Evergreen Elementary PTA

September 2023

EAGLE NEWS

 President: Sarah Werner-Ellis

Vice President: Mary Budny

Treasurer: Mary Narum

Secretary: Christy Bush

We want to thank our first community business sponsor- Beauty Awakened Med Spa in Midlothian. Dr. Brandon and her team sponsored the staff breakfast on Monday morning before their first staff meeting of the year. They also sponsored a raffle for treatments and products; six of our staff members were lucky enough to win.

For only $7 (or $14 for a family membership) you can help support the Evergreen Elementary PTA. 

The EEPTA serves as a forum where parents, teachers, administrators, staff, and other concerned adults discuss ways to promote quality education, strive to expand the arts, encourage community involvement, and work for a healthy environment and safe neighborhoods. Join the PTA for the 2023-2024 School Year and help our students and teachers with our membership drive contest. Any individual or family joining before September 15th will be entered into a drawing for a $50 Amazon Gift Card, and the class to get to 100% participation before that date (both teacher and ALL student families) will win a pizza party. The winning teacher will also receive a $100 Amazon Gift Card. 

For membership questions please reach out to our membership chair at membership@eepta.com.

Please click here to join!

CHECK OUT OUR NEW DESIGN FOR THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR!!  

Spirit Wear shirts are great for School Spirit Days and Field Trips, and they also make the perfect gift. Best of all, all proceeds go to the Evergreen Elementary PTA to help the school by providing funding for educational material and programs, resource needs, and student programs and activities. 

Click here to see our new designs and place your order.

ORDERS DUE BY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th, 2023 so order today and get ready to show your school spirit.  

Students of all ages and abilities are encouraged to submit a piece of work in one of the following categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts. This year’s theme is “I am Hopeful Because…” Criteria for each category are available on the website at: www.pta.org/reflections For additional information, please contact our Reflections Committee Chair, Stephanie Pristera at Reflections@EEPTA.com.

 **Friday, November 3^rd- all projects are due in the front office with a completed entry form (will be sent home and will be available on the PTA website in September)**

**Tuesday, November 28^th- Reflections ceremony for all participating artists at 6:00 pm during our monthly PTA meeting**

This year the Evergreen Mileage Club is using a Google Form for sign ups!  This will help us ensure we get all info correct, and should we ever need to contact a parent, we have quick access to contact information. We're excited to welcome the students back to the track!

Please use click here to sign up for Mileage Club! Signup must be filled out by 9/6 to run. (Late sign ups will not be turned away, but could result in not having a QR code for day 1)

Any questions - evergreenmileageclub@gmail.com

We will also post it on the Evergreen Facebook Page! Search: Evergreen Elementary Parent Teacher Association on facebook and look for the Eagle!

Hello.  I  am Heather Urso, the School Grounds Beautification Committee Chair and mother to a first grader, Mackenzie! I am very excited to be the chair and working with you all on improving Evergreen Elementary School. I have already had my first meeting with PTA President, Sarah Werner-Ellis to discuss our visions for the grounds and working to revamp the Evergreen Community Garden. We will be meeting with Principle Maher in September to hear his ideas and as well as sharing our own. I will have an update for the next newsletter on our vision, tasks, timetables and need for volunteers! If you have any questions or feedback please email me at heather.j.urso@gmail.com. I hope you all have a great 2023-2024 school year ahead!

New Parent Social RSVP Form

Evergreen Elementary PTA plans many educational and social events for the children throughout the school year.  The PTA Volunteer Program is one of the best ways that parents can support the students and staff at our school. We know that parents today juggle very busy schedules and the Evergreen Elementary PTA strives to offer many opportunities in ways each of you can help. 

Please click here to review the brief descriptions of each volunteer area and indicate your preliminary interests. Your contact information will then be forwarded to the PTA board member or committee chair that is pulling together that activity and they will be in touch with you.

Thanks for volunteering!

Volunteers are needed during the lunch times for each grade at Evergreen. Helping during lunch includes assisting the kids open packages, getting condiments/napkins or simply answering questions. Volunteering in this way really helps the teachers be able to have an actual lunch break. You can sign up for your child’s grade and stay to help out other grades if you would like! It is a very flexible volunteer opportunity! You simply check in at the front office as usual, and then grab a volunteer apron and start helping out the kids! 

Please click here to sign up.  

We look forward to seeing you at lunchtime!

Thanks for volunteering!

Order all day at any of the RVA PAPA JOHN'S locations for carryout or delivery from September 22nd - 28th and 20% of your order will be donated back to the school. Just let them know you are an EES family on the phone or order online at papajohns.com and type in EVERGREEN in the PROMO code box. 

All orders also count toward Dollars for Dough competition, where we have a chance to win up to $10,000 (250 orders using our school code are required by the end of May 2024 for us to qualify for a chance to win)!!

 Please feel free to share our school code EVERGREEN with your family and friends.

 This code can be used ANY time you place an order at Papa John's-not just during our Spirit Weeks!

 Thank you for your support!

Supporting our school is easy as pie! Take a night off from cooking and order from Papa John’s. When you enter our school code, EVERGREEN, in the promo code box, our school will receive 10% of all online sales using the code AND Papa John’s will donate 1 FREE PIZZA for every 10 orders. Order as many times as you would like to eat pizza! Anyone can help support your school even if they don’t have a current student so share your school code with family members, friends and coworkers or anyone that wants to support your teachers and families.

Help keep our Evergreen Elementary Food Pantry stocked. Donations directly benefit our Evergreen family. Please send unexpired and unopened items to school with your child or feel free to drop them off at the school in the bins located outside the main doors at any time throughout the year.  

Needed items: Instant oatmeal, Cereal, Breakfast bars, Granola bars, Pop tarts, Crackers, Canned tuna fish, Canned chicken, Canned fruit & veggies, Small jars/containers mayonnaise, Peanut butter, Jelly, Individually packaged snacks (cookies, chips, goldfish, pretzels, etc), Crackers, Macaroni & cheese, Ramen noodles, Pasta & pasta sauce (no glass pls), Beans (bagged, canned, Soups, Rice, Microwave meals (not frozen), Tooth brushes & tooth paste, Sample size soaps/shampoos, Tissues/toilet paper, Laundry detergent “pods”/supplies, Deodorant , $20-$25 gift cards to grocery stores

Thank you in advance for your support!