Stop by the multi-purpose room to score some great deals at the last Lost& Found sale for this school year. All items are $3 a piece. Proceeds support the PTA.

Posted by Janie Karp on May 31

Visit your child's class and find out more about what he or she's been learning this year. Take advantage of this opportunity to check out some of the exciting projects our students have been working on and to chat with their teachers.

Please Note: Due to the timing of our fifth graders' trip to Walker Creek, Edna's Open House is on a different date than the other district schools.

Posted by Janie Karp on May 22

Dear Edna Maguire Families:

The third grade students are raising money to send kids to school in Haiti. The third graders are not only doing a play, but they are also hoping to raise S1.00 per Edna Maguire Student. My mom (Karen Olson) inspired me as she went to Haiti in April to help people who needed medical care. We would like it if you could try to donate at least $1.00 because that would help us send several children to school in Haiti for a whole year. It costs approximately $150 per year for one student. We will be sponsoring kids through an organization called Sionfonds. If you would like to help, please bring your money to school by Friday, June 3. 

Thank you,

Charlie Osborn 

(Charlie is a student in Ms. Lackey's third grade class.)

Posted by Janie Karp on May 22

Thanks to Office Depot, Edna families can save up to 60% on school/office supplies and up to 40% on technology purchases. Take advantage of this great opportunity to stock up on school supplies for next year! Please download the Office Depot Purchase Form.doc for more details and ordering information.

Posted by Janie Karp on May 22

Thank you to all teachers and parents who bought supplies for various events this year. If you want to be reimbursed for your purchases, please turn in your receipts, along with a completed reimbursement form, to PTA Treasurer Jeannine Berman's mailbox in the office. Reimbursement forms are on our website. All receipts are due by June 9.

Posted by Janie Karp on May 22

Gather up those old electronics taking up space in your home, office or garage and bring them to Edna's next E-Waste Drive! The drive will be held in the front parking lot, from 9 a.m. until Noon. You don't even have to get out of your car-- volunteers will unload it for you! TVs, computers, cell phones and batteries are just a few of the items we'll accept. See the flyer below for more information.

Posted by Janie Karp on May 22

For the third year in a row, Woody's Yogurt Shop is coming to Edna to celebrate the last day of the school year. Owner Woody will be on hand to supply FREE ice cream (one per student -no parents or siblings, please) on the back playground when school lets out (12:30 for kindergarten; 12:45 for all other grades). Dairy and gluten-free options will be available. Thank you, Woody, for making the last day of school extra sweet!

Posted by Janie Karp on May 22

Our annual collating "party" kicks off at 9:45 a.m. in the multi-purpose room. Please drop by to catch up with friends and help us get all of the first day packets ready before the new school year begins! Kids are welcome to play out on the field while you collate.

Posted by Janie Karp on May 22

A HUGE THANKS to director Jody Branham for putting on yet another spectacular Variety Show! Thanks also to Rob Thomure, Deb Luster, Kathy Sonderby, Marcia Meyers, Jennifer Puckett, Catherine Gerson, Jenny Douglass, Christine Freda and the many other parents who made the evening a success.

This year, we had a record-breaking 78 performers--they were all AMAZING! Announcers Lily Fuller, Ronan Cain, John Luster and Jack Duboff also did an awesome job. If you missed the show, or just want to re-live the memories, e-mail Kathy Sonderby at ksonderby@yahoo.com to purchase a DVD for $20. Click here to see some great pictures!

Sadly, Jody is leaving Edna this year. And we have some very big shoes to fill in order for the show to go on next year! We especially need a Set Coordinator and a Sound and Lighting Coordinator. Without them, it may not be possible to have a Variety Show! Please e-mail ksonderby@yahoo.com if you are interested in either position.

Posted by Janie Karp on May 22

Wondering where all those PTA dollars you helped raise this year went? Following are just a few examples of how they helped our kids. The funds we raised provided students with everything from basic classroom supplies--like pencils, pens, glue, etc.--to special equipment such as wireless headphones. They also covered the cost of our Visual Thinking Strategy curriculum. And they allowed us to bring our students many special assemblies, including the Signature Project, jump-rope artist Renee Bibaub and the Eth-No-Tec storytellers.

Your PTA dollars also funded popular annual events such as the Dr. Seuss Café, Family Math and Science Nights, the Art Show, Donuts with Dads, Muffins with Moms and the Variety Show, to name just a few. And they paid for our emergency supplies, parent education speakers, recess equipment, professional development for teachers and much, much more!

And that's not all! Your money also allowed each grade level to augment its specific curriculum with field trips, special experiences, projects and visits from experts:

Kindergarten: Projector Carts, Edventure More-Animals, Richardson Bay Audubon Center, Play Kitchen

First Grade: Lawrence Hall of Science-Pop Fizz, Wonderful Whales, Edventure More-Oobleck, Wacky Weather and Ice Cream, Explode the Code workbooks

Second Grade: Poetry-Sasha Eakle, Edventure More-Stomp Rockets and Magnets, Richardson Bay, San Francisco Opera-Sing a Story

Third Grade: Native American Storytelling and Crafts, Edventure More-Periscopes, Susan Johnson-Light and Color, Art Project on Heroes, Sasha Eakle-Poetry, Next Generation, Imac

Fourth Grade: Point Bonita, Oakland Museum, Mission Dolores, Salmon Institute, Edventure More-Pickle Power, Foss Kits and Sutter's Fort

Fifth Grade: Ricca Wolfe-America Sings, Lawrence Hall of Science, Ancient Artifact, Walker Creek and Graduation

Posted by Janie Karp on May 22

Every year, the PTA's grants from our Innovative Teaching Fund enable teachers to bring people or items into their classrooms that will enhance student learning. To receive part of the grant money, teachers must complete an application, which is reviewed and voted upon by the Site Council. We are proud to announce that, for the seventh consecutive year, all monies have been dispersed. Below is a list of the diverse ways our teachers used these funds:

$300 for kindergarten for MP3 players for each of classroom

$500 for the third grade musical (added to the grant from Kiddo!)

