The Tiger Times
Dear Amazing Tiger Families and Community,
What an absolutely incredible week we just experienced together! I am bursting with pride watching our Tiger community demonstrate resilience, flexibility, and excellence in so many remarkable ways. Our Tigers demonstrated courage in countless ways, logging into virtual learning despite technical challenges, performing on stage in front of audiences, and speaking up for charter school funding.
As we step into March and embrace Courage as our Character Word of the Month, I'm inspired by the powerful words of Maya Angelou: "Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently." Let's continue to encourage our Tigers to be brave in their learning, bold in their dreams, and courageous in standing up for what's right. When we act with courage, we unlock our ability to practice kindness, honesty, perseverance, and every other virtue that makes us strong!
💻 Virtual Learning- Monday, February 23, 2026
We started our week with a day of Virtual Learning on Monday, February 23, 2026, and I couldn't be prouder of how everyone rose to the challenge!
Thank you, thank you, and THANK YOU to:
Our Teachers and Staff for your unwavering dedication and commitment to delivering quality instruction, even when technology presented challenges. Your professionalism and flexibility ensure our Tigers never miss a beat in their learning!
Our Students who were ready to learn virtually, logged in on time, participated actively, and demonstrated the courage to navigate technology with confidence. You showed up ready to learn, and that matters!
Our Parents and Family Members who were committed to assisting your students, ensuring they had what they needed, and providing continued flexibility during a virtual learning day. Virtual learning is no small thing, and your partnership makes all the difference!
We made it through some technical difficulties together with patience, problem-solving, and perseverance. That's the Tiger way!
🏛️ Advocacy Day 2026 - Making Our Voices Heard!
Wednesday, February 25, 2026, some of our courageous parents and students attended Advocacy Day 2026 in Annapolis with our other CMIT schools and CLF leadership!
What an incredible experience for our Tiger families to travel to our state capital, meet with legislators, and advocate for charter school funding and educational equity! Speaking up for what our schools need requires Courage, and we're so proud of everyone who represented CMIT South Elementary with pride and purpose.
Thank you for using your voices to make a difference for ALL our Tigers! Your advocacy today shapes our students' education tomorrow.
🎭 Black History Performance - Phenomenal Excellence!
We ended our week with an absolutely phenomenal Black History Month performance that left us all inspired, moved, and incredibly proud!
Huge shout out to the students who participated, you All did an AMAZING job! Your talent, confidence, poise, and powerful delivery brought Black history to life in ways that educated, entertained, and uplifted everyone in attendance. You honored the legacy of those who came before us with excellence and grace!
Special Recognition to Our Incredible Leaders:
Ms. Chandler
Mrs. Pinkard
Mrs. Matthews
Mrs. Price
Ms. Windsor
Thank you for leading these dynamic students to perform with confidence and greatness! Your vision, dedication, time, and energy transformed our students into confident performers who delivered a truly memorable celebration of Black History Month. It was a pleasure and privilege to witness!
What a great way to close out February!
📚 Read Across CMIT South ES Day - Monday, March 2, 2026
Monday, March 2, 2026 is Read Across CMIT South ES Day!
To all the parents, family members, and community leaders who signed up to read to a class, we look forward to having you! Your willingness to share your time, your voice, and your love of reading with our Tigers is a beautiful gift. Reading aloud to children requires courage to be vulnerable, to use expression, and to engage young minds. Thank you for stepping up!
Get ready to inspire our Tigers with the power of stories and the joy of reading!
🌙 Iftar Dinner - Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at 6:00 PM in the cafeteria
We're honored to host our Iftar Dinner, a special opportunity to break the fast together during the holy month of Ramadan and celebrate the diversity within our Tiger community!
What is Iftar? Iftar is the evening meal with which Muslims break their daily fast during Ramadan. It's a time of community, gratitude, prayer, and celebration.
All families who signed up are warmly invited to join us for this beautiful evening of cultural celebration, community building, and delicious food! It takes courage to step into experiences that may be new to us, and that's exactly how we grow in understanding and compassion.
