UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1070 HEALD HIGHWAY

UNION, ME 04862207-785-4330

CHRISTINA WOTTON, PRINCIPAL ALLISON DAVIS, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Dates to Remember~~~~~~~~~

December 18-20PTC Holiday Raffle (items on display in the

lobby)Tickets 5/$1 or .25 each

~~~~~~~~~Friday, December 15th

Annual Gingerbread Gala5:30-7:30 PM

Holiday Shop open at the Gala~~~~~~~~~

Tuesday, December 19thWinter Concert @ UES 1:30 PM

~~~~~~~~~Christmas Vacation

December 22-January 1~~~~~~~~~

January 2ndSchool resumes

~~~~~~~~~January 10th

Early Release- Dismissal @ 1:00 pm~~~~~~~~~

January 15thMartin Luther King, Jr. Day- No School

Kindergarten Registration

Any child having their 5th birthday on or before October 15th 2011 is eligible to enter Kindergarten in the fall. Please call Miller School at 832-2103 or stop by the office to register your child.

There is a NEW School Cancellation scroll bar on the district website.

www.msad40.orgThe front door at Miller School will be

locked from 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Please RING THE DOORBELL and we will let you in.

New Story Hour at the Waldoboro Public Library

Join the Monday Book Nook

Monday’s at 3:30 p.m.No registration needed

Listen to children’s chapter books (8-12) read aloud.

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information to Allison in the office by Thursday morning. The best way to give me information is to e-mail it to

me. My e-mail address is

allison_davis@msad40.org

Breakfast Menufor week of 12/18/17

Monday- Apple cinnamon bar, juice, low-fat white milk

Tuesday- Assorted cerel, fresh fruit, graham cracker, low-fat white milk

Wednesday- Nutri Grain bar, juice or fresh fruit, low-fat white milk

Thursday- Assorted breakfast, low-fat white milk

Friday- No School- Christmas Vacation

www.facebook.com/unionelementaryschoolinfoDECEMBER 15, 2017

Principal’s Pride This week I am proud of our community support, together our coin drive has raised $866.56 so far. This money will be going to help support a UES family who had a house fire last week. We are hoping we will get to our goal of $1000.00 by Tuesday!

I’m also proud of our PTC who is hosting the Holiday Shop this week. Thank you to the parents that volunteered to run the shop. Our students love having a chance to buy gifts for their families or teachers. Thank you to the following who volunteered this week:Tara Wellman, Rachael Umstead, Jennifer Daigle, April Murray, Jeremy Flint, Susie Meadows, Greta Luellen, April Berry, Sharon Harris and Olivia Pelkey.

The shop will be open tonight at the Gingerbread Gala.

Respectfully,Christina M. Wotton, Principal

Students recognized for positive behaviors!!The PBIS monthly character trait for December is Compassion- I will be understanding and caring of others.

Congratulations to the following students for being recognized this week for our targeted positive behavior:

Kindergarten- Hudson Umstead & Julianna Blake1st Grade- Jessica Stanton & Ava Gleason2nd Grade- Dylan Rackliff & Grace Fenton3rd Grade- Ivy Lee & Noah Holmes4th Grade- Aaliyah Ten Broeck & Hailey Glidden5th Grade- Colby Gammon & Anna Possee6th Grade- Hope Mason & August Knause

Great job!!!!

At UES we recognize those students who have exhibited excellent lunchroom behavior during the week and choose 12 students who receive a golden ticket. Those students will get to sit at a special royalty table on Friday in the cafeteria. Congratulations to the following students for being chosen to be at the royalty table this week!

Sebastian Langley, Deven Reilly, Ziola Wellman, Bella Saggese, Noah Meade, Christopher Aiken, Onyx Benito, Haylie Matson, Aaliyah Ten Broeck, Ava Berry, Colby Gammon, & Lauren Daigle.

Our table leader of the week is:Jocelynn Gammon-6th Grade

Congratulations!!

Annual PTC Gingerbread Gala will be held Friday, 12/15 5:30-7:30 PM 

