Union Grove Elementary School

7th Grade STEM students learned about the history of chariots and chariot racing throughout the week. Students had fun engineering a chariot, and today we held our very own chariot races!

Good luck this weekend to the UGES Track Team (Friday, April 19 Track Meet at Union Grove High School, 4:00 p.m.), to the Aladdin Jr. Cast, Crew and Directing Team (3 SOLD OUT Performances - Friday, April 19 @ 7:00 p.m., Saturday, April 20 @ 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. - All performances held in the Brenda Stevenson Gymnasium - Large Gym), and to the students showing their artwork in the UGES Student Art Show (Saturday, April 20 from 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. in the K-4 Cafeteria). We have an amazing group of students at UGES who will be displaying their talents all weekend long! Hope you can join us!

This morning, Frankie C., Aubri P., and Bentley B. from Ms. Storm-Voltz's 4K class stopped by the main office to drop off some food items for the Student Council Food Drive. Great Job UGES! So far we have filled 3 barrels of food (7 more to go). We are getting closer to Mr. Hansen working from the roof of the school. The food drive continues through next Friday, April 26th.

It's Showtime! The UGES Aladdin Jr. Cast and Crew is ready for opening night. We look forward to seeing you this weekend (Friday, April 19 at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, April 20 at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.) All 3 performances are SOLD OUT! Good luck to the amazing cast, crew and directing team who have been preparing for this moment for several months!

UGES Families - Here are a few updates: Activity night permission slips for 5th-8th grades are due to the main office by next Tuesday, April 23, 3:30 p.m. if your student (s) plans on participating in the Friday, April 26 activity night. Also, keep bringing in those food items. We need 8 more barrels of food by next Friday, April 26! If we make it, Mr. Hansen will work from the roof of the school. Earth Week starts next week. Get your Earth Day T-shirts ready and wear them all week long (even from past years). Finally, aluminum cans can be dropped off in the UGES parking lot next week, April 22-26. Please place them in the back of the UGES truck that will be parked there all week long.

It was a great day for 6th grade yesterday as they traveled to American Family Field to watch the Milwaukee Brewers game and participate in "Weather Day" at the ballpark. Check out the "News" section on the UGES Website for more details about what the students were up to while on their field trip.

The Aladdin Jr. Cast and Crew are so excited for their performances this coming weekend, April 19-20. It's going to be a spectacular show! They would like to invite you to come watch the Saturday, April 20th 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. performances. There are still 12 tickets available for each show. Please visit the following link to order your tickets: https://uges.ludus.com/ Hope to see you there!

UGES will be celebrating Earth Week next week (April 22-26). Room 104 Kindergarteners were getting ready for Earth Day by decorating grocery bags for Piggly Wiggly that will be used for customers groceries. Great job kindergarten!

It's "Pony Pride Day" tomorrow! So many great things are happening around UGES. The UGES musical, Aladdin Jr., the start of the track season, the UGES Art Show, many field trips, great learning experiences in the classrooms and a phenomenal groups of students, teachers and staff who work at UGES! Let's not forget about all of the fantastic UGES families and friends who support their student(s) and UGES each and everyday. All great reasons to celebrate! Let's wear our UGES spirit wear or schools colors to show our "Pony Pride" tomorrow, Thursday, April 18!

UGES Virtual Backpack Update - 4 New Flyers Recently Added: 1) Union Grove Youth Football Camp at Union Grove High School for K-4th grades - Sunday, May 19th 2) Union Grove Youth Football Organization for 1st-8th grades 3) Golden Touch Basketball Academy Summer Camps for 1st-8th grades at Union Grove High School and Union Grove Elementary School 4) Golden Touch Volleyball Camp at Union Grove High School for 4th-8th grades. For more details about each activity, please visit the "Virtual Backpack" which can be found next to the "Daily Express" tab on the UGES Website.

Will Mr. Hansen be working from the roof of the school soon? UGES - There are only 8 days left before the "Student Council Food Drive" ends. Right now, Mr. Hansen is sitting in his office thinking he won't have to spend an entire day on the roof of UGES. Let's all team up and see if we can get enough food brought in by next Friday, April 26. We need 8 more barrels of food! Food items can be dropped off by the main office entryway. WE CAN DO THIS!

Let's GO UGES! The Aladdin Cast and Crew is so close to selling out all 3 performances this weekend. There are only 15 tickets left for the Saturday, April 20th 1:00 p.m. show and 17 left for the 6:00 p.m. performance. Let's see if we can help them sell out all 3 shows! How COOL would that be? To order your last minute tickets, visit the following link: https://uges.ludus.com/ See you at the show!

5th grade has returned from camp! It sure looks like they had FUN! A special thank you to the 5th grade teachers, UGES Staff and all of the Union Grove High School student leaders who attended camp with the students this year to help make this a memorable experience for them. Check out the Daily Express on the UGES Website tomorrow for more great photos from Camp Timber-lee.

Camp Timber-lee Day #2 photos. Another incredible day for 5th grade! Memories that will last a lifetime!

"Aladdin Jr. T-shirt Day" is Tomorrow (Or Wear Purple) - It's finally here!!! Everyone around UGES is so excited for the cast and crew this week as they prepare for opening night for the UGES Musical, Aladdin Jr. It's been several years since there has been a musical at UGES. We are so excited that musicals are back. Let's show our support one last time to our amazing cast, crew and directing team who have put in countless hours of practice by wearing our Aladdin Jr. t-shirts or purple tomorrow, Wednesday, April 17. If you haven't had a chance to purchase tickets for the show, here is the link: https://uges.ludus.com/ There are still a few tickets left for the Saturday, April 20th 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. performances.

Union Grove High School is offering a Strength and Conditioning program this summer for current 8th grade students who will be attending Union Grove High School in Fall of 2024. It will take place from 7:30-9:00 a.m. Monday-Thursday from June 10th to July 18th. No class on July 3rd and 4th. If your student is interested, you may want to consider signing them up ASAP because this program is limited to 60 participants. It will be on a first come, first serve basis. Please click on the "Summer School Sign Up" picture below to sign your student up today. https://www.ug.k12.wi.us/article/1515348

5th grade is ready to board the busses and head back to Camp Timber-lee for day #2. Check out some of the fun pictures from yesterday. Looks like everyone was having an awesome day!

Day #1 was amazing at Camp Timber-lee. Horseback riding, leather crafting, archery and canoeing was a ton of fun for our 5th graders. Get ready for another fantastic day tomorrow!

There are only a few Aladdin Jr. tickets remaining for the performance this weekend. If you haven't had a chance to purchase your tickets, here is the link: https://uges.ludus.com/ The Friday, April 19th 7:00 p.m. show is sold out! There are only 17 tickets available for the Saturday, April 20th 1:00 p.m. performance and 37 tickets for the Saturday, April 20th 6:00 p.m. show! Only FIVE Days to opening night. When you stop by for the performance this weekend, be sure to check out the cast and crew "Bio Boards" on the windows by the K-4 cafeteria. They are awesome!

Union Grove Elementary School PTO officer nominations are now open for the following position: PRESIDENT. What is PTO, what do they do, and who is eligible to be a part of the Parent Teacher Organization? Please visit the following link to learn more: https://www.uges.k12.wi.us/page/about-us-pto If you are interested in this position, please send an email to pto@uges.k12.wi.us with your name and contact information by Friday, May 3, 2024. Elections will be held on Tuesday, May 14th at 6pm in the Library.