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 (click here for website) for updated daily announcements. Please see below for announcements for this week:
1.
Last day of school on May 25 is an early release for students. School
will be dismissed at 2 pm.
2.
Parents
of 8th graders are invited to the 8th grade award assembly on May 25 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am.
Doors will open for seating at 10:20 am.
· Students will return to class
immediately after the award assembly.
· If
you are planning to check out your student after the award assembly, you must have
a picture ID and be the legal guardian listed in eschool for the student.
3.
Carver PTSA needs officers for next year! Please email Carver PTSA at carverptsa@outlook.com for more information or if you are
interested or use this link (click here) to
submit an interest.
· Next Papa John’s Pizza night is MAY 22 from
4-8 pm. Order pizza from Papa John’s between those hours and
Papa John’s will donate 10% to Carver PTSA!
· Carver PTSA is planning to have an 8th
grade celebration at Boys and Girls Club on May 25 from 5 pm – 6:30 pm if
the event has enough parent chaperones to supervise. Please use this link
to sign up to supervise for 45 minutes or for the entire time: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4da9af2ba2ff2-2023#/
4.
May 25 is the last day of the quarter! Guardians
can go online each day at https://homeaccess.sps.org/homeaccess to
see your student’s class assignment grades. (Click forgot user name or password to get an email with your log in information.)
Please talk with your student each week about grades and missing assignments
and contact your child’s teacher for questions about assignments (click
here for teacher email list).
· Please use the printed progress
reports as a three week check on your student’s grades. Please check HomeAccess
Eschool weekly if you are concerned about your student’s grades during the
printed progress report grade check.
ICU Missing Work email and text is another tool but should not be the only check on your student’s grades during the quarter.
5.
Chromebooks will be collected for the summer this year from all 6th
and 7th graders.
· This year, students in grades
6-7 will turn in chromebooks before leaving for the summer.
· If
your 6th or 7th grade student has enrolled in summer
school, devices will be distributed to students at summer school.
· Students in 8th
grade will keep chromebooks unless unenrolling from the district.
6. Attention 8th grade parents:
Carver
PTSA is planning to have an 8th grade celebration at Boys and Girls
Club on May 25 from 5 pm – 6:30 pm if the event has enough current 8th
grade parent chaperones to supervise.
· Please use this link to sign up to supervise for 45 minutes
or for the entire time: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4da9af2ba2ff2-2023#/
7.
Mark your calendars 8th
grade parents:
· Kickapoo Freshman Frenzy will be held at Kickapoo
from 10 am – 12 pm on August 10th with a parent meeting from 6 pm –
7:30 pm.
· Parkview
Freshman Focus and Family Fair event will be held at Parkview from 2:30 pm –
5:15 pm on August 10th with a parent fair and meeting from 5:15 pm –
7:30 pm.
8.
From the Carver Nurse: If your
child has medication with the nurses, it must be picked up by the last day of
school. All unclaimed medication will
be discarded on May 25th. Medications CANNOT be sent home
with students per district medication policy. Please call 417.523.6830 to speak to one of
the Carver nurses about questions about medication.
9. From the Carver Librarian: Carver library books were due on Friday, May 12th. We currently have almost 200 books which still need to be returned to the library. Please make sure that your students get their books turned in before the end of this school year. If your student has lost the book or has a fine for a damaged book, they may pay the fine in Office 3 and Ms. Eisenbacher will give your student a receipt which they will have to bring to the library. I appreciate your help in encouraging your student to return their books.
Please also encourage your students to be reading over the
summer. Several options for encouraging reading over the summer:
1.
Take summer EXPLORE classes!
2.
Public library also has a
summer reading program for kids and adults https://thelibrary.org/summerreading.
3.
Log onto Lightbox, an
interactive eBook program, for a free summer subscription. The interactive
eBooks are available in English and Spanish with a variety of different reading
levels. Internet access is required to be able to access Lightbox Books.
To join the interactive eBook program use this link: https://learn.openlightbox.com/TASubscription/0baf6f9e-d985-4efe-990e-940e2c021163/3f1f6cc3-2f9a-4dd1-bbbf-485267ef4441
10.
EXPLORE Summer registration is open. Click here for details on courses
offered and registration information. Summer
school seated classes are offered for K-8 students from June 5-30 and July
10-21.
11.
The building front door will not be unlocked until 8:15 am. Your students should wait in your car in
the car line until the outer door is unlocked at 8:15 am. If your
student walks or rides a bicycle to school in the mornings, speak to them about
arriving after 8:15 am to avoid
waiting in the cold outside until the door is unlocked at 8:15 am. (Only students enrolled in the SHINE before
school paid care or student athletes attending morning practice with the team
will be allowed to enter the building prior to 8:15 am.)
12.
Please spend a few minutes with your student
weekly to review assignments and grades in each class. Follow these steps to
check grades and assignments:
· 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.
· To message teachers in Canvas:
·
Canvas is the platform our teachers and
students use for learning. 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.
·
For accuracy, please use eschool Home
Access for updated weekly grades.
If you have questions about the assignment or grade, Canvas offers a way to
immediately contact the teacher through inbox.
13.
Each week, Springfield Public
Schools sends an email newsletter to SPS parents, families and community
members with The Latest from SPS. View past editions of the current school year
SPS e-newsletters here
(click here).
14.
ICU Missing Work program: Parents/guardians will
receive an email and text alert noting your student had a missing assignment. The text alert may look like a phone
number from out-of-state due to the program we use called ICU Missing Work.
This is another tool to help parents be aware of potential missing grades.
Please speak to your student about the missing assignment and have them turn it
in to the teacher. Parents are encouraged to also contact the teacher or check
online to see the overall grade for the student for the class.
15.
Students should bring a charged chromebook to
school each day! Students without a chromebook will call home to have the
device delivered to school. Thank you
for helping your student remember to bring a charged chromebook each school
day!
16.
We want to stay connected with you! If you
have questions about your child’s assignment or grade, please email the teacher.
Click
here for a list of all emails for our building.
17.
Parents! Need help
accessing and checking learning with your student??? Please be sure to reach out with questions about
eschool or canvas. 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)! Need
additional help navigating eschool or canvas? The coordinators for site
intervention (CSI) at Carver are also available to help you. Please call
523-6800 and ask to speak to a CSI for in-person help!
18.
Stay connected to the weekly announcements!
Be sure to update your email and phone number so you can stay connected to
important dates and information each week! The announcements each week can also
be found on Carver’s Twitter and Facebook pages at:
Facebook:
George Washington Carver (Carver Middle School Cougars)
Twitter: @CarverMSCougars
Thank
you for all you do to help our Carver school community! Go Cougars!
Dr.
Dana Powers
Carver
Principal
