Carman Trails, along with other Parkway schools, is piloting a nationally normed assessment called NWEA. This assessment supports our district- and school-level assessment plans.

The NWEA will be administered three times this school year and will replace the Parkway Benchmark assessments your child has taken in previous years. The first student report will be sent home with your child no later than Wednesday, October 13. One of the greatest benefits of this assessment is that it will share your child's growth over the course of the school year. The first assessment provides "baseline data" and serves as a starting point for the instruction your child with receive this school year. As with all of the assessments we administer, we view this as one piece of data and realize that one assessment cannot capture all of your child's learning in one testing session. Instead, we encourage you to look for growth from one assessment to the next.

Please read this resource to learn a little more about common questions from families.

In addition, please feel free to watch this video to learn more about the student reports you will receive over the course of the year.

With CT Pride,

Allison Love, Ed.D

Vision screenings will take place for all Kindergarten, 1st, 3rd, and 5th grade students on October 12th. In addition, all new 2nd and 4th graders to the Parkway School District will also be screened. Parkway Nurses will conduct Vision screening. If you have a concern about your child's vision please let the school nurse know and don't forget to send your child's glasses for vision screening.

We will have an Early Release Day on Thursday, October 14th, with students being dismissed at 2:05 p.m., and on Friday and Monday, October 15th & 18th, there is No School -- enjoy the long Fall Break weekend!

On Saturday, Oct. 23rd, our PTO will be hosting a Dine-Out at Ballwin Sno-Cone from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. See the flyer below in the Paw Print for details!

Flu Vaccinations will be made available here at Carman on Tuesday, October 26th for our students as well as our staff! The necessary consent forms (two pages) as well as information about the vaccine are attached below; they were also emailed to parents in PDF form.

More information on insurance coverage, etc. is listed further down in this Paw Print under our Nurse's Notes.

It is time for One Book, One School! By now your family should have received a copy of Cleo Edison Oliver - Playground Millionaire. Our reading starts Monday, October 11th. You can read the chapter with your child, have them read it alone, or listen to one of our staff read the chapter. There are also optional activities for you to try each night. At school, have your student be on the lookout for some trivia questions related to the book! Please refer to the schedule link below for activities! We hope you enjoy the book!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14GhN6F2rxnv3W5xdRpworCFWZkJdT5gayoflEBM_V_4/edit?usp=sharing

Here is the message shared via the form: Mrs. Baker, Ms. Moellering and Kenai were so KIND to come support a baseball game that many Carman 2nd (and one 1st ) graders play on in Ballwin. The boys were extremely excited to see their current and past teachers support them playing! It was so KIND of them to take time out of their evenings to support the boys' outside event!

Save the Date!

Bingo for Books is back! We are going virtual with our Bingo this year! The flyer you see on the right will be sent home soon so be on the lookout.

For now, mark your calendars for a night of free family fun!

Leah Manley

Library Media Specialist

Carman Trails Elementary

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

October - National Disability Awareness Month

11th - "One Book, One School" Begins!

11th through 15th - National School Lunch Week

12th - Vision Screenings for ALL Kindergarten, 1st graders, 3rd graders, and 5th graders

14th - Early Release - Dismissal at 2:05 PM

15th & 18th - No School -- Fall Break

22nd - 6:30 setup, 7:00 start -- Trunk or Treat

23rd - 12:00 - 4:00 PTO Dine-Out at Ballwin Sno-Cone!

29th - Fall Class Parties (Trunk or Treat Rain Date) -- Half-Day Early Dismissal at 1:05 PM

November - National Healthy Skin Month

1st through 15th - VIRTUAL BOOK FAIR!

8th through 11th - Parkway Food Drive

11th - Veteran's Day

12th - No School (Professional Development Day)

17th - Early Release - Dismissal at 2:05 p.m.

18th - PTO Sponsored Dine-Out Night at Panera Bread

24th - 26th - No School

25th - Thanksgiving Day

30th - PTO General Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

December - National Month of Giving

9th - PTO Sponsored Dine-Out Night at Red Robin

15th - Early Release - Dismissal at 2:05 p.m.

22nd - Half-Day - Dismissal at 1:05 p.m.

22nd - Winter Class Parties

23rd through January 4th - No School (Winter Break) - Return on January 5th