This is Sally Whitelock and Megan Bohanan with the February 18th weekly announcements for the Edison Eagles.
Mark your calendars
February 21 No school – Presidents day
February 22 No school for students – Professional Development day for teachers
February 25 Edison Spirit Day – “Love yourself, Love your heart” day
February 28 Masks are no longer required inside of the school, but are strongly
recommended for all students, staff, and visitors across DPS
March 2 Read across America day
March 3 CSC meeting – virtual at 4:30 PM – Link: meet.google.com/whp-spfu-yvv
March 3 PTA meeting – virtual at 6:00 PM – Link: meet.google.com/axi-uavx-ujx
March 4 Lifetouch picture day for ECE, K, 5th grade continuations
Character Trait of the Week
The character trait for this week is love and self-respect. Definition – showing yourself love and respect through your brain, heart, body. You can reinforce this character trait at home by asking your children “How are you taking care of yourself?” and telling them to follow their heart.
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, nurses, 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.
*NEW* Health and Safety Updates
Throughout the pandemic, DPS has worked closely with our state and local health partners, including DDPHE and Denver Health. Our COVID-19 plan and procedures continue to be guided by their medical and public health expertise. On Feb. 9, the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment announced that the public health order requiring masks in schools will expire at the end of the day on Friday, Feb. 25. Masks are still required in all indoor school settings through that date. The decision by DDPHE means that, beginning with the school day on Monday, Feb. 28, masks will no longer be required but will be strongly recommended for all students, staff, and visitors across DPS. Our health partners made this decision based on high rates of immunity and lower rates of severe disease.
As we move into the next phase of this pandemic, please monitor your students for illness symptoms and keep them home if they are sick. We also know that getting vaccinated is the best way to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Please visit www.vaccines.gov to search for the vaccine provider closest to you or consider accessing no-cost health care services offered from our School Based Health Centers (Denver Health Pediatrics at Denver Public Schools) by calling 303-602-8958. When you get your children vaccinated for COVID, please provide documentation to Edison’s school nurse for our record (Jill_Gardiner@dpsk12.org).
Kids Heart Challenge
Our school has officially started Kids Heart Challenge with the American Heart Association and we need your help! Over the next few weeks students will be learning about their heart and raising awareness and funds for the American Heart Association. Our school’s goal is to raise $7000 in donations and for every student to complete Finn’s Mission.
HERE’S HOW TO GET STARTED
Step 1. Download the APP- KIDS HEART CHALLENGE or visit www.heart.org/KidsHeartChallenge to sign up!
Step 2. Complete FINN’S MISSION – this will be your road map!
*NEW* Reminder of Bike, Scooter, and Skateboard Policy
It is DPS policy that bikes and skateboards NOT be ridden on school grounds, including the playground, walkways, or blacktop. This is to ensure that all visitors at our school are safe. Please remind your child to respectfully dismount at the gate and walk their bike/scooter/skateboard to the bike racks to be locked up.
Volunteering at Edison
We love having volunteers at Edison. If you are interested in volunteering in the classroom, chaperoning on field trips or supporting the PTA, please complete a DPS volunteer application at the following link:
https://app.sterlingvolunteers.com/en/Candidates/Account/Register
Edison Code: e9x8to9
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
