Carver Announcements for Aug 27, 2018

Hello Carver Families!

This email 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.        Need some Carver Spirit Wear? Order t-shirts, sweatshirts, polos, and jackets to show your Cougar spirit at: https://www.promoplace.com/224756/stores/carver

Orders are due August 31.

2.        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.

3.        Carver PTSA will host the first meeting this school year at Carver in the library on Thursday, Sept 13, from 4 pm – 5 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend! If you would like to participate in Superintendent’s Open Parent Forum, please let PTSA or the office know. The meetings are once per quarter from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm. If you need more information about Carver PTSA, please contact PTSA via email at CarverPTSA@outlook.com or on facebook at Carver PTSA.

4.        Is your student walking home from school? Students walking home from school will be dismissed from school after car riders have been picked up from the car line at approximately 3 pm. The walkers will remain in the café with supervision until the car line ends. Thank you for understanding as we try to dismiss over 760 middle school students safely!

5.        If you have not completed the online registration update, please be sure to check to go online at:

1. Log on to the home access district website: https://homeaccess.sps.org/homeaccess/

2. Enter your user ID and password.

3. Click “Registration.” Click “Update Registration.”

5. Click “New” in the center of the screen.

6. Using the +  (plus sign), make any changes needed to the information. If no changes are needed, proceed to step 7.

7. In the +  Other Additional Information area, please be sure to check “yes” in the area “lives with guardian.”

8. Be sure to SAVE all areas, even areas not changed. Click “I AGREE” and then submit. All required questions must be answered and saved before you can submit.

6.        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 from 7:57 am – 8:06 am for each student in their 1^st hour classroom.

7.        Flu clinic is coming to Carver on November 7. Please contact Nurse Nancy Sadler, at 523-6830, for more information.

8.        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:

 Our Facebook page is: Carver Middle School Cougars

 Our Twitter handle is: @CarverMSCougars

 Our Instagram account is: CarverMSCougars

9.        Recognizing your child’s teacher or SPS employee is easy! Click on the link here  or find the form on the SPS website! 

10.     Click here to view the SPS 2018-2019 School Calendar.

Have a great week!

Dr. Dana Powers

Carver Principal

Carver Announcements for Aug 20, 2018

Hello Carver Families!

This email 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.        Need some Carver Spirit Wear? Order t-shirts, sweatshirts, polos, and jackets to show your Cougar spirit at: https://www.promoplace.com/224756/stores/carver

Orders are due August 31.

2.        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.

3.        Give your input to Carver PTSA with this quick one minute survey. Click here for the survey. If you need more information, please contact PTSA via email at CarverPTSA@outlook.com or on facebook at Carver PTSA.

4.        Is your student walking home from school? Students walking home from school will be dismissed from school after car riders have been picked up from the car line at approximately 3 pm. The walkers will remain in the café with supervision until the car line ends. Thank you for understanding as we try to dismiss over 760 middle school students safely!

5.        If you have not completed the online registration update, please be sure to check to go online at:

1. Log on to the home access district website: https://homeaccess.sps.org/homeaccess/

2. Enter your user ID and password.

3. Click “Registration.” Click “Update Registration.”

5. Click “New” in the center of the screen.

6. Using the +  (plus sign), make any changes needed to the information. If no changes are needed, proceed to step 7.

7. In the +  Other Additional Information area, please be sure to check “yes” in the area “lives with guardian.”

8. Be sure to SAVE all areas, even areas not changed. Click “I AGREE” and then submit. All required questions must be answered and saved before you can submit.

6.        Please be sure students bring the chromebook back to school each day charged! If you haven’t purchase the damage waiver online, please call the office and we can send information home.

7.        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 from 7:57 am – 8:06 am for each student in their 1^st hour classroom.

8.        Medications administered at school must be delivered to the school nurse by a parent/guardian. Please contact Nurse Nancy Sadler, at 523-6830, for more information.

9.        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:

 Our Facebook page is: Carver Middle School Cougars

 Our Twitter handle is: @CarverMSCougars

 Our Instagram account is: CarverMSCougars

10.     Recognizing your child’s teacher or SPS employee is easy! Click on the link here  or find the form on the SPS website! 

11.     Click here to view the SPS 2018-2019 School Calendar.

Have a great week!

Dr. Dana Powers

Carver Principal

Carver Announcements for Aug 13, 2018

Hello Carver Families!

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

1.        We look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Wednesday, Aug. 15.  As a reminder, the Carver car line and Carver buses may run behind schedule the first few days. Please be patient as we get over 750 students to and from school safely!

