Hello Carver Elementary Community!

We had a great week at Carver Elementary! Our after school soccer kicked off on Monday and we finalized the rosters on Wednesday. We have 28 students that completed registration and are attending on Mondays and Wednesdays through the month of September. The Skyhawk coaches are excited to work with our students! Per Skyhawk policy, the registration closes 24 hours before the first practice and it is limited to 2nd-5th grade students. We are excited to partner with the Skyhawks and YES program to provide FREE opportunities for our 2nd-5th grade students. The YES program will offer soccer, flag football, cheer, and volleyball for the fall semester on Mondays and Wednesday from 2:50-4:00 PM. The registration form is below and is limited to 30 students per activity, grades 2nd-5th. Attendance, behavior, and good sportsmanship will be considered as the slots are limited. FLAG FOOTBALL and CHEER begin October 7th. Please register now! The sign up is below and paper copies were sent home on Friday. IF you have difficulties registering, please stop by the front office.

Our Cross Country team represented at Mitchell High School with over 1000 runners! Carver represented well with their BLUE Carver Shirts. Thank you for your support and we even had a student place 3rd in his grade!

*Teachers are preparing to begin tutoring or sponsor an after school club beginning the week of September 23rd. Be on the lookout for the club sign ups or tutoring invitation for selected students. Sign up forms will go home this week-we currently have Library Assistants, Yarn Club, Jesus Boot Camp, Typing and Computer Skills, and Lego Club! Tutoring for selected students will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school.

We hosted our first Parent Meeting and began with some information about Carver Elementary enrollment, attendance, and academics. Please join us on Tuesday, October 10th for our next Parent Meeting at 3:00 PM in our library.

We understand that some families are unable to attend at this and we will have a monthly Second Cup of Coffee beginning the last Friday of each month (September 27th) from 8:00-9:00 AM in our library. We would LOVE to partner with our families and how we can support our students and making Carver Elementary the Heart of our Community!

Our Math Air Tutoring for select 4th and 5th grade students began this week and will continue from 7:55-8:40 AM. Students will enter the gym, go directly to their classroom to hang up their backpack, and go to the Computer Lab where breakfast is available. Tutoring sessions begin promptly at 7:55AM and students will return to class at 8:40 AM. Attendance will be taken in the computer lab.

Thank you for supporting parent drop off outside our gym doors and having your student to school on time. REMINDER that school officially begins at 7:50 AM. If your student arrives after 7:55 AM they will be marked tardy. We want all of our students to eat breakfast and have a positive start to each day; please adjust your schedule accordingly. THANK YOU to all the students that arrive on time each day! The gym doors continue to open each day at 7:30 AM for a FREE, hot breakfast in the cafeteria from 7:30-7:45 AM. ALL students will enter and wait in the gym until the bell rings, every day this school year. Carver staff will provide supervision in the gym and students will be escorted to classrooms when the bell rings at 7:50 AM. Breakfast switches to a cold breakfast from 7:45-8:10 AM, that may be eaten in the classroom. The gym doors will close at 7:55 AM and students will need to be signed in at the front office where they will receive a cold breakfast and sent to class.

Dismissal is in the front of Carver Elementary at 2:50 PM each day. Students are escorted to the front of the building, walkers and parent pick up are dismissed, and car riders wait with their grade level. Please be patient as we are dismissing students to the appropriate cars.

*During inclement weather, students are dismissed from the gym.

NO SCHOOL, Monday, September 16th

PICTURE DAY is Tuesday, September 17th!!

NO SCHOOL, October 14-18th- Fall Break

SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, October 15th Carver will host Parent Teacher Conferences from 7:30 AM-7:30 PM. Teachers will reach out to families with a link to sign up. If you are unable to sign up for this date, teachers will schedule a time before, during, or after school. Our goal is 100% parent participation and we need your help to make this successful!

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR is here from September 17-24th! Please see the attachment below of when you can visit and purchase books!

We also look forward to many opportunities to collaborate this year and create new memories with the Carver community. We want Carver Elementary School to be a place where everyone feels welcome and valued.

Again, welcome to Carver Elementary! If you are a returning family or if this your first year at Carver, we are excited to work with you to achieve great results. Please know that our doors are always open for communication, and we look forward to partnering with you in your child's education. Please look for opportunities to participate in the Parent Teacher Association, the SAC, and other volunteer opportunities.

Thank you for your support!

Mrs. Bizzell

Proud Principal

As a quality neighborhood school in D11, the Carver community is supportive and safe as staff, parents, and students are valued and involved in creating engaging, intentional learning experiences that are responsive to student needs and results in a place where everyone wants to be.

