January 30th, 2025

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

 
 

Hunter Holland (5-8)
LCMHCA, NCC
(828) 298 2173 x1204

 

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.

January 23rd, 2025

Dates of Note

January 23 - TONIGHT: Board Meeting
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

Introducing WELOF

Evergreen is so excited to announce its inaugural We Love Our Families event on February 18th from 6-8. We will begin in the gym and then spread the love throughout the campus. We are offering breakout information sessions including, but not limited to, the following: 

  • joyful parenting of students with disabilities,

  • parents’ rights,

  • equity,

  • guidance, and

  • counseling resources in the area.

We will offer pizza and child care and are looking forward to seeing you there!!!!

A Note from the Nurse’s Desk

The flu (influenza) has affected some of our students at Evergreen. The symptoms of flu include:

  •  Fever (or feeling feverish/chills)

  •  Cough

  •  Sore throat

  •  Runny or stuffy nose

  •  Muscle or body aches

  •  Headaches

  •  Feeling very tired

 Some people may have vomiting and diarrhea (more common in children than adults). If your child experiences any of these symptoms, please take them to see a medical provider as soon as possible and inform the provider that your child has been exposed to flu. If it is flu, the medical provider may choose to give your child an antiviral medication to lessen the severity of the illness and to help prevent the spread of the virus. If your child is diagnosed with flu, please let the school know. To prevent the spread of illness, please keep your child home until they have no fever without the use of medication for at least 24 hours.

For more information about the flu, please review the included fact sheet. Thank you for helping to make our school a healthy and safe place for learning.

Sincerely,
Nurse Amy

As a parent, you can also help prevent the spread of illness by:

  •  Keeping your child at home if they are showing signs of illness

  •  Washing your hands, and encouraging your child to wash their hands regularly

  •  Getting a yearly flu shot

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.

Volunteers Needed - Grandfriends’ Day - February 14th

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.

Remember to share the RSVP link with family and friends that you would like to share in your student’s Evergreen experience!

This year Grandfriends can add a greeting for their favorite Evergreen student! Send it little love their way with a customized Valentine poster.

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

ATTN: Middle School Students!

Vote for your fave, or design the next Tourney 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)

The Importance of Self-Care for Parents & Caregivers

The Importance of Self-Care for Parents & Caregivers

Parenting is one of the most fulfilling roles we can take on and also one of the most demanding. Between the everyday routines of raising children and caring for our families, striving for success at work, being an active community member, confronting the larger issues and uncertainties of the world, and the list goes on–it can feel impossible to find balance and time for ourselves. With so many micro- and macro-responsibilities needing our attention, self-care often gets pushed to the bottom of the list. Yet, tending to our mental, emotional, and physical well-being is not just an act of self-preservation—it’s an essential part of being the best parent we can be! 

When we prioritize self-care, we equip ourselves to better manage the demands of parenting and our lives as a whole. Whether it’s finding time for rest, seeking support, or engaging in activities that replenish us, actively participating in self-care directly strengthens our resilience. We experience a greater capacity for navigating hard things when our needs are met. Self-care also allows us to process trauma, manage stress, and nurture our emotional health, ensuring we’re present and responsive for our kids. 

More importantly, our self-care habits also set an example. We know children learn through observation, and when they see us taking time to care for ourselves—whether by exercising, getting outside, expressing our emotions, unplugging from devices, making time for a hobby or cause that’s meaningful to us, etc.—they internalize those lessons. Modeling healthy coping strategies and life balance through our choices helps kids and teens develop the tools to create their own balance and face life’s challenges with confidence and grace.

By taking care of ourselves, we create a ripple effect: we’re better able to support our children through life’s ups and downs while fostering a legacy of resilience and thoughtful well-being for generations to come. Let’s remind ourselves that self-care isn’t selfish; it’s a vital part of the love we give to our families.

Interested in diving deeper into your own self-care plan?

Self-Reflection is an important piece of self-care and this quick Personal Self-Care Assessment is a useful tool to help you discover which areas could use some “attention with intention,” so you can better care for yourself and ensure your needs are met.

Evergreen Counseling Team

Annie Mast (K-4)
NCC, LCMHC
(828) 298 2173 x1312

Hunter Holland (5-8)
LCMHCA, NCC
(828) 298 2173 x1204

Pisgah Legal Services continues to assist individuals/households and nonprofits with disaster recovery issues. You all 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. 

Keep Flooding Back Love

Need to be added to the list? Reply to The Scoop email to get us your info.