Remember: We are Leveling Up the STEMTastic Way! Let's make March a month of courage, growth, and extraordinary achievements as we continue our journey toward excellence together!
With Courageous Tiger Pride and Endless Gratitude,
Tauheedah N. Simmons-Lewis
Your PAWW-rific Principal
CMIT South Elementary School
Home of the STEMTastic Tigers 🐯
Omari Watson
4th Grade
Shout out for: Academic Excellence
From Mrs. Weldon
Omari has been showing steady progress in reading. He has demonstrated growth on both i-Ready and MAP Reading assessments at the middle of the year. In addition, he has been taking the lead during group discussions and collaborative work, showing strong leadership skills. Omari is also tackling more challenging tasks and pushing his thinking. Great job!
Makayla White
2nd Grade
Shout out for: Kindness/Character
From Ms. Convert
Makayla displays consistent character, she always follows directions and completes work!
Chidubem Nwadike
2nd Grade
Shout out for: Academic Achievement (Reading/ELA)
From Ms. Convert
He is an excellent student and always completes work!
Please take note of these important calendar reminders:
March 1- Women's History Month
March 2 - Read Across CMIT South ES Day
March 4 - CMIT South ES Iftar Dinner 6 PM
March 9 - Spring Picture Day
March 11- March 13 - Scholastic Discovery Book Fair
March 20 - Eid al-Fitr (starts sunset 3/19)
March 20 -Inclement Weather Make-Up Day
March 25 - PTO General Body Meeting 6PM
March 27 -Grading & Reporting Day Q3 for Teachers –Early Dismissal for Students
March 27 - Grades K-2 Spring Dance
March 30 - April 6 - Spring Break
In November 2020, PGCPS launched an online volunteer application and approval process. Click here for more information on becoming a volunteer and to access the application.
School Meals
2025-26 School Year Meal Prices
Elementary (Pre-K through Grade 5)
Breakfast: $1.60/day
Lunch: $2.75/day
How to Pay
MySchoolBucks, owned and operated by Heartland Payment Systems, is an online payment service that provides parents the ability to securely pay for meals, monitor student cafeteria purchases, make tuition payments for Before and After School Extended Learning programs, and receive email notifications for low-account balances. With MySchoolBucks, payments can be made 24/7 using a Visa, MasterCard, Discover, credit or debit card, and mobile app.
Principal Lunch Account
ALL breakfast,lunch, and Principal lunch payments should be made via www.myschoolbucks.com.
All money comes/goes to 1 account (child's). All that is needed to set up account (if not done) is
students lunch pin or student id.
Free and Reduced-Price Meals
We encourage all families to consider applying for free and reduced-price meals! Visit www.myschoolapps.com/Home/PickDistrict to apply online today!
To apply, you will need:
- The name, school, and grade of your school-age children
- The name of all adults living in the home
- Income information for all adults living in the home
- Student ID Numbers for your school-age children
Applications will also be sent home with students the first week of school. Applications are available at all PGCPS schools and can be submitted at any time.
As we welcome the month of March, we are focusing on our schoolwide character theme: courage. Courage isn’t about not feeling afraid — it’s about doing the right thing, trying something new, or speaking up even when it feels a little scary.
At school, we are encouraging students to show courage by:
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Trying challenging work without giving up.
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Asking for help when they need it.
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Standing up for themselves and others in a kind and respectful way.
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Learning from mistakes and trying again.
You can support this theme at home by:
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Talking about a time when you had to be brave.
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Praising effort when your child tries something new.
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Encouraging positive self-talk like, “I can try,” or “I won’t give up.”
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Reading books together that highlight characters who show courage.
When we work together to build courageous hearts and minds, our students grow not only academically, but socially and emotionally as well. Thank you for partnering with us to help our children shine!
Educationally,
Ms. Chandler
Grade Level Updates:
Congratulations to all participants in the Black History Month presentation, you all did a wonderful job.
The Kindergarten Team wanted to give a website that has some ideas about ways to practice phonemic awareness at home.
