Home of the Ponies

Union Grove Elementary School Messenger

April 2017 1745 Milldrum Street

Union Grove WI 53182

Phone: 878-2015 Fax: 878-3133 Website: www.uges.k12.wi.us

Administrator: Brenda Stevenson

Principal: Thomas Johnson

4th Annual 5K PTO Pony Run/Walk

“May the COURSE Be With You”

Saturday, May 6, 2017

8:00 PM

1745 Milldrum Street • Baseball Diamonds How to Register for the Run/Walk

Pick up registration forms at UGES Main Office or print one off at www.uges.k12.wi.us/PTO/Pony Run Walk

2017

Fees are: Run/Walk

•Adult $15.00

•Child $12.00

•Family of 4 $50.00 and $12.00 for each additional family member over 4

Registration for the Run/Walk is due by April 7, 2017. If you register after the due date or on the day of the

event you will not be guaranteed a t-shirt. Pre-registration is encouraged.

You may mail your registration to UGES Pony Run/Walk, 1745 Milldrum Street, Union Grove, WI 53182 or

drop it off in the Main Office.

BOGO Spring Book Fair time has arrived! April 4-6

Tuesday 2:45 to 6:00 PM

Wednesday 11:30 AM-2:30 PM (5-8 Students Only)

2:45 PM to 6:00 PM-All Grades

Thursday 2:45 - 6:00 PM `

Looking for something special for your young readers?? Now is the time to buy!!

Each child who gets a book will be given a ticket for our drawings!

Registration due

by April 7th

Outstanding Students of the Month One student is selected per month from each grade level by their teachers for various positive rea-sons based on our C.H.O.I.C.E. initiative (Care, Help, Own, Include, Cooperate, Excel). Each stu-dent receives a packet of goodies for his or her efforts. Congratulations to all the students!

Watch for each month’s Outstanding Students in the Westine Report!

Forensics Team Update

On Thursday, March 9th the Forensics team with coaches Mrs. Black and Mrs. Gabinski

competed with five other schools here at UGES including Drought, Raymond, Washing-

ton-Caldwell, Kansasville, and Yorkville in a possible eight categories. All Union Grove

team members gave impressive performances and earned first place ribbons. Great job

team!

Patriot’s Day-April 19. Patriots were colonists who wanted independ-ence from British rule. Most hoped to find peaceful ways to settle their differences with England. When the British decided to look for Samuel Adams and John Hancock, who were hiding in Concord, Paul Revere and Billy Dawes rode through the night warning other Patriots in New England. The American Revolution began when the first shots were fired at Lexington on April 19, 1775. Each side said the other fired first. Patriots' Day was established to mark the beginning of the Revolution-ary War. Enacted August 30, 2001, from the 2001 Laws of Wisconsin,

Act 16 budget bill.

Prisoner of War Remembrance Day-April 9, commemorates the date during World War II when the largest number of Americans were captured in the Conquest of Bataan. Gubernatorial proclamation shall suitably recognize those who suffered captivity in foreign countries while in active service with the U.S. armed forces and request that some portion of the day be used for solemn contemplation on the plight of those who have been held prisoners of war. Enacted Nov. 29, 2001

from the 2001 Laws of Wisconsin, Act 20 budget bill.

This month’s CHOICE is Physical Education Students: P.E. - Students strive to INCLUDE others in games and activities, reaching out to students of varying skill levels. 2nd Grade: Jacob Reesman, Leah Perry 6th Grade: McKinley Ray 3rd Grade: Addy Callewaert, Jude Kemper 7th Grade: Cole Reesman 4th Grade: Austin Waldal, Ashley Sampson 8th Grade: Madylin Lorey 5th Grade: Jack Wolf

Summer School 2017 Plans are underway for Summer School 2017.

Do you know what your family will be doing this sum-

mer? Would you like your children to have fun as well

as educational experiences with their peers? Then at-

tend summer school! We offer a FREE summer pro-

gram for students who will be entering grades K-7 this

fall. The classes will meet from 7:45 to 11:45 AM,

Monday through Thursday during the dates of June 5-

29. Forms were sent home in March and are due by

May 1st. Thank you for returning forms promptly.

Camp Invention returns to UGES this summer

from July 10-14 for the discounted price of only $30!!

This is a science and technology based camp for stu-

dents in grades 1-6. Students’ creativity, innovation,

and problem-solving skills are challenged through

hands-on activities inspired by the National Inventors

Hall of Fame. Please explore www.campinvention.org

to learn more about the camp.

