Daily Announcements

ALL ATLANTIC CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE
CLOSED MONDAY 2/08/10
DUE TO THE WEATHER

Daily Announcements

Two New Tech Rock Stars at Texas Avenue School
Mrs. Cruz Connerton (left), Intellectually Gifted Teacher, and Ms. Wells-Harris (right), ESL Teacher
•Mrs. Connerton's students used Keynote software to produce presentations on the Top 10 Greatest Inventions of all time.
•Mrs. Wells-Harris's ESL students completed live quizzes, responding with the school's new 2 Know handheld responders.


Pennies for Patients
Our Pennies for Patients Campaign begins Monday, February 1st



Students are encouraged to bring in spare pennies. There is a collection container in each classroom. There will be s special dress-down day for students on Friday, February 5. The class that collects the most money wins a pizza party. Pennies for Patients supports children with cancer.

The Bottle Cap Collecting is going well!!!

The Environmental Club shipped off 32 lbs. of bottle caps to Aveda yesterday. These caps will be recycled. This is 32 lbs of trash that won't end up in landfills or our beaches. Keep bringing in those bottle caps.

Please watch the news story that aired on
WMGM TV 40  on Wednesday evening


Click on this link:

http://www.nbc40.net/pages/videoplayer/video.php?vid=11778
Texas Avenue School is sponsoring

a benefit for Kimberly

One of our students recently had surgery to remove a cancerous brain tumor. She has a long and very difficult road ahead of her. Kimberly and her sister were both born in Atlantic City and have been lifelong members of our community.

Please join the Texas Avenue Staff:

Ducktown Tavern, Friday, January 8, 2010,
3:00 - 7:00 p.m.

$10.00 donation at the door
Silent auction items & 50/50


Save those Boxtops for Education!


Bring them in to your homeroom teacher.
Collecting Boxtops raises money for our school!!!

Our Media Center Library Catalog is now linked to the Texas Avenue School Home page



When you log on to Texas Avenue School's homepage, there is a new black button on the left side of our page. Click on the Find a Library Book button to search for a particular book in our school's library.




Upcoming Events

Monday, February 8
Interesting Fact of the Day
Texas Avenue School will be 100 years old next year. We are planning a big school-wide celebration!


Tuesday, February 9
Happy Birthday Mrs. Garrett

Mrs. Garrett's favorite website is:
www.nationalgeographic.com
Interesting Fact of the Day
Today is Toothache Day!

Wednesday, February 10
Interesting Fact of the Day
Today is Umbrella Day!


Thursday, February 11
Happy Birthday Mrs. Batchelor

Weather

Today, 2/8/2010
High: 31 Low: 17
Mostly sunny
2% chance of precipitation.
Tomorrow, 2/9/2010
High: 36 Low: 29
Rain/sleet likely
29% chance of precipitation.