February 16, 2024

Dear Carus Families,

I hope this message finds you all in good health and high spirits. As we navigate through the month of February, please read below for some important updates and reminders.

I want to take this opportunity to shout out to the staff and parents that helped pull together the family dance this past Friday. It was wonderful to see the students share their school with those they love, the pride they feel in being at Carus was evident in their smiles!

Our students will be taking the district MAPs tests next week. We appreciate your efforts to have your student(s) well rested, at school on time, and ready to show what they know. We are continually impressed with the academic growth we see across the board here at Carus.

The PTA meeting was rescheduled for this coming Wednesday 2/21 @6pm. As we discuss what the spring events could look like we would LOVE for you to join us! The more voices and hands, the more we can do!

Lastly, bus driver appreciation is next Thursday! If your child would like to write a nice note or give an extra smile to the important person that gets them to and from school each day, that would be a great day to do so. It is such an important job, and we appreciate the people who chose to do it!

Warm Regards,

Nicole Goff

Carus Principal

2/19 NO SCHOOL President's Day

2/21 Rescheduled PTA Meeting 6PM

2/27 MOD Pizza Fundraiser (See details below)

2/26-3/1 Spirit Week (More information below)

Carus Spirit week is coming up at the end of this month. It would be fun to see lots of participation!

Check out this flyer for details

Please mark your calendars! On February 27, The Oregon City MOD Pizza will be hosting a fundraiser for Carus.

Click here for more details!

Thank you to all of of our parent and staff volunteers for making the Carus Family Dance a big hit! It was so nice to see so many Carus families in the building for a fun activity outside of the regular school day.

An extra big shoutout to Kara Dewar, who was instrumental in pulling the dance together! She volunteered multiple hours of her time to make it the success that it was.

Canby School District is participating in the Future Chef Competition. 3rd-6th Graders are eligible to participate.

Take a look at this flyer if your student is interested in this and scan the QR code to submit a recipe.

Thank you for making your student's attendance a priority. Here are the attendance shout-outs from the week of Feb 5-Feb 9:

Monday, Feb 5 Kinder had 100% attendance

Tuesday, Feb 6 Kinder had 96%, 3rd Grade had 98%

Wednesday, Feb 7 2nd Grade had 96%, 3rd Grade had 98%

Thursday, Feb 8 2nd Grade 98%, 3rd Grade 98%, 5th Grade 97%, 4th Grade 97%- School Wide 95%

Friday, Feb 9 3rd Grade had 95%, 5th Grade had 98%

What an incredible week of attendance!

Baker Prairie Middle School is hosting a World Cultural Night on Thursday, March 14. Please see the flyer attached below for more details.

World Cultural Night Flyer

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