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March 12, 2010
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Clip, save, and turn-in the Box Tops coupon found on hundreds of your family’s favorite products from General Mills. And now, you can find Box Tops on Ziploc® and Kleenex® products, too! Also, click the Box Tops logo above to register on the Box Tops for Education website to check our school's balance and earn more points!

 


 

Use Program ID Number for Office Depot Purchases!

Avoca can get supplies through the "5% Back to Schools Program" as long as you give them our Program ID number when you order, which is:

70092234

 


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Bring us your empty inkjet, laser toner cartridges, and used cell phones.  We can recycle them and make some money for the school at the same time.  Click the recycling icon above for a list of eligible products.

 


 

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Bristol Tennessee City Schools
Coordinated School Health
Strong Minds + Healthy Bodies = Student Success
 
Take the Y5210 Challenge!
Bristol Tennessee City Schools is excited to announce that we have once again teamed up with the
Bristol Family YMCA to bring you Y5210 At‐School. Y5210 At‐School is part of the YMCA
Activate Bristol program. Through this program, the YMCA works with Bristol community
partners, as well as state and national partners to promote nutrition and physical activity.
The Y5210 challenge is simple:
 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables
 2 or fewer hours of recreational screen time
 1 hour or more of active play
 0 sugary drinks (more water and low fat milk)
As you may already know, students and teachers will be working extra hard this month to prepare
for the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) tests, which begin March 31.  As
students prepare their brains for this challenge, we also want them to discover the importance of
preparing their bodies for the test with the Y5210 challenge.
Each week of March, your child will be focusing on one component of the above challenge. PE
teachers will officially introduce students to the challenge of the week, and students will receive
educational materials to take home. Students who complete each of the challenges and return
the completed checklists to their homeroom teachers will receive a prize each week from the
Bristol Family YMCA.
Prizes include: backpacks, T‐shirts, posters, water bottles, caps, and more.
Students and entire families are invited to take part in the Y5210 challenge for better health!

      

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YEARBOOKS:  The yearbook committee would like to thank everyone who submitted 6th grade baby pictures and "Dragon Whispers".  The yearbook will soon be on it's way to the publisher.  It won't be long until you can enjoy these great memories.


      

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Ice Skating Fun


      

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Author Michael Finklea

Visits Avoca

Children's author Michael Finklea visited Avoca on Thursday, January 28, 2010.  He did two assemblies for our student body.  He encouraged the children to be creative and become writers.  He also focused on the importance of reading and the influence it has had on his life.  He had the books he has written available for students to purchase and autographed each copy.  Check out Michael Finklea's website www.michaelfinklea.net for more information.


      

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Our first priority at Avoca is the safety of our students. With this in mind, we are providing you with the following information regarding our procedures for arrival and dismissal. 

Arrival:Dismissal:

The door at the cafeteria will be unlocked for students from 7:45 to 8:10 a.m.  All other doors will remain locked.  Please refrain from knocking on a side door or asking someone on the inside to open a door for you as this will jeopardize the security of our students.  Students may not be dropped off at Avoca before 7:45; as there will not be supervision outside the school building.  When dropping off your child each morning, please do not come into the front parking lot.  All parents dropping off students should proceed through the gate and continue around the circular drive behind the school.  Students may exit vehicles at the cafeteria side of the building and proceed to the cafeteria.  Students are expected to go directly to the cafeteria to have breakfast or to wait before being released to report to class.  All other areas of the building are off-limits prior to the 8:00 a.m. bell.  Parents wishing to accompany their children past the cafeteria will need to report to the office to receive a VISITOR’S PASS. 

Students will go to classes at 8:00 a.m.  The tardy bell rings at 8:10.  A parent must accompany any student who arrives after 8:10 to the office to be given a tardy slip.

 

Preschool students are dismissed through the main front doors at 1:15 p.m. The school day ends at 3:00 p.m. for all other students. Bus riders exit the building from the gym doors. The front drive will be reserved for buses from 2:45-3:30. All car riders are to exit through the cafeteria, not side/back doors. We will once again be using a number to identify your child for car loading. Students attending Avoca last year will continue to use the same numbers. However, if you are unable to locate the car rearview mirror tag from last year, we will provide you with one for this school year. All new students at Avoca have been issued a number for parents to display on car rearview mirrors. Your child’s number will be sent home in your child’s folder. This number will be used to identify your child for car loading. Please be sure to post the assigned number on your rearview mirror each afternoon so that we can dismiss students in a timely fashion. Due to the limited amount of parking spaces, parents will not be able to park and enter the building during dismissal time. Cars at dismissal will be routed around the back of the building. Upon reaching the rear of the building, cars will be split into two lanes and funneled back into one lane at the other end of the building, where we will direct groups of cars to cones for pick-up.
We must have approval from the parent when a student’s departure plans have changed. Please contact the school office before 2:00 to change pick-up plans. Parents arriving before 2:30 will follow early check-out procedures. The deadline for early check-out is 2:30. After 2:30 students must follow their normal dismissal routine. Please consider early check-out procedures when making afternoon appointments (i.e. doctor, dentist, etc.)
 
This will be my fourth year serving as a principal, and my second with Avoca students. It is truly an honor and a privilege to be the principal of Avoca Elementary and work as a partner to ensure the best education for your child. I promise you that I will care for your child as I do my own child. I would like to extend an invitation for you to visit Avoca and be a part of your community’s school. Together, we will make a positive difference for your child. If we can assist you anyway, please do not hesitate to call.  Thank you in advance for your support and cooperation. We are going to have a fantastic year!
 
Working together,
Myra Newman

      

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AR Information Access

View your child's AR progress from home!  Parents of students in grades 2-6 will be receiving an informational letter explaining this option.  Home Connect will not only allow you to see your child's progress, but it will also let you see if your child has read a book previously and search for AR titles.  If you child is using Accelerated Math in their classroom it will let you check on their progress in AM too.  Be looking for this letter in your child's folder.  If you have any questions feel free to contact your child's teacher or Mrs. Loveday.

Here is the link to log in to Home Connect Website: https://Hosted54.renlearn.com/83961/HomeConnect/Login.aspx

 

 

 


      

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Mrs. Myra Newman, Principal

Welcome to the Avoca Elementary School website!  We hope you will visit our website often so you can keep up with all of the great things happening here.


      

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The Library will be open until 4:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning Nov. 9, 2009.  Students not involved in our after school tutoring program must be accompanied by an adult.


      

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Friday, March 12
Inservice Day - No School for Students  
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Book Fair Family Night Event

5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Gym

 

Friday, March 19, 2010
School Closed - Race Weekend  

      

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