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
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Class Dojo Food Waiver
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Front Office Staff
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Kind Kindergarten News
The weather is getting warmer. Our scholars go outside for recess at 9:30 am, and the temperature is sometimes cool in the early morning. Please send your scholar to school with jackets or sweaters so they can enjoy being outside.
ELA: Unit 4 Week 3, Then and Now Fiction. Continue with Week 3.
Review Sight words: play, funny, some
Letters/Sounds: Sounds of Short /e/ and Long /e/.
Demonstrate phonological awareness.
Generate questions for formal and informal inquiry with adult assistance.
Listen actively and ask questions to understand information and answer questions using multi-word responses.
Social Studies: Chapter 5: Time and Chronology. Long lengths of time.
Math: Continue with Topic 13. Analyze and compare two- and three-dimensional shapes, in different sizes and orientations. Make 2-D shapes from other 2-D shapes. Build 2-D shapes and 3-D shapes.
Science: Topic 6 Environments. How plants and animals 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,
This week first grade got back into learning after spring break. Friendly reminder that our field trip to Port discovery is on Wednesday April 15th. If you have not done so already, please turn in the permission slip to your scholar’s teacher.
Please keep in mind, if you plan for your child to bring lunch it will need to be in a gallon ziploc bag, with your scholar’s name and teacher.
Our lessons for when we return:
RELA: Historical Fiction review
Social Studies: Shared Culture review
Math: Practicing Adding Using Strategies review
Science: Observe Parents and Young review
Upcoming Dates:
4.15 Port Discovery Field Trip
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.
Upcoming Field Trip/Events
Baltimore Museum of Industry- April 23rd. Permission slip were sent home. Please make payment via myschool bucks.
Have a fantastic weekend!
Terrific Third Grade News!
In Social Studies, students will begin exploring the Big Question: How do people’s lives change when they move to a new country? They will start Chapter 6, Lesson 2: A New Home in America.
In Math, we will finish up Topic 13 about equivalent fractions and comparing fractions. Students will take the Topic 13 test. The topic 13 extra credit will be due, as well. Students will begin Topic 14, which is about capacity, time, and mass.
In Science, students will continue learning about how living things survive on their own.
Third Grade Team
Fourth Grade Weekly News!
We will be taking our field trip to the Baltimore Museum of Industry on April 17, 2026. Students are encouraged to bring a bagged lunch.
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 & enjoy your Spring Break!!
Fourth Grade Team
Fabulous Fifth Grade News!
Tigers! Tigers! Thank you for a successful week! Welcome back from Spring Break! Our Grubs with Grandparents was a huge success and we thank all those who participated our scholars! We enjoyed each and everyone of you. Even if you were unable to participate, we still honor you! Let's continue to work hard this third quarter and ensure our successes as we finish strong! Thank you for all you do!
Content:
RELA
Fiction and Argumentative texts "Life and Art" will be studied and analyzed. Students will learn how to make connections to real life scenarios based on the experiences of the characters in the text and to oneself. They will infer multiple themes and confirm or correct predictions in the text. They will also study syllable patterns for their word study focus.
Social Studies
Part 1: Students will study Chapter 6 and prepare for the assessment review next week.
Part 2: Our scholars are diving into the exciting world of the American Revolution Chapter 5 Lesson 4! They will explore what life was like both on the battlefield and at home during this important time in history. Students will also compare the advantages and disadvantages of each side, helping them understand how different perspectives shaped the outcome of the war. We are proud of our historians in the making!
Science
In science this week students will explore Earth's energy resources.
Math
This week in math we will write and explore numerical expressions.
Have an amazing week, scholars!
Superior Specials News!
Art
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 wil
2nd Grade
Songs
3rd: Students will continue building their pinball machines.
5th: Students will learn about centripetal force and explore how kinetic energy, potential energy & centripetal force play a role in how roller coasters operate.
Art
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. 5th grade students have finished their optical illusions. Their next project involves the merging of a self-portrait and “Zentangles”
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 P, Q, R, S, and T
The learners receive direct instruction in keyboarding the letters P, Q, R, S, and T, recognize the letter sounds, and learn the relationship between the letters on the keyboard and on the screen in this engaging and digital lesson.
3rd: students practiced, Keyboarding: Upper Row
The learners receive direct instruction and practice with the basic keyboarding techniques needed to type using the upper row keys. The learners gain knowledge about proper finger placement and posture, and are provided a review of the home row keys in this engaging and interactive digital lesson.
4th-5th: Students practiced, Creativity & Innovation: The Design Process Using SMART Goals
In this lesson, students learn how to set learning goals, develop strategies leveraging technology to achieve them and reflect on the learning process to improve learning outcomes. Students also practice how to select and use digital tools to plan and manage a design process that considers design constraints and calculated risks.
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.
Lego
Hello!
I hope everyone enjoyed their Spring Break and are ready for the last stretch of the school year.
Kindergarten: We are going to learn about alternate endings to stories and build an alternate ending to The Three Little Pigs.
1st: Cave Car: We are learning about what is needed to see in a cave. We are building a car with a “light” on it.
2nd: We are continuing with our amusement park builds and will be building a ferris wheel.
3rd: We are learning about boats that can travel through a swamp and building airboats.
4th-5th: We are going to learn about the high bar and build a high bar with a “person” that can swing on the bar.
STEM
Greetings,
K: Students will build the tallest caterpillar.
1st: Students will create a carrier that will
help your peep/egg safely
down the zipline.
2nd: Students will create an invention or something useful with a box and use up to 5 recycled materials.
3rd: Students will continue building their pinball machines.
4th & 5th: Students will 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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