Unity High School is looking for a special education aide for the 2021-2022 school year. Interested individuals must be at least 19 years old and have an associate's degree or higher, 60 semester hours of college coursework, or their paraprofessional license. Please contact Janah Sudduth-Mottola, Special Education Coordinator, at 217-485-6510/sudduthj@unity.k12.il.us for more information or to apply.
East Families: Registration links are active on the school website. We ask that returning families complete the online registration today, if you have not already.
New families and incoming Kindergarten families can sign up for registration appointments online or by calling the school office.
http://unitsevenil.apptegy.us/o/unity-east-elementary/page/registration--113
Looking forward to a great school year!
East Families: Registration links are now active on the school website.
Returning families, please complete online registration before next Wednesday, August 4.
New families and incoming Kindergarten families can sign up for registration appointments online or by calling the school office.
http://unitsevenil.apptegy.us/o/unity-east-elementary/page/registration--113
Looking forward to a great school year!
Unit 7 is looking for 2 special education teachers for the 2021-2022 school year. One position is located at Unity East Elementary School and the other is located at Unity Junior High School.
Requirements: LBS 1 Certification Ideal candidates will have experience working with students with low incidence disabilities, the ability to supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for paraprofessionals, and have the ability to create a structured, organized, and routine-based classroom setting.
Salary will be commensurate with the candidate's qualifications and experience as determined by a competitive salary schedule.
Applicants living outside of the school district may have their children attend Unit 7 schools tuition-free.
Apply to: Janah Sudduth-Mottola, Special Education Coordinator PO Box 720, Tolono, IL 61880 217-485-3499 sudduthj@unity.k12.il.us
We wrapped up the year with a great Fun Day before we waved goodbye for the summer. Thank you East families for a great school year!
Check out our Spring Book Fair, now active online until May 13.
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/unityeastelementaryschool2
A few quick facts: Parents/students purchase through the Scholastic Store through the link above. Our school earns 25% in Scholastic Dollars on all purchases during the Online Fair. Books will be shipped directly to homes.
Thank you to the East PTO for putting on the annual book fair!
Shout out to East students K-5: We had perfect attendance (every kid in school) yesterday!
East Families: Power is back on and systems are back to normal. Phones are working if you need to contact the school.
East Families: Our school is currently experiencing a power outage and our phones are down. Please email one of the secretaries in the office or call the district central office number at 217-485-6510 to contact us.
East Families: A friendly reminder that tomorrow is early dismissal at 11:15am, followed by parent-teacher conferences from 3:00-9:30pm.
No school on Friday, February 26..
East Families: Tomorrow, Tuesday, February 16, Unit 7 schools will be using our district eLearning plan. School will be closed and students will work from home using learning activities that were sent home in advance.
Teachers are available by email for questions and support. Additional information will be provided by classroom teachers regarding expectations for the day.
Stay warm and stay safe!
Unity East & West yearbook orders are open from February 12 until March 19. Fliers were sent home more information.
Orders for yearbooks are online only and can be placed at www.ybpay.lifetouch.com with the Yearbook ID Code 13565621
A quick update on our Read-a-thon at East. Our students are doing a fantastic job with their reading and have read for over 56,000 minutes since we began! And thanks to our many supporters, we have also raised over $12,000 in donations for our school! The Read-a-thon continues until Friday, so keep encouraging your student to enjoy more reading this week!
We are excited to kick off our Read-a-thon tomorrow!
To get started, visit this link to register your child: https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/cQFcbz
Getting started is super easy and just takes a few minutes. 1) Enter your student’s teacher in the form. 2) Follow the simple instructions to register your reader. 3) Use the tools to share the Read-a-thon with friends and family. 4) Use the reading timer to track at home reading minutes.
We hope the Read-a-thon is a fun and rewarding experience for everyone!
Happy Holidays from Unity East!
Today all of our classes joined together online to listen to holiday music from our past music concerts and make cards for senior citizens in our community. We enjoyed seeing everyone, including those students who joined us from home today. Together we made over 200 cards to spread happiness and cheer!
On Friday, Dec.11 our Student Senate is hosting an Ugly Sweater Day. Everyone is encouraged to wear something cheerful and merry!
At the end of the day Friday, all of our classes will be joining together to make holiday cards for senior citizens in nursing homes as part of the WIXY card drive. We're excited to see how many cards we can make to share with our community!
East Families: Please note that dismissal today (Tuesday, Nov.24) is at our regularly-scheduled time, 1:30pm. It is not an early dismissal day.
We hope all of our families have an enjoyable Thanksgiving Break!
At Unity East, our annual Veterans Day celebration is a special part of our school year. Students and staff alike look forward to planning and performing our program to honor local veterans. Although we cannot meet in person to celebrate this year, we wish all the best for our veterans and active duty military. Thank you all for your service.
In honor of Veterans Day, please enjoy some picture of our programs from past years.
East Families: A friendly reminder that tomorrow is early dismissal at 11:15am, followed by parent-teacher conferences from 3:00-9:30pm.
No school on Friday, October 23.