Edgewood Elementary PTA

Dear Edgewood Community,

We desperately need more volunteers to help with the Carnival booths! Fun Night becomes whatever the volunteers can put together. Please sign up to help!  If we can’t get enough help we’ll have to limit the carnival booths we can offer at one time!

We need volunteers to run carnival stations from 5:15-6:30, 6:30-8:00 or full night, from 5:15-8:15pm.  If you are available for a short shift, from 5:15-6:30 or 6:30-8:15 please email Jenny Rosenberger at jenniferlrosenberger@gmail.com or Tanya Bunson, indicate which time slot you’d like and we’ll put you down for an activity and email you back with your assignment.

If you can volunteer for the full night, from 5:15-8:15pm, please use this link to sign up for an activity:   https://signup.com/go/izwBuJE

We would also love to have middle school and high school students help out with the Fun Night carnival. If you have a student interested in coming to Fun Night as a volunteer please let the office know and we will find them a booth to help out in! Youth shifts are from 5:15-6:30 or 6:30-8:15.

Thank you so much for your support of Edgewood’s biggest celebration of the year!

Tanya

Edgewood Spelling Contest – for interested 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th graders!

Does your child love spelling?  If so, they might like to participate in the Edgewood Spelling Contest!

The classroom spelling contest will take place tomorrow on Tuesday, April 16^th.  Students will be given 25 words to spell.  Contestants will write the words on lined paper.  This is NOT an oral spelling bee.  The top two spellers from each classroom will advance to the Edgewood Spelling Contest (which also happens to be the 4J Spelling Contest, due to the fact that there are no other elementary schools in our district participating this year.)

The Edgewood Spelling Contest/ Eugene 4j District Spelling Contest will be held on Tuesday, April 23^rd.  The top two students will advance to the Lane County Spelling Contest on Wednesday, May 29^th.  The winner of the Lane County Spelling Contest will advance to the Oregon Statewide Spelling Championship!

Stretchy pants needed/Pack changes of clothes – Because it is rainy/muddy season, the office is needing to lend out more clothes than usual. We ask that everyone pack a change of clothes because kids are slipping in mud or getting wet. The office is running out of different sizes of clothing. If you have “stretchy” pants that your kids have outgrown and that will fit a variety kids of different sizes we will use them!

Sign up TODAY to help with Edgewood Fun Night!

Fun Night is coming on Friday, April 26! Volunteer for Edgewood fun night!  There are many volunteer opportunities the week leading up to the event, the night of the event, and you can even help out the week after. Volunteer at drop off or pick-up, during the day or in the evenings! Everyone is welcome to help out at our signature community event. It takes many volunteers to pull off this amazing night so sign up now! Contact edgewoodfunnight@gmail.com for more details or sign up at  https://signup.com/go/mxKoVRd

 

Help stuff a Classroom Basket for Fun Night!

CLASSROOM BASKETS are a fun and easy way to get involved. Attached flyers came home in the Friday folders with classroom theme assignments. Get creative and pick some fun items for your student’s classroom basket. Or donate items to other classroom themes if you have something great that matches another theme. Cash contributions turned in to Tanya are another great way to contribute. Donations of goods or cash/check for the theme basket will be collected April 15th – April 24th. If you have questions please contact Tanya or Sky Schual, skybarnhart@yahoo.com, (541) 913-3773.

 

 

Fun Night Wacky Tacky Hair parent coordinator needed!!! 

Are you creative, good with glitter and hair spray, or just willing to have some fun while styling some crazy hair?  The Fun Night team is looking for a parent to take charge of the Wacky Tacky Hair event at Fun Night this year (and maybe in the future too?).  We need someone to inventory the current supplies, shop for any additional supplies needed, provide guidance to the student volunteers and oversee the event at Fun Night.  Please contact Tanya Bunson in the front office or Jenny Rosenberger at jenniferlrosenberger@gmail.com if you’re interested.  

 

Edgewood Fun Night Wine wall

We are collecting wine for a wine wall for the Silent Auction. This is a fun part of the auction for adults! If you are willing to donate a bottle of wine valued at $12 or more, please contact Helen at moses.elly@gmail.com

Edgewood Village needs a team of parent coordinators for 2019-2020 to continue offering valuable resources!

Our Edgewood Village does so much to help out some of our families in need. Because of Edgewood Village, we have a food pantry, a snack pack program, Thanksgiving boxes and Winter Boxes. In order for us to continue offering these resources, we need parent volunteers to fill coordinating positions. If you are interested in being part of the Edgewood Village leadership team, please contact the office. We are planning to have an information evening on April 30. Place and time TBD.

Afterschool care for 2019-20 school year

Do you need afterschool care for your student for next school year? Families currently enrolled in the YMCA program at Edgewood can register on April 15. Spots fill up immediately so be sure to register early. Registration is then open to everyone else on April 22. Visit: https://www.eugeneymca.org/youth

 

Celebrate with friends and students at Edgewood’s Fun Night!

Edgewood’s annual Fun Night is Friday, April 26 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Fun Night is our school carnival and silent auction and features carnival games, beautiful raffle baskets, food trucks, snacks, a wine wall and more! Here are some of the fun activities awaiting you on Fun Night: A raffle for Classroom Baskets, games for all ages in our gym, a free exchange of books and clothes, a Dunk Tank, a Balloon Artist, a raffle of experiences with teachers, a Cake Walk and a booth for making your hair look WILD! We will have a lot more information coming in a separate email this week! There will be lots of opportunities for everyone to help make this event be fun and successful for our Edgewood Community!

 

Help stuff a Classroom Raffle Basket!

CLASSROOM BASKETS are a fun and easy way to get involved. Flyers will be coming home soon in the Friday folders with classroom theme assignments. Get creative and pick some fun items for your student’s classroom basket. Or donate items to other classroom themes if you have something great that matches another theme. Cash contributions turned in to Tanya are another great way to contribute. Donations of goods or cash/check for the theme basket will be collected April 15th – April 24th. If you have questions please contact Tanya or Sky Schual, skybarnhart@yahoo.com, (541) 913-3773.

This year’s basket themes include……art extravaganza, game night, fun in the kitchen, snack attack, mad scientist, road trip, gardening, legos, chocolate decadence, sports fan, gift card galore, let’s read and outdoor adventure!

Walk and Roll for the Earth, Wednesday, April 3rd

In celebration of Earth Day, tell your child(ren) that when they walk, bike, carpool or ride the bus to school, they’re doing something great for the planet and for their friends! Fewer cars driving to our school means less air pollution around our school, which means easier breathing for our kids and the earth!

If you usually drive your child, try parking ten minutes from school and walking the rest of the way. Don’t miss out on the opportunity for a relaxing time connecting with your child while you both get fresh air on the way to and from school! Now is the best time to help your child develop healthy, active habits out in the world.

 

Prepare Out Loud

On Thursday, April 4^th, the Red Cross will be offering a free community program at South Eugene High School’s Auditorium from 6pm-7:30pm called Prepare Out Loud that will focus on the Cascadia Subduction Zone and overall individual/family emergency preparedness tips.  There will be a preparedness fair from 5:00-6:00pm ahead of the program to receive a variety emergency preparedness information from community partners, attached is the event flyer. 

Volleyball Camps

The UO Volleyball program will be offering a full range of camp opportunities this summer. For elementary students – our Youth Camp and the skill clinics would be a great option. 

Youth Camp        July 9 – 11

Skill Clinics          July 10-11

 

All camp information is on the web at: http://www.duckvolleyballcamps.com

 Please note that we offer a significant fee reduction to students that are on your free/reduced lunch program.