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.
Mid-Quarter
for 4th quarter grades are available on home access. Please
check your student’s assignments and grades online and talk with your student
about the importance of 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.
MAP math testing for
6th – 8th graders will be on April 30 and May
1. For 8th graders, science testing will also be on May 7 and May 8. Testing
will begin at 8:10 am after breakfast in the classroom. Please make sure your
student arrives on time with a charged chromebook and headphones!
3.
We need your input! Please consider
completing the Parent Climate and Culture Survey for the district using this
Carver link (click
here for the link). The link will also be accessible through the SPS
website. The survey is open through May 3, 2019.
4.
Many Carver students will soon be published
authors and artists! You are formally
invited to attend the Voices from the Middle Book signing on Friday, May 3rd
from 6-8 p.m. at the Library Center. You will be able to purchase a book
for $10 (cash or check) at the event. Come and visit with the authors and
artists, and get them to autograph your copy!
5.
Reminder
that all medications with the school nurse must be picked up by an adult by the
last day of school. Per Springfield public school medication
policy, the school nurse is not permitted to send unused medication home with a
student. All unclaimed medication will be discarded on May 21, 2019 at 10:00
am. Please contact Nurse Nancy at 523-6830 or nasadler@spsmail.org with any questions
or if you need to pick them up after 10 am on the last day of school.
6.
Warmer weather is here! Please make sure to
talk with your student about appropriate dress code. The school district dress
code policy indicates: Strapless, backless, revealing tops, or clothing
revealing the bare midriff are not to be worn in the school building. Clothing
must cover all underwear and shorts should reach to the mid-thigh. Students not
wearing appropriate clothing will be asked to call home for different clothes
or offered clothing from the nurse. Thank you for talking with your student
about appropriate dress at school.
7.
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.
8.
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.
9.
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.
10.
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.
11.
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.
12.
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.
13.
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!
