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:
April 15th: PTSA Meeting Tuesday @7pm in Edison library
April 10th: EDISON OPEN HOUSE 6:30-8pm
April 7
PTSA Meeting moved to the 15th: Edison’s next PTSA meeting is being moved to Tuesday the 15th at 7pm due to the Jazz Band concert on the 8th.
Edison Open House: Edison Open House will be on April 10th from 6:30-8pm. All are welcome to attend. Learn more about Edison and what it has to offer. See attached flyer for more info. Edison PTSA will be in the cafeteria selling car magnets. Price for magnets is $5.
Edison 8th Grade Panoramic Pic: 8th grade panoramic picture will be on Wed., April 23 at 1:30 pm. Fliers about how to order the picture will be sent home with your child once they arrive.
Call for Officers and Committee Chairs: Edison’s PTSA is looking for officers and committee chairs for next year–there are lots of available ways to get involved. If you have thought about serving/volunteering please come to the meeting on April 15th at 7pm. This is a great way to help the school and students.
April 3
Supplies Needed: Those beginning of year the school supplies have run out! We need hand sanitzer, kleenex, and papertowels. You can drop off donations to the front office or send them to school with your student. Any donations are very much appreciated!
Jazz Concert: Edison’s Jazz Band will have a concert at 7pm in the Edison auditorium April 8th (Tuesday). It’s free and all are welcome to attend.
Message from the Principal: Good Morning, Edison Parents/Guardians!
The 5Essentials School Effectiveness Survey is a comprehensive, diagnostic tool for identifying schools' strengths and weaknesses. The survey combines validated questions and rigorous analysis to measure a school's performance on the five essential supports of school improvement:
• Effective Leaders
• Collaborative Teachers
• Involved Families
• Supportive Environment
• Ambitious Instruction
The survey administration period typically lasts a total of 30 days for each school. School coordinators, appointed by principals, organize students and teachers to take the survey during that time. The survey, conducted entirely online using our Survey Administration Tool, allows us to understand what is happening inside schools and how we can improve instruction and school conditions.
Here is the link to the survey, if you could please take time to complete it, I would certainly appreciate it!
https://illinois.5-essentials.org/2013/
Thanks,
Justin Uppinghouse
Principal
Edison Middle School
April 2
Ongoing Clothing Drive: Edison along with other Unit 4 schools is participating in an ongoing clothing drive to help families in need. If you have gently warn or used clothing items that you would like to donate there is a storage bin at Edison. If you would benefit from receiving the clothing items or know of a family in need please contact Edison’s social worker Ms. Shin or if you have questions please contact Carolyn Morris at hiskidscloset@gmail.com See attached flyer for more info.
8th Grade Calendar of Events: There are a lot of end of the year events for 8th grade students. Attached is a calendar of events. Please look over there’s a lot coming up!
8th Grade Graduation: 8th grade graduation is May 30th at 9 am in the Edison auditorium. Because of the limited amount of seating space tickets are limited to 2 PER STUDENT. You must have a ticket to attend the ceremony. If you will need extra tickets please e-mail Ms. Lanman lanmanan@champaignschools.
Yearbook: Did you order a school yearbook for your child? *Orders were not taken at registration this year. The cost is $25. Orders are due to Ms. Lanman by March 14, 2014. If the order form sent home last month was lost, please include a note with your child's: name, Homeroom teacher, grade level. Make checks payable to Edison Middle School.
Yearbook Committee still needs pictures from:
Volleyball
Wrestling
Jazz Band
Please email photos or send an invite or disc to Mrs. Easton eastonka@champaignschools.org
Trade Up: Attached is the registration form for the Trade-Up 2014 hands-on learning event to be held at the Parkhill Applied Technology Center at Parkland College. This event will take place on Tuesday, April 29 for interested middle school/junior high students (grades 6-8). Trade-Up 2014 will begin at 9:00 a.m. and conclude at 2:00 p.m. Lunch will be provided. Due to the hands-on nature of the event, each school will be limited to 18 students. Please read the information sheet, fill out the attached form and return it to the EFE office by Friday, March 28 via e-mail (nelder@efe.k12.il.us) or fax (217-355-1396). If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact me.
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