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1 Edison Park Elementary News IMPORTANT DATES Dads Club Basketball Tuesday, 6/6 & 6/13 6:15pm NWEA Testing Window Monday, May 15- Friday, June 16 Eighth Grade Car Wash Friday, June 2, :45pm-6:00pm *please see attached flyer Seventh Grade Camp Duncan Trip June 5-6, 2017 *please see attached information PTA Volunteer Dinner Monday, June 5, 2017 Nonno Pino s 7:00pm Eighth Grade Awards Ceremony & Dinner Wednesday, June 7, 2017 Field Day Friday, June 9, 2017 EPE Field End of Year Picnic Sunday, June 11 12pm- 8pm *Flyer is attached Eighth Grade Graduation Thursday, June 15, 2017 Taft High School 5:30pm Doors open at 5:00pm EPE Gym Pre- K End of Year Celebration June 19, :00pm EPE Gym Dear EPE Families: On Thursday, June 15, the EPE community will join the Eighth Graders in celebration of their graduation at Taft High School. This is a special class, as they are the very Girst kindergarten class of Edison Park Elementary. We are so proud to celebrate their accomplishments. We are very excited to see what the future holds for them. Please join us in congratulating them and sending them on their way to what we are sure will be a very successful future. Matthew Andersen Diesel K Armstrong Hannah K Astudillo Vivian R Aviles Violet H Barton Steven E Bazarek Thomas R Cahill Aidan J Casey Connor M Casey Fiona R Casey Albert A Chavez Mora I Corte Shane M Corte Joseph W Culen Jake W DeFranza Michael T DiSanti John P Dunne Martin J Durkin Alice H Duska Jonathan R Fini Colin J Flynn Declan D Ford Annalyse E Gallo Nicolas C Garlinski Amanda M Gorder Madilyn R Haughey Edison Park Elementary Graduates Bianca Hochleutner Colin A Kovac Dusan Lakic Amy L Lemmon Brian R McLaughlin William P McMillin Brianna K Mendoza Caroline K Murray Daniel E O'Connell Aidan C O'Shea Christian L Olivares Nadia A Ortiz Logan E Padbury Giana M Perns Charise M Pisani Angelina R Rannochio Kaitlyn Ravury Modesti L Rivera Madison P Rodriguez Nikolas D Sarlo Casey M Tan Andrew G Tomlin Adem V Torlo Faustyna O Turek Zachary M Zwolfer Next week, we will be sending out a closing bulletin that includes all of the important information regarding the end of the school year. Thank you for your support and as always, let us know if you have any questions. Kindergarten End of Year Celebration Tuesday, June 20, :00am EPE Gym Go Wolves Jenn Farrell- Rottman Principal Amber Whitfield- Lalich Assistant Principal Edison Park Elementary 1

