Edison Elementary
Eagle’s Nest
Edison Elementary – Mesa Public Schools
Office Phone 480-472-5300
Cafeteria 480-472-5246
Health Office 480-472-5283
Attendance 480-472-5282
Title One
480-472-5329
FAX
480-472-5281
http://www.mpsaz.org/edison
Calendar Notes
--------------------------------------------Early Release-@ 11:45 9/16
Curriculum Night
Thanks to all that made it out to our annual Curriculum Night. Hopefully,
you got to see the Title One overview for some background information on
the programs and policies that impact our school.
1st Grade – Creative Arts
National Parks Offer – 4th Grade
Constitution Day 9/17
2nd Grade- Creative Arts 9/18
Conference Forms due 9/23
Bus Safety Drill- 9/25
BEGINNING IN THE 2015-16 school year, fourth graders in the US and their
families will be entitled to free admission to America’s national parks,
federal lands and waters.
Part of the White House’s “Every Kid in the Park” initiative, this program is
made possible by the National Park Service and National Park Foundation.
The objective is to introduce kids to outdoor recreation. Students just need
to sign up online and they will then get a voucher that grants entrance to
the student and a carload of passengers to federal recreation areas for one
year.Link to sign up: http://www.nationalparks.org/ook/ekiap-signup
Growth and Development
5th & 6TH Grades -presentations
Camp Sparky – 10/2
5th
grade
PE Demo Night 10/6
5:00 3rd grade –MPR
Parent University-http://www.mpsaz.org/parentu
Janelle Chisholm – Math Trainer is coming to Edison to host two math
classes designed for parents to better help their students understand our
math curriculum. The first class is on September 23rd (grades K-2) and
September 30th (grades 3-6). These classes are available to all parents in
MPS, so make sure you get a spot.
Parent University – Course Catalogs in English/Spanish
Fundraiser – Student Council
ELP @ Edison
10/7 starts- kickoff assembly
ELP Classes will be hosted on Thursdays and Fridays in room 42. Mr. Brad
McGee is our teacher as he splits between several campuses. Our 5th and
6th grade classes will attend on Thursdays and our 3rd and 4th grade classes
will be hosted on Fridays. We look forward to a great year as we get to
have the program move to our campus and get less travel time.
Grading Day-10/9
Early Release -@ 11:45
October Break – no school
October 12-16
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Edison News and Notes
Be on time!!!
Edison faces an issue with student tardies for the start of the day. The first bell is at
7:40 and students should meet their class at their line up spot out on the basketball
court on their side. Students should not be waiting by their classroom door.
When a student reaches 10 tardies, they will attend detention for each new tardy. For
students that go over 15 tardies, they will earn after school detention and will not be
dismissed until 2:40.
We have been charged to improve our attendance rate for families with tardy problems.
Students attending Edison under Open Enrollment must maintain good attendance
standing to have their option renewed. If a student fails to attend their detentions- they
will attend our In School Suspension program (ACE/ALC) at Lehi.
Service Learning Interns – Connecting Colleges to our Campus
Edison hosts a variety of college students for service learning and classroom internships.
Each of these people are screeened with a background check similar to our employees
and work with their university programs to gain work credit for their time on campus.
Many, but not all, plan to be teachers and it allows students to get help beyond the time
and attention that a single teacher can provide.
We look forward to their service as interns begin to get started across our campus. It
helps us better meet the individual needs of our students which is a benefit and the
interns learn from teachers that have been trained to host them.
We currently have students from ASU, NAU, GCU and MCC working at Edison this
semester. This helps us get our students see the role AVID plays in preparing them to
attend college by providing positive role models to work with and inspire them to
achieve the dream of a college education.
Classroom Corner
Each Edison classroom will host a college classroom corner to decorate and promote
college for our student population. Each classroom will be unique in their adopted
college or university. We are asking that no in state colleges or universitiies be used.
Classes are writing to college offices to see what kinds of donations we can obtain to
decorate our classrooms.
This event is held in east Mesa – Crossroads
Mountain High School.
Power and Brown- past Red
MCC Homecoming Game
September 26th @ 7:00
$3 student tickets, $5 adult tickets
ASU vs Colorado
October 10th – time TBA
AVID day at ASU
$20 ASU tickets with AVID code