EAGLES EDI SO N EAG LE S OCTOBER/NOVEMBER—2014 PRINCIPAL—JO WIEBEL ASSOCIATE PRINCIPALS—MATT WELLER & DAN SLOWEY INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Edison Families- PBIS CORNER 2 RUMMAGE SALE 2 MUSICAL 3 Did you know that children can suffer academically if they miss just 10 percent of the school year? That’s only 18 days or 2 to 3 days per month. We’re beginning this school year with a renewed focus to get all students to school – on time, every day. We know there will be days when your child will miss school, especially when he or she is sick. But missing school adds up to missed opportunities, and can cause students to fall behind academically. Here are some things that you can do to foster good attendance and learning. ANNIE JR. STAY IN TOUCH 4 IMPORTANT DATES 6 Talk to your child about the importance of attending school regularly. Establish consistent homework and bedtime routines. Help mornings run smoothly by preparing the night before. Monitor homework completion and help your child plan for tests and projects. Encourage meaningful afterschool activities such as sports and clubs. PARENT 10 NETWORK CALENDAR Schedule appointments outside of the school day whenever possible. Call the Attendance Office at 391-2453 if your child is truly ill. 1112 Call Student Services at 391-2452 to request homework if your child misses 3 or more days. Ask your child about the school day and listen. Call Student Services at 391-2452 and speak with your child’s counselor or the social worker with concerns. SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST: Be Friendly—Like Us on Facebook We’ve been updating our Facebook page and would like you to join us. To see all the postings and pictures go to the Edison Middle School page and hit the like button. (When you search, make sure to select the page that has an Edison Eagle for a profile picture.) Attend Parent Teacher Conferences on October 23, 24 or 28. Attending school is a child’s first and most important job. Students who attend school regularly starting in kindergarten are more likely to graduate and find good jobs. Let’s work together this year as a school community to get all our students to school, on time, every day. For more information on why attending school is important, please visit www.attendanceworks.org. Thank you for your support! Jo Wiebel, Edison Middle School Principal Julie Brunner, Edison Middle School Social Worker EDISON EAGLES Page 2 PBIS CORNER The PBIS team would like to give a special welcome back to all of our students and their families! We are excited to be back in school and appreciate getting off to a fantastic start! As you may recall, PBIS stands for Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports. We are starting our fifth year with this program at Edison and have seen a continual positive improvement in our school community. Many students are doing a great job of following the Edison Edge by being safe, responsible, respectful, and friendly. Please ask your student about the Edison Edge and how they are following these expectations at school. We have also implemented a new On Time program this year. When students are on time to class, it maximizes learning time in the classroom and provides for a more positive learning environment for all. Teachers have been handing out Eagle Eyes to students who are following school expectations. These Eagle Eyes can be used for weekly prize drawings as well as other incentives throughout the year. Again, welcome back to another great school year at Edison Middle School! We look forward to working with your students and helping them feel safe, respected, and welcome at Edison! 5TH ANNUAL RUMMAGE SALE We will be having our 5th annual all-school fall rummage sale on Saturday, October 25, 2014. Many of you had rummage sales this summer and have leftover items. We would love to have those leftover items to sell at OUR rummage sale. Starting on Monday, October 20 we will have a semi-trailer in our main Alpine Drive parking lot and will accept donations from 3:00 – 5:00 PM. Acceptable donations are clothing, shoes, books, bikes, toys, household items, sports equipment, furniture, decorations and anything else you might find at a rummage sale. All rummage items should be clean, and if electrical, they must work. The only items we are not able to accept are refrigerators, air conditioners or anything that has a cost to dispose of. Besides rummage, we will be having a bake sale, selling popcorn, soda, hamburgers and hotdogs. And back by popular demand, “Dessert of the Month” raffle. Raffle tickets are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. The winner will receive a dessert each month for the rest of the school year (November – May)! The proceeds from the sale will go towards helping to cover the cost of classroom supplies, field trips, and rewards for our students. Call the Edison office at 391-2450, option 3 with any questions. DID YOU