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
We had wonderful promotion ceremonies last week!
Homework: There is no written homework the rest of the school year for kindergarten.
Read for 15 minutes each day. Then do IXL for 20 minutes in Reading and 20 minutes
in Math.
ELA: Complete DRA Testing
Social Studies: Complete Chapter 6 Learning About the Past
Math: Complete Topic 15 Step Up to Grade 1
Science: Complete Topic 6 Environments
The Kindergarten Team
Fascinating First Grade News!
Hello First Grade Families,
We are quickly approaching the end of the school year and first grade has continued to grow academically.
On June 15th first grade students will have an end of the year celebration. Permission slips were sent out this week. If you would like your scholar to participate, please send the form back by the end of next week.
Our lessons for when we return:
RELA: Informational text
Social Studies: We spend budget, and save review
Math: Making Equal Shares
Science: Earth Science close out
Upcoming Dates:
6.15 1st grade Glow Celebration
6.18 Last day of school for students
Best,
First Grade Team
Spectacular Second Grade News!
Testing is complete, and we’re so proud of all the progress our students have made.
Reminder:
Please reinforce the importance of following our School Motto with your scholar. I will Respect Myself and Others, I will Opt to Be Scholarly, I will Act Responsibly, and I will React with Kindness.
Upcoming Event
June 12th – End of the Year Celebration
Permission slips were sent home. We’ll celebrate our final Math unit with a fun and interactive lesson on fractions, using pizza as a teaching tool to enhance understanding. It’s a great way to combine learning and fun as we close out the year!
Second Grade Team
Terrific Third Grade News!
In Social Studies, students will begin Chapter 7: Lesson 5- Cultural Celebrations. Students will learn how people share culture through celebrations.
In Math, students will take the topic 1-16 cumulative test. Students will start the Step Up to 4th grade lessons.
In science, students will continue to learn about fossils.
Fourth Grade Weekly News!
Next week in Reading, we will monitor comprehension & analyze main ideas and details. In Social Studies, students will know that people in the Southwest has limited water resources. In Math, students will continue Stepping Up to Fifth Grade.In Science, students will identify patterns in Earth's surface features.
Lastly, please check grades weekly on Google Classroom & Synergy to stay abreast of your scholar's grades in all subject areas.
Fabulous Fifth Grade News!
Tigers! Tigers! We made it!! Congratulations on a job well done! We are so very proud of you and your accomplishments as a fifth grader! Now forward motion to 6th grade! We will miss you and honor you as the fifth grade class of 2026! Thank you for your hard work and perseverance! Continue to strive forward and do your very best every single day! Congratulations and well done!
Next week, we will continue to review and work on strengthening your skills to be ready for 6th grade.
~ Team 5th Grade
Happy Promotion Week! Congratulations!
Team 5th Grade
Superior Specials News!
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.
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-1 students practiced, Computer Fundamentals: Access Websites and Scroll
2nd grade practiced, Keyboarding: Cursor, Spacebar, Backspace, Enter, and Words
Learners receive direct instruction to type words as they use the cursor, type letter combinations to form words, the spacebar to add spaces between words, the backspace key to delete mistakes, and the enter or return key to create new lines in this engaging digital lesson.
3rd grade practiced, Visual Mapping: Groups and Labels
The learners represent thoughts and organized ideas through the use of clip art, text, labeled objects and the link tool in visual mapping software as they receive direct instruction and practice in this engaging and interactive digital lesson.
4th grade practiced, Databases: Using Databases to Store and Organize Data
In this engaging and interactive digital lesson, the learners receive direct instruction and practice with the parts of a database including fields, records, tables, datasheets, and forms. They also learn how to find, group, and compare data.
5th grade practiced, Computational Thinking: Algorithms
As part of computational thinking, the learners receive direct instruction and practice using algorithms to solve a problem, make a decision, or accomplish a task. They analyze a situation, create an algorithm to solve the problem, test for reliability and accuracy, and understand that computers use algorithms, called programs, to complete tasks or help solve problems.
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 finishing up our builds and taking our last assessments. Some of the last assessments will be the builds themselves.
Kindergarten: Pets- We will be discussing what pets need in order to survive. Students will then build a pet that they have or would like to have.
1st: Arctic Ride- We will be discussing what type of vehicle is needed in order to travel through the arctic. Students will design and build a snow mobile.
2nd: Pinball Machine- We will discuss how a pinball machine works and the forces used when playing the game. Students will design and build a pinball machine that they can play.
3rd: Mini Golf- We will discuss the forces used to play mini golf. Students will design and build their own mini golf hole in which they will try and play.
4th: Land Yacht- We will discuss what a land yacht is and how it works. Students will design and build a land yacht that will move via wind.
5th: Ski Slope/Jump- We will discuss the forces that are involved in ski jumping. Students will build a ski slope for a mini figure to ski down.
STEM
Greetings,
K &1st: Scholars are learning about the life cycle of the butterfly.
2nd: Scholars are learning about the parts of a plant and how they grow. In this unit scholars will be growing grass. If you are able, donations of soil, grass seed and clear cups are appreciated.
3rd: Scholars are continuing to build their pinball machines.
4th: We have begun our unit on forensic science. Scholars are excited about investigating our 4 suspects!
5th: Students 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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