The Annual UES Gingerbread Gala will be tonight, Friday 12/15 from 5:30-7:30 pm. We will be having cookie painting/ decorating, arts and crafts, derby racing, Plinko, double shot basketball arcade, and face painting ($1 per face). Home Depot will be here with building kits for the kids. Santa will be arriving around 6:30 pm! Parents can take pictures of their children with Santa up on the stage with a special gingerbread house background. We will have chili and macaroni and cheese that will be sold for $2.50 per bowl. Water, juice boxes, and baked goods will also be for sale. The Holiday Shop will be set up at the Gala and opened for students to make purchases. There will also be a holiday basket raffle. Those tickets will be $1 per ticket or 6 for $5. We hope to see everyone here tonight at the Gingerbread Gala!!

Holiday Shop at UESOn Friday, 12/15 the Holiday Shop will be open for

all at the Gingerbread Gala. Cash or checks made out to UES PTC will be accepted. The kids have had so

much fun shopping for their loved ones this week at school and it got them into the spirit of giving rather

than receiving. Thanks for your support!

The PTC Holiday Raffle is still going on. Items are on display in the lobby. Tickets are 25 cents or 5 for $1.00 and can be purchased in the office. The drawing for prizes will be held on Wednesday, December 20th. Good luck!!

Dear UES Families, Many of you know one of our UES families had a house fire last week. They are unable to return to their home and are faced with many challenges during this holiday season. We will be raising money for their family until our winter concert. Please help if you are able. Also, please note with money you are sending in that it is for the coin fundraiser as we also have the PTC Christmas raffle going on and I don’t want the two to get mixed up! Thank you for your support.

Monday, December 11, 2017 – Tuesday, December 19, 2017 RULES:

Each Class (Pre-K – 6) will have their own can collecting money. You Gain Points by adding pennies and bills to your class can. You Lower other classroom totals by

adding silver coins to their cans.

Pennies & Bills Silver Coins There will be Two Winners: most points and most money. Prize: 20-minute extra recess with Mrs. Wotton

All#pennies#and#bills#ADD#to#your#classroom’s#total.#

All#silver#coins#SUBTRACT#from#another#classroom’s#total.##

Points:(Adding( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( Subtracting(Pennies# +1#Point# # # # # Nickels# D5#Points#$1#dollar# +100#Points# # # # # Dimes## D10#Points#$5#dollars# +500#Points# # # # # Quarters# D25#Points# #$10#dollars# +1000#Points#$20#dollars## +2000#Points###

Total Dollars Raised and Total Points by grade $ Raised! ! ! PointsPK! $23.76! ! ! ! 2,144K! $14.34! ! ! ! 9141! $40.78! ! ! ! 3,6882! $75.24! ! ! ! 4,4723! $89.09! ! ! ! 5,5644 $106.38! ! ! ! 6,0035 $274.33! ! ! 27,4436 $242.64! ! ! 16,050

TOTAL $866.56

I have been working every spare moment on cataloging and covering new books. I'm making progress but there are still many more to go. I had our 6th graders each pick one book that they were anxious to have on the shelf and those are now ready:

The Glass Gauntlet, Book 2 of the Blood Guard Series by Carter Roy ( Action Adventure )The Ship of the Dead, Book 3 of the Magnus Chase Series by Rick Riordan ( Fantasy )The Fever Code, Book 5 of the Maze Runner Series by James Dasher ( Science Fiction )Mark of the Plague, Book 2 of the Blackthorn Key Series by Kevin Sands ( Historical Mystery ) Payback, Book 3 of the Masterminds Series by Gordon Korman ( Mystery )The War I Finally Won, Sequel to The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley ( Historical Fiction ) Siren's Secret, Book 4 of the Emily Windsnap Series by Liz Kessler ( Fantasy )Land of the Midnight Sun, Book 5 of the Emily Windsnap Series by Liz Kessler ( Fantasy )Auggie and Me Three Wonder Stories written from the perspectives of other Wonder characters: Julian, Plutot, and Shingaling by R.J. Palacio ( Realistic Fiction )Sticks and Stones, Book 2 of the Upside-down Magic Series by Sarah Mlynowski ( Fantasy ) Graceful, Book 5 of the Willow Falls Series by Wendy Mass ( Humorus )Vanished! A Framed Novel,Book 2 by James Ponti ( Adventure/Mystery )Tangle of Knots by Lisa Graff author of Lost in the Sun ( Fantasy )One for Sorrow, A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn ( Scary Historical Fiction )

