Hello
Carver Families!
This
email is intended to keep parents updated on reminders and announcements during
the school year. Be sure to check Carver's webpage for all additional announcements
on clubs, activities, and student events!
1.
Mid-Quarter
for 4th quarter grades will be available on home access on 4/25. Please
check your student’s assignments and grades online and talk with your student
about the importance of grades. To
check assignments or grades online, please follow these steps:
·
Home Access Center website: https://homeaccess.sps.org/homeaccess
·
Log-in: Enter User Name and Password
o If
you have not previously logged on, you will be asked to create two questions
with answers in case you forget your password in the future.
o If
you need your log-in and password, please come in or call the office.
· Click
on Grades (for grade cards) or on Classes (for assignments) and overall scores
in each class.
2.
MAP testing begins April 23. ELA
and math testing for 6th – 8th graders will be on April 23, April 24, April 30, and May 1. For 8th
graders, science testing will also be on May 7 and May 8. Testing will begin at 8:10 am after breakfast
in the classroom. Please make sure your student arrives on time with a charged
chromebook and headphones!
3.
We need your input! Please consider completing
the Parent Climate and Culture Survey for the district using this Carver link (click
here for the link). The link will also be accessible through the SPS
website. The survey is open through May 3, 2019.
4.
Many Carver students will soon be published
authors and artists! You are formally
invited to attend the Voices from the Middle Book signing on Friday, May 3rd
from 6-8 p.m. at the Library Center. You will be able to purchase a book
for $10 (cash or check) at the event. Come and visit with the authors and
artists, and get them to autograph your copy!
5.
Encourage your student to read at home!
Carver students are competing in a Reading Royale
Challenge designed to encourage
reading at home. The Reading Royale Challenge will run through April 26th.
Students will set reading goals during visits to the library. Please talk with
your student about his or her reading goal and encourage reading at home!
6.
Warmer weather is here! Please make sure to
talk with your student about appropriate dress code. The school district dress
code policy indicates: Strapless, backless, revealing tops, or clothing
revealing the bare midriff are not to be worn in the school building. Clothing
must cover all underwear and shorts should reach to the mid-thigh. Students not
wearing appropriate clothing will be asked to call home for different clothes
or offered clothing from the nurse. Thank you for talking with your student
about appropriate dress at school.
7.
Make Explore
part of your summer plans! There will
be two sessions of Explore summer school this year. Session I could start as early
as June 3. Session II will be held July 8-July 30. Middle school students will
attend Explore classes Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Registration for middle school students begins March 6. Register for Explore
classes at sps.org/Explore.
8.
Jordan Valley is partnering with middle
schools to offer an immunization clinic at Carver on Monday, April 29, from 8:30 am -11:30 am. If you need more
information on what immunizations are needed for middle school, please call or
email Nurse Nancy at 523-6830 or at nasadler@spsmail.org to obtain an
immunization information letter and permission form.
9.
As a reminder, please make sure your student
brings a charged Chromebook to school each day. Students without a Chromebook
will call a parent or guardian to bring the Chromebook to school. If the
Chromebook cannot be brought to school, students will take notes to complete
the work at home that evening. Please remind your student to charge his or her
Chromebook nightly and bring the Chromebook daily.
10.
Our counselors at Carver have an online form
accessible in Canvas to help students as they encounter situations at school.
Students can access the form at school or at home via Canvas using a chromebook
to alert a counselor of a concern. If you need help or are unable to find the
Canvas resource, please call 523-6800 and ask to speak to a counselor.
11.
Springfield Public Schools needs bus drivers!
If you or someone you know would be interested in becoming a bus driver, please
click here for a
short video and apply online at SPS.org.
12.
Please make sure you have your child picked
up by 3 pm each day. If you need after school care for your student or just
want to avoid the afternoon carline, sign up for Y-teens after school care at
862-7456 or at the Ward or Jones YMCA buildings. Y-teens is available from 2:45
pm – 6:30 pm each school day at Carver.
13.
Does your student want to visit Washington,
D.C. during Spring Break 2020 with WorldStrides? Please email
sgreen@spsmail.org for more information or attend the parent informational
meeting on April 4th at 5:30 pm at Carver.
14.
Reporting safety concerns will now be easier
with a new, anonymous tip line launched by Springfield Public Schools. The
dedicated tip line will enable students, teachers, parents, or community
members to notify SPS School Police of potential safety threats with a quick
text message to 417-319-2901, through the MySPS app, or on the district website
at www.sps.org/tipline.
15.
Check out the new MySPS app from Springfield
Public Schools to access menus, bus delay information, parent resources, online
MealPay, directory link, notifications, eschool plus access, canvas access, SPS
news, and the school calendar.
16.
Want to stay connected to the weekly
announcements using Remind texting? If so, text @1carver to 81010 to get these
announcements weekly. The announcements can also be found on Carver’s Twitter
and Facebook pages at:
Have a
great week!
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