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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!
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
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.
Thank you for your help!
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AR News |
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Top in AR Points
Congratulations to these students for achieving the most AR points this year. We have several more students who are close to these three in the number of points they have achieved. Keep up the good work!
Cheyenne McWilliams - 6th grade - 291 points - 91.3% avg. percent correct Avoca career points - 581.4 - avg. percent correct - 88.5%
Brody Malone - 4th grade - 260.2 points - 96.2% avg. percent correct Avoca career points - 583 points - avg. percent correct - 89.6%
Carter Eldreth - 5th grade - 232 points - 96.7% avg. percent correct Avoca career points - 712.5 points - avg. percent correct - 96.1%
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Field Day Fun |
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Field Day 2009 - Great Success!
Avoca students, staff, and parents had a fantastic time during Field Day on Tuesday, May 12th. There were 25 stations for each class to complete during the morning events. Then there was time for refueling with a great sack lunch prepared by the cafeteria staff. The afternoon was filled with excitement too as students at each grade level competed in the 50 yard dash. By the end of the day everyone was tired, but it was worth it. The weather was great, lots of parents came out to help, and everyone had fun. A special thank you to the parents who came to help with the events. We couldn't do it without you! Thanks to coach Kincheloe for all his hard work. Field Day was a great success!
Thank you to Chris McWherter Athletic Trainer from Watauga Orthopaedics and Milligan College for providing his expertise throughout the event.
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Parents with concerns or input regarding their child’s placement next year should let the principal know in writing by the last day of school. Heterogeneous grouping in homerooms is a priority. Several factors are considered when making placements, including equality of classes, gender, and teacher input. Parental requests are certainly considered but cannot be guaranteed. Keep in mind that most grade levels also use flexible grouping in order to tailor instruction in math and reading, which means a child's homeroom teacher may or may not be teaching any particular subject.
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2nd Semester Reading Reward |
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We're Racing!
On your mark, get set, go! 270 Avoca students attended the Avoca Drags at the Bristol Dragway on Tuesday, May 5, 2009. This event was our second semester Reading Reward. Jeff Byrd, president and general manager of Bristol Motor Speedway & Dragway and his staff planned this special event for the students who had met their reading goals for the second semester. Students in grades K - 6 were eligible to attend this event. Kindergarten through 2nd grade students have kept reading logs and taken AR quizzes to meet their goals. Students in grades 4-6 met their AR point goals and achieved an overall percent correct average of 85% or above on AR quizzes for the semester. This is a great accomplishment.
It was an exciting time for the students with professional drivers doing burnouts in preparation for the upcoming Spring Nationals, teachers racing each other, and Mrs. Newman racing professional driver Allen Johnson. Teachers raced for the title of Avoca Nationals Drag Race winner. Teachers representing each grade level and special area team raced for the title. The drivers were Mrs. Dowdell - K, Mrs. Brooks - 1st, Mrs. O'dell - 2nd, Mrs. Baker - 3rd, Mrs. Mitchell - 4th, Mrs. Malone - 5th, Mrs. Morey - 6th, and Coach Kincheloe - Sp. Area. After all the heats were run Coach Kincheloe and Mrs. Malone raced for the title. Although coach had the fasted time Mrs. Malone beat him off the line and won the title by 1/1000th of a second. Then in the most important race of the day Mrs. Newman won her race with Allen Johnson. Her win made it possible for all the students and staff attending to be treated to lunch . The Avoca students and teachers greatly appreciate the time and effort Mr. Byrd and his staff put towards planning this special event for us. Thank you to Mr. Byrd and the BMS staff.
Check out the Bristol Dragway website for more information at: http://www.bristoldragway.com/.
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Reading Program |
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We're Going On a Book Safari!
SUMA! OTA! KUA!
READ! DREAM! GROW!
The BMS Reading Reward Event is the incentive for the second semester. Students will be eligible to attend if they have met their reading goal all three six weeks with students in grades 3-6 also having an overall percent correct average of 85% or above for the semester. We hope to exceed the number of students who participated in the first semester Ice Skating Reward. Work hard and reach your goals.
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Home Connect |
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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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Welcome! |
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Welcome to
Avoca Elementary School
Mrs. Myra Newman, Principal
We would like to welcome you to the Avoca Elementary School website. The website is updated on a regular basis. Just click on the class pages tab to find information about your child's class.
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Dates to Remember |
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We have read 75,520 books!
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Reading Information |
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Curriculum Guides |
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