Edison Weekly Announcements – 9/23/22

Hello all in the Land of the Eagles,

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 Newsletter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nF7tVajWcqY62fA-2T0g_mdX0nJCkavBl-5Kl_SJErQ/edit

Mark your calendars 

September 27 Picture Day- Individual pictures

September 28 1st/2nd Grade  Guardian (and student) Gathering at Hops and Pie 4:30- 6:30 p.m.

September 30 No school for students (Teacher planning day)

October 2  Custodian Appreciation Day – A special Shout Out to Ms. Lisa and Mr. 

Henry for always keeping our school building and school grounds in the “tipiest of topiest” condition. 

October 5 3rd/4th Grade  Guardian (and student) Gathering at Hops and Pie 4:30- 6:30 p.m.

October 6 CSC meeting at Edison at 4:30 PM

October 6  PTA meeting at 6:00 PM – in person in Edison’s auditorium or virtual at meet.google.com/ste-cbex-ssj

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.

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 Fundraiser – TODAY

Edison’s 7th annual Eagle Run run-a-thon fundraiser is taking place TODAY during school (September 23rd). Our goal this year is to raise $100,000. Pledge sheets were sent home a few weeks ago. Encourage your student to collect pledges! Want to come cheer? Below are the run times for each class. Running times:
– 5th grade – 9:05-9:35
– 4th grade – 9:45-10:15
– ECE: 10:30-10:45
– 3rd grade: 11:10-11:40
– 1st grade: 1:25-1:55
– kindergarten: 2:05 – 2:25
– 2nd grade: 2:45 – 3:15

**El Camino Tavern will be on site with the El Camino Taco Truck providing yummy eats for the Edison community from 12pm-3pm on September 23rd. $5 for 2 tacos or $10 for 4. All the proceeds go to Eagle Run! Get your venmo ready and order some great tacos while you cheer on Edison students.  Taco options: Chicken, pork or veggie

This year the whole student body will celebrate the fundraising WINS. Once we hit a threshold as a school, the students will celebrate their amazing success.   You may notice some thermometers around the school, as that dial goes up, prizes will be distributed to the whole school.We have currently raised $3,000! We need $7,000 to get to our first prize!
– $10,000 the WHOLE school will get a Pajama Day!
– $25,000 the WHOLE school will celebrate with donuts! 
– Stay tuned for more information on the exciting prizes/experiences as we unlock higher fundraising goals. 

Donate:
– 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

School Store Fundraiser

Thank you to all the families who have already participated in our SchoolStore fundraiser!  If your family has not participated, there’s still time! This safe and easy fundraiser is 100% online so there is no face-to-face selling, collecting money, or delivering products.  Your child will receive a prize just for signing up online and turning in their envelope, and more prizes will be awarded at various levels of participation.

Go to https://www.schoolstore.net/sid.t?0000015922 to sign up. Thanks for your support!

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

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 

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.

Denver Public Schools Discovery Link Before and After School Program is hiring for the following positions at Edison. Please contact Jennifer Gonzales at 720-938-1982
– 3 Positions-Staff Aide, No experience needed $18.00/hour
– 5 positions- Program Leader 460 hours working with school-age children $19.00/hour

Vote on Upcoming PTA Family Information Nights

Take this one question survey, letting us know what you would like to learn more about in upcoming family information nights: https://forms.gle/nQYRXXkjeFvm8GHc6 

Support Edison’s PTA

The PTA is in need of two committee chairs – If you are interested in supporting the PTA as the Fundraising Chair or the Culture & Diversity Chair, please reach out to Hilary at 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

Sally Whitelock, Principal

Megan Bohanan, Assistant Principal

Office support: Michelle Miller and Barbara Schrant

Office phone: 720-424-7780  (Office hours: 8:00-4:00)