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:
This is the last newsletter announcement for the school year! Have a great summer!
PRINTED PROGRESS REPORT: The end of the quarter is May 23. Grade cards will be available online in June. If you have questions currently 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.
Forgot to order a Carver Yearbook for 2024-25? We have a few left. Students can purchase a yearbook in Office 2 for $20.00 (check or cash only) until all are sold. Yearbooks will be hand-delivered to your student on May 22nd.
8th grade Award Assembly will be on May 23 at 10 am in the Carver Gym. Parents of 8th graders are invited to attend the award assembly.
Students excelling in academics and sports are announced during the award assembly.
If you plan to take your student home with you after the assembly, the guardian of the student must be present and must bring an ID.
Students will only be dismissed to a legal guardian.
Students will not be allowed to leave after the assembly with adults that are not listed as guardians in eschool.
Students remaining at school will return to class following the assembly.
Students will be allowed to walk home from school at regular dismissal at 4 pm.
From the Carver Librarian:
All Carver library books should be returned to Carver. Please check with your student for overdue books and ensure the book is returned to the Carver library. Students with a library fine have an opportunity over the summer to read to reduce the amount of a library fine. Use this document (click here) to track reading to reduce fines over the summer. Have questions about library fines or can’t access the document? Contact Mrs. McGuane at cmcguane@spsmail.org or call 417.523.6840.
Carver PTSA meeting will be in September. Please email carverptsa@outlook.com or send a facebook message to the Carver PTSA facebook page if you are interested in being a PTSA officer for the 2025-2026 school year or have questions about the 8th grade skating celebration hosted and supervised by Carver PTSA.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Thank you for all you do to help our Carver school community! Go Cougars!
Dr. Dana Powers
Carver Principal
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