Tiger News
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!
Front Office Staff
CLICK HERE TO VISIT: https://sites.google.com/cmitelementary.org/cmit-nes-front-office-news?usp=sharing
Order your Yearbook Today!! Deadline is April 25, 2025
We are now accepting online orders for the 2024-2025 Yearbook!! Yearbooks can only be purchased online and is open to all scholars in grades K-5. Please use the link below to order your scholar's yearbook.
https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectStudent?isAdvertisementOnly=False
School Code: 15052425
Note: Once orders are finalized and submitted no yearbooks can be purchased after the deadline.
If you have any questions regarding the yearbook, please reach out to Ms. Daniel at ydaniel@cmitelementary.org.
Kind Kindergarten News!
This Week’s Content Focus:
Reading/ELA:
Phonics: Spell words with VC, CVC, and CCVC.
Reading: Using text features (illustrations and familiar words) to find meaning in unknown words.
Writing: Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.
Math:
Topic 1-14 Benchmark Assessment
Topic: 15: Stepping Up to First Grade
Topic 1 Putting It Together
Science:
Chapter 6 How People Change the Environment
Social Studies:
Chapter 5 Time and Chronology
Have a great week!
The Kindergarten Team
Fascinating First Grade News!
Hello First Grade Families,
Welcome back from spring break! Our scholars had a wonderful time during career day. They were able to learn about various careers, and many scholars were inspired! Due to the hot weather, please make sure your scholar has a water bottle they can refill throughout the day.
Our lessons this week:
RELA: Biography
Math: TIme and Money continued
Science: Observe Parents and Young continued
Social Studies: Immigrants continued
Upcoming Dates:
5.1 Principal Appreciation Day
5.13 K-1 Maryland Science Center Field trip
Best!
First Grade Team
Spectacular Second Grade News!
Our Vocabulary Day Parade was a huge success! Thank you to all of our amazing parents for your creativity and support in helping your scholar design such thoughtful costumes for our Vocabulary Parade.
Next week in ELA, we will continue Unit 4, Making a Difference. Our spelling words for the week are consonant patterns kn, wr, gn, mb, lf. In Math, we will continue topic 13, shapes and their attributes. In Science, we will continue topic 6, Habitats. In Social Studies, we will continue Chapter 6, Our American Culture. As always, please ensure your scholar reads every night.
We kindly request your support in reinforcing the importance of following 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.
Upcoming Field Trips:
Baltimore Museum of Industry - May 12th - permission slips will be sent home soon.
Second Grade Team
Terrific Third Grade News!
In Social Studies, students will begin Chapter 7: Lesson 3, Three Types of Communities.
In Math, we're continuing to work on measuring and estimating mass and volume. We're also practicing test-taking strategies for our upcoming MCAP test.
In Science, scholars are learning about the adaptations of different bird beaks and how they help them survive.
Fourth Grade Weekly News!
Next week in Reading, students will be explaining elements of a drama and summarizing a literary text. In writing, students will be learning how to write an argumentative essay. In Social Studies, students will be studying the resources and farming of the Midwest. In Math, students will be studying equivalence with customary units.
The time of the year has arrived when scholars will demonstrate their understanding of 4th-grade concepts on the MCAP assessment. Students will take the ELA MCAP beginning May 5th and the Math MCAP the week of May 12.
Please check Synergy to stay abreast of your scholar's grades in all academic areas.
Let's have a great week on purpose!!
-Fourth Grade Team
Fabulous Fifth Grade News!
Museum of Illusions
Thank you for your support and joining us on the field trip! We will depart for the trip on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. All chaperones MUST arrive at the school by 8:15. Please ensure all payments and permission slips are turned in ASAP. Thank you.
Subject Content:
RELA
Students will continue with learning the genre of Historical Fiction "The Scarlett Stockings Spy" and they will also continue working on Science fiction in narrative writing.
Social Studies
Students will take the Chapter 10 assessment of Expanding West & Overseas
Math
Students will analyze patterns and relationships in math structures.
Science
Students will identify Earth's Natural Resources.
Thank you for you hard work and focus!
Team 5th Grade
Superior Specials News!
Hellooo!!
Kindergarten and 5th grade are continuing to prepare for their promotion ceremonies! 1st grade is learning more about sounds and rests in music and creating their patterns. 2nd grade is finishing up learning about dynamics in music. 3rd grade is learning how to play their first music score(Mario Bros Theme) on the xylophone, and 4th grade is learning how to play Happy Birthday on the xylophone.
Technology
Hello,
K-5 practiced
Computational Thinking: Patterns
The learners receive direct instruction and practice recognizing and analyzing simple patterns to predict what comes next or what is missing from the pattern. They will be introduced to computational thinking and how computers use programs and software to analyze patterns and solve problems in this engaging and interactive digital lesson.
LEGO
Hello! I hope everyone was able to enjoy their Spring Break and get some rest. We started new lessons this week.
Kindergarten: We are going to build various characters in this Unit. The first character students will build is a caterpillar. They will also be creating a short story to go with their caterpillar character.
1st: The new unit is Train to Win. Students will begin by designing and building a sail car.
2nd: We are in the last lesson of Amazing Amusement Park. Students will design and build their own ride.
3rd: The new unit is Crazy Carnival Games. Students will begin by building a hole for a mini golf course.
4th-5th: The new unit is Science of Sports. Students will begin by designing and building a device that can pass and catch a ball.
STEM II
Kinder & 1st: This week scholars will continue to use the ROK blocks to learn how to build things and make their structures stronger.
2nd: This week scholars reviewed what Truss and Beam bridges are and they learned about what an Arch bridge is.
3rd: This week scholars drew scenes from their movies. Next week they will finalize the materials that they will need and begin building their sets and characters.
4th: This week scholars showed their knowledge of mini golf courses and equipment. They also finalized all of the materials needed to create their mini golf course. Next class they will begin building their course.
PE
Hello parents, the last few weeks we have been doing a lot of teamwork activities. This week is another teamwork activity, a hula hoop relay race. Students must figure out how to get the hoop to the front of the line without detaching hands. Please remind your scholars that they have to follow instructions in order to be most successful in PE. Thank you!
Art
Greetings,
The past weeks have included reinforcing the importance of craftsmanship, presentation, and reflection. We are including more student critiques.
Kindergarteners are finishing up their color wheel creations which entail making scenes out of a color wheel.
First graders are putting together their flavorful food combinations in which they are choosing items that don't go together to present them in a tastful presentation.
Second graders are working on their architectural projects to give us their idea of a crazy building that serves a specific community.
Third graders finished their hybrid animal presentations today which you will find an examples of attached to the newsletter.
Fourth graders are still working on their Notan squares. And exercise in understanding positive and negative space along with how to use reflective symmetry and balance.
Fifth graders are settling down to create some rather intricate entanglements which require attention to detail and a slow mindful approach to their work.
Thank you,
Mr. Dorsey
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