Monday, October 1st Book Fair Begins (runs one week) St. Jude Math-a-Thon begins Rai$e for Reading - Bring in pennies & nickels

Tuesday, October 2nd Rai$e for Reading - dimes 6pm - Book Fair FAMILY NIGHT

Wednesday, October 3rd Rai$e for Reading - quarters

Thursday, October 4th Pretzel Day Rai$e for Reading - bills 6pm - Book Fair FAMILY NIGHT

Friday, October 12th Market Day Orders Due

Tuesday, October 16th 7:00pm - PTO Meeting

Wednesday, October 17th PICTURE DAY

Thursday, October 18th Pretzel Day Market Day Order Delivery

Monday, October 22nd RED RIBBON WEEK begins

Thursday, October 25th 4:00pm - Family Fun Night at Shady Brook Farm

Friday, October 26th THE PAW PRINT DEADLINE thepawprint@me.com

Wednesday, October 31st 2:00pm - Halloween Parade 2:45pm - Halloween Parties

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Wow, what a quick month of September. Hopefully we are all settled into a routine and ready for a solid uninterrupted month of learning. We have spent the month of September gathering information, reviewing data and planning for Intervention. Intervention is a word that you will hear throughout the year. Intervention might mean remediation for those in need of some second chance learning or it might mean enrichment for those students who need a challenge. In designing the Master Schedule this year, I created blocks of time when a particular grade level will have a designated block of “Intervention Time”. Our Intervention Team will be comprised of many individuals in this school. It truly takes a village. Our team will include the following individuals:

Mrs. Todor - Reading Specialist, Mrs. Sheaffer –Math Specialist, Learning Support Teachers: Mrs. Matthews, Mrs. Rossino, Ms. Palagruto, & Mrs. Brennan-Watson, Mrs. Marco and Mrs. Schmitt – Teachers of the Mentally Gifted, Paraprofessional Staff: Mrs. Vigilante, Mrs. Hilzer, Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. Nemeth, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Schmidt, & Mrs. Bigos, Mrs. Axler – Guidance Counselor, Special Area Teachers: Mrs. Kimock, Mrs. Schlosberg, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Gallo & Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Weber, Mrs. Spack

Our school-wide goal is help all students succeed no matter what. This means that we want to raise the bar and support the students who need extra help and more opportunities to learn, while ensuring that our brightest students are challenged and enriched. With the implementation of the new Journeys Reading materials and the new math programs over the past two years, and with the adoption of the Common Core Standards for learning, we are raising the bar for all students. As part of the team, you can help by making sure that your children are reading each night for 15 minutes and practicing those basic math facts for 5/10 minutes a night. Research tells us that when you increase the volume of reading material, you improve comprehension. Increased math rigor is attained when students have mastery of basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts. We know students are involved in many activities outside of school, but success in school takes practice and time. Thank you for your help with our school in i t ia t ive . We want all students at Edgewood to be the v e r y b e s t they can be!

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From%Her%Hear)%to%Yours,%Our%PTO%President, OW! What a busy first month of school we have had! It was great to see so many of you at the Open House, Back

to School Nights, and Back to School Picnic. Thank you to all the families and staff that have joined the PTO. We're wrapping up our PTO Membership Drive and we're really close to making our goal of 80% of Edgewood families joining. Check out the family paw prints in the main hallway windows - what a great way to decorate our school! Have you noticed the banners throughout the school? We're working to build school spirit one banner at a time! We're taking advantage of our hallways to promote our events and activities. Thanks to Traci Curtis for spearheading this new initiative. We're in the midst of our Race for Education fundraiser. Thank you to all the families that have donated stamps, sent in sponsor names, or made donations - the response has been great! Our "racers" are marking our progress in the main hallway. We really want to see Mrs. Spack dressed up as the ultimate Eagles fan! Throughout October, Mr. Gallo will be working with the students to get them "in shape" for our race on Friday, November 2nd. I hope that you can join us on that day to cheer on our students, volunteer to help on the course, or even participate by walking/jogging. Mr. Gallo has put together a really nice course. Susan Santella, Becky Bewtra, & Corinne Rossi have been working really hard to make this

fundraiser not only successful but fun too! We've got a busy month kicking off with the Scholastic Book Fair, followed by Picture Day, Red Ribbon Week, and a new event - a Family Night at Shady Brook Farm on 10/25. We finish the month with our Halloween Parade and Parties. Thank you to everyone who has already volunteered to help out in some way. We always have lots going on

so please check out Edgewood's SignUp Genius on the webpage for the most up to date opportunities. We can't do it without you! We love feedback, so please feel free to contact me or anyone on the Board with questions or comments. Have a great October!

Amy Waters, PTO Presidentpdwaters1114@yahoo.com  

W Parent Teacher Organization PTO Meetings for 2012/2013

We're trying some new things this year based on feedback we received:

• We've reduced the number of meetings from nine to five.• We are continuing to have both daytime and nighttime meetings.• We are alternating the day of the week that meetings are held.• We will continue to have a special topic of discussion at each meeting. These discussions are

usually led by Mrs. Spack. Feel free to suggest a topic for Mrs. Spack to address or for general discussion.

Our goal is for as many parents to come to as many meetings as they can and we hope that by making these changes, many of you will be able (and continue) to join us.

10/16 Tuesday 7pm Library 12/12 Wednesday 9:30am Cafeteria, Holiday Get Together 1/15 Tuesday 9:30am Cafeteria 3/13 Wednesday 7pm Library 5/30 Thursday 9:30am Cafeteria, Volunteer Appreciation

PTO Social - we haven't forgotten! We planned to have a PTO Social in September to give new families and new volunteers an opportunity to learn more about Edgewood events and activities. We still want to have this event and are working on putting it together. Stay tuned! In the mean time, please check the PTO webpage for our up to date school calendar, current volunteering opportunities through SignUp Genius, and other important PTO information.