Do you have an old graduation gown from UGHS or UGES laying around the house? If so, please consider donating it so it can used by another student. Gowns may be dropped off in the front office. Thank you!

8th Graders can start bringing in one baby picture and a recent photo for the end of the year PowerPoint. Pictures are due no later than Friday, April 28.

Skyward Family Access

While you are online checking your child’s grades and/

or attendance, please take a moment to verify your ad-

dress, phone number, email and emergency info is up to

date. If changes are necessary please call the office or

send a note with the changes to the office. Please note

that the address listed is where your fall registration

information will be mailed to.

MATH MEET Congratulations to the Math Meet teams for a wonderful

showing as they represented our school at this year's Meet.

Each meet lasted one half-day. Fifth and sixth

grades met in the morning and the seventh and

eighth grades met in the afternoon.

All the students worked to earn team points by problem

solving without calculators, doing consumer math, com-

pleting geometric reasoning questions and doing mental

math. The final event included working together on a

project as a team that was worth an extra 100 points. The

questions were extremely challenging, our students worked

together well and we very proud of everyone.

Special congratulations to Nick Sikorski for earning first

place in the seventh and eighth grade division at this year's

Math Meet!

Our 7/8 team came in 1st place and will advance to the

State Mega Math Meet in Madison on May 23. Way to go

team!!

Math Meet student participants for 2017 include:

Grade 5 - Jack Wolf, Lexi Manteufel, Max Reesman, Julia

James

Grade 6 - Aydan Schiveley, Madelyn France, Ethan Radke,

Ava Reed-O’Brien

Grade 7 - Kai Lueth, Justin Fortner, Nick Sikorski, Anna

Salituro

Grade 8 - Kadin Purath, Brenna Lekschas, Noah France,

Laila New

Keep saving those box tops.

Each box top is worth 10¢!!!

3rd Trimester Progress Reports

Grades 3-8

Reports will be posted to Family Access by

6:00 PM on Thursday, April 13.

St. Patrick’s Day decorations and four leaf clovers were

found in the most unlikely places at UGES!

Thanks Ellanor!

Congratulations to Taylor Pallesen who

designed the winning entry of the Earth

Day T-shirt for this year. Well done!

Remember to wear any Earth Day t-shirt

on Thursday, April 13 and on Monday,

April 24th.

Thanks to all who participated in Hoops for Heart

again this year! Our 5th-8th grade classes raised $6,158

for the American Heart Association. Special thanks to all

who helped and participated in the event! Mr. Kolinske

Thank you for keeping your lunch/breakfast ac-count current. Keep track of your balance any-time on Family Access. If you have questions regarding your account please call or email Ms. Kavalauskas at rkavalauskas@uges.k12.wi.us.

Prescription Drug Drop Off

April 22, 2017

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Prescription Drug drop off will be available in the Vil-

lage Hall parking lot on the corner of KR & Hwy 45.

Please note: This is for prescription drugs only!

Environmental Awareness Day

(also known as EARTH DAY)

April 22

Former Wisconsin governor and U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson founded Earth Day in 1970 to organize a national public demonstration that would bring atten-tion to the environment. His efforts made environmental issues an integral part of political debate. Environmental Awareness Day marks the anniversary of Earth Day, (a Public School Ob-servance Day). In honor of Earth Day UGES will be participat-ing in special Earth Day activities . Keep informed on these and other upcoming events in the Daily Express on the school web-site .

Summer Enrichment 2017

The Summer Enrichment program, “A Little Bit of Tropical

Paradise," for students entering grades 2-7 in the fall will run

from June 6-22. Come join the fun summer program learning

about the tropics and visiting Discovery World and the Mil-

waukee Public Museum, the Shedd Aquarium, and the

Brookfield Zoo! Registration forms are on the school website

and are available in the office. All forms are due by April 13th;

no late forms will be accepted.

English Book Festival Twenty seventh and eighth grade students attended the 2017 English Book Festival at UW-Parkside on March 23 along with students throughout Racine and Kenosha counties. To be eligible to attend students had to read the following preselected titles: The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier, A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park, Jackaby by William Ritter, Patient Zero by Marilee Peters, Crossover by Kwame Alexander, Out of Water by Sharon Draper, and The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi. Students attended three workshops based on topics from the books and heard author Jonathan Auxier talk about his books, his ideas and the writing process. Congrats to these eligible students: Lily Cox Kaitlyn Bryant Kayla Boyle Abby Beutel Brooklyn Bailey Hailey Kayler Ashley Maier Allie Carnick Ashley Werner Amelia Redlin Grace Ziegler Abby Wilks Amber Janke Kai Lueth Mady Lorey Brandon Carls Brock Luedtke Calvin Windsor Grace Clausen Hannah Curtin

Author Jonathan Auxier with our English Book Festival “monsters”.

