Union Grove Elementary School

UGES - WE DID IT! Just in the nick of time! Student council members, Sean B., Tyler J. and Jaxson B. showed up to the main office this afternoon to find the 10th bin filled with food. It's official!!! Mr. Hansen will be working from the roof of the school for an entire day (details to be announced at a later date). It's going to be fun! Student council would like to thank everyone who donated food items! All food will be donated to the Union Grove Food Bank.

The end of the year "Pony Pride Ticket Challenge - Pie, Popsicles and Play" is taking place right now. Students are earning tickets that they can place in one of the seven buckets by the main office. The 3 teachers/staff who have the most tickets by next Thursday will get a "Pie in the Face" at an all school assembly on Friday, May 3rd. Which 3 teachers/staff are in the running? It's Mr. Hansen, Ms. Weber, Ms. Santarelli, Ms. Gabinski, Mr. Bingenheimer, Ms. Wehrenberg, Ms. Cooper, and Ms. Carpenter. After the assembly, all grades will head outside to enjoy popsicles and some outdoor time. What an awesome way to recognize all the great students and positive behavior happening at UGES!!

Hands-on learning in the classroom: Ms. Olson's 2nd grade class was having a little fun this morning experimenting with STEM bins.

Happy Friday UGES! Kindergarten has kicked off the end of year Alphabet Countdown with "Animal Day." The animals helped them with their writing. Stayed tuned for more countdown fun over the next few weeks!

"Activity Night" takes place tonight from 4:30-6:30 p.m. (For UGES Students: Grades 5-8) All students should enter through door # 21 in the back of the school by the 5-8 cafeteria. Parents/guardians/students please take note of the following activity night guidelines…Union Grove Elementary School student handbook rules apply, no students will be admitted to activity night without a completed permission slip already on file, students must be in school the day of activity night to be eligible to attend, students are expected to stay for the entire two hours, 4:30-6:30 p.m, food (pizza - $2.00, soda/water - $1.00, candy - $1.00) will be available for purchase. Students, get ready to have a rockin' good time with all of your friends tonight!!!

Food Drive & Aluminum Can Drive Update: We've filled 8 bins of food so far! Only 2 bins to go! The food drive ends tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. Let's get Mr. Hansen on the roof of the school! We've got this UGES! Food bins are located by the main office entryway. The Green Committee Aluminum Can Drive also ends tomorrow. Please place bags of cans in the UGES truck that is located in the front parking lot.

The PTO Scholastic Book Fair starts next Monday, April 29 - Friday, May 3rd in the UGES Boardroom. The book fair will take place on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 2:45 - 5:00 p.m. and on Tuesday & Thursday from 2:45 - 5:30 p.m. Please visit the following link to set up an eWallet account for your student for cashless, stress-less shopping: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/uniongroveelemschool Friends and family can even contribute funds.

UGES PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) is looking for a PRESIDENT for the 2024-2025 school year! Check out the flyer for more information and consider running for this exciting opportunity! Visit the following link to learn more about PTO: https://www.uges.k12.wi.us/page/about-us-pto

2024 UGES Summer School Registration Ends In ONE Week! Online registration is open NOW through May 1st. There is NO FEE for summer school. It is open to all UGES students who will be entering kindergarten-7th grade for the 2024-2025 school year. It will take place June 4th-June 27th from 7:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday (NO Friday classes). If interested, please visit the following link by next Wednesday, May 1st to register your student: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdyonI_tZn1VkOymrky7tLGQJPg8k-AdI1MMs0nnpahxbnHhQ/viewform

Yesterday 7th grade collected items around the school grounds. Today they used those items to make some pretty neat bird houses. Way to use your resources 7th grade!

Only 4 days left to bring in food for the Student Council Food Drive! Currently, we have 5.5 barrels of food. We need to fill 4.5 barrels of food by this Friday, April 26th! If we do, Mr. Hansen will be working from the roof of UGES for an entire day! Let's do this UGES! Non-perishable food items can be dropped off in the bins by the main office entryway.

5th grade students created Earth Day projects this week using materials that would normally take up space in our landfills. Great job 5th grade - Way to be super creative!

Congratulations to our Read-a-thon "Star Readers" who read 300 minutes or more during the recent Read-a-thon. Wow! That's a lot of reading. Each student will be invited to a warm pretzel party this Friday, April 26 to celebrate their outstanding accomplishment. Here are the "Star Readers": 4K - Emma O. and Shea O., Kindergarten - Sophie J. and Arlo S. 1st Grade - Amelia M., Thomas S., Penny S., Gwenyth M., Tony B., Austin L. and Illa G. (Ms. Knab). 2nd Grade - Brayden L. and Kendall F., 3rd Grade - Silas S., Patrick H., L.J. O., Bailey H., and Madison B. 4th Grade - Gheller W. and Brendan M., 5th Grade - Mason T., 7th Grade - Jackson F.

5th-8th Grade Activity Night Reminder for Parents & Guardians: All activity night permission forms are due to the main office tomorrow, Tuesday, April 23, by 3:30 p.m. if your student(s) plans to participate. Extra activity night permission slips are available in the main office. Activity night takes place this Friday, April 26 from 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Today our student council and Leadership Union Grove Class partnered on the Indian Trail Park clean up! Great job student council!

4th grade students planted vegetables to grow in greenhouses donated by student council in honor of Earth day. Students also decorated with chalk drawings!

Earth Day Activities at UGES - Here's a look at 7th grade gathering items to design an eco-friendly bird house. Meanwhile, 8th graders went outside to help clean up their outdoor exploration trail. Students in Ms. Ninneman's kindergarten class show off their 2024 Earth Day t-shirts.

The UGES Student Art Show on Saturday, April 20 was a huge success! Thank you to all of the talented student artists and Ms. Moore for putting together such an awesome show! Check out the UGES Website (News Section) to see the list of students who placed. Also, mark your calendar for the "Artist Reception" which will consist of a student artist meet and greet at the Graham Public Library (1215 Main Street, Union Grove) on Thursday, May 9th from 5:00-6:00 p.m. Those attending the reception will have the opportunity to meet the winners of the Union Grove Elementary School Student Art Show and see their artwork on display. Hope to see you there!

One Final Curtain Call! A very special thank you to the spectacular 2024 Aladdin Jr. Directing team of M.J. Cooper (Director), Jen Bauer (Music Director), and Melissa Nehm (Assistant Director) who unselfishly devoted countless hours to help prepare the cast and crew for a performance that they will all remember for a very long time.

"Aladdin Jr." - Photo Set #2. Thank you Monica Ninneman for taking all of these fantastic photos from the performance!