UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1070 HEALD HIGHWAY

UNION, ME 04862207-785-4330

SUSAN HOXIE, PRINCIPAL ALLISON DAVIS, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Dates to Remember

Friday, December 14thGingerbread Gala & Holiday Shop

5:30-7:30 p.m.~~~~~~~~~

December 17-20PTC Holiday Raffle (items on display in

the lobby). Drawing on 12/20.Tickets 5/$1 or .25 each

~~~~~~~~~Tuesday, December 18th

Winter Concert @ UES 1:30 p.m.~~~~~~~~~

Christmas VacationDecember 24-January 1

~~~~~~~~~Wednesday, January 2nd

School Resumes~~~~~~~~~

January 9thEarly Release- Dismissal @ 1:00 pm

~~~~~~~~~January 21st

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day- No School

Kindergarten Registration

Any child having their 5th birthday on or before October 15th 2011 is eligible to enter Kindergarten in the fall. Please call Miller School at 832-2103 or stop by the office to register your child.

There is a NEW School Cancellation scroll bar on the district website.

www.msad40.orgThe front door at Miller School will be

locked from 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Please RING THE DOORBELL and we will let you in.

New Story Hour at the Waldoboro Public Library

Join the Monday Book Nook

Monday’s at 3:30 p.m.No registration needed

Listen to children’s chapter books (8-12) read aloud.

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Do you have an item you want placed in the newsletter? Please get any information

to Allison in the office by Thursday morning. The best way to give me information is to e-mail it to me.

My e-mail address is allison_davis@msad40.org

The Principal’s Post  It’s hard to believe the first trimester has come and gone. Last Friday, UES held an awards assembly to acknowledge the academic successes of students. Teachers recognized students for their hard work in the content areas such as reading, writing, math,  and science. I’m so proud of the learning that students have demonstrated in these areas; they have been working really hard to grow as learners. While the academic recognition is important my favorite awards are the ones that recognize the effort and citizenship of the students. I like these awards because they show students that perseverance and kindness are also an important part of school.  It was great to see the pride on the students’ faces as they heard their name being called and the excitement for their friends being recognized. Keep up the great work UES students!

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

Breakfast Menufor week of 12/17/18

Monday- Assorted cereal, whole grain graham cracker, fresh fruit, low-fat white

milk

Tuesday- Pancakes, fresh fruit, low-fat white milk

Wednesday- Blueberry muffin, 100% fruit juice, low-fat white milk

Thursday- Whole grain Poptart or cereal bar, 100% juice or fruit, low-fat white milk

Friday- Assorted cereal, whole grain graham cracker, fresh fruit, low-fat white

milk

Students recognized for positive behaviors!!

Our PBIS monthly theme for December is Compassion- I will be understanding and caring of others.

Congratulations to the following students for being recognized this week for our targeted positive behavior:

Kindergarten- Jonathan Parmentier & Emilee Cook1st Grade- Katelyn Patten & Wyatt Glidden2nd Grade- Isabella Saggese & Alden Taylor3rd Grade- Isabelle Kaler & Chris Aiken4th Grade- Colby Daigle & Wyatt Hood5th Grade- Claudia Feeley & Cameron Jensen6th Grade- Taj Lichti & Chris Harris

Great job!!

The annual UES Gingerbread Gala is tonight!!! Friday, December 14th from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

The gala will be a fun night full of great activities such as: gingerbread mini-golf, arts & crafts, face painting, & more! You won’t want to miss our Holiday DJ who will be hosting fun family games & contests throughout the night. Home Depot will be here with building kits for the kids. We will have popcorn & drinks for everyone to enjoy.

Kids will earn tickets by participating in activities & events throughout the night to enter in the holiday gift raffle. (ALL FREE!)

PARENTS!!!: We will be having an “Ugly Sweater Contest” just for you! Entry is just $2, and the winner will get a prize!

The Holiday Shop will also be set up at the Gala for students to make purchases. We hope to see you here!

The PTC Holiday raffle is still going on! Tickets are for sale in the office 5-$1 or .25 each. Prize winners will be drawn on December 20th. Pictured below are all the prizes! Purchase your ticket today!

Holiday Shop at UESOn Friday, 12/14, the Holiday Shop will be open for all at the Gingerbread Gala. Cash or checks made out to UES PTC will be accepted. The kids have had so much fun shopping for their loved ones this week at school and it got them into the spirit of giving rather than receiving. Thanks for your support!

Donations for Pope Memorial Humane Society

3rd graders are doing their annual compassion project of collecting donations for the Pope Memorial Humane Society. We are collecting items such as old blankets, food, office supplies, and collars and leashes. There are collection boxes in the school lobby as well as outside the 3rd grade classroom door. We're collecting these donations until December 21st. Thank you for your consideration! -UES 3rd Graders

