Union Grove Elementary School

Mrs. Orcutt and Ms. Tenhagen’s class having fun experimenting with light refraction!

Activity Night Information for 5th-8th Grades - We are gearing up for the third and final activity night of the year which is scheduled for Friday, March 22 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. This month's activity night will feature the popular 3-on-3 basketball tournament which has a separate sign up sheet that is attached to the permission slip. Parents/guardians, your student will be bringing home an activity night permission form by the end of this week. If your student plans to attend activity night, please sign the permission form and have them return it to their homeroom teacher or the main office by Tuesday, March 19, 3:30 p.m. The activity night planning committee is looking forward to a lot of students showing up for what promises to be another fun-filled evening of activities!

Ms. Sanchez and Ms. Fisel's 3rd grade classes were having some fun and being super creative in the Makerspace Room this past week. Check out the "Daily Express" link on the UGES website for more great pictures from Makerspace with 3rd grade.

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. Mark your calendar for April 19th & 20th for the BIG SHOW. Look for ticket information for the UGES Spring Musical, Aladdin Jr., in the coming weeks!

The PTO "VIP Dance" is back by popular demand. Registration forms are being sent home this week with each student. The event will take place on Friday, April 12. The VIP Dance is like a Daddy-Daughter/Mother-Son Dance. It is open to 4K through 8th grade students and their special VIP (any adult in a student's life such as a parent/guardian, relative, or family friend). All registration forms/money should be returned to the main office on or before Thursday, March 28 (before spring break). Any questions? Please contact PTO@uges.k12.wi.us.

It's National School Social Work Week! We appreciate you Ms. Heifner!

UGES Families: If you haven’t had a chance to check out the “Virtual Backpack” lately, new flyers are added weekly regarding community and UGES events. The “Virtual Backpack” can be found on the UGES Website next to the Daily Express tab.

Spring picture day is next Thursday, March 14. To pre-order pictures, families can visit the LIFETOUCH WEBSITE: https://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch/#/ Use student ID or Picture ID: EVTJMTNX9 to pre-order. Students will also be bringing home a hard copy of the order form this week that can be submitted to the photographer with payment on March 14.

UGES students have decided on a yearbook cover for this year! It is awesome! The yearbook deadline to place an order is quickly approaching. Deadline to order is April 7th. Yearbook order link: https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectJob Use Yearbook ID Code: 5624324 Yearbooks are great end of the year gifts for students. Also, just a reminder that if your student(s) has not yet had their picture taken this year, Lifetouch will be here on Thursday, March 14 for spring picture day. It is important that your student(s) has their picture taken that day so that they can be included in the yearbook.

The "UGES Read-A-Thon" sign up is happening now! What is it? It's an all school fundraiser presented by PTO in which students track their reading progress and collect donations based on total minutes, pages or chapters they read. A read-a-thon can encourage students to read outside of school and motivate them to read more often. Here’s how it works: Students can start collecting donations starting February 29 through March 18th. Parents/Guardians can register their student for the read-a-thon by clicking on the UGES READ-A-THON SIGN UP LINK here: https://app.99pledges.com/fund/ugespto Once you click on the link, scroll down to the bottom left side of the page under “group standings” and click “add participant.” Add your students name, a parent/guardian email address and their grade/teacher to complete the registration process. Beginning March 18 through March 28, students can read their books and track minutes. Prizes will be awarded after the read-a-thon is over. The read-a-thon prizes include the following: Every student that signs up by March 15 will get a bookmark (they will be distributed on March 18th which is the first day of the read-a-thon). Every student that meets the goal of raising $100 will get scholastic dollars to spend at the next book fair. Every student that meets the goal of reading 330 mins will get invited to a pretzel party which will take place after spring break. All money raised will be used to help teachers with supplies they may need, assist with bussing fees for field trips and help fund future PTO events. Let the reading begin!

The "Makerspace Room" is now open for 5th-8th graders from 3:00-4:00 p.m. every Monday and Tuesday. Students are welcome to stay after school for an opportunity to be creative, be social and have fun. Currently some of the students are building shelves and stools as well as participating in other fun creative projects. All students have to do is just show up this coming Monday, March 4 or Tuesday, March 5. Mrs. Werth will provide the materials and challenge students to use their imagination.

Next week is "National School Breakfast Week" (March 4th-8th). NEW BREAKFAST ITEMS will be on the menu! A special "thank you" to our awesome UGES kitchen staff for putting together some yummy new breakfast treats! Monday, March 4 - BANANA BREAD OR CEREAL, FRUIT, JUICE , MILK, Tuesday, March 5 - HAWAIIAN PARFAIT OR CEREAL FRUIT, JUICE, MILK, Wednesday, March 6 - EGG & CHEESE CALZONE OR CEREAL, FRUIT, JUICE, MILK, Thursday, March 7 - BREAKFAST BURRITO OR CEREAL, FRUIT, JUICE & MILK, Friday, March 8 - PINEAPPLE SMOOTHIE OR CEREAL, FRUIT, JUICE & MILK Just a reminder that breakfast is provided daily to those students/families who are interested. Breakfast is served from 7:05-7:20 a.m. in the K-4 cafeteria. It is $2.25 per day for all students (30 cents for reduced students and no cost for qualified free students).

Come join us! Substitute teacher and substitute paraprofessional opportunities are now available at Union Grove Elementary School. Click on the following link to apply: https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/192507

Just a friendly reminder that there is NO SCHOOL tomorrow, Friday, March 1 due to a scheduled staff development day. We look forward to seeing everyone on Monday, March 4 when school resumes. Have a fantastic weekend!

Ms. Ninneman's kindergarten class ended their week celebrating reading with a read aloud from Mr. Sams and one from Mr. Hansen. They also had popcorn and a movie to celebrate great behaviors in February!

The "Pony Pride Ticket Challenge" continued this past month at UGES. Each grade level had an opportunity to earn a popcorn/movie day for making "GREAT CHOICES." Ms. Torres and Ms. Obermeyer are making a lot of popcorn this morning that will soon be enjoyed by hundreds of students. Great job UGES students! You earned it! Keep up the good work and enjoy movie day!

Our friends from 8th grade stopped by the office this morning to say the Pledge of Allegiance with Mr. Hansen. Thank you 8th grade!

It's "Pony Pride Thursday" tomorrow. Students and staff will be showing their Pony Pride by wearing UGES spirit wear or school colors in support of the UGES volleyball teams who have their first home game of the season as well as all of the other great things that have been happening around UGES during the past week. Keep up the great work students and GO PONIES!

There was a lot going on with Ms. Kieffer's kindergarten class this week. Mr. Sams and Ms. Torres stopped by to read some books to help celebrate "Read Across America" week. Students also read books "under the stars" using flashlights, and a few days earlier they had class outside while the weather was super nice!

Check out these fun pictures from "Read Under the Stars" day in Mrs. Cooper’s (Kindergarten) room for Read Across America week!