The Carleton Chronicle
A weekly update of Carleton Middle School
Yearbook Update
Don’t forget! These days, it’s important you get the most value for every dollar you spend. When you buy your student a yearbook, you are buying a product that will be treasured today and for years to come.
This invaluable keepsake of the 2019-20 yearbook is $35.00! There is a special Covid 19 section to memorialize this time in history.
Buy online with a credit card, debit card or PayPal at:
2019-2020 Carleton Middle School - yearbookforever.com
There's a great new way to show our school spirit! On Walsworth Yearbook's new site, you can buy this year's yearbook or a yearbook ad. I showed my school spirit, and you should too. Just go to the website and have fun!
Order now, so your student won’t miss out when the yearbook is distributed in June. A limited supply of yearbooks will be available and once they are gone they are gone. Get your money’s worth while securing your child’s memories – buy a yearbook now!
Thank you Carleton Booster Club for the donations for our volunteer food distribution team
Ms. Priemer - Holden Elementary Principal - enjoying the warm weather and sunshine
See...even principals get cyber-bullied. I chose to laugh it off and not respond.
iAttend, iAchieve, iPad
Even though the circumstances are extenuating, we want our Colts to keep REACHing for their best during these difficult times. We want our students to be accountable and engaged throughout the next few months. Our teachers are working extremely hard to create online learning platforms and so are our students. We're proud of you all for your work over the past few weeks. We will be tracking students who are not only connecting with teachers but actively participating in activities. We will be tracking engagement from our students from April 27th-May 8th. If you've asked for a paper packet, you count too. We will put those students in a drawing for an iPad. We will draw a 6th, 7th and 8th grade winner! So encourage your child to attend, engage and participate in the upcoming weeks.
In this together!
Go Colts!
Thank you for those that brought tents
Waiting patiently
Mr. Whitacre from SHHS directing traffic
Let's see your at-home classroom.
Speaking of Instagram, did you know that the Carleton Middle School Art Program has an Instagram page? If you haven't checked it out, please do. There are many creations being posted daily with at-home art projects. So be sure to follow @carletoncoltsart. See below for some sample pieces that are being posted.
Were you planning on running track?
As the weather begins to warm and there are few and far between sporting events to watch on TV, we will encourage you to get outside and enjoy nature. If you were planning on running track at Carleton, we have developed a website with specific workouts and track and field techniques to understand and practice. This could be a great springboard for high school athletics, or maybe just to stay in shape for when sports resume at the middle school level. Check out some of the videos and event specific activities at the page listed below.
Placing the cold food bag inside the dry food bag
Double bagging - due to the rain
Like a finely tuned machine
At-Home Learning Packets
Food Assistance Benefits
Although this is lengthy, this should include questions and answers about food assistance and the EBT program.
Program Information
Q: When will P-EBT cards be mailed out?
A: P-EBT benefits are being distributed in waves. The first round of benefits for families with active Food Assistance Program cards started last week and will continue to be distributed through the first week of May. The benefit will go to their bridge card. Families that do not have a bridge card will be mailed a P-EBT card. These cards will also be distributed in waves. The first cards start mailing out April 26th and will continue through the middle of May. Instructions are being mailed out for how to use and activate the card. Again, it will take until the middle of May for cards to be mailed out. Please encourage families to hold off on calling DHHS with inquiries and wait for the first round of mailing to go out.
Q: Will there be directions on how to use the card?
A: There will directions mailed about a week ahead of the card. To activate the card, call the phone number on the back of the card. You will need the EBT card number on the front of the card, your zip code, and the date of birth of the oldest child in your household. You will need to set a four-digit pin number
Q: What address will the P-EBT card be sent to?
A: If the student was already receiving SNAP benefits, they will automatically receive the P-EBT benefits on their current Food Assistance Program (FAP) card. If the student is eligible based on a Free or Reduced-Price Meal Application, a new P-EBT card will go to the address in the Michigan Student Data System.
Q: Will there be an email or phone number available for parent questions regarding the P-EBT cards?
A: MDHHS is processing cards in batches thru mid-May. If you receive calls on P-EBT cards you may supply them with this number 1-833-905-0028. Keep in mind they might not answer the questions until then. P-EBT Student Eligibility
Q: I have multiple school-age children, how much will our family be eligible for?
A: The pre-loaded Pandemic-EBT card will come in the mail and will be in the oldest school aged child’s name, not the parents name. Keep the card for ongoing benefits you may receive. The benefit amount for March/April is $193.80 per child and will be available by the end of April. The benefit amount for May/June is $182.40 per child and will be available by the end of May.
Q: For students that attend a CEP school, will all families be eligible for the P-EBT program automatically?
A: In schools where all students receive free lunch and breakfast, which in Michigan is the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), all students will automatically receive the P-EBT benefits.
Q: Do schools need to send anything over to the Michigan Department of Education?
