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January 3 Family Newsletter
Dear Families,
Happy New Year! We are looking forward to welcoming your children back on Monday, January 6th. For anyone following the weather, it does look like we may get some snow early next week. As a reminder, the FCPS will make the announcement on their website and social media platforms. To learn more about how weather decisions are made, click here.
As we kick off 2025, we are excited to continue to support your children socially, emotionally and academically. As part of our School Improvement and Innovation Plan, we will continue to develop students communication and collaboration skills which are attributes of FCPS Portrait of a Graduate. Check out some of the photos below of Union Mill Bears in action with developing their communication and collaboration skills.
Dominic, Jaime and Scott
The UMES Admin Team
#UMESBetterTogether
Upcoming Dates
Monday, January 6th - Students return from Winter Break
Wednesday, January 15th - Clubs Photo Day
- Strings Concert @ 7:00 pm (UMES)
Monday, January 20th - Holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. & Inauguration Day)
Wednesday, January 29th - Teacher Workday, Student Holiday
Friday, February 7th - PTA Bingo Night
🗓️2025 Save the Dates
Monday, February 24th - 3 Hour Early Release
Thursday, February 20th - Kids Heart Challenge
Monday, March 17th - 3 Hour Early Release
Tuesday, April 1st - Unified Sports Event
Friday, April 4th - UMES v. CES Volleyball Game
Monday, April 14th - April 20th - Spring Break
Monday, April 21st - 25th - Spring Book Fair
See the complete school year calendar.
Winter Weather
Winter weather will be here before you know it! Watch this video to see how weather closing decisions are made.
FCPS’ website is generally the first place to find out about emergency weather closings. Other communication channels will be used as quickly as possible, including email, text, social media, and news stations. Learn more about how schedule changes are communicated.
Keep Your Child Warm During Outdoor Activities
We will monitor the weather for low temperatures, wind chill advisories and warnings, and weather advisories which may prevent children from being outside. Make sure your child is dressed appropriately with a warm coat and other cold-weather clothing, so they can comfortably enjoy their time outdoors. See the National Weather Service’s tips on staying safe during cold weather.
If you need assistance supplying your child with cold-weather clothing, please call Fairfax County's Coordinated Services Planning at 703-222-0880. Their multilingual staff can assist with any challenges you are facing, including food, shelter, employment, financial assistance, and health care.
School’s Closed, Learning Can Continue!
FCPS encourages students to take advantage of fun learning opportunities during Winter Break and snow days. Consider these winter activities to blend education and play for your students during Winter Break or weather-related school closures.
Union Mill Communicators and Collaborators
Attention Sixth Grade Parents:
In the next few weeks, your sixth grader will be completing the yearbook prompt, “My plans for the future are..” Please have a conversation with your sixth grader about what they may want to write. This can be their post high school plans, their plans for their future as an adult or whatever you as a family decide. They are limited to 130 characters (that includes spaces) so they may want to type it out in a Google document to check their character count and to plan what they would like to say in the yearbook. Thank you!
Middle School Curriculum Nights
Rising 6th graders are invited to Liberty or Robinson for their curriculum nights.
These are great opportunities to learn about course offerings and the course selection process as students prepare to select classes for their first year of middle school!
Liberty Curriculum Night - Wednesday, January 8th from 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Robinson Curriculum Night - Wednesday, January 15th from from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Order Your Yearbook Now!
 It's time to order your 2024-2025 yearbook! Families may place orders at www.buytheyearbook.com (with school ID# 725178) or use the QR code below. Yearbooks are $15.70 each.
Don't miss your chance to order this year’s yearbook! There will not be extras available at the end of the year.
The deadline to order is April 22, 2025.
Early Release Mondays
As a reminder, the Centreville Pyramid, which includes Union Mill Elementary, will have the following three-hour early release days. On these days, students will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m.
- February 24
- March 17
- April 28
- May 19
Additional information can be found on the FCPS Early Release Mondays webpage.
Union Mill PTA
Office Hours
Monday - Friday - 8:00 am - 4:15 pm
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