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 (click here for website) for updated daily announcements. Please see below for announcements for this week:
1. Welcome Back!!! The first day of school is Aug 22! We look forward to seeing your student at school from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. The building is open from 8:15 am for students needing to arrive early. Students will be sent to class at 8:40 am and will get a printed class schedule. We will be in the front hallway at 8:30 am to help get student to the correct class at 8:40 am!
2. New Middle School Cell Phone Policy: Middle Schools at SPS are implementing a change in the cell phone policy to meet the student handbook requirements. Please review the student handbook sent home with your student on the cell phone policy for SPS. All cell phones for students in grades 6-8 are expected to be out of sight and turned off as soon as the student enters the school building. Students can use cell phones as soon as school dismisses at 4 pm. We will call home to discuss the next steps for students that continue to use their cell phone during classes after being redirected. Please help us as we try to manage cell phones during class.
3. Chromebooks: Students will not use a chromebook on the first few days as we learn processes and procedures! We will distribute chromebooks on Thursday. Chromebooks will remain at school and students will not bring home a chromebook during the school year. If you have a need for your student to use the chromebook at home to catch up on homework, please contact the Carver Librarian to fill out a request form.
4. Please do not drop your student off in the carline prior to 8:15 am! The doors will not open and your student will not be supervised until 8:15 am.
5. As a reminder, the morning and afternoon car lines and morning and afternoon buses may run behind schedule the first few days! Please be patient and follow the expected processes as we get our students to and from school safely this week! If you have questions about bus transportation, please call 523-0500.
6. Is your student walking home from school? For the safety of our students as they cross two crosswalks in the carline and on Battlefield, all students walking home from school toward Battlefield Rd will be dismissed from school after the car line has ended. For the first few days of school the carline may last for 30-45 minutes as we get into the routine, please be aware your student may arrive home later. Students walking home using the trail can leave at 4:00 pm.
7. Picking up your student in the afternoon carline? We will dismiss car riders to the awning/front entrance in stages by grades to avoid congestion in the hallways. We realize middle school is an exciting time to socialize with friends but we want to be efficient, safe, and quick in the carline so please ask your student to limit the socializing with peers in the carline so all students can get home in a timely manner.
8. Students will not be allowed to cross to the parking lot during dismissal. DO NOT SKIP THE CAR LINE BY PULLING IN THE PARKING LOT. We will not allow students to cross over the bus lane and into the parking lot where teachers are exiting in cars to get to your car because we CARE about your student’s safety. Please remain in the car line and help us keep your student safe!
9. Need before school care or after school care for your student? SPARC will be offering before and after school care each school day from 6:30 am until 6 pm at Carver. Find more information about the program at SHINE at sps.org (click here).
10. Need some Carver gear to show your school spirit?? Check out the Carver spirit wear on sale now. Click here to check out the Carver spirit wear on sale now. The store closes on Sept 5 so be sure to purchase your gear before the deadline.
11. Mark your calendar to meet teachers at Carver Open House + SPS U is on Sept 12 from 5:30 pm – 7 pm at Carver. Need to contact a teacher before Open House + SPS U? Click here for teacher email addresses.
12.
Please spend a few minutes with your student weekly
to review assignments and grades in each class. Follow these steps to check
grades and assignments:
· To check
overall grades in home access:
·
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 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.
13. Missing work ICU is returning to Carver! We will continue using the automated system that will alert parents via text and email when students are falling behind in assignments. This is one additional way we hope to help our families stay connected to student progress at school through the Missing work ICU program! You can respond directly to the Missing Work ICU message to the teacher or click here for teacher email addresses to contact the teacher with additional questions about the assignment or grade.
14. Fall sports have started at Carver. If your 7th or 8th grade is interested in cheerleading, volleyball, football, or cross country, be sure to check out our Athletics page on our website. You can find Carver’s website by going to sps.org and selecting Carver from the list of schools or by clicking here.
15. 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.
16. Breakfast will be provided for free to all in-person students at Carver this year. Breakfast is provided from 8:40 am – 9:00 am. Students arriving at school after 9:00 am will not have access to breakfast. Please make sure your student arrives to school between 8:40 am – 9:00 am for breakfast!
17. Parents! Need help accessing and checking learning with your student??? Please be sure to reach out with questions about eschool or canvas to Dr. Bartels, Carver Coordinator for Site Intervention (CSI), for help. Please call 523-6800 and ask to speak to Dr. Bartels for in-person help!
18. Stay connected to the weekly announcements! Be sure to update your email and phone number so you can stay connected to important dates and information each week! The announcements each week can also be found on Carver’s Twitter and Facebook pages at:
Facebook:
George Washington Carver (Carver Middle School Cougars)
Twitter: @CarverMSCougars
Thank
you for all you do to help our Carver school community! Go Cougars!
Dr.
Dana Powers
Carver
Principal
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