2012-2013 PTA Committee Chairs Needed

If you've ever wanted to make a difference at Evansdale, now is your chance. The executive board is searching for chairpersons for the following committees for the upcoming year. If you are interested or know someone who may be, please contact Jennifer Hatfield at jennhat3978@gmail.com. Thanks!

Student Recognition: Student success is top priority at Evansdale! Chairpersons help in fall and spring to create and sort certificates for the student honors assembly. Also organize the Citizen of the Month ice cream parties and gift packets.

Consignment Sale: Coordinate both of our consignment sales which provide a great service to our community for one weekend in the fall and again in the spring. This includes sorting/ tagging items, set-up and take-down, publicity, etc.

Staff Appreciation: Making our guests, volunteers, and teachers/staff feel welcome and appreciated is second to none at Evansdale! Assist in providing refreshments and gifts for staff at meetings, events, and birthdays throughout the year, and coordinate the committee’s biggest event, Teacher Appreciation Week, in May.

International Night: Coordinate activities and volunteers for the evening that we celebrate our diversity and heritage.

 

Monitor Free Friday

The last Monitor-Free Friday of the year is this Friday, May 18th. If you would like to help in the lunchroom any time from 10:15am to 12:45pm, please contact Heather at 404-610-8559 or heatherbwhitcomb@gmail.com. Both the school staff and the students love seeing you there. Thanks for your help!

From Dr. McGuire

• Students with Food Allergies and/or Inhalers

  Parents,

  The county has outlined that all students with epi-pens or inhalers in the school clinic should have a 504 plan. Inhalers were a recent addition to this policy. A 504 plan outlines school and parent actions to best accommodate the student in times of medical need. A 504 plan requires a medical impairment form to be completed by your child’s doctor.

  If your child doesn’t already have a 504 plan and you bring an inhaler or epi-pen to registration in August, you will be issued a medical impairment form. Once you have the form completed, a 504 meeting will be scheduled to get appropriate accommodations in place. If you would like this form issued before summer break so that you may have it completed over the summer, please contact Lindsey Hicks.

  In mid-September Mrs. Hicks will be contacting families of students with epi-pens or inhalers in the clinic who have not submitted a medical impairment form and making referrals to the school social worker.

  Thank you for supporting our efforts to keep students safe. If you have any questions please contact Lindsey Hicks at Lindsey_w_hicks@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us.

  Please remember the following safety procedures in the afternoon:

  • All outside doors need to be closed. The only door that is left open after 3:30pm is the door to the third grade hallway near the dumpsters. If you see a door propped open, please close the door.
  • Please do not come to your child's homeroom during dismissal. Please wait for your child outside by the kindergarten hallway or by the front of the building or use the carpool system in the lower parking lot.
  • If you need to get your child early, please check them out by 2:00pm. Do not retrieve them from the classroom.
  • If your child is using the playground equipment after school, please monitor your child at all times. Students are not allowed to roam by themselves after school.
  • If your child is a car rider, you need to pick up your child by 2:45pm.
  • During ASEDP (After School Extended Day Program) parent pick-up, please drive slowly through the staff parking lot.

Read to Succeed

Did your child participate in the Read to Succeed program? If so, his/her complimentary Six Flags Ticket will be coming home in the courier THIS Friday, May 18th. Please look for it!

 

From the Evansdale Welcoming Committee

Do you have a rising PreK, Kindergarten, or 1st grader? Going to a new school or being in a new class is exciting and maybe a little worrisome for little kids until they know each other. To make the start into a new school easier, parents are having informal get-to-know play-dates at the playground behind Evansdale.

Future Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st grade play-date:

Saturday, May 19th, 9-11 am

You and your child can come for the whole time or just a little while, to chat, play, get to know each other, and find out that attending Evansdale will be fun.

If you think you might come to the play-date, please email the PTA Welcome Committee at evansdaleptawelcome@gmail.com so that we can update you in case of iffy weather. Or leave a note with your phone number at the school’s front office (678-874-2702) and we’ll call you.

See you then!

Please share this information with any neighbors who will join the Evansdale school community this summer. We want to welcome all the new Eagles!

 

Green Team

The Green Team is collecting plastic conference badge holders (with or without straps). Please put them in the box on the recycling bin near the front doors.

Walk and Roll Wednesdays still continues –every Wednesday, your child can sign in and get a stamp and become eligible for prizes. It’s a great time to walk or ride bikes – mild weather, plenty of daylight, and walking to school will help your child be refreshed and ready for the CRCT. There is research that shows that children who walk to school do better on tests! If you can’t walk all the way, consider parking along Evans Dale Drive and walking up the Nature Trail. We have new signs showing the way!

Kashi recycling is coming to an end. Friday, April 27th is the last day to recycle Kashi wrappers or cereal bag liners. Thanks for all your support over the years!

 

Snax Sax

As the end of the year approaches, we are trying to fill the Snax Sax bags as full as possible for the last week of school. When you shop in the next week, please consider purchasing anything from our list (see below), particularly any pop top canned pasta and sauce. We thank our community for all of the generous donations you’ve made this year!

 

There is still time to order yearbooks!

