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.
Let's Go To The Movies: Edison Middle School Students who have met the set criteria will be going to Savoy 16 on Friday, March 11.
Permits are due to team teachers by Thurs., March 10 along with $7 for the cost of the ticket. Please send the exact amount -NO CHECKS. If you would like to send $10 the additional $3 will be used for scholarship money for other Edison students.
Snack trays are available for the students to purchase for $4.32 OR the students can order from the main menu unless the team has set specific criteria for ordering off the main menu.
Students can bring a sack lunch or order a sack lunch from the cafeteria. Please let Jackie Borchardt know by Tuesday, March 8 if your child will need a sack lunch from the cafeteria. The kids filled out forms on Friday but in case they have changed their minds or you want to verify they need a lunch you can email Jackie at borchaja@champaignschools.org. NO food can be ordered from outside Edison (Jimmy Johns, Domino's etc).
We are going to watch Zootopia! Any questions please email Jackie (borchaja@champaignschools.org)
Yearbook order forms have been sent home. The order forms and payment are due by March 20th and can be turned in to Ms. DelMedico in the main office.
Lion King: Edison's Fine Arts department will be presenting Disney's Lion King Jr. on Thursday, March 10th –Saturday, March 12th at 7:00 pm in the Edison Auditorium. Tickets are $5.
Edison Book Drive: WE NEED BOOKS! PLEASE HELP US BUILD OUR CLASSROOM LIBRARIES WITH HIGH INTEREST TEXTS!!! 5,000 BOOKS is our GOAL. Two ways to donate:
1) Students can bring book donations to their team's AVID teacher:
Adventurers - Mrs. Wolz
Voyagers - Mr. Freeman
Galaxies - Ms. Whitfield
Constellations - Mr. Hutchison
Explorers - Ms. McDonnell
Navigators- Mr. Holden
2) Bring them to parent teacher conferences! Bring a couple or a box-full to your conference and your teacher will make sure it gets to where it needs to go.
What kind of books? 4 - 9th grade reading levels, chapter and graphic novels, fiction, poetry, and non-fiction books are all welcome! Questions? Email Mrs. Wolz at wolzje@champaignschools.org
Save the World with Engineering: middle school girls and their parents are invited to an engineering workshop on Saturday April 16, noon to 5 pm at Loomis Lab. Details are on the attached flyer or at http://societyofwomenengineers.illinois.edu/upcoming-events
Drop-off reminder: Remember that cell phone use in a school zone is against the law. Please do not park your car on Prairie Street during drop-off time and check your mail. When you do this you make drop-off unsafe for our children because everyone else must drive around you.
For the past four years, the state of Illinois has asked all families of public school students to complete the 5 Essentials Survey. The survey will only take a few moments of your time, but has the potential to give us quality information about how our school is serving our children. Please take a few minutes to click this link: https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/ to complete the survey.
On Saturday, March 12, Bottenfield Elementary School will host a 5K run/walk in honor and memory of Wendy Huckstadt. Mrs. Huckstadt served in Unit 4 for 14 years. She passes away after battling cancer. She was known to motivate students and families to live an active and healthy lifestyle. In honor of her commitment to health, this race is in her honor. To get more information, there is an attached flyer or you may register online at: www.bottenfield5k.weebly.com or Mrs. Wells has information as well.
The results are in! Edison's 2014-2015 literary arts magazine, Retro, was rated as an EXCELLENT by the NCTE this past year! All Edison students should consider submitting their work this year for a chance to be featured. Retro is a student-created magazine that is published at the end of the school year with the year's best student writing, art, and photography. The submission deadline for this year is March 9th. We accept writing, art, and photography.
To submit, share your work with edisonretro@gmail.com , making sure to put at the top:
1. The title of the piece
2. Your name*
3. Genre of the piece (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, art, or photography)
4. Your grade
5. Your homeroom teacher
*Note: All authors'/artists' names remain anonymous to Retro members during the selection process. If you wish to remain anonymous in the magazine itself, please put an * next to your name in your submission.
Lastly, we are still looking for students for our team! Come to room 226 on Thursdays from 2:50-3:50 to be a part of the team selecting and arranging the work for the magazine. Questions? Contact Mrs. Wolz or Ms. Garber.
Edison Clubs: a list of Edison clubs is attached.
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
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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