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ANNOUNCEMENTS Social Dynamics: Developing & Facilitating Social Skills in your Child -- Bobby Verdugo, LCSW of the UCLA School Function Program will be presenting this workshop for Edison parents on Wednesday, March 25 at 8:30 am in Room 208. School Smarts Academy continues on Monday mornings at 8:30 am and Reflective Parenting Class (in Spanish) continues on Tues. mornings at 8:45 am. Special Site Council Meeting – Friday, March 27 at 4:00 pm. Edison Jogathon – Wednesday, March 25 is the deadline to turn in Jogathon pledges and qualify for prizes. –including very cool jogathon t-shirts featuring the Edison Eagle and the grand prize limo lunch! Menchies Fundraiser – When you visit Menchies Frozen Yogurt on Ocean Park between March 20-31 and mention this Edison fundraiser, a percentage of your purchase goes to the Edison PTA. Thank you Edison ELAC! – Deep appreciation to the Edison ELAC, especially Vice-President Magali Giovanini and Consuelo Perez and Sofia Ramirez who pulled together a delicious dinner for Noche de César Chávez in record time -- tamales, pupusas, arroz, frijoles, aguas frescas y postres! Not only did we all enjoy fellowship and great food but the proceeds from the food sale netted about $500.00 for the PTA and SMMEF. Facilities Updates -- Work continues on the playground and on the installation of air conditioning and heating units in our classrooms. Schedules are on-line at http://fipcontractors.smmusd.org/edisonnew-construction.aspx SMMEF Announces Spring Fundraisers –Nearly 32% of Edison families have now made a direct donation to SMMEF (supporting instructional assistants, literacy coach, K-5 Theater and K-2 Music programs, and professional development for our teachers). Won’t you join the 107 Edison families who have contributed so far? Also Sunday, April 26 from 10:00 am to 2:00 p.m. SMMEF is hosting a second annual private Pier Party at Pacific Park. Tickets are now on sale http://smmef.org/?/pierparty for $25.00 for a wristband with unlimited rides. Other pricing options are available. Get your tickets soon – the party sold out last year!
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK: CELEBRATING CULTURE AND LANGUAGE THROUGH THE ARTS We had a very moving and well-attended Noche de César Chávez event last Friday. In addition to the opportunity to share “comida y conversación,” Chiara Arroyo and Colleen Londoño presented a slide show about the annual Edison César Chávez service project assisting Corazon de Vida orphanages. They showed photos from the trip that approximately 50 Edison families took earlier this month to deliver supplies and visit the children at the orphanage and spoke about the visits that college students from Corazon de Vida have made to Edison. Jacqueline Fuentes and our nd 2 grade teachers and students shared an amazing concert that brought down the house! A combination of some original text created by the students and set to music, and a collection of meaningful songs, culminating with Somos Americanos and the students holding up flags of the Americas and the UFW flag created an emotional and beautiful program – with two encores! Thank you Maestras Fuentes, Jimenez, nd Melendez and Martinez. The 2 grade songwriting residency was made possible by funds received from SMMEF. If you missed the concert (or want to see it again!) visit https://vimeo.com/123032440. Thanks to Michel Pacifici for sharing the video he shot of the concert. th This week we are preparing for our annual production of the 5 Grade Play. The play, Cambia Todo Cambia, shows the power of theater over the ages – from ancient mythology and fables, through Shakespeare, to the Diary of Anne Frank. Things Change is inspired in the ever-evolving history of humankind and its theatre. By re-telling these tales on stage, our students can appreciate the dilemmas of extraordinary characters and th the eras they lived in. As the 5 graders’ time to bid farewell to Edison approaches, more than ever, the musical theme of the play reflects on the natural process we all go through in which everything changes. We are grateful to PS Arts and the support of SMMEF which makes Edison’s 30week K-5 Theater program possible. Edison is fortunate to have had this program and our wonderful theater arts teacher Martha Ramirez Oropeza for over 10 years. Theater classes are conducted entirely in Spanish and provide our students with another way to grow their Spanish language arts skills, and develop public speaking skills and self-confidence. Thank you also to parents Pilar Guzman (producer) and Annie Dunn (costumes) for their important work on the play. Please come join us for the Thursday evening, March 26 performance from 6:30-8:30 pm. in the Edison cafetorium. March 30-April 10 Spring Break Campus closed
April 15 – PTA Executive Board Meeting 6:00-8:00 pm – Community Room
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April 17 – 4 Grade Field Trip to UCLA