Tiger News April 20, 2023
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 (sally.warf@pgcps.org), Dr. Fryson (tfryson@cmitelementary.org) and Mrs. Virgil (evirgil@cmitelementary.org). Please click here to access the CMIT North Elementary School Absence Form: https://forms.gle/zoLQx9kZThEH8Gge6 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
Mrs. Virgil, Principal's Secretary
Notes from the School Nurse
Hello Parents/Guardians!
As we are now into cold/flu season and also still dealing with COVID-19, this note serves as a gentle reminder regarding a few things related to student health.
WHEN TO KEEP YOUR CHILD HOME FROM SCHOOL
1. Sick children need to be kept home from school; to include excessive coughing, sore throat, runny nose/congestion, vomiting, and/or high body temperatures (fever). Resting at home will help them get better more quickly and will prevent them from exposing other children or the staff to their illness.
2. For additional information and/or questions regarding when to keep your child home from school please visit the link below:
- When to Keep Your Child Home From School: https://www.pgcps.org/offices/school-health/when-to-keep-your-child-home-from-school
Mrs. Virgil, Principal Secretary
Allergy Information
Spring allergy season and those signs/symptoms of sneezing, coughing, watery eyes and nose----Parents should START ALLERGY TREATMENTS AT THIS TIME.
~~NO continuous coughing, sneezing, draining eyes or nose in the school building~~
I have medication forms available, if it is to be administered at school.
Teacher Appreciation Week
Hi Tiger Family! Teacher Appreciation Week will be held May 8-12, 2022. We are in need of volunteers to make the week a success. Please sign up at the link below. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E44AFA82EA2FB6-teacher2
Kind Kindergarten
Hello Kindergarten Families,
Please check the weather daily, so your scholar is dressed appropriately for outdoor recess. Please make sure that you are reading any messages via dojo, class story, or emails pertaining to your scholar’s class.
We will begin our spring testing soon, please make sure that your scholar is getting enough rest, eats a balanced breakfast, and comes to school on time.
As we prepare for our Kindergarten promotion ceremony which will take place in June, we will send out a save the date when it is finalized. We would like to have a baby picture of your scholar to use in our slide show, please send the picture to your scholar's teacher’s email, which can be found below. Our save the date will be coming soon.
Did You Sign the Publicity Release Form?
If you have not done so already, please fill out the photo release form using the link below. As a reminder, photos will be posted to Class Dojo and displayed during our Kindergarten Promotion video and celebration. If we do not have your permission to use your scholar's photo, they will be included in videos and such for the promotion ceremony.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdeuJFHXINIRGbGSgubUQP6wPpXJGEKnt-6Hh8W5KiHPEl6vA/viewform
ELA: We will review all about sentence structure and practice writing correctly with lined paper. Make connections to personal experiences, ideas, in other texts, and society with adult assistance, and respond with newly acquired vocabulary. We will also review verbs and nouns. Our sight words for the week are sight words review: white, brown, black, good, and open. Your scholars will use them in a sentence and practice writing them this week.
Math: We will review our assessment for topic 1-14, and will have our assessment on Thursday. We will identify the missing numbers up to 20 and up to 30, using double ten frame. We will review identifying 2-d and 3-d objects and shapes, along with identifying positions: in front of, next to, behind. We will also identify solid and flat objects that can slide, identifying solid objects using clues, and identify objects that can be measured. We will identify objects that are shorter than another object, and describe and compare objects by capacity. This information will all be on the topic 1-14 assessment.
Science: We will continue to talk about life cycles. We will learn about the life cycles of a frog and a chicken.
Social Studies: We will continue to learn and identify how we keep track of time. We discuss schedules, clocks, and the use of calendars. We will review parts of the year, along with the weather, and the seasons.
Friendly reminder: Class Dojo is one of our main forms of communication for any classroom activities, events, and messages. Please make sure that you are connected to your scholar’s Class Dojo. Teacher emails and the communication folder are other ways to stay connected as well.
Ms. Tate: krenaudtate@cmitelementary.org Ms. Major: jmajor@cmitelementary.org
Ms. Echols: eechols@cmitelementary.org Ms. Thornton: athornton@cmitelementary.org
Please provide a nut free snack for your scholar daily. Your scholar should have a full set of extra change of clothes that are labeled with their name (uniform) that can be kept in their cubbies.
If your scholar’s form of transportation changes for dismissal, please complete the necessary forms and upload into the document, as well as notify your scholar’s teacher.
Thank you from your Kindergarten Team
Friendly First Grade
Greetings First Grade Families:
Please remember that if your dismissal plans change, notify your child's teacher via dojo as well as the front office before 1:00 p.m. on the day of the change.
Content area focus this week:
Reading/ELA
Unit 4: Making History
Literary Focus: Biography
Phonics: Vowel Digraph -ea
Language and Conventions: Compound Words
Math
Topic12: Measuring Lengths
Objective: Order objects by length
Social Studies
Chapter 4: Life Today and Long Ago
Objectives: Students will compare the past and the present
Science
Chapter 6: Parents and Offspring
Lesson 2: Parents Observe their offspring
Health/Social Emotional Learning
Lesson focus: students will be able to describe different thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that may occur in response to a situation.
First Grade TeamFirst Grade Team
Sensational Second Graders
We had a wonderful week in second grade!
This week, we had so much fun learning at the Baltimore Museum of Industry. We also learned lots of new vocabulary words during the vocabulary parade. There were so many creative costumes!
