Carver Family Newsletter

Welp, it's officially Summer in the City!!

We hope you have enjoyed this three-day weekend, and kept yourselves safe during this heat wave.

Our students are completing what we call "The Launch" in school. This means that they have been working hard to learn the routines and procedures of our building and their classrooms. They have helped shape our school culture and ways of being. We are clear on what it means to be a Carver Achiever (Be Safe, Be Respectful, and Be Responsible)!

After this week, our shift will be on core academics in language arts and math. This means that every minute in school counts as we work toward our individual and school-wide goals.

We are looking forward to our success this year!

Warmly,

Principal Manning

You and your scholar are cordially invited to a special Back To School dinner meeting on Thursday, September 8, 2022 from 6-8pm at the African-American Historic and Cultural Society (762 Fulton Street, SF, CA 94115)

4th and 5th grade classes at Carver will participate in the Mastering Cultural Identity (MCI) course this year. The class will be held during the school day and led by our very own Carver educators. This dinner event is aimed to helped families understand this exciting class and opportunity.

What is the MCI course:

The Mastering Cultural Identity Course (MCI) is an academic mentoring model that offers classes taught by African American Facilitators, during the school day, in select K–12 schools. MCI lessons draw on historical and contemporary African and African American culture to support students as they explore their identity options, learn how to manage their emotions, learn how to channel their personal will, and develop a positive sense of purpose for themselves, their families, and their communities.

Course Goals

• Increase student sense of self and sense of belonging

• Increase graduation rates and decrease incarceration

• Increase literacy and decrease the opportunity/achievement gap

What Schools Have a MCI course:

Starr King ES

Dr. Charles Drew ES

Dr. George Washington Carver ES

Visitacion Valley ES

Jean Parker ES

Paul Revere K-8

Bessie Carmichael K-8

Presidio MS

Willie Brown MS

Martin Luther King Jr. MS

Civic Center HS

June Jordan HS

Your child may bring an empty water bottle to school to refill during the day. Please, no glass.

Cold water is always available for students at various stations throughout the building.

Interested in how decisions are made at our school? Want to be a voice of the parent community? You can nominate yourself or someone else to be a member of our School Site Council (SSC).

Membership on the SSC is for two years, and most meetings are held via Zoom in the evenings.

You may call our main office at 415-330-1540 with your nominations!!

Please remember to return your child's white emergency card and blue media release form to their teacher.

On this Friday, September 9, the classes with full turn in will receive a special frozen treat from Ms. Manning and Mrs. White.

Student will not begin receiving Good Choice Tickets from all Carver educators and staff.

A student may earn a Good Choice Ticket for Carver Be-Attitudes:

Be Safe!

Be Respectful!

Be Responsible!

At the end of the week, student may use their tickets to "buy" items from our school store. Students may also save their tickets until they have enough for a prize from a higher level shelf.

In December, students who have earned 700 tickets or more will enter in a raffle for a brand new bike and helmet. All students earning 700 tickets will receive be invited to a Principal's Luncheon in December, also.

In September, the Carver Village will celebrate Friendship!

We define friendship as:

-using kind words towards others

-actively finding solutions to problems

-including everyone in games or activities

-keeping a positive and upbeat attitude with everyone

When scholars are spotted being good friends, educators will reward them with tickets (different color than Good Choice tickets). Students will enter drawings every Friday for an assortment of prizes and giveaways!

Email: manningm1@sfusd.edu
Location: 1360 Oakdale Avenue, San Francisco, CA, USA
Phone: 415-330-1540
Twitter: @TheVillageGWC