Welcome to the 2023-24 school year! We hope everyone is having a wonderful summer and getting excited for the upcoming school year.
This is Sally Whitelock and Megan Bohanan with the weekly announcements for the Edison Eagles. Please check your email every Friday for updates from Edison!
August & September Edison Newsletter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RZRhPZyO1MaDIurVx_9veiMo4_OHV74Mpxt2HmSec8M/edit
Mark your calendars
August 8 In-person registration at Edison from 9:00-3:00
August 16 Back to School Night at 5:00 PM
August 21 Kindergarten assessment & meet the teacher day (sign up online in Aug)
August 21 No school for ECE (Professional Development day for staff)
August 21 First day of school for 1st-5th grades
August 22 First day of school for ECE and kindergarten
August 22 Coffee and Kleenex for ECE & Kindergarten parents at 8:35 on playground
August 22 First day to sign student up for After School Enrichment classes
August 25 Spirit Friday – Wear Edison t-shirts or Edison colors (blue & yellow)
September 4 No School – Labor Day
September 4 Fall Afterschool Enrichment classes begin
September 7 CSC meeting at 4:30 PM
September 7 PTA Meeting at 6:00 in Edison’s auditorium
Required On-line Registration & Preparing for the 2023-24 School year
Online Registration for the 2023-2024 school year will open on July 30th for all families who did not complete the registration in May 2023. Please watch this screencast to walk you through the online registration process. 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, to get your student’s ID# after May 5. If you forgot your password click on the forgot password link. If you have any other trouble logging 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 caregivers in the primary household can do registration.
– 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 8 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).
– If your child has had additional immunizations please bring an updated record.
– Otherwise all you’ll need are names and phone numbers for anyone you want to be on your child’s emergency/pick up list.
– All kindergarten students will need to sign up for an individual meet the teacher and assessment which will take place on August 21. 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 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 caregiver 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.
– We encourage caregivers to sign up for https://www.myschoolbucks.com through the Parent Portal. This will give caregivers 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/ .
– The Edison school day is 8:30-3:25.
– If you would like to volunteer in a classroom, with PTA, or go on a field trip with your child this year, please submit an application here: https://app.sterlingvolunteers.com/en/Candidates/Account/Register. The Edison code is e9x8to9. All caregivers MUST have this approved before they can volunteer.
Community Information
Medicaid Enrollment and Outreach – DPS’ Medicaid department helps families apply for free or low-cost health insurance and SNAP assistance. Please contact the department by calling 720-423-3661 or emailing outreach@dpsk12.org.
Discovery Link Before & After school care (2023-24) – Registration for the school year 2023-2024 Discovery Link, the only district-run before school, after school, and full-day camp program, is open. For more information, go to: https://equity.dpsk12.org/extended-learning/discovery-link/school-year-program/
Highlands Micro School is offering after-school enrichments for the Fall 2023 semester! For more information go to: https://omella.com/psuoz
Support Edison:
Some families are in a position to support their child’s learning at home, others can support through volunteering time, and some through financial donation. To give a sense of scope, if each Edison family were to donate $500 per student per year, Edison could fund all of our fundraising initiatives.
Edison’s PTA hosts four fundraising events events during the school year:
– Eagle Run: A fun event that occurs in the Fall where each grade runs laps around the Edison field with music, posters, and class camaraderie! Money raised during the Eagle Run funds salaries for essential, dependable paraprofessional support in Edison’s classrooms. In September, your child will receive a donation tracker; this is a great event for donation by grandparents, neighbors, or other supportive adults in your child’s life.
– Fall Fest: The monies raised from this fun, community event, through ticket sales, support teachers with supplies and celebrations in their classrooms throughout the year.
– Read-A-Thon: This occurs during winter break and raises money for books in the Edison library, class libraries, and for subscriptions used in support of reading teaching efforts, while encouraging students to keep reading during a break from school. This is another great event for donation by grandparents, neighbors, or other supportive adults in your child’s life.
– EdFest: Edison’s yearly adult-only fundraiser, auction, and party raises money for the PTA General Fund to pay for online educational subscriptions, enrichment day, field trip transportation, Edison t-shirts for new students, community events, after school tutoring, enrichment scholarships and much more!
Additional ways to give money to Edison’s PTA:
– Direct Ask Campaign: You may always make a one-time or set up a regular donation through PayPal, Venmo, Square, or a check. Check to see if your employer provides matching of qualified contributions made; Edison’s PTA is a qualified 501c3 organization! Monies raised through the Direct Ask Campaign are the easiest and most direct ways to support student learning for all learners.Online at the Edison PTA website: https://www.edisonptadenver.org/donate Snail Mail or Drop Off: Edison Elementary, Attn: PTA Fundraising, 3350 Quitman St, Denver, CO 80212
– King Soopers Rewards: Register Edison PTA as your Community Rewards partner for King Soopers! How do I enroll? Go to www.kingsoopers.com; Sign-in to your digital account (or create one if needed); Select ‘Community Rewards’ from the side menu; Enter ‘Edison Elementary PTA’ into the ‘Find an Organization’ search box; Find ‘Edison Elementary PTA’ with address 3350 Quitman St, Denver, CO 80212 and select ‘Enroll’
– Amazon Smile: You can get the benefits of Amazon Prime AND be a fundraiser at the same time! Amazon Smile provides a .05% benefit on qualifying purchases made via our link: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/23-7150820
– Donors Choose: Check out the many Donors Choose projects that teachers have posted on Donorschoose.org and donate. You can find all current projects through the link on Edison’s home page at https://edison.dpsk12.org/
– Mabel’s Labels: Custom waterproof labels for water bottles, clothes, ANYTHING! Edison received 20% back on ALL purchases. Use the link below and type in Edison Elementary, Denver and the labels ship directly to you! https://mabelslabels.com/en_US/fundraising/support/
We appreciate your continued support!
School Information
The Edison school day is 8:30-3:25 (Supervision on playground from 8:25-8:30)
Attendance Line: 720-424-7784 (Please call and leave a message w/ student name, teacher name, reason for absence)
School lunch menus can be found at: www.schoolcafe.com/dps.
Edison website: https://edison.dpsk12.org/
Volunteer Application: If you wish to volunteer for Edison this school year, you must complete the volunteer application (Edison Code: e9x8to9). https://app.sterlingvolunteers.com/en/Candidates/Account/Register
