Evergreen 6th Grade Academy

Wednesday, May 23

Wow, what a great camp trip! Thanks to all of the chaparones and students for one of our best camps in 16 years! If you find anything that is not yours, bring it to school tomorrow. If you are looking for something, check the front lawn tomorrow.

No electives tomorrow! Go to E6 at 8:30, then remember it is a minimum day (12:55.)

Evergreen yearbooks tomorrow! Everyone receives a free yearbook. Some was paid for in part by our TDAP contest, the rest by boxtops. (Still accepting them if you have them.... :))

Please bring a pen to sign yearbooks - we will not have any available for you to borrow tomorrow.

If you have any cafeteria charges, textbooks or library books out, you will get a yearbook to sign, then turn it in at the end of the day. When the books are returned or paid for, we will give you back your yearbook. Here is a list of students that need to turn in an E6 library book:


Haylee -1
Kayla -1
Pedro - 1
Baily - 1
Jaxon - 1
Porter - 1
Cynthia - 1
Mavrick - 1
Scott - 1
CJ - 1
Draden - 1
Stacy - 1
Aurora - 1
Malia - 1
Brittney - 3
Teresa - 1
Kayli - 1
Catherine - 1
Jenna - 2

Thanks so much for a great year, so hard to believe we have one day left!

Sunday, May 20th

Solar Eclipse Alert! Viewing around 6:30pm tonight, look at the following link for how to safely view. DON NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT IT!

http://www.chicoer.com/breakingnews/ci_20661592/what-you-might-want-know-about-solar-eclipse

Camp tomorrow! Bring everything on your checklist and do not forget a lunch for the first day and plenty of water for the hike. School is at regular time. Go to electives and we will leave shortly after 9:30am.

Great job solar boaters! We were the youngest, most spirited, best looking bunch there! More pictures and results to follow when we have time...

Thursday is the last day of school and a minimum day.


Tuesday, May 15th

5 students with textbooks out, please get them in by Thursday to swim!
6 students with a D or an  F. Get those up by Thursday to swim!

A/R books are due Thursday to swim!

Memory Stick crash! If anyone has pictures from science fair or talent show, those pictures have been lost on a broken memory stick. The yearbook is due to the printer tomorrow, so please email them to gcholman@yahoo.com if you have some. Thanks!

Just to clarifty: Camp is $10, Swimming is free, Solar Regatta free to crew members, Evergren yearbook is free if you have all of your textbooks, a/r books and cafeteria charges taken care of.

Thanks!


Monday, May 14
Swimming Tuesday and Thursday (and maybe Friday) for all students with their books in and grades a C or Higher! Bring your swim stuff and a towel. Swimming Tuesday and Thursday 6th period. (Must have books turned in 2nd period.)

Camp update: Permission slips sent home today, please send in your $10 asap.

Solar Boat update: We are now planning on leaving around 2-2:30 Thursday. Please be sure to pack: tent(if you promised one), sleeping bag, overnight bag of clothes and toiletries, light, snacks and water bottle, sunscreen, and a few dolloars to purchase fast food dinner on the way home.

Thanks to all of the adults that are helping to make the above possible - we could not do it without you!

Thursday, May 10th
Solarbration tomorrow! Please Wear your E-6 shirt, Tye-dye or Paradise attire. It will be warm so have a hat and sunscreen if your station is outside. Students with grades below a C, please bring in your missing work before school so you can still participate. Public welcome! Best time to see the events would be between 10-11:30am. If you want to set up your area early, stop by at 8am. Thanks, it looks to be a great day to teach PES 3rd graders about energy!

Great to see so many of you at Science fair! We had almost 90% attendance!

Also, this Sunday look for some of the Solar Regatta Crew to be on Action News "Kids in Action." (6:30pm and 11pm)
Thanks to Warren Thompson for organizing this well deserved recognition for the regatta team!

