This is Sally Whitelock and Benita Cervantes with announcements for the week of February 15 for the Edison Eagles…
Thank you for your continued support during this difficult time. We would like to continue to encourage everyone to stay healthy and do your part to get our community more healthy – wear masks, socially distance, wash your hands, keep your social groups very small. We all need to work together to keep our students in school in person as long as possible. THANK YOU!
No School
Monday, February 15 is Presidents’ Day – No school.
Planning day
No school for students on Tuesday, February 16. Teachers will have a professional development and planning day on this day.
Student led conferences
Please plan on attending virtual conferences on Thursday, February 18. Teachers will present information to all parents in a short google meeting. Then, students will share their learning and goals at home. Teachers will meet with parents of all students who are below grade level or need additional support, in addition to all parents who would like 1-1 meetings during scheduled virtual meetings. Please watch for specific information from your child’s teacher.
Edison Spirit Friday
Friday, February 19 – Superhero dress up day!
PTA Direct Ask Campaign – LAST CHANCE
Please DONATE FOR 2021-22 paraprofessionals!
PTA needs to raise $70,000 by February 15 to staff our four intervention paraprofessionals for next year. $41,000 has been raised so far thanks to our fantastic community and a generous donor who matched $10,000. We need $29,000 more to reach our goal!!! Our teacher and students need our help!!!
Please take time to help us with this very important fundraiser. Anything you can contribute would help. Donate now at: Venmo @EdisonElemenatryPTA or by check (Edison PTA 3183 W 37th Ave. Denver, CO 80211).
Parent Feedback Survey
We wanted to check in with you to see how you are feeling about you and your student(s) experience. Please be as honest as you can so that we can celebrate together and grow together. We appreciate you taking the time to fill out this quick survey.
https://forms.gle/1xAvaBMiMUgiFzaeA
Traffic at drop off and pick up
Please help us keep our students safe at drop off and pick up times by doing the following:
* School starts at 9:00 AM and school dismisses at 3:00 PM daily.
* Do NOT park on the east side of Quitman or west side of Perry from 8:30-9:15 am or 2:30-3:15 pm.
* Do NOT park, drop off or pick up students off in the staff parking lot.
* If you wish to stay in your car to drop off or pick up students, drive north on Quitman or south on Perry. Then, stop on the school side of the street and drop off your child or wait for your student to come to your car.
* Do NOT drop off students in the street or across the street from Edison.
* Drive north on Quitman Street and south on Perry Street during drop off and pick up times – this will keep traffic going in the same direction to keep students safe.
From Mr. Auday — Kid Heart Challenge
It has been wonderful to see so many of our students and their families engaged in Kids Heart Challenge and learning about how they can take care of their hearts and help others, thank you! We know not every family may be able to donate to the American Heart Association, however, as part of Kids Heart Challenge, every student will benefit from the daily and weekly missions that will teach them about HOW and WHY they need to take care of their hearts. If you can help raise funds, the American Heart Association will put those dollars to work saving lives. Every dollar makes a difference.
MISSION: Complete Finn’s Mission and be entered in the drawing for a mystery prize!
BONUS MISSION: Any Heart Hero Recruit who goes above and beyond by raising $150 online by 2/15/2021 at 7am will earn their own Agent KHC!
To complete all the Daily Missions,access the KHC Mission Experience here
(https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vS4F2oi_j6SR5eU7PgDlK4bIRk8VMELW5L5z-H2md5RLorpg1CmR55lHtlYO9nwwcWteVvlIGXxFDQQ/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=60000&slide=id.g9c2d9f929e_1_7)
Action to Complete the Mission: Visit our school’s Kids Heart Challenge page: http://www2.heart.org/site/TR?fr_id=5551&pg=company&company_id=282390 OR download the Kids Heart Challenge app and register! Continue to share the message with as many people as you can to ask for their support.
Virtual Passions Day – Community assistance needed!
Culture and Passions Day will be on Friday, March 26 during the school day. Our theme will be “Pursuing passions help us connect people with respect and compassion”. During the school day, students will watch videos from parents and community members sharing a passion/interest, cultural tradition, or career, as well as engage in activities in their classroom related to passions, culture and career.
If you, your relatives, or your friends are interested in creating a 10-15 minute video presentation for our students for Passions Day, please sign up at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/655BKNP
After you sign up, you will receive additional information from Mrs. Dougherty regarding details for the presentation video.
DPS School Choice
The DPS School Choice window opens on January 15. All students going into kindergarten and 6th grade, as well as students who have moved or wish to move schools need to apply. Apply between 8 a.m. Jan. 15 and 4 p.m. Feb. 16 by ranking your preferred schools (up to 12) using the online SchoolChoice application. To get ready, create an account or sign in using your Parent Portal username and password at dps.schoolmint.net/signin. Then, you can access the application beginning 8 a.m. Jan. 15.
For more information about School Choice, please go to: https://schoolchoice.dpsk12.org/
Free COVID testing for DPS students
DPS is expanding their partnership with COVID Check Colorado to offer free COVID-19 testing to students to support a safe return to school. Students will now be able to take an initial COVID-19 test before coming back to school as well as ongoing screening tests every other week. To register, please go to: https://www.primarybio.com/members/sign_up?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.primarybio.com%2Fm%2Fr%2Fdenverps&test_group=denverps
Testing sites: https://covidcheckcolorado.org/where-to-test/
Please email Sally_Whitelock@dpsk12.org or Benita_Cervantes@dpsk12.org with any questions or concerns.
