Union Grove Elementary School

It looks like the 7th/8th graders had a great time on their incentive trip to the Milwaukee Admirals game on March 13th!

Deadline to order a "2023-24 UGES Yearbook" is April 7th! Visit the following link to place an order today: https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectJob Use Yearbook ID Code: 5624324

Tomorrow night is "Family Movie Night." Bring the entire family! Hope you can join us!

Just a reminder that permission forms are due to the main office by next Tuesday, March 19 @ 3:30 p.m. for any 5th-8th grade student who plans to participate in the third and final activity night of the year. Activity night is scheduled for Friday March 22 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Extra permission slips can be picked up from the main office.

It's “Aladdin Jr. T-Shirt Day” tomorrow! Students/staff will be wearing their Aladdin Jr. t-shirts or PURPLE to show support for the cast and crew. Click here to purchase tickets for the April 19th & 20th shows! https://uges.ludus.com/

UGES Family, Friends and Supporters: If you haven't had the chance to make a pledge for the UGES Read-a-thon to support UGES students in their reading efforts, you can donate to the main fundraiser page to make a general donation by clicking here: https://app.99pledges.com/fund/ugespto/donate If you have a specific UGES student that you would like to support, visit the following link and search for the students name to make a pledge. https://app.99pledges.com/fund/ugespto Please know that no pledge amount is too small. Your ongoing support is truly appreciated! Students will begin reading their books starting March 18 and continue through March 28!

"Spring Picture Day" is only TWO days away (Thursday, March 14). If you haven't had a chance to pre-order pictures, families can visit the following link: https://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch/#/ Use student ID or Picture ID: EVTJMTNX9

BIG NEWS!!! Aladdin Jr. tickets are on sale NOW for the Friday, April 19th and Saturday, April 20th performances! Purchase your Aladdin Jr. Tickets here: https://uges.ludus.com/

Come cheer on the Ponies! UGES Volleyball will be hosting two games this week! Join us tomorrow, Tuesday, March 12 as the Ponies take on the Yorkville Rams. The fun continues on Thursday, March 14 when the Williams Bay Bulldogs visit UGES. The boys' A-team and girls' B-teams play at 4:00 p.m., followed by girls' A-team and boys' B-team at 5:00 p.m.

Mark your calendar...The 5th-8th grade "Spring Band Concert" will take place on Thursday, May 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the UGES Large Gym. We look forward to having you join us.

Student Council would like to invite all UGES students and their families to "Family Movie Night" which is one week from today (Friday, March 15). The movie starts at 6:00 p.m. Gym opens at 5:30 p.m. There will soda, popcorn, candy, and pizza available for purchase. Bring your chairs and blankets. All students/children must be accompanied by an adult. A big thank you to student council for organizing this fun event! We are looking forward to seeing everyone next Friday!

Shannon and Reese from Union Grove High School FFA made a special visit to Ms. Ninneman's kindergarten class. Looks like they had a blast!

Students in Mr. Cleven's 6th grade science class built volcanic shelters to see if they could withstand the lava flow and ash test. What a fun, hands-on learning activity!

It's a great Friday at UGES! Mr. Sams and Roman from 5th grade are "twinning today!" How FUN is that?

More fun pictures from Ms. Ketter's STEM Class - "Food Trucks" with 7th grade. What a great project!

Over the past few weeks, 7th graders have been working on their food truck project in Ms. Ketter’s STEM class. The activity included planning, designing and building the replica food truck as well as creating a full color menu! Great job 7th grade!

The UGES Read-a-thon is off to a great start! As a school, so far, we have raised $1,813 in just a few days. A big thank you to all of the parents/guardians, grandparents and friends of the family and school who have generously supported their student's reading efforts or who clicked on the link to make a general donation to the UGES Read-a-thon. Fantastic job everyone! Students will begin reading their books on March 18 through March 28. There are still 11 days left to sign your student up (please sign up by March 18). Click on the following link each day to see how much money each homeroom has raised and to register your student for the read-a-thon so they can begin collecting pledges: https://app.99pledges.com/fund/ugespto All money raised will benefit UGES students. It will be used to help teachers with supplies they may need, assist with bussing fees for field trips and help fund future PTO events. UGES PTO thanks everyone for their support!

Good luck to the boys & girls volleyball teams as they travel to Raymond this evening to take on the Panthers. The boys A-team and girls B-teams play at 4:00 p.m., followed by girls A-team and boys B-team at 5:00 p.m. GOOD LUCK PONIES!

It’s dodgeball time! For the "March Pony Pride Ticket Challenge," students will continue to earn tickets for doing GREAT things in and around UGES that they will place in their grade level bucket. The winning grade levels (one from k-4th and one from 5th-8th) will get to play in the student vs. staff dodgeball game that will take place on Thursday, March 28. Check back next Thursday to see which grade levels are in the lead for a chance to play in the BIG GAME!

Tomorrow (March 7) is "Pony Pride Thursday!" Students and staff will be displaying their "Pony Pride" by wearing their "UGES Spirit Wear" or "School Colors!" It's been a great week so far here at UGES! Let's keep it going! GO PONIES!