Thursday, May 3rd
So much coming up, so here are the highlights!:


Thursday, April 19
Tomorrow is the annual Evergreen 6 group panoramic picture at 11:15am. Please wear your E6 t-shirt so we can replace the picture that has been on the top of the page all year long! If you are interested in buying one, we will give the students information tomorrow about how to do that. Tracy Lynn Photography is doing the picture.

Thanks to all who have turned in their proof of TDAP immunizations or waivers. We are just barely holding on to a 1st and 3rd place lead in all of the 6th grade classes in the districts. We can win $100- $175 to use for a last day party if we can get all of those in before the other classes by May 10th.

Lots of upcoming events, please check the calendar. Below is a copy/paste version of a form we are sending out tomorrow regarding a special after school field trip next Friday, and camp chaperones. (May 21-23):


 

Dear Parents:

We have a great afternoon planned for Friday, April 27^th. We have plans to visit the Gateway Science Museum at Chico State, and then a baseball game which starts at 6PM. The cost is $2.00 for each event, so $4.00 total. Students would also need to bring a bag dinner, or money to stop and eat. Mr. Holman and I will be with the students the entire afternoon, and we’ll decide food etc. based upon the wishes of those attending. We understand that many of your families may have other plans, and that this is happening quickly. We will go with any students that have an interest to enjoy a fun afternoon together.

 

We do need a few parent drivers to help bring students to and from Chico. We have about 35 students who are currently interested. We will leave around 3PM. And return between 8:30 and 9 that night. Parents are welcome to join us, but do not need to stay with us all afternoon. We are very flexible, and will try to make all efforts for this trip to happen. Please let us know if you can drive on this trip. Please call, email, or stop by if you have any questions. As always, thanks for your support of our program and the students.

 

Student Name: _______________________ Phone #:______________________

 

Yes / No    would like to attend.

 

Yes/No    I can drive ____ students, there only / back only / both ways.

 

I will / will not stay with the group.

 

2012 Whiskeytown Camp Trip:

 

We are planning our end of the year camp trip and wanted to get some information out to everyone. We will leave for camp on Monday May 21^stand return on Wednesday the 23^rdbetween 1 and 3 PM. We need parents to drive and chaperone in order for this trip to happen. We will have an informational meeting for chaperones and parents who want details after open house on May 8^th, at 7:30 in the Evergreen library for a quick presentation and to answer questions and give out forms. Our rummage sale/car wash on May 5^thwill cover a great deal of the cost of camp, and we’ll send a note with final amounts due after we have our final tally. We would like a count of parents who are interested in driving students and gear to Redding and Whiskeytown lake for our trip. This will help us to have all insurance forms, permission slips etc. ready ahead of time. Finally, in the interest of student safety and in keeping with our behavioral expectations, we have implemented the following. During the 4^thquarter of school, any student who earns 2 detentions or one day of in school or home suspension may only attend camp with their parent as a chaperone in order to ensure proper behavior. If you have any questions, please call (872-6465, x4050), email, or stop by to visit. We have enjoyed this year immensely, and cannot believe our year is almost over. Thank you for your support for this trip and all of the other activities this year.

 

Student Name: ___________________________

Parent Signature: _________________________

 

Yes / No  I can drive to camp. I can take ____ students.

Phone #: __________________

Saturday, March 31
A Huge thanks to all of our chaperones for yesterday's Feather Falls trip! We were so impressed with the positive attitudes and all of the work finding the 10 items on the list. (Who would have thought that the ladybugs would be in the parking lot...) The weather could not have worked out better - whew! If you multiply the 70 people hiking times nine miles, Evergreen hiked over 600 miles yesterday! That is like walking to San Diego, Salt Lake City, or Olympia Washington!

We hope everyone has a safe and restful break. Now is a great time to move ahead with A/R, or begin gathering up pieces for your science fair experiment. Traveling somewhere? Throw in the E6 waterbottle for some social studies extra credit! 

We need a few solar boat team members to help with the build on Friday at 12:30. Please email Mr. H. or message him on Google groups if you can make it.

Thanks to Ryan B and family for the donations! We could still use more pencils, paper, erasers and tissue if you have any to spare.

