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Your Weekly Update from the GREAT Carver Middle School!
Friday, August 23, 2019
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WELCOME BACK BEARS!
Today we already complete what has been a successful first two weeks of 2019-2020. As you will see below, our teachers and students have gotten off to a fast start this year. Thank you again to the members of the
Black Male Task Force for making the time to be on campus during Day 1. We are so fortunate to have a group of this caliber available to our young Bears.
Please keep in mind that there will be no school on Monday, September 2 due to the Labor Day holiday. If you have a student attending Carver this year, please also remember that we do firmly follow the
OCPS Student Code of Conduct as dictated by the School Board. You help in this area is greatly appreciated.
Thank you for looking over some of our early year "Bear Happenings" and enjoy your weekend!
In Bear Pride,
Jackie Ramsey
Proud Principal
Carver Middle School
Pictured very top: Black Male Task Force welcomes our Bears back on the first day of school (story below).
"The Carver Way"
At Carver Middle School we believe . . .
All students have potential.
All people should be treated with dignity.
At Carver Middle School we will . . .
Talk to students without degrading them.
Be supportive and uplifting to one another.
Show respect.
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The Black Male Task force greeted our Carver Bears on the first day of school. The Black Male Task Force strives to stress the importance of of positive black men representing positive images and exposing our black youth to roads less traveled in the environments they frequent.
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Geometry with Mrs. Randolph
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Ms. Randolph's Geometry students use their angle pairs foldable in their interactive notebooks to complete their Angle Pairs worksheet.
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OCPS Parent Academy
2019-2020 dates including all Virtual events
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Carver Fresh Market
Thursday, August 29
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Close Reading with Ms. Randolph
A powerful learning strategy applied in an Algebra I classroom
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Close reading is reading multiple times to uncover layers of meaning that lead to deep comprehension.
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Student Government
Interest meeting on Wednesday, September 4th
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IB Summer Camp
"Operation Moonbase"
In June we had a fantastic two-day IB Summer Camp for our upcoming Grade 6 IB students. Students carried out a range of activities and challenges in "Operation Moonbase" from building telecommunication towers to team games and presentations. It was a great opportunity for them to meet each other prior to the new school year and make new friends.
Welcome to all of our new IB students and families!
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IB 8th Grade English with Dr. Palmer
Students in Dr. Palmer's IB 8th grade English Language Arts class work on reading sources for comprehension to develop a central idea. Students also recorded vocabulary words and their definitions before reading the source to assist in understanding the details.
* Please notice Dr. Palmer's "common board" where she has listed the agenda, standards and learning goals for the unit/lesson (very top image below).
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Teacher Spotlight
Meet our new Reading Coach, Mr. Lundi!
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Mr. Lundi, Reading Coach. Please note the time on the clock which helps to explain the Dunkin' Donuts coffee cup! |
Q: Hometown?
A: Bridgeport, CT
Q: What College/University did you graduate from?
A: UCF
Q: What subject are you teaching this year?
A: Reading Coach
Q: How long have you been teaching?
A; 8 years
Q: Most memorable teaching moment?
A: I was teaching my students the difference between tone and mood, which they were confusing. I pretended to get angry (I almost never get angry) at students not paying attention while I was teaching. I slammed things, yelled at them, and lost my cool, as they stared at me in absolute horror. Then I suddenly dropped the anger act and calmly said, "See? That's the difference between tone and mood: the tone of the author, me, is anger. The mood of the audience, you, is terror. Do you get it now?" They let out a huge sigh of relief, laughed about it for days, went and told their parents what a great lesson it was, and most importantly, did very well on the assessment.
Q: Favorite quote?
A: Alfred Toffle once said,
"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."
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Parents Should Know . . .
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Friday's Motivational Moment!
IF YOU WANT HAPPINESS
If you want happiness for an hour -
take a nap.
If you want happiness for a day -
go fishing.
If you want happiness for a month -
seek popularity.
If you want happiness for a year -
inherit a fortune.
If you want happiness for a lifetime -
help others.
~ Chinese Proverb
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Carver Middle School Leadership Team
2019-2020
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