Welcome to the Edison community! We are excited that you have chosen Edison Elementary for your ECE or kindergarten age child. Starting school as an ECE or kindergarten student is an important landmark for young children, as it is often a child’s first experience with school and sets the stage for a child’s educational career. Not only is your child starting school, but you are joining our wonderful Edison community.
In order to support you and your child in starting the ECE and kindergarten year successfully and well informed, we would like to invite you to attend our virtual ECE and Kindergarten Information Night.
Please join us on May 12 at 5:30 at the following link: meet.google.com/ver-udfc-tot
If you are unable to attend our virtual meeting live, you can also learn about Edison at:
* ECE/Kindergarten recorded video: https://edison.dpsk12.org/ece-kindergarten-info-night-2020/
* Edison virtual school tour: https://edison.dpsk12.org/virtual-school-tour/
Additionally, please be aware of the following important information.
Registration for the 2021-2022 school year will take place from April 26-May 21 and again July 26- August 14. You must have a Parent Portal account to register online. If you need to open a Parent Portal account so you can do online registration, as well as have access to other important information about your student, go to myportal.dpsk12.org and click on ‘Create an Account’. You will need your student’s DPS ID# to start your account. You can call Edison’s office at 720-424-7780 or email Michelle Miller in the office at michelle_miller@dpsk12.org or Barbara Schrant at maria_schrant@dpsk12.org if you don’t know your student’s ID#. If you forgot your password or you can’t log in (you must log in at least once every six months to keep your account active), you can ask for help by emailing portalteam@dpsk12.org or calling the portal hotline at 720.423.3163. Only the parents in the primary household can do registration. Online Registration How-to Information
If you do not have computer access or your address has changed, you will need to come to Edison to complete your student’s registration/verification. We’ll have registration at Edison on August 6 from 9:00-3:00. If your address has changed please bring a new proof of address (current Xcel or water bill or lease or mortgage statement), and if your child has had additional immunizations please bring an updated record. Otherwise all you’ll need is names and phone numbers for anyone you want to be on your child’s emergency/pick up list.
Additional information:
All kindergarten students will need to sign up for an individual assessment which will take place on August 18. After receiving your student’s teacher’s name on the Parent Portal in July or August, please sign up for an assessment appointment. Information will be emailed to you in August.
If your student needs to keep medication at school you will need to pick up a new form to be filled out by a parent and physician. These will be available in the Edison office throughout the school year or you can email Michelle and she can send you a copy.
If you need a transportation exception form, go to this link: http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=2480&ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=2703&PageID=676.
We encourage parents to sign up for https://www.myschoolbucks.com through the Parent Portal. This will give parents the ability to pay for school lunches, field trips and school fees on-line with a credit card.
If you need a Free/Reduced Lunch form, you can do this through https://www.myschoolapps.com/Application.
If you need to sign up your child for Discovery Link, before and/or after school care, please go to the following website: https://discoverylink.dpsk12.org/https-docs-google-com-document-d-17x40qkngu3vkpd2kn8uok2s72zskp6mebyibrt7d5fy-edit
School supply lists and DPS school calendars are available online on Edison’s website at https://edison.dpsk12.org/ .
Back-to-school night will be Thursday, August 19 at 5:00 PM. You are welcome to bring a picnic dinner for your family to eat on the field starting at 5:00 and visit with other Edison families. Mrs. Whitelock will give a brief welcome to all families around 5:40 and then families can visit their student’s classroom from 6:00-6:30 and again from 6:30-7:00 if they have more than one child.
Important Dates:
Back to School Night and Lawn Party: August 19 at 5:00
1st Day of School for ECE Students: August 23 at 8:35 AM
Coffee and Kleenex For ECE parents: August 23 at 8:35 – 9:00 AM on the playground
Kindergarten Testing Date: August 18 (Please find sign up for assessment time)
1st Day of School for kindergarten Students: August 24 at 8:35 AM
Coffee and Kleenex For kindergarten parents: August 24 at 8:45- 9:30 AM on the playground
Eagle Run: September 24 during the school day
We look forward to a wonderful year!
Thank you,
Sally Whitelock, Principal
Benita Cervantes, Assistant Principal
