Carver Announcements for 12.5.2021

 

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. Please see below for announcements for this week:

1.        Attention Parents: Want an opportunity to connect with SPS and learn more about resources available? Please join us at SPS University at Parkview High School on December 14^th from 5 pm – 8 pm (click here for more information about SPS University). Free dinner and free childcare (ages 4-8) will be available with early registration. Register here (click here) at this link by December 6 for free childcare and dinner.  

2.        Join us as we celebrate the 12 days countdown to Winter Break with spirit dress:

Day 1:  December 7	SPIRIT of the SEASON: Wear RED and GREEN and start the countdown.
Day 2:  December 8	TREE TOPPER AND SHINE BRIGHT LIKE A LIGHT: Light up your wardrobe with holiday lights, glitter, tinsel, or musical jewelry, or wear your favorite holiday hat, headband, or tree topper.
Day 3:  December 9	FAUX FUR: Wear your over the top fur! Think ear muffs, scarves, jackets, vests, or boots.
Day 4:  December 10	WALKING IN A WINTER WONDERLAND: Wear as much snow gear or white clothing as you own and add a little white glitter.
Day 5:  December 13	DREAM A LITTLE DREAM: School appropriate PJ’s. (REAL SHOES, NO SLIPPERS PLEASE.)
Day 6:  December 14	GRINCH DAY: Dress like your favorite holiday character.
Day 7:  December 15	HOLIDAY PARTY: Dress to Impress in your best holiday outfit.
Day 8:  December 16	CHRISTMAS VACATION: Hawaiian shirts, hula skirts, sunglasses, flip flops.
Day 9:  December 17	SANTA’S Ho-Ho-Hoedown: Dress in your favorite western-wear, cowboy hats, boots.
Day 10:  December 20	MAD ABOUT PLAID: Wear your favorite flannel shirt, pants, suit, or plaid outfit.
Day 11:  December 21	DASHING THROUGH the SNOW: Dress as one of Santa’s Reindeer.
Day 12:  December 22	UGLY SWEATER: Break out your tacky sweater.

 

       

3.     The quarter ends on December 22. Please talk with your student about any missing assignments and encourage them to turn in missing work. Parents can check assignment grades on Home Access at https://homeaccess.sps.org/homeaccess. If you have any questions about assignments or grades, please reach out to the teacher via email or call 523-6800 to leave a message for the teacher. Click here for a list of all emails for teachers at Carver.

·       To check overall grades in home access:

·  Assignments will be updated weekly by each teacher on home access. Grades will be updated for progress reports every three weeks and when the quarter ends. To check overall assignments and grades in eschool home access, 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 Classes for assignments and click on Grades for overall scores in each class at mid-quarter and at the end of the quarter.  

·       To message (Canvas email) teachers in Canvas:

·  Canvas is the platform our teachers and students use for learning. As a parent, you are automatically able to be an observer in each of your child’s Canvas courses with your own log-in and password. To find your child’s Canvas courses, log in to Canvas at www.sps.org > Click on “Parents” > Click on “Resources” > Click on “Canvas.” The log in for Canvas is the same as eschool home access log-in and password. If you are unable to log-in to Canvas or home access, please call the main office. We will be happy to assist you!

·  If you are unfamiliar with Canvas and would like quick tips on how to change preferences or contact a teacher through Canvas, click here for information.  

·  For accuracy, please use eschool Home Access for updated weekly grades. If you have questions about the assignment or grade, Canvas offers a way to immediately contact the teacher through inbox.

4.        Want to order Carver Spirit Wear?  Use this link (click here for the link) to shop and order spirit wear to support our students and school!

5.        Please be a part of our Carver PTSA! To join, print and complete this form (click here) and send the completed form and payment to the office. We will place the form and payment in the Carver PTSA drop box located outside the main office. Membership cost is $7 per individual or $10 per family. The next Carver 2021-22 PTSA meeting will be held via Zoom on Dec 14 from 6 pm – 7 pm. Please join us for the meeting at this zoom link: https://sps-org.zoom.us/j/96308852729?pwd=VGpRTHpNVHRqa1ZkKzQvUDVwdERaZz09

6.       Attention Parents and Guardians: In the upcoming weeks Carver Counselors will be providing a classroom lesson on suicide prevention and awareness to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students through Science classes. If you would NOT like your child to participate in the lesson, please complete the opt out form (click here for the form) and return the form to school by November 12, 2021. Your student has also received a paper copy last week. 

7.       Click here to view the latest episode from the GWC  Student News Tech Force team. The students in the Tech Force Team applied to be part of the Tech Force team to assist the librarian, students, and teachers with technology needs. Part of the duties in Tech Force is to also create a student news video to highlight activities and events at Carver. The GWC News is shared with students during Breakfast in the Classroom and is also available for student viewing on Cougar Voices Canvas page.

8.       Nutrition Services: At the beginning of each semester, each family is encouraged to apply for Free and Reduced-Price Meals. Click here to apply online. For more information on questions or eligibility, click here for Frequently Asked Questions and click here for Income Eligibility Guidelines to assist in completing your application.

9.        Students should bring a charged chromebook to school each day! Students without a chromebook will call home to have the device delivered to school. Thank you for helping your student remember to bring a charged chromebook each school day!

10.     Due to COVID restrictions, the water fountains at Carver are closed. Please send a water bottle to school with your student each day. Students can refill water bottles at one of the two bottle filler stations we have at Carver.

11.     WANT TO AVOID THE AFTERNOON CARLINE?? SPARC offers after school care each school day until 6 pm at Carver. Click here for registration information.

12.     We want to stay connected with you! If you have questions about your child’s assignment or grade, please email the teacher. Click here for a list of all emails for our building.

13.     Need a Hotspot? The school district has purchased T-Mobile hotspots to issue to students needing internet access at home. The hotspot is filtered for only educational use and will be issued per family. Carver has a limited number of hotspots available that will be distributed on first-come, first-serve basis. To obtain a hotspot, an application must be signed by the parent/guardian and returned to the front office at Carver. If you need an application, please call Mrs. McGuane at 523-6800. This process is for seated and virtual students. Once a hotspot is issued, the hotspots will need to be renewed monthly in person for seated students. Fully virtual students will be able to renew their hotspot online each quarter by messaging Mrs. McGuane through Canvas. Hotspots not being used or reporting low usage will be required by the district to be returned to the building. Students will be charged $50 for non-return of hotspots.

14.     Breakfast and lunch will be provided for free to all in-person students each school day thanks to a waiver from the USDA. In addition, there are options for in-person students to receive food for the weekend and for virtual students to receive seven (7) days of food each week. To receive the seven days of food each week, parents or guardians must register in advance. Click here to register.

15.     Parents! Need help accessing and checking learning with your student??? Click here for a list of resources from SPS. You can also click here for a guide created by our librarian for “how-to” items for parents.  Please be sure to reach out with questions about eschool or canvas. Ask your student to canvas inbox (email) his or her teachers and read the answers from the teacher together or email the teachers directly (teacher email list here)! Teachers are available via email or the librarian is willing to help via email, phone, or Instagram.

16.     Want to stay connected to the weekly announcements using Remind texting? If so, text @1carver to 81010 to get weekly parent announcements. The announcements can also be found on Carver’s Twitter and Facebook pages at:

 Facebook: George Washington Carver (Carver Middle School Cougars)

 Twitter: @CarverMSCougars

 Instagram: CarverMSCougars

 

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

 

Dr. Dana Powers

Carver Principal