Amy Waters

Holiday Shop Dates are Set! Mark your calendars now to volunteer the week of December 3-7! Sign-UpGenius will be up and running very soon! Keep checking the PTO Website so you can get your spot!

I t ’ s E A S Y t o Stay updated! You can find the dates for ALL Edgewood events/happenings for t h e E N T I R E school year on the c a l e n d a r o n Edgewood’s PTO homepage.

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Get)ing%To%Know...Is there a doctor in the house? No, but there is a nurse in the school. Boo boos, belly aches, bumps, and bang-ups. She’s got it covered and she does it with a gentle hand, a loving heart, and a warm, friendly smile. Rumor has it that adults in the school have even requested her adv ice from t ime-to-t ime . Miche l le Grillone is the go-to-girl when it comes to your child’s medical needs. She has been caring for EW children for 8 1/2 years! Whether your kid frequents her office or never goes, you should take some time to say hello and thank this wonderful woman!

TPP: Tell us a little about your history in education.MG: I graduated from Holy Family University in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree. In my 24-year nursing career I have worked in multiple areas involving Maternal/Child health. Many years were spent in Intensive Care Nursery, Labor & Delivery, Newborn Nursery and Pediatrics. As a young child, I remember wanting to be a nurse and care for babies and young children. That desire continued after high school graduation when my mom strongly encouraged me to enroll in nursing school. TPP: What makes Edgewood such a special place?MG: Edgewood is such a special place because we have a fabulous group of teachers, outstanding support staff, a phenomenal principal and an extremely generous and supportive PTO and group of parents supporting us working with educating bright and eager-to-learn students. TPP: Where did you grow up?MG: I grew up in a very small row home in Philadelphia. I lived there with my parents and three older brothers. TPP: Tell us about your family.MG: I have been married for 22 years to Rick Grillone. We have two children, Melanie and Rich. Melanie is a senior at college studying Marine Biology. Rich is a sophomore in college studying Music.TPP: What do you like to do in your spare time?MG: In my spare time I love to read, cook, bake, attend spin classes and complete Sudoku puzzles. TPP: If you were given money to donate to any charity, which would you

choose ?MG: If I were given money to donate to a charity I would choose the Make-A-Wish Foundation. They strive to help make wishes come true for children with life threatening illnesses. This organization granted my cousin’s wish by sending him to Hawaii after battling Leukemia. TPP: Favorite Sport?MG: My favorite sports athletes are my own children. I have always admired their dedication & talent while playing multiple sports. They are the only athletes I would want to watch week after week, year after year. TPP: Favorite Broadway show?MG: Without a doubt, my favorite musical is Godspell. I have seen it more times than I can count. TPP: Favorite movie?MG: My favorite movie is also Godspell. It was made in the 1970’s and starred Victor Garber.TPP: Favorite song/artist?MG: My favorite song is Hope You Dance. Lee Ann Womack sings of living each day to the fullest, seeing the beauty of the earth, and having the strength to take a chance even if afraid. My favorite group is Renaissance. They are not well known but I

love their music. TPP: Where in the world would you like to visit that you have not yet been?MG: I would love to travel for an African safari to see the wild animals in the natural environment. TPP: Reveal a secret talent you have.MG: I have been told that I make the best chocolate-coated coconut cream eggs. I know this does not really serve much purpose but I can recite the Big Mac ingredient list backwards in less than two seconds. This goes way back to my employment as a teenager at Mc D’s. TPP: If you could have a chef cook you a meal, what would you request?MG: I would request liver & onions with mashed potatoes. (Don’t say Yuck!) I know many people won’t eat this but I like it. Unfortunately, I won’t make it because no one in my family will eat it. TPP: What famous person, living or not, would you invite to that meal?MG: I would invite Patch Adams to dinner with me. He is a compassionate doctor that

struggled through medical school because of his differences and disability. He opened a medical facility to care for anyone in need, regardless of his or her financial status or insurance. His poorer patients often paid with food items such as chickens or vegetables: whatever they could spare. They also offered their time by volunteering to care for other patients or clean and repair the facility. TPP: What super power would you like to have and why?MG: If I could choose a super power I wish I had the ability to cure serious illness and with just a simple touch. TPP: Who do you admire and why? MG: One per son I admire i s my grandmother (Babci.) She was one of the most loving, supportive and generous person I‘ve ever know. She grew up poor in Poland and moved to the United States with nothing. She learned the language, struggled and worked endless hours to raise her family. Even with as little as she had, she was always eager to offer help to anyone she believed was in need. TPP: Tell us one memory from elementary school. MG: A fond memory from my elementary school days was performing a disco dance in my 8th grade talent show. We danced to

Heaven Knows and we had a blast. TPP: Words of advice for the students at Edgewood.MG: My advice to the Edgewood students is to always strive for your best and remember--If you believe it, you can achieve it!

Edgewood’s Happy Healer Michelle Grillone

First grade has been having fun getting to

know each other and making new friends!  We're busy getting used to b e i n g i n s c h o o l A L L DAY LONG...wow!  We can't wait to see what the rest of the year has in store!!

Second grade is back into the swing of things. We've

made new friends and we're off to a great start! We are excited to begin our first hands-on science unit- Pebbles, Sand & Silt. Remember to keep practicing addition and subtraction facts at home:)

The Third Graders enjoyed celebrating Constitution Day!

Our fourth graders are fabulous! We started off the year

with a bang! Thank you to all the parents for gett ing al l the required school supplies and to all the students for coming ready to l e a r n . We a r e a c t i v e l y participating in the Race for Education and are excited to learn a new instrument. It's great to see so many children interested in reading great books and writing creative and factual stories. We are all looking forward to a fantastic year.

