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EVERGREEN EAGLE EXPRESS
Week of August 21, 2016 - Issue 2
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 -
There are two weeks remaining in summer and we are eagerly awaiting your students' return.
This week we will host our Student Orientation on Thursday, August 25 from 9:00am -11:00am. This is a great opportunity to learn the structures and routines at Evergreen. As a reminder this is an optional orientation if you've already had an EMS Eagle. We will be taking pictures during the first week of school and all class fees can be paid for online. We hope you enjoy the sunshine and we will see you soon. Thanks and take care and have a great day.
Principal
Evergreen Middle School
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IMPORTANT DATES
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Thurs., 8/25 - Student Orientation; 9-11am
Mon., 9/5 - NO SCHOOL: Labor Day
Tues., 9/6 - First Day of School
Wed., 9/7 - Full Day of School
Fri., 9/9 - EMS Picture Day
Tues., 9/13 - Laptop Check-Out
Wed., 9/14 - 1.5 Hr. Early Release Schedule Begins (out @ 1pm)
Thurs., 9/15 - Welcome Back Tea @ 9:30am (EMS Library); EMS PTSA General Membership meeting to follow from 10:30-noon
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SCHOOL NEWS
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ONLINE STUDENT INFORMATION VERIFICATION *new*
To ensure accurate information for your student, please review, update, and verify student and emergency information before school begins on September 6. To do this, login to Parent Access and click on Skyward Family Access under "For All Parents" on the right. Then click on the Online Student Information Verification button. Please note that attendance, grade book, and schedules will not be available through Family Access until the first day of school.
If you don't have a Parent Access account, now would be a good time to set one up. Just go to the Parent Access page on the district website for more information.
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SKYLERT: MAKE SURE YOU CAN BE REACHED IN AN EMERGENCY *new*
Through Skylert, you control how we contact you for emergencies, attendance calls, food service balance notifications, and other communications. Login to Parent Access and click on Skyward Family Access under "For All Parents" on the right, then click on the Skylert button to see the phone numbers, email addresses, and text message numbers on file for your family. Select the different check boxes to indicate how you want to be contacted for each message type.
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Please join us on Thursday, August 25th from 9-11am for our Student Orientation. You will hear an overview of our classes, clubs, programs, activities, athletics and other events offered at EMS. We will also have PTSA parents and EMS staff members available to answer any questions you may have about these topics. (This is not required but helpful for new students and parents.)
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Still need to get school supplies for your EMS student? You can access the school supplies list below.
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EVERGREEN ATHLETICS
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INTERMURAL SPORTS AT EMS
Season 1 Sports: Sept. 12 - Oct. 27
Girls Badminton
Boys and Girls Cross Country
Boys Tennis
Click below to see which other sports are offered
during which season at EMS this year.
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REQUIREMENTS TO PARTICIPATE
A student will be eligible to participate in a sport when meeting the following requirements:
- Has no outstanding fines or fees.
- Purchases an ASB card (once a school year). Money from the ASB card allows the school to provide extracurricular opportunities for the students. (You can pay this and other school fees online with a credit card through Parent Access or at EMS with cash or check when the cashier window is open.)
- The LWSD Sports Participation Fee is paid.
- All of the required forms are turned in to the school office. Please print the forms below - Emergency Card, Sports Clearance, Concussion Information Sheets, and Drug, Alcohol, & Tobacco Agreement, fill them out and return them to the office. For your convenience all of these forms can be found in the Athletics Full Packet.
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PTSA
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PAY FOR PTSA MEMBERSHIP, EPREP, AND DONATIONS ONLINE *updated*
(Click on the title of each item above to learn more. All payment links on the website are now working so you can pay with a credit card. If you tried earlier and it said to send in a check, please try again. Thanks!)
Evergreen MS PTSA is your link between parents, administration, students, and our community at Evergreen. We support our staff and students through Grants, Educational Programs, and Staff support. Please join, donate, and volunteer to support us!
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JOIN THE EMS PTSA FACEBOOK PAGE *new*
EMS PTSA invites you to join our discussion on Facebook. Click below for up-to-date notices about school activities and communicate with other Evergreen families.
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LOOKING FOR A WAY TO GET INVOLVED?
HOW ABOUT CHAIRING A PTSA COMMITTEE?
Attention all parents who are looking for a way to get involved and make a difference... The EMS PTSA has numerous openings for Committee Chair positions for the 2016-17 school year. All these openings do NOT require you to attend monthly PTSA Board Meetings (although you are always welcome to attend). And most of these positions allow you to work at home at your convenience.
Committees:
PTA Reflections Program - WITHOUT A CHAIR THIS PROGRAM WILL NOT BE OFFERED TO EMS STUDENTS! We need someone to attend the September Reflections Orientation Meeting where you'll learn what is required and what resources are available. Some of this chair's responsibilities will be to establish a timeline, promote the program, communicate with school/students/parents, collect and submit applications and entries, arrange for judging, and keep records. Please contact Kelley Kwoka (kelleykwoka@hotmail.com) if you are interested in the being the Reflections Chair.
ASB Fundraiser -- help ASB teacher, Trish Miller, organize the "Fun Run"
Health Room -- organize volunteers to help students in the Health Room as their schedule permits
Office Copy Room Volunteers -- help copy items for EMS staff periodically
Vision/Hearing Screening -- organize volunteers to help 7th graders with vision and hearing tests on one day in the fall (TBD).
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP WITH 1ST SEMESTER SCHEDULE HANDOUT
Please sign up to hand out schedules to our eager students on the first day of school, Tuesday, September 6th, from 9:45-10:45am. The more help we get the quicker our kids will be able to make it to their very first class of the school year.
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EXTRACURRICULAR
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PROGRAMS @
REDMOND LIBRARY
Click on the titles of the programs below for more information.
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson Thursday, Sept. 8th, 4-5pm
Need homework help? Get free tutoring at the library. Sundays from 4-6pm, starting Sept. 11th Mondays-Thursdays from 6-8pm, starting Sept. 12th
Teens in middle school, junior high and high school are invited to share ideas and get helpful tips for your next movie script, novel, poem or short story. Meets 3rd Thursday of the month. Thurs., Sept. 15th, 4-5:30pm
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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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