No school in United 304 schools today February 3, 2022. Despite great effort - too many roads are just not safe for our commute. Be safe! Evening activities will determined later this morning. #BeUnited
No school in United 304 schools today February 3, 2022. Despite great effort - too many roads are just not safe for our commute. Be safe! Evening activities will determined later this morning. #BeUnited
Due to forecasted worsening conditions, the United School district will not be in session today, February 2nd. United Rex Council Skills and drills will also be cancelled. Evening activities at UHS will be determined later this morning. #BeUnited #staysafe
Congratulations to our January Students of the Month! These students were nominated by their classroom teachers for demonstrating the character trait "perseverance" throughout the month of January! Kudos to these kiddos for persevering through January!!
Back row (left to right): Lily Grobosky, Jackson Loveridge, Laikyn Martin, Kennedy Martin, Luke Sombke, Evan Koerner
Front row (left to right): Olivia Sturgeon, Lacey Saathoff, Julia Turnquist
Not pictured: Mackenzie Walcher, Linly Churn, and Aayvie Adams
Covid Positive 1-28-22
Please note a correction on the BACK of the February calendar. It states there is a 1pm dismissal on Valentine's Day. There is a FULL DAY on Monday, February 14th. I apologize for the confusion.
Covid positive 1-26-22
Covid positive 1-14-22
Covid Positive 1-12-22
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