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. Thank you to all our families for a great first week of school! We appreciate all your efforts to help us make this year a great year! We will be sending home a printed progress report or grade card every three weeks to help you stay connect to school. The first printed progress report will be sent home with your child on Sept 13! Please ask your student for the printed report and spend a few minutes talking with your child about each grade. If you have questions about the grades, please check home access or email the teacher. (Click here for a link to Home Access.) (Click here for a list of all teacher emails.) You can also find the link to Home Access by visiting Carver webpage (click here for the webpage).
2. Reminder of the new Middle School Cell Phone Policy: Middle Schools at SPS are implementing a change in the cell phone policy to meet the student handbook requirements. Please review the student handbook sent home with your student on the cell phone policy for SPS. All cell phones for students in grades 6-8 are expected to be out of sight and turned off as soon as the student enters the school building. Students can use cell phones as soon as school dismisses at 4 pm. We will call home to discuss the next steps for students that continue to use their cell phone during classes after being redirected. Please help us as we try to manage cell phones during class.
3.
Morning Drop-off Reminders:
· Do
not drop your student off in the carline prior to 8:15 am! The doors will not
open and your student will not be supervised by an adult until 8:15 am.
· Need to drop off your student earlier than 8:15 am? SPARC offers before and after school care each school day from 6:30 am until 6 pm at Carver. The program has scholarships available for families that apply. Find more information about the program at SHINE at sps.org (click here).
4.
Afternoon Drop-off Reminders:
· Do you pick up your student in the afternoon carline? We
will dismiss car riders to the awning/front entrance in stages by grades to
avoid congestion in the hallways. We realize middle school is an exciting time
to socialize with friends but we want to be efficient, safe, and quick in the
carline so please
ask your student to limit the socializing with peers in the carline
so all students can get home in a timely manner.
· Students will not be allowed to cross to the parking lot
during dismissal. Do not skip the carline by pulling into the parking lot and
having your child cross over to you. Students will not be allowed to cross
over the bus lane and into the parking lot to look for your car. Please
remain in the car line and help us keep your student safe!
· Does your student walk home from school? For the safety of our students as they cross two crosswalks in the carline and on Battlefield, all students walking home from school toward Battlefield Rd will be dismissed from school approximately 10 minutes after the car line has started. Students walking home using the trail can leave at 4:00 pm.
5. Carver PTSA News: Carver PTSA meeting will be on Sept 5 in the Carver library from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm. Please join us in person or via zoom. (Click here for the zoom link.) Interested in being a PTSA officer for the 2023-24 school year? Please email Carver PTSA at carverptsa@outlook.com for more information.
6. Mark your calendar to meet teachers at Carver Open House + SPS U is on Sept 12 from 5:30 pm – 7 pm at Carver.
7. Need some Carver gear to show your school spirit?? Check out the Carver spirit wear on sale now. Click here to check out the Carver spirit wear on sale now. The store closes on Sept 5 so be sure to purchase your gear before the deadline.
8. Chromebooks have been distributed and we will begin using them in classes for assignments and testing this week. Chromebooks will remain at school and students will not bring home a chromebook during the school year. If you have a need for your student to use the chromebook at home to catch up on homework, please contact the Carver Librarian to fill out a request form.
9. Missing work ICU is returning to Carver! We will continue using the automated system that will alert parents via text and email when students are falling behind in assignments. This is one additional way we hope to help our families stay connected to student progress at school through the Missing work ICU program!
10. Fall sports have started at Carver. If your 7th or 8th grade is interested in cheerleading, volleyball, football, or cross country, be sure to check out our Athletics page on our website. You can find Carver’s website by going to sps.org and selecting Carver from the list of schools or by clicking here.
11. NEW Middle School Student Spectator Expectations: We want your family to come support our teams and enjoy our evening events. Be sure you attend with your student. Students will not be allowed to be dropped off and left unattended at evening sporting events at any SPS school. All students K-12 attending a middle school sporting event must have a parent/guardian enter and attend for the duration of the event. Students will sit with the parent/guardian or will sit in the designated space for each school. All K-12 students will follow the established rules for behavior during the game and will remain seated until half-time. Click here for the full description of the Student Spectator Expectations.
12. 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.
13. Breakfast will be provided for free to all in-person students at Carver this year. Breakfast is provided from 8:40 am – 9:00 am. Students arriving at school after 9:00 am will not have access to breakfast. Please make sure your student arrives to school between 8:40 am – 9:00 am for breakfast!
14. Parents! Need help accessing and checking learning with your student??? Please be sure to reach out with questions about eschool or canvas to Dr. Bartels, Carver Coordinator for Site Intervention (CSI), for help. Please call 523-6800 and ask to speak to Dr. Bartels for in-person help!
15.
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 click on forgot login/password. A
link to reset will be sent the email you have on file with the district.
· 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:
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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 unfamiliar with Canvas and would like quick tips on how to change
preferences or contact a teacher through Canvas, click here for information.
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For accuracy, please use eschool Home
Access for updated weekly grades. If you have questions about the
assignment or grade, please email the teacher (click here for a list of teacher emails).
16. 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