Thursday, March 29
Feather Falls Tomorrow! Drivers please be at E6 at 7:30, students at 7:45. We will look at the current satellite and conditions and determine if we are going in the morning. Plan A - cloudy or scatered showers, go and enjoy a waterfall few get to see at peak flow. Plan B, if solid rain is certain the whole day, we will stay and have a regular day at school.  Be sure to pack waterproof clothing, layers, extra socks, water, layers, good shoes, lunch and plenty of snacks. For the most optimistic forecast, we have been monitoring:
http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/USCA0370?begHour=4&begDay=90



Wednesday, March 28

Feather Falls is still a go! We are watching the weather carefully. If it is cloudy or scattered showers, we still plan on hiking. The falls will be charged with lots of water! Review the paper we sent home Monday and will again tomorrow for what to bring. Drivers arrive at 7:30am, hikers at 7:45am.

Evergreen is out of pencils, erasers, lined paper and tissue. If you have any surplus around the house you would like to donate - please send it if you can.

Easter break is approaching fast! Thanks to everyone who is going over their science fair procedures rough drafts at home before coming to school. Pay careful attention to spelling, capitalization of products, do your procedures "make sense" when you read them tosomeone who has not seen your project, and can you actually measure the results. All students who get their project approved this week (remember we have Thursday homework club after school too) can do their experiment during break. All experiments should be completed by Friday, April 13th so we can begin to graph the results in class.

Finally, Solar Regatta students interested in building the steering and doing other building on the boat, there will be a meeting during vacation on Friday, April 6th at 12:30. If you have been involved in the boat and would like to attend, please see Mr. H. We need about 5 students.

Wednesday, March 14,
Happy Pi day! Ask your student the formula for the area of a circle and circumference. Huge thanks to the 18 people who brought pies today! Also, scroll down on the left side and look at our calendar of events. Added some new things about upcoming events: Feather Falls/ Easter Break/ Camp Rummage Sale(new date)/ State testing/ Sacramento Trip/ Open House/ Solar Boat Race/ Camp. Whew! Add those items to your calendar, buckle up, and get ready for a fun and fast fourth quarter!

Wednesday, March 7,

Kite Day Thursday! Bring a kite or share one of the ours tomorrow after lunch. This is for everyone with all work in and a C or better. If you are behind, you will have one last hour to catch up. End of quarter is Friday.

Friday, March 2
Wow, thanks to the huge group of people helping at the solar boat meeting today! We really appreciate all of the students and adults willing to donate their time. We have a boat delivered and found thanks to the Thompson family. A few things to be aware of:

Next week is the final week of the 3rd quarter - all missing/absent/ retakes due Wednesday.
Kite Day is Thursday afternoon (weather permitting.) All students with work in and a C or better are invited to bring a kite or fly with friends.

As part of the paperwork for our May 18th Solar Regatta, we need to show the race organizers that we have premission slips in by next month. If you think that you might be able to drive on May 18th, please tell your student or email us and we will put your name on the permission slip as a possible driver. We know it is strange this far out, but that is what they need. We will send permission slips and media release forms (in case your student in photographed at the event) later next week.

Have a great weekend!

Thursday, February 23
Many quick bits of information:
Wear your Evergreen shirts tomorrow! 5th graders are visiting to learn more about their options next year. If you are staffing one of the stations, please check in at electives and come up to E6 (if your elective teacher is alright with that - we emailed them a list of students helping.)

Solar Boat Meeting canceled tomorrow. Sorry, Mr. H is a bit more behind lately, we will have it again next Friday.

Thanks to all who have asked, Mrs. Holman is home now and recovering from gallbladder surgery.

Feather Falls Chaperones needed! Papers went home today to get drivers/chaperones for our Friday, March 30th hike to Feather Falls. See the link at the left for more info.



Wednesday, February 15
Quick reminder - homework club tomorrow in E2, then solar boat meeting from 3:50-4:50. Stay for both!



