Tiger News
Order your Yearbook Today!
We are now accepting online orders for the 2023-2024 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
If you have any questions regarding the yearbook, please reach out to Ms. Daniel at ydaniel@cmitelementary.org.
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.
In this site you will find useful information on the HOME, FORMS, SCHEDULE, and NEWSLETTER pages 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
Attendance
Please note we have implemented a Google form for submission of absences/late arrivals and notes. This form is the only acceptable method of communication and must be utilized for reporting absences/late arrivals and uploading doctor/medical notes ONLY for your student(s). With the exception of COVID reporting in which an email in addition to the absence form must be sent to Nurse Ann, Dr. Fryson and Mrs. Virgil.
Please click here: https://forms.gle/w8PKFbJBj9J9FgPr9 to access the CMIT North Elementary School Absence Form to submit doctor notes, results and any absence notes.
ABSENT NOTE SUBMISSION: Please complete this form within three (3) days once your child returns to instruction. Excused absences cannot be placed into SchoolMax until AFTER the child returns to instruction. Family vacations and trips are not considered excused absences. Refer to the Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook for further clarification regarding excused and unexcused absences.
For quick reference, you may access the handbook at: https://offices.pgcps.org/student_rights_responsibilities.htm
Kind Kindergarten News!
Hello Kindergarten Families:
ELA: We will Identify the individual words in a spoken sentence. We will also Identify and match the common sounds that letters represent, identify and read common high-frequency words by sight.
Social Studies:We are discussing the four seasons; how the weather changes and what we can wear in the different seasons.
Math: We will start working on Topic 14 Describing and Comparing Measurable Attributes; using rulers and tape measures.
Science: We are learning all about the 3 R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Your scholar will be collecting recyclable items to bring to school for a group project that will be completed in class.
Upcoming Events:
April 22, 2024 Vocabulary Day Parade
April 23, 2024 Field-trip to B&O Railroad Museum
Your scholars will be eating lunch outside of the museum before the tour gets started. Please pack a nut-free lunch, with all disposable items, including the drink container.
*Friendly reminder: If your scholar is not feeling well, please keep them home. They should not be in school with a fever, a constant runny nose, or a cough that disrupts their ability to focus and concentrate on their lessons.
Kindergarten Team
Fascinating First Grade News!
Hello First Grade Families:
Please read below for information on our lesson for next week.
Our lessons for when we return:
RELA: Main Idea and Questions
Grammar: compound sentences review
Math: Composing 2D shapes
Social Studies: Needs, Wants and Choices
Science: Observe Parents and Young
Upcoming dates:
May 10- No School
May 23- Muffins with Moms
May 27- Memorial Day
Thank you!
First Grade Team
Spectacular Second Grade News!
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.
Reminders:
Earth Day/Vocabulary Parade-April 22nd
Second Grade Team
Terrific Third Grade News!
In Reading, this week we will begin a procedural text A Safety Plan: In Case of Emergency. The weekly skill is suffixes ending in -en.
In Social Studies, students will begin Chapter 6 Lesson 4: New Ideas.
In Math, scholars are learning how to use metric units to measure the capacity and mass
of objects. They will also learn when it is appropriate to use specific units of
measurement for capacity and mass.
In addition, your child is learning how to solve problems that involve adding and subtracting
time intervals using pictorial models and tools to build understanding of elapsed time.
In Science, our Vocabulary Day Parade is on Monday! Please check Dojo for more information. In class students will continue learning about adaptations that help individuals survive.
Third Grade Team
Weekly News!
This is a friendly reminder that MCAP testing will begin on Monday, April 29th, and run for approximately two weeks. We encourage all students to be in their classrooms by 8:05 AM each testing day.
Prompt arrival is crucial to ensure a smooth testing experience for all students. Students who arrive late will not be able to take the test with their class and may need to be scheduled for a make-up session later in the day.
To optimize test performance, we recommend ensuring your child gets a good night's sleep and eats a healthy breakfast on testing days.
Thank you for your cooperation in supporting your child's success during MCAP testing.
Please check SchoolMax weekly to stay abreast of your scholar's progress in their classes. Grades are updated weekly and this is a great conversation starter with your scholar on what is going well and what needs to be improved to continue to have a successful year.
Upcoming
4/22 Vocabulary Parade
4/29-5/2 Math MCAP
Fourth Grade Team
Fabulous Fifth Grade News!
MCAP Testing
We are testing for the MCAP starting April 29th. Please make sure you arrive daily. School begins at 7:35 am. We are looking forward to perfect attendance and a great outcome of all our hard work this year! You got this! Thank you for your perseverance and efforts this year! Let's go Tigers!
Subject Content:
RELA
Scholars will study "The Scarlet Stockings Spy" with a focus on the reading skills of monitoring comprehension and inferring multiple themes. Word Parts: anti-, mid-, and trans- will be studied in vocabulary. They will continue to focus on science fiction in their writing narratives.
Science
We are continuing to explain how human activities affect Earth's resources and environments.
Social Studies
This week in Social Studies, we will continue to work in Chapter: 7 Life in the Young Republic, Lesson 2.
Math
This week in Math, we will:
1. Continue to explore the coordinate grid and analyze patterns and relationships.
2. Write and interpret numerical expressions.
Have a great and productive week, scholars!
Team 5th Grade
Superior Specials News!
Music
Hello!! K & 5th grade are beginning to practice their promotion songs.
1st grade is finishing out learning about piano and forte. 2nd grade is continuing to learn about note values. 3rd grade is finishing performing music scores they wrote their own dynamic markings on. 4th grade is learning about major and minor chords!
Art
Greetings,
Classes will primarily consist of independent work to plan and work on their projects. Projects include portraits, still life, architecture, and other activities that develop their understanding of shapes and value in 3D images. We will continue to stress planning and craftsmanship.
Technology
Hi!
K-2 students practiced:
Keyboarding: Locate and Type Letters P, Q, R, S, and T
The learners receive direct instruction and practice in keyboarding the letters P, Q, R, S, and T as they locate and type the letters, recognize the letter sounds, and learn the relationship between the letters on the keyboard and on the screen during this engaging and interactive digital lesson.
3-5 students practiced:
Software Fundamentals: Windows and Controls
In this engaging and interactive digital lesson, the learners receive direct instruction and practice with dialog boxes and options windows, making selections using check boxes, radio buttons, scroll bars, and dropdown menus, and controls to close, maximize, minimize, restore, and resize windows.
PE
Greetings,
This week, we are practicing our basketball dribbling skills, so please make sure your scholar has proper athletic shoes, and water as the weather is getting warmer, so are the students! Thank you.
STEM II
Greetings,
In STEM II, our kindergarten scholars are continuing to learn about how plants and animals change the environment. We learned about recycling and reusing and they made paper hand fans.
Our 1st grade scholars will continue learning about biomimicry. 2nd grade scholars will continue to learn about habitats and what plants and animals are found in each habitat.
3rd grade scholars had an opportunity to play their pinball machines in class. We will begin learning about coding.
4th grade scholars will be learning about ways to communicate and send messages using light.
5th grade scholars will learn about the layers of the Sun.
Creative Arts Team
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