Tiger News
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 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: We are getting off to a great start. Our scholars are learning the routines and procedures and making memories in kindergarten.
ELA: We are learning about the letters “Tt and Mm”, we are working on vowels and consonant sounds. Our sight words are: I, am, the. Have your scholars practice finding those words in books, practice writing them down, and using them in a sentence, will help them to identify the words.
Social Studies: We are learning about working together, cooperating with each other, and reviewing our class rules that we created.
Math: We are working on numbers 1-5, understanding 1 to 1 correspondents and identifying the numbers.
Science: We are continuing learning about forces of push and pull.
Friendly reminder: Please practice with your scholar their 6 digit lunch code daily.
The Kindergarten Team
Fascinating First Grade News!
Hello Families!
Our second week of school has come to an end and what an awesome week it was. Our first graders are becoming familiar with the changes of moving up. This month, our scholars will have the opportunity to participate in our annual Apple Day! Apple Day will be on Thursday September 26, where students will be able to experience various apple stem activities, as well as apple tastings. Please be on the lookout for the permission slip, which will be given out by the end of next well. Please check the dates below to see what is coming up.
Also, remember to label all jackets and to bring a reusable water bottle daily.
Next week, our scholars will focus on:
RELA: Short vowels, Realistic Fiction, and verbs
Math: Adding and Subtracting within 10 and Doubles
Science: Describing and Making Sound
Social Studies: Responsibilities of Citizens
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Upcoming Dates:
9/10- Back to School Night- 6pm
9/16- Schools Closed
9/17-9/20- MAP Testing
9/23- Dibels Testing starts
9/26 Apple Day
9/27 - 3 hour early dismissal for students
Best!
The First Grade Team
Spectacular Second Grade News!
In Math, we’ll continue with Topic 1: Fluently Add and Subtract within 20. In Science, we’ll be exploring Solids, Liquids, and Gases. For Social Studies, we will begin Chapter 1: Families Today and in the Past.
We will begin testing within the next couple of weeks. Please help prepare your scholar for testing by ensuring they get a good night’s rest and eat a healthy breakfast. These simple steps go a long way in supporting their success!
Important Reminders:
Back to School Night
9/10 (6 pm - 8 pm)
We hope you’ll join us for this important event so we can continue to work together to ensure your scholar has a successful school year!
MAP Assessments begins 9/17
Diebels Assessment: 9/23
Sharp's Waterford Farm- 10/24
Chaperones/Volunteers
We’re excited to announce our first field trip to Sharp's on Waterford Farm. If you’re interested in chaperoning, please ensure you’ve completed the volunteer checklist and reach out to your scholar's teacher.
Thank you for your support and partnership. We look forward to an exciting journey ahead!
Second Grade Team
Terrific Third Grade News!
In Reading, we will begin the folktale Why the Sky is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale. The students will focus on the skill Inflected Endings -s, -es, -ies.
In Social Studies, students will begin Chapter 1: Lesson 1 Weather, Climate, and Forces of Nature.
In Math, we are starting our 2nd topic on using patterns to solve multiplication. We're focusing on 0, 1, 2, 5, 9, and 10. Practicing skip counting and multiplication flash cards are a great way to support your scholars!
In Science, we are using patterns to predict future motion using some of the vocabulary and terms we've discussed so far.
Special's Rotation
Thursday- Rotation 2
Friday- Rotation 3
Weekly News!
Next week in Reading, students will analyze main idea and details in a biography. In Social Studies, students will know that each region has natural resources that are used to make products. In Math, students will take topic 1 test and begin topic 2 Finding Sums and Differences with Mental Math. In Science, students will predict changes in energy that occur when objects collide
Reminders
9/10 Back to School Night
Let's have a great week on purpose!! We are looking forward to working together to create memorable memories for our scholars. Let's have a great year!!
Fourth Grade Team
Fabulous Fifth Grade News!
Tigers! Tigers! You made it through week 2!! Great job! We are moving forward in excellence as we establish rules, routines, and expectations in our classrooms. Thank you for all your hard work thus far! Continue to do your best in each subject, ask questions if you need help and always be kind to yourself and those around you! Welcome to 5th grade, scholars!
Subject Content:
RELA
Students have completed the informational text of The Path to Paper Son and students will take the Progress Check assessment for comprehension of the text. We will begin our new informational text of "Life on Earth and Beyond" with the reading skills of analyzing text features and making inferences based on the text.
Students are expected to read daily for homework for 20 mins. You can include a Social Studies resource, RELA resource or any choice of your own based on the genre. This week is informational texts. Happy reading, scholars! Keep up the good work.
Social Studies
Students really enjoyed learning about The First Americans, Ancient American Civilizations, and exploring American Indian Culture. We have delved into dishes, trades, clothing, resources, travel preference, and how the government of their time is different from our government today. The students will take their first Social Studies assessment on the information they've gained thus far. The next chapter is Age of Exploration and we'll begin that chapter next week. Age of exploration focuses on early explorers, advances in technology, explorers for Spain, and the Columbian exchange. Students will build on their knowledge of the past with the forthcoming lessons including, but not limited to listening comprehension, questions/answers, videos, assignments, research, and quest connections. We're making learning fun!! Let's go Tigers!
Math
This week in Math, we will use place value to compare decimals through thousandths.
Science
In Science, we will describe, compare, and contrast different properties of materials.
Superior Specials News!
Greetings,
Our tigers will be using a few activities to prepare for next week's projects. Next week's projects will include art elements like line, repetition, pattern, value, and color. They will work on patterns, linear observations along with depth of field and changing the context of imagery. We should finish our sketchbooks and designs by the end of this week.
Thank you,
Mr. Dorsey
Music
Hello!! This week 3-5th graders are doing a musical talent show! Kindergarten did the Cha Cha Slide to help learn their left from their right. 1st and 2nd grade have been using music to share fun information about who they are!
Technology
Hello!
K-1: Scholars have been practicing mouse skills.
2-5: Scholars have been practicing Home Row keys.
PE
Good week! This week we will continue to work on our classroom procedures in order to prepare us for next week's activity. Please remember to make sure your scholar is wearing sneakers! Have a great week!
LEGO
This week, we have started learning to identify and understand the use of different lego bricks. We have also discussed creative ways in which some pieces may be used in builds.
STEM II
Greetings,
Last week, we discussed what STEM/STEAM is and we did some team engineering with hashtag building challenges. This week we are beginning our first unit - STEM Survival Camp & Engineering Design Process. Each grade level will work through the Engineering Design process as we complete the challenge in teams.
Kinder will be completing the Cross the river challenge.
1st Grade will be completing a Fishing Pole challenge.
2nd Grade will be completing a Protect the Food challenge.
3rd Grade will be completing a Game from the Land challenge is
4th Grade will be completing a hiking backpack challenge.
5th Grade will be completing the Build a Shelter challenge.
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