PTA Sponsored School Assemblies 2004-05

Discovery Center Family Night - March 11, 2005

As part of our Family Fun Nights, The Discovery Center of Bethlehem came to Avona on Friday, March 11, 2004 for two hours starting at 6pm. A vat of liquid nitrogen, a hot air gun, some balloons and a Van de Graaf Generator helped make for a very fun and educational evening. The attending students became familiar with matter and hopefully picked up some tips that might help them with the April science fair.

Find out more at: http://www.discovery-center.org

Bubblemania Visits Avona - March 1, 2005

Tuesday, March 1 at 2pm Casey Carle, Bubble Artist, performed Bubblemania for the students and staff at Avona. The event was a huge success and wildly popular among the students.

Mr. Carle is an author of a science book titled Bubbleology. Bubbleology is a hands on approach to bubble artistry. An autographed book will again be available at book fair to purchase for $13.00. For more information on Casey Carle and Bubblemania, please visit www.bubblemania.com.

Night Without Mom - Tuesday, February 8th

Night Without Mom is Tuesday, February 8th, 2005 from 6pm to 7:30pm. Craft Night is designed for the students of Avona to come with dad, a grandparent, aunt or uncle to give mom a night of rest. The students can create crafts for their loved ones for Valentines Day. Refreshments will be served. Snow date is February 10th. Come and enjoy a night of creativity!

Dance Assembly - February 8, 2005

A former Avona Elementary Student, Cassandra Shaffer will be performing at Avona on February 8, 2005 with the PA Dance Network. The exact program has not been decided on, watch this space and the News page for more information when it becomes available. More info on the PA Dance Network can be found by clicking HERE.

Officer Phil

The Kindergarten through fourth grade students received a visit from Officer Phil on December 2^nd.

Fire Prevention

Following a fire drill on October 8, students assembled in the multi-purpose room to hear Wilson Borough Fire Fighters describe some of the tools they use during a real fire. They showed us axes, hoses, air tanks and other tools.

The fire fighters also explained the importance of smoke detectors in a home. The had a smoke machine and had the smoke alarms go off so the children could hear what they sound like. They suggested to the children to remind their parents to change the batteries twice a year when the clocks go back and move ahead.

The firefighters also demonstrated how they might carry a person out of a fire. They used none other than the Principal of the school, Mr. Wright. He was securely strapped into a rescue stretcher and lifted to safety. It created quite a chuckle from the students.

Sparky the Firedog arrived and awarded the prizes for the poster contest. Sparky demonstrated how to get out of a fire safely getting as low to the ground as possible and crawling quickly to the nearest exit.

Box top winners were announced and the fall fundraiser was kicked off. The kids were given instructions on safe selling and shown prizes they can earn.
 

F.A.M.I.L.I.E.S. Workshop Evening Program

FREE Program for Parents! Program begins October 7 at AVONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and runs through October 28^th.

F.A.M.I.L.I.E.S. Parents’ Workshops are fun, interactive and a great way to meet other parents from your organization! Please bring your Avona student with you! Free childcare will be provided for your other children (must be toilet trained). We will have facilitators on hand to keep them busy while you attend the workshops!

Click HERE for information on this great program run by PBS 39.
 

Juggling for Success Evening Assembly

On Monday, September 13^th from 6 to 7pm we learned to juggle (some more than others...) with our children. Not only were balls and scarves being juggled, but plates were spinning on sticks high overhead. It seemed everyone was having a great time trying to juggle something or spin a plate. The kids had their own assembly during school and were able to get a head start on us. And did it show! They were awesome!!

Dave started by having the kids take the stage to show what they learned earlier that day. Then the parents showed what they learned in the 45 minutes or so we spent learning. Some caught on right away, some like myself had a tougher go of it.

The evening assembly ended with Dave Finnegan juggling three items the audience was invited to bring in as a challenge. If Dave failed to juggle the three items for ten throws, he would take a shaving cream pie in the face. If he succeeded, a standing ovation was due.

The audience applause meter voted on a hoola-hoop, a large orange traffic cone and a motorcycle helmet. Unfortunately for Dave, he only made it halfway through the challenge. The helmet seemed to be the major problem. The children squealed in delight as Dave graciously allowed a young girl to pie him. If you missed it, you missed out on a great exciting time.

Why juggle? Juggling helps improve concentration, behavior, reading, writing, patience and persistence. It's also allot of fun!

The Juggling for Success program emphasizes students' emotional, psychological, and physical health needs, and it reinforces academic success.

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