CMIT South MS/HS Newsletter

Happy Friday Tenacious Tigers!

Special "Shout Out" to all families who were able to participate in the Back-to-School Block Party last week! We had an amazing turnout and everyone had fun! We are looking forward to more of these events. Please be on the lookout for our very first Parent Townhall Meetings which should be scheduled within the next two weeks. You will receive correspondence from your grade level Assistant Principal.

Uniform Policy: Our uniform vendor, All American Wear, has restocked, and PE Joggers have been back in stock for over a week! All uniform accommodations/alternative assignments ended last week. Students are required to be in the appropriate uniform on a daily basis. As always, please take some time to review our Parent/Student Handbook as well as the PGCPS Student/Parents Rights and Responsibilities Handbook with your scholars.

PGCPS Password Reset: We are STILL working to get every student’s password reset. This takes a lot of time as one person has to reset every student's password individually. Thank you in advance for your continued patience.

Cell Phone Policy: Students are expected to store their cell phones in their lockers. If a cell phone is confiscated, a parent will be required to schedule a time to pick it up between 7:30 - 3:30pm.

Dismissal Policy: Parents are not allowed to drive down the tow-truck alley to pick up students. Parents are not allowed to utilize the back entrance as that is dedicated to our approved van providers. Students are not allowed to walk away from the school to meet their rides, including the front entrance, exit area by the field, or tow-truck alley. Please follow the direction of the CMIT South Staff at all times to ensure a safe and orderly dismissal. Students and Parents who violate our policy will be issued consequences that are aligned to the student code of conduct as well as the parent code of conduct.

Technology Distribution Plan: High School students are expected to bring charged devices to school daily. If students are in need of a device, please access our Technology Rental Request Form linked HERE.

Let’s make this the best year yet!

Dr. Borden-McCarter, Principal

CMIT South Non-STEM clubs will begin the first week of October.

The club offerings and information below have been updated. If you have already signed up for clubs, you don't need to sign up again unless there is a new club you want to attend.

You can read about each club and its requirements using the button below and/or by opening the attached pictures and flyers. Clubs will have membership limits, and regular attendance is mandatory. Please take a look at the current clubs being offered and click the link to sign up for the clubs of your choice. You must complete a separate form for each club you are interested in. The club sponsor will contact you with additional information.

Dear CMIT-S MS&HS members,

I hope this email finds you well. I wanted to personally welcome you and your child to our exciting lineup of STEM Clubs at CMIT-S MS&HS. These clubs provide wonderful opportunities for students to explore and expand their interests in various STEM fields. We're thrilled to have your child join us!

Here is the current schedule and location for each club:

• Monday - Science Olympiad
• Time: 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
• Room: 142
• Tuesday &Thursday - Movie Club
• Time: 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
• Room: 126
• Tuesday - Math Olympiad
• Time: 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
• Room: 337
• Wednesday - Bridge Building
• Time: 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
• Room: 139
• Thursday - VEX Robotics
• Time: 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
• Room: 139
• Thursday - Sea Perch Club
• Time: 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
• Room: 315
• Friday - LEGO Robotics
• Time: 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
• Room: 139

We want to emphasize that students can still sign up for any club they would like to join. If your child is interested in exploring multiple clubs, they are more than welcome to do so. Simply encourage them to attend the club meetings of their choice, and they can sign up with the club coordinator.

Our goal is to provide a diverse and enriching STEM experience for all students, and we're excited to have your child as a part of our STEM Clubs community.

Please note that while most clubs run until 4:00 pm, the Movie Club extends until 4:30 pm on Tuesdays & Thursday. If your child needs to leave earlier for any reason, please feel free to pick them up before the club's end time.

Thank you for your involvement, and we look forward to an exciting semester in STEM Clubs at CMIT-S MS&HS!

Best regards,

OZKAN SOYCAN

STEM PROGRAM COORDINATOR

CMIT-S MS&HS

Greetings CMIT Students!

GREAT NEWS! Ms.Tutt's Student Chat Hours are back STARTING 9/26/23! ✨✨

Are you looking to speak to Ms.Tutt but don't know when or how? Use the link below to book an individual or group appointment.

🌱✨Students can connect with me for advice and support with the following:

• Emotional and Mental Health support/resources
• Study Skills and Organizing for Success
• Socializing/ Peer support/conflict resolution
• Building Self-Esteem Strategies
• Family/Relationship concerns
• Get help In a crisis!

These appointments are open to ALL CMIT students and fill up pretty fast be sure to schedule your desired time with me as soon as possible!

