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 weather is cold. Our scholars go outside for recess at 9:30am, and the temperature is still cold. Please send your scholar to school with winter jackets, hats and/or mittens, so they can enjoy being outside.
ELA: Unit 3 Tell Me a Story Week 4, Fiction
Sight words: away, give, little
Letters/Sounds: Short /a/ and Long /a/ sounds.
Interact with sources in meaningful ways.
Manipulate syllables within a multisyllabic word.
Listen actively and ask questions to understand information.
Respond using newly acquired vocabulary as appropriate.
Social Studies Chapter 4: Geography of the Neighborhood, Safe Neighborhoods and Our Resources. Prepare for Black History Month and learn about historical people.
Math Topic 9 Assessment will be given.
Start Topic 10: Compose and Decompose Numbers 11 to 19. Also, write numbers from 0 to 20. Represent a number of objects with a written numeral 0 - 20. Compose and decompose numbers from 11 to 19 into tens and ones.
Science Topic 5: Needs of Living Things. Needs of Plants
The Black History Month Assembly is on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. However, this is an in school event for students only. The Kindergarten students will be performing the song “ABC” by The Jackson 5. We are encouraging students to dress in 1970’s attire for that day.
***Friendly reminder: If your scholar is not feeling well, please keep them home. The beginning of the school year comes with colds, runny noses, sore throats, and scholars not feeling well. We are trying to keep from spreading germs to a minimum.
The Kindergarten Team
Fascinating First Grade News!
As we look into next week, there may be snow in our forecast. If there is a virtual day Monday, please look for the google meet link posted from your teacher for the schedule.
Our lessons when we come back:
RELA: Poetry Review
Social Studies: Life Today and Long Ago
Math: Continue with tens and ones
Science: Animal Parts
Upcoming Dates:
3.6 Muffins with Moms
First Grade Team
Spectacular Second Grade News!
Next week in Reading, we will be working on Unit 3 Week 4. Throughout week 4, we will read informational text. We will be making connections between author's purpose and ideas in other texts. We will be taking our weekly reading test. We will continue our spelling pattern diphthongs dipthongs: ou and ow. Our vocabulary words are: natural, society, cure, traditions, and respect. In Math, we will continue Topic 9 which covers how to count, read, and show numbers to 1,000. In Science, we will continue discussing the surface of Earth's changes and what causes those changes to happen. In Social Studies, we will discuss how climate can affect crops.
Reminders:
Please ensure scholars are coming to school dressed for the winter weather. We have recess at 10:50 a.m. and will be going outside if the temperature is above 35 degrees
Terrific Third Grade News!
In Social Studies, students will begin Chapter 4, Lesson 4: Landmarks, Symbols, and Documents. They will learn about important documents, symbols, and landmarks that unite us as a country and represent our shared values.
In Math, we are taking the Topic 9 test. Students extra credit will be due on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. We are starting topic 10, which is multiplying by multiples of 10.
In Science, we are continuing to work on climate change and world climates.
Don't forget to turn in your permission slip for the Arts on Stage field trip.
Fourth Grade Weekly News!
On February 24, 2026 we will be putting together a presentation to present to the school community on what we have learned during Black History Month. Students who would like to participate are encouraged to dress as if they were in the 70s & 80's (Daniel & Chang), 90s (Trippe) & 2000s (Copper). A simple google search of hip hop fashion in the assigned decade can help with inspiration. If you have any questions please reach out to your scholar's homeroom teacher.
Lastly, please check grades weekly on Google Classroom & Synergy to stay abreast of your scholar's grades in all subject areas.
Fourth Grade Team
Fabulous Fifth Grade News!
Good day, Tigers! February has been full of events, projects, and great opportunities to shine! Thank you for your hard work and participation and striving to be your best everyday!
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” - Maya Angelou
Future Events:
Camp Schmidt
Camp Schmidt will take place on February 26-27, 2026. Permission slips are due February 20, 2026. The cost for the trip is $61.00. If you'd like to purchase a t-shirt, please include $15.00 with the cost of your trip. T-shirt money must be cash only. Let's go, Tigers!
