GWC Eagle's Nest
Week of September 19- September 25
We did it!
Well, we made it through the first week of content. Students were working hard and learning. Teachers were learning as well. Schoology is new for everyone. Thank you for your patience and understanding! We have enjoyed seeing you in our Google Meets and hope you have as well. They are our favorite part of the day! Click the button below to learn how to log into Google Meet in Spanish!
News from the Front Office!
The Return to School Survey will provide us with extremely important information. If you have not already completed it, PLEASE do so by following the link below. It is available in English and Español.
Please read the survey carefully. You must complete a survey for each child attending Carver Elementary. If you choose to have your student continue with virtual instruction, please keep in mind the following: For this marking period, the student will continue to learn at home through online instruction all five days of the week. Fridays will be dedicated to office hours and provide time for students to interact with teachers in realtime to review work completed asynchronous the previous four days. Students continuing with virtual learning will NOT receive live instruction from the teacher. Office hours may provide brief live interaction, but students will not have live access to a teacher Monday-Thursday.
Students should be logging into their email account every morning to check for updates from their teachers. They should also check their email before their afternoon Meets begin.
If you are having any issues with your SMCPS issued device, please use the resources below to troubleshoot. You will need to complete a Help Ticket.
Tech Support
Reach us via phone: Information Technology Help Desk (301)475-2138
or by EMAIL: helpdesk@smcps.org
Also, please see the troubleshooting page on the SMCPS Schoology Google Site for additional tech help.
If you have not already done so, please complete this technology survey. We do not currently have any devices to loan to students; we are waiting on our next shipment of laptops and iPads. As soon as we get more devices in, we will resume calls to set up times for distribution.
If you checked out an SMCPS device but no longer need it, please return it to the school so we can check it out to another family.
***If you need to come to the school for any reason, you must make an appointment. Call the school office at 301-863-4076. We cannot accept walk-ins per SMCPS and CDC guidelines.
HOWEVER, GWCES will not be taking appointments for the week of 9/21-9/25. Any appointments that were scheduled during this time will be rescheduled.
Please continue to enter questions that you have about Distance Learning in the form below.
Notes from Ms. McNure and Ms. Brady
If you completed a music selection form, you need to complete ONE of the following forms by September 25.
BAND students complete this form
Let's Stay Connected
Check out the links below to find us on Instagram and YouTube. You will be able to keep in touch with us, interact with us, and see what everyone is up to. We will be posting important videos, updates, and tips and tricks to our social media throughout the year, so make sure you bookmark them to your device so you can find them quickly! Our Instagram handle is @carvereaglessoar
Just click each picture and it will take you to our Social Media pages.
Updates from Central Office...
There is a Board of EducationMeeting THIS WEDNESDAY, September 23 at 6:00. It can be viewed by clicking the link provided below.
All of the Board of Education Meetings and Town Hall meetings that have happened during the shut down and over summer break are available for you to view. In order to stay informed, please view them by clicking on the link below:
Watch SMCPS Board of Ed Meetings and Town Halls HERE
Parents are receiving access to Schoology. Please follow the link below to read the letter for more information.
Parent Letter about Access to Schoology
There is now a new program that is more reliable than the HotSpots that were given out. Please click the link below to learn more.
Free and Reduced Meal Forms Can Be Found Here
IMPORTANT!!! A new application form must be completed every year. They are due by September 30, 2020.
Breakfast and lunch will be offered to all children 18 years of age and under free of charge at all St. Mary’s County Public School locations. drive-through meal service will be available each week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at each school site.
Pre-ordering of meals will still be available and is recommended to ensure your selected meal is ready for you upon arrival. Same-day pick up will also be available at all locations.
Student Email Accounts
Student usernames are your student's initials (first name+middle name+ last name) followed by the last 4 numbers of their student ID and @k12.smcps.org
Example: abc1234@k12.smcps.org
Their password is their ID number followed by the number 18.
Example: 19123418
Students MUST be logged into their student email accounts, not their parents’ accounts when attempting to get into Google Meet and Schoology.
Students MUST use Google Chrome in order to use Google Meet, they cannot access it through Internet Explorer.
More Important Updates...
Nurse Dana has provided the following flyer highlighting days for a Back to School Vaccination Clinic for children Up to Age 18. You are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity.
Please read the letter linked below about how teachers will be administering the DIBELS assessment this Fall.
Click the link below for a conference opportunity for parents!!!
Free Online Positive Parenting Conference 2020
Please take a look at the form below if you would be interested in Group Counseling with Mrs. Fox.
Please see the letter below from our Counselor, Mrs. Fox!
Our Digital Wish Well Board is STILL ACTIVE!!!
What's the Word???
Website: https://schools.smcps.org/gwces/
Location: 46155 Carver School Boulevard, Lexington Park, MD, USA
Phone: (301)863-4076
Twitter: @gwces_smcps