Tuesday, February 14
Happy Valentine's Day! Please visit our new "Calendar of Upcoming Events tab on the bottom left of the website for several upcoming events. Good luck in the PINT 6th grade spelling bee this Thursday: 2:00 in the caferteria. E6 finalists are: Austin, Hope, Marco and Ryan. Alternates: Kayli and JT. All are welcome to come and watch. Thursday be on the lookout for a note home looking for chaperones for our next field trip: Feather Falls! We annually make this hike the day before Easter break. This year it is Friday, March 30th. See our Feather Falls tab for more information about this beautiful 9 mile hike. Homework Club update: We still have homework club every Monday and Thursday. We need about ten or more students to make this work, so please attend to catch up, get ahead, or just get your work done. We have noticed an increase in missing work lately and want to remind everyone of this great opportunity. Since we have a 4-day weekend, our Solar Boat meeting will be following homework club. This week the solar boat meeting will be Thursday: 3:50-4:50. Finally, a huge thank you to Rotary for supporting our Solar Regatta entry. Also thanks to Jennifer and family for receiving the award. Read more here:

http://paradise.rotary5160.org/paradise-rotary-presents-mini-grants-to-local-classrooms


Wednesday, February 1
Our 2nd Solar Regatta Meeting is this Friday after school in the E6 lab. Great to see more than a dozen students and adults last week! We would still love to get as many people involved as possible. If you would like to help: manage, boat design, electrical systems, art/advertising/sponsorship, team spirit or just learn about the project - please show up. All parents and students are invited! Teams will be busy making a plan and dividing up the tasks this Friday. Additionally, if you are aware of someone or a business that may wish to help through volunteering, donations or a sponsorship, please let us know. Visit our new Solar Regatta page (link on the left) for even more info.


Thursday, January 26

Announcing the E6 Solar Yacht Club! Any E6 student interested in helping, we are meeting Fridays starting tomorrow in the E6 lab after school until 3:50. We have lots of jobs - more information to follow. You can check out more information about the rules here:

https://www.smud.org/en/about-smud/environment/renewable-energy/solar-regatta.htm
 
Monday, January 16
We hope everyone had a safe and fun 3-day weekend. Please remember your field trip permission slips for our walking field trip to the Gold Nugget Museum Tuesday. Also, thank you to all who helped with and purchased oranges. We raised $720! This will knock more than $10 off the price for camp. (Normally it is around $40 before fundraising.) Please save anything that might be sold in our annual Camp Rummage Sale/ Bake Sale/ Car Wash in May. More details to follow soon about several activities, field trips and camp the last week of school - Stay tuned!

Sunday, January 8
We still have oranges for sale! Each huge bag of naval oranges is just $5! Every dollar goes to help pay for camp - oranges and bags were donated. Please return bags so we can re-use them. We sold 67 bags Friday for a total of $335. We estimate that we have about 50 bags left. They will again be on sale Monday from 2-3pm. Ask your friends, neighbors and co-workers. Help our school and get a great deal on yummy oranges!

Special thanks to all who helped at school, plus:
Pickers: Jennifer, Catherine, Brittany M, Brittany W, Shaylee, Mitchel, Brittany's brother, Catherine's mom and both Brittany's grandfathers

Extra help at school:
Jacob H's mom, Brittany W's grandfather, Catherines mom and Warren Thompson. Also, thanks to the several students who stayed after to help!

(Please let us know if we missed anyone)


Wednesday, January 4

Happy New Year and 3rd 1/4! There are some big changes taking place at Paradise Intermediate. By now you are aware of the "early out schedule" that was proposed by administration and passed by the school board last month. Also, there has been a school calendar change. Here is a link to the page to find the new calendars:

http://pusdk12.org/

Students will be released at 2:50 now each day except Wednesday. They will be out at 2:00 on Wednesdays. Due to this schedule change, we will no longer be able to offer the Wednesday after school academic support. Mondays and Thursdays will still be available with the new time: 2:50-3:50.

