Tiger News
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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
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Kind Kindergarten News
Hello Families:
Our scholars are continuing to learn their routines and procedures and making memories in kindergarten.
We have successfully completed our MAP Reading and our MAP Math Assessments for our fall session; along with our KRA and we are finishing up with Dibbles Assessment.
We are awaiting approval for our first field trip to Elliott's Oak Farm for October 22, 2025. When we get the approval, we will share who the chaperones are for each class. I want to thank the Kindergarten families; we have received over 25 parents that are interested in chaperoning
ELA: We are learning about what a noun is: Person, Place, or Thing…We drew pictures and labeled and identified the nouns. Our new sight words are: my, make, and we; your scholars will practice writing the new words in a sentence.
Social Studies: We are learning about leaders in our school and in our home.
Math: We are identifying numbers in order and working on greater than and equal to.
Science: We are working on our five senses: sight, touch, hear, smell, and taste. While at home enjoy exploring with your different senses throughout the 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!
We are well into our autumn season. We saw signs of cooler weather last week. Please be sure to bring your scholar in a jacket, with their name and grade. More information to come!
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Our lessons for next week:
RELA: Procedural Text
Social Studies: My Government
Math: Doubles, Near Doubles
Science: Intro to Light
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Upcoming Dates:
10. 31 Book character day
The First Grade Team
Spectacular Second Grade News!
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 scholar. Respect Others, Opt to Be Scholarly, Act Responsibly, and React with Kindness.
Important reminders:
Hispanic Heritage Month-September 15th-October 15th
In observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, scholars will learn some important facts about Spanish speaking countries:
Glasper- Bolivia
Reid-Cuba
Hutchins- Dominican Republic
Fletcher- Guatemala
Pumpkin Patch Field Trip-October 22nd
Permission slips were sent home, please return signed copies as soon as possible. Payments should be made to www.myschoolbucks.com. https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/prdembd?ref=ZZHVZTLU9O052WP_ZZ68FJ0C4FYM7XK
Second Grade Team
Terrific Third Grade News!
In Social Studies, students will complete the Chapter 1 Assessment and begin Chapter 2: Economics.
In Math, students will complete topic 3. We will continue to work on the Distributive Property and the Associative Property. Students will take the Topic 3 Assessment on Friday, October 10, 2025. The topic 3 extra credit assignment will be due on this day, as well.
In Science, students will complete the fourth lesson in Topic 1, which is Balanced and Unbalanced Forces. Students will also take the Topic 1 Assessment this week. Topic 1 focuses on predicting patterns in motion, balanced and unbalanced forces, and contact and non-contact forces.
A permission slip went out for our first field trip to the Maryland Science Center on 10/30/2025. All payments and permission slips are due by 10/17/2025.
Fourth Grade Weekly News!
Students received their Social Studies project for Quarter 1. The details of the assignment is posted in Google Classroom. The project is due on October 16, 2025. Please visit the link below for further information regarding the project. If you have any questions regarding the project please reach out to your scholar's Reading/Social Studies teacher.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Bbm79ycNG__hM3M-RgO9mKCdnnRXRIlbI9Dh4vi50Fo/edit?usp=sharing
Please check grades weekly to stay abreast of your scholar's grades in all subject areas.
Let's have a great week on purpose!!
-Fourth Grade Team
Fabulous Fifth Grade News!
SKATE ZONE
Permission slips will be distributed for the SKATE FIELD trip that will take place on October 29, 2025. If you have been confirmed to chaperone, please send Ms. Tellis your confirmation in Class Dojo asap. If your chaperone plans have changed, please send a followup message in Dojo asap. Thank you for your participation and helping our scholars with this amazing STEM activity! Happy skating, Tigers!
MAP Score Data Sheets
MAP score data sheets will be distributed soon. Be on the lookout for your scholars personal score sheet. Data and personal goals will be discussed with each scholar which will motivate and encourage them to set future goals for each subject area. Please motivate and encourage each Tiger to use the resources provided to be successful (i.e. IXL, iReady, CLEVER, ACCESS, Vocabulary.com, Getepic.com, noredink.com and etc.)