Check out Nathan’s

amazing origami dragon

collection!

PTO Pie Fundraiser Delivery

Wednesday, April 12

Hazardous Waste and Household Pickup

For residents of Union Grove, Waterford, Rochester,

and Burlington

April 29, 2017

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Drop off electronics, hazardous materials, appliances,

medications, and household items at the Public Works

building in Burlington (2200 S. Pine Street).

Items accepted include:

Latex Paint

Electronics

TV’s ($25 each)

Non-perishable food

Personal Care Items

Clothing

For complete list go to Burlington-wi.gov or call 262-539-

3700.

400 Point Club Lily Cox

Madylin Lorey

Aydan Schiveley

350 Point Club Max Reesman

300 Point Club Justin Stanolis

Bria Wright

Grace Ziegler

250 Point Club Aubrey Osborne

Emily Sampson

Caleb Westrum

200 Point Club Alex Boys

Katelyn Guerrero

Ethan Horon

Alex Johnson

Jackson Sievert

150 Point Club Joey Blum

Holly Breneman

Addyson Callewaert

Courtney Fitzgerald

Matthew Hoffmann

Julia James

Brock Luedtke

Karsten Luedtke

Lexi Manteufel

Ava Reed-O’Brien

Mallory Woodworth

100 Point Club Kaitlyn Bryant

Grace Clausen

Kayla DeFranco

Stephanie Fortier

Kristina Galles

Elivia Garcia

Eva Garcia

Makenna Glassman

Kyra Hagen

Jenna James

Hailey Kayler

Morghan Keller

Ashlyn Lowell

Annelise McDonald

Amelia Redlin

Serenity Rodriguez

Trisha Salinas

Kylin Shevokas

Maggie Squires

Heather Staszewski

Samantha Torresin

Alexus Tufford

Tempe Wassam

Ashley Werner

Cooper Willis

ACCELERATED READER ALL STARS

As of March 27, 2017

Congratulations to the following students on earning 100 or more

points in the Accelerated Reader program. To earn points stu-

dents read a book and then take a computer quiz to acquire

points. Way to go, All Stars!

Arbor Day

Arbor Day is a Wisconsin Public School

observance day which is a day set apart

for planting trees. All states in the United

States celebrate it. National Arbor Day is the last

Friday in April. Many other countries also cele-

brate Arbor Day by planting trees, or they have

other special days or weeks for tree planting.

Arbor Day began in Nebraska. Julius Sterling

Morton, a newspaper publisher, realized that

trees would enrich the soil and conserve moisture

in it. Through his efforts, April 10, 1872, was set

aside as Nebraska's first Arbor Day. The Nebras-

ka Legislature later made Arbor Day a legal holi-

day and changed its date to April 22, Morton’s

birthday. From World Book encyclopedia

April 13 – American’s Creed Day

I believe in the United States of America

as a Government of the people, by the

people, for the people; whose just powers are de-

rived from the consent of the governed; a democra-

cy in a republic, a sovereign Nation of many sover-

eign States; a perfect union, one and inseparable;

established upon those principles of freedom, equal-

ity, justice, and humanity for which American patri-

ots sacrificed their lives and fortunes.

I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to

love it, to support its Constitution; to obey its laws;

to respect its Flag; and to defend it against all ene-

mies.

American's Creed Day is a Wisconsin Public School

Observance Day recognizing the American's Creed,

written in 1917 by William Tyler Page, a messenger

in the U.S. House of Representatives. His essay was

judged the "best summary of American political

faith" in a national contest.

Park Clean Up Day

Please join us on Saturday, April 8 from

10:00 AM until 12:00 PM as we team up

and clean up parks around the Village. Rain date is

Saturday, April 15 . Interested individuals or groups

please email Adam Graf at agraf@uniongrove.net.

The mission of Union Grove Elementary School is to

provide a positive educational environment while

embracing diversity and enabling all students to

reach their highest potential with the cooperation of

parents and the community.

