January 10 Family Newsletter
Happy Wednesday and FCPS Math Week!
Currently over 627,000 minutes have been logged on ST Math in FCPS this week with the goal of 1 million minutes! Thank you to all students and families who have participated. Additional details below.
A special shoutout goes to all 5th and 6th grade students who participated in the Centreville Pyramid Chorus concert on Monday. You made Union Mill proud! Thank you to Ms. Cunningham, Ms. Proctor and Ms. Kieley for all you put into preparing students for this evening.
As a reminder, we have our Principal's Coffee for Grades K-2 tomorrow and for Grades 3-6 on Friday. We hope to see you there.
Thank you
Sincerely,
Dominic, Jaime and Scott
The UMES Admin Team
#UMESBetterTogether
Upcoming Dates
Thursday, January 11th - Principal's Coffee Grades K - 2
Friday, January 12th - Principal's Coffee Grades 3-6
Monday, January 15th - Martin Luther King Jr. 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)
Thursday, February 1st - Union Mill Math Night
 FCPS schools and offices will be closed on Monday, January 15, for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. The holiday marks the birthday of King, who was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement. The movement protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. Learn more about Martin Luther King Jr.
Volunteer with Give Together FCPS is excited to collaborate with Volunteer Fairfax for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.
Community members can volunteer on Monday, January 15, at Volunteer Fairfax’s Give Together event. It is designed to engage families with children ages 5-12 in service learning. Projects will include a food drive, assembling caring kits for community members, making no-tie fleece blankets for veterans, environmental stewardship, and support for animal welfare. Children ages 13 to 18 may serve as teen event volunteers.
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
FCPS Math Week
FCPS Family Math Week is this week through January 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. 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.
Math Night Save the Date!
Math Night will be Thursday, February 1st from 5:00-6:30 pm. This event is being held to share what math instruction looks like here at Union Mill and have families engage in these math activities together. Two Smooth Dudes and Frothy Mug food trucks will be there with delicious food and refreshing drinks for purchase. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Conversation to Raise Awareness of Fentanyl and other Drugs
Conversation to Raise Awareness of Fentanyl and Other Drugs. In this video, Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid interviews the Fosters, a family who tragically lost their son Cayden to a half pill of fentanyl mistaken for Percocet. This heart-wrenching yet eye-opening video of their experience is essential to raise awareness among parents/caregivers and students about the dangers of fake painkillers.
Please join Dr. Reid on tonight at 6:30 p.m., at Edison High School for a community conversation about opioid awareness. You may register to attend. However, registration is not required; it is simply for space considerations.
The evening’s program is appropriate for parents/caregivers and students in grades 6-12. All attendees will receive free REVIVE! Narcan training during the event and learn about support services currently available within FCPS and Fairfax County.
FCPS’ website also has resources to help you to start the conversation and additional support for families struggling with substance misuse.
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.
Please RSVP if you plan on attending.
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:
UMES PTA
Save the date, Thursday January 25th for BINGO! This is a FREE event for UMES families. Limited capacity! Link to sign up will go out first for PTA families later this week, join the PTA TODAY for first access! Click here to join the UMES PTA:
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