HALF DAY OF SCHOOL

When:  Friday, 9/22/17

Hours:  4, 5, 6

Dismissal:  11:00 am

PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY!

Lois E. Carter Middle School
12000 Masonic
Warren, MI  48093

Contact Information

Main Office:  586-825-2620
Attendance: 586-698-4562

Fax:  586-698-4295

School Start/End Times

Start Time: 7:51 a.m.
End Time: 2:46 p.m.

Half-day Dismissal: 11:00 a.m.

Amy Hendry, Principal

Paul Yestrepsky, Assistant Principal

Suggested School Supply List

Please read the below letter from Nutritional Services. 

Letter will provide information on how to:

• Apply for free/reduced lunch
• Deposit $ to your child's account
• Request for Special Dietary Needs Accommodations
• Breakfast
• Snack tips for parents

Click here to read Nutrition Letter

Are you looking for help in Reading & Writing for your children?  The High Five Literacy Program at Wayne State University is open to students in grades 1-8.  The program will provide FREE tutoring in reading and writing skills on Wednesdays from October 2017 through April 2018.  Tutors are graduate students completing a master's program in reading under the supervision of faculty in the Reading, Language, and Literature Program.

You will be notified if your child is accepted into the program!

Click here for more details & application

Order your yearbook now at

http://www.yearbookforever.com

Price:  $26 through 10/27/17

ATTENDANCE LINE

586-698-4562

Parents,

For your convenience, Carter has a 24 hour, 7 day a week Attendance Line available to you.

• Please report ALL absences OR tardies to this number as early as possible.
• Automated attendance calls and/or emails are generated by Warren Consolidated Schools to all students who are not reported absent to their school by 9:30 am.
• Please know that the absence line is not a homework request line and all absences need to be reported on a daily basis.
• Thank you for your support!

Please click on the link below for Carter Middle School's Policy on Tardy Sweeps and ID's.

Thank you!

Tardy Sweep & ID Policy

Effective 1/1/2015:  The Macomb County Health Department has implemented changes in regards to how they process Parental Immunization Waivers.

Please click on the link below for the new regulations.

Parental Immunization Waiver Regulations

Parents & Students:

Please click on the link below to review the District Textbook Policy. 

Thank you! 

Textbook Policy

• Please send a note with your child stating your child's name and time to be released.  This note should be sent to the main office PRIOR to the start of school and a pass will be issued to your child.
• Calls for Early Release MUST be made PRIOR to 2 pm.
• Staff will not be calling classrooms after 2 pm.

Quarter 1 All A's & Honor Roll List

Congratulations Students - Keep up the hard work!

A Honor Roll Celebration will be held in the Spring to honor students who made Honor Roll during Quarter 1, Quarter 2, and/or Quarter 3.

PRINCIPAL'S LIST - ALL A'S

Students must meet ALL criteria:

• Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.67 or higher
• No single academic grade below A-
• All 1's and/or 2's in Citizenship & Effort

HONOR ROLL

Students must meet ALL criteria:

• Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.00 or higher
• All A's & B's
• All 1's and/or 2's in Citizenship & Effort

A+  98 & Above

A    97 - 93

A-   92-90

B+   89-87

B-    86-83

B     82-80

C+   79-77

C     76-73

C-    72-70

D+   69-67

D     66-63

D-    62-60

E     59-50

F     49-0

1 - Outstanding

2 - Satisfactory

3 - Needs Improvement

Homework and daily in-class work may account for up to 25% of the final grade.  The remaining 75% of the final grade is to be determined on fair and equitable, multiple measures of assessments* that will permit a student to demonstrate his/her mastery level of the course's content.

* Examples of assessments may include, but are not limited to chapter tests, quizzes, projects, presentations, labs, etc.  Assessments may be of any type that will demonstrate knowledge gained.

VOLLEYBALL 

Click here for the volleyball schedule

FOOTBALL

Click here for the football schedule

Meeting

When:  Tuesday, 9/26/17

Where:  Media Center

Time:  6:00 pm

Eligible Students:  Current 7th & 8th

Please attend this brief, interactive meeting for parents & students!

