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 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 20 3rd and 4th grade Guardian (and student) Gathering at Hops and Pie 4:30-6:30 pm
October 21 School tour for prospective families at 9:00 AM
October 28 Edison school spirit day – Celebrate fall holidays with costumes (no weapons or masks allowed)
October 28 Fall Festival after school on Edison’s grounds – 3:30-5:30
November 3 PTA sponsored Parent Information Seminar – Math Night – See info. below
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. 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 $50,000 so far – and have unlocked our school-wide prize of Eagle Run sweatbands! Let’s unlock our fourth school-wide prize by raising $75,000!
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
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. PTA will be selling tickets for $1 each for games & concessions.
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.
Parent Information Seminar
The PTA has invited Mathnasium to Edison to host a Math Night on Thursday, November 3rd from 6-7pm! Open to all grades – Come and play math games with your child to learn about what they are doing in school and different strategies to help your child with math homework and practice at home.
If you plan on attending and to be entered into a drawing for a fun prize, please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/Jmu8H8WdYTMGMWji7
Volunteers are needed to help run a math game, please sign up below. We ask volunteers to come around 5:30. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050D4FACA929A7FE3-math
Community Information
Youth Basketball League – For 4th-8th graders. Tryouts on Saturday, Oct. 15, 1:00-2:00 PM. For questions email wstingley@gmail.com
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.
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
PTA Meetings: The next PTA meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 5th from 6:00-7:00. The Mathnasium will be presenting fun math games for students and families to play! Please RSVP here!
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)