$141.61 for Emilie Albertoli for RAMP support materials

$55.64 for fourth grade teacher Ann Eshoff for speakers for her computer

$264.92 for the Technology Team headed by Lisa Monge/Colleen Carr for a microphone, flip camera and digital microscope

$1737.83 for the entire school towards a chart maker for the teachers

Posted by Janie Karp on May 22

Thank you Edna PTA members, staff and families for the many hours of volunteer service you gave to our school this year. It's YOUR dedication that makes Edna so great! A special thanks to all who took on the following roles:

The PTA Executive Board: Janie Karp, Kit Harris, Lisa Zimmer, Michelle Barenbaum, Mari Allen, Karen Carr, Stirling Somers, Ingrid Lin, Jeannine Berman, Christine Freda, Deb Luster, Leslie Lewczyk, Kathy Bishop, Ahtossa Fullerton, Shana Stewart, Jenny Leogrande, Dan Kelly, Caitlin Smith, Soar Stetler, Lisa Gilmore, Judy Sherman

The PTA Committee Chairs: Shaila DeLeede, Michelle Zimmerman, Lisa Stapp, Janie Karp, Laura Figueirinhas, Ronnie Sharpe, Jennifer Hollander, Mari Allen, Jessica Ryan, Christine Freda, Christine del Castillo, Christine Brandt, Erin Griffis, Mike Bishop, Karen Olson, Anne Buxton, Ken Campbell, Steve Podesta, Cathy Wilmoth, Margaret Krivoruchko, Saor Stetler, Barbara Bleckman, Michelle Barenbaum, Ahtossa Fullerton, Sean Norton, Tracy Ginther, Howard Wynn, Leslie Fielder, Dorothy O'Donnell, Tim Schultz, Linda Dunne, Karen Carr, Deb Carney, Julie Kennedy, Lisa Gilmore, Rhonda Campbell, Nancy Turner, Gideon Bernstein, Tina Taylor, Jody Branham, Justine Whitehead

Room Parents: Dena Berger, Christine Berg, Amy Fierstein, Anne Buxton, Bonnie Neulight, Christine Brandt, Christine Freda, Dawn Davis, Deb Luster, Diane Mateo, Dominique Hawthorne, Heidi Longo, Jan Levelle, Jenn Boon, Jenn Gilmer, Jennifer Hollander, Jenny Douglas, Karen Carr, Kathy Lucas, Kristi Duchon, Kristy Campbell, Laura Bowman, Lauren Snell, Lucy Hampton, Lyra Kelly, Maureen Keefe, Michelle Barenbaum, Michelle Zimmerman, Ronnie Sharpe, Shannon Udovic, Simone Slattery, Suzanne Alpert, Suzanne DiBianca, Tina Taylor, Tina Zachariou, Vyvianne Kiriakis, Wendy Dalia, Wendy Pagett

Posted by Janie Karp on May 22

Thanks to photographer coordinator Mike Bishop and his team of talented shutter bugs for their great pictures of school events this year: Mari Allen, Kathy Bishop, John Carney, Mara Conner, Justine Corey-Whitehead, Kristi Duchon, Nancy Ericsson, Christine Freda, Janie Karp, Jessica Ryan, Ronnie Sharpe and Michelle Zimmerman.

Posted by Janie Karp on May 22

Thank you, birthday book club members, for giving Edna's library the gift of a new book on YOUR special day:

June Birthdays
Andrew Parker, Bryce Mason, Carly Toole, Caroline Schultz, Casey Brandt, Chris Parker, Danil Wells, Erin Faubel, Ethan Chase, Garrett Mason, Grace Newman, Henry Basnight, Jacob Levinson, Jake Buxton, Luca Fazio, Macy Taylor,, Maeve Cain, Maggie Griffis, Marlo Nanola, Maury Schultz, McKay Hawthorne, Mikaela Stern, Olivia Gerraty, Tess Wilmoth, Tyler Buxton

July Birthdays
Abigail Alpert, Adnan Ashraf, Casey Braff, Charlotte Baker, David Hampton, Elan Levine, Gabrielle Brandt, Graham Ross, Hannah Gilmer, Hudson Nanola, Jason Dunne, Jonas Barnes, Justin Alley, Kyle Wong, Kyra Carney, Lucy Allen, Luke Jessup, Maddy Shepard, Maia Ciambriello, Michael Umolu, Monroe Drysdale, Myla Dalia, Owen Constant, Ryan Hemmeter, Sydney Phillipp, Tomas Ludin, Will Basnight

Click to keep reading...

Posted by Janie Karp on May 22

Kick off your summer with a fun evening at the ballpark, June 3 at 7:15 p.m., and support our schools at the same time! Cheer on our World Champion San Francisco Giants as they take on the Colorado Rockies. And hear the Mill Valley Middle School eighth grade chorus sing the National Anthem to open the game.

The Giants will donate $8 of each $24 ticket back to Kiddo! This is a wonderful event for our community AND for Kiddo! Click here to purchase tickets or go to www.kiddo.org.

Posted by Janie Karp on May 22

Congratulations to Edna graduate Sona Dolasia, now a sixth grader at Mill Valley Middle School. She was recently named a GRAND PRIZE WINNER in the national Kids' Science Challenge. Awesome job, Sona!!

Posted by Janie Karp on May 22