The Carleton Chronicle
A weekly update of Carleton Middle School
Band Festival and More!
This past Saturday, the 29th of February, the Carleton Concert Band performed at the MSBOA District XVI Band Festival, hosted by Roseville Middle School. This group of hard-working 7th and 8th graders were adjudicated by a panel of 4 seasoned judges, all of whom gave the group a First Division Rating – the highest possible rank. The band is graded in 5 categories by the panel, which gave the band many A grades, including 3 A+ marks! The band is very proud of this achievement, and has been invited to perform at the State MSBOA Festival later this year.
In two weeks, the Carleton Cadet Band will be traveling to downtown Detroit to participate in a performance clinic at Wayne State University. The band is one of seven groups selected from schools all over the Detroit Area, and is the only group returning for a second year. While at WSU, Carleton students will work with professors and students from the Department of Music on selected pieces, and will have the opportunity to have several “mini-clinics” on the fundamental aspects of playing a musical instrument.
It is a great time to be a part of the Carleton Band Family!
Written by: Anthony Berardi (WSU Music Pre-Student Teacher)
Walking to stage
Carleton Middle School Concert Band
Sight-Reading Room
Washington DC Trip
Attention all 7th grade parents:
There is an EXCITING opportunity for your child (and possibly you) to be able to go to Washington, DC next year when your child is in 8th grade. Mr. Grifka will be having a very important informational meeting on March 18 at 6pm. He will be visiting your child's classes on March 11 to pass out the basic information, but will save the important information for you. If you have any interest, please attend on March 18 at 6pm. The earlier we sign up, the lower the cost.
Parent Teacher Conferences
This is a friendly reminder that Parent-Teacher Conferences are on March 12th from 12:30-3 pm and again from 5-8 pm in the gymnasium and cafeteria. In order to maximize the limited time that we have for conferences, we are asking parents to plan on seeing teachers only if your student has below a C- in a class. This is our request, but if there is a need to visit with any of our teachers, please feel free to do so.
Our teachers have also been encouraged to email or call parents of students that they wish to see at conferences, regardless of whether or not the student is struggling academically.
Mason Kausch reading to Harley Kausch in honor of "March is Reading Month"
Ms. Gjelaj having students work in groups to increase student discourse
Look at the focus, learning, and attention to detail here
Book Fair
THE BOOK FAIR IS COMING…
STOCK UP ON GOOD BOOKS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR
When: March 6th – March 12th
Where: Carleton Media Center during school
Times: During class time & Conferences
Extras: If you are looking for a good gift to give to the classroom, gift certificates are
available for teachers. Just pay for the certificate at checkout and give to the
teacher. He/She can come and shop at the book fair for books for the classroom.
Payment Methods: Cash or (Credit for adults). NO CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED
6% SALES TAX WILL BE ADDED TO ALL ORDERS.
You can add money to an E-wallet account for your child if you don’t want to send cash.
(https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/parent-how-it-works.html?fairID=4436026)
Parent Permission: Students are able to purchase items other than books UNLESS
they have a note from a parent that says they are only allowed books.
Want to Preview or buy online? Go to https://www.scholastic.com/bf/carletonmiddleschool1
From there you can preview the books and even make a wish list. Make shopping easier - print the wish list
and bring it the day they shop and our volunteers can help them get the books they want.
Check out volunteer schedule: https://volunteer.scholastic.com/#/signup/ev0wowjAI
Books purchased will help Carleton MS
get more books for all students to use!
Macomb County Education Enhancement Millage
Macomb County residents will see a question on our ballot this March asking whether we want to increase funding for our school districts through a “regional enhancement millage.”
• Macomb Schools have a long-standing reputation for providing quality programs, carefully serving as stewards of funds provided by state, federal, and local revenue sources.
• The enhancement millage gives our communities an opportunity to provide a stable source of funding that goes directly to our students and will attract and retain a talented workforce.
• All public schools - including public charter schools - would receive funds raised through the millage.
• According to the 2019 Macomb Equalization Report, the average Macomb County home is valued at close to $200,000. The 1.9 enhancement millage would cost approximately $190 per year on a home valued at $200,000 or approximately $95 per year on a home valued at $100,000.
• A comparison of neighboring counties, utilizing MDE Bulletin 1014, demonstrates that Macomb County schools receive on average several hundred dollars less per student.
This proposal would:
Create a 1.9 mill, ten-year, countywide millage that would generate a dedicated source of funding of approximately $55 million annually for all school districts in Macomb County.
Provide dedicated resources that go directly to students and would allow each Macomb County district to determine how to best support the needs of their community’s children, including retaining qualified teachers and keeping co-curricular activities.
How much money would the Education Enhancement Millage raise for our schools? Every district in Macomb County would receive over $400 per student in additional resources - an investment in our students’ success!
How would the money be distributed? Funds would be distributed on an equal, per-student basis to each individual school district and charter school in Macomb County.
100% of the money raised by the Education Enhancement Millage would go toward K-12 Education.
Using our agendas helps us stay organized
Intro to Coding with Ms. Hardy
Writing is making our thinking concrete
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
Upcoming Events
March 9 - Home BB Game vs. Roseville, 4pm
March 9 - Panera Dine to Donate, 4-8pm 36808 Van Dyke, Sterling Heights
March 10 - No School for Students (Voting Day)
March 11 - Home BB Game vs. WWT
March 12 - Half Day for Students (dismissal at 11am)
March 12 - Parent Teacher Conferences, 12:30-3pm & 5-8pm
March 17 - Booster Meeting, 6pm - Media Center
March 18 - Title I Spring Meeting, 6pm Media Center
March 18 - 6th Grade Orientation, 6:30pm Cafeteria
March 27 - End of Third Marking Period (Half Day for Students) - Dismissal at 11am
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