CARLSON COURIER
Home of the Champions
Greetings Champions,
I hope you all had a great first week of school. It was quite an experience to see everyone back and excited about the promise of some normalcy returning. And with that we have some work to do to get back in the swing of things with our normal routines and practices. Also, I didn't want to lead off last week with this next piece but its still part of our experience and something we will navigate together again. Although this time around I believe we are much safer and equipped to respond should that time come. So, below you will find a link to our current Covid safety plan and protocols for any positive cases. Also, in this week's newsletter you will find a few important reminders about arrival and dismissal procedures, information about Curriculum Night and a sneak peak at some back to school fun. Thank you for all your patience this past week. Always interesting when rain shows up during the 1st week back to make things just a little more challenging. Nonetheless, you should be so proud of your kids! They've been a joy to be around and displayed such excitement making this whole process second to none. We are forever grateful that you chose or continue to choose Carlson out of the many options you have as parents. We look forward to a great week ahead and settling back into routine and getting to work. For parents of 4th - 6th graders (and 7th) you will be receiving your students AZM2 scores in the coming weeks. As always if there is anything we can assist with please don't hesitate to reach out to us.
Forever Indebted,
Mr. Morgan
Upcoming Important Dates
Thursday 7/29
- Curriculum Night 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Thursday 8/5
- Fall Picture Day - Order forms will be sent home this week.
Monday
Tuesday 8/3
- Battle of the Books club meeting in the media center at 8:30am
Wednesday 8/4
- Dibels Testing - for all K - 3 students
- Student Council applications available in room #37
Thursday 8/5
- Fall Picture Day - in the music room
Friday 8/6
- Safety Patrol Permission Slips are due
- Student Council Applications Due / Campaigns begin
- PTO General Meeting - Media Center @ 3:30 PM
Friday 8/20
- Champions Lunch - Respect
August 25 - 26
- Early Release for Parent Teacher Conferences (11:30 AM)
Friday 8/31
- Fun Friday Orders are due
Water Update
Curriculum Night: Thursday July 28th
Schedule
Session 1: KG - 3 = 5:00 PM – 5:25 PM
Session 2: KG - 6 = 5:30 PM – 5:55 PM
Session 3: 4 - 6 = 6:00 PM – 6:25 PM
Special Areas (PE, Music, Technology and Library)
4:30 PM – 4:55 PM
5:00 PM – 5:25 PM
Parking and Entering the Building
Same as Meet the Teacher: Please utilize both the North and East side Parking lots. Both side will have two entrances and exits. See the map below for a visual.
*An email blast will go out on Thursday as a reminder with a summary of all this information.
Curriculum Night
Thursday, Jul 29, 2021, 05:00 PM
5400 South White Drive, Chandler, AZ, USA
This week's Lunch Menu
A Look Around Campus
Arrival / Dismissal Procedures
Don't Forget to Complete the Following...
Emergency Card
Be sure to log into your parent portal account and update your emergency contact information and or address if you recently moved. If you need to add anyone to your non household list for pick up purposes please do so as we have to check ID's and they have to be on the list.
Student Handbook
Parents be sure to review the handbook with your students in the coming days/week. We will be highlighting some of the key components here at school as well to ensure a success year. There is a page that needs to be signed and returned to your homeroom teacher indicating you have read it. I have attached both a pdf of the handbook and the signature page here for your convenience.
Medication
If your child requires daily or as needed medication to be administered by our health assistant, Ms. Franco, be sure to get the proper paperwork filled out and on file here in the health office. They are attached as well here for you to complete. You can email them to franco.nohemi@cusd80.com or drop them off in the health office.
Please Sign and Return Handbook Form
Counseling Corner
Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
Dear Carlson Families,
The following are your 2021-22 PTO board members:
Katie Palichuk, Carlson PTO President
Nikki Macias, Carlson PTO Secretary
Denise Coracides, Carlson PTO Director of Technology & Communications
Stephanie Wesselmann, Carlson PTO Director of Merchandising
CUSD Nutrition
Infinite Campus Information
For anyone that is new this year or needs to set up their parent portal just click on the picture below and you will be taken to the home page to setup your account. The portal is where you can check your students grades, see messages from both the school and district and pay any fees that may arise throughout the year.
For Student Accounts
Click on the following link Student Access to log in as a CUSD student. For upper grade students its highly beneficial to make checking their grades a weekly habit to be sure they are staying on top of their assignments and managing any missing grades in a timely manner.
All Student Passwords from last year have been reset, including Infinite Campus passwords. So, when getting started all students will use the following log in and password:
s + ID#, and s + ID# + !
LOG IN: s12345
PASSWORD: s12345!
*please note the 's' is lowercase
For G-Suite or your child(ren)'s Google Classroom information you will use the same as above but will add the @gse.cusd80.com ending for the log on email.
LOG IN EMAIL: s12345@gse.cusd80.com
PASSWORD: s12345!
*Please note this will also now be the way to log into Clever.
When students log in to Clever they will be able to use the same G-Suite log in and password. Once in Clever they will have access to a wealth of resources to support their learning. They will have access to their Teachers' Google Classrooms, Think Central, their online Math textbook, Moby Max, Discovery Education, Newsela, Infinite Campus, and more.
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: 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Principal: Andy Morgan
Dean of Students: Bridgett Matson
Office Manager: (480) 224-3807 (Mrs. MoralesBenfield, Office Manager)
Front Office: (480) 224-3800 (Mrs. Kim Kleinholtz, Senior Administrative Clerk)
Attendance: (480) 224-3803 (Mrs. Lang Attendance Tech/Registrar)Health Office: (480) 224-3802 (Mrs. 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