Eagle News
November 12, 2021
Ebeling Elementary School
Email: officeebeling@uticak12.org
Website: ebeling.uticak12.org
Location: 15970 Haverhill Drive, Macomb, MI, USA
Phone: 586-797-4700
Twitter: @ebelingelem
UPCOMING DATES:
NOV 17 - Cheng's Bistro PTA Restaurant Night
NOV 24-26 - No School. Thanksgiving Break.
DEC 10 - PTA Holiday plant sale pick up (3:30-7:30 PM).
DEC 20 - Half Day of School. Dismissal at 11:34/11:44 AM
DEC 21 - Half Day of School. Dismissal at 11:34/11:44 AM
DEC 21 - Semester Ends
DEC 22 - DEC 31 - No school. Holiday Break.
JAN 3 - School Resumes
YOU'VE HAD A CONFERENCE...NOW WHAT?
After the conference:
- Follow up with the teacher. Check in on progress and let them know what you are working on at home. If there is something you forgot to discuss at the conference, follow up with a note or phone call. Keep the dialogue going.
- Talk to your child. Tell your child right away about the positive things the teachers discussed and then talk about their suggestions for improvement. Create process-oriented goals with your child if you want to create a plan to improve behavior or performance.
Process Oriented Goals
Most kids and adults tend to think in outcome-oriented ways (i.e. what grade you received on a test or whether you won or lost a game). While your child may work incredibly hard, they still may not achieve the score they were hoping for on a reading assessment. Children who are more focused on the outcome than the process tend to display less task persistence (they give up sooner), less task enjoyment, more low-ability attributions (felt badly about themselves when they didn’t get it correct), and worse task performance. Children who focus on the process are more persistent, don’t beat themselves up if they make a mistake, and ultimately perform better.
Examples of Process Oriented Goals include:
- Read 20 minutes per night rather than read 3 books each month
- Practice 5 one-minute math fact worksheets per night instead of complete the sheet in less than one minute
- Practice spelling words on car rides instead of getting 100% on the spelling test
Share your process goals with your teacher in an email, they might have additional process goal suggestions depending on what your child’s needs are academically. Make a fun process goal chart to ensure your child sticks with them. If you want to implement a reward system, reward the process instead of the outcome.
Parent teacher conferences are a great opportunity for parents and teachers to connect over shared goals and they’re a great reminder for all of us that together we can do so much!
REPORT CARDS
Covid Exposures & Quarantining Process
Critical to our keeping kids in school is knowing when to keep your student at home. Whether you’ve been exposed to COVID or not, anyone who is sick should stay home. Whether it is COVID, the flu, or other ailments, if you have more than one of the minor symptoms (headache, runny nose, fever, etc.) or ANY of the major symptoms (including cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, or loss of taste or smell, your student MUST stay home. That and following Macomb County Dept. of Health Mitigation Strategies will help keep our students safe, well and in school!
CONFERENCE DINNER WAS A HIT!
2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday K-12 Video Contest
Macomb County students are invited to submit a video presentation of a quote by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Students will be judged on accuracy, composure, voice quality, posture and physical dynamics, and observance of time limit. Below are the guidelines for this contest. All entries are due by Friday, December 17, 2021.
UCS FAMILY LITERACY CONNECTION
AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITY:
4TH AND 5TH GRADE MATURATION PROGRAM
The Macomb Intermediate School District (MISD) will be presenting another maturation program for fourth grade and fifth grade girls and their mothers/guardians, at which time they will answer growth and development questions. This virtual event will take place on multiple dates - see below. The flyer below - in picture and downloadable link - has registration details.
REPEATED NEWS FROM PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF THE EAGLE NEWS:
LOST AND FOUND
Items not claimed will be donated to a local charity at the end of November - please visit or encourage your child to visit prior to December.
EBELING IS HIRING!
Ever thought of joining the team at Ebeling?
Our school has a variety of positions now open for parents who may be interested in working here with a family-friendly calendar. It is an opportunity for you to be even more involved in your child’s school and have a direct impact on the students in this community.
Positions we have available at our school include:
lunch supervisors, crossing guards, and substitute teachers (see descriptions below).
Openings across the district for positions that provide an important service to Ebeling include:
Food Services
Transportation
Child Care
Skilled Trades
We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity. If interested, the district will be hosting a job fair on Wednesday, November 10 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Community Education Building at Walsh, 38901 Dodge Park Road (at 17 Mile Road), Sterling Heights, MI 48312.
More information is available at: https://uticak12.org/ucsjobs
LUNCHROOM HELPERS NEEDED!
We have openings for lunch supervisors at school daily. The lunch supervisors work both inside the lunchroom (helping students open lunch items, handing out napkins, etc) and supervising at recess (indoors or out), and typically work between 1.5 and 2 hours daily. Accommodations can be made for those wanting to work less than 5 days per week as well!
Those interested - please call the school office to request information on how to apply.
CROSSING GUARDS NEEDED!
We have openings for parking lot crossing guards at school daily. This position is ideal for someone living close by school, or folks who drive their child/ren into school daily. Accommodations can be made for those wanting to work AM or PM shift, or less than 5 days per week!
Those interested - please call the school office at 586-797-4700 to request information on how to apply.
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION REMINDER
All teachers and staff at Ebeling support and encourage the recognition of a child’s birthday during the school day. It is an annual milestone in every child’s life that should be celebrated! While there are many wonderful and creative ways to celebrate a child’s birthday in school, birthday celebrations at Ebeling will not include food treats or items delivered to the school. As adults, we will certainly acknowledge children who are celebrating a birthday in the same way as usual (for example: a crown, a sticker, a visit to the Principal). Some possibilities for recognizing the day in a variety of special ways that do not include food treats include:
· Class sings “Happy Birthday”
· Happy Birthday Recess gift to class from child
· Morning “Happy Birthday” PA announcement
· Parent makes a donation of book to class library/read to class
· Student reads favorite book to class
Your child’s teacher will have more information on how birthdays will be celebrated in the classroom. As educators, caregivers and loved ones we all want the best for our students. Thank you for joining us in giving students healthy opportunities to celebrate important events and achievements.
PTA NEWS:
Our Ebeling Elementary PTA provides educational & monetary support to our staff & students through fundraising events, community events and school activities. Our January meeting will be held in-person in the Ebeling Media Center!