Pony Pride Thursday is Tomorrow! - Students & Staff will be wearing school colors or UGES Spirit Wear to show their support for the Girls Cheer and A/B Basketball Teams! GO PONIES!!!!
Developmental screening is tomorrow, Thursday, November 16: Click on link for additional information https://5il.co/24p86
UGES Student Council Food Drive Challenge Update. As of today 5th-8th grades have taken a TWO BARREL LEAD (of non-perishable food items), but there’s still time!!! There are 5 days left in the competition (Ends November 20Th)!!! Non-perishable food items can be dropped off in the entryway by the main office. Let's continue to show our support for the Union Grove Food Area Food Bank! Once the food items are all counted, 3 students will have a chance to shave Mr. Sam's head at the all-school assembly on Tuesday, Nov. 21st? Will it be students from 4k-4th grades or 5th-8th grades?
Important Notice!!! Please Update Your Calendar!!! 5th-8th Grade Winter Choir Concert Change of Date: Due to unforeseen circumstances, our choir concert has been changed to Monday, December 11th at 6:30 p.m. at the Union Grove High School Performance Center. (It was originally scheduled for Wednesday, December 13th).
A few spots are still open!!! Here is an update from Imagine Arts Academy - "It looks like a great group of Young Artists! We do still have spots available, so please let students and parents know that there is still time to register and there is no penalty for late registrations." They should call 262-330-5029 if they are interested in registering their student!
PTO Pie Pickup...Elsie Mae's Pies will be arriving next week!!!
Please plan to pickup the pies that you ordered on Tuesday, November 21 between 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Please pickup pies in the front hallway by the main office.
There will be NO ALTERNATE DATES for pickup. If you have any questions please contact Amanda Nehring at pto@uges.k12.wi.us
Good luck to our girls basketball and cheer teams this week as they participate in their next 3 games. Tonight (Nov. 13th) @ Raymond, Tuesday, Nov. 14th at U.G. vs. Lakewood - Parents Night, Thursday, Nov. 16th at U.G. vs. Brookwood (B-Team game starts at 4 p.m. followed by the A-Team game). Come grab some popcorn at the concession stand and CHEER our Ponies onto victory!
Activity night photos continued - Can you find the picture of Mr. Sams cleaning the floors with the scrubbing machine? He sure looks like he is having way too much fun! Thank you Mr. Sams - YOU ROCK!
More great pics from activity night.
Students having a blast at the first activity night of the year! Dodgeball, basketball, karaoke, bags, board games, pizza, candy, and soda - It had all the makings of a perfect night for our 5th-8th grade students who participated. Next activity night is Friday, January 19th (Look for more information in the Daily Express in the weeks to come regarding when permission slips are due).
Imagine Arts Academy starts TONIGHT!!! (K-5th Grades)
Students should line up outside the Art Room after school.
The program takes place from 3:00-4:00 p.m. Students will be dismissed towards the main entrance (front of the building) at the completion of the program (at approximately 4 p.m.)
Murphy (1st Grade), with her Dad (U.S. Army Veteran). Thank you Mr. McGee for being such an OUTSTANDING guest speaker today at our Veterans Day Assembly!
Mrs. Olson's 2nd grade class honoring our Veterans by wearing a whole lot of RED, WHITE, AND BLUE.
Mrs. Storm-Volt'z 4K students decked out in Red, White, and Blue for the Veterans Day Assembly.
Noah H. (1st grade) and his uncle at the Veteran's Day Assembly.
7th graders hanging out in the classrooms getting ready to attend the Veterans Day Assembly this morning.
A special surprise visit in the lunch room today for 5th grader, Wyatt, from his brother who has been stationed in Fort Bragg for the past year.
It's National School Psychology Week! A big shout out to Ms. McGrath (UGES's Very Own School Psychologist) for all that you do! We appreciate you!
UGES Activity Night Update...We are putting the finishes touches on what promises to be an awesome Activity Night which is tomorrow, Friday, November 10 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. (For UGES Students: Grades 5-8) All students should enter through door # 21 in the back of the school by the 5-8 Cafeteria. Parents/Guardians/Students please take note of the following Activity Night Guidelines…Union Grove Elementary School Student Handbook rules apply, no students will be admitted to Activity Night without a completed permission slip already on file, students must be in school the day of Activity Night to be eligible to attend, students are expected to stay for the entire two hours, 4:30-6:30 p.m, food (pizza - $2.00, soda/water - $1.00, candy - $1.00) will be available for purchase. Students, get ready for a rockin' good time!!!
Reminder: Parent-Teacher Conferences continue TODAY from 3:15-7:00 p.m. Please enter through the main entrance by the office. Check out the lost and found tables when you arrive for any items (clothing, water bottles, lunch bags) that your student may be missing.