✨School-Wide Student Chat Hours Every Week 💬

✨Tuesdays: 4th Period: 12:46 pm-1:46 pm

✨Thursdays: 1st period: 8:35 am-9:35 am

✨Fridays: 5th period: 1:50 pm-2:50 pm

📍Room: 115 (Next to the main office suite)

Directions: Click on an open appointment slot to sign up. If no slots are available, please try a different time range or day. To cancel an appointment slot you've already booked, leave this sign-up page and delete the event from your own calendar.

If I don't have any more openings please book for another day or the following week (Be sure to scroll up and down the calendar to locate the correct time range you're looking for).

Be sure to share this information with a friend and I look forward to seeing you all soon!

Please email me if you have any questions or issues with booking: mtutt@cmitsouth.org

Thanks,

Ms.Tutt - Wellness and Mental Health Counselor

As we close out September lets highlight some important awareness topics we focused on this month that we want to continue implementing and taking supportive action with:

SEPTEMBER Awareness Month Reflection:

• Suicide Awareness Prevention Week and Awareness Month
• Hispanic Heritage Month
• Self-Improvement Month
• Student Sleep Health Week
• And so many more! Although there are so many initiatives to highlight every month, we may not cover them all in one space. Feel free to continue to learn, share, and practice these educational and health awareness topics with your students, family, self, and community!

• PGCPS Wellness Wednesday: Calm Spaces & Back-to-School Tips:
• Wellness Wednesday is back and in an all new format! Check out the newest episode of Wellness Wednesday on the topic of Calm Spaces and Transitioning Back to School. Hear the amazing Maya Angelou French Immersion Team consisting of Principal Chiza, Dr. Stubblefield (Professional School Counselor), Mrs. Haselrig-Oparah (School Psychologist), and Ms. Young (Mental Health Clinician) and MAFI students talk about the process for creating the Eagle's Nest!
• PGCPS Video Podcast: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kynjQgpHZl8&t=2112s
• Lessons from the Field Webinar: Strategies for Engaging Families to Support Students’ Social, Emotional, Behavioral, and Academic Well-Being and Success Webinar: https://vimeo.com/866577701/6bbf5725c0

• Prince George's County Crisis Services (Mobile Crisis Team): 301-429-2185
• Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
• Maryland 211: Call 2-1-1 or Text your zip code to 898-211
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 1-800-273-8255 (TALK)
• Child Protective Services: 301-909-2450

Ms.Tutt, Wellness and Mental Health Counselor

Email: mtutt@cmitsouth.org

Student Chat Hours- Weekly Sign Up Schedule: Tinyurl.com/Cmitstudenthours

Hello CMIT South MS/HS Families,

As we begin the new school year, we want to ensure that all parents and students know the CMIT South attendance policies. At CMIT South we follow the PGCPS attendance policy AP 5113. Below are some quick bullet points of the attendance policies:

CMIT South will use the Google form 2023-2024 Absence Reason Notification Form CMIT South Middle/High School for all student's absences. This form will be the official means of parent/guardian notifications for student absences. Parents can also email attendance@cmitsouth.org when their student will be absent.

CMIT South does not take paper excused/doctor notes. When a student is absent please fill out the Google form 2023-2024 Absence Reason Notification Form CMIT South Middle/High School. This form will be sent straight to the attendance manager.

Parents are the only ones who can fill out the form and email the attendance manager about a student who is absent. A student cannot send the email or fill out the Google form, the absence will not be excused if a student does it.

The Google form must be filled out within 3 days of the student’s absence, otherwise, the absence will not be excused. This can be emailed as well.

Students who are considered unlawfully (unexcused) absent from school or a class will not have the opportunity to make up missed assignments.

A doctor’s note is needed if a student is reported absent for three school days for an illness and a physician’s certificate will be required if a student's absences reach six days. Please send the physician’s certificate to the school's attendance manager at attendance@cmitsouth.org.

Mental Health Day. Students may receive as an excused absence one (1) day of absence in each semester of each school year for a student’s mental health needs. A note from a physician to excuse a student’s absence for mental health needs is not required.

Here is the link to the 2023-2024 Absence Reason Notification Form CMIT South Middle/High School Form: https://forms.gle/QCb1Xu2ytD9vUToW6

Once again these are just some of the new updates that PGCPS has put in the attendance policy AP 5113. We encourage all parents to read the full updated attendance policy here:
https://www.pgcps.org/globalassets/offices/general-counsel/docs---general-counsel/administrative-procedures/5000/administrative-procedure-5113---student-attendance-absence-and-truancy.pdf

For all attendance-related information or questions please direct it to attendance@cmitsouth.org.

Thank you.

As a reminder to all parents whose child is not up to date with their immunizations. Students will be excluded from school starting 09/18/2023. An execution letter was mailed to all students that are Non-Compliant. A free immunization clinic is available. Please check the PGCPS website.

