Nathan Eckstein Middle School PTSA

2021 8th Grade Send-Off, June 17

6/2/2021

The time to celebrate with our 8th Graders who are headed off to HS is fast approaching, so please save the date! Come and join us for socially-distanced walk/bike/scooter/drive-through send-off on Thursday, June 17th • 5 to 6pm

To participate, you’ll walk/bike/scoot/drive-through as indicated by the map.

Walkers will use the sidewalk.
Cyclists and cars will share the road with an identified bike lane.

Students will be receiving a large piece of cardstock with their name printed on it. These name cards will be distributed after the first part of June during class or picked up in the Main Office if you’re 100% remote.

Students will be provided with some time during class to personalize their name card, if they elect to. They should also feel free to continue adding decorations on the name cards at home. Our only request is that the embellishments be respectful and appropriate for all audiences.

Students will bring their name cards to the send-off so we can read their names over the loud speaker! The announcers will be reading names from the displayed name cards, so make sure to leave the name visible and show it with pride as you walk/bike/scoot/drive by. It should be a hoot!

The route you’ll be taking is as follows:
Enter 30th Avenue from 70th Street.
Travel past staff spread along 30th as they wave signs, etc.
Exit right onto 75th to maintain traffic flow.

From past experience with send-off activities marking the rise up to HS, students (and parents) can feel pretty emotional so you might want to pack some tissues just in case for possible tears. The socially-distanced send-off was a blast last year and we’re looking forward to an equally satisfying experience for you and your student.

Request funds from Eckstein's Annual Campaign

5/11/2021

Let us know how we can help you! The EAC is currently soliciting requests for any funding needs for the new school year for Fall 2021. Make your request by May 28th.

Request money from the Eckstein Annual Campaign (EAC) for your supplies, projects, or family needs in this time of crisis. Anyone connected to the school including staff, parents, volunteers and friends of Eckstein should feel comfortable requesting funds.

Before doing any private fundraising, please consider contacting the EAC first. We’d like to fund your need! It’s easier for you and helps us keep our school’s parent fundraising requests as focused as possible.

Submit your request now!

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Eckstein PTSA supports testing and remediation for lead in public school water outlets

3/17/2021

At the March Eckstein PTSA Board meeting on Mar 15, 2021, the Board voted to support House Bill 1139 which would pay for and require testing for lead and remediation of public school water outlets in Washington State. The following letter will be sent to state legislators to voice that support.

Dear Senator Wellman, Senator Nobles, Senator Wilson, Senator Hawkins, Senator Dozier, Senator Hunt, Senator McCune, Senator Mullet, and Senator Pedersen;

The Eckstein Middle School PTSA, along with National PTA, supports clean drinking water in our schools to protect the health of our children. As such, we support House Bill 1139, which would pay for and require testing for lead and remediation of public school water outlets that have elevated levels of lead above 5 ppb.

Our Washington State Department of Health (DOH) states: “Children six years old and younger are the most susceptible to the effects of lead. Their growing bodies absorb more lead than adults, and their brains and nervous systems are more sensitive to the damaging effects of lead. Even at very low levels of exposure to lead, children may experience effects including lower IQ levels, reduced attention span, hyperactivity, poor classroom performance, or other harmful physical and behavioral effects.”

Washington state currently runs a funded voluntary lead testing program through the DOH. According to this program, Seattle Public Schools has only tested 5 of its 104 school buildings. Of these 5 schools, 4 had fixtures with lead levels greater than 5 ppb.

Lead does not typically occur naturally in water supplies but comes into the water through contact with aging faucets and fountains. Often a simple filter is sufficient to remediate the problem and make the water safe to drink.

Some school districts in our state have opposed this bill on the basis that testing and remediation will be too costly. However, HB 1139 clearly states that (1) the testing will be paid for by DOH, (2) the remediation will be paid for by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and (3) the requirements of the bill are null and void if money is not appropriated for these purposes. There is clearly no undue burden on school districts to fix this problem.
As parents, we want every child to have clean drinking water at school. We urge you to ensure the health and safety of our children by passing HB 1139.

Sincerely,
Eckstein Middle School PTSA Board