Another great week underway!

We are in the midst of another great week in Unity.  Thanks to all of you who pitched in to recruit new students!  Our numbers are great!  In fact, we are nearly bursting at the seams... and that's a good thing!

 

 

Here are many of our students working on a Unity banner for the hallway!  We have many talented artists in our bunch!

 

 

More action shots of our creativity flowing!

Today was rec and we lucked out with a football game!

 



 

White House came out to scrimmage on the practice field with West.  Several students were interested in the game, so we walked across the street and enjoyed watching for a little while.

 



 

Eventually we all got too hot, but for a little while we enjoyed the fresh air and fun watching our team!

 

Parents, please make note that although progress reports were supposed to come home today, it didn't quite happen.  You can expect them tomorrow.  Please look them over and discuss your students grades with them.  If you notice an area of concern and need my help, please let me know!

 

We had a great Wednesday and I can't wait to see everyone tomorrow to end our Unity week with another great day!

Bledsoe Creek, Here We Come!

Dear Parents,

We have been presented with an exciting opportunity yet again!  Bledsoe Creek State Park has extended an invitation for us to participate in the Junior Ranger Program!  For students that participated last year, don’t worry, they have a whole new program for this fall!  This is an opportunity for our students to travel to Bledsoe Creek State Park one day a week (every Tuesday) to learn from the park rangers and volunteers!  Last year we had a blast hiking, fishing, and wading in the creek.  I can hardly wait to see what they have in store for us this year!  The trip will take place every Tuesday from September 9 – October 30.  We will leave school around 3:30 and return at 6:00.  If you have a serious conflict with our plans, please see me as soon as possible so that we might make arrangements for your child if possible.  I will be posting a permission slip at the sign out table soon, so please be watching for that. 

 

Also, please scroll down to see posts from last year!  There are several from Bledsoe Creek State Park and our adventures with them back in the Spring!

 

Have a great Wednesday!

 

Meagan Hooper

Week 2 update...

Just wanted to pop in to update the blog!  My goal is to update at least once a week - wish me luck!

Unity is going great so far.  The kids are wonderful and we have had a great time getting to know each other and settling in.  Here are a few reminders for you:

Parent Orientation is mandatory and for those of you that did not attend today, you must attend Thursday at 5:45.  This orientation will be brief (15 minutes or so) and go over some important information to help you and your student get the most out of the Unity program!

We are recruiting!  Help us spread the word about Unity.  We want our enrollment to soar.  The first two students to refer a friend that completes the application and begins regular attendance will win their very own pizza!  Plus, if we can increase our enrollment and regular attendance we will gain staff members to help diversify our program and increase the number of activities we are able to offer.

Last, but not least, please remember to check the mailbox by the sign out sheet for announcements and handouts! 

Hope everyone is off to a great start this school year.  I am very excited about the direction we are headed!

It's a new year!!!

We are getting ready to start a new year!  It is important that everyone know that Unity is available to all students!  This is a safe, fun, and free/affordable place for your kids to be after school!  To join, fill out an application and submit it to the front office staff with your $10 application fee (check made out to PWMS Unity).  See the link in the right hand sidebar to print an application or pick one up at the front office any time.  There is no waiting list for our program and we are looking for students to join!  Feel free to contact me with questions!

 

Meagan Hooper

PWMS UNITY

Site Manager

Meagan.hooper@sumnerschools.org

Bledsoe Creek State Park...

 

We had a great time at the park again this week!  We took a hike along the shoreline and learned the basics of hiking and how to safely explore!

 



 

In addition to learning about hiking, we identified several types of plants and animals.

I have honestly never seen a group of kids so excited to see (and hold) an earthworm! 

 



 

You would have thought they found gold under those rocks and logs!

The highlight had to be when they found a salamander and everyone got a good look at him before he scurried away! 

 

We are so looking forward to next weeks trip when we'll be fishing!!!

Our Alex...

Alex, PWMS Unity Assistant, is so creative and fun.  We can't even express how blessed we feel to have her at West!  She is an asset to our program and has been with us for almost 2 years.  One of her latest creative designs is our door decoration!  Don't you like it?  Thank you Alex for all the great things you do for our students and staff!  You rock!



Announcements:
We have found a bus driver, so our trips to Bledsoe Creek State Park will resume on Tuesday!  This Tuesday we should be hiking, so bring some shoes that will lace up and be comfortable for a hike!  Parents:  We should be leaving around 3:20 and get back around 5:40.  If you have needs that this schedule will not accommodate, please contact me to see if we can work something out.  I have already spoken with some of you who have students that go to sporting events, etc.

We are need of a few items!  I would love to get some donations of hand sanitizer, Band-Aids, or candy for rewards.  I will, of course, purchase these items from the Unity account if they are not donated.  However, I like to save on the budget in any way we can, so please help us out if you are able!

SPOTLIGHT on Anthony...

Meet Anthony.

Anthony is new to our program this year and we have enjoyed getting to know him so much!

 

Yesterday, Anthony's mom was so excited to show us a book she had just purchased.  She was excited because it was a book that contained a piece of art that Anthony had submitted!

That's right folks, our Anthony is now a published artist!

Check it out...

His is the painting with the red background!  Isn't that neat!

 

We are so proud of you Anthony!  We are lucky to have you in Unity!