The Carver Connection

November 4, 2024

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

As a reminder, school is NOT in session on Tuesday, November 5th.
Late morning arrivals MUST park in our side lot and check their student in through the front office!
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.
Transportation changes MUST go through our front office, by noon, to Kisha Jackson at kisha.jackson@fayette.kyschools.us

SCHOOL EVENTS

Veterans Day Breakfast

We would love to welcome any of our scholars' family members who are veterans to join us for breakfast and a Veterans Day program on November 11th. Breakfast will be from 7:30 - 8:00 AM and the program will be from 8:00 - 8:45 AM.

If you would like to join us, please RSVP by completing the form below by Wednesday, November 6th. Thank you!

Wellness Night Coming Soon

GWC would like to invite you to our annual Wellness Night! This event will offer Mental Health and Physical Health strategies to enhance your overall wellness. We will have our District Mental Health Specialist, Mr. Hersey, sharing some mental health information and our Physical education teacher, Mr. Helmburg, leading a pound fitness class! There will also be several vendors set up for additional outside support to help you take your next step in your wellness journey.

You don’t want to miss this!

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

We want to recognize our October Students of the Month. These students are selected by their grade level teachers and exemplify outstanding citizenship, leadership, perseverance, and effort.

Congratulations to the following scholars:

Kindergarten: Daxton McMullen

1st: Amarion Conn

2nd: Brady Tudor

3rd: Westley Hughes

4th: Santiago Baltazar Zuniga

5th: Ayden Johnson

THE FAMILY RESOURCE CORNER

Lexington Firefighters' Toy Program

SIGN-UP - ENGLISH

SIGN-UP - SPANISH

Resources

It is our goal to provide resources and assistance to families; therefore, please find family resources linked below, including the Angel Tree, LIHEAP information, Help to Others Program Assistance, and a grief session at the Ky Horse Park.

For questions or assistance, please reach out to Ms. Daniels, our Family Resource Liaison, at maryalice.daniels@fayette.kyschools.us

Angel Tree

LIHEAP, Help to Others, & Grief Session

Homework Help - EL Services

Homework Help - EL Services (Spanish)

FAMU Session Coming Soon

On November 21 from 5:30-7:30pm, the FCPS Family and Community Engagement Department will host Family University “Special Programs Parent Panels”. This event will be held at our Family Connection Center-North (1625 Russell Cave Road). This will be an opportunity for families across the district to come and hear from families who currently have students enrolled in our various district programs, and receive advice and guidance that will help them decide which schools to learn more about at Innovative Programs Showcase in the spring.

Spotlight on Special Programs Info

Spotlight on Special Programs Info (Spanish)

REPEATS

VOLUNTEERS

Fayette County Public Schools and GWC invites families to participate in our educational community! We need all kinds of volunteers to help make sure our scholars have an enriching experience in the classroom and beyond. For more information about volunteering in FCPS, please follow this link.

*For more information on volunteering, please visit this link.

ATTENDANCE

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.

BUILD THE HABIT OF GOOD ATTENDANCE