Union Grove Elementary School

Developmental screening is next week, Thursday, December 7: Click on link for additional information https://5il.co/24p86

Boy’s Basketball Sign-Up Starts Today! UGES Families: Students in 6th-8th grades are eligible to sign up for the UGES School Team starting NOW! Here are the details: C Team - 6th Grade UGES Basketball Sign-up Sign-up sheet is located outside of the large gym on the bulletin board. The first practice will be December 12 in the small gym from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. A & B Teams - 7th/8th Grade UGES Basketball Sign-up/Tryouts Sign-up sheet is located outside of the large gym on the bulletin board. A & B Boys Basketball Team Tryouts will be on Friday, December 8th & Monday, December 11th after school until 4:30pm. Students trying out are expected to be at tryouts both days. After teams are finalized, schedules and expectations will be given out. Any questions please talk to Mr. Penzel or Mr. Bingenheimer.

On Thursday, November 30th, 8th graders experienced "mock interviews" as part of their "career unit" in Civics class. Thank you to all of the community volunteers who assisted us this morning! We could not have offered this valuable experience to our students without your help!

It's Pony Pride Day Tomorrow ! Students and Staff will be wearing UGES Spirit Wear (or school colors) in support of the Girls Cheer and A/B Basketball Teams who play their final regular season HOME game against Bristol in the UGES Large Gym on Thursday, Nov. 30th. B-Team game starts at 4 p.m. followed by the A-Team game. Let's get a big crowd together and cheer our PONIES onto another victory!

UGES Families: Just a reminder that breakfast is provided daily to those students/families who are interested. We are now opening breakfast 5 minutes earlier. The new time is from 7:05-7:20 a.m. with the serving line closing promptly at 7:20 a.m. If your student would like to eat breakfast please have them here before 7:20 a.m. Breakfast is $2.25 per day for all students (30 cents for reduced students and no cost for qualified free students).

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to all our 5th-8th graders who made the Honor Roll for Trimester 1. UGES families can now view the Honor Roll List in the November 29th edition of the Daily Express Newsletter which can be found on the UGES website (next to the Virtual Backpack Link). Keep up the great job UGES students! You are rockin' it!

Good luck to our girls basketball and cheer teams as they continue their season on the road tonight at Yorkville! B-Team begins at 4:00 p.m. followed by the A-Team game! Join us at UGES this Thursday, November 30 for the next HOME GAME vs. Bristol! GO PONIES!!!

REMINDER - 8th Grade Scheduling Meeting TONIGHT: UGHS 8th grade scheduling meeting is tonight, Monday, November 27th at 6:00 p.m. in the high school large gym. This meeting will provide you with information about your child's upcoming freshman year and you will receive a folder with your child's registration paperwork. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Perfect ending to a great day! Thank you UGES families! THREE carloads of food was collected for the Union Grove food pantry. Our student council did a great job of organizing, collecting and delivering. We have so much to be thankful for!

Have a GREAT Thanksgiving Break UGES Students & Families - There will be NO SCHOOL from Wednesday, November 22 through November 26th. School will resume on Monday, November 27. We'll see you then!

Ms. Ninneman's Kindergarten Class had their own "Macy Day Parade" as they marched down the hallways and through the office today!

Our 7th/8th graders went on their incentive trip to Guttormsen Recreation Center today in Kenosha. Looks like they were having fun bowling, eating snacks, and just hanging out.

More GREAT things happening here at UGES! Our Principal, Mr. Hansen, joined Ms. Kieffer's Kindergarten class to read and dance with them today!

On Monday, November 20, Community State Bank visited to teach UGES 8th graders about money management with their program entitled, "My Life Essentials." They completed this activity in Civics class as a part of their career unit. A big "thank you" goes out to Community State Bank for joining us for this special program!

The energy in the large gym was amazing this morning for the all-school assembly! The students loved it! Thanks for being such a great sport Mr. Sams!

Haircut day for Mr. Sams! Check out these before and after photos! The Food Drive Challenge was a huge success with over TWO CAR LOADS of non-perishable food items that have been donated to the Union Grove Area Food Bank and the Ground Zero Food Pantry in Union Grove for Veterans. Thank you UGES and Student Council for supporting this amazing event!

Here is another great example of the AWESOME students we have here at UGES. Cason J. (4th Grade) delivering a new sign to his teacher (Mrs. Gerou). Great job Cason!

Ms. Storm-Voltz's A.M. and P.M. 4K classes gathering around the FAMILY table.

Ms. Ketter's 8th grade STEM class made floats and had a "Macy's Day Parade" in the hallway with the kindergarten classes.

PTO Pie Pickup is TOMORROW, Tuesday, November 21, between 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Pie pickup will be in the K-4 Cafeteria (Please enter through the Main Entrance). There will be NO ALTERNATE DATES for pickup. Please bring boxes or bags with you to transport the pies home. If you have any questions please contact Amanda Nehring at pto@uges.k12.wi.us