Carr Talk

Please note - NO SCHOOL this Friday, February 7th and Monday, February 10th!

Please join us for our Parent Education Night this Thursday, February 6th 6:00-7:30! Supporting your students' emotional growth with Mrs. Perez and Special Guests! Please RSVP here.👈 childcare will be provided.

Our RRAH Recess was a huge success. We are so proud of our Carr Cubs for Being Respectful. This month, we are focusing on Being Responsible. Please take a moment to discuss what that looks like at your home and at school.

We are also expecting rain this week so plan accordingly. Run Club may be canceled due to rain. A text will be sent the night before. We will be on rainy day schedule for a couple of days.

Please send a message of kindness:

🐻💓MESSAGE OF KINDNESS LINK HERE🐻💓

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Please see important updates:

• 2/7 Student Free Day- No school
• 2/10 (Lincoln's Day) and 2/17 (President's Day) NO SCHOOL
• 2/14 Family Dance

All my best,

Amy Argento, Principal

As a reminder, prompt and regular attendance at school is required by law for all children because regular presence in school has a direct, important impact on a student’s educational success.

Missing just 1-2 days of school a month, (even if they are excused) can lead to lower reading scores, falling behind peers, and a much greater chance of not graduating. In addition, if a student misses an entire day of school, our schools will not receive important state funding for educational materials and programs.

We know that unforeseen circumstances may occur, so if your student has to be out, consider making it only a partial day, or if they are out for three or more days, please reach out to your classroom teacher and our office staff to start an Independent Study Contract so that your student can keep up with the learning.

**PLEASE NOTE** students can use up to 15 days TOTAL for these contracts and must be at least 3 days at a time.

• NO SCHOOL!!!!!

February

• 2/3-2/7 National School Counselors Week
• 2/7 No School - Student Free Day (Staff PD)
• 2/10 No School - Lincoln's Day
• 2/14 Valentine's/Friendship Day
• 2/14 ELMAS Meeting @ 9:45pm
• 2/14 PTA Glow & Love Family Dance 6pm-8pm

If you are returning from the winter session, the fee will only be $20 for the Spring Session! For new joiners this program is $30 for the Spring Session or $40 if you need to buy a T-shirt. Please include the payment for your child’s shirt along with the permission slip, made out to Carr Elementary School. If you need help covering the cost of the program and/or the shirt, please contact Dr. Argento. (argento.amy@tusd.org).

Sign up through the Google Form Here !

Thank you to all of you who were able to attend the STEAM Fair Parent Information meeting. Here is the recording of the meeting and the parent information slides we went over. You can also get all of the documents and information on the website: bit.ly/tusdsteamfair .

The Mystery Carr Staff Member from the last Carr Talk was .....Our TK Teacher, Mrs. Coe👉

Do you think you can guess who the NEXT Mystery Member is?

Next week's Mystery Member's Clues:

What is your favorite animal? ...dogs and dolphins

What do you like to do outside of school? ...hike and paddle board

What college did you go to? ...University of LaVerne

Do you have a special talent? ...baking, is this a talent? YES!

What is your favorite sports team? ...Dallas Cowboys, though this is a default to my family

Your favorite event, activity, place, or time of year at Carr...Halloween Parade/Fall Season

What would the students say if I asked them "what do you know about this Carr Staff Member? ...“She has 3 dogs or she loves Totoro."

An Extra Clue: ..She grew up in the local mountains

THANK YOU to our Watch D.O.G.S. last week: Raymundo Martinez, Mario Duran and Alex Yee!

We greatly appreciate your time and presence with our Carr Cubs. The kids enjoyed having you and hope you join us again!