Black History Assembly
CMIT will have a school wide Black History month celebration. Team 5th grade was assigned representations of jazz. A Mardi Gras parade, specifically, will be a part of our demonstration and interpretation. Please have fun and dress to impress! Go all the way out in costumes, colors (purple, gold, green), feathers, beads, glitter, style, fashion, music, dance and celebration for this parade and occasion! Students have learned a song that represents the Mardi Gras and New Orleans style of celebration that we will sing in the parade. Mr. Harrison has done a fine job with the students in collaboration and preparation of this event. Students can create fun hats or any type of representation of the event by using household items, as well! Be creative and have fun! Let's gooooo, Tigers!
Black History Month Project
Black History Month projects have been assigned. They are due on February 25, 2026. Please ensure students write a research paper of their subject, they create a poster or diaroma, and they dress as the person for the Blacks and Wax Museum Display. We are excited and motivated about each project and we look forward to seeing the wonderful projects in action!!! Way to go!
Subject Content:
ELA
Students will take the progress check assessment for A Pet for Calvin and begin their new reading adventure in The Carp-The Hermit Thrush by studying realistic fiction, legendary and drama texts. The will study the meaning of themes in a story as well as comparing two texts. They will determine how characters respond to challenges in a story, poem, or drama.
They will analyze the skills of generating questions and making personal connections from the text. Students will continue to explore and write argumentative texts and make connections to the opinions of two sides of a story.
Math
This week in math, we will explore line plots.
Science
This week in science students will explore Earth's natural resources.
Social Studies
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” —Harriet Tubman
Do something to learn about Black History this month like visiting a museum.
February marks the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, a time for schools and communities to deepen understanding of African American history and its place in the broader American story. Educators and students across the country are commemorating the month with presentations, projects, and classroom discussions that connect past struggles and achievements to present-day society. For example, scholars at CMIT Elementary School North are presenting "A Black and Wax Museum at the end of the month in honor of Black History Month.
This week we will continue learning about the American Revolution in Chapter 5.
Thank you for all that you do as responsible, developing and growing scholars! We appreciate your hard work! Continue to shine and be your best everyday!
Team 5th Grade
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 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. Their next project involves the merging of a self-portrait and “Zentangles”
Mr. Dorsey
Music
Kindergarten
Songs of the month: Snowman Joe, Old Mother Brown
Ear training for high and low/So - Mi
Practice singing a major scale
1st Grade
Learning about the musical story Peter and the Wolf. Clarinet represents the cat and Basson represents the Grand Father.
2nd Grade
Songs of the Month: Apples Peaches
Learning about composer J. S. Bach and his music
through dancing and listening.
4th Grade
Songs of the Month: Clock Round, Kookabura
Singing in a round and creating movements.
Play music with boomwackers
5th Grade
Songs of the Month: Follow the Drinking Gourd, When the Saints
Playing When the Saints on the Glockenspiel
Technology
Hello! K-1 students practiced, Computer Fundamentals: Pointers and Making Choices
In this engaging and interactive digital lesson, the learners receive direct instruction and practice choosing which items to select with their pointer device.
2-3 students practiced, Computer Fundamentals: Selecting Multiple Objects
In this engaging and interactive digital lesson, the learners receive direct instruction and practice using a mouse and a trackpad to select multiple objects at the same time.
4-5 students practiced, How Does AI Work? The Bean City Science Fair
In this engaging animated video, Mia uses AI to create a robot pigeon and teaches it how to walk! While doing so, Mia learns more about how to train AI tools, including using algorithms and machine learning.
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 moving along in the 3rd quarter. I have returned the last quizzes taken last week and this week so keep an eye out for the returned work.
K-1: StoryTales- Characters. We are discussing what makes a character a character (they must think, feel, and move). We discussed why Thomas the Train is a character while a regular train is not.
STEM
5th grade scholars will finish editing their stop motion movie. Next week we will watch each groups movie.
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