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.
April 8
**NO PTSA MEETING TOMORROW. IT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR NEXT TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH AT 7PM IN THE EDISON LIBRARY**
- Big Thanks: Big Thanks to Prairie Fire restarurant in Champaign for donating desserts for the Teacher Appreciation luncheon. We appreciate all of our volunteers in the Edison Family!
- Jazz Band Concert: Tomorrow evening is Edison's Jazz Band Concert at 7pm in the Edison Auditorium. All are welcome to attend.
- Meet Central's New Football Coach: There will be a Central High School Football Booster Club Meeting on Tuesday night, April 16th at the Central High School Library. All parents are invited to come and meet the new head football coach, Nate Albaugh, and his coaching staff.
- Future Central Band Parents: The Champaign Central Marching Band & Color Guard will be traveling to participate in the 2013 Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia. After the parade, the group will spend a few days in New York City before returning to Champaign. The trip dates will be November 27-December 1, 2013. This trip opportunity is optional for marching band & color guard students. However, to plan for the trip, we need to get an accurate count of participants as soon as possible. We have additional details about the itinerary, cost, timelines for payments, etc to make available to interested families. Down payments/reservations are due before the end of the current school year.
If your student is participating in Central marching band or color guard next year ( or would like to but hasn't yet signed up--no experience necessary!), please contact Suzanne Lee, Central Music Boosters by email at president.maroonbands@gmail.com or by phone at 217-419-6809. We will follow up with additional information about the trip and make sure you are set up to receive future communications.
- Books by the Bushel: It's time for Books by the Bushel, the annual bookfair hosted by the Junior League of Champaign-Urbana and CU Schools Foundation. This year's event will be held April 12-14, 2013, at Barnes & Noble Bookstore in Champaign. Books by the Bushel is conducted annually to provide books for over 40 public and private school libraries in Champaign, Urbana, and Mahomet. Each school librarian submits a wish list of books that would be valuable additions to their library. During the three-day event, members of the community can purchase books from Barnes & Noble in Champaign and donate the books to their school of choice. Last year, over 680 books were donated from wish lists to school libraries. Wish list purchases AND personal purchases will count towards the amount raised for Books by the Bushel. Barnes & Noble donates a percentage of the total amount raised during the event (again, wish list items, personal items, even café items!) back to the schools for additional book purchases – 100% of the proceeds go back to the schools. If you forget your voucher, just say you're supporting Books by the Bushel at checkout. For more information, including event hours, a list of participating schools, a link to print your own bookfair voucher, and a complete school showcase event schedule, please visit www.juniorleaguecu.org.
April 2
- Spring Open House: Edison's Spring Open House will be on Thursday April 11th from 6:30-8pm. Attached is a flyer with more info (English and Spanish).
- Teacher Appreciation: Edison's Teacher Appreciation is Wednesday April 10th. We are asking parents to donate some desserts (cookies, brownies, etc.,) for the teachers to enjoy. You can drop off the desserts or send them with your student next week to the front office. If you are able to donate please e-mail cosette.fulk@sjcnc.org
- Dance Volunteers: Edison's last dance will be Friday April 12th from 6-8pm. We need volunteers to chaperone the dance. If you are interested in volunteering e-mail apatton2@gmail.com
April 1
- Bake Sale for Open House: PTSA will be having a bake sale for Edison's open house on April 11th. If you are able to donate cookies please e-mail cosette.fulk@sjcnc.org
- Blood Drive: Edison's National Junior Honor Society is sponsoring a blood drive on Tuesday, April 23 from 1:15 to 5:00 pm in the South Gym. Anyone interested in donating can contact Mr. Cain at 351-3771 or at cainza@champaignschools.org
- Food Services: PTSA will have a short presentation at our next meeting (Tuesday April 16th at 7pm) from food services. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- NEW Website: The Fine Arts Department has a website! Please check here for information regarding Encore classes, Musical rehearsals, Art club, and anything else arts! The website is: www.edisonfinearts.com You can also subscribe and receive email alerts if something changes.
- Calendar of Events for 8th graders and other students: The end of the school year is just around the corner. There are so many events and activities that happen, particularly for 8th grade students, we have put together a calendar of events for parents. Calendar is attached
- 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. Parents/students will need to pick up the pictures at the end of the year. We will be accepting them until April 12th.
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