Carver Family Newsletter

Greetings, and I hope this message finds you well and in good health!

Welcome to a brand new year at Carver School. Happy New Year!! That seems accurate, right?

Our first day of school is Wednesday, August 16, 2023. Please arrive at school by 8:20 AM for our First Day Red Carpet Experience!

Read on for more details, and please share this newsletter with 3 families so that everyone is in the know!

Warmly,

Principal Manning

The countdown begins! We are 7 days away from our First Day!!

Now is a great time to begin having conversations with your scholar about their new school year? What are their goals? What are they excited about? How will this year be different and better than last year?

It is also a great time to begin resetting bed times to an earlier hour so that students can get used to waking up every morning to be on time for school.

Students who are present and on time for the first three days of school will be invited to our ice cream social on Friday, August 18th at 2:00 PM.

Please note: School begins at 8:40 AM daily, and students are considered tardy by 8:41.

You are reading this newsletter on an app called S'More! It is our favorite way to share information with families! Our newsletters are sent via email and text, and we want to make sure all families are aware of everything happening at our school.

Your child's new teacher will be reaching out to you this Friday for some introductions. If you are working, or unavailable to speak, we ask that you text the teacher back with a good time to reach you as well as your email address. You will begin receiving S'More newsletters from your child's teacher August 18, 2023!

Children need way more sleep than we realize.

During sleep, our children's brains have an opportunity to rest and recover from processing all of the day's events. Their immune systems work while they are sleeping to fight off colds and flu viruses. Finally, their little digestive systems process and deliver nutrients to all of their tissues and muscles, all while they are sleeping.

These processes require a minimum of 8-10 hours every night so that your child will wake up refreshed and ready to take on a new day.

See the chart below for some helpful guidelines for sleep schedules for children.

Carver is a uniform school.

We wear uniforms at our school so that our focus can remain on increasing our learning and building authentic friendships.

Our uniforms help us to stay focused on what really matters at school because we don't have to spend time deciding what to wear every day. We know that our blue and white is always alright!

Uniform pieces are available at:

-Walmart (starting at $9.98/pair and $7.98/shirt)

-Old Navy (starting at $15/pair with a ONE YEAR GUARANTEE and $6/shirt)

-JC Penney (various prices, use code BEDDING at checkout)

Students who are in full uniform every day (top and bottoms) will be rewarded at our Friday PBIS assembly.

All Carver students will be offered breakfast and lunch each day. Students who attend our Beacon program will be offered Supper as well.

Students are welcomed to bring their own breakfast or lunch from home, too. Carver school endorses SFUSD's healthy food guidelines and encourage families to do so as well.

We discourage DoorDash or Ubereats deliveries for children at lunch. Carver staff will not be able to intercept and handle food from app deliveries for children. This is for safety purposes, and we appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

Please note: Carver School is PEANUT FREE school due to the large number of severe peanut allergies we have on site. If your child inadvertently brings a peanut product to school, the food item will be held in the office in a paper bag with your child's name on it. Your child may retrieve the item when they are leaving campus for the day.

Your child will receive new emergency cards and other forms from our main office. Please ensure that all forms are returned to school the next day.

Classes who have a 100% return rate on all forms will receive a special party from Mrs. White!

Our school day is from 8:40-2:55 daily, and 8:40-1:40 on Wednesdays.

Please schedule all doctor/dentist appointments outside of school hours as best as you can. If your child has an appointment during the school day, please bring a note from your care provider in order to excuse the time missed in school.

Ms. Albright- Kindergarten, Room 253

Ms. Lawson- Kindergarten Paraeducator, Room 253

Mr. Muse- 1st Grade, Room 252

Mrs. Howitz - 2nd Grade, Room 286

Mr. Dolan- 3rd Grade, Room 290

Ms. Dow - 4th Grade, Room 2100

Mr. Aguda - 5th Grade, Room 2101

Ms. Martinez- Paraeducator

Mr. Edwards- Paraeducator

Ms. Haley- Paraeducator

Mrs. Soulsby - Tier 2 Reading Support

Ms. Nikki- Literacy Support

Nurse Sherree - School Nurse

Kevin Wilson - Beacon Director

Damanique Ia - Beacon Assistant Director

Ms. Camp - Library/Media Studies

Mr. Wong - PE

Mr. Jensen - Computer Science

Mr. Sroka - Drama

Ms. Fisher - Dance

Mr. Coopersmith - Instrument

Ms. Ciara - Custodian

Mr. Michael - Custodian

Mr. Anthony- School Safety Personnel

Mr. Joey - School Social Worker

Mrs. White - Office Manager

Ms. Manning - Principal

Email: manningm1@sfusd.edu
Website: https://www.sfusd.edu/school/dr-george-washington-carver-elementary-school
Location: 1360 Oakdale Avenue, San Francisco, CA, USA
Phone: 415-330-1540