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Eckstein Weekly News
June 14, 2024
Upcoming Dates
June
- June 14: 7th Grade Fieldtrip Lynnwood Skate & Bowl
- June 14: Yearbooks Distributed during Sixth Period
- June 17: Eckstein Library Books Due Back
- June 18: Beginning Theater Showcase (6:30 pm)
- June 19: Juneteenth - No School
- June 20: 8th Grade Pancake Breakfast & Recognition Ceremony (Students Only)
- June 20: 8th Grade Celebration Send-Off & Refreshments in the Garden (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)
2024 8th Grade Celebration Send-Off - June 20 @ 5 - 6:30 pm
What: Eighth Grade Send-Off Celebration
Why: Celebrating Our Eighth Grade Students
When: Thursday, June 20, 2024 @ 5 - 6:30 pm
Where: 30th Avenue NE between 70th Street and 75th Street
Details:
- Students gather in the south parking lot on 30th Avenue closest to 70th Street starting a 4:45 pm.
- They are given 11 x 17 name placards that they decorate at school during the day. Have them bring the placards back to hold during the event. Counselor Ziadeh will announce the name on the student's placards as they walk under the balloon arch.
- Families and staff line up along 30th Avenue and cheer on our eighth graders as they walk up the street toward 75th Street.
- The parade route takes them east on 75th Street and then to the back of the school, ending in the cafeteria.
- Refreshments for families and students will be available in the cafeteria.
- The Eighth-Grade video will be showing in the cafeteria.
Congratulations Eckstein Music at Music in the Parks – Wild Waves!
Introductory Orchestra – Superior – 1st Place
Premediate Orchestra – Superior – 1st Place
Premier Band – Excellent – 2nd Place
Jr. Jazz – Superior – 1st Place
Eagle Choir – Excellent – 1st Place
Vocal Jazz – Excellent – 1st Place
Symphonic Choir – Excellent 1st Place
Mythicon Family Night - Friday, June 14 from 5:30 - 7 pm
Come with the family to Mythicon on Friday June 14th from 5:30 – 7:00pm in the Eckstein Library! Open to all ages with the presence of an adult 18 years and older. What is Mythicon? It’s Eckstein’s student-led event celebrating different fandoms that students love. Students will set up booths with activities, games, and/or crafts for different fandoms, including The Owl House, Stardew Valley, The Lightning Thief, One Piece, Spy X Family, and more! There will also be a photo booth and bake sales with food and drink. Event is free except for bake sale prices per item donations toward Eckstein Library MakerSpace. Want to volunteer or have crafty supplies/props/bake sale food items to donate? Email the librarian Erin Sterling at emsterling@seattleschools.org.
End of Year Events Schedule
End of Year Events Round up
June 20 – AM Assembly Bell Schedule
Homeroom: 9 – 9:55 am
Period 1: 10:00 AM – 10:40 AM
Period 2: 10:45 AM - 11:35 AM
Period 4: 11:40 AM – 1:00 PM
1st LUNCH: 11:35 AM - 12:05 PM (Class 12:10 PM – 1:00 PM)
2nd LUNCH: 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM (Class 11:40 AM – 12:30 PM)
Period 3: 1:05 PM - 1:55 PM
Period 5: 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Period 6: 2:55 PM - 3:45 PM
SIXTH GRADE
9:05 – 1:30 pm : Fieldtrip to Tukwila Family Fun Center. Be sure to have your student bring a bag lunch, unless you ordered one from the cafeteria.
1:30-2:30: Homeroom – Return laptops, Empty Lockers, Return Books, Sign yearbooks in class
2:30 -3:15: On Field for 6th grade snack and yearbook signing
3:15 – 3:45: Back to class - Board Games or staff choice of activity
SEVENTH GRADE
Seventh graders had their fieldtrip on June 14
9-9:55 am: in Homeroom
9 am – 9:30 am: Locker Cleanout
9:30 – 9:55 am Laptop return
Continue with 1st through 6th periods
EIGHTH GRADE
8:55 am – 12:05 pm: Homeroom
9 – 9:30 am: Laptop return
9:30-10:30: Pancake Breakfast
10:30 – 11 am: Parade Route Walk-Through
11 am -12:05 pm: Awards Assembly (Students Only)
Period 4: 12:10 PM – 12:30 pm
2nd LUNCH: 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM (Class 12:05PM – 12:30 PM)
Period 3: 1:05 PM - 1:55 PM
Period 5: 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Period 6: 2:55 PM - 3:45 PM : Sign yearbooks, Parade name placard decorating 5 - 6:30 pm: Eighth Grade Send-Off
June 21 - PM Assembly Schedule - 1 hour early release
9-2:10 pm: 8th Grade Argosy Cruise Fieldtrip
Period 1: 8:55 AM - 9:45 AM
Period 2: 9:50 AM - 10:40 AM
Period 3: 10:45 AM - 11:35 AM
Period 4: 11:40 PM - 1:05 PM
1st LUNCH: 11:35 AM - 12:05 PM (Class: 12:10 PM – 1:05 PM)
2nd LUNCH: 12:35 PM - 1:05 PM (Class: 11:40 AM – 12:35 PM)
Period 5: 1:10 PM - 2:00 PM
Period 6: 2:05 PM - 2:45 PM
Will Your Student Be Leaving for Summer Break Early?
