Room 112 (Ms. Passe's 1st grade class) is ready for the solar eclipse! They're fascinated to know that the next time they will see a total solar eclipse, they will be 26 or 27 years old!!
Welcome back everyone! It's hard to believe, but there are only 8 weeks of school left until summer break. With that being said, Trimester 3 progress reports for grades 3-8 will be posted to Skyward Family Access by 6:00 p.m. this Wednesday, April 10th. You may view reports by logging into Family Access/Portfolio-Report Cards.
Here's a special message from the Aladdin Jr. Directing Team regarding concessions, volunteering and tickets for the upcoming shows on Friday, April 19th and Saturday, April 20th. All items being donated for our concessions can be brought into the main office on or before April 18th. PLEASE mark them 'Aladdin' so they get to the correct place. There are still a few items needed. If you're interested in helping out, we would greatly appreciate it! Here is the link to donate: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084AADA62EA6FB6-48240522-concession#/ We also still need 1-2 people for the concession stand at our 1:00 show on Saturday and 3-4 more people for our Saturday 6:00 evening show. Here is the link to volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084AADA62EA6FB6-48345605-volunteering#/ There are also a few tickets available for each show. Visit the following link to order your tickets today: https://uges.ludus.com/ We cannot thank you all enough for your support, willingness to pitch in, donations, volunteering, etc. None of this would be possible without our incredible community!!!! -Aladdin Jr Directing Team
The "Student Council Food Drive" begins tomorrow, Monday, April 8. Non-perishable food items (canned goods, cereal, mac & cheese, etc.) can be dropped off in the bins by the main office entryway. If we fill 10 bins of food by April 26, Mr. Hansen has agreed to work from the roof of the school for an entire day. We've got this UGES! Start dropping off those food items starting tomorrow!
It's time to lace up those shoes and stretch out because track season begins tomorrow after school (3:00 - 4:30 p.m.). Good luck to all of our awesome student athletes as they begin another fun season.
Only TWO days remaining! Sunday, April 7 is the last day to place a 2023-24 UGES yearbook order. If interested in ordering one for your student(s), don't forget to visit the following link by this Sunday: https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectJob
Use Yearbook ID Code: 5624324
The UGES Read-a-thon was a huge success. Great job UGES students. You helped raise $4,834 through all of your reading efforts! Wow! That's a lot of reading!
Ms. Passe's 1st grade class read "The Great Eggscape," learning about animal habitats and camouflage. They painted a "habitat" and then camouflaged an egg. Habitats were set on desks and students had to select an egg to see if they could match it to the correct habitat. Some were very tricky!
4K wishing everyone a happy spring break!
Ms. Kieffer's kindergarten class spent the week doing jellybean math, tulip painting, making spring cards, and showing their Pony Pride! They also did a "Peep" writing activity and enjoyed eating them when they were all done!
UGES Families: Spring Break is Friday, March 29 through Sunday, April 7. School will resume on Monday, April 8. From all of us at UGES, we wish you and your family a safe, fun and enjoyable spring break!
The Green Committee presents the "UGES Can Drive" beginning April 22 through April 26. Begin collecting aluminum cans now and drop them off during Earth Week to the UGES front parking lot. Please place bags in the back of the UGES truck that will parked there beginning Monday, April 22.
Ms. Passe's first grade class was having a little spring time fun going on a "bunny scavenger hunt" throughout the school this morning. Great job students! Hope you had fun!
8th grade students learned valuable CPR skills in Ms. Marshall's science class today. What a great activity for our 8th grade students to be a part of.
Room 104 (Ms. Ninneman's kindergarten class) used Peeps for reading, writing, and math activities today. The kids loved describing them, counting them, and eating them at the end!
Everyone is gearing up this afternoon for the "Students vs. Staff Dodgeball Game." The final results are in for the "March Pony Pride Ticket Challenge." Congratulations to 3rd and 5th grades for earning the most tickets this past month for doing great things in and around the school. As a result, they will be playing in a fun game of dodgeball against UGES staff members. The entire school will be there to watch. It's going to be a blast! What a great way to end the week as we head into spring break!
Who wants to see Mr. Hansen work all day from the roof of the school? It could become a reality! Beginning April 8th-26th, Student Council will be sponsoring a food drive. All UGES students are encouraged to bring in non-perishable food items and place them in the barrels by the main office beginning Monday, April 8. If we fill 10 barrels, Mr. Hansen will be on the roof. Let's get this done UGES! We can do it!
It's going to be a great track season! Coach Kuper wanted to share the following track schedule so parents/guardians know what to expect for upcoming track practices and meets. The first practice starts right after spring break on Monday, April 8. Looking forward to a great season! Visit the following link to access the schedule: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PhcR4GdNWl2s_pxkZHuEWZ9F-Zu1EYKAiDjZ9D5jR8U/edit?usp=sharing
Students in Ms. Bednarek's 5th grade class were doing a little spring planting. They were learning about plants by growing their own radishes, peas, barley, clover and corn.
With so many great things happening around UGES, here are a few friendly reminders of some important deadlines/due dates so you and your student(s) don't miss out: Summer Enrichment forms and PTO "VIP Dance" registration forms are due tomorrow (Thursday, March 28) to the main office.
The last day to make a pledge for the UGES Read-a-thon is also tomorrow. Visit this link to make a last minute general donation to the UGES Read-A-Thon: https://app.99pledges.com/fund/ugespto/donate or visit the following link to make a pledge to a specific UGES student: https://app.99pledges.com/fund/ugespto
There are also only a few days left to order a 2023-24 UGES yearbook (deadline to order is Sunday, April 7th). Visit the following link to review the available yearbook packages and to place a yearbook order. Use Yearbook ID Code: 5624324
https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectJob