Coming Soon!
Thursday, November 20th - Board Meeting - Virtual
Wednesday, November 26- Friday, November 28th - Thanksgiving Break
WolfPack Basketball Sign-ups
WolfPack Basketball sign-ups will start tomorrow! Register through MySchoolBucks. Middle School parents should have received an email with more details about practices/season dates!
BONUS: JV and Varsity Teams get to try to best the teachers and staff during our annual Students v. Staff Basketball game.
Evergreen Food Pantry
SNAP benefits are going to be massively delayed for many families in our community, we also have members in our community who have recently been furloughed from work. In response, we have set up a temporary food pantry in the front office. Items are available during office hours.
If you would like to shop at the pantry, it is open to anyone, no questions asked. Just come to the front office during office hours. *If you cannot come to the school, we are happy to make a bag of groceries for you and send it home with your student. Simply email Kelly if you'd like for us to pack a bag for you.
We also have some grocery store gift cards available. Click here if you would like a grocery gift card, and we will arrange for pick up.
Donations Needed for our Pop-Up Pantry
Canned Fruit
(in juice)Applesauce
Peanut Butter
Cereal
Shelf Stable Milk
Granola
(or Granola Bars)
Pasta and Jarred Marinara
Canned Beans, Soups, Tuna or Chicken
Easy to prep Packaged Rice or Pasta Meals
(just add water)Cooking Oil
Healthy Snacks (Breakfast Bars, Nut Packets, Peanut Butter Crackers)
Fresh: Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Apples, Oranges
Cooking Up Love
Pleased to report that one of our Evergreen families has started an initiative to serve hot, homecooked meals each Friday. Last weekend she served up 56 meals for the inaugural event, this week we will serve 100 meals with your help!
Evergreen Families are invited to come Pick-Up A Meal, or join her volunteer squad in Cookin’ Up Some Love! Use the button below to RSVP to get food, or to give your time to this amazing endeavour of the heart.
Meals will be available for Pick-Up Friday Evening at 6:30pm at the Westgate EarthFare, or the Weaverville Walmart Parking Lot.
Thank you to Megan Naylor for starting this mission to ease food insecurity in our community!
This Week: Chili!
MANNA’s Food Finder
Did you know that on MANNA’s website you can find info on where to find food pantries, mobile markets, and even meal sites where prepared food is served.
You can use their map tool to find sites near you.
You can also call or text our MANNA Food Helpline at 828-290-9749 Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Nutrition Program Updates
Starting November 1st: Families no longer need to pre-order meals! Just have your child come to the lunch kiosk!
You can always find a current menu on our Nutrition Page!
As we prepare to break ground on the new kitchen we are asking families to be part of the process of designing our new menus!
Please take the time to fill out this survey to let us know what your family needs from the kitchen!
World Kindness Day
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
World Kindness Day is an international celebration held each year on November 13 to promote kindness and goodwill around the world. It was established by the World Kindness Movement in 1998 to encourage people everywhere to be kind to one another through random acts of kindness, volunteering, and positive social connections.
This day is a wonderful reminder that even the smallest acts of kindness can make a big difference! Whether it’s offering a smile, sharing a compliment, or helping a friend in need, every kind action helps our school community feel more connected and cared for.
This week, we invite all students and staff to look for opportunities to show kindness- in the classroom, at recess, and even at home. You might:
Write a kind note to a classmate or teacher
Invite someone new to join a game
Say “thank you” to a staff member who helps you every day
Lend a hand when someone needs it
Check out this resource for more ideas!
Families can continue the kindness conversation by asking children how they’ve shown kindness at school and who has been kind to them. Talking about real examples helps kids recognize the power of kind words and actions in their everyday lives, and reminds them that kindness starts with each of us.
Counselors’ Challenge: Try to do three acts of kindness this week and notice how it makes you and others feel!
💛 Happy World Kindness Day from your school counselors!
Giving Tuesday is coming up December 2nd!
Our goal for Giving Tuesday is to raise $5,000. Please join us on Social Media for our “5K By The End of the Day” campaign. We’ll be asking families to share our post or download info slides and create your own post supporting the school!
