• Congratulations to Edison's newest National Board Certified Teachers Lynette Carlson and Lori Miller.
• Edison will receive the H1N1 vaccination in the third group of TPS schools selected to participate in the program.  Edison MS is scheduled for January 29 and the HS date has not yet bee set.  In order for students to recevie the vaccine, parents will be required to complete and sign 2 permission slips.  Slips will be sent home in early January.  The H1N1 vaccinations are only for staff and students currently enrolled at Edison.
• Cold weather is approaching!  Please make sure your students are dressed appropriately and picked up on time.  Remember that the office closes at 4:15 and there is no adult supervision for students not involved in scheduled activities.  Help us keep our students safe!
• HS Basketball is getting ready to start.  JV games begin at 4:00, the same time school ends.  Be aware that on game days there will be quite a bit of congestion in the student/field house parking lot and plan accordingly.

October, 2009

• MS parents  be on the look-out!  Report cards will be distributed on Tuesday, November 2, 2009.
• We have kicked off the Edison Reads Millions campaign- ask your student what it's all about!
• Time change!  Reminder that the clocks "fall back"on Nov. 1, 2009.  Last year with the time change we experienced problems with the master calendar on Sharp School and the times of events were off by one hour until the calendar was fixed.  Please be aware and be sure to check with the sponsoring organization to be sure the event times are correct after the time change.
• Great job to Ms. Wallace and the student council for a very successful HS Homecoming week.  All the students worked very hard on the class floats and the parade/pep rally was a huge success. 
• Parents:  we need your help with attendance!  Please encourage your student to be on time, every class, every day.  We will begin to have hall sweeps in the HS the last week of October.  If students are in the hall without a pass they will be assigned detention.  All HS students have been informed during class forums earlier in the year and it will also be on the announcements.  We have way too many tardies in the HS - students can't learn if they aren't in class!
• Don't forget to join the PTSA!  Meetings are the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm in the media center.
• HS Homecoming on Friday, Oct. 23. 
• Parent Teacher Conferences on Oct. 20 and Oct. 22.  4:40-7:30 pm.
• Reminder there will be classes on Oct. 14 and no classes on Oct. 19
• PSAT on Wed. Oct. 14.
• Parent Access to Power School is available!  Be sure to come in to the main office and pick up your access code information.  Reminder:  only one access code per student.

September, 2009

• MS Progress reports will be issued on Monday, Sept. 28
• HS Progress reports will be issued on Monday, Oct. 5
• The TPS School Board voted on Sept. 21 to approve the following items: 
  • TPS Calendar Change
    • Wed. Oct. 14 will be a regular school day
    • Mon. Oct. 19 classes will NOT be in session
    • Edison Parent Conference dates/times:
      • Tuesday, Oct. 20 from 4:30-7:30 pm
      • Thursday, Oct. 22 from 4:30-7:30 pm
  • $1.00 surcharge for all adult and student tickets for HS Varsity football and basketball games
• Congratulations to MS Media Specialist Tina Ham!  Ms. Ham was the recipient of the Polly Clarke award for outstanding media specialist in the State of Oklahoma. You can read the entire article on the TPS website.
• Thank you for you patience with the unanticipated construction.  Hopefully the work will be completed no later than Friday, September 18.
• TPS policies with respect to athletic events have changed.  Expect a complete list of the changes in the next PTSA email update.  We will also get a link to our website as soon as possible.  The biggest changes are:
  • All HS students will be required to show a valid student ID to purchase tickets to TPS athletic events.
  • TPS School Board will be voting next week to raise ticket prices for HS football and HS basketball from $5 to $6.
  • MS students (and younger) attending HS athletic events must be accompanied by an adult.  They will not be admitted alone or with HS students.
• Please make note of a possible change to the TPS calendar.  Final approval will be at the September 21 board meeting:

  • ITEMS LISTED BELOW SUBMITTED BY ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR DISTRICT ACCOUNTABILITY, MRS. ROBERTA ELLIS G-12. Correct 2009-2010 Traditional School calendar approved on the January 5,2009, Agenda, item E-21, page 9 to change the Parent/Teacher Conferencedate scheduled for Wednesday, October 14, 2009, to Monday, October 19,2009. October 19, 2009 would appear on the calendar as the conferencedate; schools would actually hold parent/teacher conferences on Tuesday,October 20 and Thursday, October 22 for three hours each night.RATIONALE: The change is necessary to accommodate high schoolsophomores scheduled to take the PSAT test on October 14, 2009. Asurvey was sent to all administrators and teachers in the District from theirrespective associations (TCTA, TAESP, TASSP). Respondents approvedthe change by an overwhelming 62.1

• MS Back to School night was a huge success.  Thanks to all the parents who attended.
• HS Back to School night is Thursday, Sept. 10 at 6:30 pm.  All parents are encouraged to attend and meet their student's teachers.
• The TPS testing calendar is available on the TPS website under the Parent Link.  Please take a minute to review the district testing dates for your student's grade level. 
• The "Mid-Town Classic" football game is Friday, Sept. 11 at LaFortune Stadium.  The Varsity game begins at 7:30 against the Memorial Chargers and there will be a special 6th grade game versus Byrd at 5:30.  Come support our Eagles!