Cougar Chronicle

Happy Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week!

We are looking forward to celebrating our 8th Graders before they head off to High School. The following are the events for the 8th Grade Students.

June 5th - 8th grade breakfast during 1st hour. The students will be receiving their T-shirts. They will then have the opportunity to sign each other’s shirts and yearbooks.

June 5th - 8th grade “Informal” 5-8pm We will have dinner catered, there will be a DJ. We will also be announcing the winners of the mock elections. Students are welcome to dress up, but it is not mandatory.

June 9th - 8th grade picnic during C lunch and 5th hour. They will get to eat their lunch outside. We are renting inflatable games and obstacle courses. They will also be able to play kickball and football or just hang with friends.

June 12th - 8th Grade Clap out 8th graders will be dismissed at 10:45am they will all exit the front doors where parents can wait to celebrate their 8th graders.

We will be looking for volunteers for all these events. Please reach out to carterboostersfundraising@gmail.com if you have any questions or are interested. You must have a cleared background check to volunteer.

We are also asking all the students to pay $15 each to go towards these events. You can send payment in cash, Venmo, or CashApp. Include the students name with the payment. Please submit payment by May 30th.

Venmo: @CarterBooster-President

CashApp: $carterboosterclub

There will also be an amazon wish list for those who want to donate items for any of these events.

This week I'd like to speak to our 8th graders and their families. In less than 4 months your high school careers will begin. Whether you are planning on attending Cousino, another WCS high school or a school out of our district, I would suggest trying to do everything you can to prepare yourself for that moment. If you'd like to talk to me about high school, please do. I spent 20 years teaching and coaching at the high school level. For the last 5 weeks of school, focus on turning in every assignment and preparing for each assessment. Before you know it high school will be over; try to get as much out of the experience as possible.

The Macomb County Health Department (MCHD) School Immunization Program has an important message for you and the parents of future kindergarteners and 7th graders to prepare them for the 2025-2026 academic school year.

Please review the following attached document to obtain the necessary vaccination requirements prior to the start of the new school year and avoid back-to-school rush.

• School Requirements and Resources for Parents

These documents and more are available at the: macombgov.org/departments/health-department/disease-control/school-immunization-program.

Attendance: (586) 698-4562

The attendance line is available 24-hours, 7 days a week.

• Please report ALL absences OR tardies to this number as early as possible.
• Warren Consolidated Schools generates automated attendance calls and/or emails
  to all students who are not reported absent from their school by 9:30 am.
• Please know that the absence line is not a homework request line and all absences
  must be reported daily.

If your student is out for multiple days they can access their Schoology page for any missed work. You and/or your student can contact the teacher for paper assignments for extended days out but it is a 24 hour turn around time and teachers are posting to their Schoology page daily. If you have any questions please contact the main office.

Permission Slips have gone home with our 7th Graders for a field trip to Comerica Park for WEATHER day and a Tigers game. Please return your field trip form (Front & Back) to your students Social Studies teacher by Friday, May 16, 2025. This trip does arrive back AFTER the school day and pick up will be required by parents.

A permission slip came home on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 for the 7th Graders to head to MSVPA to see Mean Girls on Wednesday, May 14th. Please have your student return the permission slips to their 4th hour teacher no later than Friday, May 2, 2025.

Interested in summer sports? The Warren Police Athletic League is hosting Basketball, Soccer, Flag Football, Bowling and Golf throughout the summer.

Dodgeball and Bike Ride are two Special Events the Warren Police Athletic League.

See the flyer for more information.

A parent must accompany their student to all athletic events within WCS. This is a district rule and any student that is not accompanied by their parent/guardian will not be allowed into the game.

Students must have their Student ID's in order to enter any game with their parent/guardian.

The State of Michigan requires students to have a completed sports physical BEFORE tryouts begin for any sport team. Forms are available in the school office and on the MHSAA website:

English: https://www.mhsaa.com/portals/0/Documents/health%20safety/physical2page.pdf

Arabic: https://www.mhsaa.com/sites/default/files/Administrators/arabic2page.pdf

All physicals must be dated after April 15 of the current year.

May 6 ~ No School for Students

May 13 ~ Early Release

May 13 ~ Booster Club Meeting

May 14 ~ 7th Graders MSVPA Mean Girls Field Trip

May 21 ~ 8th Grade Mudhens Field Trip

May 23 ~ Half Day

May 26 ~ No School

May 28 ~ 7th Grade Detroit Tigers Field Trip

June 5 ~ 8th Grade Breakfast

June 5 ~ 8th Grade Formal

June 9 ~ 8th Grade Extended Lunch/Field Day

June 12 ~ Half Day & LAST DAY

June 12 ~ Summer Break begins at 10:59AM

June 26 ~ Carter office closes for summer

Next Booster Club meeting is Tuesday, May 13th at 6PM in the Media Center.

• Taki Tuesday, will now be CASH ONLY!
• Volunteers are needed are needed for Concessions, and Taki Tuesdays.

Any questions regarding Booster Club please contact via email. Thank you for your support!

CONTACT INFORMATION:

facebook.com/CarterMSBoosters

(From your web browser)

@CarterMSBoosters

(From the search function within Facebook app)

Email: carterboosterpresident@gmail.com

Have a Kroger rewards card? Select the organization that you wish to support is as simple as updated the Kroger Community Rewards Selection on your digital account. Your organization earns money at no added cost to you! Sign up today to support our Carter Booster Club.

Under Federal law, you as parents may request the following specific information about the professional qualifications of your children's teachers:

1. Whether the teacher has met the state qualifications/licensing for their grade level/subjects.
2. Whether the teacher is on a temporary permit or waiver.
3. The teacher's majors, graduate certificates/degrees, and discipline fields.
4. Paraprofessional services and qualifications.

Carter Middle School has been identified as a school-wide Title I, Part A building. This is a federally supplemented program designed to help children reach high academic standards. In receiving funds from this program the district has a requirement to inform you, as a parent of a child attending a Title I school, of information regarding the professional qualifications of your child's classroom teacher(s).

https://cartermscounseling.weebly.com/

Kristin Forsyth - students with last name (A-L)

(586) 698- 4297

Lisa Stabile - student with last name (M-Z)

(586) 698- 4798

In compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disability Act of 1990, the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act of 1977, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, it is the policy of Warren Consolidated Schools that no person shall, on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, (including sexual orientation or transgender identity), disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information, or any other legally protected category, (collectively, "Protected Classes") be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to, discrimination during any program, activity, service or in employment. Inquiries should be addressed to the Chief Human Resource Officer, 31300 Anita, Warren, Michigan 48093, (586) 825-2400, ext 63110.