This week there will be no Thursday acadmic support. We are heading to pick some oranges that have been donated to our program. At school Friday, students will clean and bag them, and they will be available for sale: $5 a 10# bag. 100% of the money will go towards our end of the year camp. Please return bags when done so that we may reuse them. Any parents available to help Friday at 2 o'clock would be greatly appreciated!



Monday, December 5

Lots of things coming up fast this week!:
-District required testing all week, no L/A, science or social studies classes.
-Volcano Reports are due next Wednesday (12/14)
-Thursday is a follow up day for PINT speaker Keith Hawkins: all students that did not get a session with him will have that opportunity Thursday.
-Book Orders have been extended! Please turn in by Wednesday at the latest. (We will be ordering after school Wednesday to get the orders in before the break.)
-The district announced today that by law, we will have no school on Monday, January 2nd. The make-up day will be in April when we come to school on the scheduled snow-day make-up day.
-Evergreen Kindle permission slips are going home today. Please go over them carefully and return - the Kindles are a great extra and are not required. Huge thanks to PG&E for the grant!
-Next Friday is the end of the second quarter
-Next Thursday, Mr. Snyder could use some parent help for our craft rotation from 9:45-12:20. Please let him know if you can make it.
-Next Friday we also could use parent help making treats for a holiday/end of quarter party, walking to Oak Knoll caroling, or staying at E6 while we are caroling to set up the hot chocolate and treats. This will also be that 9:45-12:20 time slot. Please let Mr. Snyder know if you can make it.


Monday, November 21

Turkey Trot tomorrow! Please wear shoes and clothes comfortable for running after math. We are doing our 10th annual Turkey Trot! Each person will earn tickets for a drawing for one of several pies. Also, volcano report notes will go home Tuesday, Look for a grade sheet attached to know what should be in the notes. Feel free to add more detail and research additional facts online or at the public library. We will begin writing rough drafts in language arts next week. Have a safe and restful break Wednesday-Sunday.

Thursday, November 17
Friday, October 28
All 9 who entered the Recycled Art Contest in this weekend (Extra Credit) at the Chico Home and Garden Show: your project was dropped off and your 2 free adult tickets (kids are free) should be waiting for you in an envelope at the entry gate. Let them know your name and that you are from Evergreen. We will pick up your project unless you send an email and tell us that you want to. Pick up times are: Sunday 7-9pm, or Monday 9-11am.

Don't forget the E6 students at Chico Farmer's Market tomorrow too! (See below) 

Thursday, October 27

Thanks for those who signed up for conference times. Please see the note sent home yesterday and send a few choices with them ASAP as times are beginning to fill up. Also, this Saturday, Abby, Brittany M. and Joseph L. will be selling items at the Chico Saturday Farmer's Market as part of thier CSU, Chico camp. Stop by their booth and support them if you are in Chico! Additionally, Academic support is still available every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday after school. Tomorrow is crazy shoe day!

Tuesday, October 25

Thursday, October 13
1st quarter ends tomorrow. Report cards will be mailed beginning the 21st of October.
 Look for permission slips going home today for a field trip to the Performing Arts Center next Tuesday. Next week, look for a parent conference sign-ups. Student-Led conferences last about 30 minutes and will be before and after school, Wednesday-Friday the 26-28th of October. We look forward to meeting with families to review the first quarter, and set goals for quarter 2! 

Tuesday, September 27

Thanks to any students who can bring old pie tins in for an art/social studies project! We still need several more if you have them. Also, we just received a note for a free camp at Chico State. Extra credit is available, look at the flyer or cut and paste this link into your browser: WiseKidHealthyKid.ChicoSIFE.com
Thanks for looking at these updates!

Friday, September 23

Thanks to all who have continued to help Evergreen this year!  Library helpers Michelle Redelsperger on Tuesdays, Warren Thompson on Thursdays,  and Cathie Pence many days and after noons.  Also thanks to Ryan and Carole Bolf for book and prize donations.  What a treat for our students!.  We are still collecting cans and plastic recycling to help our prize budget. We are also looking for used pie tins for science (we can help to empty any that still have pie too). Enjoy the fall weather with cool nights.