Carver announcements for Sept 24, 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.        Mid-quarter grade reports are available. Please check your student’s grades online for individual assignment grades and talk with your student about each assignment. To check 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 Classes for assignments and scores and on grades for mid-quarter reports in each class.  

2.        Carver’s orchestra and seventh grade reading classes are collecting new socks and other items to help support Springfield’s homeless shelters this winter. Please consider donating to #Socktober and help local families and individuals during the winter. To learn more about the program, use this link or watch this Kid President video on youtube.

3.        Please join us for Carver PTSA meeting in the Carver library on Thursday, Oct 11, from 4 pm – 5 pm. All parents/guardians are invited to attend. If you would like to participate in Superintendent’s Open Parent Forum, please let PTSA or the office know. 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!

4.        Student spectators attending home or away games without a guardian present during games must be picked up or have pick-up rides in the stands by 8:00 pm for each home and away event. Students attending the game as a spectator should make clear arrangements to have a ride at the designated pick-up time PRIOR to attending the game. Students picked up later than the expected pick-up time or with no pick-up ride in the stands by 8 pm could forfeit the privilege of attending future athletic activities as a spectator. If the game is not over at the 8 pm pick-up time, the driver/pick-up ride can enter the game for FREE for the remainder of the game to sit with the student in the stands.

5.        Does your student love to travel and love history? If so, make plans to attend the informational parent meeting on 9/18/18 in the Carver café at 6 pm for more information on the WorldStrides trip to Washington, D.C. during Spring Break. Please email scotty617@gmail.com or sgreen@spsmail.org for more information or visit the website at worldstrides.com/signup and use Trip ID 160438.

6.        PTSA has Carver spirit shirts on sale for $5 and Carver spirit water bottles for $2. You can purchase the items at the PTSA meeting on Thursday at 4 pm or by contacting PTSA via email at CarverPTSA@outlook.com or on facebook at Carver PTSA.

7.        Check out this flyer for information to participate in SPARC Game Days before home games.

8.        Utility work will begin near the cell tower located in Carver’s bus lot to replace transmission lines for fiber optics in September. The work is expected to take several days and should not impede traffic in the Carver car or bus lanes. Prior to beginning the work to replace the lines, guard structures and netting will be installed to ensure safety during the work.

9.        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.

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

11.     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

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

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

Have a great week!

Dr. Dana Powers

Carver Principal

Carver Announcements for 9/17/18

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.        Mid-quarter is here! Mid-quarter grade reports will be available on Wednesday. Please check your student’s grades online this week on home access under grades and classes for individual assignment grades and talk with your student about each assignment. An alert now phone call will be coming home on Wednesday evening for each student with all A’s and/or all B’s and each student with a D or F at mid-quarter. To check 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 Classes for assignments and scores and on grades for mid-quarter reports in each class.  

2.        Please join us for Carver PTSA meeting in the Carver library on Thursday, Oct 11, from 4 pm – 5 pm. All parents/guardians are invited to attend. If you would like to participate in Superintendent’s Open Parent Forum, please let PTSA or the office know. 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.        Student spectators attending home or away games without a guardian present during games must be picked up or have pick-up rides in the stands by 8:00 pm for each home and away event. Students attending the game as a spectator should make clear arrangements to have a ride at the designated pick-up time PRIOR to attending the game. Students picked up later than the expected pick-up time or with no pick-up ride in the stands by 8 pm could forfeit the privilege of attending future athletic activities as a spectator. If the game is not over at the 8 pm pick-up time, the driver/pick-up ride can enter the game for FREE for the remainder of the game to sit with the student in the stands.

4.        Does your student love to travel and love history? If so, make plans to attend the informational parent meeting on 9/18/18 in the Carver café at 6 pm for more information on the WorldStrides trip to Washington, D.C. during Spring Break. Please email scotty617@gmail.com or sgreen@spsmail.org for more information or visit the website at worldstrides.com/signup and use Trip ID 160438.

5.        PTSA has Carver spirit shirts on sale for $5 and Carver spirit water bottles for $2. You can purchase the items at the PTSA meeting on Thursday at 4 pm or by contacting PTSA via email at CarverPTSA@outlook.com or on facebook at Carver PTSA.

6.        Check out this flyer for information to participate in SPARC Game Days before home games.

7.        Utility work will begin near the cell tower located in Carver’s bus lot to replace transmission lines for fiber optics in mid-September. The work is expected to take several days and should not impede traffic in the Carver car or bus lanes. Prior to beginning the work to replace the lines, guard structures and netting will be installed to ensure safety during the work.

8.        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.

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

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 Sept 10, 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.        Carver PTSA will host the first meeting this school year at Carver in the library on Thursday, Sept 13, from 4 pm – 5 pm. All parents/guardians are invited to attend. If you would like to participate in Superintendent’s Open Parent Forum, please let PTSA or the office know. 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!

2.        PTSA has Carver spirit shirts on sale for $5 and Carver spirit water bottles for $2. You can purchase the items at the PTSA meeting on Thursday at 4 pm or by contacting PTSA via email at CarverPTSA@outlook.com or on facebook at Carver PTSA.

3.        Mid-quarter ends on 9/14/18! Please check your student’s grades online this week on home access and talk with your student about each grade before mid-quarter ends Friday! An alert now phone call will be coming home after mid-quarter reports for each student with all A’s and/or all B’s and each student with a D or F at mid-quarter. Please take this time to talk with your child about their grades before mid-quarter ends and before the alert now phone call. To check grades online prior to mid-quarter, 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 overall scores in each class.  

4.        Student spectators attending home or away games without a guardian present during games must be picked up or have pick-up rides in the stands by 8:00 pm for each home and away event. Students attending the game as a spectator should make clear arrangements to have a ride at the designated pick-up time PRIOR to attending the game. Students picked up later than the expected pick-up time or with no pick-up ride in the stands by 8 pm could forfeit the privilege of attending future athletic activities as a spectator. If the game is not over at the 8 pm pick-up time, the driver/pick-up ride can enter the game for FREE for the remainder of the game to sit with the student in the stands.

5.        Check out this flyer for information to participate in SPARC Game Days before home games.

6.        Utility work will begin near the cell tower located in Carver’s bus lot to replace transmission lines for fiber optics in mid-September. The work is expected to take several days and should not impede traffic in the Carver car or bus lanes. Prior to beginning the work to replace the lines, guard structures and netting will be installed to ensure safety during the work.

7.        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.

8.        Flu clinic is coming to Carver on November 7. 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 Sept 4, 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.        Fall sport game days start this week! We encourage all our parents and students to attend games to cheer for the Cougars!

2.        Student spectators attending home or away games without a guardian present during games must be picked up or have pick-up rides in the stands by 8:00 pm for each home and away event. Students attending the game as a spectator should make clear arrangements to have a ride at the designated pick-up time PRIOR to attending the game. Students picked up later than the expected pick-up time or with no pick-up ride in the stands by 8 pm could forfeit the privilege of attending future athletic activities as a spectator. If the game is not over at the 8 pm pick-up time, the driver/pick-up ride can enter the game for FREE for the remainder of the game to sit with the student in the stands.

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. 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. We hope to see you at the PTSA meeting!

4.        Check out this flyer for information to participate in SPARC Game Days before home games.

5.        Utility work will begin near the cell tower located in Carver’s bus lot to replace transmission lines for fiber optics in mid-September. The work is expected to take several days and should not impede traffic in the Carver car or bus lanes. Prior to beginning the work to replace the lines, guard structures and netting will be installed to ensure safety during the work.

6.        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.

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