Dear Carman Families,

Carman Trails is sponsoring a Math & Science night at the Magic House on Sunday, April 24th from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.! This Family Engagement Event is open to all of our Carman Trails families. The event is FREE and so is parking!

If you will be joining us at the Magic House please click on the link below. While an RSVP is not required in order for you to attend, it is strongly encouraged in order for us to coordinate the logistics of the event.

We're looking forward to seeing you there.

We hope you can join us cheer on not only the St. Louis Cardinals but also our Carman 3rd, 4th and 5th graders as they sing "Take Me out to the Ballgame" on Saturday, April 30th! Please note: tickets are $19 per person until the end of the school day on Friday, April 15th. After April 15th, tickets will be $22 and seating requests may not be able to be accommodated.

We would love to welcome helping hands to our Campus Beautification Project Day on Friday, April 22nd. If you are interested in helping out, you are welcome to come any time between 9:30 - 3:00 p.m. Any gardening tools (rakes, trowels, gardening gloves, yard waste bags) that you can bring along would be very much appreciated!

Please be sure to check out the calendar of upcoming dates and events at the end of the Paw Print - we have a lot of wonderful dates to look forward to!

Do you have a student who will turn 5 years old before Aug. 1, 2022? Kindergarten Registration is OPEN and online! Just go to https://www.parkwayschools.net/Page/1950 to register! If you have any questions, please feel free to call Mrs. Regan at 314-415-6104. Families are encouraged to register early for staffing and planning purposes. You can also visit https://www.smore.com/u9caf which includes information on registration, a recording of Wonderful World of Kindergarten and an interactive google classroom that has tons of stories and information on how to best prepare for kindergarten.

With CT Pride,

Allison

Parents/Guardians,

I am so excited to share with you that we will be having a second grade music program on Thursday, April 21. At this point we are planning on having the program in person. If anything changes, I will let you know as soon as possible. In order to limit the amount of people we have in the gym, we are asking that the audience be parents/guardians and siblings only. The program will start at 6p.m. with doors opening 15 minutes prior to the performance. I will record our daytime practice so that I can share the performance with families who may not feel comfortable attending an in person performance yet or who cannot attend but would still like to watch. The program is called Squirm. I ask that classes wear black shirts (a t shirt is fine) and jeans for the performance. If you have any questions, you can email me at rcarroll@parkwayschools.net. I look forward to bringing music programs back to Carman Trails!

Musically,

Mrs. Rebecca Carroll

General Music

Carman Trails Elementary

This week's Carman Cougar Spotlight shines on Mrs. Klein's Kindergartener, George Kettler! His nomination stated: "George saw our neighbor had fallen in her garage. She was bleeding and needed help so he ran home and told us she needed our help. She was badly injured and needed an ambulance. She was very grateful that George got her help." We are so proud of your responsible actions and your kindness, George!

Come be a part of our character recognition efforts! Whenever you see a student (or staff member) demonstrating character outside of school, you can nominate them using this Google Form - linked here: https://forms.gle/rtmmbkxByyZBRDR17

Nominees will be randomly selected and spotlighted in future Paw Prints and possibly other school communications. By submitting a photo (by choice, not required), you are granting permission for us to use the photo in school-related communications.

Thank you for your help in recognizing and spotlighting character in our students!

April 26 -- Chipotle Fundraiser Night 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.

May 3 -- General PTO Meeting, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

May 9 - Papa John's Fundraiser Night

May 26 - Fritz's Frozen Custard Fundraiser Night 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

What is the Sustainable Schools Challenge?

This is an annual Parkway program for all students, staff, and families to participate in sustainability activities while competing for prizes for their school running Sept 1, 2021 - April 29, 2022. It's designed to connect our district mission of preparing students to respond to an ever-changing world with our district sustainability goals incentivizing actions that reduce our environmental impact.

What you can do:

• Share and watch the 21-22 Sustainable Schools Challenge video presentation (6 mins) introducing the program, new updates, and a walkthrough of the website.
• Sign up now! Each student, staff, and family can sign up to earn a point for their school and receive the monthly newsletter with activities.
• Get the word out - schools have had success encouraging participation through their school newsletters and websites

Updates to the program include:

• Monthly prize winners will be selected through a drawing
• 50 points = 1 drawing entry
• New Mini-Grant program to fund projects up to $400
• Virtual Elementary, Middle, and High added as competing schools

Sustainability Department homepage