Students are losing their personal belongings. Please label all items, sweaters and jackets especially, so that students will know what belongs to them. Please use simple reminders to help students learn to become and stay responsible for their own items.
Also please continue to practice tying shoes and turning sleeves of jackets from inside out to the correct way with your scholars.
When your child has been absent please communicate to the teacher and complete the online document submission form, because we are not taking paper notes: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lp2fJsfDLjWNINllvX10OKjiGDn443yAB8Hq8BMBa-E/viewform
IMPORTANT KINDERGARTEN DATES-
March 2: Read Across America
March 9: Spring Picture Day - No uniform required
March 11-13: Spring Book Fair
March 20: School now operates on normal schedule
March 27: K-2 Spring event, hosted by the PTO
Reading Updates:
UNIT 3- Week 2: Gingerbread Man/ Cornbread Man
Essential Question: How are two versions of the same story alike and different?
Phonological Awareness: Initial and Final Sounds; Segment and Blend Phonemes
Blend and Segment: Onset and Rime
Phonics: Constant sounds initial /V/ and middle short vowel sound /U/
High-frequency words: any, come, play
Unit Vocabulary: choose, explain, meaning, character
Learning Goals:
Learn about folktales, fairy tales and explore themes of a story
Visualize details from a story
Compare and contrast the similarities and differences between two stories
Find details in a text
Capitalization for the beginning of a sentence
Verbs and pronouns
Story elements: characters, setting, plot
Math Updates:
Topic 13: Analyze, Compare, and Create Shapes
Essential Understanding:
Identify 2-D & 3-D shapes
Analyze 2-D & 3-D shapes based on attributes
Represent subtraction as taking away from numbers up to 10
Examine the 2-D shapes that are on 3-D shapes
Compose 2-D shapes to form larger shapes
Create 3-D models of real world objects
Vocabulary: 2-D, 3-D, triangle,square, rectangle, cube, sphere, cone, patterns
Science Updates:
TOPIC 1: Push and Pull
Experience 1: What does motion mean?
Investigate the cause and effect of using pushes and pulls to change the motion of an object
Tell ways that a push or pull can move objects
Use directional words to describe movement
Vocabulary: motion
Social Studies Updates:
Chapter 4 : Geography of the Neighborhood
Essential Question- What is the world like?
Understand different places and areas that are around us
Look into the into a map as a tool
What is a globe?
The parts of a map
Analyze how we interact with jobs that help the community and the location of places
Vocabulary: street, community, neighbors, map, neighborhood, globe, legend
Health Updates:
March Topic: No Drugs, No Way!
Describe what a drug is, and what other dangerous substances might be found in the home.
Encourage confidence in saying no to drugs and other dangerous substances
Demonstrate respect for our bodies and encourage others to make healthful choices.
Explain why medicine is a drug and why it is important to be responsible with medicine
Grade Level Blurb:
First grade families,
We are excited to welcome you to a brand new week and a fresh month—hello, March! This month always brings renewed energy, growing independence, and so much learning in our classrooms. We are looking forward to watching our first graders continue to blossom academically and socially as we move into this exciting part of the school year.
March is a wonderful time to revisit goals, celebrate progress, and keep building strong habits at home and at school. Thank you for your continued support in helping your child come to school ready to learn each day!
Please be sure to read below for important updates and reminders for the week and month ahead. We appreciate your partnership and can’t wait for another great week in first grade! 🌟
Updates:
1. New spelling homework will come home on Monday and be DUE Tuesday, March 10th.
2. Topic 13 math homework will come home on Monday and will be DUE tentatively the week of March 9th.
Reminders:
1. Our in-school trip with Maryland Science Center is this Friday, March 6th.
2. Students should bring their yellow take home folder to school and home every day. Parents, please sign their behavior calendar in acknowledgment of daily behavior. Please also remove all papers on the "Keep at Home" side.
3. Check ParentVue regularly and review all graded work.
4. The weather has changed DRASTICALLY. Please ensure your scholar comes to school dressed in accordance with the weather. We go outside as long as the temps are about 32 degrees.
