Eckstein Weekly News
May 17, 2024
Upcoming Dates
May
- May 17: EAC Event - AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL 7pm (Staff Band Playing)
- May 20-24: Math SBA Testing (During Math Classes)
- May 21: 6th Grade Morning Lemonade @ 8:30 am in the lunchroom
- May 23: 7th Grade Morning Lemonade @ 8:30 am in the lunchroom
- May 24: 8th Grade Morning Lemonade @ 8:30 am in the lunchroom
- May 24: Band Fieldtrip to Folklife
- May 27: Memorial Day – No School
- May 28-31: SPIRIT WEEK
- May 29: Biker Breakfast (8:15-8:45 am)
- May 30: Orchestra Concert (7 pm)
- May 31: 8th Grade Semi-Formal
- May 31-Jun 2: Silverwood Fieldtrip (Band & Orchestra)
June
- June 3-7: SPIRIT WEEK
- June 3-7: Math MAP Testing in Math Classes
- June 4: Choir Concert (7 pm)
- June 6: All Band Concert (7:30 pm)
- June 8: Band, Orchestra, Choir Fieldtrip
- June 10: PTSA General Meeting (7 pm on Zoom)
- June 11: Orchestra Concert (7 pm)
- June 13: Swing Dance (7:30 pm)
- June 14: 7th Grade Fieldtrip Lynwood Skate & Bowl
- June 18: Beginning Theater Showcase (6:30 pm)
- June 19: Juneteenth - No School
- June 20: 8th Grade Pancake Breakfast
- June 20: 8th Grade Celebration Parade (5-6:30 pm)
- June 20: 6th Grade Fieldtrip Tukwila Family Fun Center
- June 21: 8th Grade Argosy Cruise Fieldtrip
- June 21: Last Day of School (1 hour early dismissal)
Spring Sports Games this Weekend
Varsity Boys Soccer - 8:30 AM - Eckstein vs. Hamilton @ Memorial Stadium
Varsity Volleyball - 1 pm - McClure Vs. Eckstein @ Eagle Staff
THANK YOU!! Eckstein Community
Thank you to our wonderful community who made us feel very appreciated during Staff Appreciation Week.
A special SHOUT OUT to:
Megan Sun McIntosh – PTSA Staff Appreciation Week Coordinator
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Pagliacci Pizza – Multiple Locations: https://seattlebageloasis.com/index.html
Cafe Javasti – Multiple Locations: https://javasti.com/
Grateful Bread Bakery & Cafe – 7001 35th Ave NE, Seattle: https://gratefulbreadbaking.com/seattle/
Macrina Bakery – Multiple Locations: https://macrinabakery.com/
May is Bike Everywhere Month!
Join your fellow bike commuting colleagues and heaps of students who ride to Eckstein.
Give it a try!
Ask about gear, routes, and bike safety. We’ll be glad to help.
Support the students who ride during our Biker breakfast for the end of Bike to School Month:
Wednesday May 29th in the bike cage
Pancakes, Bacon, Fruit, and juice.
Ride your bike to school and celebrate Bike Everywhere Month.
Check out some of these great activities
Cascade Bicycle Club’s Bike Month Events:
🚲 Friday, May 17 – Bike Everywhere Day presented by Microsoft
Stop by Cascade’s Fremont Celebration Station or join a celebration station near you! View our interactive station map to see where the bike community will celebrate Bike Everywhere Day!
🚲 Wednesday May 22, 4 to 6 p.m. – Evening Commute Social
Join us at Lake Union Park with Commute Seattle and friends. FREE food, helmets, bike lights and more.
🚲 Thursday, May 23, 7:30 p.m. – Town Hall Seattle “Out with the Old: Transforming Community Assets for today’s needs”
Join Cascade Bicycle Club, Lid I-5, and national Rail-Trail expert Peter Harnik for a conversation on transforming former railroads to bike trails, and lidding freeways for housing. Purchase your ticket now!
🚲 Wednesday, May 29, 6 to 7:30 p.m. – "Best Sides of Cycling" short documentary film screening. Hosted in partnership with Ampersand Bikes Club, join Cascade Bicycle Club Board Member Hanoch Yeung as he showcases his passion for cycling in King County and hosts a Q&A. Purchase tickets (sliding scale) today!
