Tiger News
Order your Yearbook Today!
We are now accepting online orders for the 2023-2024 Yearbook. Yearbooks can only be purchased online and is open to all scholars in grades K-5. Please use the link below to order your scholar's yearbook.
https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectStudent?isAdvertisementOnly=False
If you have any questions regarding the yearbook, please reach out to Ms. Daniel at ydaniel@cmitelementary.org.
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.
In this site you will find useful information on the HOME, FORMS, SCHEDULE, and NEWSLETTER pages 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
Attendance
Please note we have implemented a Google form for submission of absences/late arrivals and notes. This form is the only acceptable method of communication and must be utilized for reporting absences/late arrivals and uploading doctor/medical notes ONLY for your student(s). With the exception of COVID reporting in which an email in addition to the absence form must be sent to Nurse Ann, Dr. Fryson and Mrs. Virgil.
Please click here: https://forms.gle/w8PKFbJBj9J9FgPr9 to access the CMIT North Elementary School Absence Form to submit doctor notes, results and any absence notes.
ABSENT NOTE SUBMISSION: Please complete this form within three (3) days once your child returns to instruction. Excused absences cannot be placed into SchoolMax until AFTER the child returns to instruction. Family vacations and trips are not considered excused absences. Refer to the Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook for further clarification regarding excused and unexcused absences.
For quick reference, you may access the handbook at: https://offices.pgcps.org/student_rights_responsibilities.htm
Kind Kindergarten News!
Hello Kindergarten Families:
ELA: We are reviewing rhyming words and beginning sounds. Our sight words for the week are: white, brown, black.
Social Studies:We are discussing the four seasons; how the weather changes and what we can wear in the different seasons.
Math: We have started on topic 13, Analyzing, Comparing, and Creating Shapes.
Science: We will continue to talk about environments; how plants and animals can change an environment.
Upcoming Events:
April 22, 2024 Vocabulary Day Parade
April 23, 2024 Field-trip to B&O Railroad Museum
The permission slip was sent out in an email over Spring Break. If you are in need of a printed copy, please reach out to your scholars teacher.
Please make payments using the My-School Bucks in the link that Ms. Virgil sent out over Spring Break. Chaperones do not have to pay for the trip.
All permission slips and payments for the field-trip must be paid by Friday, April 12, 2024.
Your scholars will be eating lunch outside of the museum before the tour gets started. Please pack a nut-free lunch, with all disposable items, including the drink container. If your scholar will need a bagged lunch from school, please let your scholar's teacher know by Friday, April 12, 2024. We must send the lunch count to the cafeteria staff on Friday, April 12, 2024.
*Friendly reminder: If your scholar is not feeling well, please keep them home. They should not be in school with a fever, a constant runny nose, or a cough that disrupts their ability to focus and concentrate on their lessons.
Kindergarten Team
Fascinating First Grade News!
Hello First Grade Families:
First grade looks forward to warmer weather this month as we explore and learn in our spring topics. All classes will participate in observing the life cycle of butterflies. Please remember our Vocabulary Day, earth themed parade with the link below:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FIvg_YXF18nx06wrGmLaAI3aBr8sqdjbR9_NieqHCeU/edit
Next week our lessons include:
Our lessons for when we return:
RELA:Biography
Grammar: compound sentences
Math: Telling time and money review
Social Studies: Telling stories in our cultures
Science: Plants and Animals life cycles
Upcoming dates:
April 22- Vocabulary Day Parade
Thank you!
First Grade Team
Spectacular Second Grade News!
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.
Reminders:
ClassDojo Celebrations-April 15th
Report Cards Released-April 18th
Earth Day/Vocabulary Parade-April 22nd
Second Grade Team
Terrific Third Grade News!
In Social Studies, we are on Chapter 6: Lesson 3 New Ways to Communicate.
This week in Math, we are reviewing and taking our test on 2-Dimensional Shapes. Then we'll be working on time, capacity, and mass.
In Science we are continuing to learn about adaptations that help individuals survive.
Weekly News!
Please check SchoolMax weekly to stay abreast of your scholar's progress in their classes. Grades are updated weekly and this is a great conversation starter with your scholar on what is going well and what needs to be improved to continue to have a successful year.
Upcoming
4/22 Vocabulary Parade
Fourth Grade Team
Fabulous Fifth Grade News!
Keep being your best self this week as we continue our scholastic journey and make the best choices in all your endeavors! Have a great week ahead!
Subject Content:
RELA
Scholars will study "The Scarlet Stockings Spy" with a focus on the reading skills of monitoring comprehension and inferring multiple themes. Word Parts: anti-, mid-, and trans- will be studied in vocabulary and they will continue to focus on science fiction in their writing narratives.
Science
We are continuing to explain how human activities affect Earth's resources and environments.
Social Studies
This week in Social Studies we will continue to work on Chapter: 7 Life in the Young Republic, Lesson 1: The First Presidents
Math
This week in Math, we will:
1. Continue to explore the coordinate grid and analyze patterns and relationships.
2. Write and interpret numerical expressions.
Have a great and productive week, scholars!
Team 5th Grade
Superior Specials News!
Music
Hello!! K & 5th grade are beginning to practice their promotion songs.
1st grade is finishing out learning about piano and forte. 2nd grade is continuing to learn about note values. 3rd grade is finishing performing music scores they wrote their own dynamic markings on. 4th grade is learning about major and minor chords!
Art
Greetings,
Classes will primarily consist of independent work to plan and work on their projects . Projects include portraits, still life, architecture, and other activities that develop their understanding of shapes and value in 3D images. We will continue to stress planning and craftsmanship.
Technology
Hi!
K-2 students practiced:
Keyboarding: Locate and Type Letters P, Q, R, S, and T
The learners receive direct instruction and practice in keyboarding the letters P, Q, R, S, and T as they locate and type the letters, recognize the letter sounds, and learn the relationship between the letters on the keyboard and on the screen during this engaging and interactive digital lesson.
3-5 students practiced:
Software Fundamentals: Windows and Controls
In this engaging and interactive digital lesson, the learners receive direct instruction and practice with dialog boxes and options windows, making selections using check boxes, radio buttons, scroll bars, and dropdown menus, and controls to close, maximize, minimize, restore, and resize windows.
PE
Greetings,
This week, we are practicing our basketball dribbling skills, so please make sure your scholar has proper athletic shoes, and water as the weather is getting warmer, so are the students! Thank you.
STEM II
Greetings,
In STEM II, our kindergarten scholars are continuing to learn about how plants and animals change the environment. We learned about recycling and reusing and they made paper hand fans.
Our 1st grade scholars will continue learning about biomimicry. 2nd grade scholars will be continuing to learn about habitats and what plants and animals are found in each habitat.
3rd grade scholars had an opportunity to play their pinball machines in class. We will begin learning about coding.
4th grade scholars will be learning about ways to communicate and send messages using light.
5th grade scholars will learn about the layers of the Sun.
Creative Arts Team
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