FRIDAY FLASH -  MAY 13, 2016
IMPORTANT DATES

MAY
17
 
Gabrielino Walk Trip, Grade 3
19
 
Japanese American National Museum, Gr. 4
20
 
ALL LIBRARY BOOKS DUE
 
9:00AM
Spring Program "Carver Rocks America" - Grades 3, 4 & 5
 
11:00AM
Spring Program "Carver Rocks America" - Grades 3, 4 & 5
 
 
5th Grade Parent Dinner
23
8:30AM
PTA IN/Out Association Meeting
 
 
Field Day


SPRING CONCERT

Spring Concert - "CARVER ROCKS AMERICA"
 
Friday, May 20th
at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Come and enjoy songs from across the Heartland as the 3-5th graders present "Carver Rocks America" on Friday, May 20th. Shows times will be 9:00am and 11:00 am.**
 
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED . To reserve your seats, please CLICK HERE.  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c4cacaa2ca31-carver2  Those without a reservation may wait in a standby line and will be seated as space permits. Please limit one per show and two tickets per family due to space restrictions. 

Student attire for the show is as follows: third and fifth graders will be issued themed T-shirts, and fourth graders will be asked to wear their costumes from pioneer day.
If you are interested in volunteering for the spring program, please contact us.
Thank you,

Tami McGovern: 
[email protected]  
Araceli Ventura [email protected]
 
**Please note that an afternoon performance was previously shown in error.
 

5TH GRADE ACTIVITIES
     
5TH GRADE ACTIVITIES

5th Grade Parents, 
5th Grade Parent Dinner RSVP's are DUE TODAY!!!
Click Here for Invitation
   
SEND IN YOUR GROUP PICTURES TO Debi Cribbs ([email protected]).   
Get your 2 permission slips FOR THE GERRISH SWIM & TENNIS CLUB in ASAP! 
 
Your child will NOT be able to participate in this fun event, if both permission slips are not completed and returned. 
June 1st @ 8:45 am is our 5TH Grade Promotion!  We ask that EVERY 5th grader wear their 5th grade t-shirt.  It is first come for seating.
 

LIBRARY NEWS
IMPORTANT LIBRARY YEAR END INFORMATION
ALL LIBRARY BOOKS ARE DUE MAY 20 (or lost books paid for)
no books checked out after May 19 except to teachers
LAST AFTER SCHOOL LIBRARY HOUR - MAY 18
Library will be closed at all recesses beginning Thurs. May 26
Thanks for your help as we get all our books back, shelved and inventoried.

FIXED BID PARTY
Kickball Extravaganza
Tuesday, May 17th , 3-4:30pm
$25 per child
ALL grades welcome to sign up!
Don't miss the opportunity for your child to participate in a kickball party with our very own Carver P.E. teachers.    After school there will be ice cream and treats served by our Principal, Mrs. Hollingsworth.  Then, the children will get to use up all their energy during a fun kickball game.  All children will get to go home with a special treat.  Sign-up notebook is in the Carver office.  Don't miss out on the fun!
Questions? Contact Cathy Newton [email protected]

CARVER RETIREMENT PICNIC

2016-2017 REGISTRATION
      
     
2016-17 REGISTRATION
2016-17 School Year
Transitional Kindergarten, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade New Student Registration NOW OPEN!
Home School Attendance Guaranteed for Residents
Who Complete Registration by May 31st
   
Visit www.smusd.us

Online registration is encouraged.
Walk-in registration available.



CURRICULUM LAB
      
Curriculum Lab Welcomes
Helping Hands!
 
   
Many thanks to the following parents who volunteered at the Curriculum Lab for this week:
 
Blanche Bragado, Darbin Chan, Mandy Chan, Fransisca Dang, Weili Lao, Miya Lee, Sara Lee, Joyce Lin, Vilma Luk, Ada Wong, Susan Wong, Kate Wu
 
The Curriculum Lab is a fun place where parents can connect while helping the teachers. The Carver crew meets every Wednesday from 9 AM to 12 Noon at the Curriculum Lab:
San Marino Unified School District Office
1665 West Drive, San Marino, CA 91108
Portable Building Room 1B
(located behind tennis courts at Huntington Middle School
)     
 
Below, each grade level has been assigned a Wednesday to help out in the Curriculum Lab:  
     
Date assigned
Grade Assigned
Wednesday, 5/18/16
2nd Grade
Wednesday, 5/25/16
3rd Grade


To sign-up on-line, click Sign-up Here Password: Carver            
No experience necessary. Drop-ins are always welcome. Come for a little or as much time as you can spare.
Parents who volunteer at the Curriculum Lab will receive 
Carver Cools for all their kids!
 
Questions?
Please contact Darbin Chan at [email protected]   
(Cell: 626-390-9557)
or  Weili Lao at [email protected]
SAN MARINO SCHOOL FOUNDATION
San Marino Schools Foundation
The San Marino Schools Foundation thanks the District families from Carver that have generously donated to the Foundation's Annual Campaign during the 2015-2016 school year.  The Foundation has raised almost $1.9 million but we need to raise $2.5 million before the end of school in order to continue to fund the District at the current level.  If you have not yet donated, please join the families from Carver that have -- visit SMSF.org to make a donation on-line or call the Foundation office at  626-299-7014 . Click HERE for the Carver Donor List.
 

HUNTINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
HMS ORCHASTRAS!
Huntington Middle School Orchestras invite you to a Farewell Concert May 27th under the baton of Maestro Rob Folsom, the award-winning H.E. Huntington Middle School Orchestras will present their year-end Farewell Concert on May 27 in the Kenneth White Auditorium. San Marino families and friends, especially incoming 6th-grade string players, are invited begin the Memorial Day long-weekend to enjoy refreshments in front of the auditorium at 6:30 pm. The concert starts at 7:00 pm, and includes a blend of favorite traditional and exciting contemporary works. As always, admission is free. The orchestras will say goodbye to 8th-grade musicians, who will progress to the San Marino High School orchestral programs, as well as celebrate this year's many accomplishments, including the Chamber Orchestra's performance at Lincoln Center in New York City in March.
 

DISCLAIMER
This information is provided as a courtesy to Carver students and parents; these organizations are not sponsored or endorsed by the San Marino Unified School District.
SMFD PANCAKE BREAKFAST

PT AFILLIATES
K-12 PTAffiliates Summer School 
Registration CLOSES MAY 16th!
 
Go to www.smsummer.us to register today!
K-7 classes at Carver will include...
science, model building, along with several Common Core preparatory classes for upcoming grades, and much more! Tuition fees go directly back to San Marino Schools!
 
Questions?: [email protected]
 

REFLECTIONS



We are pleased to announce Reflections theme for 2016-17.
 
The theme is "What Is Your Story?" 
 
Summer Break is just around the corner and we are hoping that students can start planning for their art projects over Summer. Reflections is a national PTA program celebrating the arts. Students may submit one entry in each category:
 
  • Dance Choreography
  • Music Composition
  • Film Production
  • Photography
  • Literature
  • Visual Arts
 
For more information, please go to www.capta.org click "Programs & Events". We will be back with more information and details about this exciting art program once new school year starts in August.
Hope you all have a very creative and artistic Summer Break!
 
If you have any questions, please contact:
Carver Reflections Chairs
Elyse  Paek           [email protected]
Miya Lee              [email protected]



SMCAA

SMCAA -
Yessssssss!!!!  SUMMER...
 
 is just around the corner!

Register NOW to....  
 
Play basketball all summer long with your friends!
 
SUMMER Basketball Academy 
 
 
San Marino High School Gym
Boys and Girls from 2nd to 8th grade
  • directed and coached by high school coaches  
  • get to know the high school players that help with drills
  • fun games and competitions
  • ball handling and fundamentals
  • free Titan basketball and camp T-shirt
  • Note: NEW T-shirt design this year!
DON'T MISS OUT!! 
 
June 6th through July 22nd
Monday - Thursday 
3 to 5pm
 
Click Here to Register!  
 
    Cost is $155 per session or $520 for all 4 sessions (save $100!).  
(Cost is $80 for one week of the session)
 
 
 
4 sessions:
Session 1:  June 6 to 16
Ball Handling, Dribbling and Driving: Be Unstoppable! 
 
Session 2:  June 20 to June 30  
Defensive Fundamentals - Be the best on ball defender!
   
Session 3:  July 5 to 14
Shooting & Triple Threat - Make it when it counts!
   
*Session 4: July 18 to 22    
Offensive Skills - Create your own shot!
*Session 4 is Monday - Friday from 2 to 5pm
 

SAN MARINO RECREATION DEPARTMENT
San Marino Recreation Department
San Marino Recreation Department
Save the Dates!
May 7 & May 9: Resident Priority Registration for Summer Recreation Classes and Specialty Camps, Jr. Titan Sports Camps, Aquatics Sessions, and Preschool Summer Camp
Summer Aquatics Program - More classes and more options!  New to the Aquatics Program this year Private/Semi-Private lessons offered daily!
Summer 2016 New classes - Iron Chef Cooking Camp, Toon Time Drawing Class, Runway Fashion Design Camp, Parent & Me Dance Class, Ice Skating Camps, Professor Egghead Camps, Coding & Robots Camp, and much more!

For more information on classes in art, sports, languages, and science , please refer to our Summer 2016 Community Services Guide LOCATED IN CARVER'S OFFICE
 
Summer 2016 Camp Lacy Preview - For more information click here.
AYSO


Go to WWW.AYSO214.org for details
 
Highlights for the Fall 2016 Season (mid-August through November):
  • New program for 3 year olds (birthday before August 1, 2013); this is in addition to the programs for 4 to 18 year olds
  • On-line registration for returning players and volunteers - no need to attend Walk-in Registration as long as you pay the registration fee via credit or debit card
  • New players and volunteers can register on-line and then attend Walk-in Registration to present a birth certificate or a passport for player's date of birth verification or a driver license for volunteer background check purposes. This process is much quicker than in the past!
  • "Early Bird" registration fee discount is $20 per player through May 15, 2016. The registration fee is $165 per player ($145 per player through May 15, 2016)
  • Walk-in Registration is on May 7 and May 21 at Arroyo Vista Elementary School (355 El Centro Street, South Pasadena) from 9 am to 3 pm for 1) new player DOB verification, 2) volunteer driver license verification, 3) registration fee payments via check or cash, and 4) to provide registration assistance
Questions? Contact [email protected]
 
AYSO Region 214 serves South Pasadena, San Marino and the surrounding communities
 
www.ayso214.org
Balanced Teams * Everyone Plays * Good Sportsmanship
Player Development * Open Registration * Positive Coaching