The fifth graders h a v e h a d a n amazing start to

their school year.  They had a "Fantastic" time on their field trip to Philadelphia to tour C i t i zens Bank Park and Lincoln Financial Field where they were able to take a sneak peek at the locker rooms, broadcasting booths, interview rooms, and get out onto the field levels.   What a way to start the school year!  We are looking forward to many more exciting fifth grade events.  

Thank you so much to our fifth grade coordinators, Mrs. Tracey Huegler and Mrs. Beth Brunette, for working so hard to make our day a memorable one.   Thank you also to all of the parent chaperones who took time out of their day to attend.

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All dues are in! Thank you to all the 5th Grade Families for making sure dues payments were made to allow us to fund all our great activities. We are off and running, and students are already rocking their 5th grade t-shirts.

Edgewood's 5th Grade Family had amazing weather as we toured of Citizens Bank Park, Lincoln Financial Field, and had lunch at McFadden's.  It was a very unique experience to have the stadiums all to ourselves, and smiling faces could be seen everywhere.

With so much going on this year, it is especially important for parents to be sure to check the Edgewood website regularly and to watch for information in backpacks and via our PTO Yahoo! Group.

2012-2013

The Classifieds

We are known as “Wednesday Morning Moms (Helpers)”. Every Wednesday morning, we come to school (usually between 9 am and 9:30) and we work on little projects that teachers have asked us to do for them. On any given day we might sort book orders, make banners, take down bulletin boards, mount students’ work, use the die cut machine, sharpen pencils, etc..  Doing these jobs for the teachers gives them more time and energy to focus on lesson planning and other things that we hope benefit our children! This is a flexible volunteer job, because you can choose to come when it suits you – some might just come for 1 hour every Wednesday, others might just come a couple of Wednesdays per month. We usually finish the work between 11am and 12 noon. This volunteer job is fun because it’s flexible, there are a real variety of tasks to do each week, and, it gives you a chance to chat with other parents, and a chance to get a glimpse of children with their classes!  Feel free to join us.  You can usually find us at a table in the “glass corridor” (in front of the phone booth); or, we will be in the “Paper Room” (just ask someone where that is). If you have any questions, please call either one of us. Thanks for volunteering to help.    

            Laura Buchinsky & Kristin Tyler - 215-321-5693

Red Ribbon Week

Race for Education FundraiserOur Race For Education is off to a great start! Thank you to everyone who contributed stamps or a monetary donation for the stamps. The mailers have been written and will be mailed to the potential sponsors on Wednesday, October 3. Our goal is to raise $25,000 to support several key initiatives to improve the learning experience at Edgewood. If we meet this goal, Mrs. Spack will dress in Eagles clothing, which everyone at Edgewood is very excited about, since she is a BIG Steelers fan! Mark your calendar for Friday, November 2nd. Come out and cheer for our students as they walk on a great course that Mr. Gallo has mapped out for them!

Red Ribbon Week is a drug prevention program which was founded in 1985 in memory of a DEA Agent and his battle against illegal drugs. This positive message, along with Edgewood’s initiatives to keep everyone’s bucket full, gives us a great opportunity to keep students motivated to make good choices, respect each other, and respect themselves all year long. Our Red Ribbon Week begins with our ‘Walk Out on Drugs’ and continues with o t h e r r e l a t e d a c t i v i t i e s throughout the week. With Race for Education coming up in November, we will not be collecting donations this year. However, the PTO has pledged to sponsor our students with a $400 donation to the Lower Makefield Township DARE program. The glass corridor will be decorated with an autumn theme relating our message not to be haunted by a bad choice, not to get caught in a web of trouble, and not to fall for drugs. Watch E-Flyers for more details as Red Ribbon Week approaches.

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Closet Cleaning Fundraiser We wil l be col lect ing many different types of items for a fundraiser during November conferences. Bring your garbage bags filled with used items and we will be paid by the pound! This is a great opportunity to clean kids rooms, p layrooms, c losets , garages, whatever!! The complete list of acceptable items is found at h t t p : / / w w w . c l o t h i n g d r i v e . n e t / ?

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USABLE AND WEARABLE CLOTHING FOR ALL SEASONS AND ALL SIZES •

MEN’S, LADIES’, & KIDS’ CLOTHING •

SHOES • POCKETBOOKS • BELTS • BABY ACCESSORIES • BACKPACKS • HATS

• SCARVES • BRIEFCASES • GLOVES • TIES • HANDBAGS • BLANKETS • TABLE CLOTHS • BED SHEETS • DRAPERY •

CURTAINS • PILLOWS • TOWELS • SMALL RUGS • QUILTS • COMFORTERS •

TOYS (SOFT TOYS, HARD TOYS, AND CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIY SETS) • BEANIE

BABIES • RAG DOLLS • STUFFED ANIMALS • ACTION FIGURES • CARS •

TRUCKS • AIRPLANES • DOLL HOUSES • & DOLLS

HARD TOYS SHOULD FIT A BOX 24”X24”

The Classifieds Thank you to everyone who participated in our pretzel pre-order program! Pretzel sales will take place on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month beginning in October 2012 through May 2013. This month’s dates are October 4th and 18th. Those participating in the pre-order pretzel program will have their pretzels delivered to their classroom. Pretzels may also be purchased in the glass corridor before school begins.

The cost is $1.00 for 1 pretzel or $2.00 for 3 pretzels. Enjoy your pretzels!

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We Need Your McCaffrey's Receipts!!Did you know that you can earn money for Edgewood just by buying groceries at McCaffrey's?  All you need to do if save your receipts and send them in to school in an envelope marked "McCaffrey's Receipts".  The Edgewood PTO earns 1% of the total of all of the receipts that we submit.  Last school year, Edgewood families sent in receipts totaling $178,121, which earned $1781 for the PTO!   If you have any questions about this program, please contact Trish Terry at (215) 493-0975 or trishterry@comcast.net.

