Tiger News
Happy Spring!
Greetings Tiger Family!
Front Office Site of News & Events
We are always striving to improve daily practices. New ways of communicating and keeping everyone updated are coming from the Front Office, so please take a few moments to view our Front Office Site of News & Events. (https://sites.google.com/cmitelementary.org/cmit-nes-front-office-news?usp=sharing). The site can also be located on the school's website under CMIT Families.
On this site you will find useful information on the HOME, FORMS, SCHEDULE, and NEWSLETTER pages that will help you during the school year. This site is interactive with links to assist you with navigating to important information and forms, so please read it in its entirety. We look forward to working with you and your scholar(s) during the school year!
FORMS
Bounce House Waiver
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeNMZgdKODTaPBfau_LNS3lmZXCRIjj21MLOkjNVwk3GGvZqQ/viewform
Class Dojo Food Waiver
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTtKaG00kQIkt24aocCGYGRIXMsrSzt0ysFoes4aXtwsRcsA/viewform
Front Office Staff
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Kind Kindergarten News
ELA: Unit 4 Week 5, Then and Now. Fiction
Review Sight Words: every, please, want
Letters/Sounds: Letters Dd & Ff . Sound of Short /e/.
Describe personal connections to a variety of sources.
Describe familiar people, places, things, and events in detail.
Listen actively and ask questions to understand information and answer questions using multi-word responses.
Social Studies: Chapter 6: Learning About the Past. Life Long Ago
Math: Topic 14. Describe and Compare Measurable Attributes. Describe Objects by Measurable Attributes. Compare Objects by Measurable Attributes.
Science: Topic 6 Environments. People Change the Environment.
Your scholar went home with a packet for the Animal Habitat Diorama project. We have been hard at work researching animals and their environments. For the culmination of this project, they will be designing a habitat diorama at home in a shoebox/small box. Refer to the packet for more details, including the story and graphic organizer. All work is due April 27, 2026
***Friendly reminder: The weather is changing and some scholars come to school with colds, runny noses, or sore throats. If your scholar is not feeling well, please keep them home. We are trying to stop spreading germs and keep it to a minimum.
The Kindergarten Team
Fascinating First Grade News!
Hello First Grade Families,
First grade had another great week. A friendly reminder that first grade has a field trip to the Baltimore Zoo on May 6th.
Our lessons for when we return:
RELA: Biography
Social Studies: Immigrants
Math: Measurement
Science: Observe Parents and Young review
Upcoming Dates:
5.6 First Grade Field trip to Baltimore Zoo
5.29 Field Day
Best,
First Grade Team
Spectacular Second Grade News!
Thank you to all of our amazing parent chaperones who joined us on our field trip to the Baltimore Museum of Industry! We truly couldn’t have done it without you. Our scholars had an incredible time, especially during the Kids Cannery experience. They stepped into the roles of workers in an 1883 oyster cannery, where they learned about teamwork, the value of hard work, and even explored some of the unfair conditions people faced in the past. To top it off, each student brought home a can of “oysters” they helped create. It was such a fun and meaningful experience!
Looking ahead to next week, in reading we will focus on the VCCCV syllable spelling pattern. In math, we will continue Topic 13, exploring shapes and their attributes. In science, we will begin Topic 6: Habitats, and in social studies, we will start Lesson 4: Heroes in Science.
We also appreciate your continued support at home in reinforcing our school motto with your scholars: I will respect myself and others, I will opt to be scholarly, I will act responsibly, and I will react with kindness.
Thank you again for your partnership and all that you do to support our classroom!
Second Grade Team
Terrific Third Grade News!
In Social Studies, students will start Chapter 6, Lesson 4: New Ideas. They will learn how new ideas and inventions have changed people’s lives throughout history.
In Math, we are continuing with Topic 14 - we will be working on estimating and finding mass, as well as word problems with liquid volume and mass. We will be taking the Topic 14 Test on Friday, May 1. The extra credit will also be due on Friday, May 1.
In Science, we are continuing to learn about how animals survive in groups. We are exploring the advantages to animals living in groups.
Fourth Grade Weekly News!
We will be taking our MCAP assessment beginning the week of May 4. Students can begin familiarizing themselves with the online platform by visiting the following links below for Reading & Math practice. Students can also review by visiting the IXL links below to review 4th grade skills in both subject areas.
https://support.mdassessments.com/practice-tests/
https://www.ixl.com/ela/skill-plans/maryland-comprehensive-assessment-program-grade-4
https://www.ixl.com/math/skill-plans/maryland-comprehensive-assessment-program-grade-4
Permission slips went home this week for our final field trip for this school year. We will be visiting Medieval Times on June 5, 2026. Students will watch a show to understand the social hierarchy and daily life in medieval times and analyze how entertainment and culture reflect a society's values. The cost of the field trip is $49. Please check ClassDojo and emails for additional details.
