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.
PTSA Meeting date change: the next PTSA meeting will be Monday April 18, 6 pm in the Edison library. We will be nominating officers for the 2016-2017 school year so if you are interested in taking a leadership role (or know someone who is), be sure to attend this meeting or contact gretchenpein@gmail.com. An agenda is attached as are minutes from the last meeting.
Parents of 8th Grade Students: please see attachment for a list of important dates in April and May.
ISBE Listening Tour: Representatives of the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) are hosting a listening tour on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The meeting for Champaign will be next Thursday, April 21st, 4:30 - 6:30 pm at the Illinois Terminal, 45 East University, 4th Floor, Champaign, IL. See attached flyer for more information and other meeting times/dates/locations.
Public Forum on Dyslexia and Other Learning Differences: April 26, 6:30-8:00 pm at the Urbana Free Library Auditorium, sponsored by LEAP. A panel composed of parent, Cari Vanderpool; classroom teacher, Jill Quisenberry; Ron Rothschild, family therapist and Elizabeth deGruy, special education director will help us take a look at how we, as parents, educators and advocates can make meaningful connections with our children and youth with dyslexia. We will look at concepts and skills for helping all of us celebrate the beauties vs. the beasts of learning differently. Join us for an interactive and helpful evening of lively discussion and useful information.
Mark Your Calendars: 8th grade promotion will be held on Monday, May 23 at 9:00 am. More information regarding tickets will be given at a later date.
Want to help create the EMS 2015-2016 Video Yearbook? Students, Parents & Staff please send your school- appropriate pictures and videos to: cometyearbook2016@gmail.com the video yearbook will end production on the LAST SCHOOL DAY of April.
Drop-off reminder: Remember that cell phone use in a school zone is against the law. Please do not park your car on Prairie Street during drop-off time and check your mail. When you do this you make drop-off unsafe for our children because everyone else must drive around you.
Edison Book Drive: WE NEED BOOKS! PLEASE HELP US BUILD OUR CLASSROOM LIBRARIES WITH HIGH INTEREST TEXTS!!! 5,000 BOOKS is our GOAL. Students can bring book donations to their team's AVID teacher:
Adventurers - Mrs. Wolz
Voyagers - Mr. Freeman
Galaxies - Ms. Whitfield
Constellations - Mr. Hutchison
Explorers - Ms. McDonnell
Navigators- Mr. Holden
What kind of books? 4 - 9th grade reading levels, chapter and graphic novels, fiction, poetry, and non-fiction books are all welcome! Questions? Email Mrs. Wolz at wolzje@champaignschools.org
Unit 4 Facility Planning: the public is invited to attend Tier II Committee meetings of the Special Committee of Facilities. The charge of the Tier Two Committee is to review recommendations from Tier One, and based on this information provide recommendations to the Board of Education in the following areas: location of facilities, collaborations/partnerships with other public entities in the Champaign Unit #4 District, and finance/referendum schedule. You can find a meeting schedule and more information here http://facilityplanning.champaignschools.org/
Edison Clubs: a list of Edison clubs is attached.
Email announcements of the past can be found on the Edison Middle School website here: http://www2.champaignschools.org/schools/news/?id=20
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