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CMIT North Elementary Newsletter
October 23, 2026
ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Principal Monthly Updates
Congratulations
Saturday Academy Session two this weekend!
Free Breakfast
CMIT North Elementary Clubs Are in Session!
- Clubs are in session.
- We determined placement through a lottery, and registration did not guarantee a spot.
- Scholars who won the lottery were notified via dojo.
- Students who were waitlisted will be notified if spots open up.
Front Office
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!
Front Office Staff
CLICK HERE TO VISIT: https://sites.google.com/cmitelementary.org/cmit-nes-front-office-news?usp=sharing
Nurse Updates
A Message from Nurse Ann
It is imperative that we are aware of any health issues. Please update the school nurse for any new or important medical information. Our immunization compliance is almost at 100% please continue to forward documentation to the nurse.
Please help yourself and others -- keep your scholars home when they are not well.
Immunizations
Immunizations must be up-to-date and received by the school nurse to prevent exclusion from school.
Medication forms are attached. Please hand carry newly prescribed medication in the pharmacy packaging. Any adult may deliver the medication to the nurse. (appointments must be made)
PTO
D4D Volunteer Sign Up : https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/volunteer-donuts-with-dads-and-dudes--2026
RSVP : https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/draft-rsvp-math-and-science-night
Volunteer sign up : https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/draft-volunteer-2026-math-and-science-night
MEMBERSHIP : https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/cmitnes-pto-membership
Read-a-Thon Registration : https://givebutter.com/cmitnesrat26/join
CMIT NES PTO Read-A-Thon Site : www.cmitnespto.org/rat
Mobile Fingerprinting Booking page : https://cmitespto.setmore.com/cmites
Upcoming Events
Greetings CMIT Tigers
Get ready for a fun-filled day of health, wellness, fitness, and fall festivities! 🍁 We have an exciting lineup of activities for the entire family to enjoy!
🎁 Here’s what you can look forward to:
• 🏆 Prizes and giveaways
• 🎤 Guest speakers
• 🎟️ Raffles
• 🤫 Silent auction
• 🛍️ Vendors
• 🏰 Moon bounce
• 🎨 Face painting
• 🎯 Fun games and so much more!
💥 SPECIAL GIVEAWAY! 💥
🎁 The first 30 guests to arrive will receive a FREE grab bag and a raffle ticket for a chance to WIN A BIKE! 🚲🎉
💜Best of all, this event will support our school community and benefits the Ora Lee Smith Cancer Research Foundation as we come together to promote health awareness, fitness, and cancer research.
Bring your family, invite your friends, shop with our vendors, and come ready to have an amazing time! We have something for everyone, and you won’t want to miss it!
🥳 We can’t wait to see you there! 💜💗🧡
Kindergarten
Hello Kindergarten families:
Hello Kindergarten families:
We are ending the month with our school-wide Book Character Day Parade on October 30, 2026; which is also a half day of school for students. Our kindergartners are required to complete a Book Character Report using the graphic organizer that was provided in the packet. Please make sure that it is returned to your scholars teacher on Friday, October 30, 2026.
Our scholars had a sneak peak into some S.T.E.A.M. Activities this past week; in preparing for our S.T.E.M. Fair projects. They were excited and enjoyed the hands-on experiences in their classroom. I am sharing the STEM fair packet below with all the important information and dates for each timeline.
Shareable STEM fair packet 2026-2027
ELA: We are completing our Unit 1 lessons and preparing for our end of unit assessment.. We will learn about the main idea and details of a story, and also reviewing rhyming words and adjectives.
Science:We will start a new topic next week: “The Sun”. We will discuss what we know and predict what the sun does to our earth.
Social Studies: We will learn all about our national and state symbols.
Math: We will be completing our topic 4 and our benchmark topic 1-4 next week. We will also begin our topic 5 classifying objects into categories.
First Grade
Welcome to First Grade
Please participate in our first spirit week (which will be October 26th through October 30th) please check the flyer and class dojo to see the daily dress attire for spirit week.
Next week our scholars will focus on:
RELA: Initial consonant blends, main idea and simple sentences
Math: Addition Facts to 20: Use strategies
Social Studies: Finding Places (Using location and maps)
Science: Uses of Light
Second Grade
Welcome to Second Grade
Next week, we will start Unit 2 theme, Nature's Wonders. The weekly question is, what patterns can we notice in a garden? In phonics, we will work on contractions. In Math, we will begin Topic 4. This topic focuses on fluently adding within 100.
In Science, we will begin Lesson 3, Matter within Objects. In Social Studies, we will continue chapter 6, Our American Culture.
As we continue to settle into the school year, 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. Lastly, please label your scholar's school uniform jackets.
Important information:
Spirit Week-October 26th-30th
Book Character Day/Early Dismissal-October 30th. Scholars may come dressed as their favorite book character. Don't forget to send a copy of the book.
Second Grade Tean
Third Grade
Welcome to Third Grade
In Math, students will complete topic 4, which is all about using multiplication facts to divide. Students will take the Topic 4 Test on Thursday, October 29, 2026. The extra credit study guide will also be due on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
In Science, students will continue to learn about balanced and unbalanced forces. Students will be able to explain how balanced and unbalanced forces affect an object's motion.
This week in ELA we will continue to learn about the different types of informational texts and students ill start working on writing a “How To” article.
In Social Studies, we will learn more about Economics by exploring economic choices and Human Capital.
