houses at carver
Students at Carver Magnet Elementary belong to one of four houses – Amistad, Dienen, Funda or Yorisi. Biweekly, students in grades K-5 attend ‘house meetings’ to plan for events, discuss issues, learn social skills, engage in activities or simply spend time with each other. This vertical grouping with the same children over a period of time creates a smaller community within the school that fosters a sense of belonging.
The experience of being together over several years as a group, we believe, fosters faith in working as a community, where personal interest sometimes has to be held back because of understanding the value of the common good.
The purpose of having houses is:
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To build and promote community across the grade levels and throughout the school
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To encourage positive behavior and expectations
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To teach students to take ownership of their role in the community
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To promote healthy competition
house points - 3RD Nine Weeks
AMISTAD
2,310 points
2ND place
DIENEN
2,262 points
3RD place
FUNDA
2,245 points
4TH place
YORISI
2,492 points
1ST PLACE
As part of our House System, students can earn points for exhibiting different types of positive behavior. We strive to not only teach academics at Carver but we also want to reach the social and emotional needs of our students. Our House System helps us do just that. We teach social skills to our kids that we expect them to exhibit on a daily basis. When students are caught doing these things they are given points. At the end of each 9-weeks, we take all the students in the winning house on a celebratory field trip to someplace special. We've been to Crater of Diamonds State Park, Pinnacle Mountain, Professor Bowl, The University of Central Arkansas's Planetarium to name just a few.
Awarding Points:
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House points can be earned based on positive behavior (1 point per behavior)
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House points cannot be taken away once earned
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A celebration will take place at the end of each 9-weeks for the winning house
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A recognition will take place at the end of the year for the House of the Year
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House points will start over each 9-weeks, but a cumulative total will be kept for the end of the year
Next House Meeting
MAY 13, 2022
AMISTAD
House of Friendship
Country of origin - Spain
Language - Spanish
Character Word - Love
DIENEN
House of Service
Country of origin - Germany
Language - German
Character Word - Serve
FUNDA
House of Knowledge
Country of origin -South Africa
Language - Zulu
Character Word - Learn
YORISI
House of Leadership
Country of origin - Nigeria
Language - Yoruba
Character Word - Lead