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.
May 24
- Important 8th Grade Promotion Information: Promotion will soon be here! Congratulations to our 8th grade students! We want our family members to have an opportunity to celebrate their 8th graders accomplishments, but we ask you to do the following:
· If you plan on giving flowers to your child, please hold the flowers until after the ceremony.
· Please do not bring balloons into the auditorium. Balloons block the view of the other guests.
· Please do not have your child dropped off or picked up in a limousine around the perimeter of the school building.
· Please make sure that your child has taken care of any lost textbooks, library fines, lost locks, etc.
· Each family will receive two tickets. On the day of Promotion you will have an opportunity to pick up additional tickets if you have called and have been put on the wait list. Mrs. Lanman will be at a desk as you come in the playground door. Tickets will still be limited. If you know you will not be attending the ceremony and have extra tickets, please email Mrs. Lanman at lanmanan@champaignschools.org
· Entrance to the school will only be available at the playground doors.
· If you have a need for handicapped assistance, please call so we can help make those arrangements.
· The doors will open for seating at 8:30 a.m.
· We understand that our families are tremendously proud of their 8th graders, but we ask that you refrain from clapping while we are giving the students their certificates. We want every child's name to be heard and that cannot be done while others are cheering.
· Due to limited parking on the street, the Champaign Public Library has been gracious enough to allow parking on the east side of their parking lot. However, you will have to enter through the playground entrance. If you need handicapped parking, that will take place on the playground. Please do not park on Prairie Street on the east side. You may get ticketed.
Thank you for a wonderful school year and best of luck for continued success for your child. Looking forward to honoring our 8th grade students on May 24th!
- Oklahoma Relief Drive: The Champaign PTA Council is holding a relief drive for victims of the Oklahoma tornado. The drive will be held from Wednesday, May 22nd to Wednesday, May 29th. Donations boxes courtesy of Home Depot will be made available at each school. Financial donations can be made to PNC Bank under the Champaign Unit 4 PTA Council's account. Lists of items for donation can be found on the attached flyer. There will be a need for parent volunteers to assist with the sorting process. If any parents would like to volunteer with this please contact Sheri Williamson 217-721-6540 or swlmsn79@gmail.com<mailto:swlmsn79@gmail.com>.
- Thanks to our dance chaperones: Thanks to our parents who volunteered to make our 8th grade dance a success. We have a great group of volunteers at Edison thank you for all you do!
May 22
- Important School Dates: There is a lot going on at the end of the year so here are some dates to keep on the radar.
May 23rd Half Day–Dismissal at 11:10am
May 24th 8th Grade promotion at 9am
May 27th NO SCHOOL
May 30th Early Dismissal at 2:10pm
May 31st LAST DAY OF SCHOOL and early dismissal at 2:10pm
Aug 9th School Registration; Time TBA
- Box Tops: It's the end of the school year and time to get those Box Tops off the fridge and out of the drawer and into Edison! Box Tops do expire, so send them in now to make sure that we don't have any expire before we turn them into cash. Send your Box Tops in to Mrs. Wells (PE) or any classroom teacher to turn them into $$ for the school. The final pick up for the school year will be May 28th.
- LEAP: The next LEAP workshop (Linking Educators and Parents) will be held on May 28th at the Urbana Free Library from 6:30-8pm. The topic being discussed is Resources Make the Difference. Attached is a PDF with more info.
- Sunday with the Superintendent: On Sunday, June 2, Champaign Unit #4 School District will hold a Sunday BBQ with the Superintendent at Garden Hills Elementary School from 1-3 p.m. The community is invited to meet with Superintendent Dr. Judy Wiegand, Executive Director of Human Resources Mr. Ken Kleber, Executive Director of Business Services Mr. Matthew Foster, and Assistant Superintendents Dr. Susan Zola (Elementary), Ms. Angela Smith (Middle School), and Dr. Laura Taylor (High School).
- High School Transition Video: Here is a link for 8th grade students and parents about the transition from middle to high school. The video was put together by Unit 4. https://vimeo.com/champaignschools/review/65559303/075269b3d7
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