Reading Updates:
Students will continue to explore the elements of poetry by reading Poetry Collection.
Phonics:
The focus this week will be on words with long e spelled e and ee.
Math Updates:
This week, we will begin Topic 13 on time and money!
First grade families can easily support learning about time and money during everyday routines! When talking about time, practice identifying the hour and half-hour on analog clocks around your home and discuss daily schedules (ex: “What time do we eat dinner?” or “What time is bedtime?”).
For money, let your child help count coins, sort them by type, and talk about their value. When shopping, encourage them to look at prices and think about how many coins or dollars they would need.
Real-life practice makes these skills meaningful and fun. Thank you for reinforcing classroom learning at home!
Science Updates:
In science, students are exploring three learning experiences focused on animals. They are learning about animal body parts and basic needs, identifying patterns in animal behavior, and discovering how animal parents care for their young.
Social Studies Updates:
We are moving through Chapter 3- Symbols and Traditions of the United States. In this topic, students will learn more about American symbols, documents, songs, and heroes.
Health Updates:
We have begun our topic on speaking and listening. Students are learning more about how we communicate and how our ears work!
Grade Level Updates:
Field Trip Alert!
Get ready, everyone! Our field trip is officially happening this Friday, March 6! To make sure the day runs smoothly, please check out the details below:
Bravo, Second Grade!
A huge shout-out to our scholars for their incredible performance in the Black History Presentation this past Friday! They represented the second grade with such excellence and heart, providing a wonderful conclusion to our Black History Month celebrations. We are so proud of their hard work and the respect they showed for this important history! ❤️🖤💚
Action Required: Lunch Forms
If you haven’t already, please complete the Google Form regarding your scholar’s lunch option. We need this information ASAP to ensure everyone is fed and ready for adventure! 📝🍎
Ready to Learn, Every Day
To keep our scholars soaring, please ensure they arrive at school each morning prepared with:
Fully Charged Chromebooks: Plug them in the night before so they’re at 100%! 🔋💻
School Supplies: Pencils, notebooks, and all the essentials. ✏️📓
Positive Mindset: Coming in focused and ready to learn! 🧠🌟
Reading Updates:
New Unit: Discovering Biographies!
We have officially kicked off our new unit on Biographies! 📖 The scholars are diving deep into what makes a biography special—learning that it’s more than just a story; it’s a true account of a person’s life, their achievements, and their impact on the world.
Becoming Biographers
As we move through this unit, our scholars won't just be reading about history—they'll be writing it! We will be practicing our research and writing skills by crafting biographies about real people in our lives. Get ready to see some amazing tributes to the heroes in our own community! 📝❤️
Math Updates:
Mastering Addition!
We are officially wrapping up Topic 4: Using Addition Strategies! 🎓 Our scholars have been working hard, learning how to select and apply the strategies they’ve practiced—like break-apart, compensation, and using number lines—to solve more complex addition problems with confidence. 🧠✨
Science Updates:
Exploring Our Amazing Earth!
Our scholars are continuing their exciting journey through the world of Landforms! We are learning to identify the unique characteristics of mountains, valleys, plains, plateaus, and more. It’s been wonderful seeing them discover how the Earth’s surface is shaped in so many different ways!
🏠 Home Discussion Tips
Want to keep the learning going at home? Here are a few ways to chat about landforms with your scholar:
Window Watch: Look outside or take a drive! Ask: "Do you see any high land like hills, or is the ground mostly flat like a plain?" 🚗👀
Travel Talk: Look at photos from past family trips. Ask: "What kind of landforms did we see there? Was there a beach (coastline) or were we near the mountains?" 📸⛰️
Kitchen Creations: Use mashed potatoes or playdough to "build" a landform together! Ask: "Can you show me what a valley looks like between two mountains?" 🥔🎨
Social Studies Updates:
Goods, Services, and Our Community!
