EDISON PTSA ANNOUNCEMENTS
March 3
· Science Olympiad: The Edison Science Olympiad Team competed with true spirit last Saturday at the Regional Competition at Central High School. The team got 7th place overall, with individual event medals going to Bio Process Lab (1st place) Alice Trellakis and Maria Laros, Pentathalon (2nd place) Nick Hittle, Maria Laros, Kavi Naidu, and Thomas Phelps, Disease Detectives (3rd place) Lauren Klindworth and Ryley Morfey, and Fossils (4th place) Joaquin Malik and Thomas Phelps. Congratulations to the entire team: Aashika Ashok, Shobhit Bhaskar, Julian Brennan-Pomatto, Ben Carlton, Nick Hittle, Jennifer Hong, Rishabh Jaryal, Lauren Klindworth, Kelisha Koradiya, Maria Laros, Ryley Morfey, Joaquin Malik, Kavi Naidu, Joon Young Park, Thomas Phelps, Corbin Phillips, Suzie Reardanz, Alice Trekalis, and Michael Yoo for an excellent effort and a great year!
· Date Change: Book-of-the-Month Club will meet TODAY. They are reading the Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. Go to www.mrseaston.com for more information.
· ISAT Reward: ISAT Reward Movie is this Friday, March 5. Students must have their permission slip and money turned in by Thurs., March 4. Please send cash only in the correct amount ($6.00). No checks. Students should bring a sack lunch and snack money on Friday. They are to keep the snack money themselves (DO NOT turn it in to a teacher). If you have any questions contact Jackie Borchardt (borchaja@champaignschools.org).
· Spring Concert: The 6th Grade and 7th/8th Grade Concert bands will perform their Spring Concert on Thursday, March 11th at 7:00pm in the Edison Middle School Auditorium. The 6th Graders will be performing a variety of five new tunes that have stretched and propelled them to the next level in their playing. The 7th/8th Graders will be performing a complete concert of works by modern composer Richard Saucedo: Windsprints (with Alice Trellakis on Piano), Song of the Gandy Dancers (with Gabe Mitchell on Piano), Rondo for Band (directed by our student teacher, Mr. Eikenberry), Dreamsong (featuring Chase Ellsworth on Piano), and Theme and Tirade. As always the concert is FREE. Please come out to hear Edison’s wonderful musicians!
· Band Fundraiser: Before the concert, enjoy an Italian meal and support the band. Dinner is held from 5-6:30 p.m. The cost is $5 per person. For more information and to reserve your meal, see the attached document.
· Book Fair Volunteers: The library is looking for parent volunteers to help with the upcoming Scholastic Bookfair, March 12 - 19. Volunteers are especially needed Thursday, March 18th during Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-8 pm. Check out the fair website: http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/publish/edisonlibrary. Contact Debbie Smith or Teresa Jones at 351-3732 to volunteer or if you have questions.
· Student Council Meeting: Student Council will meet next Wednesday, March 10th in Rm 234 from 2:45-3:30 p.m. They are planning School Spirit Days and are making posters.
· Volleyball: The 7th grade VB team beat Franklin in 3 tough games in their first regional game Monday night but finished their season last night with a great game but tough loss to Mahomet. They finished the season with a 15-5 record. Congrats on a great season!! Comets should come out to Jefferson on Tuesday, March 9 at 7:00 p.m. to cheer on the 8th grade team as they take on Urbana in their first regional game. Good Luck!
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY
· Centennial Principal: There is a meeting TONIGHT to discuss the search for a new principal at Centennial. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in Centennial’s Auditorium.
March 1
· ISATs This Week! Edison students will be taking the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) each morning today through Friday. ISAT measures individual student achievement relative to the Illinois Learning Standards. The results give parents, teachers, and schools one measure of student learning and school performance. Please make sure your child gets enough rest and eats well before school. We want everyone to do their best. Questions? Contact Mr. Trevor Kampfl at kampfltr@champaignschools.org or Mrs. Vernita Curry-Taylor at currytve@champaignschools.org.
· Hall Monitors Needed for ISATs: Please consider volunteering for an hour or two this week during ISATs. We need hall monitors between 8:15 a.m.-11 a.m. Monday-Wednesday and 8:15 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Thursday-Friday. If you can help contact Jennifer Clarke at jenniferandjohnc@sbcglobal.net as soon as possible.
· Special Thanks: The yearbook is done! Special thanks to all those parents who contributed pictures! We couldn't have done it without you! - Mrs. Easton & the Yearbook Committee
· 8th graders: Don’t forget to bring in your baby pictures. Explorers can give their pictures to Mr. Guzman while Navigators can give their pictures to Ms. Borchardt. Please make sure your name in on the pictures or put them in an envelope with your name on the envelope.
· Fundraiser for Wrestling: Support Edison’s Wrestling team by eating at Po’ Boys between 4-8 p.m. on Monday, March 8. 10% of the sales go to the group. See the flier for more details.
· Volleyball: Regionals for Volleyball begin tonight at Jefferson. The Comets take on Franklin. Come out and cheer them on! The 7th grade team beat Franklin in two games last week. The 8th grade team lost in a hard fought 3 games.
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