They are $30 and order forms can be found in the school office. Did you know there will be a Yearbook Signing Party at the end of the year for 5th graders? Place those yearbook orders so you don't miss out on the fun!

 

GAO – Remember you can fundraise all year long!

By logging onto www.gaschoolstore.com and entering in the Evansdale online store ID: 1601608

Consider doing some of your upcoming holiday shopping online or re-ordering your magazines through GAO.  GAO offers a wide selection of gifts, jewelry, & magazines.  The school will earn 50% on every gift item, 45% on jewelry and 40% on magazines.

 

 

Evansdale Education Foundation

Call for Nominations

If you value excellence in public education and have an interest in helping your community, there are opportunities to get involved with the Evansdale Education Foundation Board (EEF Board). The Evansdale Education Foundation sincerely thanks Lori Pelham Cobbs, Jennifer Hatfield and Joerg Wekel. As members of both the organizing board and the first elected EEF board, they worked to establish the foundation in 2010. They each played instrumental roles during their service to EEF and will be coming off the board at the end of the 2012 school year.

New Board Members Needed

This year, up to three “at large” (that is, not tied to particular roles or responsibilities at the time of election to the Board) positions for the EEF Board are up for election for two-year terms, beginning summer of 2012.

If you would like to become involved with the EEF as a volunteer rather than pursuing a position on the Board, we invite you to serve on EEF committees for events or fundraising efforts taking place throughout the year. For committee involvement and to contribute to enhancing each Evansdale Elementary School student’s educational experience, please contact JC Boyanton, EEF Chair, or email the foundation at info@evansdalefoundation.org.

What Roles are Available?

Additional at Large positions to serve as needed to achieve the mission of the EEF.

Who’s Eligible?

Any friend of Evansdale Elementary School may be nominated for the EEF Boardundefinedthis includes, but is not limited to:

• Parents
• Neighbors
• Local business people
• Teachers
• Grandparents
• Other community members

You may nominate yourself or another individual may nominate you. Candidates must be willing to serve in rewarding positions on the EEF Board. Successful candidates for this volunteer organization will have a passion for excellence in public education and the mission of the Foundation. Prior experience working with volunteer-driven organizations is helpful, but not necessary. Professional and/or volunteer experience relating to the Board and committee role you are interested in is also a plus.

What’s the Nomination Process?

If you are interested in an EEF Board position, please complete an EEF Board Nomination Form located at http://www.evansdalefoundation.org/board_announce.html and e-mail it to Zuzette Estevez, Nominating Committee Chair, at zuzette@bellsouth.net. Please limit the form to no more than two pages in length and submit it no later than May 18, 2012. The nominating committee will review all interest forms, conduct interviews and provide a slate of nominees to the EEF Board for a vote on June 8, 2012

Teacher Outings

If you purchased a teacher outing at Red, Hot & Blue, please reach out to the teacher sponsors ASAP & let them know. They will be happy to coordinate all of the details with you, but need to hear from winners in order to plan.

Tuesday Night Bites

Enzo's in Tucker (Hugh Howell Road) will partner with the Evansdale Foundation for a kid-friendly Tuesday Night Bites event on May 22nd. They have generously agreed to donate 10% of all receipts from the hours of 5pm-9pm, regardless of Evansdale affiliation! The last week of school is a busy week for everyone. What better time to grab dinner out? We hope to see you there!

 

Snack Sax

We still need your help!  There is a collection bin in the front lobby for Snack Sax. Snack Sax is headed by a community church, and is an effort to provide students who otherwise might not have a lot to eat over the weekends with healthy snacks. They deliver hundreds of snack bags each week. The ongoing needs for Snack Sax are as follows:

  • single serving unsweetened applesauce cups

  • single serving fruit cups in light or no syrup

  • single serving pudding cups

  • single serving 100% juice boxes (no sugar added)

  • single serving milk boxes (no refrigeration necessary)

  • single serving cheese or peanut butter crackers

  • single serving dried fruit - (raisins, cranberries, mixed fruit)

  • fruit and grain cereal bars, granola bars

  • single serving boxes of cereal

  • single serving packs of cookies, teddy grahams, goldfish crackers, and pretzels.

  • pop-top cans of meatless Spaghetti-o’s and Chefboyardee (meatless contains less sodium and fat)

  • “no sugar added” fruit strips (available at Target). Fruit rollups and gummy treats are not real fruit!  Another product called "fruit leather" is also “no sugar added” and available at Costco.

Each week when you do your shopping, please consider picking up an item or two on this list to contribute to the cause! This will be an on-going effort.

 

1st Annual Viking Football Camp

Players will learn the fundamentals of football for each position. Coaches will include Lakeside Coaching Staff, former players, college and NFL players. Our goal is to provide each camper with an enjoyable and rewarding learning experience. The campers will be divided into teaching groups based on size, age, and ability in order to address individual needs and to foster self confidence. Viking Football Camp is open to players age 6-14. The camp will be held at Henderson Middle School, Monday, June 11th through Thursday, June 14th from 8:30 am - 12:00pm. The cost of the camp is $60. A link to the registration form is below or you can visit the Lakeside Football website to download.

http://www.lakesidevikingsfootball.com