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Back-to-School Night Welcome 8 th Grade Parents. Testing Mr. Ehrle. Date of Test Test Taken By September 21 Explore All 8 th Grade December 11 SSAT Select students Jan 24-Mar 4, 2011 NAEP Select 8 th Graders February 5 SSAT Select students
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Testing Mr. Ehrle Date of TestTestTaken By • September 21 Explore All 8th Grade • December 11 SSAT Select students • Jan 24-Mar 4, 2011 NAEP Select 8th Graders • February 5 SSAT Select students • February 23 OCCT Writing All 8th Grade • April 11-22(Window) OCCT All Grades • April 18-29(Window) OCCT Math/Reading All 8th Grade • April 25-29(Window) OCCT Geog All 7thGrade • May 2-13(Window) EOI Alg/Geom HS Credit Math Classes
8th Grade 1st Semester COST BREAK DOWNMs. Holt The breakdown of costs per student is as follows: Buses for Field Trip to Gilcrease/TASM $ 5.00 Admission to TASM $ 3.00 Cardboard Sheets for Boat-building unit $ 2.00 Buses to BTW for Boat Launching $ 5.00 Supplies for Pinewood Derby speed/acceleration $ 2.00 Supplies for Civil War Unit – needlework/sampler $ 3.00 Total 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 UnitMrs. 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 ServiceMrs. 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.
8th Grade Formal Dance 8th Grade PromotionPTSA Committee is formedFirst 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.org Mark Bishop- lang arts bishoma1@tulsaschools.org Nancy Christy-lang arts chrisna@tulsaschools.org Linda Caughron- science caughli@tulsaschools.org Deana Holt-math holtde@tulsaschools.org Nancy Anderson-history anderna2@tulsaschools.org Jennifer Reiter- history reiteje@tulsaschools.org Teresa Spavins-science spavite@tulsaschools.org Bob Ehrle-counselor ehrlero@atulsaschools.org Valarie Farrow-asst. principal farrova@tulsaschools.org Connie Hamilton-principal hamilco@tulsaschools.org