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Monday, November 10th - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Work Day - EA Available
Tuesday, November 11th - NO SCHOOL - Veteran’s Day - NO EA Available*
Thursday, November 20th - Board Meeting - Virtual
Wednesday, November 26- Friday, November 28th - Thanksgiving Break
*Please Note: There is no childcare available for Tuesday, November 11th during the Veteran’s Day Holiday - we did not meet our necessary level of signups and staffing.
Inclement Weather Procedures
Evergreen does not automatically close when Buncombe County or Asheville City Schools do. Here is how you can stay in the know, listed in the order they will happen:
TEXT Inclement Weather Closures and delays will be announced via text. Please ensure you are signed up for these text alerts in Infinite Campus by following the steps outlined below- or to the right- depending on your device.
SOCIALS Delays and Closures will be posted on Instagram and Facebook.
WEBSITE We will set a Pop-Up to display on the Website to inform families of our status
Teachers will be sending home ‘Snow Packets’ for Remote Learning Days. Utilizing remote learning helps us avoid extending the school year into June. Please return completed Snow Packets to teachers in order for your child to be marked ‘present’ for a remote learning day.
You can check Social Media for closures and delays.
We will also post these via a website pop-up!
After logging in to Infinite Campus here are the Steps to Opt in to Texts:
1. Click on the "person" icon at the top right
2. Choose "Settings"
3. Choose "Communication Preferences"
4. Check the applicable boxes to enable texting
5. Click "Save"
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 are setting up a temporary food pantry in the front office. Items will be available during office hours. We will provide these services as long as they are needed.
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
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.
Traffic Reminders
Adults should not exit the car during morning traffic line. Please allow staff to assist your child out of the car on the passenger side. If your car is set up such that they cannot exit the passenger side- or their needs exceed what we can handle in the traffic line- then the car needs to be parked. Then the accompanying adult can escort that child up to the crosswalks/door.
As you head up the drive, please verbally ready your child to exit the vehicle, encouraging them to transition from devices or breakfast, to gathering their belongings so that when the car comes to a stop, they are ready to jump out.
If you plan to park and do not want help,
give us a Thumbs Up!If your child needs extra help and no one is headed your way yet, please roll down your passenger window.
Please pull all the way up to maximize the number of cars we can get into the lot. We really want to try to keep traffic flowing!
new Evergreen Kitchen: A Recipe for Better Lunches!
This project that has been simmering on the back burner for years and we are FINALLY BREAKING GROUND on an Evergreen Kitchen next month!
Please take the time to fill out this survey to let us know what your family needs from the kitchen!
Help guide our breakfast and lunch program as we transition to preparing our own healthy fresh school meals. Your input will help us design menus that best serve Evergreen students.
November’s Lunch Menu is up on our Nutrition Page!
Starting November 1st: Families no longer need to pre-order meals! Just have your child come to the Lunch kiosk!
Joéle’s Field Journal
Welcome to Joéle’s Field Journal, a semi-regular column where we will feature happenings in our Environmental Ed program! In this issue Joéle shows us the comprehensive study of our Stormwater Wetland that Fifth Grade has undergone over the course of the first trimester!
The stormwater wetland lies behind the middle school wing, beside the multi-purpose classroom. It helps filter our runoff rainwater as it makes it’s way from ourproperty down toward Haw Creek or into the water table.
Use back previous controls to explore the slides below and get the full story!
Giving Tuesday is coming up!
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!
ISO Volunteers
Middle School Recess
We would love some volunteers during lunch and recess times.
We need folks for 50 minute blocks Tuesday - Friday.
Please hit the Volunteer button and fill out the survey if you’re able to help out!
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 ReynoldsWednesday, November 12th
@ AVL High/SILSA
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!