News From the Nest
Evansdale Weekly Newsletter - December 14th Edition
School Will Be Closed for Winter Break, Dec. 21-Jan. 3rd
Attending Evansdale's Holiday Concert is Guaranteed to Make Your Spirits Bright
Dr. Chattman's 2nd Annual Marshmallow Reading Challenge...
Dr. Chattman is challenging all Evansdale Eagles to read at least 280 minutes (average of 20 minutes/day) over the Winter Break, December 21-January 3. Every time a student reads (or you read with him/her) for 20 minutes, he/she can put a mini marshmallow* in a Ziploc bag. Ideally, he/she should have at least 14 marshmallows in a bag by the end of the break. All students need to return their bags to their homeroom teachers on January 4th. The class with the most marshmallows will win a hot chocolate party with Dr. Chattman in January. Look for a flyer in your student's couriers next week.
*Students may use real marshmallows, cotton balls, or paper marshmallows for this challenge
Let's Reach 100% Parent Participation by the End of 2017!
The Georgia Parent Survey is modeled after the student survey and contains 24 questions. Parents may complete the survey using their personal computer, smartphone or tablet. All parents are encouraged to participate in the Georgia Parent Survey because the data will be used as part of the calculation of the School Climate Star Rating. Survey responses are anonymous and will be submitted directly to the Georgia Department of Education for analysis.
The Georgia Parent Survey is also available in Spanish. Parents may select the Spanish version within the survey. Results from the Georgia Parent Survey will not be available to the public and will not be posted online. The Georgia Parent Survey link is posted below.
Georgia Parent Survey:
Remind...Have You Signed Up Yet?
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Hawks + Eagles = Fun Family Night
Eagles Set to Soar in the Regional LEGO Robotics Competition
We wish the best of luck to our LEGO Robotics teams as they compete in the DeKalb Regional First LEGO League Tournament this Saturday, December 16th at Chamblee High School!
Robo Red Birds
Ella Ralls
Blair Wagner
Violent Delany
Peyton Smith
Cory Bitsko
Andrea James
Kate Kupronis
Robo Blue Birds
Sam Hershner
Grayson Lauterbach
Austin Allen
Jaelana Berry
Eagles Now Have 24/7 Access to Discovery Education
Serving 4.5 million educators and over 50 million students, Discovery Education's services are in half of U.S. classrooms, 50 percent of all primary schools in the U.K., and more than 50 countries. Discovery Education ignites student curiosity and offers great research resources in a variety of subjects.
Evansdale students now have full access to the Discovery Education website ebsite, http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ . In order for students to log in, they will use their student number without the s and "eagle" as the password.
Parents, Discovery Education offers a wide variety of free family resources that you can trust to provide high quality, relevant material for you and your children. We invite you to take a look at our family activities, contests and a wealth of other resources that are vetted by Discovery Education and uniquely designed with parents in mind.
DCSD 2018-2019 School Choice FAQS
- Open Enrollment: 9:00 a.m., January 8, 2018 – 4:00 p.m. February 9, 2018
- School Choice Website at http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/school-choice
- ONLINE Application at http://www.yourchoicedekalb.org
- Employee Student Transfer application at http://www.yourchoicedekalb.org
- Parent Support Center is open (BY APPOINTMENT ONLY) during Open Enrollment
- Call-In support is available from 1/8/18 - 4/16/18 at 678-676-0050
- Applications submitted with all required paperwork during the open enrollment window are ON TIME.
- All applications are required to be submitted online ONLY.
Evansdale's 2018-2019 School Choice Tour Dates
- January 19th at 9:30 a.m.
- January 25th at 1:00 p.m.
- January 30th at 9:30 a.m.
No Reservations Required. Please arrive 5-10 minutes prior to actual tour.
think. pair. & share.
Picture Your Photos in the Yearbook!
The Yearbook Committee invites students and parents to submit photos for the yearbook. If you've got great photos of fall 2017 events (Family Fun Night, Eagle Trek, Fantastic Friday, field trips, class parties, etc.) we want them! Our photographers can't be everywhere. Help us get as many photos as possible to create a terrific, memory-filled yearbook everyone will enjoy. Here's how you can submit photos online:
- Go to https://images.schoolannualonline.com/login
- If it does not automatically log you into the site, enter username: 409883651
- Browse to select the photo(s) you wish to upload
- Enter information about the photo and provide contact information in case the staff needs additional information
- Click “Save Details”
It's that easy. The last day to submit photos is 02/15/2018. Submit yours today! Contact Jennifer Arnberger (jen.arnberger@gmail.com) if you have questions.
12/15 AR Orange Tag Awards Distributed
12/18 Holiday Fine Arts Performance, 6:30, Evansdale Cafeteria
12/20 40% Cut Off for Accelerated Reading
12/20 Class Parties,1:00 p.m.
12/20 Last Day of First Semester
12/21- 01/03 Winter Break
01/04 First Day of Second Semester
01/12 First Semester Report Cards Sent Home
01/18 First Semester Honors Day