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Vote for EES Student Poster in National Contest

We're delighted to be able to share our good news.  Two EES students' posters were selected as winners for the Safe Routes to School Poster competition.  Genni Bogdanowicz won first place and will receive a new helmet, bike light and best of all a new bicycle!  
But that's not all.  We're hoping that everyone will join us in voting for Genni's poster for the national competition.  If she wins, she and her family will get a trip to Washington DC for the 2014 Bike Summit AND Edmunds Elementary will win a bike rack Hub which will give us a way to track our progress in increasing the numbers of students walking and riding to schools and to allow parents to know when their children have safely arrived at school. Very cool tool! 

So, vote for Genni's poster! 
https://www.facebook.com/SarisCycleRacks
Click on the green box that says 5th Grade Poster Contest!  
Genni's poster is #6 

While the judges try not to pick student from the same school, they couldn't resist Chloe Evan's poster.  She won second place in the competition.  She will be receiving a new helmet and bike light!    
Congratulations to both 5th graders!!
EES Art Show and Spring Concert - April 16
A great Art Show and Wonderful concert!  


 





LAST DAY OF SCHOOL CHANGED
The last day of school for Burlington schools has been changed due to weather related closings.  It is now Friday, June 14th and it will be an early release day.   Please adjust your calendars accordingly.




Session 3 of Burlington Kids
Information concerning Burlington Kids Session 3 activities is available for you to view.  Click on the link below to see all the activities available to our students.  
modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/2383195/File/Session 3 12-13 Final.pdf
 
Gullah-Geechee History and Culture Studied
Edmunds Elementary 4th grade teacher Paul Houchens traveled to South Carolina last summer to participate in Turning Points in American History National Field Study. His work lead to the creation of a video which explores the history, diversity and the arts of the Gullah-Geechee culture of the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina. If you have an interest in learning more about the Gullah-Geechee culture, or are simply curious about a part of the country that you know little about, take some time to watch the video.  Hopefully you'll be entertained as well.
 
SCHOOL SAFETY & SECURITY MEETING:24 JAN.4:30 - 5:30 PM

In response to parent concerns, the PTO will sponsor a meeting on school safety.The goal of this discussion will be to review the current safety status of the Edmunds Campus (EES and EMS), the safety of all of our schools in Burlington, and learn more about what other measures we need to take immediately and in the future.We have invited EES and EMS principals, Superintendent Collins, School Board Members, and other relevant administrators to the meeting.Childcare will be provided.  Meeting will be in the Healthy Living Classroom across from the Art Room on the First Floor

We will try to video record the meeting for those who can't attend.

Edmunds Elementary Marks 10th Anniversary of Reading to End Racism
Denise Dunbar has been assisting EES in our Reading to End Racisim project
since its beginning, 10 years ago!
 

On Friday December 7, 2012 Edmunds Elementary School joined in a community initiative called Reading to End Racism supporting the District-wide goal of promoting and valuing diversity in the Burlington Public Schools.  The project creates an opportunity for all students to listen to new literature, hear personal stories and join age-appropriate discussions to explore and explain racism.  All classes at Edmunds Elementary participated in this one-day presentation, with book readings, personal stories and discussions on ways students can help end racism.


PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER OF THE YEAR

The Edmunds Elementary School Community want all to join us in congratulating Tyler Sessions, for being recognized as Elementary PE Teacher of the Year by the VT Association for Health, PE, Dance and Recreation.  Tyler was presented the award on November 9th at an Award Ceremony at the Association's Annual Conference in Stowe.

Mrs. Sessions has been teaching Physical Education for 14 years, and joined the EES faculty last year.  Prior to joining EES, Mrs. Sessions taught at Lawrence Barnes Elementary and H.O. Wheeler Elementary. When H.O. Wheeler transformed to a magnet school, Tyler became the Movement Specialist at The Integrated Arts Academy. At IAA, Tyler became very active in the program Words Come Alive, which is affiliated through The Flynn Center for Performing Arts. She gained tremendous knowledge and  experience in integrating movement and dance into the classroom curricula.  As a member of the Edmunds Elementary faculty, Tyler participates on the PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention Systems) Committee, which promotes a positive school climate. Tyler is an active member of The VT Association for Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, and is on the     2012-13 Vice President Elect Board.
--------------New Roof For EES---------------
Edmunds Elementary got a new roof this fall and we are delighted. The need for the new roof was evident during every rainstorm and snow melt as the water found it's way into the third floor ceiling. The work was done during school which added some noise to the classrooms for several days, but by having the work done in the fall, the district was able to save $60,000!  That's a substantial savings and we are grateful to the students and faculty for enduring the inconvenience of the noise.  


Whooping Cough/Pertussis
Please see the link below regarding the recent outbreak of Pertusiss in the region.  

www.bsdvt.org/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/2383192/File/Main%20Page/2012-2013/12_0713-Pertussis_Transmission_Health_Advisory.pdf
Announcement Archive
See the Announcement Archive for previous EES Announcements