A: For non-CEP schools, eligibility for P-EBT was based on data reported in the Supplemental Nutrition Eligibility (SNE) field in the Michigan Student Data System (MSDS) Spring Collection. Updated addresses or student eligibility will need to be submitted through the Student Record Maintenance in the MSDS. Records that are submitted by the April 28th SRM will be eligible for April, May and June P-EBT benefits. Records that are submitted for the May 12th and 26th SRM will be eligible for May and June P-EBT benefits.
Q: Are Head Start and/or Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) families receiving the P-EBT card?
A: Students in Great Start Readiness Programs, GSRP/Headstart Blends, Early Headstart, and Headstart that were reported as part of the Early Childhood Collection as eligible for Free and Reduced-Price Meals or directly certified have been included.
Q: Are students who attend non-public schools eligible for P-EBT?
A: Directly certified students who attend non-public schools were included in the list of students eligible for PEBT. If the student was already receiving SNAP benefits, they will automatically receive the P-EBT benefits on their card. For other directly certified students without an address with DHHS or the Michigan Student Data System (MSDS), the card will be sent to the school and the school must mail the cards to the families. If a student was a shared time student with a public school and that school reported the student in the Michigan Student Data System (MSDS) as eligible for Free and Reduced-Price Meals, they will receive the benefit through the public school’s reporting. There is not a state collection where F/R application eligible students are reported, but we are working on ways to try and include them at a later date.
Q: Are 18-26 special education students eligible for P-EBT?
A: Eligible, enrolled special education students are eligible for P-EBT.
Q: Do children that are homeschooled qualify for this program?
A: Unfortunately, homeschool children were not included in the list for P-EBT because they are not in the public school records. However, all Michigan children are eligible to participate in one of the available Meet Up Eat Up sites. You can look for the closest site to your home at: www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup or Dial 211 to find out more information on resources in your local community. New Free and Reduced Applications
Q: Will newly eligible students, through Direct Certification or an approved Free or Reduced-Price application, be eligible for P-EBT.
A: Yes, students with new eligibility will qualify for P-EBT. Updated student eligibility will need to be submitted through the Student Record Maintenance (SRM) in the Michigan Student Data System (MSDS). Records that are submitted by the April 28th SRM will be eligible for April, May and June P-EBT benefits. Records that are submitted for the May 12th and 26th SRM will be eligible for May and June P-EBT benefits.
The music helped overcome the rainy weather
Food packing assembly line in action
Thank you Domino's Pizza for your donation to our workers
We Miss You!
Food Distribution through WCS and Gleaners
- May 5 - 9:00a.m. - Noon.
Grissom Middle School
Food for 450 families - Distributed by Gleaners Food Bank
- May 6 - 11:00a.m. - 1:00p.m.
Beer Middle School
10 meals (5 breakfast, 5 lunch) per student - Distributed by Warren Consolidated Schools - May 6 - 11:00a.m. - 1:00p.m.
Carter Middle School
10 meals (5 breakfast, 5 lunch) per student - Distributed by Warren Consolidated Schools - May 6 - 11:00a.m. - 1:00p.m.
Grissom Middle School
10 meals (5 breakfast, 5 lunch) per student - Distributed by Warren Consolidated Schools - May 7 - 9:00a.m. - Noon
Grissom Middle School
Food for 125 families - Distributed by Gleaners Food Bank
Stay Informed
You can visit the FAQs by clicking the link below.
http://www.wcskids.net/District/CommunityResources/Coronavirus/docs/CommunityFAQs-04082020.pdf
Check out our teacher websites at the link below.
http://school.wcskids.net/carleton/classroom-webpages/
Check out this free resource for your students and their choices for academic enrichment.
Thank you everyone for your patience and flexibility as we work our way through these trying times. In the meantime, stay safe and stay healthy.
Find Schoology Directions here for Middle School Students
Using the Schoology App, try this video instead.
Forgot your student ID password?
Click the following link to obtain your password. Still can't get it to work? Email Ms. Joyce at jfrankowski@wcskids.net and she'll get it for you.
Open Enrollment
Is your student interested in heading to another high school next year within our district? Click on the link below to access the form and return via email to Joyce Frankowski at jfrankowski@wcskids.net
Attention 8th Grade Parents!
Hello Carleton 8th Grade Parents-
My name is Tera Mills and I am in charge of gathering photos from parents/students to create a slideshow that we will be presenting on the day of the 8th Grade Farewell. If you have pictures while your child has attended Carleton and would like them to be part of the presentation, please e-mail them to: Carleton8thgradepictures@gmail.com.
Please try to have all pictures submitted to me no later May 15th.
Thank you!
Tera Mills
Carleton Colts
Email: ekausch@wcskids.net
Website: http://school.wcskids.net/carleton/
Location: 8900 15 Mile Road, Sterling Heights, MI, USA
Phone: 586-825-2590
Twitter: @CarletonColts