Coming Soon!

Friday, October 10th - Community Builders: Highland Hang
Thursday, October 16th - Board Meeting
Friday, October 17th - Picture Day
Wednesday, October 22nd - Fall Family Night for K,2,4,6, & 8
Thursday, October 23rd - Fall Family Night for 1,3,5, & 7
Friday, October 31st - Halloween Parade!

Evergreen's Google Calendar

Reminder: Monday Dismissal Times Now Staggered!

1:25pm: K - 2nd grade
1:35pm: 3rd - 4th grade
1:45pm: 5th - 8th grade

This changed when we lost access to the “looping lot” due to construction.
Cross out the old time on your placards & note the new time/s as these will be in place through the rest of this school year.

Highland Hang: Tomorrow!

At the end of a long short week, we’re having a gathering at the Meadow at Highland! Stop by after dismissal on Friday, October 10th. Bring your own snacks, or hit the food trucks, grab a beverage and remember to tip your server!

Next up, our first brewery hang
at Highland on October 10th after school pick up.
Look for the green table cloth!

If you'd like to add your voice to future gathering planning, please email Aaron Snook to get on the Community Builder meeting invite list.

Look for us in the wooded area by the meadow!

EverAfter Clubs

There is still has room in the upcoming Dance and Climbing Clubs!

Climbing is always open to all ages, and we are also now inviting 3rd graders to All Around Dance. More information is linked in the EverAfter newsletter.

We are also trying to re-launch our middle school Volleyball club on Mondays in October and November. Email was sent to middle school parents dated Sept 24th.

Picture Day is October 17th!

This year we will be using Lifetouch for individual and class pictures.

You can place your order on mylifetouch.com using your Picture Day ID: EVTPXWRWW. Order before midnight on Picture Day to get FREE shipping!
Your child can also bring their completed flyer sent home last week with cash or check on Picture Day.
Orders after Picture Day must be placed online only on mylifetouch.com.

Fall Family Nights

Part of our expectations of students is for them to present their work publicly. This practice is part of the EL Education model and is another way to make their work meaningful, by sharing it with you. Please make a plan to attend Fall Family Night with your child to see the expedition work they have been doing and celebrate their achievements.

We split the school population between two nights, this year that is:

Wednesday, October 22nd
for Grades K,2,4,6, & 8
Thursday, October 23rd
for Grades 1,3,5, & 7

If this is your first rodeo, check out our Fall Family Nights Page for more background and details.

Key Details:

Lower Lot will be open for this event and there will be a shuttle running from AVL Gospel.
Please leave all pets at home.
There will be no food vendors this year.

Support the School with a Monthly Donation

Whether you give $2 or $20 per month, each gift helps our school move from surviving to thriving. To meet our annual goal of $100,000 we need our village to show up, whether that is a one time gift, or a sustaining monthly donation, your contribution matters.

Setting up your monthly donation is so easy, please consider starting yours today at givebutter.com/evergreenvillage!

Restraint Collapse

We hope you all had a fun and restorative Fall Break. This week we are talking about the phenomenon known as After-School Restraint Collapse, a natural emotional release that can happen when kids arrive home after a long day of exerting mental, emotional, and physical effort to hold it together at school. If you are a parent who has noticed that their child or teen seems to “fall apart” after school—meltdowns, irritability, withdrawal, or emotional outbursts that seem to come out of nowhere—this post is for you!

What looks like a tantrum, defiance, or an overreaction to us is actually the body and brain’s way of decompressing after working hard to meet expectations all day long. Click the link above for a deeper look at why this happens and what it can look like in both children and teens, as well as practical strategies and considerations for supporting them through it. Additionally, understanding the difference between tantrums and meltdowns is useful insight to gain, particularly for parents of neurodivergent and/or sensory sensitive children. If listening is more your jam or you’d like to hear more from the experts, we highly recommend this helpful podcast from the Institute of Child Psychology: “Navigating After School Restraint Collapse, which offers additional insight and actionable tips for helping kids feel safe, secure, and supported as they unwind from the demands of the school day.

**Counselor for Grade 5-8, Rachel Snider on left;**
**and K-4 Counselor Annie Mast on right**

Join us as we celebrate Hispanic/latine heritage Month on Facebook!

In honor of Latine Heritage Month, which started on September 15th, we are highlighting the books by Latine authors and illustrators on our Facebook page.

There are links to authors performing read alouds of their picture books, and reviews, teasers, or book discussion posts for upper grades and middle school level books.

All books featured are available through the Evergreen library with the exception of the last post which is more of a wishlist for new books released this year!

Halloween Parade

Each year Evergreen holds a Halloween Parade! Students wear or bring their costumes (Check classroom newsletters for guidance from your grade level/s!) and a schoolwide parade of costumes is held on the field. Parents are welcome to attend, it’s more fun with an audience!

Friday, October 31st @ 2pm

When selecting a costume please be mindful that we have a variety of ages at the school, costumes must be appropriate for our younger friends. Our standard golden rule of costumes is: “No Blood, No Gore, No Weapons of War.”

We would also like to remind our community that cultural icons are costumes, a depiction of a whole culture based on stereotypes is not. For more watch, “My Culture is not a Costume”.

Homework Dinners brought to you by the United Way!

Have you heard about Homework Dinners?

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!

October Dates nearby are:

Every Wednesday in October @ AVL High/SILSA
Tuesday Oct 21 & 28 @ AC Reynolds

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!