GIFT CARDS

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PUMPKINFEST AT SHADY

BROOK FARM!$10 per person

(That is a $2 discount for EW families!!)

 Please join us for our first Edgewood Family F u n E v e n t o n Thursday, October 25th from 4pm until 9:30 at Shady  Brook Farm.  Enjoy hayrides t o t h e p u m p k i n patch, flashlight corn maze, bonfire and marshmallow roast, Barn of Horror, Jr, Alien 3d Jr. and all o t h e r f a r m amenities. Look for the  sign-up form in take home folders.  B R I N G Y O U R FLASHLIGHTS!  Hope t o s e e yo u t h e re ! Contact Kristin Tyler with any questions: kbtlaw2001@hotmail.com

The Classifieds

Thank you to the Aquaro family and the staff of The Land Crew for their work in preparing E d g e w o o d ' s g r o u n d s t o welcome students, teachers, staff & parents back to school last month.  

Seeking Sponsors for Inexpensive Advertising Do you own a business and want to advertise it repeatedly, publicly, and for a relatively low price? The Reading Olympics teams are seeking a sponsor for approximately 50-75 T-shirts, which they wear during the competition in front of thousands of Bucks County residents and continue to wear repeatedly throughout the community after the event. Your business could appear on the backs of up to 75 people and the cost can be tax-deductible. Please contact Mrs. Axler, Ms. Queen, or Mrs. Matthews for more details.

The Math-a-Thon is Back

Students are invited once again to participate in the Math-a-Thon, starting on October 3rd and continuing throughout the month. Students complete math problems and puzzles either online or through a fun book available from Mrs. Axler, the guidance counselor, and get sponsors to donate money to help St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. This hospital helps treat children with life-threatening diseases such as cancer and leukemia and research cures for the diseases. Students who sign up for the Math-a-Thon receive a certificate for their participation and can earn prizes, depending on the dollar amount of the donations they raise. In 14 years, Edgewood has raised over $50,000 to help St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, and we hope the contributions continue. Contact Mrs. Axler with any questions.

It's Reading Olympics Sign-Up Time Attention 4th and 5th graders...it's time to sign up for Reading Olympics. Applications are being distributed in your homerooms and are available from Mrs. Axler or Mrs. Schlosberg. Students are asked to read at least 10 books from a list of 45 books and prepare to answer questions about the books as part of a team during a competition to be held in March or April. Practices are once a month in November and December and weekly, starting in January. Fifth grade meets during lunch and 4th grade comes during recess. Contact Mrs. Axler, Ms. Queen, or Mrs. Matthews for more information.

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It’s Time for our Scholastic Book Fair

ur book fair will take place Oct. 1st - Oct. 5th.  

Students will visit the book fair with their class during the week and will have the opportunity to purchase books at that time.  We also have two family nights on Oct. 2nd & Oct. 4th from 6-8PM in the library.  At our fair this year you can pre-order the newest Diary of a Wimpy Kid book and we will have the classroom wishlists available. 

We will also be taking part in the ALL for BOOKS program again this year with both the poster raffle at family nights and a classroom contest called RAI$E FOR READING!  Just a reminder: we will be charging tax on all purchases this year. Remember to check the PTO E-Flyers for the class schedule and other important information about our fair. 

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“One of our goals is to assist Scholastic in making sure that children and schools in need across the country receive books.”

Shawna CurranBook Fair Committee Chair

This year, one of our goals of the Book Fair is to assist Scholastic in making sure that children and schools in need across the country receive books. One of the ways the Edgewood community can help to do that is through the “All for Books” program.Through the “All for Books” program, Scholastic Book Fairs will match monetary donations raised with a donation of up to one million books to two non-profit organizations dedicated to helping children, families, and teachers acquire books and educational resources - Kids In Need Foundation and Kids in Distressed Situations, Inc. In addition, Edgewood also gets to use all of the money that we collect to purchase books to continue to grow our own school library. Last year we raised $136 for this great program but we hope to

be able to do even more this year! To do this, we are going to have a classroom coin collection contest called RAI$E for READING! At the end of the week, the classroom that has raised the most money through classroom collections will get to select $25 in books from the fair to fill their classroom library. The schedule for the contest is as follows:Mon. Oct. 1st - collect pennies and nickelsTues. Oct. 2nd collect dimesWed. Oct. 3rd collect quartersThurs. Oct. 4th collect bills

Rai$e for Reading

Reaching beyond our walls

ATTENTION PARENTS!

Stay connected to Edgewood…

Are you getting ready for the Clean Out Your Closet Drive? Have you signed up to volunteer for the Book Fair? Have you seen the

PTO’s weekly EMinder and EFlyer emails?

All of this important information, and more, is communicated through email.

Edgewood and the PTO frequently use Email instead of

paper* to communicate about events and activities!

Subscribe to the PTO Email Group so that you can stay informed!

It’s Easy… send a blank email to ewpto-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. reply to the confirmation message – you’re done!

If you have any questions or trouble subscribing, contact Beth Brunette at ecbrunette@yahoo.com.

Also, please check out and bookmark the PTO Webpage!

http://www.pennsbury.k12.pa.us/pennsbury/Edgewood/PTO/

Check out the online school calendar, weekly EFlyers, monthly newsletter, SignUpGenius link, PTO Meeting Minutes, and other

PTO information.

* For your convenience, we are sending home in student take home folders or attached to the monthly newsletter any forms that need to be filled out and returned to school. All non-form flyers will be posted on EFlyers only. ALL Flyers will be posted on EFlyers for your easy reference.

Spirit Wear Price Sheet

Tie-Dye Short Sleeve! Long Sleeve Tee$17!! ! ! ! ! $15

Girls Lightweight Hoodie $10! ! ! ! !

