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Edison Language Academy – Together Through Two Languages (310) 828-0335 www.edison.smmusd.org
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK: BLUE RIBBONS AND NEW PROGRAMS
LOVE YOUR SCHOOL MONTH – If you have not yet made a direct donation to the Edison PTA this year, February is the month! When everyone in our community donates something, we’re able to fully fund the important programs and supplies that PTA provides to the school. Donate in February and you’ll also be entered in a drawing for four movie tickets and a gift card for dinner. LOVE YOUR EDISON LIBRARY! Volunteers needed on Monday February 22 and February 29 to help Carol prepare NEW books for the library, and other tasks. Please email Carol at cgarciaramirez@smmusd.org or go to the library bulletin board to sign up. Your help would be appreciated between 8:30 am and noon. Any time you can stay will help. VALENTINES DANCE – On Friday, February 12 from 5:30-8:30 pm come for delicious food, a family dance, lotería, karaoke, raffles, and more! And sign up to help at one of the activities – it takes a village to run a great Valentines Dance!! CORAZON DE VIDA COLLECTION -- We are continuing to collect new underwear and socks for the children in the Corazon de Vida orphanage in Ensenada, B.C. There are boxes in each classroom and in the breezeway. Can you add to the Edison donation that will be delivered by some of our families on February 27? There’s still room on the bus if you want to visit Corazon de Vida and help deliver our donations on February 27. Contact Chiara Arroyo for more information arroyochiara@gmail.com VALENTINES RAFFLE – Another opportunity to support Edison and potentially win some outstanding prizes is by selling raffle tickets. Additional books available in the front office. Turn in your money and ticket stubs to the office by Friday morning so your child is also entered in the student drawing on Friday mornings. Tickets will be pulled for the grand prizes at the Valentines Dance.
Recently, there have been several exciting developments that I want to share with you. Last week we were informed Edison is one 35 outstanding public schools nominated from California to join the esteemed community of National Blue Ribbon Schools. National Blue Ribbon Schools are public and non-public elementary, middle, and high schools that are producing outstanding results for all students. They have demonstrated consistent excellence, and made progress in closing gaps in student achievement. The National Blue Ribbon Schools recognition program is part of a larger U. S. Department of Education effort to identify and disseminate knowledge about effective school leadership and promising instructional practices. Edison was nominated as an Exemplary High Performing School. While we apply in March, final decisions are not made until the scores from this year’s state testing program are available. So we won’t hear about this for a while, but it’s an honor to be nominated. The SMMUSD Board of Education has also decided to open a dual immersion Pre-K program for four-year olds and a dual immersion Transitional Kindergarten (TK) program on the Edison campus beginning in the 2016-17 school year. A child is eligible for TK if the child will have his or her fifth birthday between September 2 and December 2. TK is the first year of a two-year kindergarten program that uses a modified kindergarten curriculum that is age and develop-mentally appropriate. Inquiries about enrollment in the TK program can be directed to the Edison office and interested parents are encouraged to attend a TK-K Orientation (make an appointment in the office). Enrollment protocols for the Pre-School program are still being finalized, so stay tuned! Both programs will be housed in the new PreK-TK building just being finished on the Edison campus. After a long journey, it looks like construction on our site will be winding to a close before Spring Break. Fencing and landscaping is being completed, new play equipment has been installed on the playground, and shortly we should have access to the entire blacktop playground. However, there have been problems with the new field so, as soon as the full playground opens, the field will be closed for grooming, leveling and replanting. Fruit trees have been planted and some initial planting beds established in the edible garden. We’re inching toward project completion! Feburary 15 Presidents Day Holiday – NO CLASSES
February 17 Metro Expo Line Safety Assemblies