We are so excited to see you in just a few short days.  Attached is our staff picture taken earlier this week, and as you can see from all our smiling faces, we are excited for summer to be over and be back in classrooms with you and your students.  There will be more Eagles than ever this year at Evergreen.  As of our last student scheduling report on Friday, we will have 1054 students.  That might seem overwhelming at first glance, but please know that we pride ourselves on making Evergreen a warm, welcoming, conducive learning environment with an emphasis on personalizing the learning experience for each student.  Our job as educators is to know the learning needs of your student and meet them where they're at.  The LWSD Vision is "Every Student. Future Ready" and we are excited to prepare each one of our 1054 students for the next step in their educational career.

In preparation for additional students, we have hired fantastic staff members that you will get to meet on the first day of school as well as at Curriculum Night.  We have also converted learning spaces and added new portables so there are many changes at Evergreen, but through it all, our core mission remains the same: to get to know your student as an individual learner and help them meet their educational goals.

All 6th graders will come to Evergreen at 8:00am and meet their Where Everybody Belongs (WEB) Leader and play some fun getting to know you games.  In addition, they will learn about our school and how to be a successful middle school student.

All 7th and 8th graders will arrive at Evergreen 2 1/2 hours later for a 10:30am start time.  We will have shortened classes and everyone will release at 2:30pm.

What to Bring on Tuesday:

Students only need to bring their lunch or lunch money.  They do not need to bring a backpack or any class supplies.

Students will receive their schedule on the first day of school in the Commons.  Counselors have been working tirelessly to balance classes and to ensure students are appropriately placed in all the right classes.  We appreciate your patience and understanding as there may still be a few changes as we continue to balance or if a student was misplaced.  All schedules should be set by the end of the first week.

Students will be issued a locker on Wednesday.  Staff will be out in the hallways during passing periods to help students navigate the combination and organizing materials.

Students will receive their agenda on Wednesday and we ask they write down their homework in the agenda each day.  We are placing a greater emphasis on organization this year and have developed lessons to support this effort.  There will be a healthy competition during 4th period Homerooms this year to see which classes are the most organized and using their agendas. 

  

Fall Sports begin on Tuesday, September 8.  All paperwork needs to be turned in to Kathleen Nilsen by Thursday, September 3 to be eligible for the first practice on Tuesday, September 8.  As a reminder, there are no sports on Wednesdays because of our early release.

Parking and student drop off and pick up will have additional challenges this year because of our increase in student enrollment.  We ask that you use both "Y's" of our front parking lot and pull as far forward as possible before dropping off your student.  We are trying to get as many cars off the street and into the parking lot to help with congestion and safety.  Please do not drop off your student on 208th and hope they can dart across traffic as this is not safe and there is no marked crosswalk on 208th.  Please also do not use Dickinson Elementary school for drop off or pick up.

We know there are mixed emotions for the first day of school: some students might be very apprehensive while others may exude enthusiasm.  As a staff, we are excited to meet your student and allay any fears they have while also sharing in their excitement and enthusiasm.  Knowing that we have students coming from many different schools including different elementary schools, private schools, other middle schools, or returning to Evergreen, we are excited to share our culture build on our traditions as Evergreen Eagles.  We are now all Eagles.  All 1054 of us.

This will be a fantastic year at Evergreen and we are excited to see your students on Tuesday; we look forward to partnering with you this year and preparing your student for the next step in their educational career.

Please do not hesitate to reach out if there are ways we can better support you and your student.

Warmly,