EDISON PTSA ANNOUNCEMENTS
October 21
· Home Access Center: The Home Access Center provides an online grade book where parents and guardians can view helpful student information to support and guide their children through the educational process. From home or work, at any time of the day or night, parents can access the Web portal (http://www.champaignschools.org/edison/HAC.html) to track academic achievement through their student’s test scores, report card, attendance records, and class assignments. E-mail links are also available throughout the portal so parents can communicate with the school and teachers.
A letter with username and password information has been mailed to parents. If you do not receive a letter by mail, you can contact the school office. You will need to go in person to the office and show identification in order to receive the username and password information for your student.
· 6th grade Boys Basketball: Tryouts for the 6th grade boys basketball team will be Thursday, October 22 from 4:30 p.m. until 6:00 p. m. in the south gym and Saturday, October 24 from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. in the south gym. At the end of the tryouts Coach Woods will meet with the boys to let them know who will be on the team because the selected players will be having practice that afternoon (Saturday, October 24) from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 pm in the north gym.
· Cross Country: Congratulations to Edison’s cross country runners on a great season. The varsity boys team placed 12th in the state and Neda Sroka had a great race on Saturday. All had personal best times. Also, all cross country parents should email Amy Sills concerning the banquet. Her e-mail is amy.sills@chartersills.com.
· Last week to order Edison Spirit Wear! If your student has noticed their friends wearing the new black Edison spirit wear and would like to get a t-shirt, sweatshirt or sweat pants, there is still time to order! Edison spirit wear can be purchased through the end of Parent Teacher conferences on October 29th, and the orders will be distributed sometime in early November. If you are purchasing items as gifts for your student, please clearly mark the order form, otherwise clothing will be distributed to your student at school. The order form is attached. If you have any questions, contact Jo Lynne Clauson at joclauson@comcast.net or Jacquie Pound at jacquie.pound@att.net.
· Creative Writing Club: Edison’s Creative Writing Club (CWC) will meet on Tuesdays after school, November 10th through February 23rd. Meetings will be held in room 246 from 2:45 - 4:00 p.m. Activities will include a teacher-led creative writing exercise, time for writing, reading a variety of poems and stories, and a structured time for getting and giving feedback on each other’s writing. Students wishing to attend CWC should complete the attached form including the parent permission slip and turn it in to Mrs. Biddle by Friday, Oct. 23rd.
October 16
· Attention Computer Club Members! The dates for meetings will be changing. Computer Club will not meet Wednesday, October 21st but will have a meeting on Monday, Oct 26.
· More Hand Sanitizer Needed: Edison could use more bottles of hand sanitizer. If you are able, please donate large bottles. You can bring them to the main office.
· Cap on Cancer: Edison students and staff raised more than $400 for cancer research through participation in “Put a Cap on Cancer” on October 2nd. Way to Go!
October 14
· Are you interested in volunteering at Edison? Besides tutoring and mentoring, Edison also has some specific needs this fall. To see the volunteer opportunities that are available, please open the attached document. You can “apply” for these opportunities by contacting the designated staff but please copy Marilyn Mastny (mastnyma@champaignschools.org). If you are interested in tutoring or would like more information about mentoring, please email Marilyn. Edison staff thanks you for your support!”
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