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.
Picture Day is this Thursday (October 1); watch your backpacks and binders for the order form. (Retakes will be November 10)
The first school dance of the year is this Friday (October 2) 6-8 pm. Admission is $2 and concessions will be for sale in the cafeteria (TCBY yogurt, pizza, soft drinks, water, candy). There is no theme to this dance, and students can dress up or go casual (most go casual!). Students must bring a signed permission form and school id. Permission forms will be handed out this week.
Dance helpers: we could use a few more parents to sell concessions at Friday's dance. Check out the SignUp Genius here http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4eaeaf2da20-edison
PTSA Mini-Grants are now available to Edison teachers and staff! An application form is attached; this year, PTSA is able to award 15 grants of up to $100 each. Applications are due by October 30 and can be sent electronically to Kim Collins at kimcollins@yahoo.com or printed and put in the PTSA mailbox at school. Parents and friends, if you'd like to see PTSA award even more grants, contact gretchenpein@gmail.com about forming/joining the fundraising committee.
Drop Off and Pick Up Reminders: Do not drop off on Green Street. Prairie Street (west of the school) is one way going north during drop-off and pick-up times. To keep kids and vehicles safe, cars coming from the west (turning left onto Prairie) may pull over on the left side of Prairie, and cars coming from the east (turning right onto Prairie) pull over on the right side of Prairie. Please pull forward as far as you can because there are a lot of cars waiting behind you, often as far back as the Green St/State St intersection. Do try to wait for the car in front of you to pull away (instead of trying to pass) as there will be a lot of kids trying to get to the blacktop. Also, please do not park on Prairie Street during drop off because this clogs traffic flow and creates an unsafe environment for our kids.
PTSA Meeting: Minutes from the September 14 meeting are attached. Mark your calendars for the next meeting on Monday October 19, 6 pm in the Edison library.
Students, Parents & Staff: want to help create the EMS 2015-2016 Video Yearbook? Please send your school-appropriate pictures and videos to: cometyearbook2016@gmail.com
The next Choose Kindness meeting will be Monday October 5 after school. Also on 10/5/2015 from 5-6 at the Hays Recreation Center there will be a Choose Kindness Organization Conference, which will be a community-wide gathering featuring all the CKO chapters and members including: Centennial High School, Central High School, Edison Middle School, Jefferson Middle School, Champaign Park District, and Champaign Special Recreation
Choir: Does your student sound awesome singing along to the radio in the car? The Edison Choir meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays until 4pm. The choir is open to anyone who likes singing. You don't need any experience to join us. We're going to have some great times this year! Parents, if you have questions please contact Mr. Dare at dareje@champaignschools.org
Builders' Club will begin meeting after school on Wednesdays, starting September 9 in Mrs Easton's room (above the main office). If you love building, or if you want some experience using tools, join us! No experience necessary. This year we will work on a couple little projects, then we'll join Garden Club out at a local farm to assemble a chicken coop and build hoop houses for the winter. Electricity demos and at least 2 fieldtrips are planned for the winter and spring. Get the Remind app, for text reminders for meetings: Text: @34a2ac To: 81010
Lunch Reminder: Students are NOT ALLOWED to order lunch and have it delivered to the school. If a parent wants to bring lunch to their student (Mcdonalds, pizza, etc) they have to stay with the child and eat with them in the cafeteria.
Champaign Public Library change in hours: if you plan to have your child spend time at the Champaign Public Library after school, please note their change in hours. The library will close at 6 pm on Thursdays and Fridays. You can find library information here: http://www.champaign.org/
Edison Middle School is on Twitter! Follow Edison Middle School @EdisonComets.
The PE department is collecting Box Tops: please send in to Mrs. Wells or ask any home room teacher to put in Mrs. Wells' mailbox.
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