UIS Houses met yesterday. They competed in teambuilding games to win prizes for everyone in their house and bragging rights until our next meeting. They also made valentines for local nursing home residents. #kidsdoinggoodthings #teachkindness
Our Red Storm reporters absolutely crushed their very first newscast! Laughter and applause echoed proudly through the Red Storm Cafe as students celebrated an amazing debut. What a fantastic start!
Over the last week and a half, students in STEAM have had a spirit of sportsmanship as we celebrated the Super Bowl and Olympics by applying what we have learned about potential and kinetic energy to creating a free-standing field goal and trying to “kick” (flick) a paper football through the goal post. Then some of our classes applied our potential and kinetic energy knowledge as well as incorporating measurement skills into building hockey goals, making hockey sticks and then playing a game of table hockey. Fifth grade also had the opportunity to do a Super Bowl themed math trivia last week. A lot of fun was had getting into the competitive (and creative) spirit of the season!
The 5 Essentials Survey will be administered by all UIS students the week of February 23rd to February 27th. If you do NOT want your child to participate, please contact the office or fill out the opt out form linked below.
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Mrs. Woods students enjoyed cooking class. Not only did they test their reading and math skills, but they were able to eat the final product!
UIS PTO will meet on Tuesday, February 10th at 5:30 p.m. in the library. Hope you can join!
Super Bowl transformation was a hit with our 4th graders.
Fifth graders participated in Decimal Division Winter Olympics today to kick off the Winter Olympics. Students did 3 timed tasks and collected data. Next week we will be finding averages of our scores and tracking data from the Winter Olympics!
Our 4th grade classes participated in all kinds of Super Bowl activities today. Thank you to our teachers for always making learning engaging.
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Mrs. Murray's class researched Martin Luther King Jr. The display demonstrates evidence of their learning in action.
Last week in STEAM, Mrs. Wood’s class held a bagel tasting. National Bagel Day was January 15th and students had shared that several had never tried bagels before and they would like to try them. Students sampled four different types of bagels; plain, everything, blueberry, and cinnamon raisin. Students discussed the flavors and what good descriptive words are when describing food (savory, sweet, creamy, etc.) and there was discussion on which bagels students liked and which they didn’t care for. Students also had the opportunity to sample bagels with cream cheese and without. They then graphed which bagels were liked by students and they also graphed how many students preferred cream cheese over no cream cheese. There was then a class discussion about the results and how data collection and graphs can help us compare and contrast things more easily in order to better understand topics. What a delicious way to learn!
The 5 Essentials Survey will be administered by all UIS students the week of February 23rd to February 27th. If you do NOT want your child to participate, please contact the office or fill out the opt out form linked below.
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4th and 6th grade have been learning about potential and kinetic energy in STEAM and applying what they’ve learned to different tasks with dominoes. They have built chain reactions and created obstacles for the reactions to cross over and interact with. They are then making observations about where the potential energy is greatest and when the kinetic energy is greatest. Sixth grade is starting to apply what they’ve learned to real life situations like skating at a skate park. They have used an online skate park simulator to observe potential and kinetic energy used on different skate ramps and how mass and friction affect the potential and kinetic energy.
These UIS students are our January Students of the Month. They all were nominated for multiple Shooting Stars during the month of January to recognize their accomplishments and citizenship. Keep up the good work and continuing to show others the UIS way.
February 2nd - 6th is National School Counseling Week. Show your appreciation for Mrs. Logsdon by thanking her or giving her a card. Check out her favorite things on the UIS list of favorites under DOCUMENTS on the website.
Math IS fun!!
UIS Students will be taking the 5 Essentials Survey. Please see the attached form for more information and an option to opt out. Survey will be given between February 23 and February 27, 2026.
Our 5th grade classes are diving into a classic Gary Paulsen novel.
United Families,
United CUSD 304 schools are in session tomorrow, Monday, January 26, 2026. Unfortunately there was an erroneous report on another Face Book account that stated closure. This is not the case. All United CUSD 304 schools will be in session tomorrow, January 26, 2026.
United CUSD 304 schools are in session tomorrow, Monday, January 26, 2026. Unfortunately there was an erroneous report on another Face Book account that stated closure. This is not the case. All United CUSD 304 schools will be in session tomorrow, January 26, 2026.