Eckstein Weekly News

May

• May 9: Eckstein Musical (7 pm)
• May 10: Eckstein Musical (7 pm)
• May 10: Orchestra Fieldtrip (Oaks Parks, Oregon)
• May 12-16: Mental Health Awareness Week (See below)
• May 12: PTSA General Meeting (7 pm)
• May 13: Choir Fieldtrip to JAMs
• May 14: SBA (See below)
• May 16: NEW DATE: AAPI Assembly (AM Assembly Bell Schedule Below)
• May 16: 8th Grade Semi-Formal (7-8:30 pm)
• May 21: SBA (See below)
• May 23: Band Fieldtrip (Folklife Festival)
• May 26: Memorial Day (NO SCHOOL)
• May 27: 7th Grade Fieldtrip to RHS
• May 28: SBA (See below)
• May 29: Orchestra Concert (7 pm)
• May 30 - Jun. 1: Band, Choir, Orchestra: Silverwood
• May 30: Eckstein Mariner Night at Ball Park

Thank you to our amazing Eckstein families for your contributions of food and funds to provide lunch for our hard-working teachers and staff on Monday, bagels on Tuesday, gift cards on Wednesday, Coffee Cart on Thursday, and treats on Friday.

If you have any dishes, bowls or utensils to pick up, please check in with the main office.

May 7, 14, 21, and 28

Smarter Balance Assessment (SBA) – 6th, 7th, 8th grade students
May 7: ELA PT (English/Language Arts Performance Task)
May 14: ELA CAT – plug-in headphones required (English/Language Arts Computer Adaptive Test)
May 21: Math CAT
May 28: Math PT

Students are testing with their homeroom teachers. Below you will see the daily schedule for these days. Cellphones are strictly prohibited during testing. Students caught looking at their cellphones for any reason will have their test voided. Please don't text your student during the school day.

To prepare for testing students should:

• Come to School On Time: It is important that your student is on-time to school to make sure we can start on-time.
• Charge laptops Every Night: Students will be testing on their laptops.
• Plug-In Headphones: For the testing on May 14th, students need to bring a pair of plug-in headphones. These can be over the ear or earbud style. They cannot be Bluetooth. We will have a limited number of headphones for students to borrow. We will accept donations if your family has any extra. Please note they do not need to be of the highest quality.
• Good Night’s Sleep: It is helpful for students to have a good night sleep and breakfast prior to the test. The cafeteria will be open prior to school starting for those who wish to pick up a breakfast.

Testing Days Schedule

1st Lunch

Testing in Homeroom classrooms: 8:55 – 11:00
1st Period: 11:05 – 11:30
2nd Period: 11:35 – 12:00
Lunch: 12:00 – 12:30
3rd Period: 12:35 – 1:00
4th Period: 1:05 – 1:30
5th Period: 1:35 – 2:00
6th Period: 2:05 – 2:30

2nd Lunch
Testing in Homeroom classrooms: 8:55 – 11:00
1st Period: 11:05 – 11:30
2nd Period: 11:35 – 12:00
4th Period: 12:05 – 12:30
3rd Period: 12:35 – 1:00
Lunch: 1:00 – 1:30
5th Period: 1:35 – 2:00
6th Period: 2:05 – 2:30

Reserve your tickets now for Eckstein's own production of AS YOU LIKE IT!
Only two performances of our largest spring musical in several years!
Tickets are $10 per seat and showtimes are:
Friday May 9 @ 7:00pm
Saturday May 10 @ 7:00pm

Pre-purchased tickets will be at "Will Call" at the door on the day of the show.
You can order tickets here: https://schoolpay.com/pay/for/2425-Eckstein-Spring-Musical/Mfzk

Tickets will be available on SchoolPay until Wednesday 5/7 after that tickets can also be purchased at the door with cash or check only.

All children, including Eckstein students, must be accompanied by an adult to attend. Students arriving without an adult will be turned away at the door.

