Don’t Miss Next Week’s City candidate Forum
To help eliminate barriers to engagement for busy parents childcare will be available
On the Ballot:
Kim Roney (incumbent)
Sage Turner (incumbent)
Taylon Breanne Breeden
Charles (CJ) Domingo
Enjoy this press release and poster created by the 7th and 8th grade team that are creating the forum:
On Monday, February 19th beginning at 7:00 pm, Evergreen Middle School students, in partnership with the Haw Creek Community Association, will lead an Asheville City Council Primary Candidate Forum. The forum will be held in the gym at Evergreen Community Charter School with council candidates on the stage in front of a live audience, and it will be live streamed on the school’s Facebook page and the recording posted on Evergreen’s YouTube channel. It is important for all citizens of all ages to have the opportunity to ask questions of local leaders. Evergreen and the Haw Creek Community Association recognize that it may be hard for Asheville citizens with young children to come to events like these, so will be offering free childcare. Those interested in childcare may register here. General event registration can be found here.
A group of Evergreen’s 7th and 8th graders will introduce and ask questions of all of the candidates running to win a place on the ballot for Asheville City Council this fall. Students researched local issues, sought input from community members, and created questions that reflect issues of importance to the diverse population of Asheville. There will also be an opportunity for the audience to submit questions to the candidates. This is the only forum where the youth of Asheville get to ask questions of their prospective leaders and these middle schoolers bring unique perspectives to this event. After last fall’s forum, candidates called the event “the most thoughtful, well-researched forum [they] had attended”.
So far 7 of the 8 primary candidates have confirmed they will be present at the event. Six will move on after the primary to run for the 3 council seats up for grabs this fall.
Important Election Info:
The Primary will be held on March 5th.
Voters WILL be asked to show ID at the polls, please make sure you are ready with up-to-date information!
Evergreen is a polling place! Please be aware that there will be increased traffic on campus that day.
Culture Disciples Book Club
The Culture Disciples Book Club will meet February 22nd 3:45pm-4:45pm, in Marin’s classroom to discuss Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s book, This Earth of Mankind.
Persons of any age are welcome to read and attend the book club.
"An educated person must learn to act justly, beginning, first of all, with his thoughts, then later in his deeds. That is what it means to be educated.".
- Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Community Fundraising
Right now, through March 1st Evergreen Community Charter School is going to be extending 50% of all donations to Building Bridges.
If community is sharing knowledge, then we find that Building Bridge of Asheville has so much to contribute. Join us in this fundraiser for Building Bridges of Asheville, so their message can spread all over WNC.
The social environment that we currently live in incubates systemic, institutional, and opportunity gaps that are felt disproportionately by our BIPOC community members. Our WNC community at large can be all the better for everyone when we remove the wedge of inequity that currently exists between all of us. We need to move with intention and act in a sustainable compassionate way. Let’s dismantle the wedge that divides by sharing in conversation and inviting more people to the table.
Let’s work together to help fund this local organization with a beautiful vision, a strong mission, and values worthy of our support.
Gender Identity
Upcoming Parent Dialogue Dates:
February 21st at noon (zoom),
February 22nd at 8:30 (in person)
Part of growing up is developing your gender identity. Whether you identify as cisgender, transgender, or nonbinary, finding where you belong on that continuum has been part of your development and your children are developing their gender identities as well.
Due to new legislation, gender identity is not part of the K-4 curriculum, but we hope you will take the time for these important discussions and learning about gender identity as a family. We know that gender identity and pronouns can be confusing and unfamiliar, so we invite you to come into community to learn, or to share how we can support ALL of our students, no matter their sex or gender.
Save the Date for March’s session:
March - 21st at 1:30 (in person), 25th at noon (zoom)
Spirit Week: March 11-15th
The Week before the Tourney is Spirit Week!
Students and teachers dress up and enjoy getting goofy. Students encourage family and friends to pledge so that they have a chance to win incentives each day! Our incentives this year are all experiential, no plastic tchotchke, no items to construct!
We calculate the winners by pledge participation percentages vs. dollar amounts, so that everyone can participate and (and win) without breaking the bank.
We have heard parent pleas and we hope you find each theme day fairly laid back and easy to accomplish without buying or constructing elaborate get-ups. See the graphic below for your Spirit Week Dress Up Days and Incentives.
