The Carver Connection

• Misses & Muffins is scheduled for Friday, March 14. For full details please visit this LINK.
• Starting today, Chromebooks will NOT come home with students.
• Please do NOT park or drop students off on East Sixth. This is a significant safety hazard.
• Cars are NOT able to enter the bus lane; therefore, please do NOT drop students off there.
• If your scholar arrives after 7:45 a.m. please park in our lot and check your scholar in through the front office.
• During afternoon pickup, please have your car tag on your dash so that numbers can be collected easily which helps in keeping the carline moving.
• Transportation changes MUST go through our front office staff by noon each day. Please email Ms. Jackson at kisha.jackson@fayette.kyschools.us

Your voice matters to us, which is why I am writing today to encourage you to participate in the 2025 FCPS Family Survey. You should have already received an invitation from the district, but I wanted to reach out personally as well.

Every FCPS parent or guardian is invited to take the survey once for each school where they have children enrolled by March 7th, 2025. The survey – which should take no more than five minutes – is available here: https://bit.ly/FCPSFS25

Your participation will help us identify areas of celebration and challenges, which will inform our continuous improvement efforts.

Thank you for your support and feedback!

Lamar Allen, Ed.S.

Principal

Do you have friends or family members interested in sending future scholars to GWC? If so, please let them know the application window OPENS TODAY and closes on March 17. This is the ONLY time they can apply.

If they want to receive information, please have them reach out to Maria Wertzler, Our Family & Community Liaison, at maria.wertzler@fayette.kyschools.us. Ms. Wertzler is available to answer questions or provide a tour.

CURRENT SCHOLARS DO NOT NEED TO REAPPLY!

• Students will visit the book fair on their assigned library day.
• Please send your child’s money in the envelope attached to their book fair flyer which will be sent home with each scholar.
• We accept cash, card, and checks. Checks must be payable to GWC STEM ACADEMY. For ease, you can set up an ewallet for your scholar (see link below)
• We will round all sales up to the nearest dollar (ex. $4.85 will round up to $5).

GWC will participate in a food drive driven by staff; however, if scholars wish to participate, they are invited to do so, but THIS IS OPTIONAL FOR FAMILIES! If your scholar would like to donate, please make sure items are non-perishable!

*The food Drive will run from March 3 - March 21

• Scholars are expected to be in GWC approved shirts and pants daily.
• Please ensure that you layer with a school-approved sweatshirt, if needed; otherwise, sweatshirts that are not part of the GWC uniform will be considered outwear and placed in cubbies with coats.
• Scholars may wear athletic wear on Wednesdays (tops and bottoms) if they choose. If they opt out of athletic wear, they should be in uniform (including khaki pants as jeans are only permitted on Fridays).
• On Friday GWC Spirit Day, scholars may wear jeans, but they MUST be in a GWC shirt.

Spring Soccer Shots WILL NOT begin in February. The spring session has been moved to March 12th and it will remain at 8 sessions.

*You can still register using the QR code located in the link below.

FCPS will use Friday, March 14, as a winter weather make-up day, and schools WILL BE in session.

At this time, there are no plans for additional make-up days, which are scheduled at the superintendent's discretion.

As partners with UK Athletics, we have an exciting opportunity to get discounted tickets to UK gymnastics meets. Please use the following link to access tickets to their home schedule and purchase tickets at a discounted rate.

Fayette County Public Schools reminds families in the district to take a moment mid-school year to review and update their contact information, including an updated address, and language preferences in the Campus Parent portal. Doing so will help ensure FCPS can send accurate and timely information to parents/caregivers when needed.

*Please follow this LINK to the Reminder to Check IC Details page where you can also find the link to the Parent Portal Link. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT ALL INFORMATION IS UP-TO-DATE!

The dentist is visiting our school on March 17, 2025! The School Smiles on-site dental program offers convenient dental care for students right here at school. The dental team will be set up inside GWC and services are free to all scholars. If you have Medicaid or private insurance they will need your policy information.

If you would like for your scholar to see the dentist, please return the permission slip to school or register online at: https://schoolsmiles.com/student-signup/

Would you like to contribute to our Dojo Store? Follow this link to our wish list. Thank you for all you do for our scholars!

It is important that your scholar is here daily. When scholars are absent they miss important academic content. Equally, tardies have a negative impact upon your scholar as well and cause a disruption to the learning environment when arriving late.

Did you know?

• A child who is 10 minutes late misses 32 hours a year of lost education.
• A child who misses 1 day a week loses 2 months a year of education.
• Half a day a week missed throughout school life equates to 1 full year of lost education.

Please make every effort to have your scholar here and on time daily!

• If scholars are not in their classroom at 7:45 a.m., when the bell rings, we kindly ask that you check them in through the front office.
• If your scholar is absent, please make sure you send in an excuse and/or parent note, within three days, at which time the absence will be marked as excused.
• Keep in mind that you are allowed 10 parent notes per year

Parents and Families, do you have a suggestion or idea that you would like to share? If so, we would love to hear them! Our Family and Community Engagement (FACE) team consists of: an administrator, parent representative, community representative (open seat), educators, counselors, FACE Liaison, and Family Liaison. We meet monthly and work to support our students and families.

If you have a suggestion or idea as it relates to communication, community support/partnerships, and/or ideas that can grow our school, we welcome those in the form of an email directed to our parent representative, Christin Jones (2nd grade scholar, Easton Wilson's mom). She will present those at the meeting, and we will discuss them and determine how we will move forward.

If you would like to share anything, please email Christin Jones at christinjones.cj@gmail.com by the meeting dates listed below:

• March 5
• April 15
• May 7

Meet Our Staff

24-25 Pick Up Form

CEP Form

Food Service Modification Form

Birthdays & Celebrations

Menu

My School Bucks

24-25 School Calendar

YMCA Registration

Is it Bullying?

Student Code Of Conduct

Assault & Threats of Violence Notice

NTI Parent Info

Please consider joining our PTA, membership cost is $5, by following the link below. Keep in mind that membership is an annual renewal; therefore, if you were a member before, you will need to join again. Our goal is to have at least 110 of our families join our PTA; this includes all adults in the household. Let's meet this goal and establish a strong home/school partnership!

March 3: RSVP for Misses & Muffins

March 3-7: GWC Book Fair & Read Across America Week

March 12: Soccer Shots Begins

March 14: Misses & Muffins @ 7:15 a.m. - End of Quarter 3

March 17: School Smiles Dental Visit - Application Window Opens

March 17-21: Spring Conferences

March 24-28: Spring Conferences

April 3: STEM Night

April 7-11: NO SCHOOL - SPRING BREAK

May 8: Arts Showcase

Email: lamar.allen@fayette.kyschools.us
Website: https://www.fcps.net/cgwprep
Location: 123 East Sixth Street, Lexington, KY, USA
Phone: 859-422-0044
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CGWPrep/