Edison Middle School PTSA Announcements
306 West Green Street
Champaign, IL 61820-5099
Phone: (217) 351-3771 Fax: (217) 355-2564
March 25
Congratulations to our 7th grade volleyball team! The girls took 2nd place in the state!!!
Stay tuned for:
* date/time/location of the athletic banquet
* info about intramurals
March 21
- Science Olympiad Winners: Edison's medal winners at the Parkland Regional of Science Olympiad on March 12, 2011 included:
Jennifer Hong and Ryley Morfey, 1st place in Disease Detectives
Jennifer Hong and Joaquin Malik, 2nd place in Ornithology (birds)
Joon Park and Nick Hittle, 1st place in Shock Value (electromagnetism)
Aashika Ashok and Corbin Phillips, 1st place in Bottle Rocket launch
*Special mention was given to our super alternate team member, Andrew Cerezo, who assisted the Bottle Rocket crew in winning 1st place.
Congratulations to Coach Kevin Kuppler and the Edison Science Olympiad team!
- School Dance: Friday April 1st 6pm–8pm will be the next school dance. We need parent volunteers to help with set-up and chaperoning. This is the last dance of the year so please e-mail Sujata at <delphya@gmail.com> Parents we really need your help to make this a success!
- Student Council: Student Council will meet on Wed. March 30 in room 234 from 2:45-3:30. We have a couple of projects that we are working on, so we need everyone to continue coming to meetings if you want to be included in future activities. April meetings will be on the 13th and 27th.
March 17
- Dress Code: There is a direct relationship between grooming and conduct. Students are expected to dress and groom themselves within the guidelines of individual pride, decency, cleanliness and safety. Students must refrain from wearing any clothing that will disrupt the educational process. Students will not be permitted to wear clothing to class which has imprints, writings, etc. that is suggestive or endorses illegal substances or is in any way profane. The following list contains examples of inappropriate dress:
o Hats, headbands or do-rags
o Pants worn below the waist
o Pants that expose underwear
o Low cut tops or cropped tops.
o Tops that do not cover the midsection.
o Short shorts/skirts.
o Translucent clothing
o Pajama pants
o Bedroom/House slippers
o Bandannas
o Any other attire that is deemed in any way disruptive or inappropriate
o If you are wearing tights, the appropriate length shorts need to be worn over them
All hats, caps, headbands and do-rags must be removed prior to entering the school building. Students who repeatedly disregard this expectation will have these items confiscated.
- Chess Fest: Do you like to play Chess? Then join the fun on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at the Spring Chess Fest to be held at Jefferson. Grades K-8 may participate, and it's FREE! But you must return the Entry Form to the Main Office or email chessfest@gmail.com by Thursday, March 31.
March 15
- 7th Grade Parents: Springfield permission slips and $20 are due Friday, April 1st. To get an extra copy of the permission slip and details about the trip go to www.mrseaston.com Permission slips will also be available at Parent-teacher conferences.
March 14
- 8th Grade Parents: Six Flags permission slip and $70 fee are due Friday, April 1, 2011. The trip will be Friday, May 20th. We will depart Edison at 6:30am and return around 9:00pm. Details of the trip were sent home with students in January. Please make all checks payable to Edison Middle School. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Becker at <mailto:beckerla@champaignschools.org>beckerla@champaignschools.org or Mr. Guzman at <mailto:guzmanje@champaignschools.org>guzmanje@champaignschools.org
- PTSA Officer/Committee Nominations: April 11th the Edison PTSA will be holding nominations for officers and committee members. There are several opportunities for parents to get involved. This meeting will be held on Monday at 6pm in the auditorium before 5th grade open house. Please e mail Angie Patton at apatton2@gmail.com if you are interested in more info.
Community Events:
Summer Enrichment: Looking for ways to keep your child engaged this summer? Come to the Summer Enrichment Extravaganza, a community-wide youth programming resource fair, which will take place on Thursday, April 14, from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Urbana Middle School Cafetorium. Meet program staff from more than 30 campus and community organizations that offer summer programs, activities, and learning opportunities for students in pre-K through 12th grade.
Please contact me at 333-4687, or via email at lfmoore@illinois.edu, if you have any questions.
Important Dates for Champaign Schools: January 26 – February 28 Magnet Schools registration for B.T. Washington STEM Academy and Garden Hills Elementary.
March 1-31 Kindergarten registration for all schools
April 11-15 Stratton & Washington 5^th grade students register for 6th
grade
April 11-29 All remaining 5^th grade students register for 6th grade
May 9-31 Elementary and Middle School registration for 1st -8th
graders wishing to transfer
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At County Market You can sign up for OR register your current County Market Max Card for Education to Edison Middle School, the number is #331. Remember even if you have already registered this needs to be updated annually. Target has a similar reward program called Take Charge for Education. Simply apply for a Target charge (Red Card)/debit card, get approved, and Target donates 1% of your Red Card/Target Debit card purchases to your school. Here is the link for more info and to apply http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-005157 If you already have a Target charge/debit you can still earn money for Edison. With holiday shopping coming up this is a great and EASY way to help Edison Middle School!
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