Hello Carver Elementary Families!

Whew, what a busy week! We began with our Cross Country meet after school at Carver and we had a huge turnout! It was great to see that the cross country team tripled in size from last year! Thanks to Coach Cutler and Ms. Sherman, we represented Carver well! We met with parents on Thursday and discussed getting shirts, ASAP to represent. If your student has their blue shirt from last year, please have them wear them at Tuesday, cross country meets to represent!

We are excited to partner with the Skyhawks and YES program to provide FREE opportunities for our 2nd-5th grade students. The YES program will offer soccer, flag football, cheer, and volleyball for the fall semester on Mondays and Wednesday from 2:50-4:00 PM. The registration form is below and is limited to 30 students per activity, grades 2nd-5th. Attendance, behavior, and good sportsmanship will be considered as the slots are limited. SOCCER BEGINS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th! The sign up is below and paper copies were sent home on Friday.

*Teachers are preparing to begin tutoring or sponsor an after school club beginning the week of September 23rd. Be on the lookout for the club sign ups or tutoring invitation for selected students.

We hosted our first Parent Meeting and began with some information about Carver Elementary enrollment, attendance, and academics. Please join us on Tuesday, October 10th for our next Parent Meeting at 3:00 PM in our library.
We are excited to announce that we have now have a completely new PTA board members led by parents! Our new PTA board is:

President: Brittany Shelly

Vice President: Sophia Piedra

Treasurer: Stephanie Gano

Possible Secretary: Joelean Standingwater

We understand that some families are unable to attend at this and we will have a monthly Second Cup of Coffee beginning the last Friday of each month (September 27th) from 8:00-9:00 AM in our library. We would LOVE to partner with our families and how we can support our students and making Carver Elementary the Heart of our Community!

We begin Math Air Tutoring for select 4th and 5th grade students on September 9th from 7:55-8:40 AM. Students will enter the gym, go directly to their classroom to hang up their backpack, and go to the Computer Lab where breakfast is available. Tutoring sessions begin promptly at 7:55AM and students will return to class at 8:40 AM. Attendance will be taken in the computer lab.

Thank you for supporting parent drop off outside our gym doors and having your student to school on time. REMINDER that school officially begins at 7:50 AM. If your student arrives after 7:55 AM they will be marked tardy. We want all of our students to eat breakfast and have a positive start to each day; please adjust your schedule accordingly. THANK YOU to all the students that arrive on time each day! The gym doors continue to open each day at 7:30 AM for a FREE, hot breakfast in the cafeteria from 7:30-7:45 AM. ALL students will enter and wait in the gym until the bell rings, every day this school year. Carver staff will provide supervision in the gym and students will be escorted to classrooms when the bell rings at 7:50 AM. Breakfast switches to a cold breakfast from 7:45-8:10 AM, that may be eaten in the classroom. The gym doors will close at 7:55 AM and students will need to be signed in at the front office where they will receive a cold breakfast and sent to class.

BREAKFAST AND LUNCH is FREE for ALL students that attend Carver Elementary!

Dismissal is in the front of Carver Elementary at 2:50 PM each day. Students are escorted to the front of the building, walkers and parent pick up are dismissed, and car riders wait with their grade level. Please be patient as we are dismissing students to the appropriate cars.

*During inclement weather, students are dismissed from the gym.

NO SCHOOL, Monday, September 16th

NO SCHOOL, October 14-18th- Fall Break

SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, October 15th Carver will host Parent Teacher Conferences from 7:30 AM-7:30 PM. Teachers will reach out to families with a link to sign up. If you are unable to sign up for this date, teachers will schedule a time before, during, or after school. Our goal is 100% parent participation and we need your help to make this successful!

Please know that school is a partnership to help your child grow. As we have overcome many obstacles in the past, we are excited to tackle the challenges ahead. This can be accomplished by being actively involved with your student's education.

We also look forward to many opportunities to collaborate this year and create new memories with the Carver community. We want Carver Elementary School to be a place where everyone feels welcome and valued.

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 SAC, and other volunteer opportunities.

Thank you for your support!

Mrs. Bizzell

Proud Principal

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!!

September 9th Soccer Begins 2:50-4:00 (Mondays and Wednesdays)

September 10th Cross Country Meet at Mitchell High School 3:30-5:00 PM

September 16th No Students- Professional Development Day

September 17th Picture Day!

September 10th Cross Country Meet at Doherty High School 3:30-5:00 PM

September 24th Cross Country Meet at Garry Barry Stadium 3:30-5:00 PM

September 26th Cross Country Last Practice!

September 27th Second Cup of Coffee-8:00-9:00 AM Library

October 1st Count Day!

October 4th Pancakes with the Principal-7:30-8:00 AM Library

October 5th Carver Clean Up Day! 9:00-12:00

October 11th-End of First Quarter!

October 11th Fifth Grade STARBASE 8:30-2:30 PM Peterson Space Force

October 14th-18th NO SCHOOL-Fall Break

October 15th Parent Teacher Conferences 7:30 AM-7:30 PM

October 23rd-Early Dismissal at 11:50 AM-lunch will be provided

October 25th Second Cup of Coffee-8:00-9:00 AM Library; Fifth Grade STARBASE 8:30-2:30 PM Peterson Space Force

October 29th Picture Retake Day

1. Monday, September 23rd – Bright futures – Dress up with bright colors
2. Tuesday, September 24th : Dress for success – Dress like your dream job
3. Wednesday, September 25th – Team spirit N.B.A. – Dress like your favorite sport
4. Thursday, September 26th – Book buddies – Dress like your favorite book character

1. Friday, September 27th – School Spirit – Wear your school colors or gear .

Dear Families,

Please be aware that Wednesday, October 23rd, will be a half-day for all students in support of Parent-Teacher Conferences. Here are the key details:

· Early Release: Students will be released three hours earlier than their typical dismissal time. For Carver, dismissal will be at 11:50 AM.

· Lunch: Lunch will still be provided before dismissal.

· Transportation: Buses will run their usual routes, but students will leave school three hours earlier than usual.

· Attendance: Please note that attendance still counts, so it’s important that your child is present.

· Pre-K: There will be no afternoon preschool classes on October 23rd.

Thank you for your attention to these changes. We look forward to seeing you at the conferences!

Best regards,
Mrs. Bizzell

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

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 (Mondays and Wednesdays)

Orchestra for grades 4th and 5th (Tuesdays 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!

Hi everyone!

GET READY FOR ATTENDANCE AWARENESS MONTH!

September is Attendance Awareness Month, a nationwide recognition of the connection between regular school attendance and academic achievement. When students are not chronically absent, they are far more likely to read at grade level, succeed academically, graduate on time, and be ready for the workforce.
Did you know that missing just 10 percent of the school year in the early grades can leave many students struggling throughout elementary school? Or that by sixth grade, missing only that much school is strongly linked to course failure and even eventually dropping out of high school? That’s just 18 days of the school year— or two to three days per month. Every school day counts, and everyone can make a difference: educators, afterschool programs, mayors, businesses, parents… really, everyone!

The good news is chronic absence is a problem we ALL can fix starting in the early grades, to identify and overcome barriers to getting to school. Together we can nurture a culture of engagement and attendance that encourages showing up every day even when it isn’t easy. Daily attendance is essential to student success at all grade levels, too many absences can lead to students falling behind and ultimately dropping out. An area of focus is the state’s chronic absenteeism rate, which is when a student misses 10 percent or more of a school year or approximately 18 days a year. This is equivalent to two days every month.

What the Research says

• 1 in 3 Colorado students are chronically absent.
• In ninth grade, attendance is a better predictor than test scores that a student will leave before completing high school.
• An average of nearly 113,000 Colorado students are habitually truant during the school year.

WHAT CAN YOU DO ?

With fall upon us and the weather changing, students can have a hard time getting up during this time, we want to partner with you, so please reach out.

1. Set a regular bedtime and morning routine.
2. Lay out clothes and pack backpack the night before.
3. Don’t let your child stay home unless she is truly sick.
4. If your child seems anxious about going to school, talk to us, teachers, school counselor, or other parents for advice on how to make him/her feel comfortable at school.
5. Develop some backup plans for getting to school if something comes up. Call on a family member, a neighbor or another parent.
6. Avoid medical appointments and extended trips when school is in session.
7. Focus attention on awareness of importance of attendance
8. Involve your student in extracurricular activities, such as clubs and sports

AND REMEMBER …Elementary school years are the foundation of their academic life. Think of it as building a house, elementary is where students are learning how to read which is the basic tool for other areas such as math and science, here they also learning how to socialize with others, elementary school is their first contact, outside home environment, with other peers, adults, they learn how to navigate by themselves and become more independent (think of it as their first small contact with society)

Here are some videos to check about attendance :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4VWZY31rzg

5th Graders Give Advice to Kindergarten Parents about Attendance

Beaverton School District

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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 Respect and introduce Empathy for the month of September.

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

Student Council is coming back!

Carver student council did great things last year at Carver and it will continue to do so this year. Student Council gives students an opportunity to develop leadership skills by organizing and carrying out school activities and service projects, student council is also the voice of the student body. Representatives from 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades are selected each fall and serve for the entire school year. Complete applications are due Friday September 6. Please check out the site https://www.d11.org/domain/6650

Again, we are super excited to have a Parent Led PTA this year! Please join us at our next meeting on Tuesday, October 10th from 3:00-4:00 PM in the library! We are excited to plan for the Fall Festival and other exciting events for this school year!

Our new PTA board is:

President: Brittany Shelly

Vice President: Sophia Piedra

Treasurer: Stephanie Gano

Possible Secretary: Joelean Standingwater

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/