GWC EAGLES' NEST
October 13 - 17, 2025
Hello Carver Families,
Picture Day is Here!
Say cheese! See the flier below for Picture Day details and reminders.
SMCPS Calendar Survey
Your input matters! St. Mary’s County Public Schools invites families and community members to share feedback on the proposed 2026–2028 school calendars. The survey is open through October 31, 2025. Find the link and more information below.
Bus Safety and Appreciation Week
Next week, October 20–24, we celebrate National School Bus Safety Week and SMCPS Bus Driver & Attendant Appreciation Week. This year’s theme is “Safe Rides, Everyday Heroes.” Let’s thank our drivers and attendants for keeping students safe every day!
Attendance Update
We’re bouncing back after recent illnesses—great job, Carver! Let’s keep climbing toward our 94% attendance goal.
Federal Impact Aid & Emergency Update Forms
Please complete your Federal Impact Aid and Emergency Information Update forms in the Home Access Center (HAC) by Friday, November 21, 2025. These forms help ensure accurate communication and funding to support our students. Instructions and video guides are available in HAC.
Thank you for your continued partnership in keeping our Carver community strong and connected!
Warmly,
Ms. Morgan
Principal
B WEEK
Monday, October 20th
- Regular school day 8:00 am - 2:45 pm
Tuesday, October 21st
- Regular school day 8:00 am - 2:45 pm
Wednesday, October 22nd
- Regular school day 8:00 am - 2:45 pm
- Picture Day! Informational flier below.
- World Unity Day
Thursday, October 23rd
- Regular school day 8:00 am - 2:45 pm
Friday, October 24th
- Regular school day 8:00 am - 2:45 pm
- End of Marking Period 1
- Fall Harvest/Trunk or Treat. Informational flier below.
Next week is Red Ribbon Week. See the flier below for daily events.
Facility Utilization and School Boundary Study
St. Mary’s County Public Schools is launching a comprehensive Facility Utilization and School Boundary Study initiative to guide how our schools serve students and families in the years ahead. Your input matters. Whether you join a meeting, offer feedback, or follow along with updates, your voice will help shape the future of education in St. Mary’s County.
For UPDATED information please click on the links below.
- Redistricting Information
- Recently added information as of October 9, 2025 is available in the above link under "New Information"
Our school has a parent representative and staff representative on the district-wide Community Engagement Redistricting Team. The representatives will help ensure communication of the work, timeline, and community engagement opportunities by sharing information on surveys and community engagement events through school, community, and social media resources. You can reach out to them for additional information or to share your perspective.
- Brittany Atkins (bgatkins@smcps.org) - Parent Representative
- Jennifer Knight (jaknight@smcps.org) - Staff Representative
Questions
If you have questions and comments please submit them via email to: redistricting@smcps.org.
Please review the list of medical forms: https://www.smcps.org/health-safety/immunizations-medical-forms.
If your student takes medication at school, requires an Emergency Action Plan, or has any other unique medical needs, please take the pertinent form(s) to your student's medical provider to complete them before the start of the school year.
Please note the following changes:
- Medication administration - ALL medication requires an order.
- Emergency Medications - Parent must bring meds to school, stock EpiPens NOT guaranteed.
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