Hello Carver Elementary Community!

Welcome to November and Happy Veteran's Day! My husband and I attended the Veteran's Day Parade and it was great to see the pride and support to the 90,000 veterans that live in Colorado Springs. Please take the time to thank a Veteran for their dedication, selfless service, and sacrifices they have made for our country. In honor of our Veterans, we are wearing Red, White, and Blue on Monday. Please have your student show their support!

Wednesday is World Kindness Day!! Please show your support by wearing BLUE!!!

Last week was a CRAZY week with all of the snow days! This is not typical, but we hope everyone enjoyed their time off, stayed warm, and made some memories. Please continue to read daily with your students and practice math facts-counting, skip counting, and multiplication facts.

Now that we are in November, the temperatures are even lower in the mornings! Please LABEL your student's belongings with their first and last name. Our lost of found is overflowing and we want our students to be warm before school and at recess. Please send your student with a jacket, hat, and gloves because we send students outside if it is above 17 degrees.

Please continue to mindful of picking up your student at dismissal at 2:50 PM and by 4:00 PM if your student is in an after school club or tutoring. Our staff are at school by 7:30 AM and it is a long day if you are late.

Ms. Kelly Dawson is on a leave of absence until January. We have three consistent substitutes-Ms. Kathleen, Ms. Dixie, and Ms. Yo. Please be patient if they ask for student names and teachers when you call. Mr. Dylan is still here and is also available.

After school 2nd-5th grade VOLLEYBALL will began on Monday, November 4th and will be on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:50-4:00 PM.

The schedule for spring semester has also been released-please sign up below!!!

Our Culture Night was rescheduled to this Thursday evening! We will begin with dinner in the gym and then students will receive their passport to check out the various countries throughout the building! Please join us from 5:00-7:00 PM! This is a FREE event that all of our families are invited too! Please RSVP below!

We also have our Parent Meeting on Thursday from 3:00-4:30 PM. Please join us if you can to plan upcoming holiday events and family opportunities.

We have had some recent staff changes and wanted families to be aware:

Ms. Gaby Escobar, ELL Teacher, transferred to another school and we welcomed Mrs. Susana Moreno who comes with a wealth of education experience.

Ms. Tobey Glass, Special Education EA, transferred to another school closer to wear she lives. We are excited to welcome Ms. Kali Brown in December!

Ms. Sarah Gonzales is taking an extended Leave of Absence. Please welcome Mrs. Ashley Kushner to Kindergarten and she begins, Monday, November 11th.
Please check out our Faces of Carver below to learn more about our new Carver Staff!

Our School Store is updated! Please click this link to purchase some Carver items to represent our Carver Community!

https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/colorado/coloradosprings/carver-elementary

Again, welcome to Carver Elementary! If you are a returning family or if this your first year at Carver, we are excited to work with you to achieve great results. Please know that our doors are always open for communication, and we look forward to partnering with you in your child's education. Please look for opportunities to participate in the Parent Teacher Association, the School Accountability Committee, and other volunteer opportunities.

Thank you for your support!

Mrs. Bizzell

Proud Principal of Carver Elementary!

As a quality neighborhood school in D11, the Carver community is supportive and safe as staff, parents, and students are valued and involved in creating engaging, intentional learning experiences that are responsive to student needs and results in a place where everyone wants to be.

Thank you for voting for our new logo and Carver Elementary is proud to be the Heart of Our Community!! Our staff recently attended the Capturing Kids' Heart training and we are excited to build relationships, challenge ourselves and our students, and truly become the Heart of Our Community! We will continue to partner with local businesses, resources, and community members to enhance our identity statement and challenge our students to be the BEST they can be, every day at school. We are providing intentional learning experiences that involve and engage all of our students and our staff. We look forward to this school year and partnering with YOU!!

November 11th Wear Red, White, and Blue to support our Veterans

November 13th World Kindness Day-Wear Blue!!

November 14th Parent Meeting SAC/PTA Meeting 3:00-4:30 PM Library

November 14th Title I Family Culture Night 5:00-7:00 PM

November 15th Parent Child Partnership Class 8:00-9:00 AM

November 18th No School for Students

November 21st Thanksgiving Feast-Parents Invited!

November 22nd Second Cup of Coffee 8:00-9:00 AM

November 25-29th No School-Thanksgiving Break

December 5th-Band Concert Doherty High School 6:30 PM

December 6th Pancakes with the Principal

December 9th Parent Child Partnership Class 5:00-7:00 PM (Dinner and daycare included)

December 10th Skate City Night 5:00-7:00 PM

December 13th Parent Child Partnership Class 8:00-9:00 AM

December 23rd-January 6th-NO SCHOOL Holiday Break

January 7th Students Return-Third Quarter Begins

Breakfast in the cafeteria 7:30-7:45 AM (cold breakfast 7:45-8:10 AM)

Office Hours: 7:30 AM-3:45 PM

Carver School Hours: 7:50 AM-2:50 PM

Tardy bell rings at 7:50

Students will have a 15 minute recess, prior to lunch.

10:50-11:10 Kindergarten and First Grade

11:10-11:30 Second and Third Grade

11:30-11:50 Fourth and Fifth Grade

Under the Healthy School Meals for All program the State of Colorado provides free meals for all D11 students. Please take a moment to fill out our Free and Reduced Meal Application regardless of whether you think you would qualify or not. This program benefits the school as well as your family. Our goal is 100% participation. As a reminder, Carver is a free breakfast and lunch school. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the front office. Carver is currently 85% free or reduced lunch and we receive Federal Funds for this.

https://linqconnect.com/public/meal-application/new?identifier=JX9G3Q

K/1 12:10-1:00

2/4 1:05-1:55

3/5 2:00-2:50

Essentials: Art, Music, PE, Technology

Adaptive PE/Art: Fridays from 9:00-10:05 AM (Selected students)

Band for grades 4th and 5th (Tuesdays and Wednesdays)

Orchestra for grades 4th and 5th (Mondays and Wednesdays)

We are still accepting interested students for BAND and ORCHESTRA! Please stop by the front office for a permission slip!