Evergreen Sponsors
Meet our 2025-2026 Sponsors!
You can learn more about the incredible businesses who value Environmental Education, who value our Evergreen Village, by clicking their logos in the gallery. You may see some familiar names, or you may find a new business to support!
Would you like to become an Evergreen Sponsor? You can learn more about sponsoring our school by contacting Susan Haldane.
Water Bottle Sanitization
Looking for someone to take the water bottles from the lost and found and run them through a sanitize cycle so we can move them into the Robin’s Nest.
Thursday Emotional Support Snacks
They’ve made it through Hump Day, and having a little sweet (or savory) incentive to keep smiling really goes a long way at the end of the week. Show the teachers you care by signing up. Click the graphic to get started!
Evergreen Spirit of Giving
It's time, once again, for the Evergreen tradition of helping families within our community provide a more cheerful holiday! Any family can send us their child(ren)'s wishes, and Evergreen Magical Elves will shop for the children of Evergreen!
Need some magic this season? Simply fill out this online Wish List. We have lots of givers, so please don't hesitate to let us know your child's wishes! All Giving Spirit wishes are kept anonymous, and the deadline for submissions is Nov. 21.
Want to be a Magical Elf and shop for gifts? Click here to help create magic for the Evergreen Community. We will send a list of wishes (gifts $35 or less) out on Nov. 21. Gifts need to be delivered unwrapped to Evergreen no later than Dec. 12.
City of Asheville sponsors a Holiday Free Store
What is a free store? The holiday free store is an event open to the community where all items are given away at no cost. It is community-based and environmentally focused! This year's free store pop-up is a 3-day event: 2 days of accepting and sorting donations and 1 day of shopping and cleaning up.
Why have a holiday free store?
- Sharing what we have in abundance
- Coming together to build community resilience
- Reduce dependency on a system that often overuses resources
- Extending the life of items by keeping them out of the waste stream
- Lightening the financial burden for someone who may need or want an item
- Upcycle items for others for home use or gifting!
Who: This event is open to everyone. We need volunteers to help make it happen! Please spread the word, and sign up for a volunteer shift here. You are also welcome to donate items. Please see the accepted items list below.
When:
Thursday, Dec. 11, 4:30-8:30 pm: Accept and sort donations
Friday, Dec. 12, 10 am-6 pm: Accept and sort donations; event set-up
Saturday, Dec. 13
9-10 am: Event set-up | 10 am-4 pm: Free "shopping" day; all are welcome | 4-6 pm: Event clean-up; contracted moving company will haul away items for donation
Community Nights brought to you by the United Way!
Have you heard about Community Nights featuring Homework Diners?
They are a FREE community event hosted at various middle and high schools where families can receive help with homework, and a night off dinner prep!
November Dates nearby are:
Tuesday, November 18th
@ AC Reynolds Middle
Find out more, including dates for outlying areas like Erwin, Enka, Fletcher using the link above. Look for the tabs which detail the dates for various locations!
You can also find info at the link above re: volunteering!
Sign yourself up to help out in your community. Older students could even get involved in tutoring younger students or in clean-up efforts!
This year, more than ever, We really Need every penny.
Here are some simple things we can do as a collective that can make a big difference. The more participation we get in these programs, the greater the rewards for our school!
Please spend the time to link your grocery rewards cards to Evergreen. Get your neighbors to do the same. Register your in-laws, your parents, your friends. This small investment of time can make a big difference each time you go to the store to restock!
Register your Harris Teeter Card here. You must re-register each and every year.
Register your Ingles Card here. You must re-register each and every year.
Our school id number is 10713.
Download the Box Tops for Education App and scan your receipts.
Cans for Climbing
Bring your aluminum cans for recycling, drop them in the trailer that sits by the buses. Cans for Climbing supports our Adventure Program and brings in over a thousand dollars each year!
Click on the graphic to browse her list.
Artsonia is being set up! We hope to be able to share your child’s portfolio up before the holidays!