On Game Day grades 3-8 will need to show up in their team color! We will be ordering shirts for the winners once those are determined. K-2 and Game Refs will have shirts provided for Game Day!
3rd & 6th Grade - Blue!
4th & 7th Grade - Green!
5th & 8th Grade - Red!
Be a cheerleader on or off the pitch!
If you can make it on March 18th: wonderful! You can sign up to be part of the cheer squad or a referee, or just be a smiling supportive face in the crowd!
Off the field you can share your pledge page widely and often. You can make signs or decorations for fans to wave!
Dealing with Lying:
Age Appropriate Strategies for Developmental Stages
According to the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, children and adults lie for similar reasons: to get out of trouble, for personal gain, to impress or protect someone, or to be polite. At a young age, kids will experiment with the truth and continue doing so through all the developmental stages, with varying degrees of sophistication and elaboration.
As the primary role models in children's lives, parents and caregivers play a vital part in showcasing honesty. They also have the most influence on instilling a deep-rooted commitment to telling the truth. As children mature and acquire a more sophisticated understanding of social etiquette, parents must help children differentiate between little white lies told to spare people's feelings and downright dishonesty.
For maximum influence at each developmental stage, address the subject of lying in an age-appropriate way. Check out these listed resources and articles to learn age appropriate techniques to support your child in choosing honesty.
Article that includes activities for both kids and teens:
Two Community Events Connect Parents with Parenting Resources at No Charge
Here at Evergreen, Counselors play a critical role in our comprehensive and holistic education model by designing, facilitating, and evaluating learning opportunities that address the social, emotional, and academic well-being of all of our students. Here are two, free learning opportunities our counselors recommend for parents or guardians of any age child/ren.
Substance Use Prevention
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Event will take place in the Art Room, just off the Gym
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Event will take place in the Multipurpose Room in the Modular
5 Weeks of Summer Adventure
Summer Camp Registration will begin soon! Keep your eye on the Scoop, the EverAfter Newsletter, and Social Media where we will announce when registration opens!
The weeks offered will include: June 24th-28th, July 8-12, July 15-19, July 22-26, and July 29-Aug 2.
More details to come! We hope to see your adventurer there!
Don’t Forget to send donations for 5th Grade’s Food Drive
Fifth Grade will continue collecting donations for Manna Food Bank’s Annual Student Food Drive through the end of the month. Collection bins are located in the office, main entrance foyer, middle school hallway, and the 5/6 hallway. All unexpired, non-perishable food collected will be donated to the non-profit at the end of Feb.
Requesting :
Canned food (veggies, pasta sauce, etc.),
Dry foods (cereal, rice, pasta, meal kits, etc.),
Snacks (bars, fruit, apple sauce, etc.)
Click the image above to read an article from Manna about the skyrocketing need for food donations in WNC.
Join the Flyering Committee!
Flyers are available for pick up in the Main Office now thru the end of February!
Take a few flyers w/ you to businesses where you have an authentic relationship, and ask before you leave them!
Welcome to the Flyering Committee!
Our General Flyer- great for Kindy-general elem enrollment
Middle School Specific Flyer - Please take to spaces that you and/or your Middle Schooler frequent!
Evergreen Community Charter School is currently recruiting Board members who can represent our Asheville community for the 2024-2025 school year!
Are you interested in stepping into Evergreen’s leadership? We encourage everyone interested to apply!
Serving on the Evergreen Board is both an honor and a gift offered by Board members. A Board term is three years. Here is a little information about the structure of the Board, Board roles, and expectations of Board members. Please share the Board application with friends and others in your network!!
Applications are due February 28. If you have any questions, please reach out to Heather Laine Talley, Chair of the Nominating & Evaluation Committee using this form.
Little Actions, Big Payoffs
Earn cash for Evergreen by taking a moment to link your grocery accounts to the school! This has to be done anew each year. Have you re-registered yet?
Remember Box Tops for Education? Now you don’t even have to cut off the cereal box top and save them in plastic baggies, we’re in the digital age, baby! Simply download the App and scan your receipts, wherever you shop.
Artsonia also gives a percentage of your purchases to the school. So start your masterpiece mug collection!
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