2 LSC UPDATES May LSC Meeting Tuesday, June 13, :00pm EPE Multipurpose Room *please note the time change. The meeting will be at 6:00pm, not 6:30pm. DADS CLUB Contact Phil Flynn at if you d like to join the Dads Club. Dads Club Basketball continues on Tuesday nights from 6:15pm- 7:45pm MOMS CLUB Contact Lorrie Christy at lorrie7636@gmail.com or if you d like to join the Moms Club PTA Contact Leslie Troogstad at lrstroogstad@yahoo.com if you would be interested in joining the PTA. PTA Meeting: Tuesday, June 13, :30pm- 6:00pm EPE Multipurpose Room Yearbook Yearbooks are on sale Yearbooks are $25 Please pay by cash or check Checks can be made out to Edison Park Elementary. Please use the attached order form to order your copy today The last day to order yearbooks is June 5, 2017 Buy A Brick Program The last day to purchase a brick is June 2, Please see the ordering information on page 9 of this update. Dads Club Golf Outing Contact Dan Flynn, , is you are interested in participating in the golf outing on June Yearbooks If you have not ordered the yearbook, there are still some available. The order form is attached. Please bring cash or a check to the main office to secure your copy The last day to order a yearbook is Monday, June 5. Seventh Grade Camp Duncan Trip Our seventh graders will be traveling to Camp Duncan on June 5 to camp overnight and participate in leadership and team building activities. Please see the attached information. Students will come to school at 7:45am like normal, and then leave with the group at 9:00am. Kindergarten Enrollment Night Thursday, June 8, :00pm-7:00pm If you were unable to attend our morning open house, we invite you to our Kindergarten Enrollment Night. Please join us to enroll your child for Kindergarten and to meet the teachers. NWEA Testing Schedule Please review the attached testing schedule with your child. NWEA testing continues through June 14. School Pak Ordering If you are interested in ordering a School Pak for the school year, please follow the link below. Deadline for free school delivery is 6/10. Deadline for home delivery (plus shipping charge) is 7/12. All ordering will be unavailable after 7/12. Please contact Julie Tomlin at jtomlin@ameritech.net with any questions. PTA Sponsored Volunteer Dinner The Edison Park Elementary PTA would like to show their appreciation to all of the people who volunteered this year. Please join them for a volunteer appreciation dinner on Monday, June 5 at Nonno Pino s at 7:00pm. If you would like to join the PTA at Nonno Pino s, please RSVP to Erin O Connell doconnll@aol.com. End of Year Picnic Save June 11 from 12 to 8 for our SECOND Annual End of the Year Picnic This year the picnic is at Bunker Hill BYO Picnic for the family Each family provides for their own family Bring your bikes (the Shelter #1 is on the paved path) Please contact me if your family would like to sponsor a game for picnic day. We have sack races and marshmallow races. FYI WE HAVE AN EGG ALLERGY AMONG US. PLEASE NO EGG TOSS THIS YEAR Please contact Cathy Carone, cathy.carone@cbre.com, if you would like to host a game. Edison Park Elementary 2

3 Pre- Kindergarten Our Preschool students have made scientific observations of our classroom butterflies We have experienced 3 out of 4 stages of the life cycle of butterflies; we received them as larva, and then watched them grow into big, fat, hungry, colorful caterpillars Then we watched the caterpillar s molt (lose its old skin) as it turned into a pupa (chrysalis). Finally, we watched how they emerged from their chrysalises into beautiful butterflies We will release them this week into our beautiful nature garden in the front of the school We will wrap up the year discussing what next year brings for these wonderful Preschoolers; ensuring that they make a smooth transition into Kindergarten. Kindergarten As we look at our classrooms today, we see them filled with independent readers, writers, and problem solvers. Every year we are amazed at the growth attained over these few short months we call Kindergarten. Your children enter our classrooms in September as fledglings but leave in June as contributing members of a learning community. Thank you for entrusting us with your most precious gift. It is our hope that you and your child enjoyed this journey as much as we have We look forward to celebrating the year with you at our Kindergarten Celebration on Tuesday, June 20th at 9:00am in our gymnasium. 1st grade First grade is buzzing with excitement We have finished up our unit on insects and released all beetles and butterflies to the EPE gardens. We are entering the last few weeks of school with a unit on mapping. We will learn how to read a map, use a compass, and identify symbols on a legend, or key. In math, we have been working with money, making exchanges and talking about coin equivalencies. In addition, we moved onto making and defining 2D and 3D shapes by their different attributes. In literacy, all students have been reassessed and given their end- of- the- year reading level. We will continue to work with small groups in guided reading and review skills taught throughout the year to prepare the kiddos for 2nd grade. Lastly, we hope you can join us for our Poetry Slam on June 7th at 10:30 am. Students will be sharing their poems and celebrating their writing growth with their families and friends. We are so proud of progress they made this year 2nd grade Second Grade can't believe it's June already In Social Studies, we wrapped up our unit on landforms by studying the book The Lorax and thinking about how people have an effect on the landforms they live near. We will end the year with a unit on space in which the children will be able to research a planet of their choice In Literacy we have been having some fun with idioms, similes, and metaphors. We are also reviewing skills we have learned throughout the year including character traits, summarizing, main idea, author s purpose, inferring, and point of view. We will also be studying Poetry in our last month and writing our own poems during Writer s Workshop. In Math, Second Grade will be focusing on measurements by estimating and by using standard units. Of course, we will be enjoying our ABC countdown each day of June as well, along with other special end of the year activities. What a fun year it has been 3rd grade Wow This school year seems like it has flown by. In third grade we will be finishing up our Water Unit in Science and our study of Chicago in Social Studies. The Tale of Despereaux, our final Kate DiCamillo novel, will be ending soon as well. We have had a great year in third grade and have learned so many new skills and have made tons of growth. Remember to follow along with the ABC Countdown as we try to make the end of the year, the most memorable one yet. Happy Summer to all 4th grade This month, we are moving through our read aloud, Seedfolks, and analyzing the text to identify the theme. The children are citing evidence to support their ideas and will be drafting a literary essay to show their work. In science, we have begun our unit, Chemical Testing. Although we won't be able to finish the unit before the year's end, the children will be conducting various tests to determine the identities of mystery chemicals (all of which are commonly found in homes). For math, we will wrap up the year with two short units on representing and interpreting data on line plots, and then understanding and comparing decimals. In social studies we will be wrapping up the Southwest region and finish the year with our last region, the West. Edison Park Elementary 3