Next week in Reading, we will begin Unit 4 Week 2 in ELA. Throughout the week, we will still be focusing on biographies. We will be reading about Antoni Gaudi. The spelling pattern will be open syllables V/CV
In Math, we are learning strategies to add within 1,000. Please practice these skills with your scholars at home. We will be finishing up the unit and taking our test.
In Science, we will be learning about plants and animals. This will include life cycles and how plants and animals benefit from each other.
In Social Studies, we will be learning all about different kinds of heroes.
Now that the weather is warming up and Spring has sprung, seasonal allergies are in full effect. Please feel free to donate any tissues to the classroom.
Have a great weekend and we will see everyone on Monday for a full week of learning!
Second Grade Team
Terrific Third Graders
In Reading this week, students are still working on the genre biography. Students will begin Unit 4 Week 3: Milton Hershey, Chocolate King, Town Builder. Students will practice suffixes -ible, -able, and -ation.
In Social Studies, students will continue to learn about the American Government. Students will learn more about the branches of government and levels of government in Chapter 4: lessons 1& 2.
This week in Math, we are finishing up our unit on time, volume, and mass. Students should be able to calculate elapsed time, as well as estimate and measure volume and mass. Expect a test, as well as our extra credit assignment, by the end of the week.
In Science, we are working on identifying ways adaptations help different organisms survive to pass on their traits.
Reminders:
*MCAP Testing -May 1st-12th - MCAP is a timed assessment, please make sure that our scholars are present and on time throughout this week!!!
-Make sure that you are checking SchoolMax for updated grades.
Third Grade Team
Fantastic Fourth Graders!
We strongly encourage parents to check SchoolMax weekly to stay abreast of your scholar's progress in all academic areas. Students can redo eligible assignments within a week of being posted. Weekly check-ins with your scholar about his/her grades is a great way to set goals and reflect on progress.
We are in need of hand sanitizers, disinfecting wipes, and facial tissues. Allergy season is upon us and we would like to continue to keep our classrooms germ free.
Let's have a great week on purpose.
Fourth Grade Team
Fabulous Fifth Graders
Team 5th Grade:
Ms. Tellis, Mrs. Linton-Philp, Mrs. Moon, Mrs. Robinson
Tigers! Tigers! We have completed another week of learning and developing!
This week, we completed our Earth Day parade and scholars were able to dress in a vocabulary word that describes the processes of nature or anything simply related! Great job tigers with expressing your creativity!
Testing:
We are preparing for the MCAP test during the month of May and scholars are encouraged to be present and on time each day during our testing weeks. Please ensure you eat a balanced breakfast and get plenty of rest each night. Your hard work and perseverance this school year is paying off and we are proud of your achievements! Let's get ready to shine during this test! Great job scholars!
RELA:
This week in RELA, we finished up with Unit 4 Week 1! Our scholars did an EXCELLENT job representing our Environment vocabulary words in the parade!
Next week we are moving into Unit 4 Week 4. We are focusing on Inferring Multiple Themes, Comparative and Superlative Adjectives, and Word parts, anti-, mid-, and trans-.
Social Studies:
Tigers! We are migrating through the process of Civil War and the reconstruction after the war. It has been an intense journey of learning! We will soon assess one's understanding with the Chapter Assessment review and finally the assessment. Let's go scholars!
Math:
This week in math, we will analyze patterns and relationships. Students will use tables to identify relationships between patterns.
Science:
In science, students will explore ecosystems.
Mental Wellness Corner:
Affirmations are a great way to take control of your emotional balance. Affirming oneself helps to keep you positive and remain calm in times of high stress of dis-ease. It's a wonderful way to stay in control and enlightened while you move throughout your day! Positivity is contagious! Use affirmations to help balance your present moment. Use affirmations to help keep you calm and intentional. Affirmations can literally change your circumstance and atmosphere.
Affirmations to get you going:
I choose joy today
I choose to be calm
I choose peace
I choose love
I choose to respect myself and others
I choose to be patient with myself and others
I choose to be happy
I choose to stay positive
I choose to be great
I choose to take one day at a time
I choose to listen and follow directions
I choose to be my best self every day
I choose to function in an excellent spirit
I am a great person and will remain that way through my choices
Team 5th Grade
Captivating Creative Arts
Art
Greetings,
Tigers have presentations this week and next. Classes will primarily consist of independent work to finish their projects and critiques. Projects include portraits, landscapes, cityscapes, abstract, and other activities that develop their understanding of depth of field and value. We will continue to stress craftsmanship as a priority.
Music
Students in grades 4 and 5 are finishing up their Jingle Projects, creating a catchy Jingle and background music for a fake product advertisement. Their products are hilarious and amazing - best of luck to all product development teams on their presentations.
REMINDER: ALL THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS NEED RECORDERS BY NEXT WEEK! If you need one for your student, please message Ms. B on dojo and she can set one up for them. All recorder cases must have student names on them.
Technology
K-2 practiced:
Keyboarding: Locate and Type Letters P, Q, R, S, and T
In this engaging and interactive digital lesson, 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 practiced:
Tynker- Troubleshooting
In this course, students learn about the different types of errors that can occur when we work with computers and how to help troubleshoot them.
PE
Good week! This week students participated in a dojo party! We had fun! Thank you and have a great week!
Spanish
K-1 Grades- Students prepared for testing numbers 11-15.
2nd 3rd Grade- Students prepare for testing on Clothing Vocabulary.
4th Grades Review AR-ER-IR-verbs and Introduction of Irregular Verbs
5th Grade-Review AR-ER-IR-Verbs and Introduction of Mi,Mis,Su,Sus
STEM
Greetings,
Tigers are being creative and building designs that first come to their mind.
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.