El Semanario

Monday, June 2

• Fire Drill, 10:30 am

Tuesday, June 3

• 5th field trip to VAP
• Garden Classes for Kinder/Garden Club 3rd-5th - LAST DAY!

Wednesday, June 4

• ELAC, 8:30-10:00, Library
• 3rd field trip to VAP

• PTA Executive Board Meeting, 6pm, Zoom

Thursday, June 5

• TK to VAP
• 5th field trip to TOP GOLF

Friday, June 6

• Edison Spirit Day - Wear your swag!

• 1st grade to VAP

Saturday, June 7

• Immersion Seniors Promotion Ceremony, 11-1, Edison Cafetorium

Dear Edison Families,

What a joyful season of celebration this is! As we wrap up an extraordinary school year, we have so much to be proud of and grateful for.

This past Friday, Edison was officially recognized as a California Distinguished School, receiving our award (located in the front office) and new flag in recognition of this prestigious achievement. Fourteen of our dedicated English Learners were celebrated at a district Reclassification Ceremony on Saturday. Several members of our community were recognized by the PTA for their service, and coming this weekend, we will celebrate our Immersion Seniors from SAMOHI in a special ceremony here at Edison.

As part of a beloved tradition of celebrations, each grade level will enjoy an end-of-year picnic—joyful moments of laughter, reflection, and community. Most picnics will take place at Virginia Avenue Park, and we warmly welcome all families to join in the fun! Check out your grade level’s picnic day below and reach out to your room reps for more details:

• June 3: 5th Grade Picnic at Virginia Park

• June 4: 3rd Grade Picnic at Virginia Avenue Park

• June 5: TK Picnic at Virginia Avenue Park

• June 6: 1st Grade Picnic at Virginia Avenue Park

• June 9: 2nd Grade Picnic at Virginia Avenue Park

• June 11: 4th Grade Picnic at Virginia Avenue Park

• June 11: Kindergarten Picnic in the Kinder Yard, 11:00–1:00

We hope you will join us for these last celebrations as we culminate an amazing school year!

Warmly,
Directora Ipiña

We received our California Distinguished School Award on Friday evening at the Disneyland Convention Center. You can read the press release here. This award is an incredible achievement for our school and a testament to our model and the work we do at Edison. We qualified based on the growth and achievement of all subgroups in our State Test Scores in English for the 2023-24 school year. All of our staff contribute in some way to this achievement, but I am especially grateful to our teachers, who work tirelessly to ensure that every student receives the best instruction possible. Come by the front office to see the actual award. We also got a flag to fly high above our school.

This Wednesday, we will host our final ELAC meeting at 8:30 am in the library. Come out and celebrate an incredible year of hard work and achievements. For those that don't know, ELAC stands for English Learners Advisory Council, and Edison has the largest, most involved, and hardest working ELAC committees of the elementary schools in our district. This group not only engages in ongoing learning about how to support their student, but also sponsors Noche de Cesar Chavez, and advises the Site Council on our School Plan. We are so proud to have such a strong ELAC community. If you were unable to participate this year, we hope you will join us next year. Meetings are in a hybrid format in person and in Zoom.

Fourteen Edison students were honored at the District Reclassification Ceremony this weekend. We had the largest number of students being reclassified and we couldn't be prouder of their achievements. These are students that began Edison speaking another language other than English and they were not fully proficient in English. Based on test scores and teacher input they have proven that their English is as good as native English speakers. Congratulations!

Each Year our PTA passes out special awards to our community members for their incredible work. We would not be the amazing school we are without the support of the adults around us. We are so grateful to the following people for all that they have done Edison.

Golden Oak Award: The Golden Oak Service Award is the most prestigious PTA award in California. This award recognizes significant contributions to the welfare of children and youth in the school or community:

Sylvia Jiménez

Deniz Oyman

Aileen Salmaggi

Honorary Service Award: An Honorary Service Award (HSA) may be given to an individual or organization in special recognition of outstanding service to children and youth:

Blandina López

Marisela Ramirez

Bertha Roman & Rúben Márquez

Very Special Person Award: The Very Special Person Award (VSP) may be given to individuals or PTA constituent organizations to recognize their special contribution to the school community or Council:

Heather Aitken

Kevin Kaufman

Lucy Raskin

Pantipa Sarai

Laurie Smith

Lindsay Wilson

In Memoriam:

Sylvia Kerkotchian

Thank you to Jessica and her lovely ELAC mothers who came out at lunch to make the yard extra fun in honor of Día del Niño. The students thoroughly enjoyed the extra games and activities they could engage in during their playtime. There was coloring, Loteria, a large connect 4, hoop toss, Jenga, and extra balls and hoops. I love hearing students in our school yelling “¡Vamos a jugar Lotería!” as they run out to the yard :). There is no place like Edison.

If you haven’t had a chance lately, take a look at our beautiful learning garden! It is blooming beyond our wildest dreams. Our garden teacher (and artist), Maestra Azita, and our dedicated garden volunteer (Isabella Hickman's grandfather), Hanz, have really nurtured our garden space and made it a vibrant place to learn and grow. Most of what is growing was planted by our K-2 students and our 3-5 garden club. We are so grateful to have found our two garden angels, who have shared the beauty and knowledge of what the earth has to offer and why it is so important to take care of it.

Please click here to read about the upcoming family engagement events for families whose students attend school in Santa Monica, and for all other interested families.

• June 9: 2nd Picnic at Virginia Avenue Park

• June 10: 5th grade Promotion Ceremony, 9:15-10:45 am, Reception 11:00-12:00

• June 11: 4th Picnic at Virginia Avenue Park

• June 12: Principal gets slimed :0

• June 12: Last day of school (minimum day)