Events happening throughout Bike Everywhere Month presented by Microsoft
Seattle Sounders Bike Valet at Lumen Field | May 7, 17, 27, 31
Pedal Relief Project | Every Wednesday - Sunday at various times and locations
PTSA - EAC Event - AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL on May 17th, 2024 at 7pm
Join us on the evening of May 17th for a lively event featuring live music by our own Eckstein Staff Band, delicious food, and refreshing drinks, to help raise funds for the Eckstein Student and Family Support. Many of our students do not have their basic needs met when coming to school. By providing essential support—things like backpacks, water bottles, tutoring, social emotional training, grocery gift cards, and more—we can help each student thrive. This year, our needs have surpassed the budget allocated by the district and the 2024 Eckstein Annual Campaign. This event offers a great opportunity to help close the gap.
Ways to participate:
1) Attend the event:
This is a live event at SeaFab at 7pm on May 17, 2024. It will feature live music by A FLOCK OF EAGLES, a supergroup composed of Eckstein staff and friends. This is a 21+ event, so arrange childcare and join other Eckstein parents for a fun evening. Tickets are $50. Note: this portion is not tax deductible, as it offsets costs of venue, food, and drinks. The venue is limited in its capacity, so don't wait too long to Buy Tickets
2) Donate online:
There will be a raise-the-paddle portion of the live event, but if you cannot attend, your contributions are still invaluable! Every dollar counts! Please consider donating to the Eckstein Student and Family Support Fund.
If you have question, we have more details at Eckstein Annual Campaign or email us at: eac.eagles@gmail.com
Thank you and see you on the 17th!
Chaperones & Volunteers Needed
8th Grade Needs
Chaperone - Fieldtrip to Argosy Cruises - Friday, June 21, 2024 (9:00 am - 2:10 pm)
Duties:
- Headcounts on the bus.
- Assure that the same homeroom groups are on busses going to and coming back.
- Help monitor student behavior. Making sure they are behaving safely. Staff will help you with this.
- Help with lunch and clean up.
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F45AFA829A6FBC61-48891762-endofyear#/
Volunteer - 8th Grade Semi-formal Dance – Friday, May 31, 2024 (7-8:30 pm)
We need MANY hands to help with this event. We have slots after school to help with the set-up and slots DURING the event. Parents, do NOT listen to your kids, you are welcome and vital to this event happening and it doesn’t matter if they want you there or not, WE NEED YOUR HELP. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B48A8A623A13-49195206-8thgrade
Volunteer - 8th Grade Pancake Breakfast – Thursday, June 20, 2024 (8:15-10 am)
Volunteers are needed to help cook pancakes for the 8th graders prior to the promotion practice on Wear comfy shoes and an apron!
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B48A8A623A13-49195244-8thgrade
7th Grade Needs
Chaperone - Camp Orkila – October 16, 17 & 18, 2024
Because of the short turnaround time from the beginning of the 2024-25 school year, we need to have all the chaperones confirmed and cleared to chaperone by June 3, 2024 in order to move forward with this fieldtrip.
We need 26 male and 27 female chaperones committed to go and cleared to volunteer by June 3, 2024.
If you can commit to chaperoning the Camp Orkila fieldtrip from October 16-18, please contact Julia Detering at jrdetering@seattleschools.org.
For an idea of what chaperoning entails, please view this year’s Camp Orkila Chaperone meeting here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydeo1pjFM54
Chaperone - Lynnwood Skate & Bowl Fieldtrip – June 14, 2024 (8:55 am-1:15 pm)
Duties:
- Headcounts on the bus
- Assure that the same homeroom groups are on busses going to and coming back.
- Help monitor student behavior. Making sure they are behaving safely. Staff will help you with this.
- Help with lunch and clean up.
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F45AFA829A6FBC61-48891798-endofyear#/
Volunteer - Eighth Grade Send-off Help – June 20, 2024 (Times vary)
We ask that families with students in sixth and seventh grades help with the send-off so that families of eighth grade students can enjoy the event.
Duties:
- Set-up: This includes setting up the cafeteria with balloons, table covers, plates, napkins, etc. This also includes placing cones and balloons along the parade route.
- Service: This includes plating the cake, pouring drinks.
- Clean up: This includes cleaning up the cafeteria and the parade route.
- Beverage donation: Small water bottles & seltzer water.
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F45AFA829A6FBC61-49684640-8thgrade#/
6th Grade Needs
Chaperone - Tukwila Family Fun Center – June 20, 2024 (9:15-1 pm)
Duties:
- Headcounts on the bus.
- Assure that the same homeroom groups are on busses going to and coming back.
