Student Council would like to invite all UGES students and their families to "Family Movie Night" which is one week from today (Friday, March 15). The movie starts at 6:00 p.m. Gym opens at 5:30 p.m. There will soda, popcorn, candy, and pizza available for purchase. Bring your chairs and blankets. All students/children must be accompanied by an adult. A big thank you to student council for organizing this fun event! We are looking forward to seeing everyone next Friday!
Over the past few weeks, 7th graders have been working on their food truck project in Ms. Ketter’s STEM class. The activity included planning, designing and building the replica food truck as well as creating a full color menu! Great job 7th grade!
It's a great Friday at UGES! Mr. Sams and Roman from 5th grade are "twinning today!" How FUN is that?
Students in Mr. Cleven's 6th grade science class built volcanic shelters to see if they
could withstand the lava flow and ash test. What a fun, hands-on learning activity!
The UGES Read-a-thon is off to a great start! As a school, so far, we have raised $1,813 in just a few days. A big thank you to all of the parents/guardians, grandparents and friends of the family and school who have generously supported their student's reading efforts or who clicked on the link to make a general donation to the UGES Read-a-thon. Fantastic job everyone! Students will begin reading their books on March 18 through March 28. There are still 11 days left to sign your student up (please sign up by March 18). Click on the following link each day to see how much money each homeroom has raised and to register your student for the read-a-thon so they can begin collecting pledges: https://app.99pledges.com/fund/ugespto
All money raised will benefit UGES students. It will be used to help teachers with supplies they may need, assist with bussing fees for field trips and help fund future PTO events. UGES PTO thanks everyone for their support!
It’s dodgeball time! For the "March Pony Pride Ticket Challenge," students will continue to earn tickets for doing GREAT things in and around UGES that they will place in their grade level bucket. The winning grade levels (one from k-4th and one from 5th-8th) will get to play in the student vs. staff dodgeball game that will take place on Thursday, March 28. Check back next Thursday to see which grade levels are in the lead for a chance to play in the BIG GAME!
Good luck to the boys & girls volleyball teams as they travel to Raymond this evening to take on the Panthers. The boys A-team and girls B-teams play at 4:00 p.m., followed by girls A-team and boys B-team at 5:00 p.m. GOOD LUCK PONIES!
Activity Night Information for 5th-8th Grades - We are gearing up for the third and final activity night of the year which is scheduled for Friday, March 22 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. This month's activity night will feature the popular 3-on-3 basketball tournament which has a separate sign up sheet that is attached to the permission slip. Parents/guardians, your student will be bringing home an activity night permission form by the end of this week. If your student plans to attend activity night, please sign the permission form and have them return it to their homeroom teacher or the main office by Tuesday, March 19, 3:30 p.m. The activity night planning committee is looking forward to a lot of students showing up for what promises to be another fun-filled evening of activities!
Ms. Sanchez and Ms. Fisel's 3rd grade classes were having some fun and being super creative in the Makerspace Room this past week. Check out the "Daily Express" link on the UGES website for more great pictures from Makerspace with 3rd grade.
Tomorrow (March 7) is "Pony Pride Thursday!" Students and staff will be displaying their "Pony Pride" by wearing their "UGES Spirit Wear" or "School Colors!" It's been a great week so far here at UGES! Let's keep it going! GO PONIES!
Mrs. Orcutt and Ms. Tenhagen’s class having fun experimenting with light refraction!
The PTO "VIP Dance" is back by popular demand. Registration forms are being sent home this week with each student. The event will take place on Friday, April 12. The VIP Dance is like a Daddy-Daughter/Mother-Son Dance. It is open to 4K through 8th grade students and their special VIP (any adult in a student's life such as a parent/guardian, relative, or family friend). All registration forms/money should be returned to the main office on or before Thursday, March 28 (before spring break). Any questions? Please contact PTO@uges.k12.wi.us.
It's National School Social Work Week! We appreciate you Ms. Heifner!
It's “Aladdin Jr. T-Shirt Day” tomorrow! Students/staff will be wearing their Aladdin Jr. t-shirts or PURPLE to show support for the cast and crew. Mark your calendar for April 19th & 20th for the BIG SHOW. Look for ticket information for the UGES Spring Musical, Aladdin Jr., in the coming weeks!
UGES students have decided on a yearbook cover for this year! It is awesome!
The yearbook deadline to place an order is quickly approaching. Deadline to order is April 7th. Yearbook order link: https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectJob
Use Yearbook ID Code: 5624324 Yearbooks are great end of the year gifts for students. Also, just a reminder that if your student(s) has not yet had their picture taken this year, Lifetouch will be here on Thursday, March 14 for spring picture day. It is important that your student(s) has their picture taken that day so that they can be included in the yearbook.
UGES Families: If you haven’t had a chance to check out the “Virtual Backpack” lately, new flyers are added weekly regarding community and UGES events. The “Virtual Backpack” can be found on the UGES Website next to the Daily Express tab.
Spring picture day is next Thursday, March 14. To pre-order pictures, families can visit the LIFETOUCH WEBSITE: https://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch/#/
Use student ID or Picture ID: EVTJMTNX9 to pre-order. Students will also be bringing home a hard copy of the order form this week that can be submitted to the photographer with payment on March 14.
The "Makerspace Room" is now open for 5th-8th graders from 3:00-4:00 p.m. every Monday and Tuesday. Students are welcome to stay after school for an opportunity to be creative, be social and have fun. Currently some of the students are building shelves and stools as well as
participating in other fun creative projects. All students have to do is just show up this coming Monday, March 4 or Tuesday, March 5. Mrs. Werth will provide the materials and challenge students to use their imagination.
The "UGES Read-A-Thon" sign up is happening now! What is it? It's an all school fundraiser presented by PTO in which students track their reading progress and collect donations based on total minutes, pages or chapters they read. A read-a-thon can encourage students to read outside of school and motivate them to read more often.
Here’s how it works: Students can start collecting donations starting February 29 through March 18th. Parents/Guardians can register their student for the read-a-thon by clicking on the UGES READ-A-THON SIGN UP LINK here: https://app.99pledges.com/fund/ugespto
Once you click on the link, scroll down to the bottom left side of the page under “group standings” and click “add participant.” Add your students name, a parent/guardian email address and their grade/teacher to complete the registration process.
Beginning March 18 through March 28, students can read their books and track minutes. Prizes will be awarded after the read-a-thon is over. The read-a-thon prizes include the following: Every student that signs up by March 15 will get a bookmark (they will be distributed on March 18th which is the first day of the read-a-thon). Every student that meets the goal of raising $100 will get scholastic dollars to spend at the next book fair. Every student that meets the goal of reading 330 mins will get invited to a pretzel party which will take place after spring break.
All money raised will be used to help teachers with supplies they may need, assist with bussing fees for field trips and help fund future PTO events. Let the reading begin!
Come join us! Substitute teacher and substitute paraprofessional opportunities are now available at Union Grove Elementary School. Click on the following link to apply: https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/192507
