Tiger News
STEM IS IN THE AIR!
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
Our weather has changed and it is cold. Our scholars go outside for recess at 9:30am, and the temperature has dropped the past week. 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 2, Fairy Tales
Sight words: any, come, play
Letters: Short /u/, “Vv”.
Interact with sources in meaningful ways.
Confirm understanding of a text presented orally by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
Demonstrate understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposites.
Social Studies Chapter 4: Geography of the Neighborhood, Where We Live
Math Topic 8: Continue with Topic 8 and Review decompose numbers to 10. We will have the Topic 8 Assessment and the Benchmark 1-8 Assessment
Science Topic 4: Earth’s Weather & Severe Weather
Friendship Day Card Exchange will be February 13, 2026. As a reminder, please do not send edible items.
***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!
We are entering a new month, as we finish our testing: Dibels will continue next week, as well as DRA testing.
First grade received instructions for their Black History Month project, please see the instructions that were sent out with the homework.
We thank our families for your continued support with our scholar’s learning.
Our lessons when we come back:
RELA: Folktales review
Social Studies: Life Today and Long Ago
Math: Understanding Place Value
Science: Weather Changes and Seasons review
Upcoming Dates:
1.26 3hr Early Dismissal
2.2 Grubs with Grandparents
2.12 Friendship Day Celebration
2.13 3hr Early Dismissal
Best,
The First Grade Team
Spectacular Second Grade News!
Next week, we will continue Unit 3, theme Our Traditions. Our question of the week is, how can a traditional story be told in different ways? Our spelling pattern is (y makes) long e and long i sound. In math, we will continue topic 8-working with time and money. In Science, we will finish topic 4- Earths's Processes. In Social Studies, we will continue chapter 5, Making a Difference.
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.
Important reminders:
January 26th-End of Second Quarter
Black History Project- Due February 20th
Second Grade Team
Terrific Third Grade News!
In Social Studies, students will begin Chapter 4: Government Landmarks and Symbols. They will learn why we have a government and how it functions.
In Math, we will finish topic 8. Students will be taking the Topic 8 Assessment on Thursday, 1/28/2026. The extra credit will be due on 1/28/2026.
In Science, we will be starting Topic 4, which is about climate. Students will be able to describe factors that affect climate.
Fourth Grade Weekly News!
Lastly, please check grades weekly on Google Classroom & Synergy to stay abreast of your scholar's grades in all subject areas.
Upcoming Dates
1/26 3HR Early Dismissal
Fourth Grade Team
Fabulous Fifth Grade News!
Great job, 5th grade team for your hard work this week! It has been a strenuous week, but we have pushed through and we conquered! Way to go! Congratulations, Flint, on winning the School Spelling Bee for 2026! You will now prepare for the state championship in hopes of becoming the winner and be a participant in the Scripps National Spelling Bee! You got this, Flint!
STEM Black History "Blacks Wax Museum"
Students, be on the lookout for your Black History inventor given by your RELA teacher. We will submit them to you by next week. Please know that each inventor has a wonderfully unique invention that should be celebrated and represented. You will study your person, write a research paper of five paragraphs explaining their life, their background history, their invention and how they have impacted our society. You will receive a study guide/outline to guide you on your project. You have to have a poster, research paper, and you must dress to represent your inventor during the museum display. You will receive the exact date in the next newsletter. Thank you for your hard work thus far! The project will be due by the end of February. Happy Black History Month!
CAMP SCHMIDT
Camp Schmidt is around the corner and we are excited for our 5th grade camping trip! You will receive more information from Ms. McVeigh regarding the overnight trip. You will receive a camping list that will give explicit details on what is required of you to be successful during the trip. There will be a parent presentation given through Camp Schmidt and the date will be announced. Please speak to your scholar about attending so that they are prepared in advance for what's to come. We look forward to the trip and will ensure a great time is had!!! Thank you for your support with donations and volunteering. Please contact Ms. McVeigh for donations and volunteering. Happy Camping, scholars!
Subject Content:
RELA
Students will continue learning realistic fiction, "Love, Amalia" in Unit 3, and analyze an argumentative text to prepare to write an opinion essay.
Science
Students will learn the different spheres that help the earth: -geo -bio -atmos -hydro.
Math
Students will multiply mixed numbers with fractions
Social Studies
Students are learning about the American Revolution and understanding the mindset of King George III and our former President George Washington. They are comparing the differences and similarities of each leader and how they impacted the colonies in America. There is a battle of the Goerge's!!!
Happy learning scholars! Continue to be your best everyday!
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: Intro to Pointer Devices
In this engaging and interactive digital lesson, the learners receive direct instruction and practice using a mouse and a trackpad to select objects.
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 AI Works with Mia
This assignment is to introduce students to how AI works, is trained on massive datasets, and uses patterns and machine learning to produce output.
PE
Good week, we are off to a great start in PE in 2026! 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
We are wrapping up Quarter 2 and have completed quizzes for our last assignment. Quizzes will be returned soon so keep an eye out for your scholar's work.
K-1: Landmarks: We will discuss famous landmarks and landmarks that may be in our communities. Students will build a landmark that they know
2nd: Amazing Amusement Parks is our next theme. Our first build will be creating a ticket booth.
3rd: Habitats: We will be reviewing habitats. Scholars will choose a habitat and build that habitat along with a plant or animal that lives in their chosen habitat.
4th-5th: Track & Field: Students will be designing and creating a device that will allow a LEGO character to jump.
STEM
Hello! In Kindergarten we are learning about coding and using the Indi Sphero robots.
1st grade Students will discover how light helps us see things in the dark.
2nd grade Students are continuing to create their puppet show about online safety.
3rd grade We are beginning our new project, pinball machines! Students reviewed different types of forces. We also explored different parts of a pinball machine and how it works.
4th grade We are continuing with our float project. Groups have been allotted $80 (not real money of course) and a list of materials with the cost. They are responsible for identifying the materials and quantities that are needed to build their float and stay within their budget. Each group is responsible for providing a shoe box for their project.
5th grade Students are finishing up building their set and characters for their stop motion project.
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