Tiger News
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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
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Class Dojo Food Waiver
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Front Office Staff
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Kind Kindergarten News
The Kindergarten Promotion ceremonies will be held on June 4, 2026.
Ms. Lewis’s and Ms. Thornton/Mrs. Bryant’s class promotion will be at 8:30 am.
Mrs. Shulman’s and Ms. Major’s class promotion will be at 11:30 am. All students will receive 3 tickets for the promotion. Students are encouraged to dress their best in blue and/ or white for the ceremony.
Homework: There is no written homework the rest of the school year for kindergarten.
Read for 15 minutes each day. Then do IXL for 20 minutes in Reading and 20 minutes
in Math.
ELA: Complete DRA Testing
Social Studies: Complete Chapter 6 Learning About the Past
Math: Complete Topic 15 Step Up to Grade 1
Science: Complete Topic 6 Environments
The Kindergarten Team
Fascinating First Grade News!
Hello First Grade Families,
First grade did well and made growth with their testing, and field day was a hit! Thank you to all volunteers who participated to make the day wonderful.
Our lessons for when we return:
RELA: Biography review
Social Studies: We spend budget, and save
Math: Compose 3D shapes
Science: Earth Science continued
Upcoming Dates:
6.18 Last day of school for students
Best,
First Grade Team
Spectacular Second Grade News!
As we wrap up the school year, we are focused on finishing strong and preparing for third grade! Next week, our spelling pattern is double consonants and we will prepare for Unit 5 topic test. In Math, we will finish topic 15 and begin working on Topic 16: Step Up to Third Grade. In Science, we will complete our final unit with engaging activities and reflections.
Make up MAP Testing will take place next week. Please ensure your scholar gets a good night's rest and eat a healthy breakfast.
Reminder:
Please continue reinforcing the importance of following our School Motto with your scholar:
“I will Respect Myself and Others, I will Opt to Be Scholarly, I will Act Responsibly, and I will React with Kindness.”
Upcoming Event
June 1st-MAP Make UP
June 12th – End of the Year Celebration
Permission slips will be sent home soon. We will celebrate our final Math unit with a fun and interactive fractions lesson using pizza as a teaching tool to strengthen understanding. It will be a wonderful way to combine learning and fun as we close out an incredible school year together! No volunteers are needed.
Second Grade Team
Terrific Third Grade News!
In Social Studies, students will begin Chapter 7: Lesson 4 - Culture Through the Arts. Students will know how people share culture through the arts.
In Math, students will take the Math MAP test next week. Also, students will finish up topic 16, which is solving perimeter problems. Students will take the topic 16 test on Thursday, June 4, 2026. The extra credit will also be due on June 4, 2026.
In Science, students will continue to learn about fossils. Students will explore what a fossil is, how fossils are formed, and understand how fossils are evidence of organisms and environments that existed long ago.
MAP Testing schedule:
Monday, 6/1/2026: Kelley and Cannon - Math MAP
Monday, 6/1/2026: Tate and Richardson - Reading MAP
Tuesday, 6/2/2026: Richardson and Tate - Math MAP
Tuesday, 6/2/2026: Kelley and Cannon - Reading MAP
Fourth Grade Weekly News!
Permission slips went home 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.
Upcoming Dates
June 5 Field Trip to Medieval Times
Let's have a great week on purpose!!\
Fourth Grade Team
Fabulous Fifth Grade News!
Tigers! Tigers! We made it!! Congratulations on a job well done! We are so very proud of you and your accomplishments as a fifth grader! Now forward motion to 6th grade! We will miss you and honor you as the fifth grade class of 2026! Thank you for your hard work and perseverance! Continue to strive forward and do your very best every single day! Congratulations and well done! ~ Team 5th Grade
Fifth Grade Promotion Ceremony (Dress to impress)
Friday, June 5th 2026
~Linton Philp and Wiggins---8:30 am
~Tellis and Black---11:30 am
Content:
We will finalize Testing with MAP (RELA, Math, Science) and Unit 4 next week.
Math & Science
Any topic tests for makeup will be offered this week.
Happy Promotion Week! Congratulations!
Team 5th Grade
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 took their still life designs home and are now working on their landscapes which will include more overlapping. 2nd grade They have planned and are currently working on their landscape projects. 3rd grade chose to learn 1pt-perspective drawing to apply to a cityscape design. 4th grade Are doing presentations of projects that illustrate sound, translating sound into line and color with their Musical Gesture Drawings. And, 5th grade have finished their optical illusions.
Mr. Dorsey
Music
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 U, V, W, X, Y, and Z
The learners receive direct instruction in keyboarding the letters U, V, W, X, Y, and Z, recognize the letter sounds, and learn the relationship between the letters on the keyboard and on the screen in this engaging and digital lesson.
3-4 students practiced, Keyboarding: Shift Key:
The learners receive direct instruction and practice in keyboarding using the Shift key to type capital letters and symbols. The learners use proper posture and finger placement, identify touch keys and reach keys, and type basic punctuation in this engaging and interactive digital lesson
5th students practiced, Presentations: Audience and Organization
In this engaging and interactive digital lesson, learners receive direct instruction and practice organizing and developing a slide show using presentation software. They learn how to consider the audience and the purpose of the slide show to tell stories, present information, and share ideas.
PE
Good week, 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.
Lego
Hello! We are starting the last couple lessons of the year. A completed build will be used as one of the assessments this quarter along with a quiz for the second assessment.
Kindergarten: Pets- We will be discussing what pets need in order to survive. Students will then build a pet that they have or would like to have.
1st: Arctic Ride- We will be discussing what type of vehicle is needed in order to travel through the arctic. Students will design and build a snow mobile.
2nd: Pinball Machine- We will discuss how a pinball machine works and the forces used when playing the game. Students will design and build a pinball machine that they can play.
3rd: Mini Golf- We will discuss the forces used to play mini golf. Students will design and build their own mini golf hole in which they will try and play.
4th: Land Yacht- We will discuss what a land yacht is and how it works. Students will design and build a land yacht that will move via wind.
5th: Ski Slope/Jump- We will discuss the forces that are involved in ski jumping. Students will build a ski slope for a mini figure to ski down.
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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