Events
UPCOMING EVENTS
Café Edgewood
Ongoing: Check date on PTO Google Calendar Friday, 8:20-8:50AM
Every other Friday morning from 8:20-8:50AM, students are given the opportunity to share their talents by performing in the main hallway during arrival. Family members are invited to gather, have some coffee and baked goods while watching some of the students perform. A great way to see the school, reconnect with Edgewood friends, and meet new ones!
See upcoming Café Edgewood dates on our calendar.
If you would like to sign up to volunteer or donate supplies for future dates, see our Sign Up Genius.
The Great Give
May 1-2, 2024
Save the date for this exciting 36-hour online fundraiser by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. For more information about this opportunity, please see The Great Give Website.
PTO Panera Fundraising
Tuesday, May 3rd 4:00PM-8:00PM
We are teaming up with Panera to raise funds for our graduating 8th grade class of 2024! Dine in or takeout at the Dixwell Avenue, Hamden CT location.
Please make sure to do the following:
Use code FUND4U at online checkout, in the Panera App, or at the kiosk in- cafe.
If dining in, bring the flyer or show the digital copy to the cashier when ordering.
Enter promo code FUND4U at checkout on Panerabraed.com or the Panera App
Participating location is only at 2100 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, CT.
Teacher & Staff Appreciation Breakfast
Tuesday, May 7th
Scholastic Bookfair
May 20-26
2023-2024 PAST EVENTS
Edgewood After School Drama Club Presents Disney The Lion King Jr.
April 5- 7, 2024
Some of our students and parent volunteers have been working diligently for the past few months. Let's support the Edgewood School After School Drama Club and crew on all their efforts and see their show. Ticket sales are available in advance ($7) or the day of show ($10). See this link for advanced ticket sales www.edgewood-drama.ticketleap.com
Edgewood Magnet PTO Bake Sale
Tuesday, April 2nd
Please help our 8th graders raise money for their End of Year celebratory activities! We need people to bake items to sell, and to stand at the table to sell the baked goods at Edgewood on 4/2. Please contact edgewoodmagnetpto@gmail.com with any questions. THANK YOU!
World Read Aloud Day, Family Literacy Night, & Read Across America
Wednesday, February 7th
There are opportunities for volunteers to read in classrooms. Such a great opportunity for literacy throughout the day! Please see this link to sign up: World Read Aloud Day Volunteer Sign Up
Wednesday, February 7th 5:30PM
Come join us for this great literacy event at Edgewood! There will be visitors from New Haven reads, activities, games, and pizza! If you would like to volunteer for this event please sign up through this link: Literacy Night Volunteer
Read Across America will be March 1st. Please see this sign up if you would like to read a book to your child's classroom, or any other classroom available. Read Across America Sign Up
Double Good School Fundraiser
January 29 - February 2, 2024
The PTO will be holding a Double Good Popcorn virtual fundraiser! It’s 100% contactless, we keep 50% of the profit and the product ships directly to the buyer. Our fundraising window begins on January 29, 2024, at 12:00 PM and goes until February 02, 2024, at 12:00 PM.
Before the fundraiser begins:
1. Download the Double Good app
2. Enter our event code MJTSCR in the app
3. Create your Pop-Up Store
Last year we raised over $4,000! Help us beat that record this year! Congratulations to last years top 10 student sellers:Chloe Westerberg, Ariana Daniels, Nnaji Ijeh, Shan Thompson, Shauny Thompson, Henry Gutridge, Ronan Foley, Amelia Godburn, Elliot McGurk, and Evelyn Berner
Staff Appreciation Breakfast
Thursday, December 21st
Help show appreciation for the wonderful staff at Edgewood School by contributing goodies for a celebratory breakfast. We have about 60 hungry heroes to feed!
Please coordinate drop off before 7AM on Thursday, December 21st with Melissa Gutridge [mmgutridge@gmail.com (757)784-6800] or Averi Pakulis [ averi.pakulis@gmail.com (860)670-5427]
Please see our Sign Up Genius Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E44A5AB2FA0F5C34-46510344-edgewood#/
Monetary donations are also welcome:
Venmo: @EDGEWOODMAGNETPTO
Paypal: Edgewood PTO Inc.
Giving Tuesday 2023
November 28, 2023
This Giving Tuesday, please consider making a tax deductible donation to the Edgewood Magnet School PTO. Donations help support a wide range of activities including but not limited to; emergency assistance for families in need, classroom support, field trips, community programs, and events! Please note #givingtuesday on your donation.
Venmo: @EDGEWOODMAGNETPTO
Paypal: Edgewood PTO Inc.
Edgewood Community Annual Food Drive
November 15-18
For the third year in a row, Edgewood families are partnering with the Women of the Village Food Pantry to support its Thanksgiving meal distribution. Collection will happen on the blacktop. Please donate pantry staples and non-perishable holiday dinner items anytime; perishables--especially turkeys!--and cash can be donated on Saturday, November 18.
Collection Dates:
November 15-17
8:10-8:30AM; 2:45-3PM
*plus additional time around parent/teacher conferences on November 15.
Non-perishables
November 18
10AM-12PM
Perishables, non-perishables, cash
Donate directly to the Women of the Village by November 19 at CashApp $WomenofNewHaven21.
Edgewood families who need assistance this Thanksgiving can register with the Women of the Village (see attachment for instructions on registering and on Edgewood's food drive). Contact arc.at.edgewood@gmail.com with questions.
PTO Election Day Bake/Soup Sale
Tuesday, November 7th
The PTO is bringing back the soup sale this year. This will be a big fundraiser for the PTO and a great way to get involved. We are going to need lots of support - baking, cooking, and working the table - to make this big success. Please see the Sign-up Genius link to sign up!
