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EVERGREEN EAGLE EXPRESS
Week of May 29, 2016 - Issue 40
EVERGREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL ǀ 6900 208TH Ave. NE, Redmond, WA 98053 ǀ 425-936-2320
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PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
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Hello Evergreen Families -
We hope you had a great Memorial Day Weekend enjoying time with family and friends. It is hard to fathom that May and nearly half the calendar year are already over and the school year is nearly complete as well. The 2015-2016 school year has been filled with many wonderful opportunities to showcase students' talents in the classroom, in performances, on the stage, and on the athletic fields. Our students have truly demonstrated skill, excellence, and growth in all facets of their education and we are honored to see them excel in so many ways. Recently, we completed the Smarter Balanced Assessment and students painstakingly and diligently poured over answers and tried their best. We are excited to see their efforts when the results come back. Students also worked hard in the classroom on assessments, projects, assignments, and other formative measures. Students have shown tremendous growth and we can definitely say they are prepared for the next step in their academic journey; they are certainly Future Ready.
Our focus all year has been to support students academically, behaviorally, socially, and emotionally and we have seen tremendous growth in all Four As: Academics, the Arts, Activities, and Athletics. Most recently our Environmental Club took four representatives to the 1st Annual Sustainability Summit hosted on the Microsoft Campus and showcased all of the wonderful things we are doing at Evergreen to reduce, reuse, and recycle as well as find out what other schools are doing to help the environment. Our Varsity Track Athletes also performed their best last Thursday night at the LWSD District Track Championships and many records were broken and personal bests achieved. Great job to our students outside of the classroom.
In addition to our promotion of Activities and Athletics, we also want to showcase and highlight Academics and the Arts. This Tuesday evening is a Night of the Arts with our Choir and Orchestra performing as well as an Art Show from our World Art students. The Art Show is from 6:30pm-7:00pm in the hallways outside the Fieldhouse and the Choir and Orchestra performances will be inside starting at 7:00pm. We encourage all families, whether you have a student performing or not, to enjoy this cultural opportunity and showcase of Evergreen's talent.
There are so many things we can highlight on a daily and weekly basis. Our students are the best and we are grateful to our outstanding teaching staff for preparing them so well. We are also grateful for parents like you who partner with us in your student's education. Evergreen students are successful in so many ways and we are grateful we have the opportunity to walk alongside you in their academic journey.
Please continue to let us know how we can best support your student academically, behaviorally, socially, and emotionally in these final few weeks.
Thanks and take care and have a great week ahead.
Wishing you all our best,
Principal
Evergreen Middle School
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IMPORTANT DATES
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Mon., 5/30 - NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
Tues., 5/31 - 8th Grade Celebration Photos Due
Tues., 5/31 - EMS Art Show (6:30-7pm); Choir & Orchestra Concert (7-8:30pm)
Wed., 6/1 - EMS Volunteer Tea/Awards; 3pm @ EMS Library
Thurs., 6/2 - Science SBA Test (8th grade only)
Mon., 6/6 - Laptop Check-In
Wed., 6/8 - 8th Grade Celebration (Family Fun Center & 5:30pm Parent Celebration in the Gym)
Thurs., 6/9 - EMS PTSA General Membership Mtg.; 9:30am
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SCHOOL NEWS
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ATTENTION ALL 8TH GRADE PARENTS:
We are looking for baby and current photos of this year's 8th grade students to be included in a slide show at the 8th Grade Celebration. Parents may submit one or two photos. The two photos should consist of one baby photo (usually between the ages of 12 months and 5years old), and one more recent photo of your child that showcases some sort of talent or activity they enjoy. Photos should be in electronic form and emailed to EMSASB@lwsd.org. If 2 photos are submitted, they will be shown side by side (split screen). If you can place the photos side by side in one document before sending, please do so. If not, please rename each photo with your child's full name and number them 1 & 2.
