MAY 22-28, 2019
El Semanario
Edison Language Academy – Together Through Two Languages
M A R C H
(310) 828-0335 www.edison.smmusd.org
ANNOUNCEMENTS YEAR END ASSESSMENTS – Edison’s 3-4-5th graders finish CAASPP testing Wednesday, May 22. Teachers are still conducting 1:1 assessments and scoring writing samples as we wrap up instruction and measure student progress this year. MARIACHI FINAL CONCERT AND SIGN UPS FOR NEXT YEAR – Tuesday, May 28th at 3:30 p.m. in the Edison cafeteria. To register for next year’s 5th grade program go to www.smmariachi.com and register. Parents of current 5th graders can register their children for the new Middle School Mariachi program hosted at John Adams Middle School with that same link. But register soon -- before registration closes on May 31, 2019. 5th GRADE BALLROOM DANCE PERFORMANCE Please join us for the 5th graders dance performance on Friday, May 31 at 8:45 am in the Edison Cafetorium. 3RD GRADE WAX MUSEUM –Linger a little at drop off on June 7 and partake of an Edison classic – the Third Grade Wax Museum. Our 3rd Graders have been studying biographies and researching notable historical figures. On June 7, they dress to represent a Wax Museum figure and – with the touch of a button—will tell you all about the figure they are portraying. And they’ll do it in English or Spanish! Just after school begin, our “wax museum” figures will be in the cafeteria courtyards. YEAR END CELEBRATIONS -- Traditionally each
grade has some form of end of year celebration. See below for dates by grades but please check with your child’s teacher/room rep for specific times and details and if volunteer chaperones are needed.
JUNE 5 -- 1st Grade: Picnic at Virginia Avenue Park JUNE 7 -- Pre-K and TK: field date JUNE 7 – 4TH Grade Picnic at Virginia Avenue Park JUNE 7 – 3RD Grade Field Day on Campus (until noon) – after the Wax Museum JUNE 10- 2ND GRADE Picnic at Virginia Avenue Park JUNE 11 – 5th Grade Picnic at Virginia Avenue Park JUNE 11 – Kindergarten Field Day at Edison
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK: ALL ABOUT ATTENDANCE PERMITS We’ve had a flurry of phone calls lately asking about INTER-DISTRICT and INTRA-DISTRICT attendance permits. So I thought I’d dedicate a few inches of space to provide some clarifying information. Because Edison is a school of choice and not a neighborhood school, all students attending Edison TKGrade 5 have some type of a permit. Policies governing permits are set by SMMUSD and not by Edison. ALL students whose families live in SMMUSD must apply for an INTRA-District permit upon admission to the TK-5th grade program. An INTRA-DISTRICT Permit allows your child to attend a school other than the neighborhood school associated with your residence. It does NOT need to be renewed annually. As long as your child resides in SMMUSD, you don’t need to do anything else to maintain this type of permit to attend Edison. Students whose families reside outside SMMUSD, attend Edison on an INTER-District Permit. This permit is obtained from the school district in which non-resident families live. Students generally apply for this permit the year that they first enroll at Edison. A few others need to get an INTERDISTRICT Permit because they lived in SMMUSD at enrollment and subsequently moved outside the district. Each school district has its own rules and policies about granting INTER-DISTRICT Permits. The permit is accepted by SMMUSD for the purpose of children attending Edison and the SMMUSD Language Immersion Academy. If attendance, conduct, and progress are satisfactory and if students continue in the Language Immersion program, these permits can be renewed through 12th grade. Because the District can decline to renew permits for excessive absences and late arrivals, it is particularly important that students with INTERDISTRICT PERMITS maintain good attendance. Families with this type of permit, do NOT need to go to their home district each year to renew the permit. However, they must sign a Verification of Continuing Enrollment form with the SMMUSD Student Services Department by May 31 of each year. If you need to renew your INTER-District Permit, please do so before May 31. We are not be allowed to place your child on a class list for next year until that form is submitted to Student Services. For more information, click on this link:
(http://www.smmusd.org/StudentServices/permits.html)
MEMORIAL DAY IS MONDAY, MAY 27 SCHOOL IS CLOSED.
Preschoolers do not require either type of permit.