Thank you for voting for our new logo and Carver Elementary is proud to be the Heart of Our Community!! Our staff recently attended the Capturing Kids' Heart training and we are excited to build relationships, challenge ourselves and our students, and truly become the Heart of Our Community! We will continue to partner with local businesses, resources, and community members to enhance our identity statement and challenge our students to be the BEST they can be, every day at school. We are providing intentional learning experiences that involve and engage all of our students and our staff. We look forward to this school year and partnering with YOU!!

September 16th No Students- Professional Development Day

September 17th Picture Day!

September 10th Cross Country Meet at Doherty High School 3:30-5:00 PM

September 17-24th Scholastic Book Fair!

September 24th Cross Country Meet at Garry Barry Stadium 3:30-5:00 PM

September 26th Cross Country Celebration!

September 27th Second Cup of Coffee-8:00-9:00 AM Library

October 1st Count Day!

October 4th Pancakes with the Principal-7:30-8:00 AM Library

October 5th Carver Clean Up Day! 9:00-12:00

October 8th Parent Meeting 3:00-4:00 PM Library

October 11th-End of First Quarter!

October 11th Fifth Grade STARBASE 8:30-2:30 PM Peterson Space Force

October 14th-18th NO SCHOOL-Fall Break

October 15th Parent Teacher Conferences 7:30 AM-7:30 PM

October 23rd-Early Dismissal at 11:50 AM-lunch will be provided

October 25th First Quarter Awards Assembly 8:15-8:45 AM, Second Cup of Coffee-9:00-10:00 AM Library; Fifth Grade STARBASE 8:30-2:30 PM Peterson Space Force

October 29th Picture Retake Day

October 30th-Skate City!! 5:00-7:00 PM

October 31st-Halloween Parade 8:15 AM

Dear Families,

Please be aware that Wednesday, October 23rd, will be a half-day for all students in support of Parent-Teacher Conferences. Here are the key details:

· Early Release: Students will be released three hours earlier than their typical dismissal time. For Carver, dismissal will be at 11:50 AM.

· Lunch: Lunch will still be provided before dismissal.

· Transportation: Buses will run their usual routes, but students will leave school three hours earlier than usual.

· Attendance: Please note that attendance still counts, so it’s important that your child is present.

· Pre-K: There will be no afternoon preschool classes on October 23rd.

Thank you for your attention to these changes. We look forward to seeing you at the conferences!

Best regards,
Mrs. Bizzell

Breakfast in the cafeteria 7:30-7:45 AM (cold breakfast 7:45-8:10 AM)

Office Hours: 7:30 AM-3:45 PM

Carver School Hours: 7:50 AM-2:50 PM

Tardy bell rings at 7:50

Students will have a 15 minute recess, prior to lunch.

10:50-11:10 Kindergarten and First Grade

11:10-11:30 Second and Third Grade

11:30-11:50 Fourth and Fifth Grade

Under the Healthy School Meals for All program the State of Colorado provides free meals for all D11 students. Please take a moment to fill out our Free and Reduced Meal Application regardless of whether you think you would qualify or not. This program benefits the school as well as your family. Our goal is 100% participation. As a reminder, Carver is a free breakfast and lunch school. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the front office. Carver is currently 85% free or reduced lunch and we receive Federal Funds for this.

https://linqconnect.com/public/meal-application/new?identifier=JX9G3Q

K/1 12:10-1:00

2/4 1:05-1:55

3/5 2:00-2:50

Essentials: Art, Music, PE, Technology

Adaptive PE/Art: Fridays from 9:00-10:05 AM (Selected students)

Band for grades 4th and 5th (Mondays and Wednesdays)

Orchestra for grades 4th and 5th (Tuesdays and Wednesdays)

We are still accepting interested students for BAND and ORCHESTRA! Please stop by the front office for a permission slip!

We LOVE having family members in the building! Please complete the link below if you have some time to volunteer to help at school. Some activities include: cutting, tearing out workbook pages, reading to students, testing sight words, and sometimes just helping in class.
Please join us!

Hello everyone!

We really have been focusing on RESPECT this past few weeks, which comes in many forms: RESPECT for life, for property, for parents, for elders, for nature, and for the beliefs and rights of others. Respect includes being courteous and polite, as well as respecting yourself by avoiding self-criticism. We can model respect for our children regarding how we speak to and treat them. Respect is not only an important character trait, but it can also be a source of real joy! Respect implies a certain appreciation, which makes us more aware of other people’s needs and feelings.

ENGAGE: Honor Each Other, here is an idea, as a family, create an Honor Board where family members and friends can write affirmations to the person of honor. (Make sure each family member gets to be the honoree.) The Honor Board can be made of construction paper, poster board, or a blank piece of paper. Once the board is complete, encourage the family member to display it so they can see it often and remember the great things others see in them.

