Evergreen Heights Education Centre
2510, Hwy 592 N P0A 1J0 Emsdale, ON, Canada

GRADE 7/8 COUNTRY CHRISTMAS DANCE: Music: "Christmas in the Country" by Thomas Rhett Traditionally at Evergreen, students showcase their dance learning during our December Christmas Concert. ... Although unable to do that this year, our grade 7/8 class did produce a very special dance music video for the entire Evergreen community, and shared it with us during the last of our virtual Christmas assemblies. Thank you to the grade 7/8 students, Ms. Ashton for her help with the video, and to Mrs. Dupuis for finding new and safe ways in which to deliver the dance curriculum, as well as make the learning fun and enjoyable! NOTE: To preserve copyright, Facebook may remove 23 seconds of audio. Parent, guardians and students can also see the video on our School Talk Edsby site, which is not a public site.

Ontario Government expands and extends financial support program for parents/guardians. http://ow.ly/kfHi50CStLy

Following the Ontario government's decision to temporarily close schools and move to remote learning, NNDSB wishes to update families on what can be expected ahead of January 4. https://www.nearnorthschools.ca//ontario-schools-te/27020/

Our last spirit day of 2020 is this Friday! Christmas sweaters, Christmas colours, Christmas hats...wear Anything Christmas to earn your class points!

The Annual Board Organizational Meeting takes place virtually tonight at 6 p.m. Members of the public can view the meeting by watching the live-stream. Access the live-stream link and agenda at nearnorthschools.ca/board/board-meetings/

EVERGREEN P.A.C. ELECTIONS! The first Evergreen parent council meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 8th at 6:30 p.m.. This year we will meet virtually, so we require all attendees to register for the meeting by contacting our school secretary by phone at (705) 636-5955 or by email at [email protected]. We will hold elections for the positions of P.A.C. Chair, Treasurer and Secretary during this meeting. All nominees must be in attendance at this mee...ting in order to run for a position. The term of office for all P.A.C. members is one year. Nomination forms were sent by School Messenger to all parents/guardians receiving email. They will also be available on the school website or by contacting the school office. If you have any questions about P.A.C., or are interested in a position and would like more information about the position, please contact the school office, visit the Evergreen P.A.C FaceBook page or email [email protected].

To learn more about Orange Shirt Day, please visit: https://www.orangeshirtday.org

Grade 7 and 8 students - take a look!

The Family Handbook went home this week. If you did not receive a copy, please check out the school website or contact us at the school!

To Parents and Guardians of grade 7 and 8 students! Take a look at the Health Unit vaccine clinics in our area. This year the health unit is providing Saturday community clinics to ensure your children have the opportunity to receive all mandatory vaccines. These clinics are especially for students in grade 7 to receive Hepatitis (HB), Meningococcal, and the HPV vaccines. Students in grade 8 who missed their vaccines due to school closures this past spring may also attend.

Hello Eagles and Families! Please see the following link for a joint statement from the Northern Medical Officer of Health and Directors of Education: https://www.myhealthunit.ca//Joint-Statement-Northern-Medi

Check out our back to school video!

Hey Eagles! Take a look at this short video about what you might expect when you return to school. We can't wait to see you again!

A Message from the Director of Education and the Chair of the Board https://www.nearnorthschools.ca//Diector-Chair-message-to-

Hello Evergreen Eagles! This video is one of the resources prepared by the NNDSB to help all of our students transition safely back to school. Additional resources (i.e., social stories, posters, information graphics and videos) can be found at https://www.nearnorthschools.ca//transition-to-scho/23515/.

