🌷April Weekly Update

🌷🐦Welcome Spring! Or is it Winter? Spring should hopefully be springing soon. 🌷🐦

We are proud to share that we’ve completed the first big step toward our academic goals this year. As we continue to push forward, MSTEP testing is the next key milestone—and it’s one that involves every single student in our building.

Starting Monday, our 8th graders will lead the way with their Social Studies test. Other grade levels will follow according to our testing schedule. The rest of the testing schedule is:

April 16th/17th- 8th Science

April 21st-23rd- 7th ELA

April 28th-30th-6th ELA

May 7th/8th- 6th and 7th Grade Math

Here’s how you can help support your child during MSTEP testing:

✅ Make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep before testing days
✅ Encourage a healthy breakfast each morning
✅ Ensure they arrive on time and ready to go
✅ Remind them to bring their wired headphones (no Bluetooth)
✅ Offer words of encouragement—mindset makes a difference!

These assessments help us understand how our students are progressing and allow us to celebrate growth. We’re confident our Carter Cougars will rise to the occasion and show just how strong our school truly is.

Thank you for your continued support—it takes a team, and we’re grateful you’re on ours!

Let’s do this,
Mr. Lee

I'd like to acknowledge our 8th grade students this week for their outstanding performance on Thursday's PSAT test. We had over 98% of our students show up for the test and our staff was universally impressed with the focused effort these students made. I am excited to get the test results back to see how we did. We have several other tests coming up over the next few weeks. Hopefully all of our students will offer their best efforts, as our 8th graders did this week. Also, next week Wednesday is our first track meet at Sterling Heights High School. Go Cougars!

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.

If you would like to volunteer for end of the year events (8th Grade, Cedar Point with the Band), all forms need to be submitted to the front office no later than Friday, April 25th in order to be processed by the deadline of May 1st. You can find the background form here. Any questions please call the front office.

Congratulations to the following students who will be awarded at the Festival of the Arts award ceremony on May 8, 2025, at the Warren Community Center. Their artwork is on display at this time.

• Mahmuda Afreen

• Isra Ahmed
• Jameson Auten
• Tanika Begum
• Saiba Chowdhury
• Kaylee Cobb
• Mackenzie Doyle
• William Grubowski
• Kira Hibbert
• Liam Hwozdecky
• Crystal Joudatt
• Addison Kelly
• Needa Khan
• Makena Lucy
• Alaya McWilliams
• JaBauri Monk
• Mehrail Moneir
• Nyasia Prince
• Kaylee Sanderson
• Mahbuba Siddika
• Irene Smith-Mann
• Makenna Stanczak
• Evan Stopczynski
• Anisa Uddin
• Celiya Vang
• Liam Williams
• Melanie Willoughby

Congratulations to all!

The Festival of the Arts award ceremony will be held at the Warren Community Center on Thursday, May 8, 2025. The ceremony will take place in the auditorium, on the west side of the building. Please arrive by 7:15PM, the ceremony will begin at 7:30PM.

The Warren Community Center is located at 5460 Arden Avenue, west of Mound Road, south of 14 Mile Road. Please park in the south parking lot and use the main entrance. The 2D gallery is located between the main gym and the library. The 3D gallery is located between the pool and auditorium.

Students are asked to dress appropriately for the awards ceremony as they will be called up on stage and have their picture taken. Family members are encouraged to attend this event.

Quarter 3 ended on Friday, March 21st. Report cards will only be available digitally through PowerSchool. There will be no paper copies sent home. Report cards will be available soon for viewing for parents in their Parent Portal accounts when they are ready. Click the link below for instructions on how to view students' report cards on PowerSchool.

All parents need a Parent Portal account, no paper copies will be distributed.

Viewing Report Cards on Parent Portal
Viewing Report Cards on Parent Portal - Arabic

Congratulations Carter Cougars on a job well done on the quarter 3 honor roll!

Tutoring Session 3 has begun! Letters went home to families that were selected for a spot before Spring Break. If you have any questions please email Mrs. Julin or contact the front office.

Permission Slips have gone home with our 6th Graders for a field trip to Comerica Park for STEAM day and a Tigers game. Please return your field trip form (Front & Back) to your 4th Hour teacher by Monday, April 14, 2025. This trip does arrive back AFTER the school day and pick up will be required by parents.

Look for the next field trip form to be out soon for our 8th Graders going to Toledo for a Mudhens game on May 21, 2025 and for our 7th Graders going to Comerica Park on May 28, 2025.

A permission slip will be coming 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.

The band students will be headed to Cedar Point. Permission slips were already sent home. Ticket sales should be purchased on RevTrack for student(s) and chaperone(s) no later than Friday, April 25, 2025. If you plan to volunteer your background form must be turned into the office no later than Friday, April 25, 2025.

Carter went on their first field trip of the year to MJR to see Snow White on Friday, April 4, 2025. The students truly enjoyed getting out of classes and learning about Contrast and Comparing while watching a movie!

Our Robotics program is looking for programming mentors, if you are interested and able to help please email Mrs. Pokorski.

If you currently have a 5th grader that will be joining us at Carter Middle School for 6th Grade for the 2025-2026 School Year please join us on Monday, April 28, 2025 for our 6th Grade Orientation.

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.

Practice time/Meets are also on our website.

April 15 ~ Early Release

April 18 ~ No School

April 23 ~ 6th Grade Detroit Tigers Field Trip

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

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.