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May 28 Family Newsletter
Dear Families,
What a short — but exciting — week here at Union Mill! After 10 straight days of rain, we were thrilled to finally see the sunshine return. It was wonderful to watch our students enjoy time outside at recess, reconnect with friends, and take advantage of the beautiful weather. Even with the shorter week, our classrooms remained filled with energy, learning, laughter, and continued end-of-year excitement. We are looking forward to entering June together!
We are also hopeful to see many of our Union Mill families at the volleyball game Friday evening at Centreville High School as we cheer on our incredible staff. It is always exciting to come together as a community for a fun-filled evening of school spirit and connection. Go Bears!
Upcoming Dates
Friday, May 29th - SCA Spirit Day - Wear UMES Colors
- UMES v. CES Staff Volleyball Game @ CVHS
Thursday, June 4th & Friday, June 5th - Field Days
Monday, June 8th - Public Librarian Visits
Tuesday, June 9th - Career Day
- Strings Concert @ Liberty Middle School (6:00pm)
Wednesday, June 10th - Centreville High School Grad Walk
- Band Concert @ UMES (5:30pm)
Tuesday, June 16th - 6th Grade Promotion
Wednesday, June 17th - Last Day of School ( 2 hour early release)
See the complete school year calendar
Check out some photos from last week including our kindergarten Celebrate America concert, first graders reading and kindergarten orientation.
Help Make Our Field Day Character-tastic!
Get ready for a day of animated fun! Our annual Field Days are right around the corner, and this year’s theme is Animated Characters. We are looking for volunteers to assist with game stations, encourage integrity and cheer on our athletes. Whether you’re a fan of Buzz Lightyear, SpongeBob, the Minions, we’d love to have you there!
Thursday June 4th:
Kindergarten: 9:30-11:00 am
1st & 2nd Grades: 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Friday June 5th:
5th & 6th Grades: 9:15-11:00 am
3rd & 4th Grades– 1:15-3:00 pm
Volunteers, thank you for completing ALL THREE Steps:
Step 1: Must be cleared Volunteer FCPS Level 1, FCPS requirement
Step 2: Field Days Volunteer Opportunity (FCPS), FCPS requirement
Step 3: Field Day Volunteer SignUp Genius, PE Teacher Organization tool
Thank you for helping us make these days our students will never forget!
And a special shout-out to General Manager Zach Gill and Mr. Alex at Mellow Mushroom in Chantilly for supplying 100 pizza boxes for our upcoming Field Days! We appreciate your support for a fun and active day for our students!
Health Room Medication Pick Up
The school health room is reminding parents and guardians that all medication stored in the health room must be picked up by a parent or guardian no later than student dismissal time on the last day of school. Medication left in the health room after that time will be destroyed per policy. Medication cannot be sent home with your student. If your student will be enrolled in a summer program sponsored by FCPS, the existing medication authorization form(s) may be used for the summer program, but you will need to pick-up the medication before student dismissal time on the last day of school and deliver the medication and completed forms to the summer learning site on the first day of the summer program. If you have any questions, please contact the Health Room at 703-322-8510.
Summer Technology
Families have the option to have their child take their laptop home over the summer. They will have access to FCPS resources and applications through July. Laptops will need to be returned by early August. If you would like to “opt in” to have your child take their laptop home, please complete the following form.
2026 Solo Spotlight
Congratulations to 31 of our outstanding String students for their performances at the 2026 Solo Spotlight event! These students took on the challenge of learning a solo piece in addition to preparing the music for the upcoming Strings concert. Students practiced their solo piece and then performed for a judge at Liberty Middle School. All of our UMES musicians earned the highest rating possible – Gold!
Strings & Band Registration
Current 4th and 5th graders are invited to join the Band or Strings program for next year! Current 3rd graders are invited to join the Strings program! We hope that your child is excited to start or continue an instrument! Please sign up by the last day of school, Wednesday, June 17th so we can create next year’s schedule.
Learn more: https://sites.google.com/view/home-umes-music/home-umes-music
Sign up for Strings/Band: https://forms.gle/1CZb5Eo3BBFGmeAG6
SOL Scores Posted in SIS ParentVUE
Families can find Standards of Learning (SOL) reports for spring testing in the SIS ParentVUE Documents section on or before the last day of school. Log in to your ParentVUE account to access the following:
- For all students – the official SOL Score Report with overall and reporting category performance for all spring tests.
- For grade 3-8 students – the SOL Growth Parent Report shows performance over time for state reading and math tests completed this school year.
Visit the FCPS website for additional information about spring assessment reporting practices and timelines.
Need help creating a SIS ParentVUE account? This video walks through the steps. Find out more about SIS ParentVUEeholder text.
Kindergarten Registration
Online Registration is now open for the 2026-27 school year!
Kindergarten helps children learn and practice the social, emotional, problem-solving, and self-regulation skills they will use throughout their lives.
New-to-FCPS families create a ParentVUE account for online access. Details are available here: Welcome to Fairfax County Public Schools' (FCPS) Online Registration | Fairfax County Public Schools
Current families can register their new student through their existing ParentVUE account. (No need to register students returning to UMES.)
Our Registrar, Catherine Dubas, is happy to process registrations directly, as well. Please contact her at cmdubas@fcps.edu and be ready to provide your family’s address and rising kindergartener’s date of birth. Catherine will respond with registration details and documents necessary to start the process.
Spring registration puts you on the list for school communications, so don’t wait!
UMES PTA
Flower Power Recap
Congratulations to First Grade for winning our Flower Power Fundraising competition! Our first graders chose to have a hat spirit day and popsicles at recess. Thank you to everyone who ordered! You did a great job showing up and we hope your gardens will express the beauty of your dedication!
PTA General Membership Meeting
Thank you to all who attended the final PTA meeting of the school year! You can view May Meeting Minutes, meeting slides, and the most recent Treasurer’s Report by clicking here. Congratulations to our new board for the 2026-2027 school year!
UMES PTA Board for 2026-27
President - Juliet Prillaman
VP, Volunteers - Emily Sachdev
VP, Ways and Means - Kristina Keller
Treasurer - Megan Wilkins
Corresponding Secretary - Jane Durrett
Recording Secretary - Laura Vather
6th Grade Families – Class of 2026 Yard Signs
To our 6th grade families, would you be interested in purchasing a Class of 2026 yard sign? Please fill out the following survey. Depending on interest, we will explore available options. Thank you! Click here to fill out the survey.
Annual UMES vs. CVES Staff Volleyball Game – THIS FRIDAY!
It’s almost time to come down to Centreville High School and cheer on Union Mill at our annual UMES vs. CES Staff Volleyball Game! The game is this Friday, May 29th at 6 PM. Tickets are ON SALE NOW and if you buy early, you’ll avoid the ticket line! Tickets are $5 each or $20 for a family pack. Go Bears! Buy tickets.
Box Tops for Education
We are a Box Tops for Education school! All you have to do is download the app and scan your printed receipts or upload your digital receipts. Shopping at Walmart? Just connect your account, no scanning required!
Click this link to get started and use code P7R07LNQ!
Visit us at unionmillpta.org, follow the PTA on Facebook @UMESPTA and email us anytime at pta@unionmillpta.org.
Union Mill Hours
Bell Schedule
Doors open at 8:35 am. Students should be in class by 8:45 am.
Students are dismissed at 3:30 pm.
Office Hours
Monday - Friday - 8:15 am - 4:15 pm
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