Carver's Weekly Update

Carver Parents/Guardians,

Our Grandparent's Breakfast will take place this week. Reservation forms have already been sent home. The schedule for this breakfast is in the Dates to Remember. Grandparents will be provided with the same breakfast options that the students will receive on the dates listed below.

***Upcoming Book Fair***

Our school's book fair will begin on Monday, September 9. Students are not required to attend the book fair. An opt-out form was sent home on Tuesday, September 3. If you do not wish for your child to attend or participate in the book fair, please sign and return this form.

Attention Parents of Students who have opted-out....

Please inform the grandparents of the children who have opted-out to avoid taking these students to the book fair during the grandparent's breakfast.

***AR Reader/Library Books***

I want to encourage all parents to help students with reading an AR book each evening. Students are expected to read for 20 minutes or 20 pages per night. Students are also reading in the mornings prior to being picked up from the cafeteria or hall by their teachers. Students who do not have library books will miss part of their recess to make up for the missed reading. Parents are asked to sign their children's reading logs each night. Incentives have been established for students who meet their AR goals. AR goals are individualized and are based on what the student is capable of achieving. Reading enhances a child's vocabulary, improves comprehension, and it helps to increase a child's overall knowledge of various subjects/content.

Information about our new PTO Booster fundraiser is below. All funds raised will support our students and school.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Enjoy our long weekend, and have a great week!

jdlittle@fsd1.org

843-664-8156

Josie Little

Principal

Monday, September 9 - Book Fair Begins

Tuesday, September 10 - PTO Grandparent's Breakfast (Grades K - 1, 7:15 AM to 8:00 AM)

Wednesday, September 11 - PTO Grandparent's Breakfast (Grades 2 - 3, 7:15 AM to 8:00 AM)

Thursday, September 12 - PTO Grandparent's Breakfast (Grades 4 - 5, 7:15 AM to 8:00 AM)/ Title 1 R2S Night/3rd grade performance @ 5:30 PM

Monday, September 16 - PTO Fundraiser Kickoff

Thursday, September 19 - Skate Night 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Thursday, September 26 - Kona Ice/Princi-PALs

Friday, September 27 - Terrific Kids @ 8:15 AM

Monday, September 30 - PTO Meeting

Spirit Day every Friday! Wear a Carver shirt.

Parents, join us for our third grade performance night on Thursday, September 12 at 5:30 PM. Information regarding the Read to Succeed act will also be shared with parents.

Saturday, September 14, 2024/ 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Registration Link: www.clemson.edu/stem-sc

We're excited to introduce this year's main fundraiser, the Carver Bear Fun Run. Our goal this year is to raise $20,000 for Bear Bucks Celebrations, supplies and resources for students and teachers, and supporting events throughout the year to help celebrate the Carver Community to benefit ALL students at Carver Elementary.

We’re excited for this fundraising experience because it offers 3 important things to our school community:

1️⃣ User-friendly fundraising platform

2️⃣ Character enrichment program

3️⃣ Fitness-focused event that includes ALL of our students

As a family, you will work together asking friends and family to donate on your student’s Donation Page at MyBooster.com. The best part is, you can still support our school just by SHARING about the fundraiser!

Students will also experience an amazing character enrichment program called “Castle Quest”, teaching students about how to be brave and live with character.

Key Dates to Remember:

💻 Sign up online at MyBooster.com – 09/02/2024

🎉 Fundraiser Kickoff in school – 09/16/2024

👟 Event Day – 09/25/2024

More details to come! Follow us on Facebook and the Florence 1 app for updates on our fundraiser.

Force and Motion study- Students made marshmallow catapults in small groups to investigate balanced and unbalanced forces. Two groups faced off for the furthest marshmallow flown, over 3 feet!

Students practiced their knowledge of arrays and groups during STEAM day in Mrs. Venable's class. Students built their own arrays by rolling dice and also wrote repeated addition problems for arrays found around the room.

Fourth grade REACH students competed in a Factor Race. It is a fast pace activity that will help students build speed and accuracy with finding factors of increasingly difficult numbers.

Students integrated Art into their Social Studies lesson! Students have been learning all about maps, continents, and oceans. Students created their own maps by painting the ocean and labeling each ocean and continent.

The students practiced comparing numbers by identifying which number was greater than, less than, or equal to as they rolled dice!

The link for our school menu is below. Reminder, all meals are free.

https://f1s.nutrislice.com/menu

Vision Statement-

Carver students will utilize problem solving, collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking skills to make a positive and significant impact on their future and the future of our ever changing world.

Mission Statement-

The mission of Carver Elementary Magnet School is to provide our students with engaging, challenging, and authentic real-world learning experiences.

Motto-

Carver is a great place to learn.

Wellness Mission Statement-

Our mission is to educate Carver students, families, and staff on wellness, healthy eating, and fitness.