Short Sleeve Tee2-sided logo$17

Flannel Pants!$20

Sweatshirt!$20

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If you would like to purchase any item(s), please contact Traci Curtis tcurtis20@hotmail.com or Jocelyn Kravitz jocelynkravitz@comcast.net

Market Day, a fundraising food program, continues at Edgewood! Market

Day, the original fundraising food co-op, has been in operation since 1975 and has grown to include thousands of schools just like ours.Each month, as a participating Market Day school, restaurant-quality food products, from the same vendors

that supply many upscale restaurants, will be available for purchase. Market Day products are competitively priced and Edgewood earns profit on your purchases. We can earn this money without our children going door-to-door, without purchasing products we wouldn' t ordinarily purchase, and with the knowledge that all products are of exceptional quality and covered by a Satisfaction Guarantee! The order sheet will be coming home once a month with your child/ren. Please take a few minutes to review it and place an order.  We are confident that this fundraising program will not only benefit Edgewood and the programs we support, but will also benefit you as the customer. You can find out more about Market Day and even place your order online at www.marketday.com. Register your e-mail address to receive reminders to order and special offers for online customers. Our Market Day account number is 22817. New customers can receive $5 off their first $25 order when they use online Promo Code NEWFIVE. Please give Market Day a try!   If you have any questions, reach out to Trish Terry, the parent coordinator for Edgewood. Trish can be reached at trishterry@comcast.net or 215-493-0975.

Orders Due Delivery Date

Friday, Oct. 12 by midnight Thursday, Oct. 18, 6-7pm

Friday, Nov. 9 by midnight Thursday, Nov. 15, 6-7pm

Friday, Dec.14 by midnight Thursday, Dec. 20, 6-7pm

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Edgewood Elementary

Passive Fundraising

The passive fundraising programs listed here do so much for the students. What

better way to give to Edgewood than to keep doing what you already do. With

little time and effort you can help too.

Check the products you already purchase for Box Tops and Labels for Education

bar codes, remind your child to place his/her juice pouch in the recycle can,

send in your McAffrey’s receipts, and register your Target and Giant cards. It’s that easy.

Box Tops for Education

Labels for Education

Cut the UPC from Campbell’s soup products, Pepperidge Farm items, BIC Pens, Dannon Kids Yogurt, Honey bunches of Oats, PREGO, Swanson, Pop Secret and

many more. Send these along with your child to your teacher in an envelope or

a baggy marked “Labels for Education”. Points are accumulated for Edgewood to purchase materials for school, last year points were used to purchase new equipment for recess and classroom wish list supplies.

http://www.labelsforeducation.com/Earn-Points/Clip-Labels

Follow this link for a complete list of items, and if your market participates in the

program to earn extra points. There you can register your shopper card.

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Before you recycle/throw

away packaging from your

favorite products, look at

the box to see if it has a

box top. Cut around the

dotted lines, and send it in

with your child to your

teacher in an envelope or

baggy marked “Box Tops”. Each box top collected is

worth $.10 Also; follow the

above link to see our

progress. Often there are

special offers, which add

up to more opportunities

for Edgewood.

As incentive, there are

usually collection contests

for an in class party. The

children really enjoy this, so

get your children involved

and collect those box tops.

Last year Box Tops for Education rose over $2,000 for our school.

Below is a small list of the

products you will find a Box

Top for Education ticket.

Fiber One

Hefty

Pillsbury

Yoplait

Chex Mix

Betty Crocker fruit snacks

Nature Valley Bars.

Check out the web site for

a complete list.

Box Tops for Education

Labels for Education

McCaffrey’s Receipts

Target

Giant A+

Terracycle

Our efforts during the 2011/2012 school year have earned almost $7,000.

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McCaffrey Receipts Did you know that you can earn money for Edgewood just by buying groceries at McCaffrey’s? By collecting these receipts and submitting them back to the store, Edgewood earns 1% of the total. Last year we collected $1,781.21!!! So please continue to save your receipts and send them to school with your child to their teacher in an envelope marked “McCaffrey’s Receipts.” If you have any questions about this program, please contact Trish Terry at 215-493-0975 or trishterry@comcast.net

Teracycle— Recycle those juice pouches- For three years Edgewood students, teachers and parents have been involved in recycling empty juice pouches. To date the Edgewood community has kept 29,517 foil juice pouches from sitting forever in a landfill. This program was

started as a means of educating the children how important it is to keep our Earth clean and how to be responsible for the trash we make. The kids have been so receptive to the idea, therefore, please remind your child if he or she has a juice pouch during lunch to place their empty pouch in the appropriate bin. Every little bit helps!

Below is a link to the company that upcycles the pouches into a variety of products. http://www.terracycle.com/en-US/

As a result of these programs, the students of Edgewood are able to go on class trips, participate in assemblies, and have the basic supplies needed to make their school experience

educational, memorable and fun. So please, take the time to re-register/register your Giant Bonus card, Target RED card, send in your McCaffrey’s receipts, and

clip those Boxtops and Labels for Education. It does make a difference!

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Giant A+ School Rewards Program *****Please take note your bonus card must be re-registered each year. Use the link below.*****

Target Red Card

“Attention Target Guests”, do you know you can designate Edgewood as your school of choice and Edgewood will receive a monetary contribution from Target. Last year we earned $1,700. All you have to do is follow the link:

www.target.com/tcoe Enter your red card #, and school ID #90592, it’s that simple. Also, you can track our progress with the following link https://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-001919&schoolId=90592

Attention Giant Food Store shoppers! Edgewood is participating in Giant's A+ Schools Rewards Program. Through March 30, 2013, for each dollar spent by families who register their Giant Bonuscards, Edgewood earns one point. Points are converted into cash at the end of the program year, Last year we earned $1,400.