4 5th grade We made it It is the last month of the school year We still have a lot to do before the year is finished. We just began our new unit in reading about theme and will begin to read our new class novel, Number the Stars. We are finishing up with our writing unit on expository writing. You should ask your fifth grader what the great spots in Chicago are to go to and explore Our next unit in writing will be poetry and we cannot wait to see what poems the students create Math has been a lot of fun learning about volume...it is a little bit easier than dividing with decimals. We are continuing to practice skills needed for our NWEA MAP test coming up In science, we re continuing to explore levers and their different classes- - your student will be seeing levers everywhere they look In social studies, we will be finishing the year learning about Westward Expansion in the United States. We will be exploring the trail pioneers took on the journey out west and we will learn about the hardships they endured while creating a new life for themselves, as well as the successes of their trip. We will learn about the Oregon Trail, the Louisiana Purchase, the California Gold Rush, as well as much more We can t wait to continue our ABC countdown together and do fun things to finish our year in 5th grade. Middle School Middle School English Language Arts 6th and 7th graders will be finishing up their final novel of the year. They will be reflecting on the character's experiences through the novel. The students will create their final extended response that is aligned to the essential questions of the unit. 8th graders just finished reading The Diary of a Young Girl. They are currently completing their final writing assignment here at Edison Park as they are getting ready for their graduation. Middle School Mathematics Congratulations on the end to another math year at Edison Park. We hope that as the summer begins, students will take an opportunity to reflect on their math practices and make goals for the new school year. We encourage students to seek out opportunities to keep up with their problem solving skills and skill practice. Real life situations such as calculating tips or percentage off at a store, or calculating mileage and hours for a road trip, provide great opportunities for math practice. Students are also encouraged to continue using IXL and to find websites, such as Khan Academy, for help with skill practice. Middle School Social Studies 6th: Sixth Grade has finished Ancient Greece and will be ending the year with Ancient Rome 7th: Seventh Grade has successfully completed the Constitution Before school ends, we will have one more visit from Lawyers in the Classroom and cover the war of 1812 and Westward Expansion 8th: Eighth Grade will be finishing our studies on World War II and the Holocaust in June Thank you, everyone, for a great year Middle School Science I hope you are all enjoying the beautiful weather we have been having Summer break is just around the corner 6th Grade: The students will continue learning about weather and climate. The students have a few more lessons. They will then take a unit assessment. Following the weather and climate unit, students will explore the topic of astronomy. Astronomy will be the last topic covered this school year 7th Grade: The students are continuing their unit on ecology. The students have learned about different kingdoms and ways to classify an organism. Recently, the students have been focusing on ecosystems and an organisms' food web. The students have been rocking it I am very proud of the 7th graders and how much they have grown in science this year. 8th Grade: The students are continuing with their unit on energy. The students will work through this unit until the end of the school year. The students have shown tremendous growth in science this year. I am very proud of each and everyone of them *Please make sure your child is keeping up with his or her studies even though it is so nice out I don't want to see any grades slip Have a safe and enjoyable summer break. I look forward to seeing everyone again in September *A NOTE TO 8TH GRADERS...Congrats to the grads I am so blessed to have had the time to get to know each every 8th grader this year. I am so grateful I have had the pleasure of being your science teacher this year. Good luck in high school. Don't forget to visit next year - we will miss you Best of luck, Ms. Taylor. Edison Park Elementary 4

