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Edison Language Academy – Together Through Two Languages (310) 828-0335 www.edison.smmusd.org
ANNOUNCEMENTS WINTER CONCERTS DATES Kindergarten: December 11th, Friday evening, 6:30-7:30 pm – Dinner before the rd concert provided by 3 grade families. st nd 1 & 2 Grades: December 15th, Tuesday evening – 6:30-7:30 pm – Dinner before the th concert provided by 4 grade families. th 4 Grade : December 17th, Thursday morning, 8:40 9:40 am th 5 Grade: December 10th, Thursday morning, 8:40-9:40 am WINTER BOOK FAIR –Make plans to visit the Edison winter book fair from December 9-16. Books make wonderful holiday gifts!! Volunteers needed -- please sign up on the sheets posted in the breezeway to help out! KID BIZ WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS – Monday, December 14 at 8:30 am we will be offering a bilingual training for parents on the nd th KidBiz program that our 2 -5 graders use to build reading skills in Spanish and English. Please join us and learn how to use this tool to support children’s reading. SHARING AT THE HOLIDAYS - Can your family share a few non-perishable food items from your pantry with the Westside Regional Foodbank? There is a box in the Edison office through December 11. Sharing food items is a wonderful and concrete way to help children make a difference in the lives of others. EDISON STUDENTS RAISE MONEY FOR UNICEF— Edison students and teachers in five classrooms participated in Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF and collected $503.00. Because of a UNICEF triple matching fund, our students actually raised $1,509.00! Thanks to Maestra Anabella Fullerton for organizing this project. COME TO THE BIG SHOW! This Wednesday, December 9 at 6:00 p.m., the screenplays written by 10 Edison 5th graders through the Young Storyteller’s Foundation program will be brought to life by professional actors on the Edison Stage. Come join us -- it’s a fun evening, with lots of laughs, and appropriate for all ages.
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK: WISHING YOU A HEALTHY AND HAPPY WINTER BREAK Happy Holidays to all the members of the Edison community! However your family celebrates, I hope that you will be able to enjoy some fun family times together over the winter break. Before you head off on Winter Break, please check the Edison Lost and Found and reclaim your children’s lost sweatshirts, jackets, and lunch boxes. We have quite a collection and it would be nice to have these items back with their owners before the holidays! We’ll be sending a load of unclaimed clothing to a local charity in January. With colder weather and time off from school, children may be spending more time indoors right over winter break. Their temptation might be to sit in front of the television, computer, or game system at home. But, if it’s not rainy, try for outdoor time each day – going to the park, taking walks, or riding bikes. And don’t forget the pleasures of board games, art projects, or jigsaw puzzles! Elementary school children (even older ones!) love to be read to. Reading to children is an opportunity to expose them to literature beyond their independent reading level, stretch their vocabulary, talk about the moral issues raised in the story, imagine what might happen next, etc. If your children do have screen time and you have an on-line device at home, consider minimizing gametime and have them work on KidBiz, ST Math, Lexia, Discovery Education, or Learning A to Z a little bit each day. With more time indoors, it’s also easier to pass colds around. So remind your children to wash their hands thoroughly and frequently with soap and water. Sneeze into a Kleenex or their sleeve, not their hands, and avoid sharing pencils, touching each other’s hands, etc. During the holidays when daily routines and diets are apt to be a little bit different, It’s also a good time to pay attention to the immune system, with a little more sleep, more fruits and vegetables, etc. Wishing you all a healthy and happy holiday season!
January 4 Pupil Free Day
January 5 First Day back at school
January 6 PTA Executive Board Meeting 6:00-8:00 p.m.