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       November 09 Newsletter

  
Contents
:: Up Coming Events
:: Edgewood Choir
:: H1N1 Infomation
:: Up Date your Contact Information
Upcoming Events
 
November 10th         Health Screening (1st-3rd-5th)  
 
November 10th          Site Council 3:00 pm (Library)
 
Novembr 10th            Culture Project     6-7:30pm (Library)
                           
November 11th          No School /Veterans Day

November 12th          Picture Retake Day 
                                       
November 17th          Parent Group 6:30-8 pm (Library)
 
November 19th         Harvest Celebration Lunch
 
November 20th         PBS Celebration
 
November 26-27        No School / Fall Vacation

Edgewood Community School Choir
 
Sharon Rogers our music teacher is here on Thursdays and Fridays this year.  The after school choir will be held on Thursdays from 2:35-3:30.  


   

If your student is interested in participating please encourage them to stop by the front office to pick up paper work.  If you have more questions please contact Sharon Rogers at - email - singingsharon@gmail.com and take time to look at her website at- www.4j.lane.edu/~rogers_s.  
 

CHESS CLUB IS STARTING!! 
 
Chess is cool and it is lots of fun.  Come and join!  It is OK if you do not already know how to play.  You can pick up a Chess Club form at the office, or you can just come to our next meeting MONDAY(s) IN ROOM D2 2:40-4:10PM.

 
H1N1 Prevention
 
Public health officials recommend four main ways to prevent the spread of flu:
·       Wash your hands.
·       Cover your cough.
·       Stay home when sick.
·       Get your family vaccinated.
 
Optional resource: The state of Oregon has developed a K-12 curriculum for flu prevention, with materials for grades K-3, 4-5, 6-8 and 9-12.

 CDC Link
Up Date Your Contact Information
 
Please make sure your contact information is correct throughout the year.  With the cold and flu season approaching it is imperative that our office staff can reach some one if your child is not feeling well.  The Center for Disease Control has recommended to schools and community centers to attempt to isolate persons that display symptom that may be H1N1 or another flu strains.

 
Harvest Celebration Lunch
Come join your child as we celebrate the season at our Harvest Celebration Lunch, November 19th, 2009 in the gym at lunch time.  We will be serving up turkey & all the trimmings during an extended lunch time at Edgewood Community Elementary School.  Meals are $2.15 per child and $5 per adult - to help speed up the line please bring exact change or a check made payable to Nutrition Services.  Families may also pay using money in their student's account.  This option is only available if there is money deposited in their account prior to the day of the event.  We are looking for some volunteers to serve food along side our principal, Larry Williams.  We can coordinate this so that you can eat with your child and still serve during a different meal period.  Please contact Leah Edelman at leahedelman@yahoo.com  if you can help. 
The meal times are as follows:
 
Kindergartners in the YMCA program eat at 10:55
1st & 2nd graders eat at  11:15
Alder Quad eats at 11:45
Douglas Fir Quad & E4 eat at 12:15
 
Please join us for this special meal with your child!
Fox Hollow Confections Holiday Candy Sale
 
During the week of November 23rd  the 3rd, 4th and 5th graders will be bringing home information on the holiday candy sale offering locally produced candies by Fox Hollow Confections.  This fundraiser benefits outdoor school and 40% of the proceeds go to help fund outdoor school. Items ordered through December 8th will be delivered on December 18th.  If your child is not in one of these grades and you would like to participate in this fundraiser, please pick up an order form in the office after November 23rd. 
 
EEF Automatic Deduction from your checking account
 
Did you know that you could donate to Edgewood Community Elementary School painlessly every month by having a small amount deducted from your bank account automatically?  Just fill out the attached from, return it to the office and you could start giving easily to the school this month.

Calling all Volunteers!
 
We are having our health screening for 1st, 3rd and 5th graders on Tuesday, November 10 from 9:00 - 11:00.  The nurse needs as many parent volunteers that she can get. If you are interested in assisting with this please contact Liz Gleim in the office at 790-8700.
 
Home of the Ravens
 
The Haida people live on the Northwestern coast of the American continent. Haida are divided into clans, each represented by one or more totemic animals, whose spirits protect those who belong to the clan.
 
The Haida people in particular worked out a precise decorative style, well known and appreciated, in order to decorate their houses, canoes and for tattooing their protective totemic animals.
 
Most of the times totems are related to animals, and they are ascribed with magical properties and virtues, always carrying a teaching to men through the clan´s stories.
 
The Raven of Haida legend, was a mythical creature who was a creator and bringer of knowledge whose actions brought about significant changes to the world around him.
 

Larry Williams
Edgewood Community Elementary School