January 21, 2010
Dear Park Avenue School Families,
Thank you for your support in our various drives in November and December. The food was distributed for Thanksgiving and Christmas to Park Avenue School families. For the remainder of January and February our Helping Hands for Haiti service project will be to collect donations for the earthquake victims. The money collected will be sent to the International Red Cross. The PTO is planning a winter dance on Friday, February 5th at 7 p.m. and we hope you can come in out of the cold for what promises to be a fun event. During February break, please remember to complete any assigned projects and take time to visit our local library for a good book to keep you company or inspire you to begin a new project with your children during this month. On Friday, February 12th, Park Avenue School will be closed for staff development. Have a great winter break! Mrs. Taylor
Park Avenue School Improvement Plan
5 Major Goals
Goal #1: To raise levels of student achievement by providing increased opportunities for language and literacy development in all classrooms. To implement this goal we intend to strengthen the ability of children to demonstrate their understanding of written and oral texts beyond the literal level through well-organized and thoughtful writing and the effective use of language mechanics.
Goal #2: to maintain a high level of student achievement in mathematics by providing opportunities for students to solve multi-step problems, make predictions, identify arrangement and patterns, explain reasoning, draw conclusions and analyze situations.
Goal #3: To continue to offer greater opportunities for parent and broader community involvement at Park Avenue through the implementation of a community school program. Broader community involvement will not only enrich our instructional programs but help Park Avenue families secure the resources they will need to improve the quality of their lives and the readiness of their children to learn and experience success in school.
Goal #4: In order to ensure a safe school environment and promote the cognitive, ethical and social-emotional growth of students. Park Avenue will expand its efforts to implement comprehensive Character Education grades K-5.
Goal #5: To implement the use of technology across the content areas to enable students to achieve the National Technology Standards and to use technology as a means of enhancing and modernizing communication among professions within the district, and among the school's faculty, parents and students.