Greetings Ravens!
Hope everyone had a restful Veteran's Weekend. I would like to again take take to thanks our all our military-connected families, veterans, reserve, retired and active duty servicemembers and their families for their bravery and sacrifices. We appreciate your service
Power Hour continues in full swing and helps our Ravens get better every day. Please note, Power Hour (tutoring) transportation will not be provided because very few students are riding the bus and the routes are getting home very late. We will be providing an afternoon snack. Lots of Greatness On The Horizon!
Athletics: Congratulations to all our athletes for their time, effort, discipline and commitment to our teams. Our teams played against Sanchez MS this last week. 7th Grade Football Team, 7th B Team Volleyball, and 8th Grade A Team Volleyball all had WINS!! Plus cross country had several place top 10 on their races. Way to go Raven athletes and coaches!!!
Attendance: Congratulations to 7th grade for being the grade level with the highest attendance this week with 95.22%!! Outstanding job Ravens!! 8th grade came in second with 95.23% and closely after was 6th with 95.22%!!! WOAH!! Only a .01% difference!! Way to make it count Scholars. Thank you parents for encouraging our scholars to be in school every day. Only five more morning wake ups before our break.... let's go for perfect attendance this week!!
Buses: It is bus safety. Please speak to our Ravens about bus expectations and ensure they have a bus ID to check in and out of the route.
Capturing Kid's Hearts: Please read attached newsletter for our November Theme: Teamwork.
What is Teamwork?
Teamwork is the ability to work in unity with others towards a common goal. For us to learn how to become team players, it is important that we learn to listen, encourage our peers, and allow and invite others to contribute their talents and skills.
Why focus on Teamwork?
- Teamwork improves communication: Teamwork helps us improves our verbal and non-verbal communication skills, conveying that we care and a relevant message.
- Teamwork builds interpersonal awareness: Growing a great team requires us to first build strong relationships through better understanding ourselves and others.
- Teamwork celebrates diversity. Teamwork thrives from diverse ideas that come from a mixture of different genders, cultures, expertise, experience, and problem-solving approaches.
Teamwork in Action:
- Call them a team, not a class or group. A group consists of many different people. A team, however, has a common purpose and a shared responsibility for success.
- Require teams to set expectations for and manage their own behavior. Do not tell teams what type of behavior is expected -- let them decide for themselves with a Social Contract.
- Teach and encourage affirmations. Giving affirmations helps connect the team and builds trust, promotes engagement, and boosts a positive culture.
Fine Arts: Congratulations to our orchestra Ravens that auditioned to be part of the 2023 All-Region City Orchestra. They did an outstanding job. All three were selected! I am extremely proud of their great accomplishment! They will be representing Eastlake MS on December 2nd at Eastwood HS at 3:30PM at the All-Region Orchestra Concert. In band, five of our Ravens were selected to form part of the All Region Bands which performed Saturday November 11 in the Montwood High School Auditorium. The Concert Band performed at 5 pm and the Symphonic Band will perform at 7 pm.
Students who made the Concert Band (2nd Band):
Diego Sigala 4th Chair Trombone
Ricardo Archuleta 4th Chair Baritone
Vincent Carpio 10th Chair Trombone
Students who made the Symphonic Band (1st Band):
Gael Sigala 4th Chair Bass Clarinet
Brayden Traylor 8th Chair Trombone
I am super proud of the hard work and dedication every single one of these kids has shown.
Please follow me of Twitter @Eastlake_Middle for daily highlights.
Respectfully,
Gabriela Elliott, Proud Raven Principal
gmolin05@sisd.net
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