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| 100th
DAY OF SCHOOL |
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Can you spot one hundred dots in this photo? The Carver kindergarten
students celebrated 100 days of school with fun-filled counting
activities. Several students practiced counting 100 items
for their special display project while others donated 100
pennies to our school wide "Pennies For Patients"
campaign for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The day
provided a wonderful way for children to practice counting
to 100 while demonstrating February's "Caring"
Character Pillar of the Month. Click
here for more photos.
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| Carver
Curriculum Night |
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On January 29th the Carver Staff held various sessions for
parents to educate them about the new kindergarten and first
grade phonics program called Imagine-It® and about the
newly adopted LEAD21® Reading/Language Arts curriculum.
Parents could attend sessions about inquiry, assessments,
the Eight Comprehension Strategies, the weekly schedule, Lexile
Levels, interventions, and how to log onto and navigate through
the LEAD21® website. LEAD21® is an integrated curriculum
which allows socials studies and science content to be delivered
within literacy development. Parents visiting the 5th grade
pod could see first hand how 5th grade students connected
reading to social studies. The art work on display depicted
life for Native Americans before new settlers arrived. It
also addressed how people's ideas were changed by historical
events in early America. Click
this link to view more 5th grade Lead21® inquiry projects.
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PLAQUE
BUSTERS qualify for STATE!
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The
Carver Elementary First Lego League (FLL) team, called the
PLAQUE BUSTERS®, competed at state on January 19th in
Ames, Iowa. The team identifed a challenge faced by a senior
citizen, developed an innovative solution to solve the problem,
and shared their findings with others. The team also built
and programmed a LEGO Mindstorm robot to accomplish missions
related to the joys and challenges of aging, and learned all
about FLL's signature set of Core Values. The PLAQUE BUSTERS®
have learned from research and from the many professionals
that they have talked to, all about 7 risk factors that people
CAN control to prevent coronary artery disease. Their goal
is to educate people about the risk factors. In addition to
sharing their message with over 600 students and staff at
Carver, cardiac rehab patients and nurses, the team is excited
to share their message with others.
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| Carver
WINS HyVee SMART points contest! |
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Elementary is one of 200 schools to win a SMART Board™
680 series interactive whiteboard with SMART Notebook collaborative
learning software. This prize, donated by our local HyVee, has
an approximate retail value of $1,500! Thank you to everyone
that purchased Procter & Gamble products from HyVee and
donated SMART points to Carver. Your investment in our school
is recognized and appreciated! Thank you Hy-Vee! |
| CARVER
SPELLING BEE WINNERS |
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| CARVER'S
GREAT DRAW |
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| After
hearing about "The Great Draw" street art competition
that occurred on September 15th in Dubuque on 4th street, students
signed up in teams to create sidewalk master pieces near the
entrance of Carver. Unfortunately the rain has washed away much
of the color, but you can still check out their wonderful master
pieces by clicking this link. |
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| WELCOME
BACK CARVER FAMILY! |
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New outfits,
brushed hair and big smiles— a perfect photo op for the
many parents that greeted Carver's principal Cindy Steffens
and the Carver staff on the first day of school. There are
not many events more exciting in the life of a child than
the first day of school, and today was no exception. Students
spent some time learning the daily routines and getting to
know each other, and then they were busy using the SMARTboards,
the computers, and their new school supplies. Students, like
those pictured below, found some time to pose for the camera,
indicating that they were not as nervous as some parents to
begin another school year. CLICK
ON THIS LINK to see more photos from the first day of
school.
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| Celebrating
5 years (2007-2012) |
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Metamorphosis
BY EMMA -5th grade
"If
you build it, they will come." This famous movie line from
the Field of Dreams can easily apply to our school. What was
once an open field has now become George Washington Carver Elementary
School. Over the past five years Carver Elementary has welcomed
and educated many children. In an interview with Mrs. Steffens,
she talked about how Carver has changed the last few years.
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she has experienced has been the addition of new technology
into the classrooms; in particular, PTG sponsored SMARTboards
in all classrooms. Another
notable change has been the increase in the number of students
and staff. Mrs. Steffens also talked about many happy memories
she has had since becoming principal at Carver. "I enjoy
watching the children becoming successful students and achieving
their goals," Steffens said. Some of the proudest moments
that she experiences is when the student's at Carver are recognized
for their academic achievements. While the job of being a principal
can be very hard, Mrs. Steffens stated that the ability to connect
to the community, parents and students helps make her job easier.
What others changes will the future have for George Washington
Carver Elementary? Only time will tell. |
| CLICK
HERE to read the special 5 YEAR Commemorative Edition Newsletter
written by Carver Students |
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