This is Sally Whitelock and Megan Bohanan with the January 28th weekly announcements for the Edison Eagles.
As we enter School Choice and budget season, please encourage any neighbors and friends to learn more about Edison and consider becoming an Edison Eagle!
Mark your calendars
January 14- February 12 DPS School Choice window for 2022-23 school year
January 31 No Students today – Edison planning day for teachers
February 3 PTA meeting at 6:00 – virtual at: meet.google.com/axi-uavx-ujx
February 4 School Tour at 9:00 for prospective new families
February 14 Happy Valentines day
February 17 Parent-Teacher & Student-ed conferences from 4:00–8:00 PM – virtual
February 21 No school – Presidents day
February 22 No school for students – Professional Development day for teachers
Character Trait of the Week
The character trait for this week is brave. Definition – showing courage. You can reinforce this character trait at home by saying to your children “I love your risk taking.”
Passions Day – Community assistance needed!
Passions Day will be on Friday, March 25th during the school day. Passions Day is an annual event where we invite family and community members to come present their passion to our students. Our theme will be “Pursuing passions help us connect people with respect and compassion”. This year we will be offering an in-person option, as well as a pre-recorded video option. Typically students rotate to different rooms throughout the day (as a class) and listen to various presenters. Examples in the past have been: beekeepers, nurse, kombucha brewer, yoga instructors, etc.
If you, your relatives, or your friends are interested in either presenting in person at Edison OR creating a 10-15 minute video presentation for our students for Passions Day, please sign up at: https://forms.gle/oWhBUTRvyPNECVpv5
After you sign up, you will receive additional information from Mrs. Dougherty regarding details.
School Choice Information
School Choice is for any student who wants or needs to attend a new school for the following school year, particularly “transitioning” students, typically incoming kinder, sixth and ninth-grade students. All incoming preschool students, as well as incoming students who reside in an enrollment zone, must complete an application. The school choice window is: January 14 to February 12.
Current students in kdg-4th grade do not need to submit an application if you want to return to Edison.
From Edison’s nurse, Jill Gardiner
See below for some oral health resources for families.
Free Orthodontic Evaluations for kids up to age 18: Provided by the Colorado Orthodontic Foundation
* February 4, 2022 (Friday)
* Tri-County Health Department Building
* 4201 E. 72nd. Ave. Suite #D
* Commerce City, CO 80022
* Call for an appointment at 303-501-3691
Kids In Need of Dentistry for kids up to age 18: Free dental care
* February 5, 2022 (Saturday)
* Tri-County Health Department Building
* 4201 E. 72nd. Ave.
* Commerce City, CO 80022
* Call for an appointment at 720-619-5333
COVID
COVID cases continue to rise at Edison and in our community. We are having reports of multiple students or staff testing positive each day. We are asking all caregivers and students to wear masks at drop-off and pick-up to keep all of our children, staff, and families safe.
If you need to report a COVID case or exposure, please email Sally (sally_whitelock@dpsk12.org) and Megan (megan_bohanan@dpsk12.org) with all important information. We or someone from our health staff will contact you.
If your child has been fully vaccinated, please email a picture of their COVID vaccination card to our school nurse at jill_gardiner@dpsk12.org.
Please see these resources for COVID testing:
* School based health centers 303-602-8958
* https://my.primary.health/l/cdphe
Support Edison’s PTA
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