2.        All students can pick up a new schedule copy on Wednesday morning from 7:30 am – 8 am in the café or gym.  

3.        If you have not completed the online registration update, please be sure to check to go online at:

1. Log on to the home access district website: https://homeaccess.sps.org/homeaccess/

2. Enter your user ID and password.

3. Click “Registration.”

4. Click “Update Registration.”

5. Click “New” in the center of the screen.

6. Using the +  (plus sign), make any changes needed to the information. If no changes are needed, proceed to step 7.

7. In the +  Other Additional Information area, please be sure to check “yes” in the area “lives with guardian.”

8. Be sure to SAVE all areas, even areas not changed.

9. Click “I AGREE” and then submit. All required questions must be answered and saved before you can submit.

4.        Walking home from school? Students walking home from school will be dismissed from school after car riders have been picked up from the car line at approximately 3 pm.

5.        Give your input to Carver PTSA with this quick one minute survey. Click here for the survey. Carver PTSA will at Open House next week, so be sure to stop by and support the great activities they do for our school community. If you need more information, please contact PTSA via email at CarverPTSA@outlook.com or on facebook at Carver PTSA.

6.        On August 16, all students will be issued a Chromebook to use at school and home. Be sure to review the care instructions on August 16 and then purchase the damage waiver online. Chromebooks must come back to school each day.

7.        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 7:57 am – 8:06 am for each student in their 1^st hour classroom.

8.        Medications administered at school must be delivered to the school nurse by a parent/guardian. Please contact Nurse Nancy Sadler, at 523-6830, for more information.

9.        Need some Carver Spirit Wear? Order t-shirts, sweatshirts, polos, and jackets to show your Cougar spirit at: https://www.promoplace.com/224756/stores/carver (Orders are due August 31.)

10.     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:

 Our Facebook page is: Carver Middle School Cougars

 Our Twitter handle is: @CarverMSCougars

 Our Instagram account is: CarverMSCougars

11.     Recognizing your child’s teacher or SPS employee is easy! Click on the link here  or find the form on the SPS website! 

12.     Click here to view the SPS 2018-2019 School Calendar.

Have a great week!

Dr. Dana Powers

Carver Principal

Carver Announcements for Aug 6, 2018

Hello Carver Families!

Welcome to the new school year! This email is intended to keep parents updated on reminders, upcoming activities, and announcements during the school year. When the school year starts, be sure to check Carver's webpage for updated daily announcements.

1.        Want to get your schedule on August 7^th? If so, please make sure a guardian has reviewed and updated the student contact information online, even if there are no changes. Please see the directions below to complete the student contact information. Computer access is available on August 7^th at Carver if needed. Students in 7^th grade will also need to complete the student health inventory (hard copies were mailed home and extras will be available on Aug 7).

Directions to complete the online student contact information:

1. Log on to the home access district website: https://homeaccess.sps.org/homeaccess/

2. Enter your user ID and password.

3. Click “Registration.”

4. Click “Update Registration.”

5. Click “New” in the center of the screen.

6. Using the +  (plus sign), make any changes needed to the information. If no changes are needed, proceed to step 7.

7. In the +  Other Additional Information area, please be sure to check “yes” in the area “lives with guardian.”

8. Be sure to SAVE all areas, even areas not changed.

9. Click “I AGREE” and then submit. All required questions must be answered and saved before you can submit.

2.        Every student must have updated address, phone number, and guardian information completed online prior to obtaining a student schedule on August 7^th.  Listed below are the times for 6^th grade orientation and schedule pick-up:

6^th grade orientation: 9:00 – 9:30 am

6^th grade schedule pick-up: 9:30 am – 10:30 am

7^th grade schedule pick-up: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

8^th grade schedule pick-up: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

3.        Mark your calendar for Carver Open House for August 13 to meet your teachers, join PTSA, and order spirit wear! To avoid long lines at Open House, please pick up your schedule prior to 3 pm! Open House Times are:

Last name A – I: 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Last name J – R: 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm

Last name S – Z: 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm

4.        Give your input to Carver PTSA with this quick one minute survey. Click here for the survey. Carver PTSA will at Open House next week, so be sure to stop by and support the great activities they do for our school community. If you need more information, please contact PTSA via email at CarverPTSA@outlook.com or on facebook at Carver PTSA.

5.        On August 16, all students will be issued a Chromebook to use at school and home. Be sure to review the care instructions on August 16 and then purchase the damage waiver online. Chromebooks must come back to school each day.

6.        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 7:57 am – 8:06 am for each student in their 1^st hour classroom.

7.        Medications administered at school must be delivered to the school nurse by a parent/guardian. Please contact Nurse Nancy Sadler, at 523-6830, for more information.

8.        Need some Carver Spirit Wear? Order t-shirts, sweatshirts, polos, and jackets to show your Cougar spirit at: https://www.promoplace.com/224756/stores/carver (Orders are due August 31.)

9.        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:

 Our Facebook page is: Carver Middle School Cougars

 Our Twitter handle is: @CarverMSCougars

 Our Instagram account is: CarverMSCougars

10.     Recognizing your child’s teacher or SPS employee is easy! Click on the link here  or find the form on the SPS website! 

11.     Click here to view the SPS 2018-2019 School Calendar.

Have a great week!

Dr. Dana Powers

Carver Principal