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.
Day in the Park: All Edison Bands will be performing at the annual Day in the Park on Saturday, May 2 from 2-5 p.m. Come enjoy a fun family event with good music, concessions and Action Inflatables at Hessel Park this Saturday. Action Inflatables are $1 a "ride" and $5 for a wristband allowing unlimited fun. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs, bring your friends and family and enjoy the last band performance of the year!
4th Annual Central Jazz Fest: see local middle and high school jazz bands this weekend (Friday and Saturday, May 1-2), including Edison Jazz Bands 1, 2, 3 and combos. Visit http://www.maroons.org/jazzfest/ for more information.
8th Grade Promotion has been set for 9 am on May 29. Each family will receive two tickets to attend the promotion (tickets are required). If anyone attending needs handicap accessibility please email (borchaja@champaignschools.org) or call (377 - 8584) Jackie Borchardt by Friday, May 8.
The 8th grade teachers went over expectations with the 8th grade class yesterday. Here are a few of the expectations. If you have any questions please email or call Jackie.
1. Students must be in attendance for promotion practice on Thurs., May 28 from 1:15 until 2:40 pm
2. Permit to leave school early on Friday, May 29 must be turned in to Ms. Borchardt
3. Dress for the day:
· Girls: nice dress, skirt, capri's, dress pants, shorts etc. - no prom dresses. Long dresses could cause problems with the stairs since students will be going up and down stairs. If the dress is strapless or has spaghetti straps then a sweater or jacket will need to be worn (school rules still apply)
· boys: dress pants, shirt and tie, dress shirt, polo shirt, shorts
4. The day of promotion we ask family members to not bring flowers due to other guest possibly having allergies plus the students will have nowhere to put them during the promotion ceremony, no balloons since they block the view of others and no limo's dropping off or picking up at Edison.
5. Doors to enter day of: door #12 on State Street (we can us the library parking lot) or door #1 inside fenced in playground. Once in the building you will be asked for your ticket.
6. Doors will be open for admittance at 8:30 am
7. Please hold your applause till the staff member has finished reading his/her list of students. This way ALL parents can hear their child's name being read.
PTSA update: Minutes from our April meeting are attached. We are looking to fill these PTSA positions for 2015-2016: secretary, teacher appreciation, dance committee, spirit wear, and a VP who will take over as president in the 2016-2017 school year. These are great ways to get involved in your child's middle school experience and meet other parents! Contact Gretchen Pein at gretchenpein@gmail.com if you have questions.
8th Grade Calendar of Events: a schedule of events specific to 8th graders is attached.
Centennial Bands Info: 8th grade students who plan to attend Centennial, attached please find information on Centennial High School marching band rehearsals as well as concert band and jazz band calendars.
Temporary absence: Mrs. Lane-Rose will be away for military service on May 5-19; Mrs. Whitfield will be serving as interim associate principal during that time.
Summer Camp for 7th Grade Girls: Girls Engaged in Math and Science (GEMS) For girls entering or leaving 7th grade, look no further than this hugely popular and free camp offered by the Computer Science department at UIUC. Registration is now open for three different camp tracks that are sure to delight your daughters and expand their understanding of the role of computer science in fashion, arts, and entertainment. Choose from Wearable Computing, Computing and the Arts, and Game Design. All camps are a week long and run from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. in the Siebel Center. Wearable Computing: June 15-19 or June 22-26 Computing and the Arts: July 6-10 or July 13-17 Game Design: July 20-24 or July 27-31. Registration is due May 1st. See http://gems.cs.illinois.edu/ for more information.
PTA Reflections Update: Congratulations to Sia DeyKoontz who received honorable mention in the Photography category of this year's contest. Her photo was titled "Pothole Beauty." The theme of next year's PTA Reflections contest is "Let Your Imagination Fly."
Box Tops for Education: Mrs. Wells is still collecting Box Tops for the school. Please send yours to Mrs. Wells or give them to any teacher to put in her mailbox.
Edison PTSA recently awarded 15 mini-grants to teachers and staff for classroom needs, extracurricular club activities, and learning software! If you'd like to help PTSA develop additional fundraising events, contact Gretchen Pein at gretchenpein@gmail.com
Extracurricular Clubs: attached is the official list of Edison student clubs and extracurricular activities, including sponsor contact information.
College Gear Fridays: Students, wear your Avid or college gear on Friday. Every Friday!
Building Council –What do we do? We don't discuss district issues, personnel or curricular matters, or discipline problems, but we do brainstorm ways to improve and enrich our school environment, and make things run more smoothly for Edison students and staff. We would like to recruit more parents to building council meetings. Consider attending a meeting (held in Mrs. Borchardt's room): May 7 – 3 - 4pm
Social Probation: Please talk to your students about social probation, which is exclusion from participation in and/or attendance at an extracurricular school-sanctioned activity like ball games, concerts and dances. A student will be placed on social probation if/when:
•He/she has not served the assigned detentions minutes
•He/she is failing one or more classes
•Administration places him/her on social probation.
County Market Max Dollars for Education: if you're a County Market shopper and wish to designate Edison as your Max card school, sign up at www.myCountyMarket.com or at the customer service desk at any store. Our school code is 14088.
Student Council meets in Mrs. Altenbaumer's room, 234 from 2:45-3:30. We meet on the first and third Wednesday of each month. All students are welcome to join. If you missed the first meeting, talk to Mrs. Altenbaumer or Mr. Freeman, our two Co-Sponsors. You can join anytime during the year. Come make a difference in your school.
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