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.
February 26
- PTSA Officers for 2013-2014: Please attend the PTSA meeting on March 12th at 7pm in the Edison library. We will take nominations for our 2013-2014 Board. Positions needed are as follows: President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. We need to have these positions filled for next year. Elections will be held on April 9th. Please attend and step up to ensure the continued success of the Edison PTSA.
- ISAT Movie: ISAT Movie is back again. We will be going to the movie on Tues., March 12 at the Savoy 16. Movie choices are not available until March 5. Movie choice will be announced on March 6 and permits will be sent home on March 6.
The criteria for attending the movie is as follows:
1. 100% attendance for ISAT testing and Monday, March 11
2. 100% on time to test site for ISAT
3. Display MAXIMUM effort while taking ISAT test
3. Follow all school rules – No DR's during Monday, March 4 through Monday, March 11.
This includes ISAT testing and/or during your regular schedule after ISAT testing as well as Monday, March 11. Movie ticket will be $7.00 per person attending. Popcorn, pop and fruit snack will be $2.50
- Important Survey: Champaign Unit 4 School District will join the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) in providing a unique opportunity for teachers, students in grades 6-12, and parents across the state to have a role in improving their schools. Between February 1 and the end of March 2013, teachers, students and parents will be asked to take a 15-minute research-based survey to help identify strengths and weaknesses in their school's climate and learning conditions. Here is the link to the survey https://illinois.5-essentials.org/2012/ and more info is attached.
February 25
- 8th grade parents: It is that time of year. We are collecting baby pictures of your student. The baby pictures will be put in the two display cases located across from the auditorium entrance for the month of May. They will be taken down and returned at the end of the promotion ceremony. Mr. Guzman and Mr. Becker are collecting the baby pictures. Please write the name of the student on the back of the pictures. We will be accepting them until April 12th.
February 21
- Attention 8th Grade Parents: Thursday, February 28th at 7pm in the Edison auditorium school, representatives from Central and Centennial High School will give a short presentation about future freshmen. There will be an opportunity for parents to ask questions. We strongly recommend parents attend this event.
- Southside Fun Night: Friday, March 1st from 6:30-8:30pm Southside fun night is happening. See attached flyer for more info. They need some additional volunteers and all are welcome to attend.
February 18
- Request for Yearbook Photos: We are requesting for photos to be sent to Aileen Maggio so she can put some candid images in the yearbook. We need all sports and any other activities parents and kids would like to see represented. My email is maggioai@champaignschools.org. The deadline for pictures is March 5th.
- International Day: Edison's International Day will be March 14th, 8-11:00 a.m. Last year was a great success and we'd like to make that happen again. We need adult helpers to be in the classrooms–we need parent helpers to host an activity for that day. Please contact Ms. Pinske via email and she can give more details. Her email address is pinskecr@champaignschools.org.
- LEAP (Linking Educators and Parents):
TOPIC: "Seeing the Sense in Spelling"
PRESENTER: Gina Cooke
PROVIDER: LEAP (Linking Educators and Parents) a dyslexia study group, serving east central Illinois
TIME: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 6:30 to 8:00 PM
LOCATION: Urbana Free Library Auditorium, 200W. Green St. in Urbana
REGISTRATION: Free! Please register by return email to mfkay@sbcglobal.net or call 217-367-0398
CREDITS: CPDU credits are available for teachers through ROE#9 (Please include your name and school when you request CPDUs.)
- NJHS: Applications for the Edison chapter of the National Junior Honor Society are now available on the Edison web-site and in the main office. Applications are due to Mr. Cain by March 1, 2013. Current National Junior Honor Society members do not need to complete the applications for this year, but should contact Mr. Cain about their 2012 community service hours. If there are any questions please contact Mr. Cain at cainza@champaignschools.org or 351-3771.
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