5 K- 2 ODLSS: Mrs. Walsh Room 221 continues to work toward meeting individualized learning goals. Our vocabulary focus in June will be insects Important dates to remember are our field trip on June 8 to the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and Field Days on June 9. As the school year comes to a close, look for a summer break social story to come home along with a list of suggested activities. 3-5 ODLSS: Ms. Talbot The end of the school year is almost here Please keep in mind the following important dates for June: June 1st- last field trip to Dairy Queen June 9th- field day (we will be participating in the afternoon section) June 20th- last day of school for students Please keep an eye out for an regarding our upcoming end of year party. Date to be announced. Please also keep an eye out for a social story relating to summer break. This will be sent home with your child before the end of the school year. We have been participating in the 3rd- 5th grade ABC Countdown to the end of the school year. Please continue to keep track of the countdown to see what fun activities we will be participating in. Have a wonderful last month of school Health and Physical Education As we close our school year, we would like to celebrate the great year we had with a whole school field day. The field day will take place on Friday, June 9th (Rain date will be Monday, June 12th). We have some important information to make sure that the day runs smoothly. 1) All students will have a picnic lunch outside at 11:15. Students should bring a bagged lunch and a drink. If your student will need a school lunch they can get a bagged hot dog lunch from the cafeteria. Students may also want to bring a snack for before/after field day. 2) During field day, students will rotate between different stations, each with a different team challenge or sports activity. Some of the stations involve getting wet; please make sure that your student wears clothing that is okay to get a little wet. Please also have them wear gym shoes and dress for the weather. You might want to have your children wear hats and bring sunscreen. 3) Students should bring a water bottle to carry around with them in case they get thirsty. We will have big jugs of water to re- fill water bottles outside. Thanks for all your help We are looking forward to a great field day Art To end the school year, students are doing a variety of projects Kindergarteners and fourth graders are investigating personality through self portraits. Middle schoolers will be wrapping up with a pop art project, looking at objects from everyday life. First, second, and fifth graders are getting their hands on some clay this quarter which has been very exciting. Finally, third graders are working to create three dimensional "floating" bird sculptures. Music Kindergarten Please join us for our Kindergarten Celebration on June 20th at 9:00am, where our students will be performing and sharing memories from their first year at EPE. 8th grade Students are hard at work picking their graduation song and practicing for the ceremony, which will be held at Taft High School on June 15th at 5:30pm. Willy Wonka Jr. Thanks to all who were able to attend Willy Wonka Jr., which was a resounding success for the school and music program. We were able to raise nearly $10k through ticket sales. Next year s musical will be announced during the first week of school in September. Edison Park Elementary 5

6 Student Council Upcoming EPE Student Council Meetings All meetings take place in Room 222. Wednesday, June 7th 2:45-3:45 ALERT: Severe Nut Allergies Please Help Keep Our Kiddos Safe We are kindly asking our families to help us keep all of our students safe. This year we have students who are severely allergic to nuts. Any exposure to peanuts/nuts may cause a life- threatening allergic reaction that requires emergency medical treatment. To reduce the chance of this occurring, we are asking that you please do not send any peanut or nut containing products to school with your child that will be eaten in the school. If your child has eaten peanuts/nuts before coming to school, please be sure your child s hands and face have been thoroughly washed before entering the school. We truly appreciate all of your assistance in helping keep our EPE family members happy and safe. Social Media Please continue to check our website, Facebook, and Twitter throughout the month of June for important updates. Website: Facebook: EPE Aftercare Thank you to all of our families for making our EPE aftercare program so successful We still have spots available for families who are interested. Morning care is $5/day and afternoon care is $15/day. Please notify us the Friday before the next week of the days your child(ren) will be attending so we can ensure we have enough staff for the program. Also, for families who sign up for the program, we are asking that payments are made the Friday before the next week of care. Edison Park Elementary 6

7 EPE Eighth Grade Washington DC May Thank you to everyone who made it possible for our eighth graders to travel to Washington DC. The students and chaperones had a great trip and made memories that will last a lifetime. Thank you to Mrs. Farrell for her support in making this trip a reality. Thank you to the chaperones for spending the week making sure our eighth graders had a ton of fun and stayed safe. The graduates had amazing time and will treasure the time they had together. Edison Park Elementary 7