This is a great, free way for us to earn money for Edgewood! To participate in the program: - go to http://www.giantfoodstores.com/aplus/ - register your Giant Bonus card - designate Edgewood School - ID No. 03823 You can designate up to two schools - so if

you have already designated Boehm, you can designate Edgewood too! You can also call 1-888-448-4642 to register over the telephone. This program only runs until March 30, 2013, so register soon so that Edgewood can take advantage of this great opportunity! Questions? Contact Amy Waters at pdwaters1114@yahoo.com.

Every little bit makes

a difference in the

educational

experience our

children receive.

The charts below and on the following pages show all of the Edgewood students who participated in the summer math and reading initiatives. These children should be applauded for their hard work, efforts, and success over the summer months. Congratulations on your accomplishments! Everyone at Edgewood is so proud of you!

Cicco, Joshua x x x

Cicco, Mackenzie x x x

Cohen, Daniel x x x

Students Math Reading Both

Abt-Fraiolo, Elizabeth x

Ahluwalia, Dajan x x x

Albuck, Harris x x x

Amin, Anjali x

Anderson, Isabella x

Anderson, Nicholas x x x

Angeline, Anthony x

Avitabile, Anastasia x

Axler, Stephanie x

Bajpai, Renuka x

Becker, Nina x

Bewtra, Daivik x

Bewtra, Jaiden x

Bizzaro, Nicholas x

Booher, Allison x

Booher, Samantha x

Brunette, Alexander x x x

Brunette, Jason x x x

Buchler, Nicholas x x x

Burke, Grace x x x

Callahan, Leah x

Callahan, Sam x

Carabello, Andrew x

Carabello, Christian x

Carelli, Natalie x x x

Centofante, Nicholas x

Centofante, Samantha x

Cohen, Matthew x x x

Cragin, Heather x

Curran, Morgan x x x

Curran, Quinlan x x x

De Camara, Lauren x

Delarato, Ava x x x

Dendler, Tyce x x x

Diamond, Patrick x

Dillard, Katie x

Dombrowski, Lauren x

Dombrowski, Sydney x

Donaghy, Maxwell x x x

Doto, Mia x x x

Einwechter, Adam x

Einwechter, Hannah x

Eldridge, Alexander x x x

Fallacaro, Nick x

Fallacaro, Nick x

Fanelli, Anthony x

Fanelli, Riley x

Fife, Ava x x x

Finkelstein, Ethan x

Fishman, Jordan x

Fishman, Kadie x

Flanagan, Brian x

Fong-Picariello, Penelope x

Franklin, Henry x x x

Freiband, Laney x

Gabbett, Cade x

Godun, Sebastian x x x

Students Math Reading Both

Gogoj, Thomas x

Gordon, Tyler x

Gorski, Brooke x

Gorski, Emma x

Graebner, Jack x

Graebner, Olivia x

Greenberg, Ezra x x x

Gulati, Mallory x

Gulati, Mason x

Haig, Dani x

Haig, Jaiden x

Hawkes, Hannah x

Heaton, Catherine x

Henn, Nicholas x

Howard, Nathaniel x

Howington, Noah x

Howington, Riley x

Jirau, Alexandra x x x

Johnson, Emily x x x

Johnson, Madelyn x

Kahney, Naomi x x x

Kakoyan, Camille x x x

Kakoyan, John x

Karamis, Kayla x

Katz, Annabella x

Kawash, Julia x x x

Khan, Sana x x x

Kleintop, Caitlyn x

Kliefoth, Shannon x

Kooker, Justin x

Students Math Reading Both

Koziak, Lauren x x x

Kraus, Ethan x

Leonard, Jake x

Lohrey, Sarah x

Malinoff, Eden x

Malinoff, Zack x

Marinelli, Isabella x

Marinelli, Nicholas x x x

McDermott, Jack x x x

McDermott, Noah x x x

McPhillips, Brandon x x x

McPhillips, Nicholas x x x

Medrow, Brian x

Medrow, Evan x

Milko, Anthony x

Milko, Kayla x

Milliken, Quinn x

Montgomery, Alexander x

Morris, Michael x

Myer, Madelyn x

Neumann, Andrew x

Nickles, Alli x

Ortiz, Jackson x x x

Papshev, Robert x

Parekh, Shivani x x x

Peake, Brandon x

Peters, Mary x

Petrosky, Christopher x

Petrosky, Elliot x x x

Qu, Amanda x

Students Math Reading Both

Rennenberg, Maxwell x x x

Rhoades, Hayden x

Riley, Shea x

Rushing, Lilly x

Sankaramangalam, Lukas x x x

Santella, Andrew x

Santella, Katie x

Schaeffer, Allison x

Schmitt, Emily x x x

Schmitt, Jonathan x x x

Seda, Gabrielle x

Seda, Isabella x

Shah, Ohm x

Shah, Pranav x

Shahid, Rheema x

Siegmund, Shane x

Smith, Carter x x x

Smith, Derek x

Smith, Marin x x x

Stebbins, Colby x

Stebbins, Conrad x

Stebbins, Conrad x

Stebbins, Hannah x

Stebbins, Julia x

Stein, Rachel x

Sudol, Graham x

Summers, Joshua x x x

Tazza, William x

Tchang, Benjamin x x x

Tchang, Colin x

Tchang, Dylan x x x

Students Math Reading Both Students Math Reading Both

Templeton, Allison x x x

Teneralli, Evan x x x

Terry, Nicholas x x x

Terry, Quinn x x x

Thoennes, Nick x

Thoennes, Nick x

Todd, Chelsea x x x

Todd, Kaitlyn x x x

Tosh, Jessica x

Tosh, Samantha x x x

Travagline, Broderic x

Tyler, Angelina x

Ulrich, Emilie x x x

Ulrich, Ethan x x x

Umbro, Jacob x x x

Venkatesulu, Grace x

Vinnakota, Sanjay x x x

Webber, Macey x x x

Wengler, Christian x x x

Wengler, Emma x

White, Ryan x

Widdis, Emma x

Williams, Caedon x

Williams, Emily x

Wilson, Logan x

Wilson, Luke x

Witoshkin, Sophia x

Ye, Anna x

Zubair, Iman x

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When you read to your child, she probably likes to look closely at the illustrations. They show her what the characters look like, and they help her understand the plot. You can use her interest in the pictures to improve her read-ing skills. Here are activities to try.

