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.
Important Dates:
November 11–NO SCHOOL/VETERAN'S DAY
November 12–PTSA Meeting @ 7pm
November 21–Thanksgiving Family Feast and Movie @ 6pm
November 27-29–THANKSGIVING BREAK
November 6
Pom Squad: The Comets Pom Squad will hold a Bake Sale on Thursday, November 7th during all lunch hours. Funds raised will go towards costs associated with cheer competitions. Please consider sending $1-$2 with your child(ren) to help Poms meet their goal. Thank you for your support!
Central High School Spiritwear: Central PTSA has Spiritwear for sale. If you have a student headed to Central in the next year or two, these will make great Holiday gifts! We have maroon and gray t-shirts ($12), gray hooded sweatshirts ($25), and maroon sweatpants ($20) all with the 2013 logo's. If you would like to purchase spiritwear please email Janet Roadcap at jsroadcap@yahoo.com
November 5
Dear Edison Families,
I would like to invited each of your families to Edison's 3rd Annual Thanksgiving Family Feast and Movie Night!
"What is this?" you ask.
I will tell you what it is. In order to show appreciation for our students, families, teachers, and staff, Edison is having a Thanksgiving Dinner on November 21 from 6-8:00pm. The dinner will begin at 6:00 and at approximately 7:15pm, families are invited to go to the auditorium for a viewing of "Charlie Brown Thanksgiving." Take a break from cooking dinner for your families and enjoy one on us. This event is for ALL families!!! ALL are welcome! All you need to do is complete the attached invitation with your student's name and the number of people attending and we do the rest. We hope to see everyone on the 21st! Have a great week!
Thanks,
Justin Uppinghouse
Principal
Edison Middle School
November 4
Honor Roll Party: Edison will have an honor roll party to reward students who made honor roll. Party is November 8th and we need parents to donate snacks. Suggested snacks: cookies, chips, crackers, fruit snacks etc., Please send donations with your student or drop off in front office.
Reflections Contest: Believe, Dream, Inspire is the 2013-14 Reflections program theme. Reflections is a program sponsored by the National PTA organization that encourages students to participate in the arts. Reflections competition covers several disciplines in the arts: dance/choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography, and visual arts. All events are centered around the theme of Believe, Dream, and Inspire. Attached is the student entry form. To submit to the Reflections competition students should turn in completed works to Mrs. Easton by November 6th.
October 30
CUSF Spelling Bee: Want to compete to win PE Equipment for Edison Middle School? Register your team of three adults to compete in the CU Schools Foundation Adult Team Spelling Bee. This is not a serious spelling bee--words start at 3rd grade level and get harder from there. The goal is to have fun, support education and give you an opportunity to win one of these top three prizes for a Unit 4 or District 116 school of your choice:
• 1st place--$2,500 PE equipment provided by Kraft
• 2nd place--$1,000 gift certificate provided by Litania Sports Group
• 3rd place--$300 gift certificate provided by Polar
There are also prizes for Best Costume, Best Fail and Best Team Spirit. The Spelling Bee is Saturday, November 9, from 6:30 - 9:00 pm at Urbana Civic Center and will be catered by Hickory Smokehouse. Register your team online at www.cuschoolsfoundation.org/events/bee. $150 to register a team. Deadline to sign up is Oct. 25.
Edison's Lounge is Up and Running!!! Parents if you are looking for a safe, supervised place for your children to go after school, the Edison Lounge is the place to be. "The Lounge" will be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:45-4:45pm and offers study spaces, gaming consoles (Nintendo Wii, Sony PS3, Xbox Kinect ), 30 computers with district monitored internet access, access to the Tap-in leadership academy tutors and activities (with a completed application), and space to engage in social activities with friends at Edison. All students staying after school in the lounge must have a permission slip turned in to one of our Lounge supervisors (Turkessa Bailey, Alan Douglas, Cindy Steward), before participating in activities. (Lounge Permission Slip is attached)
Opportunities to Raise Money for Edison PTSA: There are openings for October 12th to work at the Memorial Stadium for the Marching Band Competition. 7 adults needed to work 5:30-10:00 pm. It is expected to be a fast paced event. For each shift worked $35.00 at Memorial Stadium will go towards Edison Band, Avid, or Edison PTSA. If interested please contact Heather Zike at hlf33@hotmail.com Parking, dress code and any additional information will be provided to those who volunteer. Thank you for your continued support to our students!!
Homework Club: Homework Club is available every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and every 2nd and 4th Monday in Ms. Milani's classroom (142) from 2:45 – 4:00 p.m. Homework Club is open to all students who need help with homework. Students are not required to stay until 4:00 p.m., they can leave whenever their homework is finished.
Images for Yearbook: Send photos of baseball or cross country via email (or CD) to Mrs. Easton for this year's yearbook. Photos could be before during or after an event. Mrs. Easton room 310 eastonka@champaignschools.org
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