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 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 7 School Tour @ 9:00 AM
October 12 Family-Teacher Conferences & Usborne Book Fair, 3:45-7:45 PM in classrooms
October 13 Family-Teacher Conferences & Usborne Book Fair, 3:45-7:45 PM in classrooms
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.
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
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. Thank you to all of our donors for helping us raise money to keep our fantastic intervention paraprofessionals who support our teachers and students across the school!
Pledge sheets were sent home a few weeks ago. Encourage your student to collect pledge donations! 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 $16,000!
* $25,000 the WHOLE school will celebrate with donuts! Thanks to Jen Miller at Compass for providing donuts once we reach this goal!
* What happens when we reach $50,000? All students get a swanky eagle run sweatband!
Please return pledge sheets (cash and checks) to the classroom by Monday, October 10th 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
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!
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
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
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.
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 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
