East Families: It's Unity Day Spirit Week
Unity East Student Council is partnering with Unity West and UJHS Student Councils for Unity Day Spirit Week. Here are our themes this week:
Monday - Neon Day - Wear your bright hats, shirts, pants, socks, & accessories.
Tuesday - Team Day - Each classroom will wear a matching item (crazy socks, all wear the same color, matching masks, etc)
Wednesday - Unity Day - Wear and share Orange!
Thursday - Rocket Day - Wear your Rocket gear!
Wednesday, October 21 is Unity Day, a day dedicated to uniting for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. Come together in one giant orange message of hope for our schools, our communities, our nation, and our world.
Be a part of this visually compelling expression of solidarity across Unit Seven by wearing orange on Wednesday, October 21 and showing kindness to all those around you.
If you would like to order a UNITY DAY 2020: KINDNESS IS CONTAGIOUS* shirt, place your online order using the following link. https://www.gamedayspirit.com/all-products/browse/keyword/unity/page/2
*Place your Unity Day shirt order online from now until 3:00pm on Monday, October 12. Select "Unity Day Pickup" at checkout. A drive-thru pick-up will take place on Monday, October 19 from 3:15-6:45pm in the Unity Junior High School Circle Drive.*
Special thanks to the Philo Fire Department for their visit to the school this morning as part of Fire Safety Week. The PFD observed and certified the school fire drill and met with Kindergarten & 1st graders to share their truck and talk about fire safety. All our students were reminded of the importance of having a fire safety plan at school and at home.
Spectrum Preschool Screenings
Who: Calling all three and four year olds
What: Participate in a developmental screening for preschool enrollment
When: Tuesday, September 29, 2020; Appointments available between 8:30 am & 12:30 pm
Where: Unity East Elementary
Contact: Jennifer Hastings, Administrator, hastingsj@rccsec.org or 217-469-2291 ex. 126
Picture Day at Unity East is tomorrow!
To order online, visit www.my.lifetouch.com and enter code EVT63HNCR.
If you do not order online, please fill out the order form that was sent home with exact payment and return to school tomorrow.
Picture Day at Unity East is coming up next week on Thursday, September 10.
To order online, visit www.my.lifetouch.com and enter code EVT63HNCR
If you do not order online, please fill out the order form with exact payment and return to school on picture day. Order forms are scheduled to go home with students on Friday.
Arrangements for this year include the following:
Photographers will be set up in the middle of each side of the gym.
Students will wait on the sides of the gym before and after their photo.
Students will be permitted to remove their mask momentarily to have their picture taken.
East Families: Coming home today are orange papers with student names to be used for picking up car-riders at dismissal.
We are working to streamline our dismissal process and are asking parents (or whomever is picking up) to please display these cards on the dash or window to help us know who you are picking up.
If you need a change made to your card, or need a replacement, please contact the school office.
Our new solar panel array is installed and ready to go! In a normal year, we would have shared more information about the project, so here are some interesting facts to share - the panels were installed and will be maintained at no cost to the district, are expected to provide a 15-20% reduction in energy costs, and will come with educational resources to learn about how they work. There will even be a live display inside tracking the energy being produced. All good things for East!
East Families: It's been a great week to be a Unity Rocket! Tomorrow we are celebrating the start of our school year with our first Rocket Friday. Everyone is encouraged to wear their Rockets gear or school colors - Go Rockets!
Good morning, Unity East families - a friendly reminder to initial your child's yellow COVID Symptom Parent Certify form today and every morning before sending them to the bus or dropping them off.
East Families: We are excited to welcome our students back today!
A few reminders for everyone:
1) Be sure to have your child come with the First Day of School Covid Symptom Parent Certify form signed.
2) If possible, please drop off your child between 8:00-8:15. Doors open at 7:40 for families that require early drop-off, but 8:00am is the best time for kids to limit their need to wait in the hallways.
3) If you need to call your child in sick, please call between 7:00-7:40am each day this year. This will allow Nurse Ellen to be available to help with temperature checks.
East Families: We are excited to welcome our students back tomorrow! A few reminders for everyone:
1) Be sure to have your child come with the First Day of School Covid Symptom Parent Certify form signed.
2) If possible, please drop off your child between 8:00-8:15. Doors open at 7:40 for families that require early drop-off, but 8:00am is the best time for kids to limit their need to wait in the hallways.
3) If you need to call your child in sick, please call between 7:00-7:40am each day this year. This will allow Nurse Ellen to be available to help with temperature checks.
East Families: Please see additional information about back-to-school, available on the school website or by following this link: https://www.unityeastelementary.com/article/286400?org=unity-east-elementary
East Families: We hope online registration has been a positive experience for everyone.
Returning families, if you have not already registered, please complete the online registration as soon as possible.
A reminder that registration should be completed whether you are choosing in-person or remote instruction.
For registration questions, please contact the school office 8am-2pm this week.
https://www.unityeastelementary.com/registration--113
East Families: Registration links are now active on the school website. Returning families, please complete online registration today or tomorrow (Aug.4 & 5) if possible.
https://www.unityeastelementary.com/registration--113
Unity East families, if you are interested in seeing the Educere online learning demo please email Mr. Fisher to request access - fisherf@unity.k12.il.us
You'll receive a link, username, and password to sign in and see what a lesson and the online platform look like.
East families: Unit Seven has been preparing and planning for a safe and healthy reopening of schools. Please visit the East website or use the link below to view the plan for Unit 7 Elementary schools.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LRC8jCp-fjsnWHpqHiPqEypiw_c9emXqRWpYPRV28sA/edit?usp=sharing
East Families: New information about registration is available on the school website. Please review in advance of registration.
Returning families will be able to register online beginning August 4.
Families with a Kindergarten student can sign up for a screening appointment on the website.
https://www.unityeastelementary.com/o/unity-east-elementary/page/registration--113
Dear East families, please see the following information with more information about our back-to-school plan.
Teachers and administrators are creating a detailed plan to describe the format and expectations of remote learning for students who do not attend in-person. The remote learning plan will be provided on July 31 so that families are fully-informed before making their enrollment decision.
Elementary students who participate at school for in-person instruction (8:15am-1:30pm) will fulfill their daily requirements of 5 clock hours of instruction and will not have any further remote learning after the end of their school day.
Elementary buildings will be providing a device to every student. K/1 students will be issued an iPad; students in grades 2-5 will be issued a Chromebook. These devices will stay at school while we are normally in session, but will be sent home if our school transitions to remote learning.
Dear Unity East Families,
The Unit 7 administration and staff are making arrangements for the 20-21 school year. Your feedback and information would be appreciated as we develop our plans.
Please fill out the Unit 7 Family Survey by following this link https://forms.gle/TaTys5FepjDzGChP7
You only need to fill it out one time per family in the district. Please submit by July 7th