First with the week recap!

• Our MS Baseball Team won their first game of the season this week against Maya Angelou with a score of 10-0! This is the first team win in CMIT South MS history. Great job guys!!
• Our CMIT South Volleyball Varsity girls team won in straight sets on Wednesday against Crossland and moved to 4-1 on the season. Our JV team suffered their first loss this week and have moved to 4-1 also.

The Week Ahead

• Our MS Baseball team will play Tuesday against Thurgood Marshall and Thursday against Accokeek Academy. All games are away and free of charge.
• Our Volleyball team will play Monday at Friendly HS and Wednesday vs. Oxon Hill at home.
• Our Golf team's next match will be this Thursday at Henson Creek Golf Course.
• Our Soccer team will play on Monday and Thursday this week. They will play International Largo on Monday and Gwynn Park on Thursday.

If you are looking forward to purchasing tickets to any CMIT South home games please utilize the link below. Game tickets will be available for purchase at the start of each week.

This week, Varsity took a 3-0 sweep against Crossland, while JV lost a hard-fought 3-set match 1-2. Thanks to everyone who came to Crossland to cheer on the teams! Both teams are taking on CMIT North on Friday night. Results will be shared in next week's newsletter and on the team's Instagram account (@cmitsouthvb).

Thank you again for your continued support of the team!

Coach Sears & Coach K

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UPCOMING GAMES: (JV games start @ 5:30pm & Varsity starts immediately following)

• Monday, October 2nd AWAY @ FRIENDLY
• Wednesday, October 4th HOME vs. OXON HILL (Camo Night - come dressed in camo gear)

GAME RESULTS:

Seniors!!!

The following link is a list of scholarships with deadlines in early October! For any questions or concerns, please reach out to the contact information provided on the scholarship's page.

https://studentscholarships.org/scholarships.php

The 2023 Baltimore Washington Invitational Men's Gymnastics Meet needs volunteers to help make the event a success!

Dates:

• 12/8, 7pm to 10pm
• 12/9, 8am to 10pm
• 12/10, 8am to 8pm

Preference will be given to students that can commit to Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

There are a limited number of volunteer spots!!

Sign up by clicking the button below.

Greetings CMIT South Class of 2024!

Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation has taken a proactive position in identifying early interest and recruiting educators for each of their seven schools located in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s Counties. To that end, they are elated to share The CLF TEACH Service Grant Application for eligible 2024 graduating seniors, or CLF alumni.

Once the grant applications have been received, the Application Review Committee will select recipients for the one-time $10,000 grant. Recipients will agree to serve in a teaching capacity at any of our Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation Schools for one year to repay the $10,000 grant (1:1). If a grant recipient does not teach at one of our seven schools immediately upon graduation from the college or university, the grant will become a loan, repayable with interest.

If you are interested, the deadline for submitting applications is December 15, 2023.

SENIORS!

The Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to students in their final year of high school. Students are recognized for their capacity to lead and serve, as well as their commitment to making a significant impact on their schools and communities. With the 35th class in 2023, the Foundation has provided over 6,750 Coca-Cola Scholars with more than $81 million in educational support. 150 Coca-Cola Scholars are selected each year to receive this $20,000 scholarship. The 2024 application is now open here for students who will graduate during the 2023-2024 academic year. The deadline to apply is Monday, October 2, 2023, by 5 pm Eastern.

For any questions or concerns, please submit the contact form using the following link:

https://www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org/contact/

Join us for the Middle School Parent Town Halls coming this week!

Dear Parents/Guardians,

This is to inform you that your child will be taking the PSAT 8/9 on October 25, 2023. This test will be administered during the school day. It is given to all 8th-grade students in Prince George’s County to allow students to apply to our Specialty Program throughout the county. More information will be provided very soon. In the meantime, please use the resource link to learn more about PSAT 8/9 as well as have your child enroll in Khan Academy for additional practice.

https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/psat-8-9

Again, thank you for your continued support and help to prepare our scholars for success.

Sincerely,

Ms. Jones

In addition to our social media pages, the PTO now has a website. Check it out for all things PTO. Follow us on Facebook - CMIT South PTO

Follow us on Instagram - cmit_south_mshs_pto

We will soon start our Double Good popcorn fundraiser. It will begin October 6th @ 5PM. It will end Oct. 10th @ 5PM.

https://sites.google.com/cmitsouth.org/mshspto/home

Spirit Wear is now available for purchase. Shirts are $25. Students can wear them on Fridays to show their school spirit. Shirts are available for purchase via the PTO website. You can also click the link below.

Gift cards are $15.

Using the card allows you to get one pizza free with the purchase of another pizza. It's good for multiple uses over the course of a year. You can purchase by clicking the link below.

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