Joe Carlson Elementary School

Dear Parents and Guardians, Please join us virtually for our quarterly meeting for parents of English Learners on Monday, December 9, 2024. During this meeting, we will share resources and information about our school’s program for English Learners. Please join us on Google Meet by phone at 1-502-785-9257‬ PIN: 242 628 969‬#. This meeting will be in English at 4:00 PM and Spanish at 4:30 PM. Thank you for your support. We hope you can join us. ‬‬‬‬‬

Parents: Below is an information flyer from the Douglas Police Department regarding School Bus Safety ( https://5il.co/32hm3). Thank you!

Joe Carlson families, you are invited to our Winter Festival in the MPR (cafeteria) on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. ***AN ADULT MUST ACCOMPANY THE CHILD TO THE EVENT!*** Come out and support your child’s teacher—they will have a game booth, and all proceeds from their game will go to your child’s teacher. We hope to see you there! Please see the flyer for more information.

Join us for our first class at Joe Carlson Parent University and be a part of our Kindness Club Initiative! Join us today, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 at 5 pm in our school library. Join presenters Mrs. Hooper, Joe Carlson Counselor and Mrs. Littlejohn, JC Intern. Let’s fill our hallway with words of kindness! Bring a friend! Kindness Begins With Us!

Join us for our first class at Joe Carlson Parent University and be a part of our Kindness Club Initiative! Join us today, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 at 5 pm in our school library. Join presenters Mrs. Hooper, Joe Carlson Counselor and Mrs. Littlejohn, JC Intern. Let’s fill our hallway with words of kindness! Bring a friend! Kindness Begins With Us!

Join us for our first class at Joe Carlson Parent University and be a part of our Kindness Club Initiative! Join us this Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 at 5 pm in our school library. Join presenters Mrs. Hooper, Joe Carlson Counselor and Mrs. LittleJohn, JC Intern. Let’s fill our hallway with words of kindness! Bring a friend! Kindness Begins With Us!

Joe Carlson families, we want to remind you of all the exciting things happening at our school. Please refer to the flyer for detailed information. If you have any questions, please contact the office at 520-805-4400. GO CUBS!

Gobble grams are on sale from Monday, November 18, 2024, to Thursday, November 21, 2024. For only $1 per gram, you can send a personal message to a friend, teacher, sibling, or even yourself. Gobble grams will include a lollipop and be delivered on Friday, November 22. Parents can purchase at the front office. Please see the flyer for more detailed information. Thank you for supporting your Joe Carlson Student Council.

DHS Drama Club presents "The Muppets Christmas Carol"! Please stop by tonight, tomorrow and Wednesday at 6:30 PM at the James A. Brenden Auditorium! There is a $4.00 admission fee (unless you have prepurchased a ticket) & concessions will also be sold! See you there!

THANKSGIVING BREAK! There will be NO school and all school offices will be closed from Monday, November 25th through Friday, November 29th. School will resume on Monday, December 2nd. For District Offices: All offices will be closed on Thursday, November 28th and Friday, November 29th.

Santa is coming to Joe Carlson Elementary School on November 19th to take pictures. The order form will be given to students on Monday, November 18th. Please complete the order form from Diane’s Photography and return it with the exact payment amount (no change). The order form is still needed even if you paid using the QR Code. The students taking pictures with Santa may come dressed up. The uniform dress code applies to students who are not participating. Thank you for supporting Joe Carlson PTSO.

Good Morning Joe Carlson Community, As a reminder, we would like to invite you to our PTSO meeting taking place today, November 14, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. in our library. We will be discussing upcoming events and all the great happenings at Joe Carlson Elementary.

Join us this Thursday, November 14, at 5:00 PM for our Joe Carlson PTSO Meeting in our library. We will discuss several items, including the light parade, Gobble Grams, the Winter Festival, and pictures with Santa. Please look at the flyer for details. We hope to see you there!

Exciting News! FREE Breakfast & Lunch every school day for all DUSD Students through the CEP program!! Please visit our website for more information (https://www.douglasschools.org/page/child-nutrition). Thank you!

In observance of Veterans Day, there will be NO School and all District Offices will be closed on Monday, November 11th. Thank you!

Dear Joe Carlson Parents and Guardians, Today, October 31, 2024, we will begin our Halloween Parade and Trunk or Treat at 1:00 p.m. All families must sign in and enter from the West Gate and may view the parade from our playground. No visitors will be allowed in the building at that time. All decorated vehicles will enter from the North Gate of the Playground and all participants may begin to set up at 12:15 p.m. Our security and staff will be there to greet you and direct you to your parking space. Our Trunk or Treat is a weather permitting event. Today is still a regular school day, and we will still have tutoring and the 21st Century after school program as scheduled . Please contact our office if you have any questions.

Dear Joe Carlson Parents and Guardians, Today, October 31, 2024, we will begin our Halloween Parade and Trunk or Treat at 1:00 p.m. All families must sign in and enter from the West Gate and may view the parade from our playground. No visitors will be allowed in the building at that time. All decorated vehicles will enter from the North Gate of the Playground and all participants may begin to set up at 12:15 p.m. Our security and staff will be there to greet you and direct you to your parking space. Our Trunk or Treat is a weather permitting event. Today is still a regular school day, and we will still have tutoring and the 21st Century after school program as scheduled . Please contact our office if you have any questions.

Dear Joe Carlson Parents and Guardians, Today, October 31, 2024, we will begin our Halloween Parade and Trunk or Treat at 1:00 p.m. All families must sign in and enter from the West Gate and may view the parade from our playground. No visitors will be allowed in the building at that time. All decorated vehicles will enter from the North Gate of the Playground and all participants may begin to set up at 12:15 p.m. Our security and staff will be there to greet you and direct you to your parking space. Our Trunk or Treat is a weather permitting event. All students will be dismissed at 2:30 p.m., which is our usual time. Please contact our office if you have any questions.

Dear Joe Carlson Parents and Guardians, Tomorrow, October 31, 2024, we will begin our Halloween Parade and Trunk or Treat at 1:00 p.m. All families must sign in and enter from the West Gate and may view the parade from our playground. No visitors will be allowed in the building at that time. All decorated vehicles will enter from the North Gate of the Playground and all participants may begin to set up at 12:15 p.m. Our security and staff will be there to greet you and direct you to your parking space. Our Trunk or Treat is a weather permitting event. All students will be dismissed at 2:30 p.m., which is our usual time. Please contact our office if you have any questions.

Good afternoon, Joe Carlson families! Candy donations are needed and GREATLY appreciated for our trunk-or-treat parade. Candy donations can be given to your teacher or dropped off at the front office by 10/30. The trunk-or-treat parade will be on 10/31/2024 and will start at 1:00 p.m. Parents participating in the event can begin setting up at 12:15 p.m. Once again, thank you for your participation and donations!