8 Monday 1 Tuesday 2 May 2017 Wednesday 3 Thursday Reading M/ O 8:45 am Angarone 8th Reading O /C 11:30 am Bruggeman 17 8 Math M /O Hernandez 8: 45 am 8th Math O/ C Salus 11:30 am 18 6 Math M/O Hernandez 8:45 am 6 Reading O/C Bruggeman 12: 30 pm Friday Math O/C Hernandez 8:45 am 6 Reading M/O Bruggeman 12: 30 pm 22 1 Reading Cahill 8:00 am 1 Math Rubel 12:30 pm 29 No School Memorial Day 23 Chromebooks 3 Reading Perns 10:00 am 3 Math Marcheschi 1:00 pm 30 K Reading Gallo 8:00 am K Math Bridges 10:00 am *Makeups for 3,6,8 24 Chromebooks 3 Reading Marcheschi 10:00 am 3 Math Perns 1:00 pm 31 K Reading Bridges 8:00 am K Math Gallo 10:00 am *Makeups for 3,6,8 June Reading Rubel 8:00 am 1 Reading Riordan12:30 pm 1 Chromebooks 4 Math Almer 10:00 am 4 Reading Ortiz 1:00 pm 26 1 Math Cahill 8:00 am 1 Math Riordan 12:30 pm 2 Chromebooks 4 Reading Ortiz 10:00 am 4 Math Almer 1:00 pm 5 Chromebooks 5 Reading Shapiro 8:00 am 5 Math Tingley 1:00 pm 12 Chromebooks 5 Reading Stern 8:00 am 5 Math Shapiro 1:00 pm 6 2 Reading Hyman 8:00 am 2 Math Hawkins/Edwards 12:30 pm 13 7 Reading 227 8:45 am :30 am 7 2 Reading Hawkins/Edwards 8:00 am 2 Math Hyman 12:30 pm 14 7 Math 228 8:45 am :30 am 8 Chromebooks 5 Reading Tingley 8:00 am 5 Math Stern 1:00 pm 15 Makeups 9 Chromebooks Makeups 16 NWEA MAP Ends Edison Park Elementary 8

9 Edison Park School We are raising money to supply the Edison Park Elementary Foundation with funds. The Foundation will then work with the Administration to determine the most dire needs for the funds, beginning with staff and schoolwide needs/programs, then technology, then supplementary classroom materials. The bricks will be placed lining the sidewalks starting by the school s front entrance with the existing legacy bricks. ~ Cost: 4x8 for $100 or 8x8 for $200 ~ You will receive a receipt letter confirming your contribution and tax deductibility. If you do not receive a receipt letter or if a correction is necessary, call ~ Put your family name, company name or any well wishes to Edison Park School. Get creative ~ Print your inscription in upper case letters, exactly as it should appear on your brick. ~ Maximum of 18 characters per line (characters are letters, numbers, punctuation marks or spaces). Exceptions will not be permitted. Text will be centered on brick. Please fill out and return to the office by: May 15, For an extra $10.00, you have the option of putting the Edison Park School logo on your brick. The logo will be three characters on four lines. Yes, I would like the Edison Park Mascot Logo put on my brick Edison Park Elementary 9

10 Dear%EPE%Parents:% OnJune5and6,ourseventhgraderswillbetakingatriptoCamp Duncan,aYMCAcamp.Thegoalsofthistripareforstudentstoengage inleadershipandteambuildingactivities,aswellasoutdooreducation. Studentswillgainconfidence,responsibility,andindependencethatwill helpthemthroughtheyearstocome. Camp%Duncan:%% IsaYMCAcamplocatednearFoxLake,IL.Thecamphasfields,camp grounds,andislightlywooded.therearecabinswithbunkbeds,so studentsdonotneedtobringatent. AtCampDuncan,therearequiteafewareaswherestudentscanengage incooperative,teambuildingactivities(teamschallengecourse, climbingtour,ropescourse).thecampstaffistrainedandreadytolead variousactivitiesandprogramswithourseventhgraders. Program:%% Thistriphasthreegoals:environmentaleducation,leadership educationandteambuilding.inadditiontotheteambuildingactivities, wewillbeparticipatinginanighthike,sportsgames,andmanyother funactivities. Inadditiontothecampstaff,therewillbe10teachersand2 administratorsstayingovernightwiththestudents.thestudentswillbe supervisedatalltimes.theadultswillsleepinthesamecabinsasthe studentstoensurethepropersupervisionofeachcabin. When:%% WewillleaveEPEat9:00amonJune5.Wewillreturnby2:00pmon June6. The%Cost:%% Aspreviouslystated,thecostofthetripis$100.Thiscoversthebus, lodging,andallmeals.the$100paymentisduebyjune1.youcanpay bycheckorcashinthemainoffice. Pleaseletusknowifyouhaveanyquestions. Thankyou AmberWhitfield Edison Park Elementary 10

