Hello
Carver Families!
This
email is intended to keep parents updated on reminders and announcements during
the school year. Be sure to check Carver's webpage for all additional announcements
on clubs, activities, and student events!
1.
Third
quarter ended March 7! Grade cards are ready in Home Access. Please
check your student’s grades from 3rd quarter and assignments so far
in 4th quarter on home access and talk with your student about
grades. To check assignments or 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 Grades (for grade cards) or on Classes (for assignments) and overall scores
in each class.
2.
Springfield voters will be asked April 2 to
consider a $168 million bond proposal, called
Proposition S, to fund 39 high-priority projects, which were
recommended by a citizen’s task force to make our schools safer and stronger
for students and staff. The projects will renovate or reconstruct 6 schools,
create safer entrances at 31 schools, plus add classroom space to expand
preschool. If approved, the entrance at Carver will be remodeled to increase
security with double-entry points and a series of intercoms, cameras, and
electronic locking controls. Click
here for more information about Proposition S.
3.
As a reminder, please make sure your student brings
a charged Chromebook to school each day. Students without a Chromebook will call
a parent or guardian to bring the Chromebook to school. If the Chromebook
cannot be brought to school, students will take notes to complete the work at
home that evening. Please remind your student to charge his or her Chromebook
nightly and bring the Chromebook daily.
4.
Encourage your student to read at home!
Carver students are competing in a Reading Royale Challenge designed to encourage
reading at home. The Reading Royale Challenge will run through April 26th. Students will set
reading goals during visits to the library. Please talk with your student about
his or her reading goal and encourage reading at home!
5.
Make Explore
part of your summer plans! There will
be two sessions of Explore summer school this year. Session I could start as
early as June 3. Session II will be held July 8-July 30. Middle school students
will attend Explore classes Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Registration for middle school students begins March 6. Register for Explore
classes at sps.org/Explore.
6.
Jordan Valley is partnering with middle
schools to offer an immunization clinic at Carver on Monday, April 29, from 8:30 am -11:30 am. If you need more
information on what immunizations are needed for middle school, please call or
email Nurse Nancy at 523-6830 or at nasadler@spsmail.org to obtain an
immunization information letter and permission form.
7.
Our counselors at Carver have an online form accessible
in Canvas to help students as they encounter situations at school. Students can
access the form at school or at home via Canvas using a chromebook to alert a
counselor of a concern. If you need help or are unable to find the Canvas
resource, please call 523-6800 and ask to speak to a counselor.
8.
Springfield Public Schools needs bus drivers!
If you or someone you know would be interested in becoming a bus driver, please
click here for a
short video and apply online at SPS.org.
9.
Please make sure you have your child picked
up by 3 pm each day. If you 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 at Carver.
10.
Reporting safety concerns will now be easier
with a new, anonymous tip line launched by Springfield Public Schools. The
dedicated tip line will enable students, teachers, parents, or community
members to notify SPS School Police of potential safety threats with a quick
text message to 417-319-2901, through the MySPS app, or on the district website
at www.sps.org/tipline.
11.
Check out the new MySPS app from Springfield
Public Schools to access menus, bus delay information, parent resources, online
MealPay, directory link, notifications, eschool plus access, canvas access, SPS
news, and the school calendar.
12.
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:
Have a
great week!