MOVE??? If you moved, we need your new address! We would be very disappointed for you to miss out on exciting news at Edison! Please stop in to update our records with your new address. In order for us to update, we need a DO WE HAVE YOUR E -MAIL ADDRESS?? change of address form filled out (can be picked up in the Main Office) and proof of your new address (something with your name and new address on it, i.e. WPS bill, cellphone bill, etc.). Thank you for your cooperation! Edison Middle School sends out important messages during the school year and the newsletter via e-mail. If you haven’t updated your e-mail address with us, please let us know by e-mailing Marion Olson at maolson@gbaps.org. Thank you! EDISON EAGLES Page 3 Congratulations to the cast of Annie! Please check the website for the practice calendar. https://sites.google.com/a/gbaps.org/music-and-dramatics-at-edison/home/musical Scan this code for a direct link to the site. ANNIE CAST LIST Annie: Emmy Heesacker Mrs. Hannigan: Tori Lyons Grace Farrell: Ileaha Anderson Lily St. Regis: Alexis Simonet Mrs. Greer: Leamae King Mrs. Pugh: Savanna Lewis Warbucks: Vincent Adams Rooster: Spencer Cozzens Drake: Dustin VanEnkenvort Servants/Ensemble/Chorus Girls Erin Biggar Faith Brown Rylie Farrell Kiyana Horkman Phoebe Jensen McKenna Lardinois Charley Michaels Sofia Olderman Kailyn Petitjean Ingrid Sicairos Imelda Tabares Brittney Tran Robin VandenLangenberg Orphans Molly: Gabby Zerillo Tessie: Aubrie Gorski July: Sydney Egger Duffney: Skylar Cooney Kate: Abby Berrigan Pepper: Dominique King Boys Christian Barney Eli Cisneros Joseph Eaton Jordan Ketter AVID AVID, Advancement Via Individual Determination, gets organized. Students in AVID have been becoming familiar with the organizational skills that will help them succeed from middle school to college. Students have created their AVID binder, personality crests, and participated in a multitude of team building exercises. AVID students look forward to welcoming our AVID tutors to the room in the upcoming weeks and are excited to make it a great year at Edison Middle School. A Message From Student Services Our Student Services Department at Edison, along with Edison administration, participated in a second tier of support through our Edison Edge/PBIS Program. A small number of students may be nominated for our Tier 2 supports throughout the school year and as parents, you would be contacted before your student would be able to participate in any additional supports. Some of these supports might include Mentoring, Social/Academic Instructional Groups(SAIG), or Check In/Check Out (CICO). Parents who have students participating in one of these Tier 2 Supports can direct questions to Dawn Orfield, School Psychologist/ PBIS Tier 2 Internal Facilitator at 391-2517. Stay in Touch How is my child doing in class? What time does practice end? What’s happening at Edison Middle School? Announcements Announcements are made each day at 7:35 AM. Information such as activities/clubs/meetings/times/dates, etc. are announced. They are posted in the main hallway by the Main Office and posted on our web site daily. Infinite Campus Parent Portal Keep in touch with how your child is doing in class (assignments, grades, attendance, plus other important information). If you’d like access, e-mail maolson@gbaps.org. “Like” us on Facebook! Are you looking for up-to-date information on events and school news? Do you have a question you can’t find the answer to? Then follow the Green Bay Area Public School District’s Spanish Facebook page! Edison Middle School Important Dates 2014-2015 Picture Retake Day: October 2, 2014 Early Release Dates (released at 12:35 pm): October 10, 2014 November 14, 2014 December 5, 2014 January 30, 2015 February 13, 2015 April 10, 2015 May 8, 2015 No School Dates October 24 & 31, 2014 November 27 and 28, 2014 December 24, 2014 – January 2, 2015 January 16 & 19, 2015 March 13, 2015 March 23 - 27, 2015 April 3, 2015 May 25, 2015 May 26, 2015 – Weather make-up day; if not needed, will be a recess day Last Day of School: June 9, 2015 Parent/Teacher Conferences: Conferences sign-up sheets will be sent home with students for parents to fill out and have their child bring back to the teachers for conference times. October 23 Evening March 5 Evening October 24 Afternoon March 13 Afternoon October 28 Evening March 10 Evening Report Cards: Report cards are given to the students to bring home. The semester and final report card is mailed home. Questions? Main Office – (920) 391-2450 Option 3 Attendance – (920) 391-2453 Student Services (Guidance-Counselors) – 391-2452 October See Your School Board in Action Work sessions are generally held on the first Monday of the month, and school board meetings are generally held on the third Monday of the month. Board meetings start at 5:30 p.m. and are held in room 331 of the District Office Building, 200 S. Broadway. For specific dates, agenda, and past meeting minutes, visit the district website at www.gbaps.org. Meetings are also broadcast on Green Bay Time Warner Cable’s channel 4 on Thursday mornings at 9:00 A.M., or on digital channel 999 to view On Demand. Parents’ Right to Know about Teacher Qualifications (for Title I schools) The Green Bay Area Public School District has many fine teachers, and you have a chance to learn more about them. