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Grounds Clean-Up & Memorial |
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By Gary Lilly on
Monday, October 01, 2007
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This past weekend, numerous folks came out to help clean-up the grounds, landscape, and clear a section of the natural trail in memory of Susan Soltes...
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Accelerated Reader Explained (Flowchart Included) |
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By Gary Lilly on
Monday, September 24, 2007
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Most students and parents know that we really push Accelerated Reader. Have you ever wondered how we set the individual student goal for Accelerated Reader? This year, we are ratcheting up the AR goal by asking that students maintain an 85% correct score on average (for the semester) in addition to meeting their point goal for each six weeks...
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Link Your Value Card to Avoca! |
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By Gary Lilly on
Friday, September 14, 2007
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Food City is changing the way the Apple for the Students program works this year. You simply ask the cashier to link your Value Card to Avoca Elementary. From then on, every time you make a purchase and present your Value Card, the receipt total will be tallied for the school automatically...
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The Talk Light |
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By Gary Lilly on
Monday, September 10, 2007
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Students enjoy and need the social interaction they get at lunchtime. Of course, it’s also necessary to maintain order by limiting inappropriate behaviors and keeping noise to an acceptable level. Ideally, we want to teach students how to monitor their own noise level. To help with this endeavor, we’ve installed a device called the Talk Light...
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Inconvenience a Small Price to Pay for Safety |
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By Gary Lilly on
Thursday, August 30, 2007
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We ask that you endure the additional hassle and time necessary to follow the car line around to the cafeteria to pick-up your child. We’re not trying to make things harder than they need to be; we’re just trying to keep all of our students as safe as possible...
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Phone Notifications |
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By Gary Lilly on
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
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We have received a one-year grant allowing us to use the Alertify service, which is a system that delivers phone messages...
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Great Start to the School Year |
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By Gary Lilly on
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
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We’ve had a great start to the school year. It is always energizing to see the faces of our students fresh from summer break and anxious to settle into their new classrooms, ready to learn...
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Avoid the Summer Slide |
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By Gary Lilly on
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
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The term "Summer Slide" refers to the downward drift that children's reading and math skills take over the summer. Parents can reduce the slide by adding a little learning to their children's activities...
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Avoca Parent Takes Dragon to War |
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By Gary Lilly on
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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One of our parents who is currently serving in Iraq, Mr. Branscomb, was nice enough to send us some photos featuring our Avoca Dragon, which appears to be doing its part in contributing to the war effort...
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Enrollment Lottery Explained |
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By Gary Lilly on
Sunday, April 22, 2007
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We are honored when parents choose to send their children to Avoca and want to do everything within our power to accept them. Although we have accommodated large Kindergarten classes for the past two years, a lack of space may prevent us from doing so next year...
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