- Help monitor student behavior. Making sure they are behaving safely. Staff will help you with this.
- Help with lunch and clean up.
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F45AFA829A6FBC61-48891736-endofyear#/
Volunteer - Eighth Grade Send-off Help – June 20, 2024 (Times vary)
We ask that families with students in sixth and seventh grades help with the send-off so that families of eighth grade students can enjoy the event.
Duties:
- Set-up: This includes setting up the cafeteria with balloons, table covers, plates, napkins, etc. This also includes placing cones and balloons along the parade route.
- Service: This includes plating the cake, pouring drinks.
- Clean up: This includes cleaning up the cafeteria and the parade route.
- Beverage donation: Small water bottles & seltzer water.
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F45AFA829A6FBC61-49684640-8thgrade#/
Volunteer for Biker Breakfast Day
Bike to School Day is Wednesday, May 29. We need volunteers from 8:00-8:45 am The event is held at the bike cages and we will need help with serving a pancake breakfast. If you can help or have any questions please email Katie Morse @ mailto:Katelinmorse@gmail.com
Biker Breakfast Day - May 29
May is Bike to School Month. To celebrate, we are hosting a Biker Breakfast on May 29, 2024 from 8:15 – 8:45 am in the bike cage. Students who ride their bikes to school can meet at the bike cage for a pancake breakfast.
Needs & Leads - From Our Social Worker
This is a new section of the newsletter that will be featuring any needs or offerings that a member of the community has to give. It could be a student, parent, staff member or community partner with a need or offering.
Needs could be items or simple help you need.
Leads could be items or services to offer up to the community for free.
Please email Ms. Davenport with the title NEEDS & LEADS if you have a need or a lead. esdavenport@seattleschools.org
To start off, a need for this month is again stuff off of the Amazon Wishlist. Thank you to everyone who has bought items off of our list! Families have expressed immense gratitude. Thank you as well to all the volunteers who helped organize the Portable 13! It looks beautiful.
Here is the Amazon wish list: https://a.co/eR67xOZ
We are always in need of disinfectant spray, laundry detergent and garbage bags. I will keep updating the Amazon list with the priority of items.
Thank you!
Ms. Davenport, Social Worker
Summer Camp Assistance for SPS Students
The Assistance League of Seattle offers scholarships of up to $500 for students to attend summer camp. All SPS students grades 4-11 are eligible. Here is information on how to apply. Deadline is May 15! https://www.assistanceleague.org/seattle/enrichment-scholarships/
Tickets for the 8th Grade Semi-Formal Dance are now on Sale on SchoolPay
8th Grade Semi-Formal Dance Friday, May 31st, 2024 7-9pm. The theme is Red Carpet and the attire is semi-formal, so wear something fancy!
Tickets are $8 on SchoolPay from now until Thursday, May 30th at 3pm. If you need a scholarship, please talk to counseling before the day of the dance.
Tickets must be pre-purchased on SchoolPay or cash/check to the Main Office, there will be no tickets sold at the door as we need accurate numbers for supervision and food planning and ease of getting kids in.
All students must have a Eagles Night Contract turned in by May 24th to attend. Students can pick up the form in the Main Office.
Reminders:
- Students will enter from the courtyard into the cafeteria.
- NO backpacks allowed.
- There are no in-and-out privileges (meaning once you exit the building, you may not return).
- NO stiletto heels as they will ruin the gym floor.
- No running in the halls
- Do not tear down decorations
- Absolutely NO pop-it’s or other fireworks
- The same school rules apply in the evenings too!
- If you are not following the rules, you will be asked to leave the dance immediately.
- Pick up is at 9:00pm-please be prompt!
Eckstein PTSA Needs You on the 24/25 Eckstein PTSA Board!
Join the 2024/25 Eckstein PTSA Board
Elected Board Positions (* indicates existing incumbent is eligible and interested in serving)
President*: presiding officer/ spokesperson for the PTSA, leads PTSA meetings
Vice-President -Advocacy: assistant to president, chairs advocacy work
Vice-President-Engagement*: assistant to president, chairs community engagement work
Treasurer: serve as the financial officer for the PTSA, including financial recordkeeping and accounting
Secretary: maintains records for PTSA, including minutes for board and general membership meetings
Membership Chair: oversees membership recruitment and membership records.
Building-Leadership Team (BLT) Representative: represents parent/PTSA interests on the school's BLT
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Chair: Chair the DEI committee. Advocate for DEI in school and PTSA actions.
