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News from the Nest Sept. 22, 2017
Union Academy Family Newsletter
Notes from the Headmaster
I want to thank all our volunteers from the bottom of my heart for everything you did to make our annual BBQ fundraiser such a huge success this year. We nearly DOUBLED our sales from last year, selling about 7,000 BBQ plates to our friends, families, and community. We also tripled the amount of deliveries made. That’s absolutely amazing!
Whether you donated desserts or chips, cut cakes, volunteered to help with pick-up or delivery, sold tickets, or just came out to enjoy some delicious BBQ, it wouldn’t have come together without your support. Your positive attitudes and smiling faces certainly made Friday a great day at UA!
For this newsletter, we wanted to focus mostly on the success of the BBQ, and let you know about some of next week’s important events.
Again, I cannot thank you enough for your continuous contributions to our school.
As always, WE ARE UA!
In this issue:
News from
the Headmaster
All-School News
Volunteers
Elementary School
Intermediate School
Middle School
High School
All-School News
Volunteers
Volunteer Spotlight:
Dan and Garry Beightler
Dan and Garry Beightler are two of the most dedicated members of our Union Academy family. Seven years ago, they began serving our school by mowing the football field seasonally. Now, they mow all the grass at Upper Campus as needed, year-round. They told us it takes an average of six to eight hours per mow just to keep it maintained!
Thank you, gentlemen, for your many years of service to UA. We appreciate your hard work!
Elementary School
It’s been another great week of school at Lower Campus!
Upcoming events:
Book Fair (dates and times listed in All-School News)
First grade Fields to Skyscrapers– Sept. 27-28
Intermediate School
Middle School
High School
Honor Club Letters Were
Distributed
Jr. Beta, Sr. Beta, NJHS, and NHS invitation letters were distributed to
qualifying students. All student information submissions must be received
online by 3 p.m. Sept. 28. No late submissions are accepted.
UA’s Official Social Media Accounts:
facebook.com/unionacademycharter/
twitter.com/Uacharterschool
instagram.com/union_academy_charter/
youtube.com/user/TheMorningCardinal
UAA Football
The third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade UAA football team remains undefeated with an 18-6 win against Cuthbertson last Saturday. Way to go, boys!
Come out and support these amazing Cardinals at their upcoming games:
11 a.m. Sept. 23 at Parkwood
11 a.m. Oct. 7 at Piedmont
11 a.m. Oct. 14 against Sun Valley at UA
Stay on top of all the events at UA! Click here to check the calendar on the
UA website.
Mr. and Miss Union Academy All-Around Event
Due to possible construction conflicts, the annual Mr. and Miss Union Academy All-Around event is postponed to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. The deadline to register is Oct. 11.
There will be about $2,000 in scholarship prizes and amazing community service opportunities for the winners. Don’t miss out!
UA Book Fair Now in Full Swing!
The UA book fair is now in full swing!
Here is a reminder of the opportunities you have to order books:
1. In person until Sept. 28, at UA Lower Campus Media Center
2. Online until Oct. 5 at www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/
In-Person Book Fair: K-2 students will attend the book fair during their scheduled media time. Students who bring money to school will also have opportunities to purchase books throughout the week. Students in grades 3-5 will be shuttled to the book fair, where they can purchase books. Please see schedule below:
Monday, Sept. 25 -Plummer, Hill, Hughes
Tuesday, Sept. 26 -Griffin, Jones, Dunleavy
Wednesday, Sept. 27 -Sanders, Hargett, Mills
Thursday, Sept. 28 -Bretz, Skipper, Pawlowski
Online Book Fair: You will also have the opportunity to purchase from our online book fair through Oct. 6. Books will be delivered to school after Fall Break.
Go to www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/
Click on “Find a Book Fair”
Enter the zip code (28110) into the given spot
Click on Union Academy Lower school
Browse and buy away!
Stay on top of all school events by
visiting our website!
Next week is big for our middle school sports teams.
Find all the information about middle school athletics on our website. Just click here.
High School Volunteers Needed!
LEGO Robotics Workshops at Benton Heights Elementary Student Volunteers Needed (Grades 10-12)
When: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2- Sunday, Oct. 5.
Where: Benton Heights Elementary School 1200 Concord Ave.
Monroe, NC 28110
We are looking for three to seven (or more!) bright, energetic student volunteers (grades 10 – 12) with contagious smiles who enjoy working with elementary school-aged children. This is a great opportunity for high school students with a passion for technology to share their knowledge and enthusiasm and inspire young children!
As volunteers, students will help these third-, fourth- and fifth-graders during an amazing week of hands-on activities in our LEGO WeDo, Scratch Coding and LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Robotics workshops. Being bilingual in English and Spanish is a definite plus, as is experience with coding and LEGO robotics, but neither is required. Great energy, attitude and patience are most important! Student volunteers are NOT required to work all four workshop days.
If your student is interested, please have him or her contact Ken Adelglass from Waxhaw Kid Coders at 704-243-8801, or they can email him at [email protected].