The Union Elementary

WISE OWL

October 4, 2013

"Have You Seen the Owl Today?"

Welcome to the Union Elementary Wise Owl!  We hope that you enjoy this new way of learning what's going on at UES!

PARENTS GROUP FUNDRAISER UPDATE:  The deadline for the UES Parents Group Fundraiser is this Monday, October 7.  Please get your materials in as soon as you can!

GIVE A HOOT, DON'T POLLUTE!  Despite the efforts of Ms. Pines' class and others, we're still finding too much litter on the playground during the day!  Please talk to your children/students about the importance of taking care of our space.

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES  Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, October 14 and 15.  There will be no school for students those days.  There will be more information on scheduling appointments for the conferences later in the  week.

LIBRARY BOOK CHAT!  Check out these terrific pictures of a "book chat" in the library the other day, where Ms. Parker's math FIT class finds various ways to quantify a million...

                                 

MATH PUZZLER!  Look for these puzzlers every day in the Owl!  How many can you solve?

A woman has seven daughters, and each daughter has a brother. How many children does the woman have?

Tuesday's puzzler: Caroline owns a kennel with 4 pens to house the dogs. Today she has 9 pups. She puts them in the 4 pens in such a way that each pen holds an odd number of dogs. How are the pens arranged so that this is possible? (Answer: there would be 3 pens, with 3 dogs each inside the 4th larger pen!)

RIDDLE OF THE DAY

What is round on both sides, but high in the middle?

Tuesday's riddle:  They come out at night without being called, and are lost in the day without being stolen.  What are they?  (Answer:  stars!)

Did You Know?  ... that panda bears could be RED?  Check out this great video on the National Geographic Kid Link and learn about Farley the red panda!

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/

The Union Elementary

WISE OWL

October 1, 2013

"Have You Seen the Owl Today?"

Welcome to the Union Elementary Wise Owl!  We hope that you enjoy this new way of learning what's going on at UES!

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES  Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, October 14 and 15.  There will be no school for students those days.  There will be more information on scheduling appointments for the conferences later in the  week.

LIBRARY BOOK CHAT!  Check out these terrific pictures of a "book chat" in the library yesterday, where Ms. Parker's math FIT class finds various ways to quantify a million...

                                 

MATH PUZZLER!  Look for these puzzlers every day in the Owl!  How many can you solve?

Caroline owns a kennel with 4 pens to house the dogs. Today she has 9 pups. She puts them in the 4 pens in such a way that each pen holds an odd number of dogs. How are the pens arranged so that this is possible?

RIDDLE OF THE DAY

They come out at night without being called, and are lost in the day without being stolen.  What are they?

Monday's riddle:  What travels around the world, but stays in one spot?  (Answer:  a stamp!)

Did You Know?  ... that the year 2013 is written as CCXIII using Roman Numerals?  To learn more about Roman Numerals and other math skills your student will be learning at Union, check out this Kid Link:

http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-3

The Union Elementary

WISE OWL

September 30, 2013

"Have You Seen the Owl Today?"

Welcome to the Union Elementary Wise Owl!  We hope that you enjoy this new way of learning what's going on at UES!

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES  Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, October 14 and 15.  There will be no school for students those days.  There will be more information on scheduling appointments for the conferences later in the  week.

CARES ASSEMBLY!  What a terrific job our PBIS team did organizing our CARES assemblies!  Take a look at these wonderful pictures:

RIDDLE OF THE DAY

What travels around the world, but stays in one spot?

Friday's riddle:  What is green and shows up when you earn it?  (Thanks to Carson in Mrs. Koch's class for this riddle!)  (Answer:  Screech!)

Did You Know?  ...that the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) launched a robotic spacecraft called "LADEE" to the moon a few weeks ago?  It's going to land on the moon this weekend!  To learn more about this spacecraft, go to the Kid Link Scholastic News:

http://sni.scholastic.com/top-news/2013/09/Mysteries-of-the-Moon

The Union Elementary

WISE OWL

September 27, 2013

"Have You Seen the Owl Today?"

Welcome to the Union Elementary Wise Owl!  We hope that you enjoy this new way of learning what's going on at UES!

YESTERDAY'S FIRE DRILL  We had an unexpected Fire Drill yesterday afternoon when one of our electricians accidentally set off the alarm.  The good news is that we did an even better job getting out of the building quickly and safely than we did for our drill last week!  Great job everyone!

PICTURE DAY  Picture Day 2013 was a big success!  Thanks to Pam and Zephyr for putting together a perfect schedule and to the Lifetouch photographers for taking pictures of over 500 people in a friendly and professional manner.  If you didn't have your picture taken, Makeup Day will be in early November.