The Near North District School Board has created resources to help support students with special education needs return to school. Many of these resources would be appropriate for all students. There are social stories, posters, information graphics and videos on the topics of: Social Etiquette and the Touchless Hello, Mask wearing, Information about COVID-19, Covering your Cough, Handwashing and Sanitizing. There is more than one version of some of these resources to be more appropriate for students of different ages. The resources can be accessed on the NNDSB board website's "Transition to School Resources" page: https://www.nearnorthschools.ca//transition-to-scho/23515/

Aug 26 Minister's Message to Parents https://www.nearnorthschools.ca//Minister-Letter-Parent-Gu

News on Staggered Re-entry https://www.nearnorthschools.ca/b/staggered-re-entry/23592/ Please check www.nearnorthschools.ca for other questions and stay tuned to hear from your child's school for details.

Hello Evergreen Families. Please see the posted letter that went home to families tonight and which includes information regarding staggered entry and remote learning. We will continue to update you as we receive further details regarding our September reopening.

For details regarding the NPSSTS Student Transportation Plan 2020, please click their link on the board website, or follow the link below: https://www.nearnorthschools.ca//NPSSTS_Student_Transporta. You can also find details on the NPSSTS website at npssts.ca.

Launch of NNDSB Back to School Guideline Dear Parents and Guardians, it is with great anticipation that we look forward to welcoming students back for the start... of the 2020-2021 school year. It will be wonderful to see students in our hallways once again. Please use the following link to the main website for the full message and document. https://www.nearnorthschools.ca//launch-of-nndsb-ba/23494/ For added questions email [email protected] Alternatively call and leave a message at Phone Number 705-475-2343

A Re-opening Message to Parents https://www.nearnorthschools.ca//important-informat/23409/

PARENTS AND GUARDIANS - If you have not already accessed the NNDSB survey to indicate your intention for each of your children to attend school in person or through online remote learning, please do so by 5:00 p.m. on August 14th using the following link: https://forms.office.com/FormsPro/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx A letter sent to parents and guardians from the NNDSB re: school re-opening can be found on the board website: www.nearnorthschools.ca.

Please check your Junk Email. The NNDSB has been sending regular communications regarding Covid 19 and return to school and has been updating the main website ...and social media. Our data banks are updated as you update your email address with your schools. If you did not receive the recent survey or have received intermittent emails this is most likely due to spam filters at your end. For instance you may receive emails from your child's school but your filters may perceive mass emails from the board as junk. We hope this helps. See more

Come grab some BBQed food at Bullocks Independent Grocer in Huntsville all weekend to support our grade 8s!

Evergreen families - please see the Director's letter to parents that was sent home June 17th (in case you didn't receive the letter). Report cards were mailed to parents and guardians on Thursday, June 25th.

Happy retirement Mrs. Prud'homme! We have a lot of Eagles who want to wish you well! We will miss you!

Good afternoon Eagles! It is now 2:45 p.m., and the dismissal bell has virtually rung signalling the end of the last day of school before the summer. Usually at this time, Evergreen staff line the front sidewalks to wave goodbye and wish all of our Eagles well as the buses pull away for the last time until September. This year we cannot do that; instead, we have a special virtual message for you. To all of our Eagles congratulations on another year completed! You worked har...d, and you demonstrated incredible perseverance, resiliency, and grit as you continued to learn through the school closure. We missed seeing you in person but celebrated with you the incredible learning you shared with us on Edsby, through email, returned learning packages and during our virtual classroom sessions. Well done! We are so proud of you! To our grade 8 graduates congratulations on a successful end to your elementary years! We wish you all the best as you move into grade 9. May you continue to soar to greater heights like the Eagles you will always be! And now, we invite you to click on the video for a very special, virtual send-off into summer from your Evergreen staff! p.s. We even added an Eagle egg (a.k.a. Easter egg - a secret surprise; not clickable) to the video. See if you can find it!

Good morning Evergreen Eagles! Bonjour! Aaniin! Today is Friday, June 26, 2020. Aujourdhui cest vendredi le 26, 2020. Its the last day of school before the summer! Wow! That is so hard to believe, especially after the year we have had! We will have a special message for you later in the day to celebrate your hard work and accomplishments this year.... Today is also National Chocolate Pudding Day! Yummy I love any excuse to enjoy chocolate pudding! For our last wellness post of the school year, we bring you a calendar from actionforhappiness.org to remind you to take care of yourself over the summer. Each day during the month of July there is a new wellness tip. So, for the last time this 2019/20 school year, have a wonderful day of learning! Bonne journée! Miigwech!

