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Dream it
Carr Elementary School
Parents Please Remember…
Believe it
Parents Please Remember:
-Write student’s name on all backpacks, lunch boxes, jackets, etc.
-Call the school office by 8:30 A.M. if your child is absent from school.
- The tardy bell rings at 7:45 each morning. Students arriving after that time are
considered tardy. Please escort your child to the front office if arriving late to school.
Achieve it
Important Dates
1st – Bulldog MS
Basketball Bash
FHS/Carr
November 2014
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Principal Notes from Mrs. Gibbs
It is hard to believe that November is upon us! We are very thankful for every student,
parent, community supporter, business partner, and faculty member of the Fulton
Independent School. We are very pleased to announce that Carr Elementary has been
named a High Progress School by the Kentucky Department of Education as a result of
last year’s KPREP scores. Together we can accomplish great things!
3rd- No School
Reminder: School will not be in session on November 3rd and 4th.
4th – No School
Please join us on November 11th in the Carr Elementary gymnasium to honor our
nation’s veterans. We will conduct a Veterans Day program at 1:00 p.m. All veterans,
parents, and community members are encouraged to attend.
5th – Fourth Grade
Field Trip
6th
– GROW! Festival –
3:30 – 5:30 in gym; for
0-5 year olds only
11th – Veterans Day
Program 1:00 p.m.
17th – 21st – Book Fair
20th – Title I Parent
Night/ Animal Tales, 6
p.m. Carr gym
21st-22nd - Dinner
Theatre
26th-28th- No School
Arts and Humanities:
The dinner theatre is scheduled for November 21st and 22nd at Fulton High School. The
Carr Elementary fourth and fifth grade performing arts team will present the first
production of the evening. Tickets will go on sale soon. Please contact either Fulton
High School at 270-472-1741 or Carr Elementary at 270-472-1637 for more information.
PLCS:
The Great Body Shop curriculum has been implemented into grades K-5 to provide a
coordinated school wide health, safety, and wellness program for our students. Each
month students and teachers discuss age appropriate topics related to practical living
and career studies. The topics for each month are as follows:
September:
Safety/Fitness
October:
Body Systems
November:
Nutrition
December:
Social Health
January:
Emotional Health
February:
Growth and Development
March:
Substance Use and Abuse
April:
Illness Prevention
May:
Environmental and Consumer Health
Additional information can be found at http://www.thegreatbodyshop.net/.
October Students of the Month
Congratulations to the following students:
Mia Moore, Pre-K; Anja Reilly and Piper Cavness, Kindergarten; Olivia Brown and Cara
Capps, first grade; Kaneisha Gorman and Naomi McClure, second grade; Cody Pryor,
third grade; Owen Rodgers and Mia Martin, fourth grade; Gabriella Buckingham, fifth
grade.
Writing:
Writers of the week October:
Week of October 21st:.Cambria Walker, Trevon Perry, Corbin Fulcher, Kaidyn Haynes,
Jackson Ames, Skyler Thornburg, Edie Rodgers, Jakerrian Hunt, Walker McClanahan,
Xander Gilliland, and Camarae Cobb.
Week of October 28th – Lakoda Stoneham, Jaidyn McNight, Joseph Mathias, Ian McNight, Adriana Labastida,
Charlie Cavness, Jayden Watson, Keon Thomas, Josh Davis, and Emi Govern.
Library Notes from Mrs. Parr
It's time for the Scholastic Book Fair! I am excited to announce that the book fair at Carr will be held from
November 17-21. Students will be allowed to bring money to school and shop in the mornings from 8:00-11:30. Don't
forget, the book fair is a fantastic place to shop for Christmas! Look for more information to come home soon.
Please encourage your child to read for at least 20 minutes every day, and don't forget about our AR challenge! As
always, thank you for everything you do for our school!
Coach’s Corner
Our 2nd annual Bulldog Bash will be held on this Saturday, November 1st. This is an all day basketball event that
lets the Bulldog Nation get a chance to watch your Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs play in their first games. Please
come out and support!!
Bulldog Allstars will be getting started this month. Letters for parents will be sent home within the next week
explaining all the details of this.
Our basketball season has officially begun. Please check the website for a schedule and we hopefully will see
everyone at the games!!
Student Council News
Student council elections were held recently. Students in grades 2-5 voted for their favorite candidate. The members
are: Gabriella Buckingham, president; Mia Hancock, vice president; Max Gibbs, secretary; and Linus Pulley,
reporter/treasurer.
Classes are collecting soda can pull tabs to raise money for St. Jude. At the end of the year, the class with the
greatest weight in pull tabs will win a pizza party with the 5th Grade. – submitted by Linus Pulley,
Reporter/Treasurer
Drama/Music Notes from Mrs. Butner
We are collecting Box Tops for Education again this year. Remember to bring your Box Tops in and give them to
Mrs. Butner. Place the student’s name on the back of each box top. We are also collecting Labels for Education.
Please write the student’s name on the back of each label, too.
Family Connection News
Animal Tales
All families are invited to attend an Animal Tales event on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. in the Carr gymnasium and
then check out a Scholastic Reading Fair in the library. Come see unusual animals up close and learn all about
them. This parent involvement event is sponsored by Title One.
For more information call The Family Connection coordinator Tracy Pulley at 270/472-1637.
TFC Advisory Council
All parents, grandparents and guardians are invited to attend The Family Connection advisory council meeting on
Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 1 p.m. at Carr Elementary, room 201. Come learn about what TFC is doing and tell us what
TFC can do for you. For more information call The Family Connection coordinator Tracy Pulley at 270/472-1637.
Grow! Festival
All families with children ages 0-5 are invited to a Grow! Festival on Thursday, Nov. 6 from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. in the
Carr gymnasium. Kids will have a blast at the petting zoo, tricycle rodeo, snack shack and kindergarten practice
booths while parents will get valuable information about preparing kids for school. All children will go home with a
new book and great educational items. Door prizes will be given away. The Grow! Festival is sponsored by the Four
River Counties CECC (Community Early Childhood Council). For more information call The Family Connection
coordinator Tracy Pulley at 270/472-1637.
Fall Festival appreciation
Thank you to everyone who brought a cake or multiple cakes to the PTO Fall Festival. We ended up with 70 cakes /
pies / cookies, and everyone had a great time trying to win a baked good. Krislynn Vaughn brought in the most cakes
in the student competition; Jen Govern baked the most cakes in the parent competition.
If you ever want to know what’s going on with The Family Connection, just do this:
go to www.fulton-ind.k12.ky.us
at the top center of the page, hover on DEPARTMENTS and pull down to FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER; click on
it
and there it is!
Coordinator Tracy Pulley updates the page weekly, listing new programs and events.
WatchDOGS
The Family Connection is still looking for local men who can volunteer in our school. You can do it once a semester,
once a month, once a week, whatever fits your schedule. Help with morning drop off from 7:20-7:45 a.m. or lunch
duty from 10:40 – 12:15 or one-on-one reading sessions throughout the school day. Call Tracy Pulley at 270/472-1637
for more information.
Nursing News from Mrs. Lawrence