GWC EAGLES' NEST
Hello Carver Families!
Please see this week’s important updates and celebrations below:
Rising 6th Grade Information
If your child will be entering 6th grade next school year, please review the Rising 6th Grade Letter and Fine Arts Memo linked below for important middle school transition information.
Math Team Celebration
Congratulations to our 4th and 5th Grade Math Teams for participating in the 2026 SMECO Math Competition!
Thank you to Ms. Gayo and Ms. MacKenzie for coaching our students. We are proud of our mathematicians!
MCAP Testing Schedule
Students in Grades 3–5 will participate in MCAP testing online this spring.
Testing Dates:
ELA: April 13–16
Math: April 27–30
Testing Incentives
Daily Raffles for students who arrive on time
Special Reward for students present for all 8 testing sessions
Please help your child arrive on time each testing day. Students who arrive after testing begins will need to complete a make-up session, which may result in missed instruction.
If your child will be absent, please contact the main office at 301-863-4076.
March Madness for Reading
Our Week 4 winner was Mermaids Are the Worst!
This week’s featured books are:
The Wild Robot On The Island by Peter Brown
That’s Not Funny David by David Shannon
Have fun at home and predict which book will be our final winner!
🦅 Attendance Matters
A SOARing Eagle Shout-Out to our PreK and 4th Grade Teams for meeting or exceeding our 94% attendance goal! Thank you for helping students attend school daily and on time unless they are ill. Be sure to stop by the Main Lobby to view our homeroom attendance competition.
Every day matters!
📋 Title I Planning & Family Feedback
As we plan for School Year 2027, we are reviewing our Title I programs and documents to ensure they continue to meet student needs.
Documents under review include:
Family Compact
Parent & Family Engagement Plan
Schoolwide Plan
Parent’s Right to Know Letter
Please visit our Title I Website to review these documents. We also invite you to our next School Improvement Team Meeting: Thursday, April 30 at 4:00 PM. Your feedback and partnership are always appreciated.
Thank you for your continued support!
Warmly,
Ms. Morgan, Principal
Artist: Jacion Baker
GWCES Grade 3
Artist: Kamryn Williams
GWCES Grade 4
Artist: Gannen Madden
GWCES Grade 5
A WEEK
Monday, April 6th
Regular school day 8:00 am - 2:45 pm
Tuesday, April 7th
Regular school day 8:00 am - 2:45 pm
Wednesday, April 8th
Regular school day 8:00 am - 2:45 pm
Thursday, April 9th
Regular school day 8:00 am - 2:45 pm
Friday, April 10th
- Regular school day 8:00 am - 2:45 pm
PreKindergarten Round Up Application opens April 13, 2026
La solicitud para el Prejardín de Niños se abre el 13 de abril de 2026
5th graders are writing software for a mini computer!
We Can Code!
Facility Utilization and School Boundary Study
Updated MARCH 18, 2026
The redistricting smore has been updated with new information including approved recommendations related to impacted geographic areas, grandfathering, and transportation. The Redistricting smore contains pictures and maps if you want to grab some of them for your redistricting section in your school's smore. Please share the redistricting smore in your principal smore weekly through the end of April.
Questions
If you have questions and comments please submit them via email to: redistricting@smcps.org.
Parents who are in need of their HAC login information should email Ms. Smith at rsmith@smcps.org or Ms. Flippin at lmflippin@smcps.org. They will retrieve the information at their earliest convenience and will email the information to you.
We respect the many different ways that families like to recognize their child’s birthday. In addition to class recognitions of birthdays, we recognize birthdays during our weekly Community Gathering.
Although we have accepted edible treats in years past, we can no longer accept food items for birthday celebrations. We have an increased number of students with food sensitivities and schools have been encouraged to limit celebrations that involve food during the school day. Additionally, we cannot accept balloons due to latex allergies.
Some families choose to provide a small trinket or non-food based treat to mark their child’s birthday. If you are planning on providing something for the class on your child’s birthday, we ask that you follow these guidelines:
Inform your child’s teacher at least 3 days prior if you intend to provide something for the class on your child’s birthday.
- Trinkets/non-food items will be passed out by the child and his/her teacher near the end of the school day. This helps to minimize distractions to instruction and ensure that items are not lost or broken during the course of the school day.
[Optional] Student Accident Insurance
Recognizing that accidents do occur and understanding that each family's insurance situation may be different, St. Mary's County Public Schools has arranged with Bob McCloskey Insurance to offer student accident insurance.
Please click on the following documents for additional information:
Bus Routes are now available through the SMCPS online look-up feature. These routes and stops will be constantly updated between now and the start of school.
Select this link to learn how to view the real-time location of your child's bus. We highly recommend signing up for this helpful app!
HOME OF THE EAGLES!!!
Academic Dean - Cortney Dvorak
Assistant Principal - LaToya Fox
George Washington Carver Elementary School
A Title I, Comprehensive Support and Improvement, Judy Center and Community School
Website: https://gwces.smcps.org/
Location: 46155 Carver School Boulevard, Lexington Park, MD, USA
Phone: 301-863-4076
Twitter: @gwces_smcps