Still working on becoming a cleared volunteer? Click here to complete your application: Raptor Volunteer Application

Need information on the program or joining Watch D.O.G.S.? Please contact carrchair@gmail.com

If you are already cleared and ready to schedule your volunteer day, you can sign up here: Watch D.O.G.S. 2024-2025

Clothes for Cash Fundraiser NOW - 2/5/25

Clothes for Cash is still being collected until Wednesday 2/5. Start your spring cleaning early and bring us a bag of your unwanted clothes

PTSA Valentine's Dance Glow & Love

Come join us for our family dance on Valentine's Day 2/14 at 6pm. Tickets are $8 a person and will be sold online. Tickets include dinner, dancing, and photo booths.

Valentine's Grams

Valentine grams will be sold Before & After school starting Wednesday 2/5. Just one dollar each and students/parents can fill them out and pta will deliver on valentine's day 2/14

Please check out our January PTSA Carr Chronicle!

Reminder: Please keep your Run Club ID cards! They will be used all the way through 5th grade!

If your card is lost, you can either have your laps manually tallied after each session, or you can purchase a replacement card for $5. Contact carrrunclub@yahoo.com

We also hand out stickers after each session. If you have an excess of stickers around and would like to pass them off, we'll gladly take them! Thank you!

The Carr Cub Run Club is a club for grades TK-5 that promotes a positive and healthy opportunity for our children to develop a routine of physical exercise, in addition to daily morning exercises.

The club will run Wednesday mornings, from 8:00 AM - 8:35 AM.

Registration for the 2024-25 school year is necessary to participate.

TK/K as of January, drop-off is accepted, and will no longer require a TK/K parent.

All children will run/walk the outside area of the blacktop/playground and will be calculated per lap to accumulate mileage. Prizes will be awarded to top earners throughout the year.

Can Parents Be Involved? Absolutely. Cleared parents can run/walk with the students. Volunteers can help set up/monitor the track, mark laps for runners, calculate mileage, and help award prizes. Either contact Gail at carrrunclub@yahoo.com or Ms. Ibarra at ibarra.cristal@tusd.org for questions or to volunteer.

As a California public school student, your child may be eligible to receive a CalKIDS scholarship of $500 to $1,500 for college or career training. Funded by the State of California, a CalKIDS scholarship can be used for qualified college and career training expenses such as tuition and fees, books and supplies, computer equipment, and some room and board expenses. Checking a student’s eligibility and claiming a CalKIDS scholarship is easy. It only takes a minute. All you need is your child’s 10-digit Statewide Student Identifier (SSID), which can be found at the top of the page when you select your student in PowerSchool. For more information and to check your child’s eligibility, visit CalKIDS.org

A reminder that when your child is absent, please make sure to report your absences using one of the three methods listed below.

There's 3 ways you can report an absence

1. You can go to the Carr website and click the "Report An Absence' button. Fill out the form. Form is linked here.
2. Call the office at (310) 533-4467.
3. Email your teacher AND our office clerk, Harril.Aida@tusd.org

When reporting an absence, please provide the following information:

• Your child's name
• Child's Teacher's Name
• reason for the absence

Reminders:

• You must report an absence for every day that your child is absent.
• Doctor's note may be requested if a child is absent for multiple days for illnesses.
• Please contact the teacher directly when requesting classwork and homework for the day.
  Note: All TUSD employee's emails are their Last Name.First Name @tusd.org
• If your child is going to be absent for 3 or more days, please request an Independent Study so your child's absences can be cleared (if assignments are submitted on the day of your child's return).

Website: https://www.tusd.org/schools/carr
Location: 168th Street, Torrance, CA, USA
Phone: (310 ) 533-4467

• Students and Staff will now be able to use their LinqConnect (formerly known as Titan) account balance to purchase a la carte items and extra meals.
• We can still accept cash and checks but change will NOT be provided. Any remaining funds will be added to the account instead.

Menus are available on Canva and LinqConnect on our website.

• • The Canva menu is linked here!
• The LinqConnect menu is linked here!

Website: https://www.tusd.org/schools/carr
Location: 168th Street, Torrance, CA, USA
Phone: (310 ) 533-4467
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarrElementarySchool
Twitter: @carrcub