“Read” the picturesEncourage your youngster to

look at the pictures and make up her own story. Pick a book she’s not familiar with, and use a sheet of paper to cover up the words while she tells her tale, page by page. Then, read the book to her and ask her to compare the two stories (“Mine was about a jun-gle, too, but no one got lost”).

Be an illustratorSuggest that your child make pictures

to go with a favorite book. She can pre-tend that she is the illustrator and she gets to decide what the characters and the setting look like. Have her consider different materials (paint, ink, chalk) and choose what works best with the story. She might use bright finger paints for a book about autumn leaves or soft

Fun with picture books ! Listen to My Trumpet!

Piggie is excited to play her trumpet for Gerald the elephant. But the sounds she plays (“Bl-ap!” “Tr-ink!”) aren’t very musical. Gerald is a good friend, so he compliments Piggie on how loud and shiny her trumpet is. Mo Willems’s story ends with a silly twist.

! Whoever You Are Children around the world might speak dif-ferent languages and live in different kinds of houses, but they can have the same feelings. That’s the message in

this colorful book by Mem Fox. Pic-tures show little ones hugging their mothers, laughing with friends, and crying over scraped knees. (Also available in Spanish.)

! Cloudette The big clouds in the sky are good at making rain and thunder, but little Cloudette can’t keep up. Then, she meets a friendly frog who needs just enough rain to make a pond. It’s the perfect job for a tiny cloud! A cute story by Tom Lichtenheld.

! Every Thing on ItImagine a hot dog with “everything” on it: a parrot, a goldfish, and a front-porch swing, plus other toppings. This collection of more than 100 poems and drawings by Shel Silver-stein also includes “Kid-Eating Land Shark” and “Twenty-eight Uses for Spaghetti.”

I’m a reader

pencil drawings for a story about nighttime.

Invent a solutionMost stories have a problem and a

solution. Read a book to your youngster, and ask her to identify the problem. Next, encourage her to come up with a solution. For instance, she could suggest ways two characters might compromise when they disagree. Or she might invent a device that would solve a problem. Example: After reading Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Judi Barrett), she could use building materials (craft sticks, cardboard tubes, tape, rubber bands) to design a giant sling-shot that would get rid of the food."

Read-aloud favorites

Put your youngster on the path to indepen-dent reading with this three-step strategy:1. Read a book aloud. While you read, call his attention to the words by running your finger under them. Ask him to point to words that he recognizes.2. Read the same story in unison. Your child can match his pace and tone to yours. Note: Remember that however you read is fine—your youngster is happy to read with you! 3. Listen to your child read. He might have memorized parts of the book or learned some of the words. Reading all by himself will boost his confidence as a reader."

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! Build vocabulary. You can introduce new words as you talk about or write down his announcement (“Soon, your permanent tooth will come in”).

! Get details. Try asking questions, such as “What

do you think the tooth fairy does with the teeth?” or “What

does she wear?” Encourage your youngster to add the answers to his

story. This will help him use his imagination and create more vivid stories.

Idea: Post his tale on the refrigerator and ask family mem-bers to add comments (“Congratulations on losing your first tooth”). Help him read them at the end of the day."

Tell me all about it!“The tooth fairy came last night!” When your

youngster shares an experience with you, take the opportunity to help him learn to tell stories—an important pre-writing skill. Consider these ideas.

! Write it. Offer to write down your child’s news or to help him write. He might print words he knows (the, came) while you add the harder ones (tooth, night). As you write each word, say it slowly to help him make the connection between sounds and letters.

My son Max came home excited about a

classroom activity called “writing around the room.” The students carry clipboards and write down words posted on walls and bulletin boards. He showed me his list—it included words he recognized, like morning, and ones that he didn’t, such as schedule.

Then, he asked if he could write around our house. I was happy that Max wanted to practice writing, so I gave him a clipboard, paper, and

Word machine

Letters go in, and words come out! Help your child use this word-making “machine” to build her spelling skills.

Secretly think of a word your young-ster knows. (Her name is a fun word to start with.) Write each letter on a sepa-rate slip of paper, and put the slips into a small container with a lid. Then, ask her to shake the container, remove the lid, and spill out the letters. She can arrange and rearrange the letters to spell as many words as possible. For example, Michelle might spell me, hi, and lime. Tell her that one word will use all the let-ters—can she find it? (It’s her name!)

Idea: Write down the words your child spells. After you’ve played several times, let her cut the words out and sort them (by first letter, number of letters, or vowel sound). For example, me and hi would go together because they each have two letters."

Choosing library books When we go to the library, my daughter

is overwhelmed by all the choices. How can I help her pick books?

Being able to choose books that she’ll enjoy is a skill your child can use throughout her life.

As she browses the shelves, she might look for book covers that catch her eye. Help her read the front flap or the back cover to get an idea of whether the story interests her.

Also, when a teacher reads a book that your daughter likes, suggest that she try to remember the author’s name. At the library, the two of you can look for other books by that writer. Finally, encourage your youngster to talk to classmates who enjoy the same kinds of books she does. If she and her best friend both like Barbara Park’s Junie B. Jones series, they might recommend other books to one another."

a pencil. He copied power and high from the microwave, and garage and race from his toys. When he was finished, we read his list together.