Fourth Grade
Welcome to Fourth Grade
In Reading, students will take their Unit 1 assessment next week Scholars can find a study guide in Google Classroom to help them study. In Social Studies, scholars will complete Chapter 2 assessment. Scholars will also begin Chapter 3 Government in the United States.. In Science, students will investigate how energy causes change that can be observed, described, and measured. In Math, students will use strategies and properties to divide by 1 digit numbers.
We will be taking our first field trip to Skate Zone on November 13, 2026. Students will learn about the science of motion, physics, and design. Permission slips went home with students this week. Please fill out the permission slip and return it to your scholar's homeroom teacher. You may scan the QR code on the permission slip to pay for the field trip. The cost of the field trip is $36. Please refer to ClassDojo for additional information regarding the field trip.
Upcoming Dates
10/30 3Hr Early Dismissal
10/30 Book Character Day
Let's have a great week on purpose!!
The Fourth Grade Team
Fifth Grade
Welcome to Fifth Grade
SUBJECT CONTENT
RELA
Students will continue working on increasing spelling word capacity in preparation for our Spelling Bee.
Science
Scholars will identify evidence of changes in matter.
Math
This week, students will continue to multiply multi-digit decimals using different strategies.
Social Studies
This week in Social Studies, students will be exploring the 13 Colonies
Have a great week!
Team 5th Grade
Creative Arts
Superior Specials News!
Tigers completed their practice and planning for their first projects in their sketchbooks. Kindergarten is starting their project to illustrate their perspectives on lines, shapes, repetition and over-lapping, First grade is working on their "I love my hair" portraits and finishing work which focuses on patterns, Second grade is working on their crazy plants as part 1 of 2. Third grade is working on "Utilitarian Materials" which require a lot of pattern work and designing useful items, Fourth grade is working on their "Colorful Name" self portraits which express their personalities. Fifth grade is working on creating three dimensional images from a prompt on two dimensional paper.
Music
Kindergarten
Songs of the month:Autumn Leaves
Show how notes go higher and lower.
1st Grade
Song of the month: Bye Low Baby Oh.
Learn and show if notes are getting higher and lower.
2nd Grade
Songs of the Month: Tony Chestnut, Hungarian Dance No. 5
Learn about different tempo terms
3rd Grade
Songs of the Month: Pass the beanbag.
Learn to read and sing do-mi-so patterns.
4th Grade
Songs of the Month: Black Snake, Chester
Can express music using different tempos and dynamics
5th Grade
Songs of the Month: Button You Must Wander,
Learn how notes are played in the steel pan orchestra.
Technology
Hello! K-1 students developed mouse skills such as pointing, clicking, double-clicking, and dragging while practicing counting and matching shapes and colors.
2-5 students have been practicing Home Row keys, as well as the letters v, m, b, n, c, and the comma.
PE
Good week parents,
K-2 students are still learning routines and procedures in PE. Please continue to remind them that in order to follow all instructions in order to maintain a fun but safe environment.
3-5 students are working on building teamwork skills in order to practice adapting to different challenges/obstacles.
Lego
Hello,
We have completed our assessments from the first lesson and have begun our second lego lesson.
K-1: My World:Healthcare Workers: We will be learning about healthcare workers who work in our communities. Scholars will build where they work.
2nd: Pollination: We will learn about how pollinators help pollinate plants. Scholars will build a flower with a pollinator.
3rd: LIfe Cycles: We will learn about plant and animal life cycles. Scholars will choose a plant or animal life cycle to build.
4th: Animal Structures. We will learn about the structure of an elephant. Scholars will build an elephant with a moving trunk.
5th: Metamorphosis. We will review what metamorphosis is and which animals/insects go through the process. Scholars will build stages of metamorphosis for their chosen animal/insect.
STEM II
K: Students are learning about bats. They designed their bats and wings. Next week they will help their bats go to sleep. 1st: Students will create a fence to keep the Creepy Carrots in the garden. 2nd: Students presented their invention to protect the food. 3rd: Students will play their peers’ games that they created. 4th: Students will decide on the materials that they need to create their float while staying within their budget. 5th: Students will write the script for their stop motion movie.
Counselor's Corner!
Visit our Counselor!
At CMIT North Elementary School, every day counts! Consistent attendance helps our Tigers build strong routines, stay connected with friends and teachers, and get the most out of every learning opportunity.
Families can help their Tiger show up ready to learn by establishing an early and consistent bedtime, preparing clothes and backpacks the night before, and creating a smooth morning routine.
As we transition back into the school year, remember - even small routines can make a BIG difference! Be here. Be ready. Be a Tiger who THRIVES!
Attend Today. Achieve Tomorrow.
~ Ms. Arnold
STEM Fair CORNER
STEAM PARENT UNIVERSITY RESOURCES
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Inspire students to become STEM innovators and responsible global citizens
Our Mission
In partnership with families and the educational community, CLF provides an innovative, diverse, and safe learning environment that fosters the growth of academic, social, and emotional skills. The rigorous STEM curriculum prepares students to become college and career ready in an ever-changing global society.
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Mission
In partnership with students, parents and the community, CMIT Elementary School will attain educational excellence by providing a rigorous and technology-integrated education for elementary school students with an emphasis on mathematics, science, and information technologies.
Vision
The vision of CMIT Elementary School is to provide multiple opportunities for Prince George’s County elementary school students by developing an early interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). CMIT Elementary School will create expansive learning opportunities, hands-on activities, and course designs focused on STEM curricula that will connect real world experiences to Prince George’s County students.