We LOVE having family members in the building! Please complete the link below if you have some time to volunteer to help at school. Some activities include: cutting, tearing out workbook pages, reading to students, testing sight words, and sometimes just helping in class.
Please join us!

Showing Integrity

This month we are talking about integrity and what that means for us at school. The first thing to discuss is the definition of integrity. This might be a harder one; younger kids, especially, may not have heard of this word before. What does it mean to act in right and kind ways at all time? What does integrity look like to your classroom?

Here are some ideas to get you thinking about how you can show more integrity:

• Clean up your work or play areas without being asked.
• Help a classmate who is struggling, even if a teacher isn't there to see you do it.
• Always tell the truth.
• Complete all your work before doing something else that you'd rather do.
• Use manners.
• Apologize if your words or actions hurt someone, without being reminded.
• Follow the rules, even if the teacher isn't there to see you do it.
• If you make a mistake, as for help.

*Here are some ideas to practice with family:

- Do “what if” scenarios as a family and practice making right and kind choices

- Discuss scenarios where you are honest without being rude or

- Reflect on your week so far; have you worked to make the right and kind choices in all situations?

"Integrity is the choice between what is convenient and what is right." ~Tony Dungee

Check out and share us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/carver.d11.org/

With kind regards

Mrs. Gio (Giovanny) Franco-Diaz, MA, LPCC

School Counselor - 504 coordinator , Student Council Advisor

Phone # 719-328-2171

What is happening in Random Acts of Kindness?

RAK is delivered throughout the week in each classroom. We will continue to focus on Integrity for the month of November.

We are a PBIS (Positive Behavior and Support School) and we will continue to practice our School Wide PAW expectations.

P- I am Prepared

A-I have a great Attitude

W-I Work hard

S-I am Safe

Voting was done during the last two meetings so please congratulate the following students for their positions:

President Alianna C. - 5th

Vice-President: Carmen A. - 4th

Treasure – Belinda G. - 3rd

Secretary- Eli M. - 4th

5th grade Anamaria T., Liberty P. , Zaleigh M, and Wyatt M.

4th grade Izayiah D.

3rd grade : Nayomie D., Eve P. & Ethan P.

STUDENTS ON STANDBY

Vakayla B. – 4th

Mrs. Gio Franco Diaz & Mrs. Mello – Student Council Advisors.

Again, we are super excited to have a Parent Led PTA this year! Please join us at our next meeting on Thursday, November 14th from 3:00-4:30 PM in the library! We are excited to plan for exciting events for this school year!

Our new PTA board is:

President: Brittany Shelly

Vice President:

Treasurer: Stephanie Gano

Secretary: Kelly Dawson

All our welcome to attend our meetings!

Safety is our top priority at Carver Elementary School, and we are committed to ensuring the well-being of all students, staff, and visitors. We now have a secured entrance to monitor ALL visitors and a fence that surrounds the back of the school. To this end, we follow the Standard Response Protocol (SRP) to prepare for and respond to various emergency situations. We conduct monthly and quarterly drills to practice these protocols, ensuring that everyone in our school community knows what to do in case of an emergency. Here is an overview of the SRP we follow:

• Hold - In Your Classroom or Area

• Directive: "In Your Room or Area"
• Purpose: This protocol is used when hallways need to be kept clear of occupants. Students and staff remain in their rooms or areas until further notice.

Secure - Get Inside. Lock Outside Doors

• Directive: "Get Inside. Lock Outside Doors"
• Purpose: This protocol is used to safeguard people within the building by securing all exterior doors. Normal activities continue inside the building.

Lockdown - Locks, Lights, Out of Sight

• Directive: "Locks, Lights, Out of Sight"
• Purpose: This protocol is used to secure individual rooms and keep occupants quiet and in place. Doors are locked, lights are turned off, and everyone stays out of sight.

Evacuate - To a Stated Location

• Directive: "Evacuate to [Location]"
• Purpose: This protocol is used to move people from one location to a different location, either within or outside the building. The specific location will be communicated during the drill or emergency.

Shelter - State the Hazard and the Safety Strategy

• Directive: "Shelter [Hazard] and [Safety Strategy]"
• Purpose: This protocol is used for group and self-protection based on the specific hazard (e.g., tornado, hazmat). The safety strategy will be clearly communicated.

Monthly Drills:

To ensure we are prepared, we conduct monthly/quarterly drills for each of these protocols. These drills help students and staff practice the appropriate responses and become familiar with the procedures. Your support in reinforcing the importance of these drills at home is greatly appreciated.

Communication:

In the event of an actual emergency, we will communicate with families promptly. Please ensure that your contact information is up to date in our records so that you can receive timely notifications.

Thank you for your cooperation and support in keeping our school safe. If you have any questions or concerns about our safety protocols, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Together, we can ensure a safe and secure learning environment for all our students.

Carver Elementary is a Title I school.

The purpose of Title I is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and state academic assessments.

If you have any questions, please reach out:

https://www.d11.org/TitleI

Email: lisa.bizzell@d11.org
Website: https://www.d11.org/Page/69
Location: 4740 Artistic Circle, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Phone: 719-328-7100
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carver.d11.org/