September 10, 2014
"Have You Seen the Owl Today?"
WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!
Some news and information that will be helpful as September kicks into gear...
PICTURE DAY! This year's Picture Day will be next week, Tuesday, September 16. Ordering forms and other info will be coming home in your child's folders this week.
OPEN HOUSE 2014 This fall's UES Open House has been rescheduled for the evening of Thursday, October 2 from 6:15 to 7:15.
OPENING WEEK HIGHLIGHTS! What a great start to the year! Barely two weeks in, Union Elementary is running smoothly and our 490 (!) children are clearly happy to be back with their friends and teachers in the learning environment they love. Here are a few pictures from the opening week:
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| Mr. Keller, Ms. Bailey and Mrs. Hart greet Kindergarteners as they get off the bus for the first time. |
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| Ms. Pine's 2nd Grade "Pineers" gather on the first day of school |
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| A Kindergartener enjoying a book in the library on his first day of school |
UPDATES ON THE PLAYGROUND Anyone who has been on the lower playground lately has noticed that our play structure has been closed. Our goal was to have the structure repaired and cleared for play last week, but the parts needed are unfortunately back ordered. I have been assured by the manufacturer that the parts will be shipped to us no later than next Monday. Once we have the parts, the work for repairing the structure will go very quickly. We're hoping to have the children playing on the structure next week!
UES PARENTS GROUP Members of the UES Parents Group met with me last week, and it was a terrific meeting! Among other things, we talked about how the Parents Group can assist with our Winter Carnival, the UES 75th Birthday Celebration, and playground renovation planning. We also talked about bringing back a fall Talent Show and the fall Fundraiser. Be on the lookout soon for how you can get involved!
MR. HENNESSEY'S HOOTS! For those of you who don't know, a "hoot" is given to our students when they do something positive for the community. I'll be using this space to give out Hennessey Hoots to deserving members of the UES community, both young and old!
A Hennessey Hoot goes to:
* ...UES Administrative Assistant Pam Foster for her tireless efforts to help us take our daily attendance electronically after 75 years of paper and pencil!
* ...the whole 2014-15 UES Kindergarten class (and Montpelier High School Class of 2027!) for their terrific start to the year! Veteran teachers have been highly impressed with this group of young children, and so have I!
* ...UES Kindergarten teacher Emily Wrigley for being selected as the Montpelier nominee for the prestigious University of Vermont Teacher of the Year Award! If your children have or have had Emily as a teacher, you know how deserving she is of this honor. Here is Emily accepting the nomination at our opening in-service at the high school:
UES PARENTS GROUP Members of the UES Parents Group met with me last week, and it was a terrific meeting! Among other things, we talked about how the Parents Group can assist with our Winter Carnival, the UES 75th Birthday Celebration, and playground renovation planning. We also talked about bringing back a fall Talent Show and the fall Fundraiser. Be on the lookout soon for how you can get involved!
MR. HENNESSEY'S HOOTS! For those of you who don't know, a "hoot" is given to our students when they do something positive for the community. I'll be using this space to give out Hennessey Hoots to deserving members of the UES community, both young and old!
* ...UES Administrative Assistant Pam Foster for her tireless efforts to help us take our daily attendance electronically after 75 years of paper and pencil!
* ...the whole 2014-15 UES Kindergarten class (and Montpelier High School Class of 2027!) for their terrific start to the year! Veteran teachers have been highly impressed with this group of young children, and so have I!
* ...UES Kindergarten teacher Emily Wrigley for being selected as the Montpelier nominee for the prestigious University of Vermont Teacher of the Year Award! If your children have or have had Emily as a teacher, you know how deserving she is of this honor. Here is Emily accepting the nomination at our opening in-service at the high school:
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| CONGRATULATIONS, Mrs. Wrigley! |
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