Appointed Board Positions
Packs for Kids Chair*: Coordinates weekend food support with University Food Bank. Supports school counselor/social worker on fulfilling student support needs.
Reflections Chair: Coordinate Eckstein PTSA participation in the national PTA annual student art contest
Legislative Chair: Distribute legislative information to the school community/represent Eckstein in PTSA advocacy.
Garden Chair: coordinate maintenance of Eckstein garden
Staff Appreciation Chair: organize staff appreciation events
Thank you for your interest in learning more about volunteering with the Eckstein Middle School.
Jameal Samhouri
PTSA Volunteer Coordinator
Learn more: volunteer@ecksteineaglesptsa.org
Save the Date for Our 2024 8th Grade Celebration Parade
We will be celebrating our eighth graders in our annual 8th Grade Send-Off Celebration on Thursday, June 20, 2024 from 5 pm - 6:30 pm.
This includes a parade down 30th Avenue and refreshments in the garden.
Thursday, June 20 8th Grade Events During the School Day
8th Grade Pancake Breakfast
Recognition Assembly (for students only)
Practice the Parade Route
WEB Day for Incoming Sixth Graders - August 26 (2-4 pm)
We have set the date for our WEB Day for incoming sixth grade students. WEB Day includes an engaging assembly, fun get-to-know-you games in homeroom groups led by current 7th and 8th grade student leaders and a school tour. It is a chance to make connections with other students, have fun, and get to know the school.
Summer Camp Information
We will be posting summer camps as we receive information. If you find out that one of these camps is full, please email Ms. Detering at jrdetering@seattleschools.org.
UW Youth & Teen Programs
Too many to list here. See info here: https://www.youth-teen.uw.edu/programs/summer-2024-courses/middle-school-courses2024 OneWorld Now! World Languages & Leadership STARTALK Program
The registration for OneWorld Now's World Languages & Leadership STARTALK Program is now open! Students can:
· Study beginner Arabic, Korean, or Mandarin Chinese
· Develop their leadership skills and ability to create positive change
· Experience new cultural practices and traditions
· Earn up to 1.0 world language credit in just 3 weeks (equivalent to 1 year of study)!
Dates: July 15th - August 2nd, 2024
Time: Monday - Friday, 9 AM - 4 PM
Location: Summit Sierra (1025 S King Street Seattle, WA 98104)
Eligibility: Any student in 8th-12th grade in the 2023-2024 academic year
Cost: $25 ONLY for all students!
Application deadline: June 1st
Learn more & register: oneworldnow.org/summer
Lego Camp - Teen Volunteer (12 years old and older)
Lego Camp 10am-2 pm, Tuesday-Thursday; July 9 - August 22
Contact Audrey Stueckle - audrey.stueckle@seattle.gov-
Nathan Hale Cheer Junior Raiders Camp grades 6-8 - May 4 - 5th
Come join us for our 2024 Spring Junior Raiders Camp! Learn basic motions, jumps, kicks, and even take a stunt class from our veteran cheerleaders and head coach. You’ll learn some sideline cheers, an original dance, and will have time with your “Big Sister” cheerleaders for an open Q&A, leadership exercise, and a lesson in trusting your teammates through stunts. This is a great opportunity for any student interested in cheering in high school, just wants to try it out, or is interested in a fun activity to do with friends over the weekend! Camp will be held on 5/4/2024-5/5/24 from 12-4pm. You have the option to do a one or two-day camp. Pre-Registration will be open from 4/1/2024-5/2/2024 (1-Day only- $50, 2-Day- $75). Registration includes a camp t-shirt, a bow, and the clinic fee. (Add $10 for day-of registration 5/4). Camp is open to all genders and abilities! Go Raiders!
Questions? Email: hareynolds@seattleschools.org – Head Coach: Halia Reynolds, Hale Cheerleading. Link to sign up: https://forms.gle/YZ7mcGfE8EvewpadA
- Roosevelt Youth Soccer Camp - August 12 - 15
For more information: https://form.jotform.com/240654821044148 - Roosevelt Youth Football Camp - July 8-11
For more information:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1SmCe_ab7ywRKhSG0jhk9PXMqDVdWymb1UK-XGX2OkHQ/viewform?edit_requested=true - Incoming Sixth Graders Band Camp - June 24 - July 12
For more information: https://ecksteinms.seattleschools.org/student-life/band/