Avery’s Creek Elementary

Avery's Creek Elementary (Title 1) hosted a Make & Take / Ice Cream Social for students and Families. Students built morning and afternoon routine charts to help them transition from summer to the school year. Students chose their own tasks and decorated their boards. A special thanks to the Ocado Group for donating ice cream! Thank you to all the families who were able to participate it was wonderful to spend the afternoon with new and returning families! Students- Your boards look amazing! We are so excited to see you all soon! Don't Forget: Meet the Teacher is on Friday, August 25 from 1:00-3:00

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🎒🖍📓 This weekend, the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office School Resource Officers and BCS staff members will be collecting school supplies at the Walmart on Hendersonville Rd. (1636 Hendersonville Rd.). The hours are: Saturday, August 19- 10 am to 8 pm & Sunday, August 20- 10 am to 2:30 pm. Examples of school items are as follows but not limited to: -Book bags—lunchboxes—pencil boxes -Binders—papers—art supplies (crayons/colored pencils) - Pencils—pens—markers—highlighters - Tissues—hand sanitizer—cleaning wipes -Water bottles—dry erase markers—plug in ear- buds—other school related items -Printer paper We hope to see you there as we work together to help ALL students have a great start to the school year!

We are excited to announce our first family event for the 2023-24 school year! It can be hard transitioning from summer days to school days for all of us, but especially our students. We have a fun Make & Take activity to help students begin developing routines at home to help with the transition back to school. We invite you to join us on August 15th from 4-6pm on our school playground. We will have all the materials for families to make a fun routine chart with your child to use at home. We will also have ice cream and you can visit with other Avery's Creek families. We are very excited to offer this free event and we hope to see you there!

We are excited about the upcoming school year! Be sure to save the dates below!

Attention ACES Families! There's only one week left to submit an application to be part of our school's Advisory Council. Input from parents and families is important in making our school the place where All Students are Equipped for Success! The Advisory Council provides important feedback and informed advice to school administration so decisions can be made with community input. If you would like to be considered for this committee, visit aces.buncombeschools.org and click on Get Involved under our News section. Applications are due by July 31.

Attention, BCS Staff: We hope you are having a wonderful summer. Don't forget to check our Employee Values page regularly for local special discounts just for educators. . . . https://www.buncombeschools.org/o/bcs/page/employee-values

Tomorrow is the day! Don't miss out on this great opportunity for a free touchpad if you live in one of the neighborhoods listed on the flyer. Lots of educational games for some of our youngest learners in the community!

🌞 Our Summer Meals Program is in full swing! All children in our community are welcome to stop by one of the sites pictured below for a healthy meal! . . . . #community #summermeals #summer #summer2023 #bcs

Check out this great opportunity for several area neighborhoods! Mark your calendar for July 13!!

☑️Vote for the Buncombe County Schools Foundation to win one of 12 grants being awarded by The Community Betterment Foundation in honor of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce's 125th Anniversary! Through July 31, you can support Buncombe County Schools Foundation in its mission to build a strong and dynamic foundation for Buncombe County Schools students and educators. Please vote for the Foundation once a day to win one of twelve $10,000 grants in partnership with the Asheville Chamber of Commerce. There is strength in numbers; together, we are more through this powerful collaboration- “Building Community Through Business.” Vote once a day to support BCS students, educators, and faculty. Follow this link: https://woobox.com/hsn3i5 Learn more: https://www.ashevillechamber.org/.../celebrating-125-years/

Breakfast and lunch will be provided at no cost to all students next school year! We are pleased to inform you that Buncombe County Schools will be implementing a program available to schools participating in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Programs called the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). We will also implement Universal Meals at Nesbitt Discovery Academy (NDA). What does this mean for you and your child(ren)? Great news! All enrolled students at Buncombe County Schools are eligible to receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at school at no cost to your household each day of the school year. Parents (except those with students at NDA), there are no action steps for you to take at this time to participate in this program. We look forward to serving your students beginning August 28, 2023. NDA parents will receive separate instructions regarding Universal Meals. If you have any questions about this letter, please contact us at Buncombe Schools Nutrition Office, 828 255-5932.

ACES 4th graders wrapped up their year with an amazing performance. Ms. Saldarriaga's class performed a traditional Columbian dance, the 4th Grade Leaders Choir sang, and all 4th grade classes sang and recited facts and songs about the state of North Carolina. What a great way to wrap up a fantastic year. Happy summer!!!!

Second grade celebrated their hard work with Doctor Day today! Students got to perform syllable surgery, learn about germs, and diagnose patients. What a great day!

There are lots of great things going on in the Buncombe County Libraries this summer! Check out the Summer Library Fest next weekend, as well as the amazing calendar of free summer activities! #buncombecountylibraries

Last week the graduating TC Roberson class of 2023 paraded through the hallways of Avery's Creek Elementary School. Many of the TC students were ACES graduates! It was so great to see students reconnecting with their elementary school teachers and to see the current ACES students looking up to the graduating seniors. Best of luck to the class of 2023 and CONGRATULATIONS!

This week third grade ACES students created 3D printed designs of their cursive initials. Students first practiced writing their initials on Fundations paper, they then went into Tinkercad and traced their initials. These designs were sent to the 3D printer and students were able to take home their 3D designs! 21st century skills in action!

ACES students completed their "I Am Unique" Unit with Ms. Wilson this week. For this project, students showed that they could name parts of their body, talk about their health, share their feelings, talk about their clothing and present about themselves to an audience. Way to go!

4th grade did some hands on learning with Snap Circuits and Little Bits yesterday in the media center. They created light switches and made fans go using circuits with battery power. So much fun!

ACES second grade students went to visit the Western North Carolina Nature Center yesterday. Second grade has been studying the life cycles of various animals. The WNC Nature Center brought their learning to life by giving student the opportunity to see animal life cycles in action!