Unity East Elementary

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

A special thanks to Longview Bank for their donation to the Unity East Rocket Pack program! We are grateful for their support and the support of our community in helping care for our students. For more information about the Rocket Pack program, visit the East website.

East Families: We hope you can celebrate the end of the school year with us! In just a little bit (3:00-3:30pm) many of the teachers and staff will be lining the bus lane to wave to all our kiddos, cheer for our departing 5th graders, and thank all of you for your part in our school year. Please stay in your vehicle and drive slowly through the bus lane. More information on the school website.

East Families: Our school is open until 12pm today for a final packet pick-up (summer packets) and a final time to turn in completed packets or other materials. Each student has an individually-labeled bag with his or her name on it. Spring picture orders were received and are included in students' bags. If you checked out a Chromebook, please return at this time. We hope that families can celebrate the end of the school year with us today, 3:00-3:30pm. Teachers and staff will be lining the bus lane to wave to all our kiddos!

Our spirit Fridays are continuing this week, with this week's theme of ENCOURAGING WORDS FRIDAY. Students are encouraged to make signs, posters, artwork, etc. that display encouraging messages, words of inspiration, or motivation advice. If students would like to include a thank you or goodbye message to our long-time volunteer, Mr. Fox instead of (or in addition to), that is highly encouraged. If you would like to participate, please send a picture of your child and their sign to eastphotos@unitsevenschools.com by Thursday (5/14) at noon.

East Families: Today some of our great teachers and staff are at East to distribute students' belongings that were left in classrooms. If possible, please visit during one of our times today: A-L last names,7:30-10am; M-Z last names,10-12:30pm, and anyone from 4:30-7pm. Curbside pickup only - please stay in your vehicle and pull through the bus lane.

East Families: This Monday our school will have curbside pickup for students' personal belongings, as well as the learning materials for the week. Please see the East website or check you email to see times and procedures.