OPEN HOUSE 2013!  Our Open House last night was a also a big success!  The halls and classrooms were filled with smiling children and their families.  Thanks to all for attending!

THANK YOU!  Hasn't it been nice to have the dumpsters away from the pickup area?  And now, finally, the construction trailer has been moved, freeing up all that extra space on the playground!  Once they were gone, however, there was a big mess left behind.  Someone needed to come to the rescue...  

Thank you to Ms. Pines' class for all their hard work cleaning up the playground!

They collected 294 pieces of litter just on the pavement alone!

Please remind your class to be Responsible for making sure litter goes into the garbage cans.  

CARES ASSEMBLY!  What a terrific job our PBIS team did organizing our CARES assemblies!  Take a look at these wonderful pictures:

RIDDLE OF THE DAY

What is green and shows up when you earn it?  (Thanks to Carson in Mrs. Koch's class for this riddle!)

Thursday's riddle:  What has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps, can run but never walks, and has a bank but no money?  (Answer:  a river!)

Tuesday's riddle:  What loses its head in the morning but gets it back at night?  (Answer:  a pillow!)

Did You Know?  ...that you can print out books on a wide variety of foreign languages at the Kid Link Enchanted Learning?  Check out this terrific French language activity book for early readers here:

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/books/french/



Animaux de la forêt
(Forest Animals)A short, printable book about forest animals in French - for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, read, and color, with animal names to write. The pages are: our/bear, cerf/deer, raton laveur/raccoon, écureil/squirrel, renard/fox, pic/woodpecker, chouette/owl, serpent/snake, grenouille/frog, ver/worm, fourmi/ant.

The Union Elementary

WISE OWL

September 26, 2013

"Have You Seen the Owl Today?"

Welcome to the Union Elementary Wise Owl!  We hope that you enjoy this new way of learning what's going on at UES!

CLEAR THE HALLS DRILL TOMORROW  We will be conducting our first "Clear the Halls" drill tomorrow morning at 9:00.  This will be a "practice" drill, so please feel to talk to your students about it and "practice" for the practice!  

THANK YOU!  Hasn't it been nice to have the dumpsters away from the pickup area?  And now, finally, the construction trailer has been moved, freeing up all that extra space on the playground!  Once they were gone, however, there was a big mess left behind.  Someone needed to come to the rescue...  

Thank you to Ms. Pines' class for all their hard work cleaning up the playground!

They collected 294 pieces of litter just on the pavement alone!

Please remind your class to be Responsible for making sure litter goes into the garbage cans.  

CARES ASSEMBLY!  What a terrific job our PBIS team did organizing our CARES assemblies!  Take a look at these wonderful pictures:

OPEN HOUSE 2013!  Open House for grades 1 to 5 is TONIGHT from 6:15 to 7:15.  Our Open House will be an opportunity for families to join their children in your classrooms and share their work with each other.  Families will also have an opportunity to join their children in their Integrated Arts classes and meet Counselors and Special Educators throughout the evening.  The evening will officially begin at 6:15, but families are welcome to come and go at any time within the 6:15 to 7:15 hour. Please contact Mr. Hennessey if you have any questions.

RIDDLE OF THE DAY

What has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps, can run but never walks, and has a bank but no money?

Tuesday's riddle:  What loses its head in the morning but gets it back at night?  (Answer:  a pillow!)

KID LINKS!  Have you checked out Kid Links on the UES website?  When you do, you'll see 48 links to educational resources and games for students in grades K to 5! Build your math skills, write poetry, or find out more about pumpkins! (See below!)

The Kid Links page can be found in the upper left of our web page, right next to the Wise Owl link. It's worth checking out!

Did You Know?  ...that you can print out books on a wide variety of foreign languages at the Kid Link Enchanted Learning?  Check out this terrific French language activity book for early readers here:

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/books/french/



Animaux de la forêt
(Forest Animals)A short, printable book about forest animals in French - for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, read, and color, with animal names to write. The pages are: our/bear, cerf/deer, raton laveur/raccoon, écureil/squirrel, renard/fox, pic/woodpecker, chouette/owl, serpent/snake, grenouille/frog, ver/worm, fourmi/ant.

The Union Elementary

WISE OWL

September 24, 2013

"Have You Seen the Owl Today?"

Welcome to the Union Elementary Wise Owl!  We hope that you enjoy this new way of learning what's going on at UES!

C.A.R.E.S. Assemblies Today and Tomorrow!  UES will have our first school assemblies of the year this afternoon and tomorrow morning!   CARES expectations will be reviewed, HOOTS will be explained, and new staff will be introduced!  Not only that, but the wisest owl of all, Screech, will make a special appearance!  3rd through 5th grade will join us today, with K-2 following tomorrow.   

