Edison Elementary – Mesa Public Schools
Office Phone 480-472-5300 Cafeteria 480-472-5246
Health Office 480-472-5283 Attendance 480-472-5282
FAX 480-472-5281 http://www.mpsaz.org/edison
Look Who’s New at Edison…Welcome to our new staff members:
Alex Macdonald- Principal Kayanne Andersen – Title 1 Specialist
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PTO Meeting- August 29 th @
4:00 in Music Room
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Curriculum Night- September
1st
@ 5:30-7:00
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Student Council Elections
& Camp Sparky-Sept. 2 nd -
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Early Release -
September 14 th @ 12:15
Carol Cox- Speech Susan Kowalczyk- Interm. Resource
On behalf of the staff at Edison, we would like to welcome your family to a new year of learning and fun. Since the end of last year, there have been a series of construction projects and repairs to campus to get things ready for the start of school. Our staff has been working hard to finalize these changes and teachers have worked diligently to have the rooms ready.
One of the changes we hope you will find useful this year will be more web based school news. Newsletters, event announcements and staff contact information will be updated regularly. Please use this site as a resource for your family. If you have ideas for the web site, please send them in so we can build a site that works. 
Fire Department Drill
September 16 th
Get help with homework or just visit.
Phone – 602-253-9099
Each teacher has a link in the STAFF section for email and phone
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Picture Day- Sept 28 th
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PTO Movie Night @ 6:30 —
October 6 th
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End of 1 st Quarter- Oct 7 th directory information. All teachers have access to email and voicemail.
If you have a classroom question, you can contact them directly. Our
CALENDAR section has up to date information about dates and times for our special events and activities this year.
Thanks for your support. Alex Macdonald – Edison Principal
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Early Release @ 11:45 a.m.
Good habits will help carry your child through all levels of schooling.
We hope to build and reinforce the goals of personal responsibility and accomplishment. Completing school assignments on time and to the
October 10-14
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Skills will become stronger with regular practice. When students arrive
Popsicle Sales will begin today unprepared for school, it keeps our staff from helping them maximize
@ 1:40 p.m.—25 cents a piece their potential.
School attendance is a school goal we need to improve. We need your student(s) here on time and ready to go each day. Students that have problems with tardies will be making up missed time during their breaks.
Phone Friend- Students ages 5-18… You can use this service to talk with someone if you are alone or bored.
Appointments are another challenge we face. Please try to schedule these around the school day as much as possible. We know this cannot always happen and students should not come to school when they are sick. We want to help your child make progress on their goals.
We need your help to make sure they are rested and ready to go.
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Visit the Edison Elementary
Web Site… http://www.mpsaz.org/edison

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QR Codes
If you have a smartphone we will have periodic announcements that are posted through the website with a qr code.
These are like barcodes allows it to be captured
Check our website for these codes to collect contact information for the school.
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Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.
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Character Education- These awards are being developed to recognize students that display great academics and citizenship on campus.
Each month, students will have lessons on a component of building good character traits.
They are based on the following areas…
T- trust
R-responsibility
A-academics
C-citizenship
K-kindness
S-safety
Our goal is to give students the tools to live a successful and productive life. We want them ready to contribute to our community and have the academic and social skills to support that desire.
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Check calendars and web site for upcoming events.
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Designate a space for homework and important school papers.
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Pack at night for the next day.
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Locate resources and supplies early for projects. Know the due dates and required elements.
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Communicate your questions/needs with the school.
Check the web site, use email or voicemail with contact information.
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If you are planning a trip, there will always be work that will have to be made up. Give the teacher notice (more than 2 days) to compile work for your student.
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Get a library card for your family. Make reading a habit.
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Get plenty of sleep and a good breakfast at home or at school to get your day started.
Students that ride a bike or scooter to school should be reminded to follow all traffic laws and should be using a helmet. Students also need to bring a lock each day.
Please talk with your students about their route to and from school.
Remind them not to make plans at school without going home to check with a parent.
Students learn best by doing. Teachers rely on homework to practice building skills they started in class. Families should make the completion of homework a daily event and have a designated space to help establish the routine.
Students should read every night. Our school library is open daily to allow students to have books to bring home. The Main Branch of the
Mesa Library can be used for additional books. Parents should read as well to set the example for their kids. Older siblings can read to their younger brothers and sisters which helps both groups improve their skills.
Accuracy with math facts is another easy way to help your student.
Flash cards and asking math related questions help students improve their skills. Students who put in the practice will be surprised how much they can improve in each area.