Also ready for the shelf are the following: Dragonbreath Books 6,7,& 8 by Ursula Vernon to fill in the big gap in our series. ( Humorous ) 6. Revenge of the Horned Bunnies, 7. When Fairies Go Bad . 8. Nightmare of the Iguana.Mighty Jack and the Geniuses at the Bottom of the World by Bill Nye, ( Scientific Adventure )The next two Charlie Joe Jackson books in the "Guide to" series by Tommy Greenwald: 5. Guide to Planet Girl. 6. Guide to Not Growing Up. ( Humorous ).Also we received our December subscription graphic: Graveyard Shakes by Laura Terry.

I think you can see that most of these books are parts of series that we already have begun and the students have been reading. They get very excited when a new episode arrives. They enjoy many genres written by many authors. I am pleased to say that we have more than a few excellent readers in our school. I will end by quoting Mary Pope Osborne, author of many books including the Magic Treehouse Series: " I love reading all kinds of books. I usually have about 10 books going at any one time - books about the past, the present, novels, non-fiction, poetry, mythology, religion, etc. Reading is my favorite thing to do." I hope all our students will be able to share her feelings. Mrs. Pike UES Library

The 3rd grade is collecting items to donate to the Pope Memorial Humane Society this holiday season. We will be collecting the items in a big box outside the 3rd grade classroom

door until December 21st. We hope that you will show the animals at the shelter your COMPASSION! A list of needed items is posted in all of the classrooms. THANK YOU!

The Knox Clinic offers low cost medical, dental, prescription assistance, and mental health care to the uninsured and under-insured in Knox County and border towns of Waldoboro and Lincolnville. Care is provided by volunteer physicians, dentists, nurses, social workers and other personnel.

Our Mission: The Knox County Health Clinic’s mission is to build the capacity of the Mid Coast community to provide high quality, low or no cost health and wellness services to low income, uninsured and underinsured persons.Provision of direct medical, dental and mental health services and a network of specialty providers and referral services will be made available to assure that all Midcoast residents have the opportunity to improve and maintain their overall health.

Mental Health & Wellness Program

*In an emergency, call the Maine State 24 hour crisis hotline 1-888-568-1112*The Knox Clinic’s Mental Health & Wellness Program offers wellness education and disease management through short term counseling and community resources.  Call 921-6993 to reach the Knox Clinic’s Mental Health and Wellness Coordinator. This program does not have a staff psychiatrist.  What do we provide?  • Short-term counseling with volunteer counseling providers: the Coordinator of this program will assess your concerns and then determine with you the course of care services.

• Wellness Wednesdays: Join us at 22 White St. in Rockland from 4:15-5:30p.m. every Wednesday for reiki, chair massage, ear acupuncture and more! Rotating group offerings such as Qi Gong and yoga are also available for free at 4pm every Wednesday at the Dancing Elephant on 16 School St. Please call 207-921-6993 for current offerings.

• Complementary Medicine Practice: clinic patients have the opportunity to learn and experience healing practices such as therapeutic massage, acupuncture, Jin Shin Jytsu, and homeopathy. Benefits can include stress reduction, reduced pain, and relief from anxiety and depression.

• Health Management: clinic patients can meet with a nurse educator and/or a registered dietician to privately discuss concerns such as diabetes, cholesterol, weight issues, breathing difficulties, smoking cessation and much more. More time can be spent focusing on your health and wellness goals.

How much does it cost? • Many of the services are complementary - however, some providers may request a small fee for service depending on your budget. You can discuss this with the Program Coordinator. How do I set up an appointment? • Call 207-921-6993 to do a brief intake over the phone and set up an initial visit.