Congratulations to our 2020 Graduates - visit our website for a message to our graduates from our Director of Education and Board Chair: https://www.nearnorthschools.ca//director-and-chair/23215/

LOOK AT US LEARNING! Chloe and Nicholas in Mrs. Whiteduck's class shared their personal narratives with the class last week. They both did an amazing job with their sensory details, editing and revising their work based on Mrs. Whiteduck's feedback. We hope you enjoy reading them as much as we did!

LOOK AT US LEARNING! Students in Mrs. Whiteduck's grade 3/4 class investigated Ancient Civilizations. Tracy chose to focus on Ancient Egypt, and the importance of the Nile river in people's daily lives. She has included a model of the Nile and some hieroglyphics.... Tristan explored the Ancient Britons, with a focus on Stonehenge. Did you know that the original site of Stonehenge did not always look this way? In fact, Tristan discovered that the first stones are believed to have been raised around 2400 and 2200 B.C. That's over 4000 years ago!

Good morning Evergreen Eagles! Bonjour! Aaniin! Today is Thursday, June 25, 2020. Aujourdhui cest jeudi le 25 2020. Happy Strawberry Parfait Day! This is one day that I plan to celebrate accordingly I love strawberries, and nothing beats our fresh Ontario berries!... Its Word of the Day Thursday! Todays word is gourmand, which means one who is heartily interested in good food and beverages. Todays word used in a sentences is as follows: Ontarios fresh, local produce and quality meats will be enough to tantalize any gourmands senses. Todays Wellness Tips: Make being active a family event. Instead of turning on the TV after dinner, try going for a walk, or playing an outdoor game. Family yoga at https://youtu.be/8fVQGRrRKPs; Or Dance and Freeze at https://youtu.be/2UcZWXvgMZE. Have a wonderful day of learning! Bonne journée! Miigwech!

Here is Mrs. Richens' final wellness newsletter for the 2019/20 school year!

Good morning Evergreen Eagles! Bonjour! Aaniin! Today is Wednesday, June 23, 2020. Aujourdhui cest mercredi le 23 juin 2020. Happy National Parchment Day! Cooking with parchment makes cleaning up easier, avoids using cooking sprays and oils, and helps lock in moisture and preserves the nutrients in the cooking foods.... Today is Word of Wisdom Wednesday! Todays word comes to us from Ken Venturi, who was a professional golfer and sports commentator. He states that I dont believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you thought you could be. Todays Wellness Tips: Implement family quiet time In the hustle and bustle of our busy days, its easy to lose focus on how important it is to take some down time for yourself and to encourage this recognition in your kids and family as well. To teach the importance of quiet, reflective time, set some designated periods of quiet time in the home. Get some colouring books or sketchpads out for the kids, or a book for them to read something that they find enjoyable. Then, get out a quiet activity of your own and spend shared time doing your activities together in silence. Maybe put on some music, but make sure the TV stays off! Or Get your body moving! https://youtu.be/fpD9kRyBn8o Have a wonderful day of learning! Bonne journée! Miigwech!

Hello parents and guardians! The NNDSB received information from the Health Unit, that Statistics Canada has created a parent survey to measure the impact of COVID-19 on families. This will provide the Health Unit with local data around how families have been impacted by COVID-19. If interested in taking the survey, you can find it at the following link: www.statcan.gc.ca/COVIDparenting-questionnaire.

