Bulletin for Responsible Scholars, Thursday, 9/2/10
Welcome to Eckstein
We are creating a Community of Lifelong Learners!
| 9/8/10 | -6th Grade: Stepping Up to Success Day— 8:05-2:35-7th & 8th Grade: May come to school at 1:35 pm to pick up your schedule, but not earlier. |
| 9/9 | First full day for all students |
NEWS FOR STUDENTS/PARENTS:
September 8 and 9 Schedule: School starts on Wednesday, September 8th and is a full day for sixth grade students only from 8:05a.m, to 2:35p.m. Students should report to the auditorium and then will be dismissed to their study hall class. Parents and guardians are welcome to come to the welcome part in the auditorium and then will be directed to the cafeteria for a PTSA-sponsored coffee hour. Volunteers will be on hand outside the auditorium to give 6th grade students their Study Hall classroom assignment.
Students in the 7th and 8th grade who are new to Eckstein may arrive at 12:35 on September 8th and report to the auditorium for a one-hour orientation. Then at 1:35 they will be dismissed to their Study Hall classrooms. Staff will be on hand outside the auditorium to help these new students find their Study Hall classroom assignment.
Returning 7th and 8th graders should report directly to the garden area to find their study hall classroom assignment which will be posted on the cafeteria windows facing the garden. Then students report to their Study Hall classrooms at 1:35. Students must stay until school dismissal at 2:35.
This year the Seattle Public School will NOT be providing Metro Bus tokens; therefore Eckstein will not have Metro Bus tokens for students. If you have not received a letter from the District’s Transportation Office, your student does not have district provided transportation. Please call the District’s Transportation office at 206-252-0900 before school starts if you have any questions about transportation. Again, we will not have tokens to give to students to take the bus to and from school.
On Thursday, September 9th, there will be a modified schedule for all students – There will be a short Study Hall at 8:05; all students should report to their Study Hall classroom at 8:05 on Thursday.
Transportation: **The Seattle School District is not providing metro bus tokens this year, therefore the school will NOT have metro bus tokens for students. Bus assignments should have been sent out the last week of August, 2010. If you have not received any information from the District’s Transportation Department about a bus assignment, it means your child is NOT assigned to a school bus. Please contact Transportation at (206) 252-0900, rather than Eckstein. They can fill out a Space Available form, but last year Transportation did not look at the requests until the beginning of October.
Bus cards are not needed to get onto a bus if you are assigned to a bus. So, if your student is assigned to a bus, just have them at the pickup location and the bus driver will have a list of students for that bus route. If your student is assigned AN ORCA CARD, we should have those passes available the first day of school, but not before. We will inform those students assigned to Metro when they can get their pass. If you have any questions about transportation, please call the District’s Transportation Department directly at (206) 252-0900.
For FAQs on Transportation visit www.seattleschools.org. Select “Transportation”. FAQs contains some very useful information for families.
Family Information Packets will be going home during the first week of school. Please return completed Red Packets ASAP.
Free/Reduced Lunch Forms in Main Office or online at www.seattleschools.org. Select “For Families” and scroll down to “Student Nutrition Services”.
Cafeteria prices: Breakfast-$2.00, Lunch-$3.00, Milk-$0.50. To put funds in your child’s lunchroom account send a check with your student to give to the lunchroom staff. Checks payable to “Child Nutrition Services”. For menu options visit www.seattleschools.org. Select “For Families” and scroll down to “Student Nutrition Services”.
Band News (verify all dates with Band Website):
| Sept. 8, Wednesday | Sr. Jazz at Sandpoint Elementary |
| Sept. 13, Monday | Parent Band Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Room 118 |
2010 Source Information: For information about this year’s process for registering for the Source, click on the link. If you are already registered with The Source, you may disregard this letter.
You DO NOT need to register again. 2010 Source Registration Letter
Eckstein CLC (After school program sponsored by the Seattle Dept of Parks & Recreation): Program Hours: 2:45pm – 4:45pm; Program Days: Monday – Thursday; Fall Session: October 4th – December 9th. Registration forms for Fall session will be available September 14th.
Eckstein Website: www.ecksteineagles.org Sign up for PTSA emails.
Orchestra News: http://ecksteineagles.org/orchestra/
Band News: http://www.ecksteineagles.org/sites/band/index.htm
For Parent/Guardian:
Help Eckstein students start the year off right! Parents and guardians, are you willing to help Eckstein students get off to a great start on their first day of school? If so, we could use your help welcoming and directing students in the hallways and at lunch on Wed, Sept 8th and Thurs, Sept 9th. If you are available and willing to help, please email Eckstein Volunteer Coordinator at llyoung@seattleschools.org and let her know if you can help in the morning (approx. 7:45 – 10:45) or the afternoon (approx. 10:45 – 2:00). Thanks!
