Eagle News
April 28, 2023
EBELING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Email: officeebeling@uticak12.org
Website: ebeling.uticak12.org
Location: 15970 Haverhill Drive, Macomb, MI, USA
Phone: 586-797-4700
Twitter: @ebelingelem
Make Your Vote Count!
For busy parents, our local municipal clerks will be open on Saturday, April 29, 2023. If you are not able to make it to the polls on Tuesday, May 2 you can make sure your vote counts by voting on Saturday at the following times:
- Macomb Township: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Ray Township: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Shelby Township: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Sterling Heights: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Utica: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Washington Township: 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
For more information on the Safety and Success proposals, please see this link: https://www.uticak12.org/safetyandsuccess
UPCOMING DATES:
MAY 2 - No School. Special Election Day
MAY 5 - Sweetheart Dance
MAY 8 - Sixth Graders attend Career Focus Luncheon
MAY 12 - Sixth Gr to Camp; Fifth Gr to Greenfield Village
MAY 17 - PTA Potluck Dinner at 6:30, with Meeting to follow @ 7:00 PM in Media Center
MAY 22 - Fifth Grade Wax Museum
MAY 29 - No School. Memorial Day Holiday
JUNE 2 - Field Day
JUNE 6 - Fourth Grade Field Trip to Dinosaur Hill
JUNE 8 - Sixth Grade Celebration @ 9:00 AM. Half Day of School. Dismissal @ 11:44 AM.
JUNE 9 - Half Day/Last Day of School. Dismissal @ 11:44 AM
Hello,
As you know we recently hosted an all school event called The NED Show. We trust your student was encouraged by the show which inspires everyone to become Champions at school and in life!
The NED Show yoyos were available for purchase this past week - we will have one final sale day on Monday, May 1st - to support the free show and message. If your student has already purchased a yoyo, here is an important link to help them get off to a good start with proper string length adjustment, click here.
Additionally, here are a couple of our favorite follow up home resources from the Then NED Show website. You may want to use these with your child as they are designed to go hand in hand with the program.
The NED Pledge
Champion Choices
If you'd like additional resources, they are available here.
And don’t forget to ask your student what they learned in the show about Never giving up, Encouraging others and Doing your best!
CAREER FOCUS EVENT FOR SIXTH GRADERS - MENTORS NEEDED!
The UCS Foundation and the Sterling Heights Regional Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with UCS, will be hosting the 29th Annual Career Focus Luncheon for sixth grade students on Monday, May 8, and Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Ebeling students will attend the event on May 8, 2023. On both days, the event will be held in-person from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at The Palazzo Grande in Shelby Township. Students will travel by UCS bus to the venue where they will interact with a business or community mentor, enjoy lunch, listen to keynote speaker, Nicole Black Ph.D., Henry Ford II High School alum and Vice President of Biomaterials and Innovation for Desktop Health.
The UCS Foundation is still in need of mentors for the upcoming Career Focus Luncheon on May 8th and 9th. Again, a reminder that we need mentors to fill in for people sponsoring tables who are unable to attend. If you or someone you know, is able to be a mentor, please use the link below to sign up:
https://form.jotform.com/robin_orlikowski/clone-of-career-focus-2023---mentor
Of course, if you, or someone you know, is able to sponsor a table, here is a link:
https://form.jotform.com/223244637389060
STUDENTS SHOWCASE THEIR TALENT AT BAND CONCERT
UCS WELLNESS PODCASTS
The UCS Wellness team is happy to announce the 12th episode of our podcast series, featuring Ruth Mach, a registered dietician. This episode focuses on nutrition and how to raise and become an intuitive eater. These podcasts are available on the UCS Wellness page. UCS Wellness - Utica Community Schools. The 12th podcast in the series is Raising an Intuitive Eater. Below is a list of the podcasts available on the Wellness page:
- Mental Health with guest, Nancy Buyle
- Grief and the Grieving Process for Children
- Family Communication
- CARE of Southeastern Michigan
- Discussing Dating Violence with Turning Point
- Tacking Tough Topics with the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office
- Our Youth and Vaping
- Youth and Suicide Prevention
- The Detour Project
- Self-Regulation Strategies
- Teen Mental Health and Wellness
- Raising an Intuitive Eater
REMINDER: CELL PHONES AND SMART WATCHES NOT PERMITTED AT SCHOOL
HANDBOOK/POLICY REMINDER:
Possession or use of cell phones or other electronic communications devices (ECDs) by elementary students is prohibited at any time while in school or in a district vehicle unless permission has been given by an administrator – this includes text messaging and camera usage.