Robin’s Nest Needs

While the Robin's Nest, our school clothing closet, is well stocked for winter needs; we are missing some essentials. We could use donations socks and underwear. We now have hygiene items in there too! 

Please sign up below to help us re-feather our Nest!

Donations can be dropped off in the main office.

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

Thank you Volunteers!

Thursday Staff Treats

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 below to become the our Staff’s Thursday Treat Hero!

And remember to log your hours!

Enrollment Season has begun!

Let your friends and neighbors know: Open Enrollment runs through March 31st. The lottery will be drawn on April 8th!

Click the graphic to share our Enrollment Page!

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.

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.

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.

January 16th, 2025

Dates of Note

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 - Grandfriends Day
February 18 - We Love Our Families Community Info Night

Community Circle & MLK Day

Tomorrow is our annual Community Circle in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Community Circles are student led and each class has an opportunity to reflect on content and share their ideas with the collective via student representatives. Families are welcome to attend. Community Circles are held in the gym just after morning announcements at 8:45am.

Remember that there is no school on Monday, 1/20.

There are so many wonderful community service events available to make next Monday a Day-On rather than a day off.

AVLToday posted a great list of ways you can show up on MLK Day as well as linking to a list of assorted volunteer opportunities throughout Asheville.

Marian Wright Edelman is an American activist for civil rights and children's rights. She is the founder and president emerita of the Children's Defense Fund. She influenced leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr, and Hillary Clinton. Wikipedia

This Community Circle will be led by Kindergarten and 6th Grade!

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

Ok Families! Act now! Secure your Grandfriend’s attendance at the upcoming Valentine’s Day event, have them do pick up for you that day, then let them know what an excellent opportunity it is to bond with their favorite Evergreener over pizza and a movie while you go out and enjoy Valentine’s Day or Galentine’s Day!

You can send the RSVP link to interested parties. And if there is a reason you DO NOT want your grandfriend to provide pick-up services, please let your child’s lead teacher know before the day of the event.

This year Grandfriends can add a greeting for their favorite Evergreen student! Send it little love their way with a customized Valentine poster.

ATTN: Middle School Students!

Vote for your fave, or design the next Tourney Shirt!

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 guidlelines in the poll. Click Vote to get started!

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.

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

Happy New Year from the Counseling Department!

This week we are sharing some unique opportunities for community support that can help your child and/or your family tap into their creative side, while also nurturing their mental health and interpersonal relationships. VeryWellMind has a great, quick-read article that breaks down Creative-Expressive Art Therapy and its various modalities. Incorporating Expressive Arts into therapy and wellness journeys has many benefits which can aid in personal growth and healing processes. 

Below are three upcoming opportunities for children, teens, and families to create and connect through expressive arts experiences. 

Evergreen Counseling Team

Annie Mast (K-4)
NCC, LCMHC
(828) 298 2173 x1312

Hunter Holland (5-8)
LCMHCA, NCC
(828) 298 2173 x1204

For children: West Asheville Yoga is offering Kids Yoga and Art Pop-up series ages 3-8. Through creative movement, restorative play, mindfulness, therapeutics, and self-expression this series helps children increase mind and body awareness, strength, flexibility, focus, and creativity. Children will learn tools for self-regulation, build social-emotional skills, and practice a variety of breath-work and mindfulness techniques to use throughout their daily life.

For Teens: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) informed Creative Arts Group for Teens with Healing Together Counseling and Wellness for ages 13-17. This group focuses on expression of teens' experience through creative arts and in teaching DBT skills relating to mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. Therapy groups are open to new members with an 8-week minimum commitment. Call them at 828-649-5016 or email them through the Contact Us page on their website.

For Families: Wortham Center’s ARTS RISING! initiative, conceived in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, was created to uplift and bring the community together, while also making the arts more accessible in this challenging time. As downtown Asheville reopens, the Wortham Center welcomes longtime patrons and newcomers alike to experience the healing power of the arts through ARTS RISING!

Pisgah Legal Services continues to assist individuals/households and nonprofits with disaster recovery issues. You all 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. 

Keep Flooding Back Love

Need to be added to the list? Reply to The Scoop email to get us your info.

Robin’s Nest Needs

While the Robin's Nest, our school clothing closet, is well stocked for winter needs; we are missing some essentials. We could use donations socks and underwear. We now have hygiene items in there too! 

Please sign up below to help us re-feather our Nest!

Donations can be dropped off in the main office.

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

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

Enrollment Season has begun!

Let your friends and neighbors know: Open Enrollment runs through March 31st. The lottery will be drawn on April 8th!

Click the graphic to share our Enrollment Page!

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.

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.

January 9th, 2025

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.