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:
PRINTED PROGRESS REPORT: Due to AMI snow days last week, Progress Reports will be sent home this week on Feb 24 or on Feb 25. End of quarter is March 13. If you have questions about 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). More information on how to check Home Access Grades is listed below in this announcement.
Have questions about when to return AMI Snow Day work to school? Please have your student return the pages from the packet (or paper with your student’s work) to school Monday, Feb. 24. If your student forgets to bring the work, please have your student return it to school on Tuesday. If your student was unable to find the packet during AMI, have your student write the answers from the packet (packets can be found online) on a regular piece of paper and return just the answers to school this week. Click here for details and for links to the AMI packets. You can also find information about AMI at SPS.org/AMI.
CARVER READ-A-THON has been extended!! Carver Read-A-Thon Fundraiser from our Carver Library has been extended! The fundraiser is from February 3 - 24! Please consider helping us raise money for Carver. Money raised will stay at Carver to purchase incentives for academics, attendance, and positive behavior for our Carver students. Have questions? Contact Mrs. McGuane in the Carver Library at 417.523.6840 or email your student’s reading teacher. Click here for more information about Carver Read-A-Thon!
Does your student need 8th grade IMMUNIZATIONS for next year or a sport physical for next year? The Cox Care Mobile will be at Carver on Tuesday, Feb 25th, for 8th grade Immunizations: (tDap and meningitis) or Sport Physicals for any grade. Students in 6th and 7th grades can sign up for the 8th grade immunizations at this clinic. Contact Nurse Shelley at 417.523.6830 with questions. Click here for the Cox Care Mobile Immunization Packet. Click here for the Cox Care Mobile Sports Physical Packet.
OZARK FOOD HARVEST FOOD FIGHT STARTS FEBRUARY 28!!! Carver will participate in the annual Ozark Food Harvest Food Fight from FEB 28 – MARCH 13. The Ozark Food Harvest provides Carver families with food each week. Please consider giving to help our families in need! Need more information? Click here. Want to participate in the Food Fight? Two ways to help support our community and families:
Students can bring the most needed food items to school: Tuna, Canned Meat, Peanut Butter, Boxed Meals, Rice, Pasta, Beans, Soup, Canned Fruit, Canned Vegetables, Cereal. Four pounds of food helps provide three meals.
You can also donate your pennies or dollars to help! Students can bring pennies or money to donate at school or parents can donate online (Click here to donate online). $1 in donations can provide three meals!
Carver PTSA meeting will be on March 4 in the Carver library from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm.
One night each month, Papa John’s will donate 10% of all sales to Carver PTSA. Carver PTSA Papa John’s Pizza night is March 10 from 4-8 pm. Order pizza from Papa John’s between those hours and Papa John’s will donate 10% to Carver PTSA!
Have questions about PTSA? Email Carver PTSA at carverptsa@outlook.com or check them out on facebook!
GWC STUDENT NEWS! Click here to view the latest episode of GWC News for 2024-2025. The news cast is created by students on the GWC Student News Tech Force team. The students in the Tech Force Team applied to be part of the Tech Force team to assist the librarian and teachers with technology needs. Another duty in Tech Force is to create a student news video to highlight activities and events at Carver. The GWC News is shared with students during Breakfast in the Classroom and is also available for parents in the weekly newsletter.
Carver Yearbooks for the 2024-25 school year are on sale until May 1st. Click here for the link to order online. Cost of a yearbook is $20.00 plus a $2.00 online service fee. Students can also order a yearbook in Office 2 for $20.00 (check or cash only). Yearbooks will be hand-delivered to your student during the last week of school in May.
Is your student interested in cheerleading? If so, click here for high school cheer clinic information.
Have some time during the work week and want to make a difference for schools? Consider applying to become a substitute teacher through Penmac Educational Staffing! Enjoy in-classroom training and receive affordable benefit options! Click here for more information about Penmac Substitute Teaching. Apply online at Penmac (click here for the application link).
Middle School Student Spectator Expectations for Athletics and Activities:
We want your student and family to support our teams and enjoy our evening events. Be sure you attend with your student.
Middle school students will not be allowed to be dropped off at evening sporting events at SPS schools. All students in grades 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 can 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 or the end of the event. Click here for the full description of the Student Spectator Expectations.
Read to Succeed Challenge: Reading opens doors! Click here for more information about Read to Succeed Challenge. Click here for additional reading resources!
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).
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 asking your child cross over to you. Students will not be allowed to cross over the bus lane and into the parking lot to get in 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 several minutes after the car line has started. Students walking home using the trail can leave at 4:00 pm.
Reminder of Middle School Cell Phone Policy: 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. Please speak to your student about keeping the cell phone out of sight during the school day and help us as we try to manage cell phones during learning.
CHECKING GRADES: Please spend a few minutes with your student each week to review assignments and grades in each class. As a parent you can view grades in Home Access or in Canvas. Canvas and Home Access update automatically each day for assignments. Follow these steps to log in to Home Access or to Canvas:
HOME ACCESS:
Home Access is the platform SPS uses parents to check grades, absences, and registration information at any time. A printed progress report will be sent home every three weeks and can be found in Home Access. To check assignments and grades in eschool Home Access, 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 click on forgot login/password. A link to reset will be sent to the email you have on file with the district.
Click on Classes for daily assignments and daily grades.
Click on Grades for overall scores in each class during progress reports and at the end of each quarter.
Any assignment due while a student is absent will have a blank for the grade or may have a —- (dash) while the student is still absent. After two or more days, any assignment still with a blank or —- (dash) will become a zero and will reflect a zero on the Progress Report or Grade Cards. An assignment with a blank for the grade or a —- (dash) is not excused and must be completed.
CANVAS:
Canvas is the platform our teachers and students use for learning. As a parent, you can be an observer in each of your child’s Canvas courses with your own log-in and password. You can also view grades in Canvas. Canvas and Home Access update automatically each day so either platform will display current grades.
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.
Want help managing Canvas Notifications to meet your needs as a parent? If you are receiving more emails from Canvas with the change this quarter or would like to receive more notifications with the grade of each assignment, this informational video can help you navigate the settings to adjust the number of emails. (Click here for the short video on Managing Canvas Notifications.) (Click here for a PDF on how to Manage Canvas Notifications.)
Canvas and Home Access update automatically each day for assignments. If you have questions about the assignment or grade, please email the teacher (click here for a list of teacher emails).
Missing Work ICU! The Missing Work ICU system helps parents know when important assignments are not turned in by the due date. Parents will receive a text or email alert from the automated system. This automated system alerts parents when students are falling behind in assignments and then will send a follow-up message when the missing assignment was submitted. This is one additional way we hope to help our families stay connected to student progress at school through the Missing work ICU program! Have questions about the assignment? Respond to the email or click here for a list of all teacher emails.
Need to contact a teacher? 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.
Breakfast is provided for free to all students taking classes 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 at school between 8:40 am – 9:00 am for breakfast!.
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
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