EMPOWER: Practice Forgiveness, everyone makes mistakes. Ask each family member to share a story about a time they made a mistake (at school, work, home, etc.) and discuss what lessons they learned. Share this quote: “Mistakes don’t define us, but how we respond to mistakes will.” Ask, “How can we show honor for each other, even when we make a mistake or disagree?” Process each person’s response and thank everyone for their willingness to share. Challenge each other to respond to mistakes this week with love and respect.

EXCEL: Honor Those Who Serve, celebrate members of your community who lead through service to others. Write “Thank You” notes to someone that has helped or served your family. Consider people in your community like veterans, nurses/doctors, teachers, ministers, bus drivers, police officers, firefighters, mail carriers, etc. Deliver these notes with a special treat.

Have a conversation with your kiddo about, What makes them/ or you feel respected? Disrespected? Why?, and process this discussions with them.

*Check out this book: Respect and take care of things by Cheri Meiners in schoology the “Power of Yet”

“Limits and boundaries create a consistent, trusting, safe space for students to develop” by #theparentingskill

Mrs. Gio (Giovanny) Franco-Diaz, MA, LPCC

School Counselor - 504 coordinator , Student Council Advisor

Phone # 719-328-2171

What is happening in Random Acts of Kindness?

RAK is delivered throughout the week in each classroom. We will continue to focus on Respect and introduce Empathy for the month of September.

We are a PBIS (Positive Behavior and Support School) and we will continue to practice our School Wide PAW expectations.

P- I am Prepared

A-I have a great Attitude

W-I Work hard

S-I am Safe

This year Student Council applications are due next week we have some great candidates 😊

Student Council is coming back!

Again, we are super excited to have a Parent Led PTA this year! Please join us at our next meeting on Tuesday, October 10th from 3:00-4:00 PM in the library! We are excited to plan for the Fall Festival and other exciting events for this school year!

Our new PTA board is:

President: Brittany Shelly

Vice President: Sophia Piedra

Treasurer: Stephanie Gano

Possible Secretary: Joelean Standingwater

All our welcome to attend our meetings!

Safety is our top priority at Carver Elementary School, and we are committed to ensuring the well-being of all students, staff, and visitors. We now have a secured entrance to monitor ALL visitors and a fence that surrounds the back of the school. To this end, we follow the Standard Response Protocol (SRP) to prepare for and respond to various emergency situations. We conduct monthly and quarterly drills to practice these protocols, ensuring that everyone in our school community knows what to do in case of an emergency. Here is an overview of the SRP we follow:

• Hold - In Your Classroom or Area

• Directive: "In Your Room or Area"
• Purpose: This protocol is used when hallways need to be kept clear of occupants. Students and staff remain in their rooms or areas until further notice.

Secure - Get Inside. Lock Outside Doors

• Directive: "Get Inside. Lock Outside Doors"
• Purpose: This protocol is used to safeguard people within the building by securing all exterior doors. Normal activities continue inside the building.

Lockdown - Locks, Lights, Out of Sight

• Directive: "Locks, Lights, Out of Sight"
• Purpose: This protocol is used to secure individual rooms and keep occupants quiet and in place. Doors are locked, lights are turned off, and everyone stays out of sight.

Evacuate - To a Stated Location

• Directive: "Evacuate to [Location]"
• Purpose: This protocol is used to move people from one location to a different location, either within or outside the building. The specific location will be communicated during the drill or emergency.

Shelter - State the Hazard and the Safety Strategy

• Directive: "Shelter [Hazard] and [Safety Strategy]"
• Purpose: This protocol is used for group and self-protection based on the specific hazard (e.g., tornado, hazmat). The safety strategy will be clearly communicated.

Monthly Drills:

To ensure we are prepared, we conduct monthly/quarterly drills for each of these protocols. These drills help students and staff practice the appropriate responses and become familiar with the procedures. Your support in reinforcing the importance of these drills at home is greatly appreciated.

Communication:

In the event of an actual emergency, we will communicate with families promptly. Please ensure that your contact information is up to date in our records so that you can receive timely notifications.

Thank you for your cooperation and support in keeping our school safe. If you have any questions or concerns about our safety protocols, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Together, we can ensure a safe and secure learning environment for all our students.

Carver Elementary is a Title I school.

The purpose of Title I is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and state academic assessments.

If you have any questions, please reach out:

https://www.d11.org/TitleI

Email: lisa.bizzell@d11.org
Website: https://www.d11.org/Page/69
Location: 4740 Artistic Circle, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Phone: 719-328-7100
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carver.d11.org/