In Social Studies, we are shifting our focus to the world of Economics! 🛒 Our scholars are beginning to explore the difference between goods (things we can touch and use, like toys or apples 🍎🧸) and services (work that people do for others, like a haircut or fixing a car 💇♂️🛠️).
Who Provides Them?
We’ll also be learning about the hardworking people in our community who provide these goods and services! 👷♀️👩⚕️ From the farmers who grow our food to the doctors who keep us healthy, we are discovering how everyone plays a part in helping our neighborhood thrive. 🏘️✨
Health Updates:
The Journey of Life: Life Cycles & Growing Up!
Our scholars are embarking on a fascinating journey to understand Life Cycles! 🦋 We are exploring how living things—including ourselves—grow, develop, and change over time. It’s an amazing way for students to see the patterns of nature and understand the incredible way our own bodies work! 🚶♂️➡️🧔
Keep the Conversation Growing at Home
Talking about growth and change can be a wonderful bonding experience! Here are some ways to engage your scholar:
Then vs. Now: Look through old baby photos together! 📸 Ask: "What is something you can do now that you couldn't do when you were a baby?" 👣
Family Tree Talk: Discuss how different family members are at different stages of their life cycles (infants, children, adolescents, adults, and seniors). 🌳👴👵
Nature Walk: Look for life cycles in action outside! 🐜🌸 See if you can spot a caterpillar, a budding flower, or a bird's nest. Ask: "What stage of life do you think that is in?" 🐦🌷
Grade Level Updates:
Hello Third Grade Families,
This week has been full of thoughtful learning and great engagement across all subject areas!
Reading Updates:
Ms. Howard’s Class:
This week, students completed an assessment on Granddaddy’s Turn, demonstrating their understanding of main idea, character traits, point of view, and using text evidence.
Ms. Madison’s Class:
Students have been reading a biography about Kenyan climate activist Wangari Maathai! We have used this text to discuss the text features of biographies, as well as other types of informational text. We are also studying words with long u vowel teams such as oo, ew, ui, ue, and eu! We have also been focusing on revising and editing previous writing prompts as part of the writing process.
Social Studies Updates:
Ms. Howard’s Class:
Students also began presenting their African American Heroes projects. Through these presentations, students are learning from one another and discovering important facts about numerous influential figures, including artists, athletes, activists, scientists, and leaders. It has been wonderful to see students both teaching and learning from their peers!
Ms. Madison’s Class:
For social studies, we have been learning about early Spanish explorers and Spanish settlement in the Americas! Specifically, we have focused on the reasons behind Spanish settlement (claiming land for Spain, making money, fame, and spreading religion), and how this affected indigenous communities.
Math Updates:
Ms. Hendy’s Class:
In Math, we continued working on the distributive property. Students had the opportunity to show off their skills during small-group math games, where they practiced breaking apart numbers to solve multiplication and division problems efficiently. I’ve included photos below so you can see them in action!
Ms. Flores’ Class:
This week, we completed Topic 10. During that topic, the students learned how to multiply large numbers when one factor is a multiple of 10.Next up….fractions!
Science Updates:
Ms. Hendy’s Class:
Students explored animals in different environments and conducted observations and investigations on inherited traits. We compared traits between parents and offspring, as well as similarities and differences among siblings. Students asked great questions and made strong connections using evidence from their observations.
Mrs. Flores’ Class:
Students completed Topic 5, "Adaptations and Survival." Their written evaluation centered on making connections across the three lessons, and we continue to work on providing detailed and thoughtful answers. The students then completed their end-of-topic performance task, which focused on the structure of bird beaks. Students chose tools to imitate the beaks of two specific birds; to complete the task, they used their chosen "beaks” to try and eat bird “food.” This activity truly brought the concepts of adaptations and survival to life for the students.
Health Updates:
Ms. Hendy’s Class:
In Health, we discussed family dynamics and learned that families can look different for each individual. Students reflected on their own experiences while practicing respect and understanding for others. We also learned about genes we inherit from our parents and connected this directly to what we are learning in Science, helping students see how learning transfers across subjects.
