Dates of Note
January 13 - Community Circle
January 20 - Martin Luther King Jr Day - No School
January 23 - Board Meeting
February 5 - Facilities Committee
February 6 - N&E Committee/ Executive Committee
February 13 - Finance Committee
February 14 - Grandparents Day
Keep scrolling after the Director’s Letter, more info below!Happy New Year Evergreen!
It’s great to have everyone back at school, and I hope you all had a wonderful break and got a chance to refresh.
As we begin this new year, I’ve been taking some time to reflect on last year and my gratitude for all of you and how you each contribute to our community. And, thinking ahead to the new year and my hopes and goals for it, I am excited to see what comes out of this year and how we we will all grow together. For me, the utmost importance is that Evergreen is a safe, inclusive, and joyful learning environment for all, and my work and goals in my role revolve around this.
As always, our partnership with families and the broader community is an essential part of this, and I am looking forward to collaborating with all of you throughout this year.
We were surprised and grateful to receive contributions from 3 separate schools in December, who each sent grocery/merchandise gift cards for us to give to families and staff as a way to support our hurricane recovery. It is really heartwarming to feel the love from all over the state.
Please join us next Monday, January 13th, for our first Community Circle of the year. It will take place from 8:45-9:15am in the Evergreen gym and is one of only a few times each year that the whole school gathers.
A few important housekeeping notes:
We will be unable to use the lower lot for a period of time while they do creek work, starting next week. Please read communications to come about what afternoon pickup will look like until we have the lower lot available again.
A draft calendar for the 2025-2026 school year will go to the board for discussion this month with a vote scheduled for February.
Reminder that our calendar and weather related closures do not necessarily align with Asheville City and Buncombe County schools. Our year long Evergreen Calendar can be found on our website or easily added to your own google calendar.
Hot Lunch is Back for 2025!
Head on over to the Nutrition Page to check out January and February Menus, or simply click here to place your order!
Grandfriends’ Day - February 14th
Grandfriends’ Day invitations went out earlier this week. If you missed adding your Grandfriends to the invite list, you can send them the RSVP link directly by clicking the green button and forwarding them the link!
New this year: guests can add a Valentine Greeting in the form of a poster that will be delivered to classrooms for a small donation.
Around Campus
Looping Lot
Debris from cleaning up our campus is being held in the Looping Lot until it can be picked up. Therefore, there will be less room for cars and more room for patience as we navigate Monday traffic. Thank you in advance for extending grace and courtesy to our traffic team as they direct Looping Lot traffic with a few added obstacles.
Oakes Trail
Please practice Leave No Trace principles by staying on established paths. The Oakes Trail down to the parking lot does NOT run down through the East Asheville Rec Center’s Parking Lot. Please help us maintain a good relationship with our neighbors by refraining from using this path. We will rehang the Trail Closed sign soon. In the meanwhile, please use the Oakes Trail which runs parallel with the driveway.
Enrollment Season has begun!
Let your friends and neighbors know: Open Enrollment runs through March 31st. The lottery will be drawn on April 8th!
Thank you Volunteers!
Your hours are valued!
Having a log accounting our community’s significant investment in our collective success helps us when we are applying for grants from other funding sources. Other funding sources = less need for monetary donations from families.
You can account for hours as you go, or collectively for a week, or month, or more!
Click here to become the our Staff’s Thursday Hero. And remember to log your hours! <3
Like, Follow, Comment, Share
You can help be a fundraiser simply by boosting our signal! Follow us on Social Media. Like/Love/Wow our posts. Comment on posts. Share posts: in groups, on your page, in group texts with family. You may even see a familiar face in the posts!
Don’t use Social Media?
You can also ask folks to:
TEXT: WEARECREW to 53-555
or
Visit us on our website:
www.evergreenCCS.org/give
Keep Flooding Back Love
Need to be added to the list? Reply to The Scoop email to get us your info.
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 check out 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.
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.