Good morning Evergreen Eagles! Bonjour! Aaniin! Today is Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Aujourdhui cest mardi le 23 juin 2020. It's National Pink Day! Get out your pink shirt and celebrate! Or, take a page out of Mr. Sheepway's fashion book and grab your favourite pair of pink shorts!... Today is Trailblazer Tuesday. As a result of the Second World War, many soldiers were injured in bomb blasts, leaving them without the use of their legs and requiring a wheelchair. However, at that time only manual wheelchairs were available, and injured soldiers were unable to operate them without assistance. Canadian engineer George Klein created an electric wheelchair to be used indoors or outdoors. This new electric machine improved the lives of these soldiers who had already sacrificed so much, and started the whole field of rehabilitation engineering, which is dedicated to using technology to help people with disabilities or injuries. Todays Wellness Tips: Calm Kids: Full Body Stretch (https://youtu.be/xELgfiXSw-s) Or Cosmic Kids' Yoga (https://youtu.be/scSPqIqbwqE) OR Get outside and find a quiet place to sit or stand. Close your eyes and listen. What do you hear? How many different sounds are there? Can you identify where each sound is coming from? Have a wonderful day of learning! Bonne journée! Miigwech!

It was an amazing drive-by graduation day! Thank you to those in our community who made our graduates' day extra special! Thank you to Hope's Clover Farm for making and donating individually packaged cupcakes for each graduate. Thank you to Lindy at the Variegated Devas for lending us some amazing flowers and plants to dress up the diploma table and the photo spot.... Thank you to our Parent Council (P.A.C.) for purchasing and giving each graduate a very special Evergreen grad t-shirt. Thank you to our wonderful emergency workers - fire department, ambulance, police - as well as our mayor and councillors who gave our grads a special send-off as they drove by! Thank you to our Kearney and Emsdale Lions' Clubs, the family of Dolores White, the Anglican Parish of the Good Shepherd, and the Agricultural Society for sponsoring some very special awards each year. Thank you to Gloria Clark for decorating the sign at the school entrance to welcome and honour our graduates. Thank you to the amazing staff who worked from home and online to plan and prepare for this drive-by graduation. Thank you for being willing to work from home today so we did not exceed our safe number of people, even though we know you wanted to be able to celebrate with our graduates in person. Thank you to the few staff who committed to helping from the school for the full day to keep our numbers low. Evergreen Heights is truly a community school. We have all heard the African proverb that states, "It takes a village to raise a child." Today the efforts of that village came to fruition, and our grade 8 students celebrated the end of one chapter and now look forward to the beginning of the next.

Hello Evergreen Families! The following letter went home Friday, June 12th to all parents and guardians of Evergreen students, along with a phone message. For those who did not receive or see the message, the letter offers details for the pickup of student belongings. If your pickup time was on Thursday, June 18th and you missed it, please contact the school Thursday, June 25th in the morning and we will schedule a time for you to pick up your child's belongings on that day.

Congratulations to the Class of 2020!!! Ms. Ashton, along with the staff at Evergreen, and our community members wish you all the best!

Good morning Evergreen Eagles! Bonjour! Aaniin! Today is Monday, June 22, 2020. Aujourdhui cest lundi le 22 juin 2020. Its graduation day today for our grade 8 students. We look forward to seeing you as you drive by and pick up your diploma. Although the forecast is grim, we are hoping for less rainy weather! Grads, make sure you look at the Thursday edition of our Almaguin News - all east region schools posted an ad to celebrate our graduates!... Happy National Onion Rings Day! For those of you who prefer onion rings as a side to your burger, here is your day to celebrate and enjoy! Take a look at our Virtual Spirit Week Pet Collage! Its Make Me Laugh Monday! What are goose bumps for? To keep geese from speeding!!! Todays Wellness Tips: Try doing something creative today. Draw a picture, make a craft, sing a song, or dance to some music. Being creative reduces stress and makes us feel happier and more relaxed. Or Sing along with this silly action song. https://youtu.be/8in6ZGCLbUs Have a wonderful day of learning! Bonne journée! Miigwech!

IT'S PET WEEK! Send in a photo of you with your pet OR favourite stuffy! We'll add it to our virtual collage. Send to [email protected].