Monday, January 6, 2020

Carver Announcements for Jan 6, 2020


Hello Carver Families!

This information is intended to keep parents updated on reminders, upcoming activities, and announcements during the school year. Be sure to check Carver's webpage for updated daily announcements.


1.        December 19 was the end of the quarter. Grades will be available online on Jan 9. Please be sure to check assignments, grades, and attendance online each day for your student and talk with your student about each grade. To check grades and assignments, 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 card for the quarter and on Classes for assignments and overall scores in each class throughout the quarter.  

2.        Please join us for Carver PTSA meeting in the Carver library on Thursday, Jan 9th, from 5 pm – 6 pm. All parents/guardians are invited to attend. If you need more information about Carver PTSA, please contact PTSA via email at CarverPTSA@outlook.com or on facebook at Carver PTSA. We hope to see you at the PTSA meeting!

3.        The annual PTSA Carver Dodgeball Tournament Fundraiser will be on January 17th from 5:30 pm – 7 pm. Permission slips are available in the office. Players can sign up with a team or as individuals for $5 per person. Extra lives to stay in the game can be purchased at the door for $1 each. There will be adult and student teams available. (Adult teams will not play student teams in the tournament.) Individuals not participating can pay $1 at the door. PTSA will have pizza and concessions available during the event.

4.        Attendance is important! Please make sure your student is at school each day on time! Attendance phone calls will be sent home alerting parents of attendance starting in January.

5.        Parent nights for 8th grade parents are scheduled for Kickapoo and Parkview. Kickapoo parent night is set for January 14 at 6 pm in the PAC. Parkview parent night is set for January 16 at 6:30 pm in the cafĂ©. Reminder flyers will be sent home with all 8th graders on December 13th.

6.        As a reminder, school ends at 2:45 pm! Please have your student picked up before 3 pm each day. Students not picked up before 3 pm will come to the office and we will call home. Please come into the office to speak to an administrator when your pick up your student after 3 pm. For our families that need a later pick up than 3 pm, please enroll your student in the Y-Teens (after school program provided for pay by the YMCA). Click here for registration information.

7.        DOES YOUR STUDENT NEED SOME HELP WITH HOMEWORK? After school tutoring is available through the Springfield Park Board, Monday-Thursday, 2:50-3:50 p.m. Scholarships are available for students who qualify for free/reduced lunch. Forms are available in the office.

8.        Walking home from school using Battlefield Rd? Students walking home from school toward Battlefield Rd will be dismissed from school after car riders have been picked up from the car line at approximately 2:55 pm. Students walking home using the trail can leave at 2:45 pm.

9.        READING IS IMPORTANT! Please join our Carver Library Instagram page at carver_ms_library to learn about upcoming library events, book recommendations, book reviews, and a parent newsletter.

10.     Chromebooks must come back to school each day. Students arriving to school without a chromebook will come to the office and call home to have the chromebook brought to school. Students unable to have the chromebook brought to school will be expected to take their own notes on any online assignment or online learning and do the assignments as homework due the next day.

11.     CELL PHONE POLICY FOR CARVER: Students can use cell phones in green zones during the day. A green zone is between classes (students using a cell phone are not excused for being late to class for using a cell phone and will receive a tardy consequence), during lunch, before school until 8 am, and after school ends at 2:45 pm. Carver is not responsible for lost or stolen cell phones or cases. The restroom and bathrooms are red zones. No phone use in the restroom or locker rooms. Classrooms are also red zones for phones unless the teacher has specifically allowed cell phone use in the syllabus. Please contact the teacher if you have questions about cell phone use in the classroom. Please make sure your student with a cell phone understands the cell phone policy if you send a cell phone with them to school. If an emergency arises during the day, please contact the office (417-523-6800), and a message can be relayed to your student. Thank you for helping us navigate student cell phone use during the learning time at school.

12.     Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC) will continue at Carver! All students enrolled at Carver will be able to eat a school breakfast each morning for free. Click here for information about Breakfast in the Classroom Benefits. Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC) will be available at Carver from 7:45am – 8:00 am for each student in their 1st hour classroom. Breakfast will not be available after 8:00 am in the classroom.

13.     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. Click here for the link!

14.     SPS will be deploying Hall Pass, a visitor management system, at all school sites. Please be sure to identify yourself and your child when buzzing at the secure entrance and bring a valid picture ID with you. The Hall Pass system will scan and screen your ID and create a visitor pass sticker for you to use during your visit. Click here for an informational video outlining the step-by-step process visitors go through when they check into schools using Hall Pass.  

15.     Want to stay connected to the weekly announcements? The announcements can be found on Carver’s Twitter and Facebook pages at:
 Our Facebook page is: Carver Middle School Cougars
 Our Twitter handle is: @CarverMSCougars

Thank you for all you do to help our Carver school community! Go Cougars!

Dr. Dana Powers
Carver Principal

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