This is Sally Whitelock and Megan Bohanan with the March 18 weekly announcements for the Edison Eagles. Please have a safe, fun, rejuvenating Spring Break! We are so impressed with how hard our students have been working this Spring, and we can’t wait to hear about all of their adventures over break!
Mark your calendars
March 28-April 1 Spring Break – No school
April 4 No students. Teacher planning day.
April 6-13 CMAS testing for 3rd, 4th and 5h graders
April 7 CSC meeting – virtual at 4:30 PM – Link: meet.google.com/nmc-fgkf-mbu
April 7 PTA meeting – virtual at 6:00 PM – Link: meet.google.com/axi-uavx-ujx
May 14 Edfest at Local 46, 6:00-10:00 PM
Character Trait of the Week
The character trait for this week is benevolent. Definition – expressing kind feelings. You can reinforce this character trait at home by asking your children how they were kind to someone today and how it made them feel.
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 instructional paraprofessional. 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_Archuleta@dpsk12.org
Parent Input forms
In April/May of each school year, the Edison teachers draft class lists for the following school year. In order to provide a transparent, fair process for placing students into classrooms/with teachers each year, the following process will be followed:
In March, parents will have the opportunity to complete a Parent Input form, describing the social and educational needs of their child. This information will be considered in determining classroom/teacher assignments.
* Parents will not be allowed to request teachers for their students.
* Teachers will make recommendations for classroom/teacher assignments based on all information known about children.
* Teacher assignment decisions may change until the first day of school based on class sizes.
* Parents are NOT required to complete this form, however, if you would like to share information which the teacher may not know that you would like to be considered, please complete and submit this form by April 8:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnSRjICWxRWc8zu7RvJ1ETclorp6IMHgCVQ_cfeyDWVDbgIA/viewform?usp=sf_link
**NEW** DPS Science Fair
The 2022 DPS Science Fair will be held in person on April 30th from 8:00-1:30 at the Gates Field House on the University of Denver campus. For more information and to register, please visit: https://sciencefair.dpsk12.org/
**NEW** Opt-In for 22-23 Transportation
The Opt-In Program for the 2022-23 school year will go live April 15 and close June 30. Families of eligible students will need to log into Parent Portal and opt in if they require DPS transportation services. The Opt-In Program helps the Transportation Team properly allocate resources and make plans for students who intend to ride the bus. Gathering this data early will ensure more timely and efficient transportation at the start of the school year.
If families do not opt-in by June 30, we will plan our bus routes without their student. This doesn’t change their student’s eligibility, but it could cause a delay in service.
Please see more information here: Updated 22-23 SY Opt-In Description Flier.pdf
CSC Nominations
The Collaborative School Committee (CSC) is a great opportunity for parents to further participate in the education of our children by supporting decision making at the school. The CSC is a collaborative committee of school leadership, teachers, parents and classified staff who meet monthly to strategically design the school’s Unified Improvement Plan, analyze school data, provide guidance on and approve the school budget and staffing allocations, and advise the school leadership on school design decisions. Meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month from 4:30-5:30 at Edison and are open to all community members.
We have two openings for CSC parents representatives for the 2022-23 school year. If you are interested in serving on the CSC, please complete a nomination form no later than April 15 at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZsO0jBRQci5jTbjObVBjJcGQNE5OjuYqH28rLAFRD1TbKtQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
Parking Spot drawing!
Your own parking spot in the parking lot! Enter the drawing to win a dedicated parking spot for the month in the staff parking lot! No more driving around for a spot! A new community member is picked every month.
Drawing:https://forms.gle/Z5ZTLvHaPMYqGTiW7
EDFEST 2022
Mark your calendars – May 14th, Local 46 from 6:00-10:00 PM, 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.
Class baskets are back as an auction item (class parents and teachers will be contacting you soon). If you would like to support your child’s teacher & the class parent with ideas or donations, please reach out to them. Basket ideas include: Gift cards from Northwest Denver, Movie Night basket, Harry Potter basket – get creative!
Live auction…If you have any items that you think would be an awesome auction item to help support Edison (Bronco tickets, Av’s tickets, a ski condo, theater tickets, etc.) we would love it. All donations are tax-deductible!
If you would like to contribute please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/Apo92Hn8FLD7Lptv5
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 3:20-3:25 daily. Teachers should be wearing yellow vests so that they are identifiable.
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
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