Students are to keep these items at home. If you would like approval for your child to carry a cell phone (for use after school while walking home, for example) please contact their teacher who can make an allowance for such items to be: 1.) stored out of sight in backpack, and 2.) turned OFF/powered down (not just switched to silent).
Special note regarding ‘Smart’ watches: many of the newer devices have features that provide access to the internet, phone calling or texting , and picture-taking capabilities. It is almost impossible to monitor each accessory on each student’s wrist therefore devices of this sort will not be permitted to be worn at school.
If cell phones or smart watches are seen or heard in the classroom, teachers will collect the item and send it to the office for retrieval by a parent. Upon a second offense, suspension time may be issued.
REMINDERS AND REPEATS FROM PREVIOUS ISSUES OF THE EAGLE NEWS:
ATTENDANCE POLICY
If your child is going to be absent call 586-797-4799 and leave a message on the 24-hour automated absence line. Any absences not called in to the office will be marked as 'unexcused' on student attendance records.
Your child will be excused from class for illness, bereavement, recognized religious holidays and medical or dental treatment that cannot be scheduled after school or on weekends.
Your child is responsible for makeup work. Homework requests may be made for an absence of two or more days in the case of both excused and pre-excused absences. Homework requests require 24 hours to process.
VACATION POLICY
Absence for family travel during scheduled school days is discouraged.
However, should family travel be necessary, parents must submit a written request to the Ebeling office for Principal approval of a pre-excused absence at least one week in advance. Vacation days in excess of 10 days per school year will not be approved.
Arrangements to complete classroom assignments can be made with the teacher.
You can arrange for home study through the school principal should your child be absent from school for an extended period due to physical disability or illness.
LATE ARRIVAL
If a student arrives late to school, the parent must accompany the student into the office, and the student must be signed in before he or she can go to class.
Truancy officials will be contacted in the event of a student having excessive tardies or absences.
SCHOOL PROPERTY REMINDERS:
NO PETS
Utica Community Schools has a no pet policy on school property.
OUTDOOR LEARNING
Please remain off school play areas and blacktop until 3:05 PM. Outdoor activities are scheduled daily until 3:00 PM.
NO SMOKING
The use of tobacco products on school property is prohibited in Michigan.
PARKING AND PICKUP AT DISMISSAL
Overall, our parking lot runs smoothly thanks to all of you! Safety is the number one priority when accounting for the flow of traffic (buses and cars) that rotates through the parking lot daily. In addition to pedestrian and vehicular safety, we strive to facilitate a smooth and steady flow of traffic. If you enter the parking lot for pick up at dismissal time and find no spots available, you must exit the parking lot and park on the street. This year, we have instituted a queue that begins once our parking lot crossing guard is on duty. The queue should be used by vehicles wanting to enter the lot well before dismissal time to park for pick up , but no spots are available. The queue starts at the driveway entering the lot, up to the crosswalk and onto the apron of the entrance driveway. The crossing guard on duty will direct the first in the queue into the appropriate area and notify cars once a spot becomes available. If you arrive to pick up your child for an early dismissal, notify the crossing guard who will radio the office of your arrival and provide direction on a waiting spot.
Keep in mind that the parking lot can only accommodate a finite number of vehicles. If the queue line is too long, vehicles at the end of the line run the risk of not getting into a parking spot in the lot before dismissal. In these cases, it is best to park down the street and walk in, or meet your child at a prearranged rendezvous spot.
SCHOOL VISITORS:
We are asking for your assistance to ensure that our security procedures during the school day are effective. As many of you know, our school has a security camera, intercom, and buzzer at the front main entrance for use during the school day. To help us assist you when you would like to enter the school:
1. Please press the buzzer to speak with someone in the office
2. You will be asked to state your name and reason for visiting
3. You will be asked to show your photo ID into the security camera above the outside door
4. Office staff will then be able to buzz you inside
5. All visitors must immediately register in the office
In addition, we are asking you to not let any visitors in the door as you enter (and they come up behind you) or as you exit the building.
The teachers and staff are committed to student safety and security and we would like to thank you for your assistance in helping keep the students of Ebeling safe.