Now, I purposely put up words for him to discover. I’ll clip a recipe for his

favorite foods and hang it on the refrigerator at his eye level, or I’ll label a house-hold item desk or chair. Max loves finding the words and adding them to his list. Every few days, he likes to count the words and tell me how many he has."

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As your youngster reads more com-plex stories and textbooks this year, he will need new reading strategies. Help him start the year off right with these ideas for understanding and remembering new material.

Fill a “thinking cap”When your child needs to

tackle a challenging chapter, have him get a baseball cap. Each time he finds a new fact or vocabulary word, he can write it on a slip of paper and put it in the hat. After he finishes read-ing, he should reread everything in his thinking cap and look up definitions of words he doesn’t know. Writing and reviewing the information will help him learn it.

Draw a comic stripSuggest that your youngster make a

comic strip about what he’s studying (stick figures are okay!). Say he’s reading about the water cycle in his science book. He could draw one panel with a charac-ter boiling a pot of water and explaining evaporation, and another panel with someone walking in the rain and talking

! Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains

Best friends Lucy and Wynston couldn’t be more differ-ent. Lucy gets her clothes dirty and doesn’t follow the rules. Wynston is a prince who does everything his father expects of him. When it’s time for Wynston to find a princess, he decides to bend the rules. A fairy tale by Laurel Snyder.

! Dog Sense In Sneed Collard III’s

coming-of-age novel, 13-year-old Guy Martinez

makes a bet to stop a bully. If Guy and his dog win

a Frisbee competition, the bully will leave everyone alone. But if they lose, Guy has to give up what he loves most—his Border col-lie, Streak.

! Who Was Albert Einstein? This illustrated biography by Jess Brallier explores the life of Albert Einstein. Einstein was a shy child who struggled in school but grew up to be one of the world’s most famous scientists. (Also available in Spanish.)

! Signed By: Zelda Lucy wants to be a graphologist—a person who analyzes handwriting. Her skills are tested when her neighbor’s grandmother disappears and leaves a handwritten note. Lucy takes on the case with the help of her neighbor and a talking bird. A funny mystery by Kate Feiffer.

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Interest + involvement = success

about precipitation. This is a fun way for him to visualize and remember material.

Take a “commercial break”Your child can pretend there’s a com-

mercial break at the end of each chapter in his novel. His job is to write a “teaser”—a question to encourage the audience to stay tuned. For example, if he’s reading Bunnicula (Deborah and James Howe), he might write a teaser like “Will Bunnicula get caught in the vegetable garden?” Then, have him predict the answer to his own question. Asking questions and checking his predictions lets him monitor how well he understands a story.

Showing interest in what your child is doing in school can lead to big gains in her reading and writing skills. Here are simple ways to play a part in her learning:

" When she’s preparing for a presentation, offer to be her audience. You might also videotape it so she can watch herself.

" Browse through her textbooks to get an idea of what your youngster is learning. Comment on things you think are interesting, and ask her to explain them to you.

" If she gets excited about a topic, visit the library together to learn more about it. She can ask the librarian to recommend a book or documentary about subjects she’s studying.

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What’s your opinion?

Titles. Encourage your child to consider differ-ent titles for her story. One way to create an eye-catching title is to refer to a major event in the story. Instead of “My Summer Vacation,” her

title could be “Trapped in the Treehouse.”

Flashback. Rather than start-ing her tale at the beginning,

your youngster might begin at the end. Perhaps the main character is finishing her first year at a new school. Your child could write about the character spending time with friends she has made, and then go back and describe her struggle to fit in throughout the year.

Writing techniquesWhen your youngster has

a creative-writing assignment, encourage her to see it as an opportunity to try new ideas. The following suggestions can make her stories stronger and help her enjoy writing.

Foreshadowing. Authors sometimes drop hints about what will happen later in a book. If a big thunderstorm is important in your child’s story, she might mention her character’s fear of storms early in her tale.

A family debate can teach your youngster valuable communication skills like staying on topic and including important details. Try these steps for hosting a debate at your house.

1. Agree on a subject. An easy way to start is with a “Which is better?” question. For example, “Which is better: renting a movie or watching it in a theater?” or “Which is better on pizza: meat or vegetables?”

Recommended reading

My son Derrick has never been an avid reader, so I was surprised when he said, “Mom, you’ve got to read this book!” All the Broken Pieces by Ann E.

Burg wasn’t some-thing I would have picked, but Der-rick insisted I try it—so I did.

When I was finished, Derrick wanted to talk to me about the story. We had a nice discussion, and afterward, I recommended a book to him.

Now, we take turns suggesting books for one another to read. We try to pick from a variety of genres, such as science fiction, biographies, and realistic fiction. This method has helped both of us enjoy books we might not have read otherwise. We’re currently reading my choice, Won-der by R. J. Palacio, and we’re looking forward to discussing it.

Follow my rule Your child can practice

sentence-writing skills with this quick game.

The object is to write sentences following a particular “rule.” Let your youngster pick the first rule (“Every word must have the same number of letters”). Quickly write a sentence that fits (“Will they join your team?”), and put down your pencil. Then, read your sentences aloud. The person who finished first—and followed the rule correctly—gets to pick the next rule.

Here are some more rules to try: ! Every word has to start with the same letter. (“Tim takes two tests tomorrow.”) ! All the words need to share the same vowel. (“Bob got on top of Bo’s roof.”) ! The sentence must contain two words that are anagrams—words with the same

letters in a different order. (“It’s easier to listen if you are silent.”)Idea: Challenge your family to come up with creative rules. (“The sentence con-

tains two adjectives and at least one word with three syllables.”)

2. Choose a moderator. This person reminds everyone to stick to the ques-tion, take turns, and avoid interrupting.

3. Start talking. Your child can begin by sharing her opinion and giving an explanation for it (“The theater is better

because of the big screen”). When she is finished, the next person gives her argu-ments (“Rent-ing a movie is better because

it’s cheaper”).

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