Ms. Flores’ Class:
The students completed the “Healthy Family” booklet with an end of topic assessment. We are looking forward to moving on next week!
Grade Level Blurb:
Greetings Team 4Ward,
Warm greetings to each of you. We hope this message finds your household well. We had a pretty interesting week with a virtual instruction day, field trip, and the Black History Month Presentation. We are proud of the maturity and flexibility that was shown by our scholars at the Publick Playhouse. Students had the opportunity to learn more about the obstacles that Jesse Owens and Wilma Rudolph overcame to become Olympic champions. Students have an excitement for plays and musicals, please consider visiting the Publick Playhouse as a family. They have shows all year, during the weekends, and the evenings.
💻Many class activities use online tools. A charged computer ensures your child can fully participate in lessons and complete assignments. Our students also need a pair of wired headphones to complete activities and for testing. Students who arrive on time are better prepared for learning and reduce classroom disruptions. Please plan to have your child at school a few minutes early each day. A healthy breakfast helps students focus and have energy for learning. School breakfast is available daily until 8:00 when students arrive in the morning.
In our classrooms, we will be working on a variety of assignments and projects designed to challenge and inspire them. I encourage you to check in regularly with your scholar about what they are learning.Your support at home is greatly appreciated and makes a significant difference in their academic success.
Thank you for your ongoing support in your child’s learning journey. We are grateful for the partnership between home and school — together we help every student thrive.
Warmly,
Team 4Ward
Fourth Grade Information:
i-Ready:
i-Ready is a computer based math and reading program that is available for all of our scholars. Scholars have completed their diagnostics and are working on programs based on their areas of need. This program will be available all summer for students to continue to utilize in both reading and math. Please help your child complete at least 45 minutes of math and reading to grow their abilities.
Absences:
This is a friendly reminder that late work is only accepted if a student has an excused absence! If a scholar is absent and does not bring a note they will earn a 0 on the assignment that was missed. Please read the reminders to ensure that you are partnering with your scholars to make them successful for school. If a scholar leaves early or arrives late to school and it is not excused they will earn a 0 for all work that is not completed.
If your scholar is absent, please complete the CMIT South ES Absence Google Form within 3 days of your scholar returning back to school. https://forms.gle/euXzCpDvNGbLwb8U6 In order for students to receive make-up work you must provide a note stating; the student’s name, the date of absence, and reason for absence. Work is provided to students upon their return to school with an absence note.
Communications:
Students must bring their agenda book each day. Teachers will note the agenda book and it should be signed nightly by the adult at home.
Please allow up to 48 business hours for all responses to emails and Classdojo messages. Teachers are not actively monitoring their emails during the day because we are engaged in instruction. Emails are not monitored over the weekend or in the evening hours when teachers have gone home. If the message sent relates to dismissal changes please call the school directly to leave a message with the front office.
Grading:
Please check Synergy weekly to see scholar’s updated grades. Canvas is a Learning Management System in which scholars utilize to complete assignments and get access to materials.The grades entered in Synergy are those that will be used to calculate progress reports and report cards.
It is imperative that work is complete and turned in on time in order to receive full credit. Our district has set policies regarding assignment completion and make-up assignments. Only students that have an excused absence will be given an opportunity to receive and complete missing assignments.
Uniforms:
We are a uniform school. Students must be in the proper uniform each and every day. Students are expected to have mostly black shoes. They may wear a navy blue or school logo jacket or pullover during class. Students will be asked to remove any jacket or sweater that is not following the uniform policy. Students are not allowed to wear Crocs on school grounds.
Reading Updates:
We have concluded Unit 4 in Volume 2 Impacts and will return back to Volume 1 to work with Unit 2 Adaptations. In this unit students will learn about how different living things adapt to the environment using informational and literature texts.
This Week:
This week students revisited the myths “Pandora” and “Race to the Top.” A myth reflects human beliefs about why and how the world is the way it is.Students were able to identify a common theme or lesson that was shown by both texts. Students also have an opportunity to write about how the actions of a character affected the events of the story. Students also reflected on the question of the week about how being disobedient can cause problems. We also have our five question assessment based on the story and our word study assessment on homophones.
