Dates of Note
February 5 - Facilities Committee
February 6 - N&E Committee/ Executive Committee
February 13 - Finance Committee
February 14 - Grandfriends’ Day
February 18 - We Love Our Families Community Event
February 21 - Community Builders: Board Game Night!
Lost & Found Notice
The last day to check January’s lost and found is this Friday, 1/31!
As always, any left items will be donated to our ECCS Robin's Nest and other donation sites in need.
We attempt to promptly return all lost and found items clearly labeled with names .
2 Locations: The foyer outside the main office and inside the gym
from the Nurse’s Desk
Grandfriends’ Day - February 14th
Each year Evergreen hosts a Grandfriends’ Day. Grandfriends’ Day is an open house for Grandparents and Family Friends who would be interested in coming to get to know more about the school and spend some time with your student on campus. Invites went out at the start of the year. If you didn ‘t get your folks registered, you can forward the RSVP Link below to invite guests to join in!
This year Grandfriends can add a greeting for their favorite Evergreen student! Send it little love their way with a customized Valentine poster.
We will be meeting in the gym at 10am for coffee and snacks before guests make their way to classrooms or on a tour.
Want to be part of making Grandparent’s Day special this year?
Sign up here to help with set-up and breakdown or to bring specific items!
WELOF & You
Our "We Love Our Families" (WeLOF) event is coming together and we are so excited to share the lineup of presenters we have put together for our families!
We are welcoming leaders from local organizations like SPARC Foundation, Building Bridges, and Open Doors. Organizations that are driving diversity, equity, and inclusion work in the city of Asheville. Come be inspired, and see how you can join in sparking change, building bridges, opening doors across Asheville!
Ray Hemachandra will be speaking about the joy of parenting a child with a disability. Ray is "a trailblazing change agent, author, activist, speaker, and business consultant with a vibrant, multicultural heritage that fuels his drive for social change." --from his Tzedek Pauli Murray Brilliance Award write up.
Brittany Cutshaw (from the Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center ECAC) will be speaking about parent rights’ regarding students with disabilities, and how to advocate for your child.
Our Evergreen Counseling Team: Hunter Holland and Annie Mast will be there to answer your questions and provide information about guidance available at our school as well as connecting you with local mental health resources available to our community.
Your children are welcome to attend. Harry Potter themed childcare will be available in the gym along with pizza and veggies.
The event runs from 6-8pm on Tuesday, February 18th. We hope to see you there!
February Community Builders Event: Game Night!
Bring your favorite games and meet with other Evergreen families in the Community room of East Asheville Library.
Friday, Feb 21, 4-6pm
All are welcome, bring games, or just yourselves.
We'll have hot cocoa, feel free to bring snacks to share (optional).
Questions? Join the Community Builders What’s App Group or email organizers
ATTN: Middle School Students!
Vote for your fave, or design the next Tourney of the Hoops Shirt!
(document sharing issues addressed)
There are currently 3 different designs for the Tourney T-shirt for the Spring Fundraiser.
Click the VOTE button to see the three t-shirt designs for this year’s official Tourney shirt and place your vote, or you can submit your own designs! New submissions will be pitted against the winner of this poll in a second poll!
More info and design guidelines in the poll. Click Vote to get started!
(please note - this particular survey is intended for students only)
Enrollment Season is Here!
Let your friends and neighbors know: Open Enrollment runs through March 31st. The lottery will be drawn on April 8th!
There is a Virtual Information Session happening on February 27th. Prospective Families can connect with school leaders, learn more about Evergreen, and ask questions. They can register for this session, or enroll in the lottery on our website:
https://www.evergreenccs.org/prospective-students
They can also follow us on socials for more:
Thank You to our donors!
Thanks to your generous gifts we are over half way to the Evergreen Annual Fund Goal as we pass the halfway mark on the scholastic year!
We completely understand if your family is not in a position to financially support the school this year. You can still be involved by simply SHARING about our fundraiser with friends and extended family online. Sharing IS supporting!
You can share the Evergreen Annual Fund by copy/pasting the below link, or sharing our Text To Give Information.
www.givebutter.com/evergreenfund
Text 53-555
Make Sure Your Pick Up Info is up to date
If you would like to request extra car tags, add adults approved to pick up your student/s, or speak to us about having a plan in place to deal with unplanned pick-ups, we encourage you to reach out to Kelly in Student Services.
Join the Board!
Interested in joining the Evergreen Board of Directors? Applications are now open!
First year Board members typically give 10 hours a month of service. As Board members move into leadership roles in the second and third years, Board members give about 15-25 hours a month.
To be considered for 2025-2026 recruitment season, please submit your application by February 28, 2025.
Board applications remain active for two consecutive academic years. For example, applications submitted in January 2025 are eligible for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 year. After that, a new application must be submitted to be considered.
