These shared activities help build self-esteem in both older and younger children. Numerous students assist as cafeteria helpers, office helpers, messengers, and tutors. Such activities help all students develop leadership skills. Selected fifth-grade students participate in a Conflict Manager Program. They receive training and are responsible for mediating some student problems.
Homework is seen as a continuation of classroom instruction from material covered in the classroom.
Parents are encouraged to work with the teachers to develop a sense of responsibility for homework by their child or children. Homework is assigned on a regular basis for the time allocation recommended by District policy, as indicated. Edison School Facilities Edison Elementary School provides a safe, clean environment for learning. Opened in 1957, Edison has 29 classrooms. The classroom space, office, cafeteria, and restroom facilities are entirely adequate to support our instructional programs.