UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1070 HEALD HIGHWAY

UNION, ME 04862207-785-4330

CHRISTINA WOTTON, PRINCIPAL ALLISON DAVIS, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Dates to RememberOctober 26- November 1

Scholastic Book Fair @ UES!~~~~~~~~~

Friday, October 27thBooktoberfest at UES 5:00-6:30 PM

~~~~~~~~~Monday, October 30th

Tooth Protectors Dental Clinic~~~~~~~~~

Friday, November 3rdField Trip- Grades 4-6 to Colby Art Museum

~~~~~~~~~Monday, November 6thLifetouch Picture Retakes

~~~~~~~~~Wednesday, November 8th

Early Release- Dismissal @ 1:00 PM~~~~~~~~~

Thursday, November 9thField Trip- Grades K-3 to Colby Art Museum

~~~~~~~~~Friday, November 10th

Veteran’s Day (observed)- No School~~~~~~~~~

November 14 & 16Parent/Teacher Conferences

Call the school at 785-4330 to set up an appointment with your child’s teacher.

~~~~~~~~~November 21stTrimester 1 ends

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.

http://www.msad40.org/schools/union/

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

Breakfast Menufor week of 10/30/17

Monday- Assorted cereal, 100% fruit juice, whole grain graham cracker, low-fat white milk

Tuesday- Whole grain cinnamon bun, fresh fruit, low-fat white milk

Wednesday- Whole grain Poptart, fresh fruit, low-fat white milk

Thursday- Go-Gurt, graham cracker, fresh fruit, low-fat white milk

Friday- Assorted muffins, 100% juice, low-fat white milk

www.facebook.com/unionelementaryschoolinfoOCTOBER 27, 2017

Principal’s Pride

This week I am proud and thankful for our PTC Raffle, thank you Diane and Anna for organizing. This year’s Halloween raffle raised $171.15, there were 38 prizes given out! So much fun for our students and this money will go to support one of the many PTC sponsored events. Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all the families that donated to the raffle.

When our monthly target is kindness and your school is so full of kind people, it’s hard to choose a specific class to recognize. This week I am proud of our 4th graders who made cards for a young boy battling brain cancer. The little boy is in a Maine hospital and was hoping for Halloween cards because it is his favorite holiday. Thank you Mrs. Munro and the 4th graders for spreading your kindness. I am proud of you.

The UES Book Fair begins today and lasts until Wednesday, November 1st. Tonight, while students and parents are at

Booktoberfest at UES, the Book Fair will be open for purchasing. The most exciting part is that through the generosity of the Parents'

Group each child attending during the evening will be given a voucher for $5.00 to be spent on books. Students must be in

attendance at the school on Friday night between 5:00-6:30 pm for Booktoberfest in order to receive the $5.00 voucher.

Checks can be made out to "Union Elementary School", cash is always welcome, and the online fair link will be available until

November 1st. http://www.scholastic.com/bf/unionelementaryschool8Thanks for helping us to get more books into students' hands.

BOOKTOBERFEST 2017

AND GAMES AND ACTIVITIES AND BOOKFAIR . . . Games and activities will be arranged at centers around the gym. A book fair will be open on the stage and all students attending will receive a $5.00 gift certificate to purchase a book! AND PIZZA AND PRIZES . . . At 6:00, a free pizza dinner will be served and a bingo game will be offered. Winners will receive prizes! AND KINDLES?! At the end of the night, Principal Wotton will draw a raffle name for a lucky winner of a Kindle! OH MY!! You  won’t  want to miss out on this FUN event!

On Friday, October 27th from 5:00 to 6:30 will be Union Elementary School’s  Booktoberfest.    Union  staff  members  will  be  dressed  in  Wizard  of  Oz character themed costumes Students are welcome to wear any costume excluding all weaponry. COSTUME PARADE. . .

Children will meet a staff member in their classroom to lead them out to the costume parade that will begin promptly at 5:00. Family and friends will wait outside near the flagpole for parade viewing. The parade will end in the gym and literacy activities will begin.

The UES PTC will be selling cookies and apples at Booktoberfest!

Students recognized for positive behaviors!!

Our PBIS monthly theme for October is Fairness/Kindness- I will show kindness by treating others and myself fairly.

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

