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 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 will continue to work on our short and long vowel sounds. We will review how to tell a story, using nouns, verbs, and adjectives, along with the correct punctuation at the end of a sentence.
Social Studies:We are reviewing a topic of things from the past vs the present times.
Math: We will continue to work on addition, subtraction, we will count by 1’s and 10’s to 120, and practice with place value to prepare for first grade.
Science: We will be reviewing planting using different types of beans and watch them grow.
Upcoming Events
May 16- June 1, 2024 Dibels Testing started
May 21-22, 2024 MAP Testing
May 23-June 1, 2024 DRA Testing
May 23, 2024 Muffins for Moms and Matriarchs
May 27, 2024 Memorial Day (No School)
May 31, 2024 Field Day and Butterfly Release
Over the next couple of weeks; we will be completing our spring state testing.
It is very important that your scholars are present in school and on time, unless they are not feeling well.
Our kindergarten promotion ceremony will be on Thursday, June 6, 2024.
Ms. Thornton and Ms. Shulman’s classes will begin at 8:30 a.m. and Ms. Lewis and Ms. Major’s classes will begin at 11:30 a.m. All scholars will receive three tickets, we are unable to provide more than three tickets per scholar due to the limited space.
*Friendly reminder: If your scholar is sick,or 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 had a wonderful time review fractions and enjoying their pizza party last week!
This week we continue our testing and events for the week. Starting on Monday, students will have the opportunity to view and purchase books from the book fair. Teachers will reach out to share which day their class is going to purchase books.
As the weather gets warmer, please continue to bring your scholar with their reusable water bottle.
Our lessons for this week include:
RELA: Informational text review
Grammar: subject and predicate
Math:Using Step up to second grade
Social Studies: Spend, Budget, Save
Science: Healthy Bodies
Upcoming dates:
May 20- MAP testing
May 23- Muffins with Moms
May 27- Memorial Day
May 31- Field Day
Thank you!
First Grade Team
Spectacular Second Grade News!
Next week in ELA, we will continue Unit 5, Our Incredible Earth. Our spelling pattern for the week is aw, au, and augh, and al words. In Math, we will begin topic 14. In Science, we will continue topic 6, Habitats. In Social Studies, we will continue Chapter 6, Our American Culture. As always, please ensure your scholar reads every night.
Please reinforce 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.
Important Test Dates:
DRA-May
I-Ready- May 16th-30th
Dibels- week of May 20th
Honor Roll Assembly-May 20th
Muffins with Mom-May 23
NWEA MAP- May 21-24
DRA-May 20-June 7
Terrific Third Grade News!
This week in Social Studies, students will begin Chapter 7: Celebrating Our Communities.
This week in Math, we are learning about how to find perimeter. Scholars are also learning the attributes of polygons to help with finding the perimeter of various shapes.
In Science, we are finishing up our unit on adaptations, now we're learning about how organisms adapt to changes in their environment.
****Students will be MAP Testing****
Math MAP Tuesday 5/21
Reading MAP Wednesday 5/22
Muffin's with Moms- Thursday 5/23
Weekly News!
We will be taking the final administration of MAP in Reading & Math. It is imperative that students are putting their best foot forward and demonstrating what they have learned this year in fourth grade. Students will be taking Math on Tuesday & Reading on Wednesday.
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 Reminders
5/21 MAP Math
5/22 MAP Reading
5/23 Muffins with Moms & Matriarchs
Fourth Grade Team
Fabulous Fifth Grade News!
Tigers! Tigers! We are moving full steam ahead in excellence! Team 5th grade is incredibly proud of your achievements thus far! Thank you for your hard work during testing! Great job! We will now embark on our last week of MAP testing that will conclude this years testing process. You got this! This is the last leg of the race! Go full speed (STEAM) ahead!
Kings Dominion
Kings Dominion field trip will take place this Friday, May 17, 2024 at 8:00 am. Thank you for making this a successful STEM event!
MAP Testing
MAP testing will begin next week on Tuesday, May 21-22, 2024. We will start with Math testing and then conclude on Wednesday with reading testing. Please be on time to school and make sure you are well rested. This is the time to truly shine and get the best score yet! Congratulations on making it this far! Well done.
Muffins with Moms & Matriarchs
Muffins with Moms will take place on Tuesday, May 23rd in person from 8:15 am-- 9:30 am. Please make sure you (participants) sign-up for this event as soon as possible. We want to make sure each participant is recognized and honored. Thank you for supporting our scholars!
HONOR ROLL Assembly
The Quarter 3 Honor Roll assembly will take place via Zoom on Monday, May 20, 2024 at 9:30 am. Please use the Zoom link that will be attached to the Honor Roll Assembly link.
We look forward to your participation!
Subject Content:
RELA
Scholars will finish "Delivering Justice" with their weekly progress check, and migrate to "Ezekiel Johnson goes West". They will study the reading skills of "making inferences" and "explaining the author's purpose".
Science
This week in Science we are describing the outer planets of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. They will identify common characteristics of the outer planets and recognize that there are moons, asteroids, and comets in our solar system.
Math
This week in math, students will review multiplication of decimals.
Social Studies
Scholars will be discussing Independence for Texas and California. Have a great week!
Have a productive week and delightful weekend!
Team 5th Grade
Superior Specials News!
Hello!
K & 5th grade are working on their promotion songs!
1st-2nd are working on being in a band!
3rd-4th are learning the ukulele!
Art
Greetings,
Tigers have studio time this week. 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: Cursor, Arrows, and Tab
In this engaging and interactive digital lesson, the learners will receive direct instruction and practice with keyboarding using the cursor, arrows, tab, backspace, and delete keys as they move the cursor, remove text, and create large spaces.
3-5 students practiced
Software Fundamentals: Using Program Menus and Toolbars
The learners receive direct instruction and practice with toolbars and program menus as they use the help tool to understand how to perform a task in a program, use the toolbar for common tasks, open programs and create, print, and save documents in this engaging and interactive digital lesson.
PE
Good week, 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.
Thank you.
STEM I LEGO
This week, students will make adjustments and modifications to last week's creations to improve their designs.
STEM II
Greetings!
Kinder scholars are learning about insects!
1st grade scholars are exploring ways to save different habitats.
2nd grade scholars are working creating transportation or tools that mimic a plant or an animal.
3rd grade scholars are continuing their journey learning about coding. This week they are learning about debugging.
4th grade scholars are continuing to work collaboratively to create and deliver a message using only light.
5th grade scholars have begun their unit on Potential and Kinetic Energy where at the end of the unit they will build and test their roller coaster and create a commercial about the coaster that they create with their team.
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