"Pony Pride Day" is tomorrow! Let's support the boys and girls volleyball teams by wearing UGES spirit wear or school colors to show our Pony Pride! Help cheer our teams on to another victory as they compete in the conference championship tournament on Thursday!
The Aladdin Jr. cast and crew is seeking donations (cases of water, individual bags of chips, individual boxes of candy/treats and 12 packs of soda) for their upcoming Aladdin Jr. performances that they can sell at the concession stand on April 19 and 20th. If you are willing and able to help out, please visit the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084AADA62EA6FB6-48240522-concession#/ All donations can be dropped off to the main office between the hours of 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The cast, crew and directing team thank you for your support!
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to all of our students who represented Union Grove Elementary School at the Western Racine Forensics League Contest last night at Washington-Caldwell School. Here are the results: Lucia S. (8th grade) - 2nd place (Poetry), Olivia B. (8th grade) - 1st place (Extemporaneous Speaking), Austen H. (6th grade) - 1st place (Four Minute Oration), and Sutton L. (7th grade) - 1st place (Four Minute Oration). Great job students! You made UGES proud!
ChoralfestTonight!!! Come see past and current UGES students perform at Choralfest tonight at 7:00 pm at Union Grove High School! Professor Greg Berg from Carthage College will be the guest clinician conducting three large group pieces! It's going to be a great night!
Congratulations to both the boys' and girl's A-teams for winning their divisional playoff games last night. As a result, both teams have advanced to the conference championship tournament which will take place tomorrow, Thursday, March 21. The boys will play the Wheatland Warhawks at 4:00 p.m. at Trevor-Wilmot Grade School and the girls will take on the Mustangs from Brookwood at 4:00 p.m. at Raymond Elementary School. A special congratulations to the boys' A-team on being the #1 seed and for winning all of their matches last night! Good Luck Ponies!
The deadline to sign up for the UGES Summer Enrichment Program is this Friday, March 22. The UGES Summer Enrichment program is for students entering grades 2-7 in the fall of 2024. This year's program is themed as a "Summer to Explore". It will take place June 11-27. This summer we will explore a ropes course, tour American Family Field, visit Sky Zone, and splash around at Kalahari. If you are interested, ask your homeroom teacher for a sign up form, pick one up from the main office, or reach out to Ms. Tenhagen or Mr. Kasprowicz.
Due to an overwhelming response and two sold out shows, a third Aladdin Jr. performance is now available. The Aladdin Jr. cast and crew are very excited to offer a third show on Saturday, April 20th at 6:00 p.m. Visit the following link to purchase your tickets: https://uges.ludus.com/ Purchase your tickets now! They are selling fast!
Aladdin Jr. SOLD OUT! The Friday, April 19th performance of the UGES Musical, Aladdin Jr. is SOLD OUT. There are about 50 tickets remaining for the 1:00 p.m. performance on Saturday, April 20th. Click on the following link before they are gone: https://uges.ludus.com/ The cast, crew and directing team are considering adding another show time should the April 20th performance sell out! Great job Aladdin Jr. cast, crew and directing team!
Good luck to the boys and girls volleyball teams tonight in the divisional playoffs. The boys play at Yorkville at 4:00 p.m. and the girls play at Raymond at 4:00 p.m. Important information from host school (Raymond) for the Girls East Divisional Volleyball Tournament: There are extra parking lots on the north end of the gym and the staff lot in the southwest corner of the school. All spectators and players can enter through the atrium door in the front of the school that leads directly into the gym. The east volleyball court is by the large flag on the wall, and the west volleyball court is by the locker rooms. GO PONIES!
Good luck to Lucia S. (8th grade), Ella K. (8th), Austen H. (6th), Sutton L. (7th) and Olivia B. (8th) at the Western Racine Forensics League Contest tonight. Thank you for representing UGES and for all of your hard work ! You're all going to do GREAT!
It's “Aladdin Jr. T-Shirt Day” tomorrow! Students and staff are encouraged to wear their Aladdin Jr. t-shirt or PURPLE to show support for the cast and crew. Congratulations to the cast, crew, and directors for selling out both the Friday, April 19th 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, April 20th 1:00 p.m. performances! The cast, crew and directing team thank you for your support! We are looking forward to having you join us!
Activity night permission slips for grades 5-8 are due tomorrow (Tuesday, March 19) by 3:00 p.m. to the main office. Extra activity night permission slips are available in the office for the third and final activity night of the year which will take place this Friday, March 22 from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
The Choral Festival for the 7th/8th grade elective choir is this Wednesday, March 20. They would like to invite everyone to come watch their concert at 7:00 p.m. at Union Grove High School. All family and friends are welcome!
Click here to order your tickets for the Friday, April 19th (7:00 p.m.) and Saturday, April 20th (1:00 p.m.) performances! Tickets are selling fast! Get your tickets by visiting the following link: https://uges.ludus.com/ It's going to be a fantastic show!
UGES Read-a-thon Update...It's not too late to sign your student up. The Read-a-thon starts today and will continue through Thursday, March 28. Students can still receive their bookmark if they are registered by this Friday, March 22. Here is the sign-up link: https://app.99pledges.com/fund/ugespto
Once a student is registered, parents will receive a link for their student to begin tracking their "minutes read" and a link to start collecting donations. As of today, UGES students have raised $3, 268. What a great start! Great job everyone!
Paxton from Ms. Fisel's 3rd grade class was showing off his drawing skills. He must have run out of paper. No worries. It's dry erase marker (it wipes clean). Great job Paxton! You are an amazing artist!
March Pony Pride Ticket Challenge Update - Congratulations to 3rd and 5th grades! Currently they are in the lead for a chance to play in the student vs. staff dodgeball game on March 28. Not far behind in the standings are kindergarten, 2nd grade, 6th grade and 8th grade. Students will have a chance to continue to earn Pony Pride Tickets! Check back next Thursday to see who is in the lead!
"UGES Family Movie Night" is Tonight! Please enter through the main entrance of the school by the office. Gym doors open at 5:30 p.m. Movie starts at 6:00 p.m. This event is open to all UGES students and their families. All students must be accompanied by an adult. Soda, popcorn, candy and pizza will be available for purchase. Don't forget your chairs and blankets. It's going to be a great night for a movie and snacks!
Ms. Passe's 1st grade class participated in a STEM activity in which they had to build a rainbow. Looks like a fun project!
Ms. Storm Voltz's 4K A.M. and P.M. classes wishing everyone a Happy St. Patrick's Day!
