Back-to-School Night

Welcome 8th Grade Parents

Testing Mr. Ehrle

Date of Test Test Taken By

• September 21 Explore All 8th Grade• December 11 SSAT Select students• Jan 24-Mar 4, 2011 NAEPSelect 8th Graders• February 5 SSAT Select students• February 23 OCCT Writing All 8th Grade• April 11-22(Window) OCCTAll Grades• April 18-29(Window) OCCT Math/Reading All 8th Grade• April 25-29(Window) OCCT Geog All 7th Grade• May 2-13(Window) EOI Alg/Geom HS Credit Math Classes

8th Grade 1st Semester COST BREAK DOWN

Ms. Holt

The breakdown of costs per student is as follows:

Buses for Field Trip to Gilcrease/TASM $ 5.00Admission to TASM $ 3.00Cardboard Sheets for Boat-building unit $ 2.00Buses to BTW for Boat Launching $ 5.00Supplies for Pinewood Derby speed/acceleration$ 2.00Supplies for Civil War Unit – needlework/sampler $ 3.00Total for First Semester $20.00

  Personal check or cash accepted. Checks should be made payable to ‘Carver Middle School’. Limited scholarships - written request to Ms. Holt or Mr. Ehrle. Scholarship by September 8, 2010.

8th Grade Field Trip InformationTransportation – MYP Unit

Mrs. Spavins

• A letter and permission slip went home Tuesday of this week.

• FOR – transportation to Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa Air and Space Museum, and Booker T. Washington.

More on Transportation

• This is for the Transportation Unit that culminates in the SS Wildcat unit with cardboard boat floating at Booker T. Washington, tentatively scheduled for October 15.

• We will look for parent volunteers when it is closer to time for cutting cardboard and helping with assembly.

Transportation Events

• We will be looking for parents to help with cutting apart the cardboard and constructing boats before the SS Wildcat

• 8th Grade Science is also working on organizing a Pinewood Derby type event during our speed and acceleration studies later in the semester.

• We will be looking for ways to help students cut out their cars if they do not have access to parent help with cutting the wood.

Community Service Mrs. Anderson

• As part of the Positive Consequence field trip that we often schedule at the end of the school year, we will be including community service hours.

• 10 Hours of community service required by the MYP program are due by May 3, 2011.

• Additional hours of community service are due for NJHS students

• First Campus Clean: September 11, 9am – 11 am

Energy Policy / Dress CodeMr. Bishop

• Tulsa Public Schools has initiated a vigorous energy savings policy which requires teachers to keep temperatures high in summer and low in winter.

• This may require your students to wear sweaters, sweatshirts or long-sleeved shirts.

• Please be aware: NO HOODIES ARE ALLOWED AT CARVER FROM 8:30 – 3:30

Additional Dress Code/Energy Concerns

• Just an FYI – logos on clothing is against Carver’s dress code policy, this year, last year, next year. Some students have convinced their parents this is not the case. It is. Please don’t purchase clothes for school which have a logo on them other than the Carver Spirit items, or your students will be asked not to wear them and begin the process of consequences for dress code violations.

Washington DC TRIPSummer 2011

Ms. Reiter

8th Grade Formal Dance

8th Grade Promotion

PTSA Committee is formed

First fundraiser will be in October!

ACADEMIC SUBJECTS DISCUSSION

• Language Arts – Ms. Christy and Mr. Bishop• Math – Ms. Holt and Ms. Ashford• Science – Mrs. Caughron and Mrs. Spavins• US History – Mrs. Anderson and Ms. Reiter

EMAIL ADDRESSES Pam Ashford- math: ashfopa2@tulsaschools.orgMark Bishop- lang arts bishoma1@tulsaschools.orgNancy Christy-lang arts chrisna@tulsaschools.orgLinda Caughron- science caughli@tulsaschools.orgDeana Holt-math holtde@tulsaschools.orgNancy Anderson-history anderna2@tulsaschools.orgJennifer Reiter- history reiteje@tulsaschools.orgTeresa Spavins-science spavite@tulsaschools.orgBob Ehrle-counselor ehrlero@atulsaschools.orgValarie Farrow-asst. principal farrova@tulsaschools.orgConnie Hamilton-principal hamilco@tulsaschools.org