The theme is "red carpet" and the attire is "semi-formal."

Tickets are $8 on SchoolPay until Thursday, May 15th 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.

We need your help to make this dance a success. If you can volunteer, please use this SignupGenius Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B48A8A623A13-55100566-8thgrade

Reminders:

• Students need to have a 2024-25 Dance Contact in Final Forms by May 13 to attend. If your student turned in a contract for the 2024/25 7th/8th Grade Eagle night, they do not need to turn in another one.
• 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
• Absolutely NO pop-it’s or other fireworks
• The same school rules apply in the evenings too!
• If students are not following the rules, they will be asked to leave the dance immediately.
• Please pick up your students by 9:00 pm

We would like to continue our plastics recycling program with Ridwell for the 25/26 school year.

Right now 9 new families have signed up. We only need one more!
If you've been thinking about subscribing to Ridwell, this is a great opportunity to double your environmental impact! Be sure to use: https://get.ridwell.com/eck to join Ridwell with an at-home membership by May 23rd, 2025.

Eighth Grade fieldtrip on an Argosy Cruise - June 18, 2025 - we still need 9 more volunteers
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F45AFA829A6FBC61-56562371-eighth#/

Seventh Grade fieldtrip to see Hades Town at Roosevelt HS - May 27, 2025 - we still need 7 more volunteers.
Seventh Grade fieldtrip to Lynnwood Skate & Bowl - June 17, 2025 - we still need 10 more volunteers.

Camp Orkila on October 14-16, 2025 - we still need 30 female chaperones & 34 male chaperones. If we don't have enough chaperones confirmed by June 10, 2025 we will cancel the fieldtrip.

You can sign up for all fieldtrips here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F45AFA829A6FBC61-56564925-seventh#/

This week is designed to support student wellness and stress management during testing season. Activities will take place in Portable 8 or outdoors, depending on the weather. Each day will focus on a different wellness theme:

• Monday – Yoga Day 🧘‍♂️
  Calming movement and breathing to help students feel grounded and ready for the week.

• Tuesday – Coloring Day 🎨
  A quiet, creative space where students can relax and de-stress before testing.

• Wednesday – No Activity (State Testing)

• Thursday – Cozy & Calm Day ☕
  A chill zone with tea, soft lighting, and calm music to help students decompress after testing.

• Friday – Take What You Need Wall 💌
  Students can write and take positive affirmations. The wall will be ongoing and student-driven, encouraging peers to support one another and help build a culture of kindness and care throughout the month.

Our sixth grade student scientists need TALL Pringles cans with lids to 6th grade science. Pringles cans can be dropped off at the main office.

After School Special: 90s Class Reunion

Friday, June 6 at 7:00pm

SeaFab Cafe, 1001 NE Boat St, Seattle

Tickets: $50 per person. 21+ event

Get out your best flannel shirts and oversized jeans, and join us at the 2nd Annual After School Special: 90’s Class Reunion. Your student’s favorite teachers will swap their lesson plans for guitars, drums, and microphones to perform 90s grunge, boy band, and pop hits in the Flock of Eagles staff band. Enjoy food, drinks, and community as we support a great cause.

All money raised will benefit the Student Support program at Eckstein Middle School. This program helps students access the resources they need to thrive in middle school, including scholarships, clothes, food, and much more. Our goal is to raise $35,000.

Can’t make it to the concert? Donations can be made through the 90’s Class Reunion website.

See you there – let’s party like it’s 1999!

Period 1: 8:55 AM – 10:40 AM
Assembly: 8:55 AM – 9:45 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

Let’s end the school year strong! Please use the Source to check your students’ attendance record. You can see all absences and lates that your student accrues during the year.

We encourage you to check in with your student periodically and review their attendance record together!

Accessing the Source:

How to get started:

1. You must be on record as the parent or guardian of a student enrolled in SPS.
2. Your email address must be on record at each student’s school.
3. Please make sure you have provided the same email address for each SPS student in your family.

