Eckstein Weekly News

April

• Apr. 3: Biker Donut Day (8-8:45 am)
• Apr. 4: PEP Assembly (PM Assembly Bell Schedule Below)
• Apr. 8: End of Quarter 3
• Apr. 8: Spring Choir Concert (7 pm)
• Apr 9: Beginning of Quarter 4
• Apr. 10: Band, Choir & Orchestra Top Ensembles (7:30 pm)
• Apr. 14-18: Spring Break
• Apr. 21: PTSA Board Meeting (7 pm)
• Apr. 25: ASB Elections Open
• Apr. 26: Band Rummage Sale (9-3 pm)

May

• May 2: Band Fieldtrip (Bellevue HS Jazz Festival)
• May 3: Band & Orchestra Fieldtrip (Oaks Parks, Oregon)
• May 9: ASB Elections Close
• Eckstein Musical (7 pm)
• May 10: Eckstein Musical (7 pm)
• May 12: PTSA Board Meeting (7 pm)
• May 15: Lemonade Morning
• May 16: Lemonade Morning
• May 16: 8th Grade Semi-Formal (7-8:30 pm)
• May 23: AAPI Assembly (AM Assembly)
• May 23: Band Fieldtrip (Folklife Festival)
• May 26: Memorial Day (NO SCHOOL)
• May 29: Orchestra Concert (7 pm)
• May 30 - Jun. 1: Band, Choir, Orchestra: Silverwood
• May 30: Eckstein Mariner Night at Ball Park

Our Girls Varsity Basketball team won the Metro Championship the second year in a row!

We've noticed an increase of students and parents texting each other while the student is in the classroom during class. The Eckstein cellphone/smart watch policy is for cellphones to be off and away for the entire school day. Smart watches are only supposed to be used to tell the time.

Please remind your student that if they need to contact you, they should come to the Main Office to use their cellphone or watch. If you need to contact your student during the day, please call the Main Office and we will get them the note.

Please help us with our cellphone/smart watch policy by not responding to your student if they are texting you from the classroom.

If you know that your student will be missing school around spring break, please have them complete a Preplanned Absence form. Your student can pick one up in the Attendance Office. Parents/guardians need to complete the top and bottom portions. Students will then take the form around to each of their teachers. When the form is complete, students will turn it into the Attendance office to have the absence excused.

Please consider paying a small Eckstein Associated Student Body (ASB) fee to help support:

• Eagle Night dances
• Spirit Weeks
• Lunchtime activities
• Assembly speakers
• Hot cocoa and cold lemonade mornings
• Birthday beads
• And more!

We ask that families pay the $10 ASB fee on SchoolPay to help support these endeavors. You can also send $10 check or cash with your student to the Main Office. We have only had about 50% of our normal participation rate this year in funding our main fundraiser.

Do you know that 7 trillion plastic bags are used every year worldwide? Thanks to efforts by our sixth graders and our amazing science teachers, we can help ensure plastic bags and other film don't end up in the environment by joining the Eckstein Plastic Film Drive.

You can also help Eckstein recycle our school’s Plastic Film for the entire ‘25/’26 school year! Be sure to use: https://get.ridwell.com/eck to join Ridwell with an at-home membership by May 23rd, 2025.

If we sign up 10 or more new members by this date, we will be awarded monthly Plastic Film pickups for our school next year! We did this last year, lets do it again! If you've been thinking about subscribing to Ridwell, this is a great opportunity to double your environmental impact! Also, we could use a few extra volunteers to help with this drive in the coming weeks. If you are interested in helping out, please contact jclevine@seattleschools.org.

Eckstein is keeping Plastic Film from landfills with Ridwell this spring! As part of this limited-time drive, you can bring these types of Plastic Film to school now - May 6th and Ridwell will make sure they stay out of landfills and are turned into new decking materials instead! Start collecting these items at home now. Collections will take place in the main office and in the bins marked in the science hallway.

Eckstein Band Rummage Sale

Saturday, April 26, 2025, 9 am-3 pm

Eckstein Middle School Cafeteria
3003 NE 75th Street, Seattle
Come for bargains, baked goods, and music from our own Eckstein jazz combos. Proceeds go to our public school music program directed by the legendary Moc Escobedo. Funds support student scholarships and instrument repair and replacement. Our goal is to make music accessible to all.
Thank you for supporting Eckstein music!

Web: https://ecksteinms.seattleschools.org/news/annual-rummage-sale-at-ems-april-26-2025/

We need your help to make this a success. Please look through this 2025 Eckstein Rummage & Bake Sale Sign-Up Genius to find a time and job that works best for you/your schedule.

Eckstein Middle School’s Annual Band Rummage Sale is on Saturday, April 26th, from 9am—3pm. This is one of the band program’s biggest fundraisers of the year, and we need your donations to make this event a success!

Please set aside your gently used clothing, household items, books, music, small furniture, sporting goods, and more.

All donations accepted on Friday, April 25th from 1:30pm—6:30pm in the Eckstein cafeteria (3003 NE 75th Street).

Click here to see what donations we will accept. Please share with neighbors, friends, and family. We need your help to make this event a success for our incredible music program.

Please remember that when your child is absent from school, it’s important to notify the Attendance Office with both the reason for the absence and the date. This helps us keep accurate records and ensures your child’s absence is properly documented.

You can reach the Attendance Office by:

• Email: ecksteinms.attendance@seattleschools.org
• Phone: 206-252-5014

Thank you for your cooperation!

Did You Know?

• Students should miss no more than 9 days of school each year to stay engaged, successful and on track to graduation.
• By 6th grade, absenteeism is one of three signs that a student may drop out of high school.
• By 9th grade, attendance is a better predictor of graduation rates than 8th grade test scores.
• Missing 10%, or 2 days a month, over the course of the school year, can affect a student’s academic success.

What You Can Do

• Talk about the importance of showing up to school every day.
• Help your children maintain daily routines, such as finishing homework and getting a good night’s sleep.
• Try not to schedule dental and non-urgent related medical appointments during the school day.
• Keep your student healthy. If you are concerned about a contagious illness, call your school or health care provider.
• If your children must stay home because they are sick, make sure they have asked teachers for resources and materials to make up for the missed learning time in the classroom.
• Monitor your students' academic progress and seek help from teachers and tutors when necessary.
• Stay on top of your students' social contacts. Peer pressure can lead to skipping school.
• Encourage your students to join meaningful after-school activities, including sports and clubs.

Thank you for donations! Community Cupboard could use more socks, shampoo/conditioner and we are now getting low on water bottles and backpacks. Community Cupboard supplies: Amazon Wishlist

For summer program scholarships, you can apply through the Assistance League for up to $500 : https://www.assistanceleague.org/seattle/enrichment-scholarships/# Reach out if you need help applying.

LEEP Lakeside summer program application for rising 9th grade students closes on April 1st. LEEP: Lakeside Educational Enrichment Program (Grades 6 and 9) - Lakeside School

The next Community Cupboard pick-up will be during Student Led Conferences in Portable 9, 9am-3pm.

Erica Davenport

Social Worker, MSW

Eckstein Middle School

Work phone (206) 252-5098

esdavenport@seattleschools.org

Save the Dates

• Eckstein Band Rummage Sale - April 26, 2025 (9-3 pm)
• Eighth Grade Promotion Celebration - June 17, 2025; 5-6:30 pm
  
• Sixth Grade Fieldtrip to Family Fun Center - June 17, 2025
• Seventh Grade Fieldtrip to Lynnwood Skate & Bowl - June 17, 75
• Eighth Grade Argosy Cruise - June 18, 2025