CARLSON COURIER
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Greetings Champions!
Wow, what a first week back from break! Sure was busy getting ready for Friday's 10 year anniversary celebration and boy was it worth it. A special thank you to our 10 Year Anniversary Committee for all their hard work and effort making it worthy of the Carlson name and Champion spirit! Also, want to thank all of our guests for taking time to celebrate with us, and especially to Mr. Schlueter, former Carlson Principal for being with us and rocking the house. He's got moves like Jagger and roar's like a tiger! And thank you to everyone that came out to eat and play games; it was so great to get together and mingle and enjoy some cooler weather. We must do that more often.
Speaking of doing that more often, we are going to be having our annual Boo Bash this Friday so please be on the lookout for emails and Facebook posts with information that is coming up. There is a Pumpkin decorating contest this week, trunk or treat for the kids (volunteers still needed for this), and we are still accepting candy donations. Information went out via Infinite Campus last week; check your email if you missed it. Thank you to all of you that already sent in candy, we appreciate the help.
For our 6th grade parents - the venue for science camp has been sold so the upcoming parent meeting has been cancelled and we are working on finding a solution or another camp that has availability and will update you as soon as we know what our options are. Sorry for the inconvenience, this came as a shock to us as well.
That should do it for now!
Spookily,
Mr. Morgan
Upcoming Important Dates
Tuesday 10/25
- Student Council meeting at 7:30am in room #37
- Yearbook Club meeting in room #35 after school at 3:00pm
- Cheer Practice (K - 3) after school from 3:00 - 4:00pm
- Flag Football Practice after school from 3:15pm - 4:30pm on the SW end of the field.
Wednesday 10/26
- Kindness Club meeting for 3rd - 6th grade at 7:30am in the media center
- Birthday Book Club - from 1:15 - 2:15pm in the Media Center
Thursday 10/27
- Battle of the Books Club Meeting after school in room #33 from 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Friday 10/28
- Boo Bash Spooktacular Carnival - Gates open at 6:00pm and it ends at 8:00pm.
On the Horizon:
Veteran's Day is on November 10th this year and Friday is the holiday so there is no school on this day. We will still celebrate similarly as last year but a day early. All Veteran's are invited to attend and be honored, so pass the word on to any relatives to save the date.
Friendly Reminders
- Students are not allowed to wear Halloween costumes to school on Monday. They are allowed and encouraged to wear them to the Boo Bash on Friday evening though.
Water War! - Mrs. Hays' Class Claims Victory
For the record we were out numbered.
Mrs. Hays' 1st grade class was the winning class from the Step It Up Fundraiser. As their reward, they were treated to a pizza party and celebratory game of water war against me and couple brave dads that knew the odds weren't great but saw that I was getting overrun quickly and came to my defense. Sadly, we were no match for 6-7 year olds with an abundance of energy, tactical support and unrelenting bravery! Thank you to our PTO for sponsoring this fun activity and to all of you parents and students that worked hard to help our school raise money during the Step It Up Fundraiser.
Carlson Flag Football Kicks Off Tuesday October 25th!
Here we go! We will begin our first ever Flag Football season this Tuesday. Just keep in mind this is brand new for us and to Community education. We have been pushing for a more competitive version of Flag Football that didn't interfere with anyone's current after school activities or sports. So, they did push back the original timeline to help get more students signed up and possibly more schools to field teams. This being the very first one may be a little rough out the gates but I am hopeful that over time we can continue to expand and evolve to having sports each quarter and for more grade levels. So, depending on the numbers we were looking at possibly having two teams at Carlson. If this is the case we will probably do a version of JV and Varsity so we can match skill levels appropriately given there is going to be a mix of 4th through 6th grade students. So for this week practices are going to be on Tuesday and Thursday after school. Our first game is set to be held on Wednesday November 2nd. Starting the week of November 7th we will move to practicing on Monday and Tuesday and then games will be on Wednesdays. So, please plan on Tuesday after school as the first practice. Parents I will be staying after practice and hope you will join me for a quick meeting to go over everything. The meeting will start at 4:15pm and end at 4:30pm. If you can't make it that's ok.
Breakfast & Lunch Information
CUSD Nutrition
Also, the cafeteria is now selling the following:
Tuesdays - Ice Cream = $1.25
Fridays - Chips/Snacks = $1.00 - $1.25
*High heat days can affect sales. Having ice cream inside classrooms is not always the best idea. So, thank you for your patience and sorry for the mix ups last week.
A Look Around Campus
Counseling Corner
A Beautiful Me
Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
The following are your 2022-23 PTO board members:
Nikki Macias, PTO President
Monica Jones, Treasurer
Elisa Gross, Director of Technology & Communications
Stephanie Wesselmann, VP of Merchandising
Justine Krolikowski , Secretary
CARLSON ELEMENTARY
Name: John and Carol Carlson Elementary School
Mascot: Champions; Champ is a cougarAddress: 5400 S. White Drive, Chandler, AZ 85249
School Hours: 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Office Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Principal: Mr. Andy Morgan
Dean of Students: Mrs. Bridgett Matson
Counselor: Mrs. Tina Thelen
Office Manager: (480) 224-3807 (Mrs. Kim Kleinholz, Office Manager)
Front Office: (480) 224-3800 (Mrs. Aimee Hendrickson, Senior Administrative Assistant)
Attendance: (480) 224-3803 (Mrs. Claudia Lang, Registrar/Attendance Tech)Health Office: (480) 224-3802 (Mrs. Nohemi Franco, Health Assistant)
Fax: (480) 224-9443
Website: https://www.cusd80.com/Domain/4422
Location: 5400 South White Drive, Chandler, AZ, USA
Phone: 480-224-3800
Facebook: facebook.com/CarlsonChamps
Twitter: @CarlsonChamps