One Final Curtain Call! A very special thank you to the spectacular 2024 Aladdin Jr. Directing team of M.J. Cooper (Director), Jen Bauer (Music Director), and Melissa Nehm (Assistant Director) who unselfishly devoted countless hours to help prepare the cast and crew for a performance that they will all remember for a very long time.
5th-8th Grade Activity Night Reminder for Parents & Guardians: All activity night permission forms are due to the main office tomorrow, Tuesday, April 23, by 3:30 p.m. if your student(s) plans to participate. Extra activity night permission slips are available in the main office. Activity night takes place this Friday, April 26 from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Today our student council and Leadership Union Grove Class partnered on the Indian Trail Park clean up! Great job student council!
4th grade students planted vegetables to grow in greenhouses donated by student council in honor of Earth day. Students also decorated with chalk drawings!
Earth Day Activities at UGES - Here's a look at 7th grade gathering items to design an eco-friendly bird house. Meanwhile, 8th graders went outside to help clean up their outdoor exploration trail. Students in Ms. Ninneman's kindergarten class show off their 2024 Earth Day t-shirts.
The UGES Student Art Show on Saturday, April 20 was a huge success! Thank you to all of the talented student artists and Ms. Moore for putting together such an awesome show! Check out the UGES Website (News Section) to see the list of students who placed. Also, mark your calendar for the "Artist Reception" which will consist of a student artist meet and greet at the Graham Public Library (1215 Main Street, Union Grove) on Thursday, May 9th from 5:00-6:00 p.m. Those attending the reception will have the opportunity to meet the winners of the Union Grove Elementary School Student Art Show and see their artwork on display. Hope to see you there!
UGES will be celebrating "Earth Week" starting tomorrow, Monday, April 22 through Friday, April 26. We'll kick off the week on Monday by wearing this year's Earth Day T-shirt design and any other Earth Day T-shirts you may have the rest of the week. UGES Student Council Members will be participating in a "park clean up" day this week as well. The "Aluminum Can Drive" is also taking place. Please drop off bags of aluminum cans in the back of the UGES truck that will be parked in the front parking lot throughout the week. Check the UGES Website, Facebook and the UGES App during "Earth Week" to see some of the fun and educational activities that are taking place in and around UGES.
The "UGES Spirit Wear Sale" ends tomorrow, Sunday, April 21 at 11:59 p.m. Order your spirit wear items so that you and your student(s) are ready to go for the start of the 2024-2025 school year when "Pony Pride Days" will be back in full swing this September. Please visit the following link to place an order: https://rumasports.itemorder.com/shop/ Use Code: UGES2024
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.
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!
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!
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.
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!
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!
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.
Camp Timber-lee Day #2 photos. Another incredible day for 5th grade! Memories that will last a lifetime!