Please note: soup must be dropped off warm, preferably in slow cooker/crock pot or pan. Thank you!
For more information please email us at edgewoodmagnetpto@gmail.com
Read about last year's PTO Bake Sale in the New Haven Independent!
Lake Wintergreen Edgewood Family Meet Up Event
Saturday, November 4th at 11:30AM
All Edgewood families are invited to join the PTO for a meet-up and walk around Lake Wintergreen! Parking can be found at 29 Main Street in Hamden, and we'll have some snacks on hand for kids. Come for a laid-back, outdoor activity to meet other Edgewood families and explore a beautiful spot in our New Haven area! If you or your family would like transportation, please e-mail EdgewoodmagnetPTO@gmail.com and we'll set up a carpool schedule. The loop around Lake Wintergreen is approximately 1.5 miles and is fairly flat and easy, although includes a small scramble up a rock area.
Literary Costume Ball
Thursday, October 26, 2023 5:00PM
Literary Costume Ball is on Thursday, October 26th 5:00-7:30PM
Reading is a Passport to Countless Adventures! Come and join us for this fun filled event at Edgewood School. This is a free event for the whole family. There will be storytelling, crafts, games, raffles, and music! Some of our community visitors such as The New Haven Public Library and New Haven Reads will be there. **Please bring a snack, an appetizer, or drinks (food/water) to share. Adventure awaits!
We are currently looking for volunteers to help with planning, decorations, as well as the day of the event. Donations of snacks, drinks, and raffle prizes are also welcome. Please see the link to our Sign Up Genius
Literary Costume Ball (Un baile de disfraces literario) será el jueves 26 de octubre de 5:00 a 7:30p.m.
¡La lectura es un pasaporte a innumerables aventuras!
Ven y únete a nosotros en este evento lleno de diversión en nuestra escuela Edgewood. Es un evento gratuito para toda la familia. ¡Habrá cuentos, artes, juegos, rifas y musica! También, algunos de los visitantes de nuestra comunidad estarán allí, como la Biblioteca Pública y New Haven Reads. ¡La aventura espera!
También estamos buscando voluntarios para ayudar con la planificación, la decoración y el día del evento. Se aceptan donaciones de snacks, bebidas y premios de rifas. Por favor vea el enlace a nuestro Sign Up Genius.
Para obtener más información, envíenos un correo electrónico a
edgewoodmagnetpto@gmail.com
Scholastic Book Fair
October 16-20
Movies in the Park
Friday, October 13th 6:30PM
Across from Edgewood School & Yard office
"The Mitchells vs. The Machines"!
Young Katie Mitchell embarks on a road trip with her proud parents, younger brother and beloved dog to start her first year at film school. But their plans to bond as a family soon get interrupted when the world's electronic devices come to life to stage an uprising. With help from two friendly robots, the Mitchells must now come together to save one another -- and the planet -- from the new technological revolution.
Rated: PG
If you'd like to donate concessions (proceeds benefit the PTO), CLICK HERE
Thank you to those who made this a successful event! New Haven Parks & Recreation provided a great set-up for the outdoor movie right on the Edgewood School blacktop. We appreciate those who donated to our PTO concession stand. Thank you to Stephanie Berner who collected and ran concessions during the movie. It was an enjoyable evening shared with the whole community.
Kindergarten Meet-Up 2023
PAST EVENTS
Edgewood Day at Common Ground 2022
Literary Costume Ball 2022
Check out the incredible photos by Edgewood Parent and Artist: Chike
Download Code: 3797
Edgewood Family Day in the Park 2022
Join friends and classmates on Saturday, September 10th from 10am-12pm for Edgewood Family Day in the Park!
Stop by to meet other people from our community and enjoy this great local resource that shares a name with our school.
Member of Friends of Edgewood Park will also be on hand to offer some tours or the park!
Edgewood Arts Night 2022
Charlotte's Web 2022
Lake Wintergreen Edgewood Family Meet Up Event 2022
Edgewood Parent Liaison
Virtual Parent Chat
Join Mrs. Adrien Esdaile on Tuesday, October 19th from 6:30pm-7:15pm to talk about the new school year and how things are going!
Link Here
Edgewood Kindergarten Meet-Up Event 2021
Hello Parents of incoming Edgewood Kindergarteners!
Stop by the Edgewood Playground this summer to meet new classmates, parents, talk with current Edgewood parents, and make new friends.
Join us on:
Thursday, July 8th at 6:30pm - CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER
La reunión de kindergarten del 8 de julio se cancela debido al clima. ¡Nos vemos el 24!
Saturday, July 24th at 10:30am
Thursday, August 19th at 6:30pm**
**Have an opportunity to meet the Kindergarten teachers on this date.
"Envisioning an Anti-Racist School Community"
July 30, 2020 Panel Discussion
Presented by ARC (Anti-Racism Coalition of Edgewood)
To learn more about their programs and opportunities to get involved in this important work, please visit their Facebook page at facebook.com/arc.at.edgewood
Events in the age of Covid 19
What will events look like in a year where we need to avoid large indoor gatherings, socially distance and wear masks? We need to rethink what community events look like. Have some great ideas? Come to the PTO Meeting to share them!
Literary Costume Ball 2019
Thanks to all who came out and enjoyed the party! Edgewood creativity was truly on display. Check out the event photos here: Costume Ball 2019 Photos.
Huge thanks to the Hanscom family for providing the always popular photo booth activity.
Literary Costume Ball 2018
Here's a preview of the Literary Costume Ball photos, courtesy of event photographer, Jessica Smolinski. Click here to see the rest: https://photos.app.goo.gl/X6x8XMGCZAJ3MJSM6.
Costume Ball 2018 Photo Booth shots, courtesy of Mistina and Ava Hanscom. Check them all out here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/dPpLkJYrVoU45eht9.