EDISON PTSA ANNOUNCEMENTS
December 18
· Volunteer Request for the Science Olympiad Regional Competition: The Science Olympiad Regional Competition will be held at Central High School on Saturday, February 27, 2010. Adult volunteers are needed to run concessions for the event. Please contact Natasha Harroff, harrofna@champaignschools, if you are able to help out.
· Boys Basketball: Congratulations to Edison’s 7th and 8th grade boys basketball teams on their sweep of Mahomet last night. The 7th grade team won by a score of 39-34 and the 8th grade won, 45-28. The 8th grade team also won their game against Chiddix on Wednesday night. Go Comets!
· Free Piano! Edison has a FREE PIANO available to anyone who is interested and can move it. Pictures can be found on this site: http://chambana.craigslist.org/zip/1479597530.html. Contact Laurie Jacobs, jacobla@champaignschools.org, for information.
· Winter Break: Students will be dismissed at 2:10 p.m. today. This is the last day of school before Winter Break. School will begin again on Tuesday, January 5, 2010. The PTSA wishes everyone a joyous holiday season. Enjoy your time off! Please also note that the Edison PTSA Announcements will not be sent during break. Announcements will resume on Monday, January 4.
Community Activity
· Champaign Urbana Theatre Company (CUTC) offers classes: CUTC is pleased to resume theater arts classes starting January 2010! We have a lot of new classes to offer for students of all ages, like: Story Time! for preschoolers and early readers, Readers Theatre for elementary school students, and traditional Theatre Arts classes for teenagers and adults. Theatre Arts includes scene work and memorization, breathing and vocalization, movement and blocking, improvisation, and character development. Classes will be divided to accommodate beginner and intermediate levels. Other classes currently in development include: stagecraft, costuming, audition prep, stage combat, theatre history, and much more! Other class suggestions are welcome, and please speak up if you are interested in teaching a class yourself! For more information about class offerings or to register for an upcoming class, please contact Lisa Cerezo at education@cutc.org.
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First Annual Trivia Night: The Central High School Music Boosters’ announce the First Annual Trivia Night to be held on January 30, 2010 at Faith United Methodist Church. Entry fee is $160 for a team of up to 8 people. Price includes dinner (6 pm), trivia competition (7 pm), door prizes, snacks, and soda. Raffles and silent auction will occur throughout the evening. Answers are submitted by your team at your table; you are not required to answer questions individually. Please visit www.maroons.org/trivia for more information including flier, registration forms, competition rules, etc.
December 16
· Extended Learning Opportunities at Edison Middle School! Have your student take advantage of these learning opportunities in the new year.
· Computer Lab will be open Monday-Thursday from 3:00-4:00 p.m. Students can work on assignments in which a computer is needed to complete research, finish typing papers and reports, and use our “Study Island” program to work on Math and Reading Skills. This lab will be held in Room 144.
· Math Lab will be open on Thursdays in Room 320 with Mr. Ramirez. The lab will be open from 2:45-3:45 p.m. Any students who need assistance on math homework or math skills can attend. Math Lab will only be able to take the first 25 students due to room capacity.
· “Math Attack” will be held from 2:45-3:45 p.m. on Tuesdays in Room 326 with Mr. DeHart and Thursdays in Room 234 with Ms. Altembaumer. This extended learning opportunity is designed to help designated students gain a deeper understanding of how to use strategies to increase their Math comprehension.
· “Read Attack” will be held on Wednesdays from 2:45-3:45 p.m. and is designed to help designated students master the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade reading curriculums. For 6th grade students, “Read Attack” will be held in Room 120 with Ms. Kerestes and Ms. Page. For 7th grade students “Read Attack” will be held in Room 328 with Ms. Witheft and Ms. Jacob. For 8th grade students “Read Attack” will be held in Room 340 with Ms. McSurley and Mr. Howard.
· Boys Basketball: The Boys Basketball teams are having a nice season. Monday night the 8th grade team won their game against St. Matthews, 56-28. The 7th grade team, which has had several wins this season, lost by a score of 29-28. It was a hard fought game. Both teams play Chiddix today at Edison and then on Thursday at Mahomet. Go Comets!
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