LEVELED READERS
Please support and encourage your reader to practice reading every day. Each scholar will receive their reading level and practice reading everyday to grow as reading scholars. Please practice reading with your scholars daily and ask open-ended questions after each reading section or passage of the story. Open-ended questions are: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? questions that are connected to the story and its content. Please use this link below to engage in open-ended questions and how it pertains to reading comprehension:
https://youtu.be/Y6IrbWqp5Fw?si=zZig9bS-g7kTOaGt
SUBJECT CONTENT
ELA
Next week, students will take the Progress Check of "Pedro's Journal". Students will then read "Poetry Collection". Students will learn stanzas, rhymes, rhythm, and lines of poetry. Students will learn themes of poetry to create personal poems. In Unit 1 Writing, students will continue to write personal narratives and learn suffixes -able and -ible for word study.
Science
SWBAT identify materials based on their properties
Math
This week in math, we will use models and strategies to multiply to multiply decimals.
Social Studies
Students are exploring Chapter 2: Age of Exploration. This week, we will discuss the BIG Question: "Why do people explore"? Students will learn about a period in history when European nations began to explore Africa and the Americas by sea routes. Do you want to explore? Take a look at a map and call out any places you would like to visit. Have fun exploring!
Continue to do your best everyday and know that TEAM 5TH GRADE supports your learning and growth! Keep up the good work!
Team 5th Grade
Ms. Tellis, Ms. Wiggins, Mr. Black, Mrs. Linton Philp :)
Superior Specials News!
Greetings Parents!
We have finished our sketch journals/portfolios and have started plans for our first projects. K-1st grade are starting with lines, shapes, and color elements. 1st and 2nd are working on portraits features. 3rd grade has repetition, patterns, rhythm, and unity principles to illustrate. 4th grade has to create character infused names. And, 5th grade are creating prompt inspired creatures.
Mr. Dorsey
Music
K- We learned about different types of voices
1st - We learned about Mozart
2nd - We learned about dynamics and a children Ghana song
3rd - We sang shake the papaya
4th - We learned about tied notes in music
5th - We learned about (ti ta ti) rhythm
Technology
Hello! K-1 students developed mouse skills such as pointing, clicking, double-clicking, and dragging while practicing counting, as well as matching shapes and colors.
2-5 students have been practicing Home Row keys as well as letters t, y, w, o, q and p.
PE
Good week to all! In PE, we have been simply reviewing rules and procedures in order to ensure a safe and orderly year. Please continue to send students to school in athletic sneakers in order to maintain safety and have a good time!
Lego
Hello! Welcome to October and the 2nd half of quarter 1. We are finishing up our first LEGO lesson this week and will be taking assessments on what we have learned.
K-1st: My XL World: We will discuss where we live and places we see in our neighborhoods. We will build a school. Friday we will take an assessment about who and what we see in our communities.
2nd: Science in Nature & Our Daily Lives: We will discuss habitats. We will build a habitat and include a plant and animal from the chosen habitats. Students will be assessed on identifying habitats.
3rd: Animals & Their Environment: We will be discussing how to protect animals from weather. We will build a dog house that protects animals from the group's chosen weather. Students will be assessed by identifying types of severe weather.
4-5th: Science Connections: How Eyes See. We will discuss how our eyes adjust to see in different lighting. We will build a cave car that includes a moving light. Students will be assessed on their understanding of how eyes work and what is needed in order to see.
STEM
Greetings,
This week in STEM our Kinder scholars learned to use their imagination to show that even though we may use an everyday object one way, with our imagination it can be anything that we want it to be. Our 1st grade scholars are working as a team to create the longest chain using only 1 sheet of paper. They have evaluated their first chain and discussed what they could do different to make their chain longer if they could do it again. Our 2nd grade scholars have collaborated and come to a consensus for their group’s design to protect the food. Next, they will gather materials from nature to build their design. 3rd collaborated and come to a consensus of their game design. Next, we will gather materials from nature to begin creating their game. 4th grade scholars have sketched out a design for their bags. They have also learned about symmetry, measuring and creating a pattern. 5th grade scholars have begun gathering materials from nature for their shelter design.
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