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Dear Union Mill,
Monday was a wonderful day celebrating our 6th grade students. We held our promotion ceremony in the morning and continued celebrating them in the afternoon with a drive-thru car parade. Please check out our Facebook page for hundreds of pictures of the parade and our promotion ceremony can be enjoyed on this link. (Be sure to open in Chrome.) Congratulations to all our 6th grade students and families!
This is the time of year that can be bittersweet. We celebrate many and wish them well in a new adventure. We are saying good-bye to our 6th grade, many other students, and some families. If you are leaving Union Mill this year, we wish you all the best and please know that each family has made a difference at our school. We also bid farewell to staff members. Leaving us this year are:
--Kim Deninger, special ed teacher, (1 year) will be moving to Massachusetts;
--Jennifer Neimeyer, ESOL teacher, (1 year) will be full time at Halley Elementary;
--Katy Kownacki, 6th grade teacher, (2 years) will be teaching English at Liberty Middle School;
--Rachel Campbell, kindergarten teacher, (8 years) will be moving to South Carolina with her husband;
--Ehren McLaurin, 3rd grade teacher, (8 years) will be getting married and moving to South Carolina;
--Adrienne Schumacher, instructional assistant, will be retiring after 18 years at Union Mill;
--Elizabeth Obester, Assistant Principal, retiring after 1 year at Union Mill and 25 years with Fairfax County Public Schools.
We are also saying so long for now to 3 staff members that will be taking a year off: Kristen Elder, Katie Kada, and Brooke Ream.
Union Mill is the great school it is because of our wonderful staff members. Thank you to each of these staff members for their dedication and love of our students.
We continue to try to collect all library books from this year and last year. We have approximately 225 books out there in the community and hope to get every last one back so other children can enjoy the books. Please bring books to the front door of the school. Either ring the bell or leave the books on the bookcase.
We also need to collect laptops from our virtual students. Families should plan to return student laptops between 2:00 - 4:00 PM on Friday, June 11, or Tuesday, June 15, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM. Laptops can also be dropped off at school on Monday, June 14, from 9:00 - 1:00 PM. Families will be charged $472 for a non-returned laptop and $23 for a charger that is not returned. Specific details on return requirements are listed below.
Have a great rest of the week, wonderful last day of school, and an amazing summer. Thank you for your unwavering support this year; I cannot tell you how much it has been appreciated. I will continue to share pertinent information as it becomes available during the summer.
Best,
Kathy
#UMES2021United
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School Supplies for the 2021-2022 School Year
Grade level teams have developed student supply lists for next year. Click on this link for more information.
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Schoology Is Coming; Blackboard to Be Retired
Fairfax County Public Schools is excited to announce students, families, and teachers throughout FCPS and in our school community will use Schoology (pronounced /SKOO-luh-jee/) as our learning management system beginning Summer/Fall 2021. Schoology is a learning space that enhances communication, collaboration, and personalized learning for students, teachers, and families.
Here is what you need to know now:
- Starting in July 2021, we will not use Blackboard 24-7 Learning or Blackboard Collaborate Ultra (BBCU)
- Schoology has a connected web conferencing tool, Zoom
- Schoology works with Google Drive
- You need a SIS/ParentVUE account to login to Schoology: http://bit.ly/FCPSSIS
- You can learn more about Schoology: https://www.fcps.edu/schoology
- Parent accounts will be available in mid-August
- Information about how to login to parent accounts will be shared with you closer to the start of the school year
- Students will have a Schoology account by June 18, 2021
- Students will not see any classes until the grading period starts
- Students use their FCPS student ID and password to login to Schoology: https://lms.fcps.edu. Look for the FCPS logo to make sure you are on the correct login page.
Summer Practice Books Coming in June
To help support continued learning throughout summer break, practice books are being mailed to homes of many FCPS students. Families who have opted-out of paper mailings from the division will only receive a digital link.
Students will receive the following books:
- Pre-kindergarten students will receive one interdisciplinary summer practice book.
- Students enrolled in grades K-8 in 2020-21 will receive one Language Arts practice book and one Math practice book by course enrollment. These books will also include information and guidance about digital tools that can be accessed by students and families to support learning throughout the summer.
- English learners and students receiving Special Education services may receive additional or customized books.
Please see the Summer Practice Books webpage for more information and details about customized books for English learners and Special Education students.
2021-22 School Year to Start on August 23
With the school year winding down and many families making plans for summer camps, vacations, and other activities, be sure to note that the first day of school for the 2021-22 school year will be Monday, August 23. The last day of school will be June 10, 2022. See the complete 2021-22 school year calendar.
Registration for Fall 2021
Do you have a child that will attend Union Mill for the 2021-2022 school year? Do you know someone that is planning on their child attending Union Mill next year? If so, please go or have your neighbor or friend go to our Union Mill Elementary School Website.
https://unionmilles.fcps.edu/
Under Announcements, click on: Kindergarten and New Student Registration for 2021-2022 School Year
Leaving Union Mill? Please Let Us Know
If you need to withdraw your student from Union Mill Elementary School, please click on the link below to fill out the form.
https://forms.gle/ePhEJQdzyrmXTcbSA or go to the UMES website https://unionmilles.fcps.edu/. This form can be used for students who have an end date for this school year OR if a student will not be returning in the fall.
PTA News
The PTA would like to invite all parents to a photo opportunity celebrating the 2 awards they received from the NOVA District PTA - Outstanding PTA and Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Please join them on Friday, June 11 at 2:00 at the outside classroom for a photo with their awards. Virtual students should bring their laptops for the laptop dropoff from 2:00 - 4:00 and plan to visit the Kona Snow Cone truck to cool off after the photo. Learn more about our PTA by clicking on the latest newsletter. The PTA is always looking for more volunteers, find out more information by going to their website.
Photos from the Week
Please click on the photo below to see more pictures from this past week including our 6th grade celebration parade, more from College and Career Week, and more.
Upcoming Dates
Friday, June 11 - Last Day of School - 2 hour early closing; Laptop drop off - 2:00 - 4:00 PM; PTA photo at 2:00 PM
Tuesday, June 15 - Laptop drop off - 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Friday, June 18 - Juneteenth - All County Schools and Offices Closed
Thursday, August 19 - Kindergarten Open House
Friday, August 20 - Grades 1 - 6 Open House
Summer Office Hours - Tuesday - Friday - 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Have a great summer!
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