State Officials to Attend Literacy Event
Two state officials and
a local Irving official will be featured guests during Literacy Day at
Keyes Elementary School on Friday, December 2.
Mavis B. Knight, member
of the State Board of Education, State Representative Linda Harper-Brown
and Irving Mayor Herbert Gears will be featured as celebrity readers at
different times December 2. To promote literacy, each will be reading
books to classes of students.
The reading schedule is
as follows:
•
Gears: 8:30-9:30 a.m.
•
Harper-Brown: 9:30-10
a.m.
•
Knight: 1-2:30 p.m.
For this year’s event,
the theme is inspired by the book Oh, The Places You’ll Go! by
Dr. Seuss. Students, parents and staff will dress as a character from a
favorite book and participate in activities designed to promote literacy
and the love of reading.
“We believe that our
students are truly on a journey to excellence and that literacy is the
key that will take them to their chosen destinations,” Keyes Principal
Chris Morgan said.
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JA, AA to Partner for Event at Barton
Junior Achievement (JA)
of Dallas and American Airlines are partnering for a “JA in a Day”
program at Barton Elementary School on Thursday, December 8.
“JA in a Day” is a
special Junior Achievement delivery method that facilitates the
partnership between a business and an elementary school. Like all JA
programs, business volunteers help educate and inspire youth about free
enterprise, business and economics.
Through this method, the
entire program is covered in the course of one day at the school. At the
end of the school day, students will have completed all five JA lessons
and will have earned their JA certificates. Normally, the process takes
five weeks to complete. The one-day program is particularly convenient
for business volunteers with difficult travel or work schedules.
American Airlines will
provide about 80 volunteers for the program December 8. The event will
kick off with a breakfast at 7:15 a.m. Volunteers are expected to be
finished by 2:30 p.m.
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MacArthur Food Drive Aids Irving Cares
MacArthur High School
recently conducted a food drive that collected more than 8,000 items of
food and over $3,500 for Irving Cares, an agency that provides Irving
residents with temporary assistance and training to promote
self-sufficiency.
Jeff Tillerson’s classes
earned first place for collecting the most canned goods and money. His
classes collected 2,069 cans and $1,178 in funds.
Money collected for
Irving Cares will go toward the purchase of perishable food for its
pantry.
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District Weekly Now Available Via E-Mail
Those interested can
sign up for a free e-mail subscription to the District Weekly
newsletter. Please help us by informing parents and others who may not
be aware of this additional method of communicating school information.
To subscribe, just click on the "Free Subscription to District Weekly"
link at www.irvingisd.net and
fill out the electronic form.
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Kinkeade Hosts Family Reading Program
Kinkeade Early Childhood
School recently held its fifth annual Families Reading Together
Program. Sessions are held each year in both English and Spanish to
attract as many parents as possible.
The purpose of the
program is to encourage families to read at home and to help parents
learn how to use specific teaching strategies while reading to their
children.
The program has been
very successful at Kinkeade, winning the 2004 Highsmith Award from the
Texas Library Association for most innovative program in Texas.
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Academy to Host Craft Fair Saturday, December 3
The Academy of IISD will
host a Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, December 3, with
proceeds benefiting the Class of 2007. Students, teachers and North
Texas residents will be selling jewelry, cosmetics, candles, soaps,
holiday decorations, gifts and many other items. Admission is $2 for
adults and free for children 12 and under. For more information, refer
to the fair’s website at
www.academycraftfair.com.
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Townley
Hosts Truck Day
 Townley
Elementary School hosted Truck Day November 16 to help
students learn about future careers. The City of Irving and
others made their vehicles available for students to
observe. |
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Family Literacy
Night at Thomas Haley
Thomas
Haley Elementary School recently held its annual Family Literacy Night
to help students improve their literacy skills. Students came dressed as
their favorite storybook character and had an opportunity to visit
stations where they were able to read to their parents, play games, and
listen to storytellers.
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Academy Helps
With Lively Career Day
Career
Day was held November 11 at Lively Elementary School. Academy students
set up booths and talked to students about their career options.
Professionals from Mary Kay Cosmetics, Frito-Lay, DART, Allstate, Blue
Bell and other companies also gave presentations.
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Thanksgiving Meal at Townsell
 First
graders at Townsell Elementary School shared a Thanksgiving
meal recently provided by the first grade parents. |
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