FAMILY NITE AT THE PRIDE OF NEWARK

The Thirteenth Avenue School PTA hosted Family Game Night on Thursday, February 18, 2010 in the School’s Cafeteria. The Evening included: Door Prizes, Face painting, A Buffet Dinner and various games including: NJASK Science Bingo, UNO, Connect Four, Candyland, A Jump Rope Contest, ID your child, Trouble, Dominoes, Shoot-Out contest, Horse Shoe, and Bulls Eye. School Staff decorated the School Cafeteria witht able settings, banners, Balloons, and Streamers
The Buffet Dinner included: Seafood Salad, Buffalo wings, Yellow Rice, String Beans, Macaroni & Cheese, Cake and punch. The Dinner was catered by FAJR’s Seafood Grill in Newark.
Healthy Lifestyle Snacks were distributed to each family. “It was a night of fun that my daughter and I really needed after we were displaced by a house fire last Friday remarked, Juanita Sledge”, Parent
“This is my son’s first year at Thirteenth Avenue School so we had the chance to meet many new families” remarked,Mr. Chris Artis, Father of three students at the school who recently relocated to Newark from Alabama.
Parents also had the opportunity to join the School’s PTA and register for the School Father’s Basketball Game on March 19th and Mother’s Volleyball Game on March 26th.
There were approximately 300 parents, staff and students in attendance. Door Prizes were donated by NJ NETS, Fun Services, Project Talk, Pathmark, Newark Screens on Springfield, Councilman Ronald Rice.