Kindergarten- Katelyn Patten & Noah Taylor1st Grade- Alden Taylor & Ziola Wellman2nd Grade- Noah Meade & Grace Fenton3rd Grade- Abby Lima & Noah Holmes4th Grade- Cameron Jensen & Faith Kirkham5th Grade- Jaiden Seavey & Cole Weston6th Grade- Hope Mason & Lauren Daigle

Great job!!!!

UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR

The Square 1 Art order forms went home last week with students. Forms and payments need to be turned in to the UES office by Friday, November 3rd at the latest in order to be processed. Please make checks payable to Square 1 Art.

Thank you!

Looking for VeteransThe 4th grade is sponsoring a special luncheon for all local Veterans on November 9th @ 12:00 PM. If you know a local Veteran and would like us to invite them, please contact Union Elementary School at 785-4330 or email donna_munro@msad40.org. to give us their name and address so we can send them an invitation. If Veterans are not local or are unable to attend the luncheon, we would still like to send them a special letter. We hope to have as many Veterans here as possible to honor them for their service to our country.

Thank you to all students who purchased tickets in the PTC Halloween raffle. The total amount raised was $171.15!! That is more than we have raised for this raffle in many years. Congratulations to the following students for winning prizes in the PTC Halloween Raffle:Bella Saggese, Jordan Doughty, J.J. Anderson, Taj Lichti, Karis Burns, Alyse Moody, Maggie Martin, Katelyn Patten, Ariana Pierpont, Anna Weber, Jaiden Seavey, Eilee Stelzer, Hailey Glidden, Cole Esancy, Max Pease, Isabelle Kaler, Jack Martin, Jessica Stanton, Deven Reilly, Skylar Hills, Sara Nelson, Miles Luellen, Hudson Umstead, Lowell Jones, Liam Doughty, Olivia Pelkey, Caroline Snell, Lauren Daigle, Kody Whitney, Sophia Lichti, Colby Daigle, Henry Umstead, Griffin Murray, Madison Woodcock, Ziola Wellman, Scarlett Flint, Lilly Hills, & Liza Esancy. Thanks for supporting the PTC!

Lifetouch Photo RetakesLifetouch Photo retakes will be on Monday, November 6th. If your child wasn’t here on picture day they will have their picture taken. We have photo order forms here in the office if you need one. If you ordered pictures but would like them re-done, please send in the entire picture packet along with a note to have your child’s picture taken again. Thank you!

Applications for the Bruce Roberts Toy Fund are available here at UES in a folder in front of the office. The Portland Press Herald Toy Fund in the Spirit of Bruce Roberts has been providing holidays to children since 1949 in the counties of York, Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Lincoln and Knox. Applications need to be fully filled out and mailed to the address at the bottom of the application by November 8, 2017 to be considered.

Parent/ Teacher ConferencesParent/ Teacher Conferences will be held here at UES on Tuesday, November 14th and Thursday, November 16th from 3:30-6:30 PM. Please call Allison in the office to set up a conference time or email allison_davis@msad40.org. You can also sign up tonight at Booktoberfest! We hope to see as many parents as possible on those two days.

Medomak Valley Girls Winter Youth Basketball Program 2017-2018

There will be a Girls Youth Basketball Program beginning October 28th, 2017 and ending late January 2018 for any girl in grades 3-6 that is interested in playing basketball this winter.

Coach McNelly (varsity girls basketball coach) will be directing 2 basketball clinics to kick off the season.

Clinic 1: October 28th, 2017 at Medomak Middle school. Grades 3-4 (10:00 a.m. -11:30 am) and Grades 5-6 (11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.)

Clinic 2: November 4th, 2017 at Medomak Valley High School. Grades 3-4 (12:30 p.m.-2 p.m.) and Grades 5-6 (2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m)

Registration will take place at one of the 2 clinics on October 28th or November 4th. The cost is $35.00 per child (family discounts) and please make checks payable to Medomak Valley Boosters Club.

If you are unable to attend the 2 basketball clinics your daughter is still eligible to participate in the program. Any questions and concerns will be addressed at the 2

clinics or email me at Ryan_McNelly@msad40.org

Medomak Valley Boys Winter Youth Basketball Program 2017-2018

Any boy in grades 3-6 that is interested in playing basketball this winter. There will be a Boys Youth Basketball Program beginning November 4, 2017 and ending on January 20, 2018.

Coach DePatsy (varsity boys basketball coach) will be directing 2 basketball clinics on Saturday, November 4 and November 11 at Medomak Valley High School. Grades 3/4 will be from 9:00-10:30 a.m. and Grades 5/6 will be from 10:30-12:00 a.m.

