Eagle News

Thank you to all of the families and friends that sponsored students for the Fun Run this year! Over $6000 was collected through sponsorships for Benjamin and Evergreen students. The PTA matched those donations, so that both Benjamin Middle School and Evergreen Elementary will receive $6000 for equipment and materials to build their physical education programs! Thank you Families! Thank you PTA!!!!!

This morning the students in Evergreen all participated in a school wide meeting to review our behavior expectations in the hallway, lunchroom and bathroom. When students are at Evergreen, we are focused on being safe, being respectful, and being ready to learn.

Please make sure that children are not arriving at school before 8:15. We do not have supervision at any of our crosswalk areas or the playground until 8:15. If you are arriving to school before 8:15, please do not let your child out of your car until you see staff members outside to support the arrival process. Thank you!

Students that qualify for English language Services will be taking the ACCESS assessment beginning the week of January 23rd. This assessment is a mandated assessment for all students that qualify for English language services. This assessment assesses a students understanding and usage of the English language.

We would like to welcome Ms. Mills back from her leave. We are excited to have her back in the office with stories and pictures of her son!

In the next couple of weeks, students will be participating in STAR testing in reading and math. This assessment is a computerized assessment that is given three times a year to all students in kindergarten through 4th grade. In addition, students will be assessed on their reading fluency progress through FastBridge. The Evergreen staff uses the information gathered on these assessments to plan instruction for their students.

There have been many of you asking about how to deliver birthday invitations at school. Your child can deliver birthday invitations at school if they are for everyone in the class or for every gender in the class (all the boys or all the girls). If you are only inviting select members of the class, please refer to the PTA Member Hub. You may be able to find contact information for students if they are registered through the Hub.

We are looking for parent volunteers to come in and provide Junior Achievement lessons to the students in Kindergarten-4th grade. Junior Achievement is a wonderful program that is dedicated to educating students about entrepreneurship, work readiness and financial literacy through hands-on and engaging lessons. The lessons are well planned and easy to implement. If you are interested in volunteering for this program or have any questions about it, please contact the PTA coordinator, Shea Wanshek.

Shea Wanshek

(630)853-5990

Swanshek917@gmail.com

When you open this newsletter on a desktop computer, there is a button on the right hand side of the newsletter. This will give you a drop down menu to choose the language you need! If you are opening the newsletter on your phone, there is an image of a person in the bottom right hand corner. If you click on that image, it will give you the option to translate the text in the newsletter to over 100 languages!

If your child is going to be absent from school for any reason, please call the Evergreen Office, 630-876-7810, to report your child's absence no later than 8:00 AM the day of the absence.

Mrs. Smith, Principal

630-876-7810 (ext.1202)

ssmith@benjamin25.org