Carter Connections
May 2023
Upcoming Events
May 1-5 - Teacher Appreciation Week
May 2 - Math Milestones Section 1 (3rd-5th)
May 3 - Math Milestones Section 2 (3rd-5th)
May 4 - Science Milestones Section 1&2 (5th only)
May 4 - P.B.I.S. Assembly
May 5 - Drop Everything and Read
May 5 - BCSD 150th celebration
May 8 - ELA Milestones Section 1 (4th Grade)
May 9 - ELA Milestones Section 2 (4th Grade)
May 10 - ELA Milestones Section 3 (4th Grade)
May 10 - Nurse Appreciation Day
May 12 - Field Day (K-2 A.M.) (3-5 P.M.)
May 16 - Mini-Millionaire and Millionaire celebration
May 17 - AR Mystery Trip
May 18 - P.B.I.S. celebration
May 22 - Awards Day (1st 9:00) (2nd 1:30)
May 23 - Awards Day for PreK (9:30)
May 23 - Awards Day (3rd 9:00) (4th 1:30)
May 24 - Awards Day (Kindergarten at 9:30)
May 24 - Awards Day (5th at Northway)
May 24 - Last day of school. Half day
Anonymous Monthly Surveys for Parents
Leader in Me
At the beginning of the year, we focus on leadership roles, mission statements, Wildly Important Goals (WIGs), and leadership notebooks.
In May, students are reviewing the Habits, Paradigm 5, and learning about Trust Behavior 12: Keep Commitments, and Trust Behavior 13: Extend Trust.
Safety Patrol Member of the Month for May
Accelerated Reader
Below are the word count targets:
Kindergarten - 50,000 words
First - 100,000 words
Second - 250,000 words
Third - 500,000 words
Fourth and fifth - 1,000,000 words
Mini-Millionaires are students in k-3 who met their AR word count target for the year in AR.
Asha
Zachary
Nahom
Millionaires are students who read over a million words in AR!
Mycah
Gavin
Garner
Tutor.com
Bibb County School District (BCSD) and Tutor.com, one of the world’s largest online tutoring services, have partnered to provide live, online tutoring services for BCSD students. Through this partnership, BCSD students in grades K-12 can access live tutors on-demand online 24 hours a day, seven days a week for 1-to-1 learning support.
The service provides homework help across more than 120 subjects, along with drop-off essay review and test prep. Spanish-speaking families and students will also be able to access live, Spanish-speaking tutors.
Students will be able to access Tutor.com through their ClassLink landing page on an internet browser, which will automatically sign in the student to their account.