No School at United on Wednesday January 5th. Typical snow day. No remote learning. Evening activities are pending at this time - further info will be forwarded as needed. #BeUnited
Congratulations to our students of the month for December. Our character trait for the month of December was "kindness." These students were nominated by their classroom teachers for demonstrating extra kindness throughout December. Way to go!!!
Back row (left to right): Natalie Switzer, Lindley Burns, Owen Postin, Avarey Saathoff, Leo Aliu, Hank Tracy
Front row (left to right): Carly Stewart, Vivaka Osborn, Ava Cozadd, Emersyn Phillips, Mathew Bussey-Rodriguez, and Ryleigh Taylor
The United North fifth graders hosted a food drive benefiting the Alexis Food Bank from November 29-December 10. Students from grades pre-K-5th brought in non-perishable food items and the fifth graders collected and counted them. We are proud to announce that we collected 995 items for the food bank and are excited to announce that Mrs. Knapp's fourth grade collected the most items with 154 donations! Thank you so much to everyone who donated and worked to help support this wonderful community resource. If you or someone you know can utilize the food bank, please contact Chad McKenna at Village Baptist Church in Alexis. Dates/Times: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month from 8am-9am and 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month from 6pm-7pm. *All are welcome, visits are confidential, no questions asked.
A few reminders for this week:
*Tuesday after school until 5:30 is pickup for donut orders at North.
*Students may wear their pajamas to school on Friday.
*There will be a 1pm dismissal on Friday.
The elementary Christmas concerts are this Friday (12/10) at United High School.
Times:
Grades K-2 starts at 6:00pm
Grades 3-5 starts at 7:00pm
**A reminder note with details of the evening is being sent home with students today.
This concert will be livestreamed for those who would like to enjoy from home. It will be on the UHS Newsroom channel. You should be able to "subscribe" to the channel if you have a Google account and you will get an alert when there are live events (or you can just click on the link below on Friday night).
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKmgDMVgAXJoE6St9ZieiXQ
We have brought in a total of 582 items to donate to the Alexis Food Bank so far! Our fifth grades have organized a food drive that runs through the end of this week (December 10th). Thank you for helping to stock the shelves!
If you are in need, you can go to the Alexis Food Bank at:
Village Baptist Church
2704 1st Ave.
Alexis
Dates/times:
1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month 8am-9am
2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month 6pm-7pm
**All are welcome, visits are confidential, no questions asked.
We were the recipients of a random act of Kindness from the employees at Porter-Hay Insurance! It is so fitting, as the character trait for the month of December is "kindness!!" Thank you so much to the employees at Porter-Hay Insurance and you can definitely count on us to pay it forward!!
We want to thank all of the students, parents, and staff for donating to our Change a Life Fundraiser organized by Mrs. Hinton's STORM group.
We raised $1,422.06 in 12 days!
We presented checks to Western Illinois Animal Rescue and The Strom Center.
Each organization received a check for $711.03! WOW!!!! Thank you ALL so much for your generosity and helping us help others in need!
Mrs. Olin's class watched a virtual event with beloved children's author Kate DiCamillo yesterday. She discussed her new book and answered questions. It was amazing! Also amazing is the portrait Keylee drew of Kate!!
Tanner's Donut orders are due on Friday this week (12/3)! Money is due with orders. Pick up date will be Tuesday, December 14th!
The entire staff (teachers, custodians, secretaries, cooks, counselors, etc.) at United North Elementary works so hard on a daily basis to create a positive school environment where everyone feels welcomed and loved. We have been focusing on "gratitude" throughout the month of November. If you feel inclined, please help us show our staff some gratitude by filling out this simple, quick form and we will create a certificate to give them a shoutout. You can fill this out for any employee at United North and tell them how amazing we all know they are! Thank you for noticing the positives! :-)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfH2wB-6mMiKdCOycIsuD8JY93dRl0LlPqs7LZ1JHBooNTgWQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
Covid Positive 11-16-21
Thank you to the Ben Corben Memorial for the huge supply donation! Our stash was running a bit low and has now been replenished. We will put these to good use!!
Covid Positive 10-27-21
Your North Elementary fans are supporting you! #BeUnited
Please make note of a November PTO meeting change. The meeting has been moved to Wednesday, November 10th at 5:15pm in the North library. This has been updated on the "events" section of the website.
This is a great opportunity for information, strategies and support!
It's Book Fair week!!!
Students will be able to make book fair purchases during their library time this week. If their library date is on Friday, your child's teacher will communicate their purchase day!
Book Fair will be open after school daily until 3:45pm. It will also be open during Parent/Teacher Conferences Thursday evening and Friday morning!
Book Fair proceeds go to purchasing more books for each classroom. Thank you for your support!!!
NED Show yoyo sales will run through tomorrow (Tuesday) this week. Please fill out the order form along with money if your child is purchasing a yoyo.
The Regional Office of Education has put together a "Family Support University" website that serves as a resource for families in our community.
It has a calendar of classes on topics that families may need,
Lists of resources our communities offer on various topics,
Family services, and
Community events.
Please check out the website and add it to your bookmarks as it will continuously be updated.
https://www.roe33.net/fsu