To set up a parent or guardian Source account:

1. Visit The Source and click the Sign Up! link.
2. Type your email address in the field provided. Click Enter.
3. Check your email for a message from sourcesupport@seattleschools.org. If you don’t receive this email:
• Check your Spam or Trash folders.
• Contact the school(s) to provide your email address.
4. Open the email and click the link.
5. Enter your email address in the Username field and create a Password.
• Please do not use an apostrophe ‘ in your password.
6. Click Enter to begin exploring the Source!

For more information about the Source, please visit the About the Source webpage.

If you have questions or need help please email sourcesupport@seattleschools.org

Needs

Thank you again for your donations! Only two more Community Cupboards are left before the end of the year. We need more socks and more water bottles!: Amazon wishlist

Still could use a shoe rack!

Leads

High School Choice form is due by May 31st at the latest

If your student wants to attend an out-of-area school, you must fill and email the school choice form: School choice form to schoolchoice@seattleschools.org by May 31st

Summer Camps in the region

Enrollment for a lot of summer activities has already started. Sign up before it's too late:

Activity search | Seattle Parks and Recreation

North Seattle Titans Junior Football‏ Camp

When: Sunday May 18th 3-5 PM at Ingraham HS (Register here: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/476812

Guest Speaker: Myles Gaskin (ODEA Alum, UW Husky, NFL Miami Dolphins Running Back)

Camp content: Dynamic warm up, Speed/Agility Drills, basic football drills as well as some timed combine like drills (Non Contact) and competitive drills (extracts best effort and the kids love this)

For participation each camper will receive a new Black North Seattle Titans Tee Shirt!

Summer School

Erica Davenport

Social Worker, MSW

Eckstein Middle School

Work phone (206) 252-5098

Eckstein Middle School
75th Anniversary Celebration
September 20, 2025; 10 am – 1 pm

Would you like to share your favorite memory or image from your time at Eckstein?

We are gathering videos and images for our anniversary video that we will show at the celebration.

Please email a short video (under one minute) and/or images to eckstein75th@gmail.com. In the email, make sure to include your name and the years you were at Eckstein either as a student or staff member.

Save the Dates

• 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

We are listing summer camps and opportunities that are emailed to us. We don't endorse these camps and they are not a part of SPS. If you have a summer camp you would like included, please email Ms. Detering at jrdetering@seattleschools.org

Lincoln Volleyball Summer Camp

July 9-11 - Rising 5th through 8th graders are welcome to join us for a half day (morning or afternoon) or full day camp run by the Lincoln Volleyball players. Half day sessions are from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm or 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm and are $150 per camper. Full day camp is from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm (lunch not included) and Is $275 per camper. All campers get a t-shirt and all proceeds go directly to the Lincoln Volleyball program. To register or for more information, visit our website: https://lincolnhsvolleyball.wixsite.com/lynx/event-details/lincoln-volleyball-camp-2025 or reach out to Coach Ware at rmware@seattleschools.org

Camp Invention, a hands-on STEM summer camp that encourages creativity, teamwork, and innovation in elementary students. This year, we are excited to open up Leadership-in-Training (LIT) opportunities for students entering 7th, 8th, and 9th grade—and I would love your help spreading the word! Learnmore: https://www.invent.org/programs/leaders-in-training

📌 Camp Invention Details:

📅 July 21st–25th, 2025
🕢 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Hazel Wolf K-8, Seattle

Husky Basketball Summer Camps

Multiple weeks and ages. Learn more at https://www.dannysprinklebasketballcamp.com/

Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center
Learn more about exact dates and descriptions: https://www.seattle.gov/parks/all-community-centers/ravenna-eckstein-community-center

Neighborhood Clean Up
Teen Biking Group
Sail Sandpoint
Beach Bus
Brunch
Walk the Talk - Teen Hiking Club
Teen Movie Club
Teen Photography