Coming Soon!

December 5 - N&E Committee
December 9 - Fall Picture Retakes
December 9 - Screen Conscious Parenting Virtual Workshop
December 11 - Finance Committee
December 18 - Winter Program
December 19 - Winter Market

Did you utilize the Food Pantry in November?
Fill out this survey to help us understand our community’s needs going forward!
Evergreen Food Pantry Survey

If you still need to opt In to text alerts, you can find the detailed instructions in our Nov 6th issue.

Progress Reports

First Trimester Progress Reports are available in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal.
Log in to view your student’s report.
Choose grades, and T1.
If you have more than one kid, you can toggle between them in the top right corner. This is our first time using this grading system, so bear with us! Please let us know if you see issues or have questions. And, if you need a paper copy sent home, contact Kelly to request one.

Instructions to access your Infinite Campus portal are on our website here. If you have any questions about accessing your parent portal, contact Kelly.

TODAY at Pick-up!
Community Builder's Cards & Cocoa!

Community Builders are hosting a Card Writing & Hot Cocoa event:

Thursday, December 4th at 3:45 in the Art Room at Evergreen.

We would love for parents and students to join us as we express our gratitude for Evergreen Teachers and Support Staff. Together we can sip hot cocoa & write cards as we embrace the season of giving.

Hot cocoa & cards are provided by the Community Builders; we just need you!

Screen- Conscious Parenting

Join former Evergreen staffer, Kriya Lendzion for a virtual workshop about developing and implementing a family plan around screen usage.

Tuesday, December 9th: 6-7pm

Register at:
bit.ly/ECCSScreens2025

This course is intended for parents only.

Festive Happenings

Save the Date for
the Winter Program- Thursday, Dec. 18th

Join us for seasonal cheer as we cheer on our K-4th Grade classes who will be performing on Thursday, December 19th. The show will start at 1:30pm, so arrive with plenty of time to park and walk in if needed!

Winter Market - December 19th

Each year Fifth Graders create a Winter Market as part of their year long exploration of their “Classroom Economy”.

To speak to their recent expedition: Voices of Sustainability - Reusing Plastic, 5th Graders are creating small gift items with a focus on reusing/reimagining plastic pieces into something useful or creative.

Classes visit the 5th Grade classroom and have an opportunity to buy something for themselves or to give as a gift. Mint tea with mint from the garden and healthy baked goods will also be available.

Each item is one dollar and students can get one craft, one treat, and one cup of tea. First and second graders give their money to their classroom teachers, a week or so before the market, and they give them tokens to use. 5th students also read each class a book when they come. It's a beautiful tradition and a rare time for us to connect throughout the day.

Proceeds from the Winter Market are used to offset the cost of the fifth grade End of Year camping trip to Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest in addition to making charitable donations to our community nonprofit partners.

Giving Tuesday

Thank you to everyone who donated and to everyone who participated in the Photo Challenge during our $5K By the End of the Day Giving Tuesday Fundraiser!

At the end of the day, our school is stronger thanks to your participation and generosity

Season of Giving

**Evergreen Spirit of Giving**
Families have made their wishes, now we need some Evergreen Magical Elves to make the magic happen!
**Want to brighten someone’s holiday?**
**Here’s the list of gifts needed, sign up to donate so we don’t get duplicates!** Requested gifts are $35 or less.
Gifts need to be delivered unwrapped to Evergreen no later than **Dec. 12.**

**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!

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!

December Dates nearby are:

Tuesday, December 9th &16th
@ 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!

Food Resources

**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.

RSVP to Pick Up or to Volunteer

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!