The Carver Connection

October 14, 2024

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

Our teachers will offer fall conferences throughout the remainder of this week; therefore, please ensure you schedule a time to discuss your scholar's progress.
If you have GWC shirts you would like to donate back to the school, we would appreciate it! Please drop them off in our front office.
Quarter 1 ends on October 18th; therefore, report cards will be sent home on Wednesday, October 30th.
As a reminder, school is NOT in session on Tuesday, November 5th.
Scholars may wear athletic wear on Wednesdays (tops and bottoms) if they choose. If they opt out of athletic wear, they should be in uniform (including khaki pants as jeans are only permitted on Fridays).
On Friday GWC Spirit Day, scholars may wear jeans, but they MUST be in a GWC shirt.
Transportation changes MUST go through our front office, by noon, to Kisha Jackson at kisha.jackson@fayette.kyschools.us

NEW STAFF MEMBER

Hello Families!

I’m Mary Alice Daniels, the new Family Resource Liaison at George Washington Carver STEM Academy. I grew up in Lexington and earned my Master's Degree in Social Work from the University of Kentucky, where I became a certified social worker. With over 10 years of experience at God's Pantry Food Bank, I’ve dedicated my work to providing resources for families in Fayette County.

My husband, Aulander and I have been married for 10 years and we have two amazing daughters—Addie is 8 and Penelope is 9 months old, and a golden doodle, Sunny.

My primary goal is to remove non-academic barriers to learning, enhancing your child's academic success. This might involve helping you with:

basic needs like clothing and personal hygiene products,
connecting you to food assistance programs,
aiding in finding resources for paying electricity bills, or
referring you to various social service agencies.

*If there’s anything I can do to support your scholar, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at maryalice.daniels@fayette.kyschools.us. I'm here to help!

TEACHER OF THE WEEK

Help us congratulate our kindergarten teacher, Ms. Cyrus, for being named K 92.9 Teacher of the Week.

Ms. Cyrus' class received a pizza party and she was presented with some goodies. CONGRATULATIONS MS. CYRUS!

BOOK FAIR

Mark your calendars, our book fair is coming soon. The Scholastic Book Fair is scheduled for the week of October 21-25

For full details, click on the button below AND visit our school book fair website.
Don't forget to setup your scholar's eWallet for easy transactions.
Scholars will have an opportunity to shop during their assigned library time AND the book fair will open on Art Night from 5-6 p.m.
We look forward to a week of celebrating literacy, and will end with Book Character Day on Friday, October 25th (see details below)!

BOOK FAIR DETAILS

ART & BOOK FAIR NIGHT COMING SOON

GWC will host Art Night on Thursday, October 24th, and our book fair will be open during the evening as well! You won't want to miss this night of fun and shopping!

BOOK CHARACTER DAY

On Friday, October 25th, we will host an OPTIONAL Book Character Day. Scholars are able to dress up as an appropriate character from their favorite book. If you have the book, scholars may bring to share with their class. Please see some examples from last year below!

We kindly ask that NO paint, masks, props, or other items be a part of your scholar's attire. This day is intended to promote literacy and be fun (NOT scary)!

Chicken Little

Pete the Cat

Where the Wild Things Are

REPEATS

RELATED ARTS NEWSLETTER

It's time to hear from our related arts team; therefore, please find their monthly newsletter linked below!

OCTOBER

MORNING CAR LINE

As a friendly reminder, please do NOT drop scholars off on East Sixth Street. This is a significant safety concern. All scholars must be dropped off on Keller Alley where they can safely exit their car onto the sidewalk.

*Please do NOT park or block driveways on East Sixth St. Our goal is to be good neighbors and to alleviate any undue stress on residents.

VOLUNTEERS

Fayette County Public Schools and GWC invites families to participate in our educational community! We need all kinds of volunteers to help make sure our scholars have an enriching experience in the classroom and beyond. For more information about volunteering in FCPS, please follow this link.

*For more information on volunteering, please visit this link.

ATTENDANCE

It is important that your scholar is here daily. When scholars are absent they miss important academic content. Equally, tardies have a negative impact upon your scholar as well and cause a disruption to the learning environment when arriving late.

Did you know?

A child who is 10 minutes late misses 32 hours a year of lost education.
A child who misses 1 day a week loses 2 months a year of education.
Half a day a week missed throughout school life equates to 1 full year of lost education.

Please make every effort to have your scholar here and on time daily!

If scholars are not in their classroom at 7:45 a.m., when the bell rings, we kindly ask that you check them in through the front office.
If your scholar is absent, please make sure you send in an excuse and/or parent note, within three days, at which time the absence will be marked as excused.
Keep in mind that you are allowed 10 parent notes per year.

BUILD THE HABIT OF GOOD ATTENDANCE

CEP & Free/Reduced Application

Dear GWC Families,

While this school’s meals will be provided at no charge for the 2024-25 school year (through the National School Lunch Program’s CEP-Community Eligibility Provision), it is still important that families who would qualify for (Free/Reduced) meal assistance, to fill out an application every school year. This is a great support to our families but also provides funding and resources for the school.

Income guidelines are below that may help determine if you should complete the application.
If your child recently received an approval of direct certification (DC) benefits letter for this school year, you do not need to fill out the form.
Only one form per family needed, and it only takes a few minutes.

For the 2024-25 school year, complete this form online beginning August 1st @ http://bit.ly/FCPSEBF or (scan QR Code).

If you need any help filling out the form on-line, please contact Jessica Morgison, FRAM Coordinator for FCPS Child Nutrition at 859-422-2152.

Thank you for your help!

GWC Admin