Eagle News
November 19, 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
SPIRITWEAR WILL ARRIVE NEXT WEEK MONDAY AND TUESDAY!
WISHING YOU A WONDERFUL BREAK WITH FAMILY!
UPCOMING DATES:
NOV 22-DEC 3 - Gum Drop Gift Shop Online. Items shipped to school.
NOV 22-DEC 16 - Hat and Mitten Tree Donations Accepted
NOV 24-26 - No School. Thanksgiving Break.
NOV 29-DEC 9 - FOOD DRIVE - canned food donations accepted
DEC 8 - Leo's Coney Island PTA Restaurant Night
DEC 10 - PTA Holiday plant sale pick up (3:30-7:30 PM) from SCIENCE ROOM
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. Semester Ends.
DEC 22 - DEC 31 - No school. Holiday Break.
JAN 3 - School Resumes
JAN 17 - No School. MLK Jr. Holiday.
HAT AND MITTEN TREE:
KIWANIS CANNED FOOD DRIVE:
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!
GUM DROP GIFT SHOP: NOV 22-DEC 3
We are inviting you and your child to participate in the upcoming virtual “Gift Shop ” program for our school. This program makes it possible for children to experience the joy of choosing their own special holiday gifts for family and friends. Imagine the fun they will have surprising a loved one with a “secret” gift they bought...all by themselves! Flyers were sent home with students this week, and one is reproduced below along with a budget and purchase planning sheet you can download and print.
Gifts will be delivered right to your school and will include self-sealing gift bags so the students can wrap the gifts to complete the surprise of gift giving.
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.
EBELING TEAM COMPETES AT UCS THUNDERQUEST!
After a yearlong break, FIRST LEGO League robotics teams from elementary schools across the region came together on Saturday to compete at UCS ThunderQuest.
Ebeling's team (pictured below), the Evil Croutons, is coached by Ebeling Parents Bill and Denise Manhart. During the competition, each team is judged on robot performance, robot design, and two projects, one focused on innovation and the other focused on FIRST LEGO League’s core values.
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD NEWS
Ebeling's Science Olympiad team will be competing this year on Saturday, May 14th! If you are a 4th, 5th, or 6th grade student interested in participating in Science Olympiad please fill out the application using the link below. Applications must be completed by Monday, November 29th and all applicants will be notified by Monday, December 6th. If you are interested in learning more about the Science Olympiad program, please visit their website at Home (macombso.org). If you have any questions or concerns, please email Ms. Lewandowski at rachael.lewandowski@uticak12.org.
Application Link: https://forms.gle/W3tU2BbvKdihTTjTA
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!
REPEATED NEWS FROM PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF THE EAGLE NEWS:
UCS FAMILY LITERACY CONNECTION
ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
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.
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.