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 for updated daily announcements. Please see below for announcements for this week:
1.
The end of the quarter
is Tuesday, December 22nd. Grade cards will be available
online after the break. Please be sure to check assignments, grades, and
attendance online in eschool or Canvas each day for your student and talk with
your student about each grade. Follow these steps to check grades and
assignments:
· To check individual assignments and message teachers in Canvas:
· Canvas
is the platform our teachers and students use for all assignments. 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.
· To
view grades and assignments in Canvas, click on Grades on the left side of the
Canvas page. The student’s overall grade will be shown on the top right and at
the bottom. For accuracy, please only note the row labeled ‘Total Grade.’ If
you have questions about the assignment or grade, Canvas offers a way to
immediately contact the teacher through inbox.
· 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.
2. Third quarter starts January 4th! To view your child’s seated schedule for third quarter, please have your child log onto home access on the chromebook. All classes are visible on home access, so please look for classes labeled M3 (marking period third quarter). We will also have staff in the hall to assist students with new class schedules on January 4th.
3.
12 Days Until Winter Break! Starting Monday,
December 7, we have 12 days until Winter Break! To celebrate, we wanted to have
12 spirit days for our seated and virtual students. (It is optional to
participate!) If your student participates at home or at school, be sure to
remind your student to snap a chromebook selfie and upload the selfie to the
link provided in a Canvas inbox message. (You can also click here for the
link.) We will select photos from the link to add to the
announcements and the yearbook! If your student would like to participate, here
are the daily spirit wear themes:
Monday, December 7: FAUX FUR -- Wear your over the top
(fake) fur! Think fur ear muffs, fur scarf, jacket with fur, furry vest, or fur
boots.
Tuesday, December 8: DECK the HALLS -- Bring out your
favorite holiday accessory! Think Jewelry, necklaces, garland.
Wednesday,
December 9: SPIRIT of the SEASON -- Wear
RED and GREEN.
Thursday,
December 10: DREAM A LITTLE DREAM -- School
appropriate PJ’s. (REAL SHOES, NO SLIPPERS PLEASE.)
Friday, December 11: JINGLE BELLS -- Wear bells to
make sure Santa knows where you are.
Monday, December 14: SHINE BRIGHT LIKE A LIGHT -- Light
up your wardrobe with holiday lights, glitter and tinsel.
Tuesday, December 15: WINTER VACATION -- Hawaiian
shirts, hula skirts, and sandals (with socks).
Wednesday, December 16: TREE TOPPER -- Dig out your favorite
holiday hat, headband, or tree topper.
Thursday,
December 17: SANTA’S WESTERN WEAR -- Dress
in your favorite western-wear, cowboy hat, and boots.
Friday, December 18: MAD ABOUT PLAID -- Wear your
favorite flannel shirt, plaid pants, or plaid outfit.
Monday, December 21: DASHING THROUGH the SNOW -- Dress
as one of Santa’s Reindeer.
Tuesday, December 22: UGLY SWEATER -- Break out your
tacky sweater!
As a reminder, be sure to snap a selfie of your spirit wear each day you
participate and upload it to this link: https://forms.gle/SAM2EuStBUWuYoff8
4. Need after school care for your student? SPARC will be offering after school care and tutoring each seated school day until 6 pm in the Carver café. Click here for registration information.
5. Parents: Please share your feedback about your child’s school experience with us. Your input is important to help us identify ways to make your child’s experience with school as positive and beneficial as possible. Please complete the annual Family-School Relationship Survey to provide feedback by Dec. 22. Click here to add your feedback. If you have children in elementary, middle, and high school, please complete the survey for each school.
6. Need help with library fines? Carver’s Librarian, Mrs. McGuane, is offering students with library fines an opportunity to Adopt-A-Book in order to pay down a library fine. Students without library fines can also participate and pay it forward to pay off a fine for another student. Mrs. McGuane will share more details on Canvas throughout this week. To participate:
A.
Read a book from a list of titles provided by
Mrs. McGuane. After reading, the student will record and submit a short book review
of the book on Canvas.
B.
Record and upload to Canvas a video of the
student reading a children's picture book while displaying the pictures. The
recording will be shared with our Carver Functional Skills classroom.
