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
FAX 480-472-5281
http://www.mpsaz.org/edison
Calendar Notes
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Parent Conference Week
October 17-21
School dismisses @ 1:15 all
week
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PTO Meeting- Oct 24th 4 pm
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ACUITY B – testing Gr 3-6
Oct.-24 to Oct.-27
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Creative Arts- Plays
8:05 Gr K-1 9:25 Gr 2-3
Oct. 27th in MPR
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Edison Skateland Night
5:00- 7:30 p.m.
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Latino Town Hall- @ MCC
October 29th 9a.m.- 1p.m.
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Barrage Concert 7 p.m.
Nov 1st -Highland High - bus
from Edison @ 6:00
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Banner Health VisitKinder Nov. 2 12:00-1:30
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Battle of the Books – M/C
Nov 7th @ 1:00 p.m.
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Veterans Day- Nov 11th
No school
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Early Release- Nov 16th
@ 12:15
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Mad Science Show- 9:00
Nov 21 Grades 4-6
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Thanksgiving BreakNov 24-25
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http://www.mpsaz.org/edison
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Mr. Bradshaw Wins OfficeMax Award
Brian Bradshaw, one of Edison’s sixth
grade teachers was awarded a $1,000
kit of supplies after his nomination was
selected by OfficeMax and the “A Day
Made Better” campaign. Riverview
Store Manager Pat Pry and his
associates came to Edison October 4th
to surprise him in class with his award.
While there were numerous supplies, the
highlights were a new digital camera and
photo printer for use within his class.
His teammates, Heidi Cave and Karrene
Park, helped us to pull off the surprise by
shifting students and delivering a
believable story about student needs
and cancelled recess to get him
occupied for the arrival.
Halloween Holiday Notes
Students may not wear costumes to school on October 31st. Please
save this kind of dressing up, hair color changes, etc. for that evening.
Remind kids to be safe if your family is going out. Know where you are
going, stick to your plan and avoid homes that are dark and
undecorated. Please let parents check your items before eating them.
Edison Sports Programs
The CDC recommends at least 60 minutes of activity each day for
elementary age students to stay healthy. To help meet this need,
Edison is building programs to promote a healthy lifestyle. Deb Wolf
and Marshall Kahn, Edison PE teachers, are both hosting after school
activities to boost students activity levels. Deb Wolf is hosting two
programs. During lunch, she has organized Intramural sports to allow
students to learn and compete in organized sports. She has started
with football and classroom teams compete several days each week.
Her other program is the Running/Jogging Club that had over 100
students for its first meeting. Mr. Kahn, is sponsoring flag-football as
well on Tuesday afternoons to get students learning the game and
improving their skills.
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Eagle’s Nest
Each Friday, Edison students are encouraged
to wear their school colors (red white and blue)
and/or school shirts to show their school spirit.
PTO is getting the new shirts soon. Please
check back for more information on cost, sizes
and availability.
Youth Physical Activity Guidelines
 Children and adolescents should have 60 minutes (1 hour) or more of physical activity daily.
o Aerobic: Most of the 60 or more minutes a day should be either moderate- or vigorous-intensity
aerobic physical activity and should include vigorous-intensity physical activity at least 3 days a
week.
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adolescents should include muscle-strengthening physical activity on at least 3 days of the week.
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 Locate resources and supplies early for projects.
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Title 1- Edison Elementary School receives additional supplemental funds through a Title I grant from the federal
government to provide extra supplementary services for all of our students. Your children will benefit directly or
 Communicate your questions/needs with the school.
indirectly from this extra help. At Edison these funds along with other federal resources will be consolidated to
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 Hire instructional personnel to assist teacherswithin
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classrooms
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planning a trip, there will always be work
 Provide training for staff and teachers
that will have to be made up. Give the teacher notice
 Provide additional instructional materials and technology
(more than 2 days) to compile work for your student.
 Ensure high-quality Schoolwide Programs
 Increase parent involvement participation  Get a library card for your family. Make reading a
habit.instruction for all children.
We are pleased to have these funds to provide high quality
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Tell an adult. Kids who are being bullied are sometimes scared to tell an adult. That is where you come in--tell an
adult who you trust, like your teacher or coach. You can tell them in person or leave them a note.
Be a friend to the person who is being bullied. You can still help the kid who is being bullied:
Talk with them. Sit with them at lunch. Play with them at recess. Be nice to others.
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Edison earned a rating of Performing Plus and a letter grade of “C” in the AZ Learns system. We
will be working this year to raise both areas of performance ratings from the state. A link to help
families with labels…http://www.mpsaz.org/research/testing/
MPS as a district earned a B for their rating. It is the first time for schools and districts to get this
kind of rating.