Next Week:
We are going back into Volume 1 Unit 2 “Adapations.” In this unit students will read about how different living things adapt to their environments. Our first story of the week is called “Feather: Not Just for Flying” In this informational text we will read about the different ways that birds use their feathers. Students will monitor their inner conversations as we determine how these birds have adapted to their environment. We will work on the skills of main idea and evaluating important details. The word study for this week will be plurals.
Math Updates:
This week and next in Math, scholars continued working through Topics 3 and 4, focusing on using strategies and properties to solve 1-digit and 2-digit multiplication problems. Please continue to build math fluency through repetition of basic math facts to build speed and math confidence.
Please encourage scholars to practice their facts at home using Prodigy, IXL, i-Ready, and XtraMath to boost automatic recall. A few minutes of daily practice goes a long way!
Science Updates:
In Science we will begin our next topic, Human Use of Energy. In this topic, scholars will describe how fuels humans use for energy are derived from natural sources. They will learn that some of these resources are renewable over time, and others are not, and that human use of these energy resources can affect the environment in multiple ways.
Social Studies Updates:
This week, students reflected on their 4th Grade American History Museum by completing a written response. They were asked to thoughtfully explain what they learned, describe their chosen historical figure or topic, and reflect on why it is important to American history. This activity helped students strengthen their writing skills while deepening their understanding of historical events and people.
Next week, we will begin Chapter 3, which focuses on U.S. Government. Students will learn about the three branches of government—legislative, executive, and judicial—and explore the role and responsibilities of each branch. They will also discuss how the branches work together to create laws, enforce them, and ensure fairness within our government system.
Grade Level Blurb:
Hello Families!
We had a great time on our recent field trip to the Publick Playhouse! Students represented our school well and enjoyed a wonderful learning experience.
As we continue moving toward MCAP preparation, students are working hard across all subject areas. With the changing weather, we are also emphasizing health and wellness, including recognizing sick symptoms and understanding how seasonal changes may impact how students feel. Please continue encouraging proper rest, hydration, and healthy habits at home.
Reading Updates:
Students will focus on realistic fiction by analyzing plot elements, including problem, events, and resolution.
We will also read A Pet for Calvin to strengthen comprehension and discussion skills.
Skills Focus:
Analyzing plot in realistic fiction
Understanding story structure
Vocabulary development using suffixes and phrases
📌 Homework
Homework packs will begin to change format as we prepare for upcoming MCAP testing. These assignments will focus on reviewing essential reading and math skills.
Reminder: Chromebooks should be fully charged each night.
Social Studies Updates:
Students will continue working in:
Chapter 5, Lesson 4
Instruction will focus on understanding key historical events and their impact on early American development.
Math Updates:
Mr. Barr:
Topic 4–6: Multiplication using Partial Products to multiply decimals.
Ms. Jenkins:
Topic 6-4:Dividing decimals by whole numbers
Students are encouraged to practice multiplication and division strategies regularly.
Science Updates:
We will be finishing Topic 3 and transitioning into our next unit:
🌎 Human Impact on Earth
Students will begin learning how human activities affect Earth’s systems as part of our continued MISA preparation.
Health Updates:
Students will study the Respiratory System, learning:
How lungs function
Ways to keep the respiratory system healthy
How environmental factors can impact breathing and overall health
Thank you for your continued partnership in supporting our scholars as they remain motivated!
Fifth Grade Team
CHESAPEAKE MATH AND IT SOUTH ELEMENTARY
• Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 2:25 p.m.
• Grades: K-5
• Uniform: Yes
• Before After School Enrichment: Yes
http://clfmd.org/enrichment-2/
• School Colors: Orange and Black
• Uniform Colors: Hunter Green, Navy Blue, or white Oxford tops and Khaki or Navy Blue bottoms
• School Mascot: "Roary" the Tiger• School Website: http://www.cmitsouthes.org
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