Weekly Announcements for Week of March 1

Hello all in the Land of the Eagles,

This is Sally Whitelock and Benita Cervantes with announcements for the week of March 1  for the Edison Eagles…

Thank you for your continued support during this difficult time. We would like to continue to encourage everyone to stay healthy and do your part to get our community more healthy – wear masks, socially distance, wash your hands, keep your social groups very small. We all need to work together to keep our students in school in person as long as possible. THANK YOU!

 

Read Across America Week – “Celebrating a nation of diverse readers” 

Teachers will celebrate reading and authors this week during morning meetings. On Friday, students will bring their favorite book and share their book with their classmates.

 

PTA Meeting

Thursday, March 4 – virtual at 6:00-7:00 PM. 

Please join us if you can at: meet.google.com/axi-uavx-ujx

 

Edison Spirit Friday

Friday, March 5 –  Bring your favorite book to school day

 

Lifetouch Continuation Pictures for ECE, K, 5th grade

On Friday, March 5, Lifetouch will be at Edison taking continuation pictures of students in ECE, kindergarten and 5th grade. Students who attend school in person will have their pictures taken during the school day. If your ECE, kindergarten or 5th grade child participates in online learning and you would like their picture taken, please bring them to Edison between 8:00-9:00 AM for their picture.

 

Parent Feedback Survey

We wanted to check in with you to see how you are feeling about you and your student(s) experience.  We currently have 24 responses…but are hoping for over 100…please share your feedback! Please be as honest as you can so that we can celebrate together and grow together.  We appreciate you taking the time to fill out this quick survey. 

https://forms.gle/1xAvaBMiMUgiFzaeA

American Heart Association Kids Heart Challenge

Kids Heart Challenge went great!  Edison students raised $1,735 in donations.  Did you know, the American Heart Association gives some of the money we raise through Kids Heart Challenge back to our school to buy new PE and recess equipment!  So not only are we saving lives, we are helping our school too!  Thank you to all the students who have joined our team so far!  You can also build your own collection of heart heroes when you donate!  Thank you to these 19 students who have raised $40 already, earning 4 of the 6 heart heroes! Roxi W, Rynne K, Liam M, Connor C, Emery W, Ian W, Conner S, Tristan B, Sonnet S, Bela S, Jenny M, Lilyana L, Avery H, Wyatt N, Lincoln D, Avin H, Margot H, Ezra H, Crosby B.   Thank you!!

Traffic at drop off and pick up

Please help us keep our students safe at drop off and pick up times by doing the following:
* School starts at 9:00 AM and school dismisses at 3:00 PM daily.
* Do NOT park on the east side of Quitman or west side of Perry from 8:30-9:15 am or 2:30-3:15 pm.
* Do NOT park, drop off or pick up students off in the staff parking lot. 
* If you wish to stay in your car to drop off or pick up students, drive north on Quitman or south on Perry. Then, stop on the school side of the street and drop off your child or wait for your student to come to your car.
* Do NOT drop off students in the street or across the street from Edison.
* Drive north on Quitman Street and south on Perry Street during drop off and pick up times – this will keep traffic going in the same direction to keep students safe.

Virtual Passions Day – Community assistance needed!

Culture and Passions Day will be on Friday, March 26 during the school day. Our theme will be  “Pursuing passions help us connect people with respect and compassion”. During the school day, students will watch videos from parents and community members sharing a passion/interest, cultural tradition, or career, as well as engage in activities in their classroom related to passions, culture and career. 

If you, your relatives, or your friends are interested in creating a 10-15 minute video presentation for our students for Passions Day, please sign up at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/655BKNP

After you sign up, you will receive additional information from Mrs. Dougherty regarding details for the presentation video.

Free COVID testing for DPS students

DPS is expanding their partnership with COVID Check Colorado to offer free COVID-19 testing to students to support a safe return to school. Students will now be able to take an initial COVID-19 test before coming back to school as well as ongoing screening tests every other week. To register, please go to: https://www.primarybio.com/members/sign_up?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.primarybio.com%2Fm%2Fr%2Fdenverps&test_group=denverps 

Testing sites: https://covidcheckcolorado.org/where-to-test/ 

Please email Sally_Whitelock@dpsk12.org or Benita_Cervantes@dpsk12.org with any questions or concerns.