January 3 Family Newsletter
Happy New Year Union Mill Families,
It is great to have students back in the building starting to kickoff the new year. Many of our students are reviewing routines and procedures, connecting with peers and setting themselves up for a successful 2024. We are looking forward to our first principal's coffee of 2024 next week and hope to see you there.
Sincerely,
Dominic, Jaime and Scott
The UMES Admin Team
#UMESBetterTogether
Upcoming Dates
Monday, January 8th - January 12th - FCPS Math Week
Thursday, January 11th - Principal's Coffee Grades K - 2
Friday, January 12th - Principal's Coffee Grades 3-6
Monday, January 15th - Martin Luther King Day (student and staff holiday)
Thursday, January 18th - Union Mill Family Fitness
Tuesday, January 23rd - Strings Concert (5th and 6th)
- PTA Meeting
Thursday, January 25th - 2 hour early release for students
- PTA Bingo Night
Friday, January 26th - Teacher Workday (student holiday)
Looking Ahead into 2024
Thursday, February 22nd - Kids Heart Challenge
Monday, February 19th - Presidents Day (student and staff holiday)
Tuesday, March 5th - Election Day (student holiday)
March 25th - March 29th - FCPS Spring Break (student and staff holiday)
Friday, April 5th - Union Mill ES vs. Centreville ES Staff Volleyball Game
Young Scholars Field Trip
Here’s some pictures from the Young Scholars field trip to the National Building Museum in December! They learned about different types of buildings and became city planners.
FCPS Math Week
FCPS Family Math Week will be next week, January 8th-12th for students K-8. Through rich, story-based math experiences, Math Week offers families an opportunity to experience math, literacy, history, and geography in a positive way. All content will be available for free directly to all families in English and Spanish on this website and linked through your student’s Schoology page. Help us to reach our goal of 1 million minutes of math county-wide! Families can play for as little as 15 minutes or replay over and over! If you have any questions, you can contact our Math Resource Teacher, Caitlin Tingle, at cbtingle@fcps.edu.
January 11th and 12th Principal's Coffee
We are looking to kickoff the new year with an opportunity for families to connect with one another at at our principal's coffee.
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Thursday, January 11th at 9:20 am for families in grades K-2 with a focus on Portrait of a Graduate.
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Friday, January 12th at 9:20 am for families in grades 3-6 to learn more about the Social Emotional Screener from our school counselors along with a FCPS representative from the EL Screener Learning Team. Our 5th and 6th grade chorus will be performing as well.
UMES SCA Sponsored FISHER HOUSE Drive
For thirty years, Fisher House has provided a home away from home for military families who have a patient receiving medical care. This means if a military family has a family member who needs surgery or other medical care, they can stay at a Fisher House near the hospital for free. In order to help the family concentrate on their loved one, the house is fully stocked for them. From January 8th to January 19th, the SCA will be collecting the items listed below. There are collection boxes on the stage in the lobby and SCA members will be collecting from classrooms too. Please consider donating something from the list to help our military families. Thank you!
Pantry Items Needed:
Order Your Yearbook Now!
It’s time to order your 2023-2024 yearbook! Place your online order at www.buytheyearbook.com and enter School ID# 719478. Yearbooks are $15.69 each and the deadline to order is April 19, 2024.
Don't miss your chance to order this year’s yearbook! There will not be extras available at the end of the year. *This is a re-advertisement from earlier in the year.
Monitor Opportunity
Union Mill is hiring student monitors for the remainder of the 23-24 school year. Please see the below details. If you are interested, or know someone who is please email Jaime Graham jagraham@fcps.edu. and use this link to apply. We are looking for candidates who can consistently work at least three days a week from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. We can accommodate additional time if needed.
Description: Provides supervision of students throughout the school day to include but not limited to the classroom, hallways, lunch, recess, specials and at arrival/dismissal; helps maintain order and discipline and assists in managing the behavior of students; operates technology; performs administrative and non-instructional duties.
Qualifications: Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from high school. Must be comfortable managing student behaviors in large and small groups, ensuring all layered prevention/safety protocols and procedures are implemented and followed; and has general familiarity/skills with basic office technology in support of teachers, students, and the classroom.
Hourly pay: $17.19 per hour
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