If your student will be leaving for summer break earlier than Friday, June 21, 2024, please contact Attendance at ecksteinms.attendance@seattleschools.org.
Eckstein’s NASA TechRise Team
Congratulations to the Eckstein NASA TechRise team! The team worked weekly from January through May to build and submit a payload that will be launched on a high-altitude balloon to 70,000 ft. During flight, the World 25 (Eckstein Middle School) payload will measure and record infrasound. The target launch date is July 16, 2024, and will be live-streamed. Interested in watching the live-stream launch and/or learning more about the project? Contact Sara Hoofnagle sghoofnagle@seattleschools.org.
For more information about the NASA TechRise Future Engineers Program click HERE.
For more information about the high-altitude balloon that will carry the Eckstein payload click HERE.
Eckstein Lost & Found is Overflowing
Are you missing sweatshirts, jackets, fleeces, water bottles, and lunch bags? They could be in our Lost & Found. If you'd like to take a look, you can come to the school anytime between 9:30 am and 4:00 pm EXCEPT during lunches (11:30-1:15 pm)
Come to the Main Office and someone will walk you down to the cafeteria. We will donate leftover items during the summer.
Eckstein Library News: Books due 6-17-24 & Reading Suggestions for the Summer!
Eckstein Library books are due Monday, June 17th
Please have your student return books they are reading by June 17th. If there is a fine listed for a book, the fine goes away as long as they turn in the book because there are no overdue fines! There is a fine for lost books but I also accept a physical copy of the book instead which can sometimes be cheaper. For 6th and 7th grade students, I will check out up to 10 books over the summer as long as their account is clear! Contact the librarian Erin Sterling at emsterling@seattleschools.org with any questions. Students can go to the Clever Portal / Follett Destiny Discover / My Stuff / Checkouts to see what they have out!
Reading Suggestions for the summer
Try the Seattle Public Library / Seattle Arts & Lectures Book Bingo! Pick up a copy of Book Bingo at any local library branch and students can bring in a copy or a photo of their completed book bingo to Ms. Sterling in September for an extra prize from Eckstein. Check out the Eckstein library website (https://ecksteinms.seattleschools.org/academics/library) or following links for suggestions in all the different categories for teens. The lists Ms. Sterling made include childhood favorites (that Ms. Sterling loved!); picture books; Eagles Read booklist; Another Time (books from past or future); Supernatural; BIPOC Fantasy / Sci-Fi; Fairytales, Myths, and Legends; About Someone You Admire; Made You LOL (Diary of a Wimpy Kid goofy readalikes; Stand Up, Yumi Chung heartwarming readalikes); Want to Visit; Short ‘n Sweet; Nom, nom, nom (Food & Cooking); Books about Identity; Informational Books; Made Into a Show or Movie; Start a Hobby; Award-Winning Books Adults Should Read; Books with Great Titles; and Bestselling Audiobooks great for reading out loud!
24-25 Eagles Read list is live!
Ms. Sterling chooses 50 books every year to be on the Eagles Read List. These are books where students can earn prizes for books they read from the list and participate in a pizza party at the end of the year if they read at least 20. Check out the Eagles Read list on the library website and students can start reading right away this summer! Note: titles marked as Young Adult means there may be some content that is more mature. The idea behind the list is that there is a book for everyone.
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
Donations from the Amazon Wishlist are still needed: https://a.co/eR67xOZ
Any healthy snack bars or fruit snacks! You could label it for wellness and drop off in bin outside the main office
Clean plain sweatshirts and shirts size M-XL, all gender types
An air-conditioning unit
No leads at the moment. Thank you for all of your support!
esdavenport@seattleschools.org
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
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.