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.
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.