Favorite Color Day at Unity East - Go Rockets!
Favorite Color Day tomorrow at East - Our student senate is hosting the first of our themed Fun Fridays, so choose your favorite color to represent! Go Rockets!
A special thank-you to the Unity FFA group members who came to East to share their experience with FFA and read aloud books on agriculture topics. Thanks also to Mrs. Walden and Mr. McCabe for coordinating. Students enjoyed the visit!
Blue Friday - Everyone at East is encouraged to wear the color blue tomorrow in honor of FFA Week. We are also excited to welcome high school FFA members to our classrooms tomorrow afternoon to talk about FFA and agriculture topics.
Menu change for Thursday, Feb.21 - lunch tomorrow will be corn dog, corn chips, green beans, & peaches.
A few East Reminders: Early Dismissal tomorrow at 11:15am; 3-5 After-School Art from 11:15-12:00pm; Last call for Box Tops!; And, it's a Rocket Friday, so show some school spirit by wearing your Rockets gear tomorrow. Go Rockets!
The East PTO meets this evening at 6:30 in the school library. All are welcome!
Order forms and payment for 18-19 Yearbooks are due this Friday, Feb. 1. To order online, visit www.ybpay.lifetouch.com and enter code 13565619 or return order forms with exact paymentl to school by Friday; extra paper copies are available in the office.
Unit 7 Schools will be closed tomorrow due to cold weather. East families, if you did not receive a phone call from our alert system at 1:30, you can notify the East office to have your contact information checked. Stay warm, everyone!
2nd-5th students have enjoyed skating in PE the past two weeks. Special thanks to our PTO for making this unit free to students! Save the date for the 2nd annual East & West Skate Night at Skateland, 5-7pm on Sunday, March 3. Admission is free, skate rentals are $3/person.
Early Dismissal tomorrow at 11:15am. It's also a Rocket Friday, so show some school spirit by wearing your Rockets gear. Go Rockets!
Shout out to our student senate officers for a terrific presentation to our school board this evening! Proud of our student leaders and the work they do for the school.
Tomorrow is our first Rocket Friday! Everyone is encouraged to show their school spirit by wearing their Rockets gear. Look for more Rocket Fridays and the occasional fun-theme Friday in the future. Go Rockets!
The East PTO meets this evening at 6:30 in the school library. All are welcome!
A friendly reminder the After-School Art club begins today, for K-2 students, 2:45-3:30pm. More information is available on the school website. Contact the school office if another permission slip is needed.
It's time to order yearbooks for the 18-19 school year! Order forms are going home with your child today and are due by Feb. 1. To order online, visit www.ybpay.lifetouch.com and enter code 13565619
or fill out the form sent home with exact payment and return to school.
First grade at East has been learning about different ways the Christmas season is celebrated around the world. Today they dresed up and celebrated the Swedish tradition of St. Lucia Day, complete with a parade around the school, cinnamon rolls, & hot chocolate!
Great job performing today, choir! Remember that you can support the music boosters shopping online or in store today.
Tomorrow (Saturday) at 2:30pm, our 4th & 5th choir will perform holiday music at Barnes & Noble in Champaign. This is also a music booster fundraiser, with a percentage of sales going to our programs. Use the attached flyer to purchase in store or online. Hope to see you there!
Great family night at Unity East, learning about computer science and coding. If you enjoyed coding, check out more at @code.org #hourofcode