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12 ABC End of the Year Countdown As the end of the year approaches, we will be celebrating fun activities together as a team. Please be aware of the following themed days. You will need to bring in items for some days and it is important that you are aware of what you may need 5/15 A : Airplane Races: Let s build a paper airplane and fly them outside. 5/16 B : Bubble Day: Bring a bottle of bubbles and we will have bubble fun outside. 5/17 C : Crazy Hair Day: Come to school with your craziest hair 5/18 D : Dance Day: Have a dance party in the classroom or play some freeze dance. 5/19 E : Extra Recess Day: Extra 20 minutes of recess today 5/22 F : Fan Day: Dress up to support your favorite sports team 5/23 G : Goofy Socks Day: Wear fun or mismatched socks 5/24 H: Hawaiian Day- Wear something tropical like you are on island-time. 5/25 I : Ice Pops Day: Relax and enjoy some ice pops 5/26 J : Jump Rope Day: Bring in a jump rope and jump it up 5/30 K : Kickball Day: Get ready for a great game of kickball Bring your gym shoes 5/31 L : Love it Bring in something you love from home to share with the class that will fit in your backpack. 6/1 M : Mystery reader. I wonder who will read to my class today? 6/2 N : Necktie and necklace day 6/5 O : Outside Day: Enjoy class outside today (Weather permitting). 6/6 P : Pajama Day: Wear your favorite pajamas but leave your stuffed animals at home :) 6/7 Q : Question: Bring in a question to ask the teacher in the next grade. 6/8 R : Reading Day: Bring a good book and a small blanket or towel. Get comfy and read all day 6/9 S : Share equipment with a friend during Field Day 6/12 T : Teacher for the Day 6/13 U : University Day: Dress up to support your favorite college or university 6/14 V : Video Day: Watch a movie 6/15 W : Walking Day: Wear your gym shoes. We will be walking today. 6/16 X : exchange day: This will be a surprise 6/19 Y : Year end cleaning Day: Time to tidy up the lockers, desks, and classrooms. 6/20 Z : Zip Out Day:Zi p up those backpacks and head out for summer break Edison Park Elementary 12

13 Name/#: Grades 3-5 ABC End of the Year Countdown As the end of the year approaches, we will be celebrating fun activities together as a team. You will need to bring in items for some days and it is important that you are aware of what you may need The items you need to bring in are bold and underlined 5/15 A : Artsy Day: Get ready for an artsy activity. 5/16 B : Board Game Day: Bring in your favorite board game to play. 5/17 C : Card Games Day: Bring in your favorite card game to play. 5/18 D : Dodge Ball Day: Let s play the game outside. Bring in beach balls or soft foam balls to play. 5/19 E : Extra Recess Day: Extra 20 minutes of recess today 5/22 F : Formal Day: Dress up like you re going to a formal event 5/23 G : Game Day: We will play games. Bring in games from home. 5/24- H : Hawaiian Day: Wear something tropical like you are on island-time Watch Moana or Lilo & Stitch 5/25 I : Innovation Day: See what fun & creative things you can make. Bring in supplies before today 5/26 J : Jammies Day: Wear your jammies for a cozy day in the classroom. Please do not bring pillows and blankets 5/29- Memorial Day ~ No School 5/30 K : Karaoke Day: We will spend some time singing our favorite tunes 5/31 L : Lego Day: Bring in your Legos and plan for a day of creativity 6/1 M : Movie Day: Each classroom will watch a movie 6/2 N : Numbers Day: Work with a partner or small group on a numbers challenge 6/5 O : Organized Outside Day: Once the classroom is organized, we will go outside. (Weather permitting) 6/6 P : Picnic for your Snack Day: We will eat our snacks outside today. (Weather permitting) 6/7 Q : Quote Day: Bring in your favorite quote. Be prepared to share WHY it s your favorite. 6/8 R : Reading Day: Spend extra time reading a good book 6/9 S : Show and Tell Day: Bring something from home to share with the class (no pets) 6/12 T : Throwback Day: Dress like you ve travelled back in time 6/13 U : USA Day: Wear red, white, and blue and learn some history about America 6/14 V : Volleyball Day: Get ready to set, spike and volley outside. Bring in volleyballs. 6/15 W : Water Balloon Day: Bring in your pre-filled water balloons and let s play some games outside You may want to bring a raincoat 6/16 X : exercise Day: Bring your gym shoes, water bottle, and energy 6/19 Y : Year End Celebration Day & Yearbook Day: Each classroom will have their end of year celebration (planned by room parents). Don t forget to bring your yearbook for friends to sign. 6/20 Z : Zoo Day & Zip Out Day: Zip up those backpacks and head out for summer break Edison Park Elementary 13

