August 31, 2023

Hello Carus Families,

We are looking forward to seeing our Carus families at Meet and Greet today from 4:00-6:00pm! It is open house style so come when you can. If our front parking lot is full, there will be additional parking right across Highway 213 at Kirk Tree Farm. We are so ready for our hallways and classrooms to be filled with students!

Nicole Goff

Carus Principal

If you feel like you are missing any Back to School information, you will likely be able to find it on our back to school site. Please click on the button below to visit our Back to School Site.

Back to School (For all but Kindergarten)- Tuesday, September 5

Hearing Screening- September 11-13(See more info below)

First PTA Meeting- Wednesday, September 13 6:00-8:00 PM in the library

Clackamas McMenamins Fundraiser- Monday, September 18, half of the proceeds go to Carus

Picture Day- Tuesday, September 26- More info to come

School hearing screenings for grades K-2 will be held September 11-13. In addition, Parents or a child's teacher may also request this service. Hearing screenings are completed by your school's Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) and results of the screening will be sent home with the student. If a potential concern is discovered or if your student is absent during the screening, rescreenings will be held in 8-10 weeks. Results of the 2nd screening will be sent home with the student with recommendations for follow-up evaluation, if needed.

With the removal of the White Building over the summer, our front parking lot at Carus has been redone to open up more parking and to make the traffic flow much easier.

Arrival and dismissal will be very similar to years past, however, our goal is to get cars moving through quickly to try to alleviate the backup on Carus Road for everyone's safety. Here are a couple of things we are asking in order to help this process flow smoothly...

• Please pull all the way forward to end of the curb when dropping off or picking up students.
• If you need to help buckle your kids, please proceed to a parking spot to do so. There are plenty of parking spots now.
• If you arrive for pickup before dismissal time at 2:30 (1:30 on Wed), a staff member will be outside to direct you to parking spot and a staff member will walk your student(s) to your vehicle when they are dismissed.

The Kindergarten schedule for the first week of school is a bit different from the rest of the school...

Click here to see the Kindergarten First week of School Schedule

Carus PTA is always looking for more people and would love to see some new families get involved. There will be a PTA representative at Meet and Greet to answer any questions you might have.

The first PTA Meeting of the year will be on Wednesday, September 13 from 6:00-7:00 pm in the Carus library. There will be treats and childcare will be provided.

Please mark you calendars! McMenamins and Carus PTA are hosting a fundraiser night on Monday, September 18 at the Clackamas location. Please take your family and friends go out for dinner to support Carus! 50% of the proceeds will go to support Carus.

Here at Carus, we are working really hard to ensure that your students get the best education possible and feel welcomed everyday in a comfortable learning environment. We need your help! We understand that things come up, but we are asking families to make student attendance a priority. We appreciate your help and support in this!

At Carus we value each student and empower them to achieve their academic and social potential

Email: carus-office@canby.k12.or.us
Website: carus.canby.or.us
Location: 14412 South Carus Road, Oregon City, OR, USA
Phone: 503-263-7190