C. Students interested in participating will need to speak to Mrs. McGuane prior to participating to inquire about participating to reduce fines for lost or damaged books.
7.
For our seated students working virtually on Wednesday: While school is in
session for four days seated, Carver students will be following a compressed Wednesday
virtual schedule. Teachers will be available to review the assignment and
answer any questions during the class in the times listed below. Please have
your student log into classes following this schedule:
8:00am-8:25am: 1st period
8:30am-8:55am: 2nd period
9:00am-9:25am: 2nd period
9:30am-9:55am: RTI Intervention
10:00am-10:25am: 4th period
10:30am-10:55am: 5th period
11:00am-11:25am: 6th period
11:30am-11:55am: 7th period
12:00pm – 12:15pm: Teachers will be available for
questions on Canvas.
12:15pm-12:45pm: LUNCH
12:45 pm – 3:15 pm: Students should complete assignments and missing work.
Teacher Professional Learning:
12:45–2 pm.
Teacher Plan Time: 2:00-3:00pm.
8. SPS sporting events guidelines for Carver Middle School: While we welcome our families and fans support for our Carver student athletes, there are new COVID-19 expectations and guidelines for all spectators attending Carver sporting events. Due to COVID-19 and to provide space for social distancing, student sections have been closed until further notice. Students attending as fans must be seated with their parent or guardian during the game and wear a mask throughout the games. Please click here and review other COVID-19 spectator guidelines for attending Carver games.
9. Want to help support Carver Middle School?? Consider donating to one or both of these Pick-a-Project Fundraisers available at Carver:
· Scholar Bowl Buzzers: Click here for more information or to donate!
· Organizational Cone Markers: Click here for more information or to donate!
10. Have a school issued Kajeet hotspot? As a reminder, all SPS Kajeets must be renewed each month in the school library. Mrs. McGuane, Carver’s librarian, will send reminders through Canvas. Please have your child bring the device by the Carver library to renew the account each month. Kajeet accounts not renewed each month in the school library will be closed by the district and the company providing internet service may begin billing the home for continued use. If your student no longer needs the Kajeet device, have them return it to the school library. Kajeet hotspots issued to Carver’s fully virtual students will not have monthly renewals and will only need to be renewed in January.
11. Carver teachers have created a virtual Open House Tour for parents! Check out the information on each slide for your child’s teachers to learn a little more about them! Click here for the link!
12. All students enrolled at Carver will be able to eat a school breakfast each morning for free and lunch each afternoon for free! Breakfast will be available each morning from 7:30 am - 7:55 am for each seated student in their 1st hour classroom. Breakfast will not be available after 7:55 am. Students attending school virtually can pick up food items during designated times in the carline. Click here for more information or check out nutrition services at SPS.org.
13.
The building will open
at 7:30 am. Please have your student remain in the
car with you until the building opens at 7:30 am. Do not drop your student off before
7:30 am.
14. Parents! Need help accessing and checking online learning with your student??? Click here for a list of resources from SPS. You can also click here for a guide created by our librarian for “how-to” items for parents. Please be sure to reach out with questions as we navigate online learning. Ask your student to canvas inbox (email) his or her teachers and read the answers from the teacher together or email the teachers directly (teacher email list here)! Teachers are available via email or the librarian is willing to help via email, phone, or Instagram. At Carver, we want you to know we are in this together and we want to help you and your child during this virtual learning experience at home.
15. We want virtual learning to be successful! Please reach out to your child’s teachers for questions on learning or assignments. You can find a list of email addresses at this link (click here) or at sps.org. In sps.org, please select ‘Carver’ from the list of schools at the top of the page, then select ‘About’ on the Carver page. You can find the list of teacher emails listed under staff directory.
16. Want to stay connected to the weekly announcements using Remind texting? If so, text @1carver to 81010 to get weekly parent announcements. The announcements can also be found on Carver’s Twitter and Facebook pages at:
Facebook:
George Washington Carver (Carver Middle School Cougars)
Twitter: @CarverMSCougars
Instagram: CarverMSCougars
Thank
you for all you do to help our Carver school community! Go Cougars!
Dr.
Dana Powers
Carver
Principal
