MAY 29 – JUNE 4, 2019
El Semanario
Edison Language Academy – Together Through Two Languages (310) 828-0335 www.edison.smmusd.org
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MARIACHI SIGN UPS FOR NEXT YEAR for incoming 5th graders
and incoming 6th graders at JAMS by May 31. Use this link to register: www.smmariachi.com VERIFICATION OF CONTINUING ENROLLMENT for students attending Edison on an inter-district permit by May 31 Below are the instructions and forms from the SMMUSD Website (http://www.smmusd.org/StudentServices/permits.html) SELECTION OF MUSIC CLASSES FOR INCOMING 4TH GRADERS –
Current 3rd graders need to choose a music class by using the online “music class selection form” and choosing a first and second choice by June 3. Go to www.musicnextyear.com. Hard copies of this form are available in the school office. UPDATE MUSIC CHOICE FOR INCOMING 5TH GRADERS Current 4th graders must update their choice for music next year by June 3, deciding if they want to continue with their current instrumental class or audition for choir next year. There is NOT an option to switch from one instrument to another in 5th grade because there are no beginning classes. If students want to audition for choir, request an audition on the selection form. To do this on-line visit www.musicnextyear.com; hard copies also available in the office.
TWO WONDERFUL UP-COMING EVENTS: 5th GRADE BALLROOM DANCE PERFORMANCE - 5th graders will present the culmination of their 10-week ballroom dance class, Friday May 31 at 8:45 am in the Edison cafetorium. 3RD GRADE WAX MUSEUM – will be held slightly after drop off on Friday, June 7 in the courtyards around the Cafeteria. Third Graders will be dress as historical characters and can tell you about their character in either English or Spanish. EDISON LOST AND FOUND -- Stop by the Edison Lost and Found and reclaim your child’s lost articles before the end of the school year. One mother found 11 different items belonging to her children! Please take a few minutes and find your child’s lost things. Items remaining will be donated to a local charity. LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED -- Can you spare a couple hours to help us get the library ready for the next school year? Help needed to shelve books and process new books on the following days and times: Wednesday 5/29 2-3 p.m. (shelving only) or Thursday 5/30 8:30-10:30 a.m. and 2-3 p.m.
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK: ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS In just a few more days, the 2018-2019 school year will draw to a close. School years mark chapters in our children’s development, and we all get nostalgic thinking about how fast the first year of Kindergarten, or last year of elementary school went by. Our fifth grade families are getting ready for a major transition with a promotion ceremony on Monday, June 10 in the cafeteria followed by a luncheon reception for 5th grade families. On Saturday, June 8 at Edison our high school seniors will also be celebrating their graduation after 13 years of schooling in a special immersion graduation ceremony for students and families at Edison. I refer to them as “OUR” high school seniors because they feel very much like members of our extended family, and greeting their families again on Saturday will feel like a family reunion. And as we wind up this year at Edison, we’re already beginning the planning for 2019-2020. We engage in an extensive process of analyzing achievement data, parent surveys, student surveys on peer interactions and school climate, and reflections from our various Professional Learning Communities as we explore how we can be a continuously improving school. We’re looking to see how well we met our goals this year and to propose adjustments to plans, goals and discretionary budgets 2019-2020. We look forward to sharing the analysis of data with you and new directions when we return in August! And there are endings and beginnings for staff as well. We’re preparing to bid farewell to some valued colleagues moving on to new stages in their lives and at the same time we’re interviewing, hiring and preparing training for new staff for next year.
YEAR END CELEBRATIONS – 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