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News let ter August 2019 Vo lume 12, I s sue 1
Avoca Elementary School Newsletter
Letter from the Principal
Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year! It’s going to be another great year for the #AvocaDragons! I am honored to serve our students and their families, our staff, and our school community as the principal of Avoca Elementary School. We’re excited to say that we have several new staff members joining us this year! Destiny McRee comes to us from Anderson Elementary where she served as the program assistant for four years. Ms. McRee will continue in this role but as an Avoca Dragon! Casey Hines and Amanda Dickey are joining our team of educational assistants, and Chanda Austin is returning to us as our fourth grade science and social studies teacher. Amanda Deere will be serving our students and staff as our new bookkeeper as Ms. Rhymer has accepted a full-time position at Tennessee High School. Please join me in welcoming all of our new and returning Dragons back to Avoca! You can learn more about our new staff—and school events by visiting our website at http://avoca.btcs.org. If you ever have questions or concerns, please reach out to our teachers, to Ms. McRee, and / or to me. Our goal, as always, is to make this the best school year ever! Best wishes, Dr. Vonda S. Beavers, Principal
Back to School Edition
Avoca Elementary School 2440 Volunteer Parkway
Bristol, TN 37620 http://avoca.btcs.org
Phone Numbers: Main Office: 652-9445
Guidance: 652-9469 Cafeteria: 652-9277
Weather Line: 652-9554
Stay Connected We encourage you to follow your child’s progress through PowerSchool.
Our teachers will be posting weekly learning targets in Canvas for your convenience. Please sign up for Canvas notifications so you can see when announcements and calendar invitations are posted.
In addition, you are invited to “like us” on FaceBook and follow us on Twitter (@BTCS_Avoca) and Instagram (AvocaDragons). As you take pictures of your children throughout the year to celebrate school events, we hope you will consider sharing them with us using our school hashtag,
#AvocaDragons
This year, we will be using School Messenger to communicate school-wide events. You will get an email each week letting you know what we have planned for the upcoming week. We’ll also continue to use our automated calling system. With this in mind, please check PowerSchool, no later than the end of the week, to make sure your contact information is correct.
Pr inc ipa l : Vonda Beavers Program Ass i s tant : Dest iny McRee
8/23 School Pictures 9/2 Labor Day
(School Closed) 9/3 Teacher Inservice
(Optional Student Day)
9/13 School Picture
Makeup Day 10/7-11 Fall Break (School Closed) 10/14 Teacher Inservice
(Optional Student Day)
10/16 Report Cards go
Home 10/19 Fall Festival 10/24 Art Show
Avoca Elementary School Newsletter
Avoca’s Annual Fall Festival
October 19th 11:00am-2:00pm
It will soon be time again for Avoca’s annual Fall Festival! The kids love the games, inflatables, and food. Parents love getting into the competitive spirit of the live auction. You can get some great items while helping our school. There will be plenty of good food and entertainment, so come, have fun, and support the Avoca PTA!
Fall Festival: Live Auction October 19th 2:00pm-3:00pm
Each class contributes items for themed baskets to be auctioned off at the Fall Festival, ranging from $30 up. Homeroom parents will be contacting you about basket item donations for your child’s class. Your help in soliciting or donating gift cards, goods, and services will be greatly appreciated. If you haven’t been contacted yet and are able to help, please contact Beverly Gurley at: Beverlygurley31@ gmail.com. Proceeds from the auction are used to purchase needed items for our school. The auction will begin at 2:00 p.m. in the cafeteria and registration will be required to participate.
Fall Festival: Vendors Needed Food and craft vendors are needed for the Fall Festival on October 19th. Anyone interested should contact Ashley Britt at (423)742-0131 or [email protected].
Homeroom Parents Beverly Gurley will be hosting a meeting for anyone interested in becoming a Homeroom Parent on August 22nd at 6PM, in the Avoca cafeteria.
Volunteers needed for the
Fall Festival Volunteers are needed for the Fall Festival. Workers are needed for the concessions, inflatables, and games from 10:30am to 3:00pm. Baked items (made or purchased) are needed for the concessions. If interested, please contact Ashley Britt at (423)742-0131 or [email protected].
Fundraiser Update
We are not doing a fundraiser card this year. HOWEVER, we will be doing something else instead. More details on new fundraiser to come!
PTA Membership Drive
WE WANT YOU! Avoca PTA will soon be starting our annual PTA drive and we want you to join! Here are the top 4 reasons to join Avoca PTA! 1- THE CHILDREN BENEFIT Research shows that participating in your child's school and showing engagement helps them perform better academically. 2- THE SCHOOL BENEFITS PTA provides support for school teachers and administration which in turn creates a positive and caring atmosphere in the school.
3- MAKE CONNECTIONS Get to know the teachers and staff better and make life-long friends with other parents at the school. 4- IT'S GOOD FOR YOU! Socializing with other parents and volunteering to do good for your child's school is fun, healthy and rewarding! READY TO SIGN UP?? Contact PTA Membership Chair Sheena Tinsley at [email protected].
Reward School Status
We are a Reward School for the third year in a row! Reward schools are those with an overall accountability score greater than or equal to a 3.1 on a 4 point scale. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to our children, and PTA, thank you for your continued support.
Box Tops for Education
Please send Box Tops with your child in a sealed envelope or zip top bag, and we’ll take care of the rest. Classroom Boxtop contest is over August 30, 2019. The winning classroom will get extra recess and a popsicle party!