The Power of Choice
Using a Choice Theory Framework to Inform Parenting, Self-Care, and Life Satisfaction
Choice Theory was developed by renowned psychiatrist, William Glasser, and provides a powerful framework for understanding human behavior and building healthy relationships. At its heart, Choice Theory posits that all of our choices and actions are driven by five basic human needs: survival/security, love/belonging, power/achievement, freedom/independence, and fun/entertainment. These needs shape how we think, feel, and act; and when they’re unmet, we often experience frustration, conflict, or stagnance.
For parents and caregivers, Glasser’s model offers a helpful way to reflect on the balance in our own lives while also offering valuable insights into how to foster stronger connections with children, encourage positive behavior, and support their emotional and psychological growth. By assessing which of these needs are being met and which might need more attention, we can better understand our own choices and emotions while also modeling healthy behavior for our children. And, in deepening our understanding of these needs, we not only help our children thrive but also attend to our own well-being—which ultimately helps us become more present, effective, and compassionate caregivers.
Interested in learning more?
The Glasser Institute for Choice Theory is a great resource for getting better acquainted with the foundations of this framework.
For a more in depth look at Choice Theory specifically through the lens of parenting, check out our handout: Understanding Choice Theory From a Parent Perspective, which includes parenting tips and thought-provoking questions for your own self-reflection.
This Choice Theory Self-Assessment offers an opportunity to explore which basic needs are being met (or not met) and how your own choices and behaviors are attempting to fulfill those needs.
The Evergreen Counseling Team
Annie Mast (K-4)
NCC, LCMHC
(828) 298 2173 x1312
Robin’s Nest Needs
Thank you to everyone who has donated to restocking! Still looking for some underwear and t-shirt sizes!
Please sign up below to help us re-feather our Nest!
Donations can be dropped off in the main office.
Keep Flooding Back Love
Need to be added to the list? Reply to The Scoop email to get us your info.
On Loan
Let’s keep costs down by sharing assets! Here is a list of things needed for an upcoming event/s. Please let Lynni know if you are willing to loan any of the following items:
Large Clock for Game Play
Scrimmage Jerseys - any accepted; green/blue preferred
Wood Burning Tools
Thursday Staff Treats
Staff members look so forward to Thursday morning snacks in the staff lounge. Help bring smiles.
Sign up here to volunteer to bring in snacks like muffins, fruit, bagels, etc. You can log volunteer hours for bringing in treats.
Thank you,
Kellam
(parent and long time treat organizer and staff champion)
Connect With Free Resources for Families
Buncombe County
Public Library
Buncombe County Library has such a rich calendar of free events for the community! Lego Clubs, Ukelele Lessons, Intro to Mindfulness, Book Clubs, Festivals, Watercolor Painting, Clothing Swaps, D&D!
Come find your community (and a good book) at the library!
Don’t forget to check out ZOOM Passes, your free ticket to local attractions.
Bounty & Soul Market
“We know our farmers and they know us. We honor their work as sacred.
Knowledge is power and communities are wise. Communities have the resources to care for each other.
Together we create a just and equitable food and health system.”
Use the button above to find a pop-up market near you.
Resources for Resilience
Resources for Resilience shares practical tools and research-based resources that people of all ages can use to manage stress and find compassion and connection. Our trainings and professional development workshops help participants work together to prevent future adversity and create healthier, more resilient communities.
Click the button above to learn more about their workshops, trainings, and listening circles.
Pisgah Legal Services continues to assist individuals/households and nonprofits with disaster recovery issues. You have likely seen that the FEMA application deadline has been extended to February 6. PLS can assist with:
Legal help with FEMA appeals and private insurance appeals for individuals and households,
Help for nonprofits with FEMA Public Assistance applications,
Legal assistance for renters and homeowners impacted by Helene,
Legal assistance on consumer issues.
Apply online or by phone at 828-253-0406.
Pisgah Legal Services is partnering with other legal services providers to host Disaster Recovery Legal Clinics in the coming weeks. Details for all of these events on their website.
Ways to give that don’t involve cash!
Do you use aluminum cans in life? Do you want to help support our Adventure Program? If the answer is yes to both then we’re looking for you. Our Cans for Climbing program is a major fundraiser for Evergreen’s Adventure Program that is easy to participate in. All you need to do is drop off any aluminum cans you have in the Cans for Climbing Trailer located right by our buses.
Download the app and start scanning your receipts at checkout!
Linking your card really does make a difference! If you cannot afford to give monetarily to our fundraisers, linking your grocery cards is a great way to make sure that you are helping to support our school!
Click on the picture to get started.
School ID Number 10713
Purchase a book for the library, or use it as a book recommendation list for your next library trip!
Did you know that 10% of each Artsonia purchase is donated to the school.
