Union Grove Elementary School

"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.

Activity Night Information for 5th-8th Grades - The third and final activity night for the year has been rescheduled for next Friday, April 26 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The popular 3-on-3 basketball tournament is still taking place which has a separate sign up sheet that is attached to the permission slip. Parents/guardians, your student will be bringing home a NEW activity night permission form in the next couple of days. If your student plans to attend, please sign the permission form and have them return it to their homeroom teacher or the main office by next Tuesday, April 23 by 3:30 p.m. SPECIAL NOTE: Permission slips that were turned in for the March activity night are no longer valid, so a new one must be turned in for this event. 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!

The "UGES Track Team" kicks off their season this Friday, April 19 with the "Feeder Meet" at Union Grove High School beginning at 4:00 p.m. Admission is $2.00 for adults. Kids under 12 are free. Have FUN and good luck PONIES!

LOST AND FOUND - UGES Families - There are plenty of lost and found items that have accumulated over the past month. If your student is missing clothing, water bottles or lunch bags, please have them check the lost and found items that are located on the tables outside the nurses office (by the K-4 cafeteria) by 3:00 p.m. this Thursday, April 18!

Our friends from 5th grade just boarded the bus and are on their way to Camp Timber-lee. What a picture perfect day to be outside enjoying camp! Hope you all have a great couple of days having fun 5th grade!

The "AG Literacy Assembly" was so much fun for UGES students today. Thank you to all of the Union Grove High School FFA students who joined us to make this such a cool event.

We're looking forward to seeing everyone at the "VIP Dance" tonight! Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Please park in the front parking lot and enter through the main entrance by the office. Pre-ordered flowers can be picked up at the door when you arrive. It's going to be a fantastic evening!

The UGES Green Committee is gearing up for a fun Earth Week celebration during the last week of April. One of the activities leading up to Earth Week is the "Can Drive." The Green Committee is asking families to begin collecting aluminum cans now and to drop them off in the UGES truck that will be located in the front parking lot the entire week of April 22-26.

In case you missed it! Summer school sign up is taking place right now. Summer school will take place from June 4th-27th from 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (Monday -Thursday, NO Fridays). It is open to all students who will be entering kindergarten through 7th grade for the 2024-25 school year. Please visit the following link to sign up your student by May 12th: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdyonI_tZn1VkOymrky7tLGQJPg8k-AdI1MMs0nnpahxbnHhQ/viewform

"Student Council Food Drive" Update...We have a little less than two weeks left to see if we can bring in enough non-perishable food items (canned goods, cereals) to fill 10 barrels of food. If we do, Mr. Hansen will be working for an entire day from the roof of the school. Currently we are at about one barrel of food. There is still plenty of time to make this happen. Food items can be dropped off by the main office entryway.

The PTO "VIP Dance" is only two days away (Friday, April 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m.) It's going to be a night to remember with several hundred students and their special VIP guests who will be in attendance having fun dancing, taking lots of pictures, enjoying concessions, and participating in craft activities. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Please enter through the main entrance by the office. Pre-ordered flowers can be picked up at the door upon arrival.

Tomorrow is "Pony Pride Day!" Let's celebrate by wearing our UGES spirit wear or school colors. If you haven't had the chance to view the latest UGES spirit wear, here is the link: https://rumasports.itemorder.com/shop/ Use code: UGES2024 Now is a great time to order a few spirit wear items for this coming fall when "Pony Pride Days" will be back in full swing for the 2024-2025 school year. Don't forget to check out the "UGES Tote Bag" that is available (great for family trips to the beach, playground or ball games this summer). All orders are due by Sunday, April 21.

Trimester 3 progress reports for grades 3-8 will be posted to Skyward Family Access by 6:00 p.m. tonight. You may view reports by logging into Family Access/Portfolio-Report Cards.

Aladdin Jr. Ticket Update...The Friday, April 19th 7:00 p.m. show is completely sold out as of this morning. There are only 29 seats available for the Saturday, April 20th 1:00 p.m. performance and 51 seats left for the Saturday, April 20th 6:00 p.m. show. If you are thinking about attending the performance, you might want to place your ticket order today before they're gone. Please visit the following link to order tickets: https://uges.ludus.com/

Hope you can join us next Saturday for the UGES Student Art Show. Come check out some of the fantastic art our talented students have been working on this year!