Tuesday, October 20, 2015

[Edison-PTSA] EDISON PTSA ANNOUNCEMENTS - Tues Oct 20, 2015

 

Edison Middle School PTSA Announcements

306 West Green Street

Champaign, IL 61820-5099

Phone: (217) 351-3771  Fax: (217) 355-2564

 

Edison's Mission

It is our mission at Edison Middle School to work collaboratively to place the focus on the academic, social, and emotional needs of each individual student first and ensure that ALL students are prepared for post-secondary education.

 

Edison's Fall Book Fair will be held in the library the week of October 26-30. Check out this website to learn more or shop online! http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/homepage.do?method=homepage&url=edisonmiddleschool8

Teacher Appreciation Luncheon: Please visit Sign-Up genius http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0f49aaa922a02-dinner/3307362 to contribute a food item or supplies for the teacher meal during parent/teacher conferences on Thursday, October 29th. The main course will be provided. We need volunteers to sign up for salads, breads, desserts, drinks and paper products. Please contact Suzanne Loechl or Roxann Bossenbroek with any questions: Suzanne 377-4373, suzanneloechl@gmail.com and Roxann, 418-8482, rbossenbroek033@gmail.com.

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be next Thursday Oct 29 (early evening) and Friday Oct 30 (morning).  There will be no school on those days.  Your student should bring home conference scheduling information this week; if you haven't heard or seen anything by this Friday, do contact the school and they will direct you to the appropriate teacher.

PTA Reflections Contest: Please encourage your students to participate in this year's PTA Reflections Contest, a national themed arts competition.  Categories are: dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography, and visual arts.  Submissions are due before November 1, so this is the time to get started.  This year's theme is "Let Your Imagination Fly!" Please read all the details here: http://www.illinoispta.org/reflections.html  More information on where/when to submit is coming shortly, but you can contact Sujata Dey-Koontz if you have questions before then: delphya@gmail.com

PTSA Mini-Grants are now available to Edison teachers and staff!  An application form is attached; this year, PTSA is able to award 15 grants of up to $100 each.  Applications are due by October 30 and can be sent electronically to Kim Collins at kimcollins@yahoo.com or printed and put in the PTSA mailbox at school. Parents and friends, if you'd like to see PTSA award even more grants, contact gretchenpein@gmail.com about forming/joining the fundraising committee.

Students, Parents & Staff: want to help create the EMS 2015-2016 Video Yearbook? Please send your school-appropriate pictures and videos to: cometyearbook2016@gmail.com

List of Clubs: a list of all Edison after-school clubs and activities will be available soon, but in the meantime, you can find some club meeting times/days on the building calendar here: http://www2.champaignschools.org/schools/misc/view.php?id=20&misc=3

The Society of Women Engineers at UIUC is hosting an event on Saturday November 7, 10 am to 2 pm. This is a great opportunity for your female students to learn more about science and engineering. Mommy, Me, and SWE is a day-long program for 4th-6th grade girls and their mothers to explore engineering in a very hands-on setting by engaging in interactive engineering activities and design projects.  Attached is this year's event flyer.  For more information and registration, please visit their website at http://societyofwomenengineers.illinois.edu/upcoming-events/

Email announcements of the past can be found on the Edison Middle School website here: http://www2.champaignschools.org/schools/news/?id=20

 

 

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