MARCH 13-19, 2019
El Semanario
Edison Language Academy – Together Through Two Languages
M A R C H
(310) 828-0335 www.edison.smmusd.org
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK: FOCUS ON ARTS INTEGRATION
WHAT DOES THE RESEARCH SAY ABOUT DUAL IMMERSION? Edison families are invited to a special presentation by Drs. Virginia Collier and Wayne Thomas on Wednesday, March 20 at 8:45 am in the Edison Library. See attached flyer.
GARDEN VOLUNTEERS NEEDED THIS THURSDAY --Help is needed to rid the garden of all the crabgrass that has grown out of control due to the recent rains. If you are available, bring a pair of gardening gloves and come by the garden this Thursday, March 14 from 2:10-3 p.m. and help us get our garden cleared up. Thanks! NOCHE DE CESAR CHAVEZ THIS FRIDAY – Join us this Friday evening for a celebration of the work of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta. Dinner available at 5:30 pm and the program begins at 6:30 pm in the Cafetorium. The afterschool chorus, the Family Singing Circle, and Edison 2nd grade classes will be serenading us! See attached flyer! 4TH GRADE THEATER INFORMANCES – The 4th graders will be performing one act plays for parents on Monday March 18 (Room 202), Friday March 22 (Room 200), and Monday, March 25 (Room 201) in the Edison cafeteria. See attached flyer! CHECK YOUR SMOKE ALARMS! - Did you check your smoke alarms when you turned your clocks ahead for Daylight Savings Time last weekend? The minute you spend testing your smoke alarms could literally save lives – including yours!
EDISON’S TWO OPEN HOUSES ARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER – MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR Thursday, March 28 for TK-2 Grade (Dinner PREPARED BY 4th Grade Parents) AND Thursday, April 4 for PRE-K and 3rd-5th Grades –Dinner prepared by 1st Grade Parents.
EDISON JOGATHON IS COMING APRIL 3! Get ready for this healthy and fun Edison event. This is one of the biggest fundraisers of the year for our school – raising funds to support commitments PTA has made for programs this school year.
Last week, Edison presented its 5th grade play, Cambia Todo Cambia. The play is the culmination of six years of weekly Teatro en Español classes which enrich students’ Spanish language skills, develop their confidence, and improve their understanding of storytelling and writing. The ambitious scope of the play always blows me away – two hours of 71 students in acting and singing parts in two languages! Every student has multiple roles. Our theater teacher Martha Ramirez-Oropeza has written a piece of theater that fits our school and its mission so well. The play illustrates how different cultures have used theater to tell stories that showcase important values. And these six acts illustrate some of the most important social justice and socioemotional lessons we try to teach our students: The power and grace of humility (Ketzalcoatl), The willingness to sacrifice to help others (Prometheus), The importance of telling the truth (The Boy Who Cried Wolf), The danger of letting hate triumph over love (Romeo and Juliet), The importance of taking a stand and fighting for justice, (Emiliano Zapata), and The evil of hatred and discrimination (Anne Frank). The theme of Cambia Todo Cambia (anchored by Mercedes Sosa’s deeply moving song of the same name), is woven throughout the play. This song also reliably makes the adults cry as we see the growth and changes in the children. The students push themselves and support each other and by the end of the play they are an even more tightly knit cohort. Thanks to Maestra Martha, Maestros Morales, Murcia and Naranjo-Badillo, and the parents who helped with production, costumes, and stage managing. And we are so grateful PS Arts and to the Santa Monica Education Foundation for supporting this program that complements our dual immersion program in so many important ways. The play was videotaped and there will be a link to it on YouTube in case you missed it!
March 20 – PTA and Collier and Thomas Symposium - Library
April 3 – 6:00 pm March 27 – Site Council Meeting, Young Storytellers The Big Show! Room 100, 4:00 -6:00p