Carr Talk

I am so incredibly proud of all our Carr Cubs and Staff Members. Our unexpected emergency helped us practice and learn where to improve. This is a reminder to turn in your emergency kits and be sure your PowerSchool account is up to date with emergency contacts.

It has been a busy week on campus with many new routines and fun activities. Students are getting more comfortable each day. This month is focused on Being Respectful. Please talk with your student(s) at home what this might look like there. Here are some ways we show being respectful at school:

• Follow the Golden Rule.

• Be accepting of differences.

• Be courteous to others.

• Deal peacefully manage disagreements.

• Be considerate of others’ feelings.

Thank you for all your support at home. This is going to be a great 2024-2025 school year!

A couple reminders:

I know parking is difficult, but please give yourself time to arrive and park on the street and neighboring streets NOT in a red zone and no blocking driveways. Also, if you have a TK or K student, please be sure they have a change of clothes in their backpack. THANK YOU.

All my best,

Amy Argento, Principal

Monday, 9/2

• NO SCHOOL!

Tuesday, 9/3

• PICTURE DAY!!!!😎

• Music with Mr. Kamida and Ms. Eddow starts for grades 2nd-5th

• YMCA Play starts
• TK/K Regular Dismissal
• Early Dismissal Grades 1st-5th @ 2:27

Thursday, 9/5

• PE

• TK/K Back to School Night 5:30-6:15pm (see info below).

Friday, 9/6

• Flag Assembly, 9:05am - Families are welcome.

• Enter through the back gate on 168th Street.
• Check in by PTA.

• 9/6 PTA Reflections Kickoff!

• *Dr. Argento is out on this day.
  

September 2024

9/15-10/15 Hispanic Heritage Month

• 9/ 16 TUSD Board Meeting
• 9/19 PTA Meeting @ 5:30 and Back-to-School Night Grades 1-5 (see info below).
• **Early Dismissal Gr 1-5 at 2:12 pm
• 9/20 Dual Immersion Coffee with the Principal 9:45ish
• 9/26 Hearing/Vision Testing
• 9/26 SSC #1 @ 4pm

Please mark your calendars for a Dual Immersion Coffee with the Principal on September 20th right after Flag Assembly.

Join us for our Back to School Nights! This is an opportunity for the adults in our student's lives to get to know your child's teacher, the classroom environment, and learn about what to expect in the grade level.

TK/K Back to School Night: September 5th 5:30-6:15pm. *with the exception of Ms. Hyun who will have her back to school night on September 19th.

Grades 1st-5th: September 19th 6:00pm and 6:30pm. Teachers will repeat the same presentation at 6pm or 6:30pm, so please attend one of the sessions. dismissal time is 2:12pm (1st-5th grade only. Regular 1:50pm dismissal for TK/K.)

Parents, we need to hear your voice, ideas and input!

Carr SSC is an important group that includes the principal as well as teacher and parent representatives. If you or someone you know is interested in participating in this committee, complete this form.

There are four 1 hour meetings this school year - 4:00 p.m. Zoom meetings

What is SSC and what are the roles and responsibilities? See the TUSD Handbook here.

Enter your name on this form by September 13th if you are interested: SSC Interest Form

Dates of meetings:

Thursday, September 26th

Thursday, November 14th

Thursday, April 24th

Thursday, June 5th

Although meals are free of charge, families still submit a meal application. The information collected on the meal application ensures our schools receive adequate funding to support the learning of low income students

LINK HERE: Educational Benefit Form

POWER SCHOOL

It is important that you update your emergency information, health information, and parent rights notification EVERY YEAR on PowerSchool. Please login to the Parent Account and update all your information.

We are currently at 82% completed, let's get to 100%!

If you need assistance accessing the parent portal, please refer to the parent guide (linked here) or call the office and Ms. Ashley will be happy to assist you.

A reminder that when your child is absent, please make sure to report your absences using one of the three methods listed below.

There's 3 ways you can report an absence

1. You can go to the Carr website and click the "Report An Absence' button. Fill out the form. Form is linked here.
2. Call the office at (310) 533-4467.
3. Email your teacher AND our office clerk, Harril.Aida@tusd.org

When reporting an absence, please provide the following information:

• Your child's name
• Child's Teacher's Name
• reason for the absence

Reminders:

• You must report an absence for every day that your child is absent.
• Doctor's note may be requested if a child is absent for multiple days for illnesses.
• Please contact the teacher directly when requesting classwork and homework for the day.
  Note: All TUSD employee's emails are their Last Name.First Name @tusd.org
• If your child is going to be absent for 3 or more days, please request an Independent Study so your child's absences can be cleared (if assignments are submitted on the day of your child's return).

Website: https://www.tusd.org/schools/carr
Location: 168th Street, Torrance, CA, USA
Phone: (310 ) 533-4467

The Nutrition Services Department has gone cashless!

Students and Staff will now be able to use their LinqConnect (formerly known as Titan) account balance to purchase a la carte items and extra meals.

• If there are any adults who would like to purchase food from the cafeteria, they must have an account set up with Nutrition Services - unless they pay with exact change!
• We can still accept cash and checks but change will NOT be provided. Any remaining funds will be added to the account instead.
• A flyer is attached below. This flyer has also been shared on PeachJar for your reference.

• Free and Reduced Meal Application and Educational Benefit Forms:

• As we have communicated over the summer, the Free and Reduced Meal Application & Educational Benefit Forms are now available for families to compete for the 2024-2025 school year.
• For families with students who are attending Anza, Bert Lynn, Calle Mayor, Hickory, Lincoln, Richardson, Riviera, Seaside, South, Towers, or Walteria, they will complete the Free and Reduced Meal Application
  
• For families with students who are attending Adams, Arlington, Arnold, Casimir, Carr, Edison, Fern, Hull, Jefferson, Madrona, Magruder, North, Shery, Torrance Elementary, Torrance High, Victor, West, Wood, or Yukon, they will complete the Educational Benefit Form.
  
• Please also see attached for the September Nutrition Services Newsletter.
• This newsletter will be available on PeachJar in Spanish, Japanese, and Korean.

Elementary:

• September Menu is available on Canva and LinqConnect on our website.
• We have several new menu items coming up that we are super excited about such as the Alfredo Chicken Tortellini on Monday, 9/16.
• The Canva menu is linked here!
• The LinqConnect menu is linked here!
• Healthy Ever After Program:
• We are partnering with Torrance Memorial Medical Center again this year to bring you the Healthy Ever After Program! These lessons include a pre-recorded nutrition lesson video and a snack to go along with it.
• For more information on participating, please contact Helaine Lopes, the Healthy Ever After Coordinator at Helaine.Lopes@tmmc.com

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Website: https://www.tusd.org/schools/carr
Location: 168th Street, Torrance, CA, USA
Phone: (310 ) 533-4467
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarrElementarySchool
Twitter: @carrcub