Registration will take place at one of the 2 clinics on November 4 and 11. The cost is $35.00 per child (family discounts) and please make checks payable to Medomak Valley Boosters Club.

If you are unable to attend the 2 basketball clinics your son is still eligible to participate in the program. Any

questions and concerns will be addressed at the 2 clinics or email me at nick.depatsy@fivetowns.net

*ThisdanceisbeingfundraisedbytheMVHSSoftballParents.Thesoftballteamwillnotbefundraising,butmanyofthegirlswillbeatthedancetohavefunwithallthe4th,5thand6thgradersandgettheirgrooveon!

The MVHS Softball parents are hosting a dance to raise money for the MVHS Varsity Softball Team!

Friday, November 3, 2017

When: Friday, November 3, 2017 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Where: At the Warren Community School Who: Students from grades 4-6 in RSU #40. Cost: $5.00 per child for admittance. Why: to raise money for the MVHS Softball Team trip to ESPN Spring Training in Florida April 2018, get a chance to hang out with kids from around the district and have fun with some awesome softball girls!

Other: We will be selling pizza, bottled water, candy and homemade baked goods. There will be a limbo competition, costume competition, glow in the dark stuff for sale and a couple fun dance activities. Sponsored by: MVHS Varsity Softball Parents This is a district-wide event and appropriate school behavior is required. If a child is misbehaving, their parents will be contacted to come pick them up.

You must come in to check out your child at end of the dance.

Parents are welcome to stay and help at the dance.

Tooth  Protectors,  Inc.We  are  excited  to  be  able  to  provide  preventative  dental  hygiene  services  to  your  child  at  school.  Tooth  Protectors  Inc.  (TPI)  is  a  Maine  based  program.  We  have  a  team  of  

licensed,  registered  dental  hygienists  who  travel  throughout  Maine  providing  much  needed  preventative  dental  services.  

We  bring  the  dental  of0ice  to  you!Our  dental  clinic  will  be  set  up  at  Union  Elementary  School  

and  students  will  be  seen  during  school  hours.We  provide  preventative  dental  care  such  as:    oral  

assessments,  educational  oral  hygiene  instruction,  dental  cleanings,  3luoride  treatments,  sealants  of  molars  and  pre  

molars,  temporary  3illings  and  referrals.Services  are  available  for  self-­‐pay  patients,  and  for  patients  who  have  MaineCare  or  other  dental  insurance.  Checks  and  Money  Orders  should  be  made  payable  to  Tooth  Protectors,  

Inc.  or  TPI.  

The  0irst  clinic  date  of  this  school  year  here  at  UES  is  October  30th.

Please contact Allison in the office if you have any questions. Thank you!

Tuesday, October 31 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Recognizing that Union is a rural town with limited options for children to enjoy “Trick or Treat” in a safe and fun arena, Vose Library will be using its parking lot for our fourth annual Trunk or Treat. Simply stated, this is a trick or treat event in one location. Treats are handed out from decorated vehicles. An internet search for Trunk or Treat will provide lots more information about this, including some really inspiring car decorations.

We will need volunteers to decorate their cars (not too scary, please!) and hand out goodies. If you have ever wished that you got a few trick or treaters and/or miss seeing children enjoying the holiday, we promise that you’ll have a great time. We will be giving a People’s Choice award to the vehicle with the most votes. We have 24 parking places available, so please sign up your vehicle no later than Wednesday, October 25 by calling the library (785-4733).

Parents: We are so excited to offer this event to you and your children. Please understand that to make this a success we need to have vehicles, so spread the word to your friends and family. Decorating a car could make a great family or group project!

Last year we had over 200 participants, so donations of candy are greatly appreciated for the cars to replenish their stock if they run out.

Cider and snacks will be served at the Library during the event.

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Friendship Village School25th Annual Craft Fair

November 25, 2017, 9am to 2pmFamous Lobster Rolls, Bake Sale

A wide assortment of crafters and product vendors!Amazing Raffle Baskets a theme for everyone!