Lastly, please check grades weekly on Google Classroom & Synergy to stay abreast of your scholar's grades in all subject areas.
Let's have a great week on purpose!!
Fourth Grade Team
Fabulous Fifth Grade News!
Tigers! Tigers! Thank you for your hard work and perseverance this week! We are now in Quarter 4 and we are headed toward the finish line of 5th grade completion! Congratulations! Now it time to truly lock in and focus! Testing is underway and all the skills you've gained this year will be put to the test! Sine and do your best! You are all great achievers and we are proud of you! Great job, Tigers!
Hershey Park
Hershey Park field trip is May 26, 2026. If you have not turned in your permission slip or paid the fee, please do so as soon as possible. Thank you.
Subject Content
RELA
Students are working in Unit 4 "Keeping Mr. John Holton Alive. We will complete our progress check and migrate to Week 2 "Scarlet Stockings Spy".
Social Studies
CMIT Scholars will be exploring chapter 7 Life in the Young Republic. The chapter will explore the frontier of the 1800's. We will meet Sacagawea, a guide and translator for explores Lewis and Clark. We will be introduced to the 5th president of the United States James Monroe, and an advocate for the Cherokees.
Science
This week in science, we will be learning about the inner solar system.
Math
This week in math, we will explore the coordinate system
Have a wonderful week, Tigers!
Superior Specials News!
Greetings Parents!
Tigers are finishing projects and starting new projects. Kindergarteners are finishing their designs that integrate color wheels into their designs. We are starting our Utopian Environments.1st grade students took their still life designs home and are now working on their landscapes which will include more overlapping. 2nd grade students have planned and are currently working on their landscape projects. 3rd grade students chose to learn 1pt-perspective drawing to apply to a cityscape design. 4th grade students are doing presentations of projects that illustrate sound, translating sound into line, and color with their Musical Gesture Drawings. 5th grade students have finished their optical illusions. Their next project involves the merging of a self-portrait and “Zentangles.”
Mr. Dorsey
Music Class
Kindergarten
Songs of the month: Burnie Bee
Making up their own word rhythm.
1st Grade
Song of the month: Bee bee bumblebee
Reading rhythm and melody patterns.
2nd Grade
Songs of the Month: A Leprechaun wish
Learned about Antonio Vivaldi and his work the four seasons. (Spring)
3rd Grade
Learning to play the glockenspiel. Notes B, A and G.
4th Grade
Finishing our Staff Lesson unit naming notes on the staff and C Major Scale.
5th Grade
Songs of the Month: Chumbara
Create a melody for a song and writing it on the staff.
Technology
Hello! K-2 students practiced,Keyboarding: Locate and Type Letters K, L, M, N, and O
The learners receive direct instruction in keyboarding the letters K, L, M, N, and O, recognize the letter sounds, and learn the relationship between the letters on the keyboard and on the screen in this engaging and digital lesson.
3-5 students practiced, Keyboarding: Lower Row
The learners receive direct instruction and practice with the basic keyboarding techniques needed to type using the Lower row keys. The learners gain knowledge about proper finger placement and posture, and are provided a review of the Lower row keys in this engaging and interactive digital lesson.
PE
Hello,
This week we are working on our balance by doing a relay race. Please remember to send students in comfortable shoes in order to prevent slipping and injury.
Hello,
LEGO
Kindergarten: We are learning about alternate endings to stories and building an alternate ending to The Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding hood.
1st: Cave Car: We are learning about what is needed to see in a cave. We are completing the building of a car with a “light” on it.
2nd: We are continuing with our amusement park builds and are building a ferris wheel.
3rd: We are learning about boats that can travel through swamps and the everglades. Scholars are designing and building airboats.
4th-5th: We discussed the high bar and what sport competes in the event. Scholars are building a high bar with a “gymnast” to swing on the bar. Scholars can receive bonus points if they design their “gymnast” to swing completely around the bar.
STEM
Greetings,
K &1st: Scholars are learning about the life cycle of the butterfly.
2nd: Scholars are learning about the parts of a plant and how they grow. In this unit scholars will be growing grass. If you are able, donations of soil, grass seed and clear cups are appreciated.
3rd: Scholars are continuing to build their pinball machines.
4th: We have begun our unit on forensic science. Scholars are excited about investigating our 4 suspects!
5th: Students learn about centripetal force and explore how kinetic energy, potential energy & centripetal force play a role in how roller coasters operate.
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