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) requires schools to offer parents with children in Title I schools additional information about the teaching staff each year. Specifically, we want you to know you have the right to ask for information about: The professional qualifications of your child’s classroom teacher, including: Whether the teacher has met Wisconsin licensing criteria to serve the grade assigned. Whether the teacher is teaching under an emergency or provisional status. The undergraduate and graduate field of study of the teacher. The professional qualifications of a paraprofessional providing services to your child. To get the information, call the Human Resources Department at 920-448-2066. You will need to indicate the Title I school your child attends and give the name of the teacher or paraprofessional about whom you’d like more details. Staff members will check the records and get back to you in a timely manner. NBC 26 Wants Your Child to be the “Daily Forecast Kid!” Want to see your child’s face featured on the NBC 26 morning show as the “daily forecast kid?” If so, send the following information in an email to Brian Nizansky at bniznansky@jrn.com: Child’s first name Grade School A clear photo that can easily be cropped. Visit http://www.nbc26.com/multimedia/photos/135674538.html to see examples of past “daily forecast kids.” On September 16, for the third year in a row, the Department of Public Instruction has released the state report cards, which measure four priority areas: student achievement, student growth, closing gaps and on-track and postsecondary readiness. Each school receives an overall accountability score and rating based on the four priority areas and is compared to the state score. In addition, families can find information regarding the demographics of Edison and a comparison of our WKCE reading and math proficiency rates versus the state average. You can view Edison’s report card at: http://www.gbaps.org/MS/Edison/Documents/ Edison.PDF If you do not have access to the internet, copies of the report card are available in the main office. Edison Parent Network October 2014 The 6th graders kicked off the school year with a fun after-school party on September 19. Nearly 250 kids attended the event. A BIG thank you to all the parents who contributed. Your cash and gift card donations provided give-aways and prizes. You provided ALL the food and drinks, and we had a great group of adults who spent the afternoon helping at the party. UPCOMING EVENTS Want to get involved at Edison, but not sure how? Parent Network is the perfect way to make a great connection between home and school. There are many opportunities to help throughout the school year, and you can pick your level of involvement. The easiest way to learn about what’s going on or to find out ways you can help are: Attend Parent Network Meetings. They’re very casual and everyone is invited. Put your name on the Parent Network email list. Periodically you’ll receive messages with reminders and requests for help. No pressure…just opportunities. To be added to the list, please send an email to Jen Metcalf: mmjmet@gmail.com October 16 Parent Network Meeting 6 pm Library October 23 Teacher Appreciation Meal During fall parent-teacher conferences, Parent Network provides a meal for teachers after school. Help by donating food. October 28 Bake Sale @ Parent Teacher Conferences October 23, 24 & 28 Book Fair November 13 Parent Network Meeting 6 pm 6 13 20 Book Fair after school 27 12 19 26 MON 5 SUN Dates are subject to change. Edison Middle School Parent Teacher Conferences-Evening Parent Network Bake Sale 28 21 Book Fair after school 14 7 TUE 29 22 Book Fair after school 15 8 1 WED THU 30 Parent/Teacher Conferences—Evening Teacher Appreciation Luncheon Book Fair during conferences 23 16 Parent Network Meeting Library 6-7 PM 9 2 Picture Retake Day or check the website. 31 No School Parent/Teacher Conferences-Afternoon No School Book Fair during conferences 24 17 10 Early Release 12:35 PM 3 FRI Students should listen to the morning announcements for the latest information www.gbaps.org/Edison October 2014 25 Rummage Sale 18 11 4 SAT 10 17 24 9 16 23 30 3 2 SUN Dates are subject to change. Edison Middle School MON 25 18 11 4 TUE 26 19 12 5 WED 27 No School 20 13 Parent Network Meeting Library 6-7 PM 6 THU 28 No School 21 14 Early Release 12:35 PM 7 FRI Students should listen to the morning announcements for the latest information or check the website. www.gbaps.org/Edison November 2014 29 22 15 8 1 SAT