UIL Academic Competitions:

Let Your Student SHINE!

UIL is an extracurricular academic program that allows high achieving students to demonstrate their

knowledge and skills in a competitive setting! Teams are available for students in grades 2-5.

UIL Facts• WHAT: University Interscholastic League • WHO: Elementary students from NISD • WHERE: Thompson Elementary, Haslet (NISD).

Students will take the bus to this location on the date of the competition.

• WHEN: Competition dates are still being determined for the 2015-2016 school year.

• HOW: - Students try out for a team - If selected for a team, attend after school practices/study at home- Attend and compete at the competition.

UIL Facts continued… • WHY:

- UIL helps to prepare students for future academic excellence in middle school, high school, and beyond. - UIL competitions celebrate ACADEMIC

excellence, and allow students to let their “smarts” shine!!

- UIL is FUN. Students build a community of learners with others on their team. - Students feel honored to represent their

school and pride in their success.

Try Outs • Tryouts will take place this fall (date TBD). • Students will stay after school and must have a

SIGNED PERMISSION FORM to try out. • Students may try out for as many teams as they

would like. • UIL coaches will meet and create teams. • Results of try outs will be announced at school by

the following week (it takes several days to form teams).

UIL Coaches • Teachers from various grade levels may be UIL

coaches. • Your child’s coach may be a teacher from a

different grade level. • I am still working on finalizing coaches for the

2015-2016 school year.

Teams- 2nd Grade • Creative Writing • Storytelling

*Students may only participate on one team*

Teams- 3rd Grade • Storytelling• Oral Reading• Ready Writing • Music Memory• Spelling

*Students may only participate on one team*

Teams- 4th Grade• Music Memory• Art• Oral Reading • Spelling• Number Sense• Maps, Graphs, and Charts• Chess Puzzle • Ready Writing

*Students may only participate on one team*

Teams- 5th Grade• Music Memory • Art• Oral Reading• Spelling• Number Sense• Maps, Graphs, and Charts • Chess Puzzle • Listening• Dictionary• Ready Writing

*Students may only participate on one team*

For more information…

• Visit the UIL A+ Academics Website at: http://www.uiltexas.org/aplus

For more information about individual competitions, select the “events” tab.

(All study materials and resources will be provided to your student if they make a team).

• Visit the UIL website on the Beck Elementary Page

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