Trip

June 2 - 6, 2018

To sign up for the trip, visit worldstrides.com/signup and use Trip ID #148617

For more information, please contact Mrs. Cherry at MCherry@wcskids.net

Basketball Open Gym

Friday

No more meetings for the 2016-2017 school year! 

Gym

7:00 - 7:40 am

Book Club

Thursday

T.B.D.

Media Center

Time:  2:50 - 3:30 pm

Book:

"Red Scarf Girl"

by Ji-li Jiang

Anime & Card Club

Thursday

10/12/17

Room #408

Time:  3 - 4 pm

Students can bring their Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh cards.  Students can also draw Anime.

Ecology Club

Wednesday

9/27/17

 10/11/17

 10/25/17

Room 307

Time:  2:50 - 4:00 pm

Carter's Ecology Club has earned the highest rating of Evergreen from the Macomb County Green Schools Program.  Congratulations!

Click here for website

Jazz Band

Monday

9/18/17

9/25/17 

Room 109

3:00 - 4:00 pm

Winter Concert

Tuesday, 12/5/17

7:00 pm

Performing Arts Center

Percussion Ensemble

Wednesday

9/20/17

9/27/17

Room 109

3:00 - 4:00 pm

Winter Concert

Tuesday, 12/5/17

7:00 pm

Performing Arts Center

Relay for Life

Thursday

6/1/17

Room 207

2:50 - 3:30 pm

Race:  Saturday, 6/10/17

10:00 am

Student Council

Thursday

T.B.D.

Media Center

7:30 am

Attendance is mandatory!

If you are interested in joining, please attend this informational meeting!

WEB

Tuesday

T.B.D. 

Media Center

7:30 am

WEB Wednesdays:  Wear WEB t-shirt the 1st Wednesday of every month!

Yearbook Club

Thursday

6/1/17

Room 313

Time:  2:50 - 3:30 pm

 Attendance is mandatory!

Bring Pictures & Camera 

Yoga Club

Friday

No more meetings for the 2016-2017 school year!

Fitness Room

Time:  7:00 am

Flyer 

Permission Slip

You can help Carter earn $1,000 this year just by clipping Box Tops!

Please keep on collecting & turning in box tops for our school!

Do NOT drop off or pick up your children on the opposite side of Masonic.

Thank you for keeping your children safe!

Please click on the link below to view the parking lot map to view drop off & pick up zones.  

Drop Off & Pick Up Zones

May 2017

How Do I Nominate a Carter Employee?

Congratulations Mr. DeCardenas!

Carter Middle School is looking for it's Absolute Best!  Please nominate an employee who deserves recognition for their outstanding service and dedication to the Carter Community.  Please open, complete the form and save, and email as an attachment to Ms. Hendry by the 30th of every month.

Nomination Form

Parents & Guardians:

These simple steps can help you stay informed on what is happening at Carter Middle School.

CARTER WEBSITE

Check out the Carter website at www.wcskids.net/carter.  Updates are made weekly, so check back often.

POWER SCHOOL  DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sign up for daily or weekly email notifications through Power School.

• Sign in to the PowerSchool Parent Portal.
• On the left side of the screen, click on Email Notification.
• You have several options to choose from:  Grades, Attendance, and School Announcements.  School Announcements will give you information on school activities, 1/2 day Friday reminders, days there is no school, club meetings, and various other reminders and notifications.
• You will be able to choose how often you receive the notifications that you have selected. 

CARTER REMIND - Receive text messages from the Principal

On your IPhone or Android phone, open your web browser and go to the following link:  rmd.at/carterco

Follow the instructions to sign up for Remind.  You'll be prompted to download the mobile app.

• If you don't have a smartphone, get text notifications.  Text the message @carterco to the number 81010.
• If you're having trouble with 81010, try texting @carterco to 586-649-3714. 

CARTER BOOSTER CLUB FACEBOOK

 Facebook.com/CarterMSBoosters - from your web browser

@CarterMSBoosters - from the search function within the Facebook App