Carlton Caregiver Update

Hi Carlton Caregivers!

Welcome to October! We have lots of amazing things happening here are Carlton this month!

Below are the updates for the week. Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions/concerns.

Thank you!

Lauren Weaver

Principal

Carlton Innovation School

This week's staff shout out go to...

Noelle Cormier, Kristin Ciarmataro, Amy Turra, Troy Zipper, Rich Giso, Nikki Hogan, Keeghan Hughes, Natalie Pavia, and Lissa Levine.

These nine amazing educators volunteered their time in order to chaperone The Farm School field trip for our E2 seniors. This trip would not be possible without all of them. Their willingness to donate their personal time, and be away from their families, truly shows their dedication to Carlton.

Picture Day will be on October 17th. A flyer with purchasing information should be coming out some time next week. Stay tuned!

Starting October 13th, we'll be introducing a new homework plan at Carlton.

Key Details:

• Homework will be optional to better accommodate your student's needs.
• Homework assignments will be sent home each Friday and collected the following Friday.
• There will be nightly reading, a weekly writing prompt, and some form of math practice.

We believe this approach will promote a healthier balance between school and personal time.

Dr. Zrike and I had the chance to visit the P2 classrooms on Monday and observe students engaging in grade-appropriate reading and writing activities. Carlton is working diligently to improve students' writing skills, which aligns with our School Improvement Plan's focus on grade-level standards-based exposure for all students.

It was especially encouraging to witness a clear workshop model being implemented, as well as targeted small group instruction. These instructional strategies can be highly effective in meeting the diverse needs of students and helping them develop their writing skills. Additionally, high student engagement was a positive sign that the teaching methods and materials are resonating with our students.

Overall, continuing to focus on grade-level standards and effective instructional practices will likely yield positive results for our kiddos!

We are excited to once again launch our Carlton Latino Family Group. The first meeting will take place on November 9th at 6pm at Carlton. If you have any questions, please call or text Arabelis at (781) 771-7902. If you have certain ideas you would like to discuss, please let Arabelis know.

Now this it's becoming "sweather/sweatshirt" weather, we have notice and increase of items in our lost and found. The Carlton lost and found is located

Instead of going to the parks next week, the Carlton staff will be at various Salem parks on November 1st in the afternoon.

Because of the current parking restrictions, we realized the parks wouldn't be possible for October. I am sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause, but we look forward to seeing families on November 1st! I'll send out more information with times and locations within the next two weeks.

October 5th- Haunted Happenings Parade

October 9th- No School

October 10th- Carlton PTO Meeting

October 25th- Carlton Walk-A-Thon

October 30th, October 31st, November 1st- No School

Email: lweaver@salemk12.org
Website: https://spscarlton.salemk12.org/
Location: 10 Skerry Street, Salem, MA, USA
Phone: (978)740-1280