Donors Choose Mystery Science GrantChristmas came early this year! Mrs. Adams received notice that the Mystery Science Donors Choose grant was fully funded. Teri Costain, from Brunswick donated over $700 which was matched by UPS. The total donations for this project were $1764. The materials for every Mystery Science lesson will be delivered in early January. We are very thankful for the generosity of Ms. Costain and UPS!

The RSU 40 Food Service Program serves breakfast in all seven schools. Every day students can have a choice of a whole grain, reduced sugar cereal or another item that is offered like muffins, pancakes, yogurt, breakfast sandwiches, and breakfast pizza. Students can also take a milk and fruit or juice. All grain items are whole grain. Items offered change daily. Students who receive a lunch at no cost or a reduced lunch may take a breakfast at no cost. Students who pay full price for a lunch may take a breakfast for $1.50 in grades pre-K to 8 and $2.00 in grades 9-12.

A great way to keep track of your child's meal transactions or balance is to set up an account with Myschoolbucks. It does not cost anything to set up an account. For more information please call: Storm Hendrickson, Food Service Director, at 785-2277 ext. 241 or email stormie_hendrickson@msad40.org

Author Presentation for grades 3, 4 & 5 at the Vose Library

In January, our 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grades will have the wonderful opportunity to visit the Vose Library and listen to author Matt Tavares speak. Mr. Tavares is a Maine author of over eighteen books, including fiction and nonfiction. Students will travel by bus to the Vose Library for a 50-minute presentation by Mr. Tavares.

Students are able to purchase books by Mr. Tavares ahead of time, and those books will be here for his visit. He will sign and personalize the books. If you would like to purchase books to have signed by the author please send in the order form that was sent home with students in grades 3, 4, and 5 last week. A few of his books are pictured above. Prices reflect a 40% discount. Checks can be made out to Union Elementary School. Please return forms by Monday, December 17, 2018. Thank you!

1st Trimester AwardsCongratulations to the following students for receiving an award at the 1st Trimester Awards Assembly that was held last Friday here at UES.

Citizenship AwardEllsie Snider-Knapp, Deklin Walsh, Kyle Jensen, Cian Lally, Isabelle Saggese, Maggie Martin, Liam Doughty, Elizabeth Moody, Liam Feeley, Griffin Murray, Ryan Pelkey, & Ava Berry.

Effort AwardCalvin Ward, Asher Whitney, Katelyn Patten, Alden Taylor, Aiden Beardsley, Cole Esancy, Brayden Roman, Noah Holmes, Wyatt Hood, Gavin Taggart, Griffin Holgerson, & Jacob Ballou.

Scholar AwardLucas Smith, Emilee Cook, Noah Taylor, Caroline Snell, Jaydiin Ruiz Sandoval, Christopher Aiken, Isabelle Kaler, Carlie Cooney, Josh Blake, & Chris Harris.

Writing AwardMila Luellen, Alice LaPorte, Julianna Blake, Liza Esancy, Jacob McKellar, Miles Luellen, Skyler Flint, Abby Lima, Nolan Wellman, Maggie Bruno, Cole Bruno, Jack Martin, & Aiden Abbotoni.

Reader Award Fallyn Kirkham, Jaxson Boehlke, Abigail Reed, Sage Crafford, Tyson Wall, Noah Meade, Alyssa Merrifield, Kendall Wyman, Ariana Pierpont, Ivy Lee, Haylie Matson, Carlie Cooney, Karis Burns, & Mia Flagg.

Math AwardMac Burridge, Kallie Wyman, Deven Reilly, Sebastian Langley, Max Pease, Gabe Roman, Brayden Roman, Grace Fenton, Colby Daigle, Torin Lally, Madison Woodcock, Mason Nguyen, & Chris Harris.

Science AwardHailee Olsen, Ulysses Dougherty, Hudson Umstead, Zachary Prock, Sawyer Ballou, Riley Kirkham, Youssouf Sinare, & Noah Taggart.

Social Studies AwardJonathan Parmentier, Wyatt Glidden, Chase Edgecomb, Jessica Stanton, Kody Whitney, Dylan Rackliff, Gianna Metras, Lilly Hills, Addison Ott, Henry Umstead, & Claudia Feeley.

Handwriting AwardHarper Wilson, Ashlynn Ott, Ziola Wellman, Ava Gleason, Miles Luellen, Audrianna Beckwith, Olivia Campbell, Maggie Bruno, & Charlotte Johnson. Excellence in Art Harper Wilson, Katelyn Patten, Aiden Beardsley, Ariana Pierpont, Colby Daigle, Payton Conway & Colby Gammon.

Super Effort in P.E.Lauren Lorentzen, Sebastian Langley, Gabe Roman, Brayden Roman, Torin Lally, Aaliyah Ten Broeck, & Derek McKechnie.

Excellence in MusicAngelika Stanton, Ashlynn Ott, Cian Lally, Cole Esancy, Maggie Bruno, Scarlett Flint, & Skylar Hills.

Excellence in Band Excellence in ChorusChris Harris Mia Flagg

Student Council OfficersKaris Burns- President, Chris Harris- Vice President, Cole Bruno- Secretary, Mason Nguyen- Representative & Scarlett Flint- Representative.

Thank you to all of our volunteers for the 1st Trimester: Jessica Belvill, Janelle Blake, Ben Bruno, Kim Bruno, Audra Carlson, Nicole Colburn, Michele Cooney, Sarah Crosby, Jenn Daigle, Jessica Davis, Jennifer Evangelos, Erica Flagg, Sarah Flint, Ashlee Francis, Dawn Hannan, Sharon Harris, Debbie Hilt, Pat Hood, Mark Jennings, Molly Jennings, Carrie Johnson, Jennifer Kurr, Elizabeth Lally, Amanda Lorentzen, Christy Matson, Joan McDonald, David McKellar, Karyn Meadows, Susie Meadows, Creig Mills, April Murray, Marie Parmentier, Jill Pease, Mariah Pierpont, Crystal Redden, Michael Smith, Allyson Taggart, Craig Ten Broeck, Rachael Umstead, Tara Wellman, Sybil Wentworth, Sarah Williams, Heather Wilson, Mitch Wilson & Matt Wyman. RAMS Student Volunteers: Dylan Barter, Cameron Davis, Natasha Frampton, Charlie Miller, Austin Overlock, MacKenzie Phifer, Jonas Sabins & Jonathan Winchenbach.