GWC EAGLES' NEST

Dear Carver Families,

From sing-alongs and winter challenge games at Community Gathering to special aerial visitors from the North Pole, we sure had a festive week at Carver!

Friday is our last day together until schools reopen on Monday, January 6. The next issue of the GWC Eagles' Nest will be shared on Sunday, January 5th.

Please accept our heartfelt wishes for a happy, healthy winter break. We look forward to seeing you all in 2025!

• December 4-18 - Book Fair (see flyer below)
• December 19 - 4th & 5th Grade Concert
• December 20 - Two Hour Early Dismissal
• December 23-January 3 - Winter Break - No school for students

Check out our AWESOME EAGLE ATTENDANCE below. We want to give a special shout-out to 3rd and 5th grades whose attendance is still above 94%! Keep up the awesome work!!

We hope that you'll be able to join us for the next PALS meeting that will be held on January 15th. During last week's PALS meeting, I shared information about our Title I documents that are available on our school website. Our Schoolwide Plan, Parent Family Engagement information, and Parent Right to Know letter can also be found using the links below.

• GWCES Schoolwide Plan
• Parent Family Engagement
• Parent Right to Know Letter

Beginning Sunday, December 1, at 10 a.m., the Chesapeake Public Charter School online lottery application will OPEN.

All interested families must fill out lottery applications online at CPCS Lottery Link during the open enrollment period. For the 2025-2026 school year, the online application link becomes LIVE at 10 a.m. on December 1, 2024 and closes at midnight on December 31, 2024.

There will be two in-person Q&A sessions this year to be held on the following dates. Use this Parent Information Session RSVP.

• IN-PERSON @ CPCS Wednesday 12/4 - 5:00-6:00 pm

• IN-PERSON @ CPCS Wednesday 12/11 - 6:00-7:00 pm

Can’t make it in person? Information can be found on the CPCS website https://schools.smcps.org/cpcs/charter-school/admissions

Please be sure to label your students' belongings (lunch boxes, hoodies, coats, water bottles, etc.) so that they can be easily found and claimed. Please encourage your students to check Lost & Found for any belongings they may have misplaced or left on the playground.

There are so many fantastic things happening in our efforts to support SMCPS students with disabilities. Please use this survey to share your praise, story, or news about successes in your school or department!

Families may shop the Community School clothes closet for gently used clothes/ shoes or drop off donations of gently used/new items by appointment from 10 AM- 1PM. (Bilingual services available)

Families may shop at the Community School food pantry by appointment (while groceries last) from 10 AM - 1 PM. (Bilingual services available)

Principal - Donna Thorstensen

Assistant Principal - David Chilson

Academic Dean - Rhonda Morgan

George Washington Carver Elementary School

A Title I and Community School

Website: https://gwces.smcps.org/
Location: 46155 Carver School Boulevard, Lexington Park, MD, USA
Phone: 301-863-4076
Twitter: @gwces_smcps