The deadline for submission of any photos is Tuesday, May 31st. This deadline is firm because there are 301 eighth grade students who each submit up to 2 photos. We need to have time to put all the photos into the slideshow.
If everyone waits until May 31st to submit, we will have 600 photos to manipulate in a week. We really need parents to submit their photos NOW. We greatly appreciate you taking this into consideration and getting pictures submitted early if possible, but at the very least, by May 31st. Any photos received after May 31st will NOT be entered into the slide show.
Thank you!
Evergreen ASB
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A NEW WAY TO PAY FOR MEALS - MySchoolBucks
The district's new online payment system for student meal accounts, "MySchoolBucks", is now available.
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EVERGREEN ATHLETICS
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4TH SEASON SPORTS
April 18 - June 3
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BASKETBALL
6th Grade Boys
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VOLLEYBALL
6th Grade Girls
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To view schedules for meets/games, please click on the links below.
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PTSA
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EMS RECOGNITION AWARD CEREMONY & VOLUNTEER TEA *new*
Please join us in the EMS Library on Wednesday, June 1st at 3pm as we recognize some special staff members and parent volunteers who have shown exceptional service to students at Evergreen this year. Come show your support for those who help make EMS great!
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RECOMMENDED EMS PTSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS SLATE FOR 2016-2017
The EMS PTSA Nominating Committee has recommended the following people to be on the EMS PTSA Board for the 2016-2017 school year:
President
| Stephanie Hajicek
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Wei Tao
Irene Dong
| Secretary
| Heather Snow
| Co-VP Services
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Patricia Holcomb
Cherene Dodge
| Co-VP Enrichment
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Sabrina Schriner
Kelley Kwoka
| VP Ways and Means
| Heather Sarmast
| VP Communications
| Diana Brown
| VP Legislation
| Gregory Kovsky
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Submitted by the Nominating Committee:
Allyson Cohen
Sabrina Schriner
Christie Denholm
Next year's EMS PTSA Board will be voted in at our General Membership Meeting on June 9th at 9:30am. Please join us!
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LAPTOP CHECK-IN VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Many volunteers are needed on Monday, June 6, to help with the return of over 1,000 school-issued laptops. The more help we get the quicker and smoother this will be. Please sign up on the link below. (All volunteers must have a valid LWSD on file prior to the date of the event.)
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EXTRACURRICULAR
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Open to boys & girls, ages 13+
July 5th-29th & Aug. 1st-26th
*Teamwork
*Leadership
*Racing Experience
*Collegiate Scholarship Opportunities
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Tues.-Thurs., July 19-21st; 9am-noon @ Redmond High School
Open to: Girls ages 7-12
Cost: $55 early registration (postmarked by June 1st); $60 after (until July 1st)
Skills covered during camp will be passing & receiving, dribbling & fun moves, shooting, agility, mini tournaments for game like experience and much, much more!
Cost Includes: Camp T-Shirt, Water Bottle & Instruction by Stang Players and Coaches.
Campers should bring water and a soccer ball. Click below for more info. and registration form.
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Have you signed up for Wolf Tracks yet? Wolf Tracks is the weekly PTSA newsletter that will keep you informed of the many events and activities happening in the Eastlake community. Sign up now so you'll be in the loop for summer activities and August orientation information. Click below to add your email address to the distribution list. If you have any questions, please email communications@ehsptsa.org.
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FUTURE REDMOND HIGH PARENTS!
Click below to sign up for Mustang Weekly and the monthly Mustang News. There is no better source for news at Redmond High School!
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NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
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The Lake Washington School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, gender, marital status, creed, religion, honorably discharged veteran, military status, sexual orientation, including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability, in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.
The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies:
Director of Human Resources
16250 NE 74th Street
Redmond, Washington, 98052
(425) 936-1266
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Evergreen Middle School PTSA
Eagle Express is published by parent volunteers of Evergreen Middle School.
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