Back Row, L-R: Mrs. Ketter (6th gr. Language Arts/Science), Mr. Cleven (6th gr. Social Studies and Math),

Mrs. Bednarek (5th gr. Social Studies and Science), Mr. Topercer (5th gr. Language Arts).

Front Row, L-R: Mrs. Peterson (Aide), Mrs. Felton (6th gr. Language Arts and Social Studies), Mrs. Black (5th

gr. Math), Mrs. Johnsen (6th gr. Math and Science), Ms. Hawkins (5/6 Special Education).

Recent Green Bay Packers Fan Hall of Fame inductee Frank Lamping visited UGES to share his experience and

encourage our students to follow their dreams.

Union Grove Elementary

2nd Trimester A Honor Roll

2016-2017

8th Grade

Chandler Amon, Charlotte Beard, Kyle Beck, Abigail Beutel, Allison Carnick, Yvonne Croninger,

Hannah Curtin, Mason DeGroot, Maguire Delagrave, Anna Dolgaard, Hayden Domagalski, Emily

Erdman, Kyle Fletcher, Noah France, Aiden Gajewski, Jordan Goggins, Amber Janke, Alexander

Johnson, Marcus Johnson, Brenna Lekschas, Madylin Lorey, Austin Lowell, Brock Luedtke, Ashley

Maier, James Molbeck, Laila New, Elaina Pettit, Kadin Purath, Dominic Rampulla, Amelia Redlin,

Connor Schiveley, Samantha Schneider, Stefanie Schneider, Noah Schoff, Maggie Squires, Heather

Staszewski, Madison Storbeck, Ashley Werner, Amanda Wilson, Jessica Wilson, Nash Wolf, Brandi

Woodworth, Grace Ziegler.

7th Grade

Brooklyn Bailey, McKayla Boyle, Kaitlyn Bryant, John Buckner, Payton Calouette, Brandon Carls,

Samantha Chizek, Grace Clausen, Tyler Cuadra, Allison Drdak, Garrett Foldy, Justin Fortner, Eva

Garcia, Blayne Gibbs, Rachel Kalbas, Adelyn Kemper, Anna Klawinski, Victoria Krueske, Hannah

Kwon, Kai Lueth, Annelise McDonald, Reina Melendrez, Emma Miller, Avery Nelson, Ty Nelson,

Tyler Nelson, Sean Neubauer, Chloe Obermeyer, Taylor Peterson, Cole Reesman, Austin Sack, Anna

Salituro, Emily Saunders, Samantha Schmaling, Cody Schwartz, Nicholas Sikorski, Owen Skewes, Eric

Sorenson, Mitchell Stough, Remmi Sweet, Wolfgang Vienonen, Abby Wilks, Brooke Willkomm, Mac-

kenzie Wilson, Calvin Windsor, Sarah Zimowski.

6th Grade

Owen Amon, Logan Bulgrin, Mason Bulgrin, Kelcee-Marie Burrell, Hannah Daigle, Kayla DeFranco,

Makenzy Delagrave, Ava Domagalski, Stephanie Fortier, Madelyn France, Elivia Garcia, Alison Glass-

man, Noah Glazebrook, Kyra Hagen, Matthew Hoffmann, Larah Hood-Brennan, Emma Hruby, An-

drew Jakes, Brylee Katterhagen, Riley Kayler, Lily Keeker, Zackary LaMoore, Ashlyn Lowell, Allison

McBryde, Jessica Meiland, Travis Moore, Paige Nelson, Sierra Nelson, Evan Nielsen, Caroline No-

vak, Morgan Oviedo, Jonathan Painter, Cade Peterson, Ailey Petri, Olivia Pfeiffer, Abagail Puckett,

Ethan Radke, Sophia Rampulla, McKinley Ray, Ava Reed-O’Brien, Trisha Salinas, Emily Sampson, Ay-

dan Schiveley, Alexandra Schmidt, Logan Schoff, Jackson Sievert, Andrew Slife, Kaitlynn Smith, Wes-

ley Squires, Kendyl Storbeck, Riley Storm-Voltz, Bria Wright, Wyatt Young.

5th Grade

Meghan Brath, Madelynn Bryant, Terryn Clemmensen, Katelyn DeGroot, Parker DeGroot, Landon

Dessart, Addison Dunkerson, Rollin Eggleston, Courtney Fitzgerald, Elliana Flees, Mary Gatta, Kayla

Henderson, Erin Holler, Julia James, Ashley Jenrette, Morghan Keller, Andrew Koerber, Peyton

LaFrania, Marshall Loch, Hailee Malinski, Lexi Manteufel, Olivia McClelland, Glen Miller Jr., Hannah

Orcutt, Aubrey Osborne, Tyler Paulich, Max Reesman, Aiden Schroeder, Sydney Stehling, Aden Va-

lerin, Jack Wolf, Mallory Woodworth.