14 Middle School ABC Countdown As the end of the year approaches, we will be celebrating fun activities together as a team. You will need to bring in items for some days and it is important that you are aware of what you may need Date Letter Activity 5/15 a Awareness Day 5/16 b Baseball Day 5/17 c Challenge Day 5/18 d Disco Party Day 5/19 e Electronics Day 5/22 f Fort Day 5/23 g Gratitude Day 5/24 h Happy High Five Day 5/25 i Icee Day 5/26 j Jersey day 5/30 k Kick ball 5/31 l Letter Day 6/1 m Movie day 6/2 n No Homework Day 6/5 o Organization Day 6/6 p Pajama day 6/7 q Quick games Day 6/8 r Relaxation Day 6/9 s Show and Tell 6/12 t Throwback day 6/13 u University Day 6/14 v Vacation Goals 6/15 w Water Balloon Toss Contest 6/16 x X-treme Hair Day 6/19 y Year end cleaning day 6/20 z Zoom out of school Day Edison Park Elementary 14

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17 PICNIC DAY IS SUNDAY, JUNE 11 SAVE THE DATE Who: When: Where: Why: Edison Park Elmentary Families Sunday, June 11th 12:00 pm until 8:00 pm Bunker Hill Forest Preserve, Shelter #1, 6633 W Harts Road, Chicago 2nd Annual End of the Year Picnic Please join us for our Second Annual End of the Year. Bring the family and a picnic. We have the Bunker Hill Shelter for the entire day until 8:00 pm. Have the kids bring their BIKES We are right on the path We need volunteer families to sponsor games. Please contact Cathy Carone at (773) if you would be interested in sponsoring a game for everyone to play Edison Park Elementary 17

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19 Edison Park Elementary Kindergarten Enr o llment Night June 8, :00pm-7:00pm Edison Park Elementary 6220 N Olcott Ave If you were unable to attend our morning open house, we invite you to our Kindergarten Enrollment Night. Please join us to enroll your child for Kindergarten and to meet the teachers. Please bring proof of address (two documents), your child s birth certificate, and ID in order to enroll your child for the school year. Edison Park Elementary 19

20 ONE-STOP SCHOOL SUPPLY SHOPPING BEGINS HERE I started School-Pak in 1991 as a hassle-free way to provide students with the right supplies to succeed at school. Your child receives quality products based on teacher approved lists, pre-packaged in a sturdy box. As a mom, I know how limited and valuable your time is. Avoid the crowds and enjoy summertime with your family. Terri Schulist Founder Order Your School-Pak Today Check your school s website for a quick link to place your order OR Shop online at ww.schoolpak.com -Select Product: Pre-Packaged School Supplies -Select: State, City and School Serving Moms and Dads Nationwide since 1991 A MOM OWNED BUSINESS -Select: Your School and Your School-Pak OR Order by phone Toll Free ( ) Easy payment with MC / Visa/ Discover / Amex/ Paypal Follow Us On: Phone: ( ) Toll Free: (866) Fax: ( ) Edison Park Elementary 20