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9/17/2026
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| | Important Dates
| | • | TODAY Sept 17th: You-Pick Flowers at Little Farm NC (see more information below)
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| | • | Now through September 29th: Canned Food Drive Competition
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| | • | September 29th: Hunger Action Day: Everybody Wear ORANGE!
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| | • | Sept 21st - October 1st: Book Fair
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| | • | Sept 29th: City Council Candidate Forum
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| | • | October 1st: No School - Conference Day
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| | • | Oct 2nd- Oct 6th: Fall Break
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| | • | October 9th: Photo Make-Up Day
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School News & Updates
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EverAfter Clubs
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We are excited to announce that EverAfter club sign-ups have opened!
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We still have flag football and music clubs available AND we are adding a dance club starting Sept 22nd and cheer starting Sept 24th.
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You can register at MySchoolBucks!
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EverAfter is Hiring
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Do you love working with kids or know someone who does? Are you looking for part time work? EverAfter is hiring Associates and we would love to hear from you.
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6th-8th Electives Family Survey
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As we continue thinking about how to make the middle school experience even stronger for our scholars, we are exploring a shift from our current enrichment model to an elective model for grades 6–8.
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This shift would give scholars more voice and choice in their learning, while also giving them the opportunity to spend more time developing a new skill, exploring a passion, or strengthening a craft they already enjoy. Possible electives may include Robotics, Spanish I, Art, Music/Band, and more.
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Before we move forward, I want to hear from you. Your voice matters, and your feedback will help us think carefully about what will best serve our scholars.
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Please take a few minutes to complete the survey.
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Thank you, as always, for partnering with us as we continue working to create meaningful and engaging opportunities for our scholars.
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4th and 5th Grade Families
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We have a couple exciting opportunities for our 4th and 5th grade students!!
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| It is that time of the year! Battle of the Books is beginning and 4th and 5th grade students are invited to join the challenge.
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| | | Math Olympiad is another exciting opportunity for our 4th and 5th graders.
| Math Olympiad is "one of the most influential and fun-filled math competition programs in the United States and throughout the world. More than 120,000 students from every state and 39 additional countries participate each year.
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| | Hunger Action Month
| The canned food drive has begun and WOW our scholars and families are showing up! Here is a list of items that are popular and get scooped up quickly at our community pantry:
| Mac & cheese, gluten free items, crackers, breakfast items such as granola, breakfast bars, oatmeal and cereal, shelf stable milk, jams and jellies, hearty stews, pasta, peanut butter, canned fruit, jarred apple sauce, canned tuna, canned vegetables, instant grains, rice, bread, tortillas and snacks.
| Remember, our winning grade gets a Pizza Party with Dr. Stacy!!!
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Counseling Corner
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National Self Care Awareness Month
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September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month– and it is Self Care Awareness Month. Self care is an important aspect of social-emotional wellbeing. When we attend to our needs and cues of becoming overwhelmed, we can nurture a greater sense of self-compassion and build our capacity to tackle greater challenges in the future.
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Self care can also feel especially important when it comes to managing the daily expectations and stressors associated with the school year. Self care can be as involved (or as simple) as you choose for it to be. Understanding what helps you to recharge and to show kindness towards yourself is a form of self-care within itself!
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The habits of Evergreen scholars support how important self care is within our school day. Self care can look like self regulation– knowing when to take a break, how to communicate needs and boundaries, and being attuned with one’s presence in the learning environment. In habits of relationship, practicing self-compassion and gratitude can help us to stay grounded and identify supports and strengths when things become too overwhelming.
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In continuing to think of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, keeping an ongoing dialogue with your student about their mental health and recognizing signs of overwhelm or stress is an excellent first step in building self-compassion and resilience.
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How can you practice self care, or model self care at home with your student? We’ve included a few links below to some resources for establishing simple routines of self check-ins, or generating ideas of how self care may look for you and your family.
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Simple Self-Care Habits for Kids
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Self-Care Practices (Elementary to High School)
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Creating a Self-Care 'Wheel' For Mindful Choices
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Have a question or topic you’d like to know more about? Fill out the Counseling Corner Interest Request Form and let us know! Please note: This form is just for Counseling Corner topics/information. If you have a specific issue or situation you’d like to speak with a counselor or support staff member about, please contact them directly via email or phone.
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Image Link: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/news-releases/2025/09/september-is-self-care-awareness-month
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Events & Community
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| | Symphony Raffle
| Our 6th graders are heading to the symphony. Let’s raise some money to support them and win fun prizes at the same time!
| Each ticket is a $5 donation, buy as many as you want for a chance to win one of our many gift cards to local favorites like Malaprops and Deep Time Coffee, a massage, local made pottery, art and more!
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Pick Flowers, Support Evergreen!
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Who doesn’t love some fresh-cut flowers? We are excited to be teaming up with Little Farm again this year to raise money for the Evergreen Fund! Owned by Evergreen parents, this sweet farm has invited us back for another year to pick beautiful flowers and raise money for our community. Stop by and smell the flowers with us (and pick them), TODAY, September 17th from 4pm-7pm!
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Those interested should register in advance.
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| | It’s Book Fair Time!
| Book Fair runs from Sept 21- Oct 1.
| Create your child’s Book Fair eWallet so they can shop cash-free, worry-free, and independently. It’s easy to set up and easy for others to contribute funds.
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The Book Fair is so much fun for students, but it can also be a moment when children become aware of wealth inequality. We would love for every student to bring a book home from the fair this year. To that end, we are asking our community to come together to support making our Book Fair a more equitable event. Can you help us share the fair? Share our donation link with your friends and family!
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Want to donate a book to Evergreen children?
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Click below to make a financial contribution towards making our Book Fair more equitable. With your donation, all students have the opportunity to shop the Book Fair! (Books average $12-$15 each.)
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Access to books both at school and at home is important, so thank you for helping us make sure that every child has the opportunity to get a book this year. We are grateful for our community!
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Calling all NC Youth, Ages 5 to 26,
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with Disabilities!
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ECAC's Youth Advisory Team members are seeking entries for the next issue of YEP - Young Exceptional Perspectives. YEP's NCGT column was created to put a spotlight on the many talents and abilities of NC Youth & Young Adults with Disabilities ages 5 to 26. The format of submissions can be a poem, artwork, blog, video, song, essay, article, presentation, an "About me" article", you name it.
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ECAC's Youth Advisory Team members will review the submissions and choose which ones to feature in our next newsletter. Selected entries will receive a $25 gift card in the mail!
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The deadline for submissions is 5:00 pm on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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10 Winners Will Be Selected!
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Nutrition & School Meals
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Free & Reduced-Price Meal Application
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Add lunch money through MySchoolBucks
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Stay Connected
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Use Google Calendar? Great, so do we! You can add our calendar to your personal account.
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Evergreen Community Charter School, 50 Bell Road, Asheville, NC, 28805, United States
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