8th Graders will have the opportunity to see Romeo & Juliet performed by the Seattle Shakespeare Company on March 5th.

Permission slips went out for the event in the first week of February and we would like to thank those of you who have returned one. 

Unfortunately, only about half of our students have turned in their permission slip.  The due date for the permission slip and payment of $4.00 to see the play is March 1.  If your student is in need of a scholarship, please check that option on the permission slip.  Many families have donated money for scholarships, so there are several available.  We do not want the cost of the performance to prevent anyone from seeing the play.

Parents, guardians, and students please take a moment to get the slip signed and return it along with the $4.00 fee as soon as possible.

Students who do not return the permission slip with payment or scholarship request will not be able to attend the play. 

You can download a copy of it here: Romeo & Juliet Permission Slip

Thank you.

Tammy T. Clark

Ruthann Allen

Ellen Nevitt

Soccer tryouts begin Monday, Feb 22.

Volleyball tryouts are Tuesday & Thursday – Feb. 23 and 25

Track will begin March 8.

ALL forms must be completed and turned into the Athletics Director prior to participation in practices or competitions.  More information can be found on the athletics page.

From 6:30 – 7:15 on Tuesday 03/09, Mike Donlin from our district Prevention/Intervention Office will be presenting information about Cyber Bullying to the families of incoming Eckstein 6th graders in addition to current Eckstein families. He will discuss Internet Safety and what you can do to help teach and inform your student about how to respond if they are being bullied as well as develop a plan for how to use the Internet responsibly. Eckstein’s orchestra will be performing shortly after the presentation, starting at 7:30 and you are welcome to attend that as well. We hope you can join us.  It will take place in the auditorium.

Sept 8:  First Day of School for Students

Nov 25-26: Thanksgiving Holiday

Dec 20-31:  Winter Break

Feb 22-25, 2011:  Mid-Winter Break

Apr 18-22, 2011:  Spring Break

June 21, 2011:  Last Day for Students

 Spring Sports begin February 22 –there will be an all sports information meeting Wednesday, February 10 during Homeroom.

Sports offered this spring include: Boys Soccer, Co-ed Track & Girls Volleyball

Participation in athletics in Seattle Public Schools requires registration each school year as well as the following documents on file with the Athletic Director:

Completed and signed physician’s physical every twenty-four months (two calendar years)

• Sport Specific Parent/Guardian Release Form
• Student-Parent Concussion Information Form
• Eckstein Eligibility Card (“blue card”).
• ALL forms must be completed and turned into the Athletics Director prior to participation in practices or competitions.

Please contact Athletics Director, Cindy Watters (cjwatters@seattleschools.org) with questions.

Physical Registration Form

Concussion Information Form

Soccer Release Form

Ultimate Frisbee Release Form

Basketball Release Form

Volleyball Release Form

Track Release Forms

Eckstein Athletics Progress Report

Hello Eckstein Families,

Currently, Seattle Public Schools is in the process of adopting a new curriculum for Japanese and French.  This is the first time we are undergoing a curriculum adoption in these two subject areas in almost 20 years.  We encourage you to visit our district web site to learn more about the curriculum adoption.  You can do so here: http://www.seattleschools.org/area/curriculumalign/wladoption_index.html.  There is a survey on the web site which we would also encourage you to complete.  We welcome the feedback.  Also, you will have an opportunity to see the curriculum at Eckstein in the coming weeks.  From 02/23, the Eckstein Library will have the materials on display for you to see.

If you have specific questions, please feel free to speak with French teacher Trina D’Angelo about French and Japanese teacher Kurt Thompson or Assistant Principal Chris Cronas about Japanese.  All three staff members are on the curriculum adoption committee and are quite familiar with the materials .

Thank you,

Eckstein World Languages Department

Eckstein Middle School is one of only 125 official FUNDRED Collection Centers in the United States. Thanks to the efforts of art teacher Erin Shafkind, the FUNDRED Sous Terre Armored Truck (retro-fitted to run on waste vegetable oil) will be arriving at Eckstein at 1:30 p.m. on February 11, 2010 to collect FUNDREDS.

The FUNDRED DOLLAR BILL PROJECT is an important artwork organized by artist Mel Chin that involves 3 million students and educators working together with leading environmental scientists, health care professionals, landscape architects, and arts organizations to neutralize lead-polluted soil in New Orleans.

The initial phase of the project is a fun and simple classroom project appropriate to introduce though social studies, science, community service, history, political science, or art and design. The 3 million FUNDRED DOLLAR BILL “artworks” individually created by students will be collected by armored truck and delivered to Washington D.C. where an even exchange of the value of their art currency for actual funds will be requested.

The FUNDRED DOLLAR BILL PROJECT supports OPERATION PAYDIRT, an innovative art/science project to address lead-contaminated soil and helping to end to childhood lead poisoning in New Orleans and eventually many other cities.

For more information about Eckstein’s involvement please contact Erin Shafkind (elshafkind@seattleschools.org)

Please visit the project website: www.fundred.org Download or order blank Fundred Templates: http://fundred.org/get-involved/ Lesson plans and more: http://fundred.org/classroom/plans.php

Tours for prospective students and their parents/guardians will be on Thursdays, February 4, 11 and 25 from 9:00-11:00 a.m.  NO RESERVATIONS ARE NECESSARY.  Eckstein will also have an evening presentation for parents/guardians only on Tuesday, February 9 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the auditorium.    On Thursday, February 25th, after the regular tour (which includes inclusion rooms), there will be about a 30 minute meeting for parents/guardians who would like to know more about Eckstein’s Inclusion program. No reservations needed.

Registration forms for the winter 2010 session of the Eckstein Community Learning Center are now available on the CLC page. Students can turn in their completed registration forms to the main office, or to the CLC table in the cafeteria during lunch Wednesday through Friday of this week. Forms are due Friday, January 8th. Students will receive confirmation letters of their class placements on Wednesday, January 13th.