This is Sally Whitelock and Benita Cervantes with the weekly announcements for the week of April 8.
CMAS testing
3rd graders will be CMAS testing April 8-April 15 in the morning.
4th graders will be CMAS testing April 11-18 in the morning.
5th graders will be CMAS testing April 81-18 in the morning.
Please support your 3rd-5th graders by having them get to school on time, making sure they had a good night sleep and encouraging them to do their best on testing.
Reading Is Fundamental
Edison’s PTA will be giving each Edison student one free book to take home and read on Tuesday, April 9. We hope all students enjoy their book.
Teacher-Student Basketball Game
5th grade students will take on Edison teachers in a basketball game after school on Thursday, April 11 at 3:30 in Edison’s gym.
Mark your calendars – Edfest
Edison’s annual ‘Edfest Underground’, Edison’s annual adult only fundraiser and community celebration, is scheduled for Saturday, May 4 at 7:00-11:00 PM at the Elk’s Club at 2475 W. 26th Ave. in Denver. All parents and community member are invited! Please join us.
We need donations to support this great event (gift cards, services, goods, tickets, condos or anything else you would bid on at an auction)! We are also in need of more volunteeers to support this event. Contact edisonfundraising@gmail.com to get involved or share your donation!
Help Needed!
Are you, or do you know someone who, is interested in getting more involved at Edison? Edison is looking to hire some great staff and volunteers!
FAMILY LIASION – We will be hiring a Family Liasion for next school year, thanks to a grant from the PTA. This person will work 10 hours per week coordinating parent volunteers, organizing community events, and helping with communication to the community. If you areinterested, apply on DPS’s job board and send an emal toSally_Whitelock@dpsk12.org
INTERVENTION PARAPROFESSIONALS – We are looking for 3 intervention paraprofessionals to support students and teacher in grades 1-5, thanks to a grant fromthe PTA. If you are interested, apply on DPS’s job board and send an emal to Sally_Whitelock@dpsk12.org
CSC MEMBERS – We are looking for two parent volunteers interested inbecoming CSC members next year. If you are interested (or would like to nominate someone), please complete the attached CSC nomination form and/or email/bring the form to Sally Whitelock at Edison (Sally_Whitelock@dpsk12.org)
PTA BOARD AND CHAIRPERSONS – We are in great need of parent volunteerst to support our PTA next year. If you are interested in a PTA board/chairperson role for next year, please see the attached application or come to our May PTA meeting on May 2 at Edison at 6:00 PM and get involved!
King Soopers Rewards
Register Edison PTA as your Community Rewards partner for King Soopers and donate to Edison every time you shop at King Soopers!
How do I enroll? 1) Go to www.kingsoopers.com, 2) Sign-in to your digital account (or create one if needed), 3) Select ‘Community Rewards’ from the side menu, 4) Enter ‘Edison Elementary PTA’ into the ‘Find an Organization’ search box, 5) Find ‘Edison Elementary PTA’ with address 3350 Quitman St, Denver, CO 80212 and select ‘Enroll’, 6) You are all done! You can now feel great every time you go shopping because you are also giving to our PTA.
