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.
On 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:
Welcome to 2025. We are in full swing with learning, testing, and growing.
Upcoming Events
Early Dismissal January 27, 2025 (3 hour early dismissal)
STEM fair projects are due on January 30, 2025
STEM Fair information packet link
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PtYbaA08AoZmS4k1hxy7EeTLaKDubF-01aaG7nAvGHs/edit
Social Studies: Completing our unit on jobs in our community.
Math: Learning our facts families up to the number 10.
Science: Reviewing the different types of severe weather in our state.
ELA: Introduce folktales.
Identify syllables in spoken word and blend syllables to form multisyllabic words.
We will continue our state assessments this week, and will continue over the next couple of weeks.
Please make sure that your scholar is getting enough rest, eats a nutritious breakfast, and comes to school ready.
Friendly reminder: If your scholar has a fever or is not feeling well, please keep them home until their symptoms are gone for at least 24 hours. We are trying to alleviate the spread of germs within our classrooms.
The Kindergarten Team
Fascinating First Grade News!
Hello Firstie families!
This week, we celebrated Grandparents Day! Thank you to all the families who were able to participate. We appreciated all that you do.
As always, we encourage you to stay engaged with your child's learning. Please check our school website for upcoming events, resources, and important dates. Together, we can support our students in achieving their goals.We are proud to announce that our students did well with testing this week! Testing will continue next week, so please encourage your child to keep up the great effort.
We wish you all a fantastic week ahead!
Our lesson next week include:
RELA: Folk tales
Math: Counting with tens and ones
Science: Changes and Seasons
Social Studies: Life Today and Long Ago
Upcoming Dates:
1.27- 3 hour dismissal
1.30- STEM Projects Due
2.14 PTO Valentines Day Party
Best!
First Grade Team
Spectacular Second Grade News!
Next week, we will continue Unit 3, theme Our Traditions. Our question of the week is, how can a traditional story be told in different ways? Our spelling pattern is r-controlled vowels er, ir, and ur. In math, we will prepare for topic 8 assessment and begin topic 9, numbers to 1,000. In Science, we will finish topic 3, Earth's Water, Land, and Maps. In Social Studies, we will begin lesson 3, where people live.
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.
Important reminders:
January 24th-End of Second Quarter
January 27th-3 hour early dismissal
January 30th STEM Fair Project Due-Please upload projects using the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQsLmaFl55wkFjfL28t3uW0kMJtt2amUEe98WwdXKu7j-Fiw/viewform
Second Grade Team
Terrific Third Grade News!
In Social Studies, students will continue to work on Chapter 3: Lesson 6 Creating a New Nation.
In Math, scholars are continuing to add and subtract 3-digit numbers. They'll practice regrouping numbers, for example 10 ones as 1 ten, or regrouping 10 tens as 1 hundred. For some examples, such as 124+189, they will have to regroup twice. Using place value blocks and written models will help scholars practice visualizing these processes.
In Science, STEM fair projects are due this week! Here is the school-wide submission form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQsLmaFl55wkFjfL28t3uW0kMJtt2amUEe98WwdXKu7j-Fiw/viewform
Please make sure all portions of the project are accessible to everyone. In Google Drive the setting is "Anyone with the link" as a viewer.
Fourth Grade Weekly News!
Upcoming Dates
1/27 3hr Early Dismissal
Fabulous Fifth Grade News!
Tigers! Tigers! What an exceptional week! We completed the CMIT Annual Spelling Bee. Congratulations to all our finalists and winners! You all worked hard and we appreciate your fine efforts!
Continue to persevere and do your best in all your endeavors!
STEM Projects
STEM Projects are due January 30, 2025.
Please ensure your projects are inserted into the link provided by Ms. McCain that was submitted in the weekly Newsletter as well as the Dojo chat. If you need the connection link, please use the link below.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OAsy7-XVx7pwP2miGTCsrrUFeQArZYVB-Fb5CjRIkIo3IQHO2mOR-Vl43DUh3gXoBtUBCjmY?usp=drive_link
Subjects
Social Studies
This week we will take the Unit 7 Chapter test.
Math
This week in Math, we will explore multiplication and division of fractions.
Science
In Science, we will continue to learn about Earth's Water.
ELA
Students will take the Unit 2 assessment.
Have a productive week!
Team 5th Grade
Superior Specials News!
Kindergarteners are working on Lines and Shapes. We have reviewed safe scissor use and techniques.
Students will create their own artwork focused on lines and shapes and experiment with collage.
First graders are finishing a project called,
I Love My Hair!
Students will create a portrait with an abstract hair design that depicts a particular mood or feeling, using line, repetition, pattern, and color.
Second graders are creating imaginary creatures in
“Monster Mashup”
Students will present their never-before-seen creature hybrids by combining parts from five animals, to create one in its habitat. We will critique next week.
Third graders are making Patterned Landscapes. Students will create a landscape that contains patterns.
Fourth grade, Names Revealed Through Color:
Students are creating geometric name designs using color, shapes, lines, and text to express an aspect of their personality. They will submit Artist Statements next week along with a critique
Fifth graders are making “Monster Line Drawings” Students create illustrations from random markings to create a 3D image with form and texture. Artist Statements and reviews are due next week.
Music
Hello! K is beginning to learn the different patterns songs are created in, this week they learned the 2/4 pattern. 1st grade is continuing to learn how to play and recognize G and E (Sol/Mi) on the xylophone, 2nd grade is learning how to create their own melodies using the G Pentatonic Scale, 3rd Grade is advancing their learning on Skips and Steps, 4th and 5th grade are continuing to practice the chorus of the songs Under the sea and The Climb on the xylophone for a project grade!
Technology
Hello,
K-2 practiced Keyboarding: Locate and Type Letters F, G, H, I, and J
The learners receive direct instruction and practice in keyboarding the letters F, G, H, I, and J 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 in this engaging and interactive digital lesson.
3-5 practiced Software Fundamentals: Desktop
In this engaging and interactive digital lesson, the learners receive direct instruction and practice using the desktop, working with files and folders, navigating file structures, moving and opening files and folders, and deleting files.
PE
Hello,
This week in PE we are doing relay races to work on our fundamentals and teamwork.
LEGO
Hello! We are halfway through the school year and wrapping up the second quarter. Over the next week we will be finishing the following lessons:
K: Story Tales: Characters Review
1: Great Adventures: Arctic Ride
2: Amazing Amusement Park: Classic Carousel
3:Happy Traveler: Taxi
4-5:Winning with Science: Track & Field
STEM II
Greetings,
This week scholars at each grade level learned about snowflakes and participated in a snowflake creation challenge where they had to create a snowflake out of paper that was not like any others in the classroom. Grades 3 - 5 had the challenge of creating a snowflake that had at least 6 points.
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