have the necessary information to make decisions on your child's academic trajectory. Please plan to attend. This event will be a virtual event and a Zoom link will be shared prior to the event. Sincerely Mr. Akpinar

CMIT South

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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Greetings all High School Parents! Next Thursday December 10, 2020 we will be holding a High School Town Hall from 6:00 - 7:30pm. During this Town Hall we will be reflecting on our teachers' and scholars' experience with Virtual Learning thus far. In preparation for this meeting, we ask that you take a moment to complete the survey below no later than Tuesday December 8, 2020. As we continue to navigate through this school year engaging in Virtual Learning, we want to continue to partner with you to make this experience engaging and successful for all of our scholars. Your feedback and partnership will support us in that goal. Thank you in advance for your time. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday. High School Town Hall Survey: https://bit.ly/HS_TownHall

Danielle C. Epps depps@cmitsouth.org High School Assistant Principal

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.