Eckstein Middle School

We encourage all incoming Roosevelt freshmen, as well as their parents, to attend our New Student Welcome Night at 6:30 p.m. on June 7. Students and parents can meet the administrators, counselors and other staff who will help students be successful at Roosevelt. We will have available the summer reading assignment for incoming ninth graders, and information about athletic packets for fall sports. Following the general information meeting, our Student Store will have refreshments and Roosevelt Gear for sale. We will have some short student performances in the Theatre. Finally, coaches, as well as club representatives, will be available to talk with incoming students about their programs and activities. We hope to see you there. You can contact the Roosevelt Counseling Office, 206-252-4827, with questions.

The Science department would like to invite all Eckstein Families to Science Night on Thursday May 5th, 2011 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm.  In addition, the University Bookstore will be in the library for our Library’s Spring Book Fair.

The Seattle School District is currently adopting curricular materials for middle school Language Arts. Each grade level will receive a classroom library, a grammar text, and mentor texts. In addition to this, the eighth grade will receive books for a whole class novel. The committee is ready to receive feedback on the collections they have chosen.  Please go to the SPS Curriculum Alignment page and scroll down to “Middle School Language Arts Instructional Materials Adoption” to review the materials and participate in a survey about the proposed middle school adoption materials.

7th Grade Students interested in becoming WEB Leaders for the 2011-2012 school year should be sure to pick up an application and return it to the Main Office or the Library by Friday, April 15th, 2011.

For more information visit our Glog or e-mail Rebecca Wynkoop.

March 14, 2011

Dear Seattle Public Schools families,

As interim Superintendent, I look forward to working with you and our community to ensure that your children receive the highest quality education possible….(more)

In the coming weeks I will be in the community listening to your comments, questions and concerns. Additionally, I will continue to have an open door policy so you can offer input directly on how we can continue to improve. Beginning on Thursday, March 24th, I will be holding open office hours from 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. at the John Stanford Center, 2445 3rd Avenue South. I encourage you to make an appointment to come and meet with me. Please contact Venetia Harmon, vlharmon@seattleschools.org to schedule a time.

For the entire text click here:  http://ecksteineagles.org/files/2011/03/Letter-from-Dr-Enfield-to-Parents-and-Families-3-14-11.pdf

Dear SPS families and families with young children: Please respond to this survey as soon as possible. Responses received by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 16th will be shared with the School Board during the budget work session that evening and will help guide budget decisions. We will continue to accept responses to the survey through Friday February 18. The state of Washington funds only half-day kindergarten (there are a few exceptions to this for high poverty schools). For many years our district has added funding for a further half day to ensure there would be one full day kindergarten available in every school. Over the years schools added “pay for K” programs as more and more families wanted full day K for their children. For the 2010-11 school year, we implemented a standard $207 per month Pay for K program across the district. Students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch receive tuition waivers. With the severe budget crisis, we are considering various options to balance the budget and one is related to Kindergarten services. We want your feedback about these options. Thank you. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HYTDGHZ