Message from Principal Collins
Hello Evergreen Families,
I hope that you are all busy enjoying your last few days of summer, reconnecting with friends and family, exploring the activities that bring you joy, and enriching your world through both experiences and reading.
We continue to focus our preparation and efforts on student growth and achievement. At Evergreen Middles School, we take pride in fostering a safe, inclusive, and nurturing environment that empowers our students to excel academically, socially, and emotionally. Our staff is committed to providing the highest quality education and support to ensure each student will grow academically, socially and emotionally.
For those of you new to our Evergreen Community, you will discover that I love quotes. I use them in our weekly newsletters to capture our shared experiences and journey together... and middle school is certainly a journey. Weekly newsletters are just one way for us to come together as a community, share information and most importantly, a vision for how we are educating and caring for the children of EVG.
Some of our teachers are already back on campus getting their classrooms all set up and preparing for another amazing year at Evergreen Middle School. We are excited to continue to learn and grow together! In a couple of weeks our teachers will be together in trainings to continue to expand our knowledge on how to support all of our scholars.
Developing a positive student-centered environment is of the utmost importance to our administrative and teaching staff. With that in mind, we have begun plans for the upcoming school year that allow our students to have positive experiences during the school day and after school activities. We are proud of our tradition of excellence in the arts and athletics. For new students, we encourage everyone to find something in which to get involved. We truly believe that students who are participating and engaged in these activities will not only build better relationships with their peers, but experience a stronger sense of belonging, perform better in school, and develop skills and passions that might lead to interest in future careers. Of course, all of this can only be accomplished in an environment where school rules are respected and enforced. As the school year begins, our student code of conduct will be reviewed with our students to ensure that behavioral expectations are clear. Expectations for dress code, cell phones, school-appropriate behavior, as well as consequences for violations of policies will be discussed.
The first day of school for all our scholars is September 3, 2024. We have the same start and end time as we did last year 8:00 am-2:30 pm. Every Friday will be an early release day the time on Friday will be 8:00 am-1:15 pm (Fri early release starts September 20th).
As we come back to school I want to put out some reminders for those that are new to Evergreen or may need reminding.
Drive into our parking lot and drop off your scholars. For safety reasons, please do not use the bus loop to drop off your children. There is plenty of parking in our parking lot and the traffic flows through the parking lot rather quickly.
We have a no cell phone policy during school hours. Students have to turn them off and place them in their backpack or pocket.
The goal of this weekly newsletter is to keep parents, guardians, and students informed of our school’s events and other critical information. The content is integral to your child’s success, so please read it regularly and review it with your student. If you have any questions, please contact anyone on our EVG staff. I look forward to partnering with our parents and community to make the 2023-2024 school year a huge success.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of assistance to you. GO GRIZZLIES!.
Thank you for being a part of the Grizzly family.
Your Partner in Education,
Mrs. Collins
lcollins@fwps.org 253 945 5100