Union Grove Elementary

2nd Trimester B Honor Roll

2016-2017

8th Grade

Erin Abbott, Claudia Allen, Hunter Arnold, Anthony Bednar, John Blum, Annelise Bojesen, Kylie

Brennan, Joseph Chiapete, Logan Cramer, Ryan Davis, Reid Frederickson, Jordyn Gascoigne, Os-

waldo Gonzalez, Ryan Gulan, Jordan Haupt, Ethan Hunt, Brady Katterhagen, Ashwinder Kaur, Hai-

ley Kayler, Benjamin Klein, Kaitlyn Kolb, Emma Lovely, Isabelle Marshall, Nicholas Martin, Jenna

Moore, Janet Murguia, Zoe Nader, Mayson Oviedo, Hunter Reich, Faith Rosenow, Sergio Ruiz,

Hunter Schwertfeger, Rian Sheehan, Casey Shevokas, Allison Storm-Voltz, Jacob Truebenbach, To-

run Walton, Nicklas Williams, Cade Willis, Gwendolyn Wisniewski, Madison Zabler.

7th Grade

Madyson Allyn, Bryce Burns, Nolan Cayemberg, Anthony Chartier, Devin Cline, Lily Cox, Cassidy

Danhauer, Joshua Dean, Evan Dolgaard, Nicholas Elmer, Sophia Fanelli, Kadyn Fleury, Daniel Fox,

Kaydin Gagnon, Jacinda Gomez, Parker Griffith, Ryan Hoke, Ethan Horon, Brianna Jackson, Eric

Jocius, Paige Kirchmeier, Shelby LaFave, Austin Lowe, Allison Modrow, Collin Orcutt, Keila Peraza,

Claire Peterson, Emmytt Pettit, Christopher Poeschel, Dalton Scherer, Johara Small, Ethan Spargur,

Kollin Suprak, Jaden Svendsen, Analiese Tornow, Enid Torres, Steven Vanek, Chloe Wietrzak,

Cooper Willis, Simon Witt.

6th Grade

Hevyn Albert, Kasandra Baer, Gavin Bednar, Nathan Beutel, Emily Boyle, Troy Breneman, Zoe

Brennan, Sofie Brever, Vada Brice, Hailey Caldwell, Carter Clark, Ella Dolgaard, Barrett Dorval, Mi-

chael Eruchalu, Shea Gajewski, Ariena Gronholm, Katelyn Guerrero, Benjamin Gulan, Bryce Hoke,

Justin Horenziak, Isabel Huenink, Austin Jakes, Reagan LaPointe, Timothy Letizia, Isabella Lichter,

Brooklyn Maass, Ellanor Malkasian, Ashton Morris, Jese Nader, Taylor Pallesen, Tyler Peterson,

Raymond Ruiz, Taylor-Ann Schattner, Kacey Spranger, Christopher Swanson, Nolan Sweet, Brooke

Szczerba, Madeline Tracy, Marie Truebenbach, Aubrie Verbeten, Nathan Williams, Paige Williams,

Zoe Ziegler.

5th Grade

Hayden Andreasen, Baylee Bissett, Austin Born, Hunter Born, Abigail Brigman, Reese DeGarmo, Sa-

vannah Demjen, Kristina Galles, Abigail Garbie, Ezra Garcia, McKenna Gnas, Lexa Harden, Laila

Hoffmann, Evan Hruby, Marisa Jansa, Preston Jocius, Lilian Kolarik, Chad O’Connor, Taylor Peter-

son, Brock Pulk, Serenity Rodriguez, Kalibur Rosenow, Kylin Shevokas, Justin Stanolis, Phoebe Tem-

ple, Alexus Tufford.

Tornado Safety Before the Storm: Develop a plan for you and your family for home, work,

school and outdoors. Know the safest shelter areas in multiple locations.

Have frequent drills.

Keep a disaster supply kit in your home including water, food that won’t spoil and needs no heat to serve, first-aid kit, NOAA Weather Radio (also known as an emergency weather radio), a flashlight and special items for children, pets and elderly family members.

Be sure your weather radio is working properly. Spring is

a great time to install fresh batteries.