Edison Middle School PTSA Announcements
306 West Green Street
Champaign, IL 61820-5099
Phone: (217) 351-3771 Fax: (217) 355-2564
November 23
- HAPPY THANKSGIVING: Wishing all the students, teachers, staff, and parents a very Happy Thanksgiving.
- Wrestling info: Tryouts will be Thurs., Dec. 1 and Fri., Dec. 2 from 3 – 5 pm in Edison's south gym. Mandatory parent meeting for selected team will be on Monday, Dec. 5 at 5:30 in the cafeteria at Edison.
November 21
• School Out for Thanksgiving: There will be no school on November 24th, Thursday or November 25th, Friday.
• NO PTSA meeting for December: There will be no December PTSA meeting.
• Madrigal Dinner: Champaign Central High School will host its 31st Annual Madrigal Dinner on December 3 and 4. Please join us for an evening of festive music, wassail, dinner, kings, queens, boar's heads, jesters, lords and ladies, and other trappings of pre-Enlightenment Europe. Tickets must be reserved by November 30. Please visit www.maroons.org for more information and to purchase tickets online. The attached flyer provides additional detail as well as contact information for making dinner reservations by telephone or email.
November 16
• Phone Calls: The automated phone calls that the district sends about charges owed took all the student balances, negative and positive, turned them all to negative and called all parents. Please ignore the phone call(s). The district is working on repairing the problem. Sorry for the inconvenience.
• Study: Edison offers a couple of different options for students who need extra help. Listed below are some study groups and clubs to help students.
Read Attack – Wednesdays for all grade levels from 2:45-3:45pm.
Mr. Holden – 6th
Ms. Kerestes – 7th
Ms. Watson – 8th
Math Attack –
Ms. Whitfield -6th Grade and Galaxies Team – Thursdays
Ms. Decker – 8th Grade and Constellations Team – Tuesdays
Computer Based Math and Reading Assistance
Ms. Jacob – Computer Lab – Tuesdays and Thursdays
Homework Club – Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday w/ Ms. Stanke in Room 122.
Community Events:
STAR Leadership: The inaugural STAR Leadership Institute will take place on December 10,
2011 from 9 am-12:00 pm at the Champaign Public Library. The information provided at the institute will include a presentation regarding the City of Champaign*s Proposed Storm Water Utility Fee, and 2 concurrent workshops: one on the use and design of rain gardens, and
the second on broadband internet access in conjunction with the new UC2B implementation efforts in the Champaign/Urbana community. Participation is free of charge; however seating is limited. To register, please see the attached brochure/registration form or visit our website at
Parade of Lights: Champaign's Parade of Lights will be Saturday November 26th starting at 6pm. Check out the website for more info http://www.champaigncenter.com/parade-of-lights#!__parade-of-lights
STUDY PARTICIPANTS NEEDED for project on use of social network sites in families. Seeking families with adolescent child (13-17) with at least one parent using Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter. Reward: $20 per family. Time (1.5h total): 1 interview, 1 focus group. Contact: Ira Sharaievska: sharaye1@illinois.edu
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