Union Grove Elementary School

Holiday Spirit Week kicked off last Friday with "Ugly Sweater Day." Here's some great sweater pics from Mrs. Storm Volt'z 4K class, Ms. Passe (1st Grade), Mrs. Orcutt (4th) Ms. Johnsen (5th), and Isabelle V. (1st) with Ms. Corso.

Holiday Spirit Week continues on Monday, December 18th with RED AND GREEN DAY!

UGES Spring Musical Update...Disney's Aladdin Jr...FINAL CREW CALL for UGES 5th-8th Grade Students. Be a part of the amazing behind-the-scenes crew. It's going to be a spectacular show! Deadline to sign up for the Stage Crew is Tuesday, December 19. To sign up, all interested Stage Crew Members should fill out the “Crew Form” located outside the front office and return it by the deadline.

Good luck to our boys A & B basketball teams this weekend as they participate in their first basketball tournament of the season at Riverview Elementary School on Friday, December 15 and Saturday, December 16. GO PONIES!

Great concert from our 5th, 6th, 7/8th and Jazz band tonight!

Our fourth grade students visited the Marcus Performing Arts Center today to enjoy a performance of the “The Nutcracker” put on by the Milwaukee Ballet. It looks like they had a great time!

Student Council has prepared a fun-filled holiday spirit week (December 15-21) for students and staff leading up to winter break. The FUN begins tomorrow, Friday, December 15 with UGLY SWEATER DAY! Check out the UGES Website, our Facebook Page and the UGES App all next week for some great pictures!

It's a GREAT DAY at UGES - It's "PONY PRIDE DAY" today! Tucker in 2nd grade is showing his "Pony Pride" with a cool chalk drawing he made during recess! Great job Tucker!

UGES Families and Guests: We are looking forward to having you join us tomorrow evening (Thursday, December 14) at 6:30 p.m in the UGES Large Gym for the 5th-8th Grade Winter Band Concert. Please enter through the doors in the front of the school by the Main Office. (Doors will open at 5:45 P.M.) All band students should report to the band room at 6:10 P.M.

CONGRATULATIONS to all of the students who were selected as members of the A, B and C Boys Basketball and CheerTeams. Check out the Daily Express on the UGES Website for team rosters. Mark your calendars for the first boys home game of the season which will take place in the UGES large gym on Tuesday, December 19 vs. Randall. B-Team game starts at 4 p.m. followed by the A-Team game. The C-Team game will begin at 4:00 p.m. in the UGES small gym. Looking forward to a FUN Season!

It's the last Pony Pride Day of 2023! Tomorrow (Thursday, Dec 14th) students and staff are invited to wear their UGES Spirit Wear or school colors to show their PONY PRIDE!

There was some creative learning going on in Mrs, Callewaert’s second grade class this week as students wrote persuasive paragraphs to try to convince Santa (Mr. Sams) that they didn’t deserve snowman poop (marshmallows) this Christmas. Mr. Sams pretended to be Santa and chose the three that persuaded him the most! Congratulations to Bryson, Anna, and Kyus for writing all of those convincing details!!

This morning student council judged the 4K-4th grade doors for the Holiday Door Decorating Contest. All of the students did a fantastic job this year participating. A special CONGRATULATIONS to Mrs. Ninneman's Kindergarten Class and Mrs. Effinger's first grade class for being selected as the winning homerooms. Both classes will be treated to a hot chocolate/popcorn party before winter break.

Mrs. Johnsen's 5th grade class was getting into the holiday spirit by decorating their door as part of the Student Council Holiday Door Decorating Competition. 5th-8th grade winning doors will be announced next week! The winning homerooms will receive a hot chocolate/popcorn party. Great job to all of our students who are being super creative!

The 5th-8th Grade Holiday Choir Concert was amazing! A SPECIAL THANK YOU to all of the parents and families who attended. We thank you for encouraging and supporting your children in their musical endeavors. For more details about the 5th-8th Grade Holiday Choir Concert, check out the story (under the NEWS section) on the UGES Website.

Just a friendly reminder that all "Giving Tree Gifts" should be dropped off by tomorrow, December 13th, by 3:00 p.m. to the Main Office.

Check out this Virtual Backpack Update: Cinnamon Rolls Delivered by the Grinch! For more details, visit the Virtual Backpack Link on the UGES Website next to the Daily Express Link. Create Cafe will donate 10% of all sales to the UGES PTO when you select Union Grove on your order form. Don't delay, there are only so many spots and so many Sundays left in December. Fill out the form below TODAY! https://form.jotform.com/233294563357059

Tonight! 5th-8th Grade Holiday Choir Concert will take place at the Union Grove High School Performance Center at 6:30 p.m. (Doors open at 5:45 p.m.) The students just returned from their rehearsal a few hours ago and are excited to put on a great performance for UGES families and guests. Enjoy the Show! After the show, head on over to UGES Choir Night (Hours: Noon-10:00 p.m.) at Culver's on Hwy 20 and I-94 in Sturtevant (722 S. Sylvania Avenue). Just mention that you are supporting the UGES choir when placing your order and the choir will receive a portion of the proceeds. Thank you for supporting the UGES Choir!

Mrs. Callewaert's 2nd grade class having a little fun with the student council door decorating contest.

The nurses office is now all decked out for the holidays. The gingerbread door was designed by Emily N. in Mr. Topercer's 5th grade class with gum drop assist from her sister Evelyn in Mrs. Ninneman's kindergarten class. It was a group effort from all to decorate the three doors. So much fun!