This is Sally Whitelock and Megan Bohanan with the April 29nd weekly announcements for the Edison Eagles.
Mark your calendars
May 2-6 Teacher Appreciation Week
May 5 CSC Meeting at 4:30 – CSC members only
May 5 PTA Meeting at 6:00 – virtual at meet.google.com/axi-uavx-ujx
May 6 Class Baskets for Edfest Auction are due today! Please bring to the school
office or to a PTA representative
May 11 New family Information Night 5:30-6:30 PM
May 11 3rd & 4th grade Guardian Gatherings at Hops and Pie from 4:30-6:00
May 11-13 Scholastic Book fair
May 13 Field Day
May 14 Edfest at Local 46, 6:00-10:00 PM
May 20 5th grade “Revolutionary War” Performance
May 30 No school
May 31 Enrichment Day
June 1 Talent Show during the school day
June 1 5th grade Guardian Gatherings at Hops and Pie from 4:30-6:00
June 2 5th grade continuation at Skinner MS at 6:00 PM
June 3 ECE continuation at 9:00 AM
June 3 Kindergarten continuation at 10:30 AM
June 3 Last day of school. School ends at 12:30
Character Trait of the Week
The character trait for this week is receptive. Definition – willingness to accept new suggestions and ideas. You can reinforce this character trait at home by saying “I appreciate your openness and receptiveness to my suggestions.” and “When we are receptive to different perspectives we learn and grow.”
Teacher Appreciation Week
Please help us thank the fantastic educators at Edison by letting them know how much you appreciate them! Teacher Appreciation Week is May 2-6.
*NEW* Edison Sweatshirts Available for Purchase
The PTA has made some new fun Edison Swag that shows our Edison values. If you would like to purchase a new t-shirt, long-sleeved t-shirt or sweatshirt here is the link:
SweatShirt: https://www.customink.com/g/vfu0-00ck-ea6e
T-Shirts: https://www.customink.com/g/vfu0-00ck-e9k8
*NEW* Edison Scholastic BOGO Book Fair- May 11-May 13
Edison will have its buy one book, get one book free fair from Wednesday, May 11 until Friday, May 13th. The Fair will be open in the Auditorium from 7:45 – 8:25 on Wednesday and Thursday and after school from 3:30 – 4:00. The Fair will be open all day on Friday during field day.
Visit the website to see what books will be at the fair! https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/homepage.do?method=homepage&url=edison23
Set up Ewallet so students don’t have to bring cash to school. https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/parent-how-it-works.html?fairID=5088328
Edison Field Day: REQUIRED Waiver
Hope you are all getting excited for Field Day which will take place on May 13. We will be bringing back Ninja Warrior this year, however, children will need to have a waiver signed by their guardian in order to participate. Please complete the online waver before May 13. Additionally, students should wear closed toed shoes on field day so that they can safely participate in Ninja Warrior.
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https://www.waiverfile.com/b/COSouthMobile/Waiver.aspx?formid=38b1392e-d2b2-4ddc-96b9-a5847c09e8b8&id=8165c879-ba8f-4302-a41d-3d3eafa632d6
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https://www.waiverfile.com/b/COSouthMobile/Waiver.aspx?formid=38976612-bae8-4193-bae0-3a3b40e87f03&id=8165c879-ba8f-4302-a41d-3d3eafa632d6
EDFEST 2022
Please join us on May 14th at Local 46 from 6:00-10:00 PM for our annual Edfest. It is a Colorado Plus is the theme! Edison’s Adult-only Fundraising party will be the event of the year. Come dressed in your Colorado gear (crocs, ski goggles, fly fishing pants, Colorado trucker hat, etc). All donations go to help the Edison PTA general fund.
$40 for a single ticket, $75 for a couple ticket, link below. Also, do you want to join the Corn Hole Tournament? Purchase your tournament entrance by clicking on the link below. https://www.accelevents.com/e/edfest2022
Do you have any booze you would like to donate to the Booze pull? Let Tara know, ptaedisondenver@gmail.com This is an easy way to Donate to EdFest!
Class Baskets for EdFest: get your items ready. The PTA will be gathering up the baskets the first week of May to get them ready for EdFest. You can email Tara to coordinate pickup: ptaedisondenver@gmail.com
Now hiring at Edison
Edison is currently looking for a 20 hour per week health tech paraprofessional. If you are interested, please email Sally_Whitelock@dpsk12.org
Edison is currently looking for a 20 hour per week intervention paraprofessional for the 2021-22 school year. If you are interested, please email Sally_Whitelock@dpsk12.org
Edison is currently looking for a part-time, evening custodian. If you are interested, please email Lisa_Archuleta2@dpsk12.org
DPS Summer Connections
Summer Connections (redesigned Summer Academy) is a free, 6-week academic program that is open to all rising 1st through 5th-grade students. This full-day program focuses on preparing all elementary students for future success. For more information, please go to: https://www.dpsk12.org/academics/summer-connections/
*NEW* Summer of Sora: Free eBook/audiobook access and contest
Summer of Sora is the DPS summer reading program to encourage students to enjoy our digital library of over 35,000 eBooks and audiobooks, all summer long. Beginning June 6 and extending for 10 weeks through Aug. 12, every Sora eBook or audiobook checkout is a chance for students to win prizes. Each week, 10 students will win an Under Armour sackpack and book, for a total of 100 winners with three grand prize winners receiving Kindle e-readers! Watch the Summer of Sora video for more information and a tutorial on how to log in to the free Sora app and website. More information in English and Spanish.
Discovery Link Registration
Registration for the 2022-2023 School Year opened April 18th at 6am for all families on a first come, first served basis. For more information, please go to: https://equity.dpsk12.org/extended-learning/
Community Resources:
KidzToPros Summer Program – promo code in flyers is valid through April 30th – “Save $75 using code FLY75”: https://www.kidztopros.com/locations/Edison-Elementary-summer-camps-in-Denver-US-CO?grades=2-5&period=2022-06-06–2022-06-10&utm_campaign=Edison_Elementary_School&utm_medium=flyer&utm_campaign=summer_camp_april
DU Pioneer Athletic Super Summer (P.A.S.S.) Camp: https://ritchiecenter.du.edu/sports/2020/5/5/pass-camp.aspx
Safe Drop off and Pick up
As you all know, we have A LOT of students dropped off and picked up at Edison from 8:15-8:30 and 3:30-3:45 daily. Therefore, there are a lot of cars and the streets can become unsafe at this time. In order to ensure the safety of all of our students, please help us by:
– Dropping off students on the Edison side of the street;
– Crossing the street only at the cross walks (not in the middle of the street);
– Using the Kiss & Go/Greet & Get lane to drop off/pick up students – Do NOT park in this area;
– Not parking, dropping off or picking up students in the staff parking lot;
– Driving very carefully;
– Please know that there is supervision on the playground from 8:25-8:30 daily. Teachers should be wearing yellow vests so that they are identifiable. Students should not be on the playground, unsupervised, before 8:25 AM.
Crossing Guard Volunteers
If you are interested in volunteering before or after school to be a crossing guard to help keep students safe as they come to and leave school, please email us at: Sally_Whitelock@dpsk12.org or Megan_Bohanan@dpsk12.org
Support Edison’s PTA
*NEW* Edison Sweatshirts Available for Purchase – If you are interested in purchasing an Edison hoodie to support our PTA and look great around town! Link to purchase here.
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