PICTURE DAY THURSDAY!  Don't forget to be ready for picture day!  Let's all try to look our best!  Parents:  if you didn't get your order form yet, please contact the office right away at 225-8204.

C.A.R.E.S. in Action!  Check out these great action photos of Ms. Kelley's students in Ms. Jennings' PE class last week!  Great examples of teamwork and C.A.R.E.S. in action!

 

 

OPEN HOUSE 2013!  Open House for grades 1 to 5 will be on the evening of this Thursday, September 26 from 6:15 to 7:15.  Our Open House will be an opportunity for families to join their children in your classrooms and share their work with each other.  Families will also have an opportunity to join their children in their Integrated Arts classes and meet Counselors and Special Educators throughout the evening.  The evening will officially begin at 6:15, but families are welcome to come and go at any time within the 6:15 to 7:15 hour. Please contact Mr. Hennessey if you have any questions.

RIDDLE OF THE DAY

What loses its head in the morning but gets it back at night?

Monday's riddle:  What three animals have keys?  (Answer:  Donkeys, turkeys, and monkeys!)

KID LINKS!  Have you checked out Kid Links on the UES website?  When you do, you'll see 48 links to educational resources and games for students in grades K to 5! Build your math skills, write poetry, or find out more about pumpkins! (See below!)

The Kid Links page can be found in the upper left of our web page, right next to the Wise Owl link. It's worth checking out!

Did You Know?  ... that September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month?  To learn more, go to this Kid Link:

http://www.timeforkids.com/minisite/hispanic-heritage-month-1

The Union Elementary

WISE OWL

September 23, 2013

"Have You Seen the Owl Today?"

Welcome to the Union Elementary Wise Owl!  We hope that you enjoy this new way of learning what's going on at UES!

C.A.R.E.S. in Action!  Check out these great action photos of Ms. Kelley's students in Ms. Jennings' PE class last week!  Great examples of teamwork and C.A.R.E.S. in action!

 

 

A Few Thoughts From Mr. Hennessey on Wednesday's Board Meeting...  "As the new principal of Union, I found my first Board Meeting with all of you to be a very rich, positive, and rewarding experience!  I was incredibly impressed with the civilized and respectful discourse on these substantive issues that will have real impact on all of our children.  A move to MSMS for our fifth graders and the creation of a foreign language program are big issues with highly complex ramifications for all.  We’re going to have to do our homework! As I said at the end of the evening, I have full confidence that our board, administrative team, faculty, and community will take this work seriously and do it well."   

OPEN HOUSE 2013!  Open House for grades 1 to 5 will be on the evening of this Thursday, September 26 from 6:15 to 7:15.  Our Open House will be an opportunity for families to join their children in your classrooms and share their work with each other.  Families will also have an opportunity to join their children in their Integrated Arts classes and meet Counselors and Special Educators throughout the evening.  The evening will officially begin at 6:15, but families are welcome to come and go at any time within the 6:15 to 7:15 hour. Please contact Mr. Hennessey if you have any questions.

RIDDLE OF THE DAY

What three animals have keys?

Friday's riddle:  What goes up when rain comes down?  (Answer:  an umbrella!)

Wednesday's riddle:  The more you take, the more you leave behind.  What are they?  (Answer:  footsteps!)

KID LINKS!  Have you checked out Kid Links on the UES website?  When you do, you'll see 48 links to educational resources and games for students in grades K to 5! Build your math skills, write poetry, or find out more about pumpkins! (See below!)

The Kid Links page can be found in the upper left of our web page, right next to the Wise Owl link. It's worth checking out!

Did You Know?

... that you could listen to Poet Laureate Ken Nesbitt read his funny poems on the Kid Link Poetry4Kids?  Check out the podcast of this funny poem here:

http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/category/podcast/

Wayne the Stegosaurus

Meet the stegosaurus, Wayne.
He doesn’t have the biggest brain.
He’s long and heavy, wide and tall,
but has a brain that’s extra small.

He’s not the brightest dinosaur.
He thinks that one plus one is four.
He can’t remember up from down.
He thinks the sky is chocolate brown.

He wears his bow tie on his tail
and likes to eat the daily mail.
When playing hide-and-seek he tries
to hide by covering his eyes.

He thinks that black is really white.
He’s sure the sun comes out at night.
He thinks that water grows on trees
and when it’s hot he starts to freeze.

He’s happy when he’s feeling ill.
He likes to dance by standing still.
And when it’s time to go to bed,
he puts bananas on his head.

He thinks his name is Bob, not Wayne,
but that’s what happens when your brain
(although you’re big and brave and spiny)
is very, very, very tiny.

–Kenn Nesbitt