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!
October Newsletter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vq1ekTO714LT8eyhVol3uHCkMhqzcitbkJ4jfW8Caeo/edit?usp=sharing
Mark your calendars
October 12 3rd/4th Grade Guardian (& student) Gathering at Hops and Pie 4:30- 6:30 p.m.
October 12 Family-Teacher Conferences after school in classrooms
October 12 Usborne Book Fair at 3:30-7:30 PM in the auditorium
October 13 Eage Run fundraiser hit the $25,000 goal – Donut Day today
October 13 Family-Teacher Conferences after school in classrooms
October 13 Usborne Book Fair at 7:30-8:30 AM and 3:30-7:30 PM in the auditorium
October 14 No school for students
October 17 No school for students
October 19 Unity Day! Let’s celebrate our UNITY for Kindness, Acceptance, and
Inclusion by wearing ORANGE!
October 19 5th Grade Guardian (and student) Gathering at Hops and Pie 4:30-
6:30 p.m.
October 12 School tour for prospective families at 9:00 AM
October 28 Edison school spirit day – Celebrate fall holidays with costumes
October 28 Fall Festival after school – 3:30-5:30
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.verifiedvolunteers.com/en/Candidates/Account/Register
Eagle Run & Direct Ask Fundraiser
Edison’s 7th annual Eagle Run run-a-thon fundraiser was so much fun and a HUGE success. Thank you to all the volunteers, students, teachers and staff for a wonderful Eagle Run! Our goal this year is to raise $100,000 (or $250 per student) to raise money to keep our fantastic intervention paraprofessionals who support our teachers and students across the school!
Encourage your student to collect pledges! This year the whole student body will celebrate the fundraising WINS. We have raised $36,000 so far! Let’s unlock our third school-wide prize by raising $50,000 – Eagle Run sweatbands for the whole school!
Please return pledge sheets (cash and checks) to the classroom by Monday, October 18th and donate a direct donation or matching donation at:
* online with Venmo at: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=2359881877159936434&created=1661726035.269044&printed=1
* directly online here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050d4faca929a7fe3-22eagle1
Conferences
Please sign up for a family-teacher conference with your child’s teacher. This is a great time to find out how your child(ren) is doing in school, celebrate success and set academic and/or work habit goals for your child. We strongly believe that teachers and caregivers must work together, as a team, to ensure the educational success of children. We value these opportunities to collaborate with you and are looking forward to our one-on-one conferences. Please watch for sign up forms coming from your child’s teacher.
Usborne Books & More is coming back to Edison Elementary!
We are excited to announce that the Usborne Book Fair is coming back to Edison Elementary Oct 12 & 13! Come see us in the Auditorium! We are looking forward to sharing these high-quality educational books with you again! Usborne Books & More specializes in fun, educational books for students that feature lavish illustrations and unsurpassed quality. Students will be able to choose from a wide variety of commercial free books that are geared to cultivate a love of reading and learning.
* Find great books to support your children in the classroom!
* Travel to faraway places on the pages of a book!
* Use your imagination and be creative with activity and art books!
* Book fair sales benefit Edison!
* Take a look at our newest titles online at: www.denverkidsbooks.com or contact Jami Thompson at denverkidsbooks@gmail.com with questions.
Book Fair Hours:
* Wednesday: 3:30-7:30 pm
* Thursday: 7:30-8:30am and 3:30-7:30 pm
Fall Festival
Join us for our annual Fall Festival on Friday, October 28 at 3:30 on Edison’s parking lot and playground. Students may wear their costumes to school that day and after school (Please no masks or fake weapons). At 3:30, the festivities will begin with trunk-or-treat and fun games. We appreciate donations of prizes/treats, as well as volunteers (for each classroom trunk/game) to support this fun event – Please communicate with your student’s class parent to help decorate a vehicle/trunk or run a game. PTA will be selling tickets for $1 each for games & concessions.
Safe Pick-Up and Drop-Off
Our neighborhood streets quickly fill up before and after school. PLEASE be aware of:
* families walking to/from school
* not parking in crosswalks, driveways, alleyways or school parking lot
* driving SLOWLY!
Community Information
Youth Basketball Camp – Saturday, Oct. 15, 9 am – Noon at North High School. Open to boys and girls aged 3rd – 8th grade. Only $20 per camper – go to link and register today!
The Ski Passport Program – The Colorado Ski Country Ski Passport program provides 3rd – 6th grade students the ability to access member ski areas and experience all that Colorado’s resorts have to offer at an unbeatable price. https://www.coloradoski.com/passport
Von’s Vision and our partners at Adventure Dental & Vision will be on hand Saturday, October 1st from 9:00am to 3:00pm at Adventure’s Commerce City practice to provide no-cost eye exams and vision screenings to local youth. Any student who needs prescription glasses will receive a brand-new pair of Etnia Barcelona glasses, free of charge. Each pair is valued at around $300. Participants are encouraged to register for an appointment time in advance. We have limited appointment slots available, so be sure to register early. Exams and frames are valued at $500+ per child. This program is completely free to families. To register, please visit www.vonmiller.org/page/examday
Now Hiring
Edison is in need of a half-time special education teacher. If you or someone you know is interested, please have them email sally_whitelock@dpsk12.org and apply on the DPS job board.
Support Edison’s PTA
The PTA is in need of an EdFest 2023 committee chair – If you are interested, please email ptaedisondenver@gmail.com
Join the PTA link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050D4FACA929A7FE3-join
Class Parents link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050D4FACA929A7FE3-class3
School Directory link: https://forms.gle/WPDaMhMFBJz7V1p77 password: Eagles Soar
Edison spirit wear is available for Purchase – If you are interested in purchasing an Edison hoodie to support our PTA and look great around town! https://www.zazzle.com/store/edisonelementary
King Soopers Rewards – Register Edison PTA as your Community Rewards partner for King Soopers! How do I enroll?
1) Go to www.kingsoopers.com
2) Sign-in to you 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’re all done!
Direct Ask fundraiser – You can contribute directly to Edison’s PTA fundraising efforts through any of these convenient methods:
* Venmo ID: @EdisonElementaryPTA
* Online at the PTA or Edison websites: https://edisonptadenver.org or https://edison.dpsk12.org
* Snail Mail or Drop Off: Edison Elementary Attn: PTA Fundraising 3350 Quitman Street Denver, CO 80212
