Union Chapel Elementary School

🎉 Title 1 Family Engagement Math Night 📚✨ Join us for a fun-filled evening of learning and excitement at our Title 1 Family Engagement Math Night! 🗓 Date: Tuesday, March 4 🕒 Time: 5:30 - 6:30 PM We’ve got a great evening planned with: 🔢 Engaging Math Activities for students and families 📣 Special performance by the Union Chapel Tigers Cheer Team! 🍪 Free snacks for everyone to enjoy! Come out to connect with other families, explore fun math activities, and enjoy some school spirit! We can’t wait to see you there!

📚✨ Join Us for Read Across America Week (March 3rd - 7th)! ✨📚 We’re excited to celebrate Read Across America Week with our students! 🎉 This week is all about fostering a love of reading, and we’ve got some fun dress-up themes to help make it extra special! Here’s what we have planned: 📅 Dress-Up Themes: Monday: Many Colored Monday 📖 Tuesday: Top Hat Tuesday 📚 Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday 📖 Thursday: Thing 1 and Thing 2 Thursday 📚 Friday: Favorite Character Friday 📚 We encourage all our students and families to get involved, have fun, and celebrate the joy of reading! 🙌 Don’t forget to post your photos and tag us — we can’t wait to see everyone’s creative outfits! Let’s make this week unforgettable as we celebrate our passion for reading! 📖

In honor of National School Social Work Week, let us take a moment to recognize and celebrate the incredible work done by our school social worker, Ms. Amy Morgan. The theme this year, "Unite to Ignite: Celebrating Our Impact," truly reflects the powerful and lasting influence she has on our school community. Ms. Amy's dedication, compassion, and unwavering support make a significant difference in the lives of our students and families. Her efforts help ignite positive change and foster an environment where everyone feels supported and valued. So, Ms. Amy, THANK YOU for all that you do, and for being such an essential part of our school. We appreciate you!

Deadline is April 1, 2025 for 2025-2026 Student Transfer Requests Student transfer requests for the upcoming school year will be accepted until April 1, 2025. Notification regarding requests will be sent in mid to late June. Transfer requests with incomplete mailing addresses will NOT be mailed and will result in a significant delay in notification. (We ask that you not call to confirm receipt of online transfers.) Students granted a transfer and fail to enroll in a timely manner, or withdraw from the school will have their approval revoked. Any transfer that is approved based upon false or misleading information will be declared void, and the transfer will be rescinded. Student transfers can be denied for the following reasons: 1) admission of the student would cause overcrowding of classes; 2) admission of the student would cause the school to hire additional personnel; 3) the student's prior attendance record; 4) the student's prior conduct record; and 5) other lawful reasons determined by the principal. For multiple students/siblings: a separate application form must be submitted for each student requesting a transfer. All requests will be considered individually. There is no automatic approval of transfer requests for siblings. There is also no guarantee that requests for multiple siblings will be approved at the same time. Click below for the 2025 - 2026 Student Transfer Request Form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScYu5iWbYP-v5pjh1ua3hhI3S8ThZ86Xkwo4Y-oGgOY5izY0w/viewform

🌳🌞 PBIS Field Trip to Lumber River State Park! 🚶‍♀️🍃 Our 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th grade students had an amazing time exploring Lumber River State Park in Orrum as part of our PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) field trip! 🎉✨ Through PBIS, students earn points for exhibiting positive behaviors, and those who reached their goal were rewarded with this incredible outdoor adventure. They had the opportunity to learn from the knowledgeable staff at Lumber River State Park, who used an outdoor science approach to engage and inspire our students. 🌍🔬 A big thank you to the Lumber River State Park staff for making this experience both educational and fun! We’re so proud of our students for earning this well-deserved reward and for demonstrating such positive behavior! 👏🎒 #PBIS #OutdoorLearning #FieldTripFun #PositiveBehavior #LumberRiverStatePark #ExplorationAndEducation

🌟🎨 Celebrating Black History Month in Ms. Bobbie Cummings' Third Grade Class! ✨📚 This month, our incredible third graders in Ms. Cummings' class have been hard at work on a truly unique project for Black History Month! Each student researched a significant African American historical or contemporary figure and then brought that person to life in a creative and fun way. Using potatoes and a variety of recycled materials, they crafted "Biographical Potato Heads" and wrote detailed biographies about their figures. 🥔✨ Not only did this project encourage creativity, but it also helped the students develop their research skills and writing abilities while learning about important individuals who have made a lasting impact on history. 🌍💡 We're so proud of their hard work and the thoughtful representations they've created! Check out a few of their amazing Potato Head projects below! 👏🙌 #BlackHistoryMonth #CreativeLearning #FutureLeaders #3rdGradeSuccess #StudentAchievements

We are excited to announce our Students of the Month for January. These students were chosen by their teacher to represent their class based on exhibiting outstanding behavior. Congratulations to them all! If your child received a Tiger yard sign to proudly display for the month, please send in their picture so they can be recognized online.

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We are excited to announce our Students of the Month for January. These students were chosen by their teacher to represent their class based on exhibiting outstanding behavior. Congratulations to them all! If your child received a Tiger yard sign to proudly display for the month, please send in their picture so they can be recognized online.

🟥 Wear Red for Ray Day – Tomorrow! 🟥 Tomorrow, we will be showing our support for Ray Scott, a valued member of our Union Chapel School community who is facing health challenges. Ray has been a steadfast supporter of our school and community, and now it’s our turn to stand by him. Since we couldn’t wear red today because it was school picture day, we’ll be doing it tomorrow instead! ✨ Wear red tomorrow to honor Ray and show him that we’re thinking of him during this time. Let’s come together as a school community and spread some love and encouragement for Ray. We know how much he means to all of us! #WearRedForRay #SupportRayScott #UnionChapelStrong #CommunityLove

Spring Fling T-Shirt order forms were sent home today. T-Shirts are available for purchase for students and their families. Please complete and return the order form by Wednesday, March 19th. Thank you!

We are excited to announce our Students of the Month for January. These students were chosen by their teacher to represent their class based on exhibiting outstanding behavior. Congratulations to them all! If your child received a Tiger yard sign to proudly display for the month, please send in their picture so they can be recognized online.

SPRING PICTURE DAY IS TOMORROW!!! INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PICTURES WILL BE TAKEN. Lifetouch has great news to share! They are going back to the previous photo viewing/ordering platform (MyLifetouch.com) that parents and schools are most familiar with using. The same payment options that were previously offered for parents will be available once more. The payment options are: 1. Parents will have the option to pre-pay online or send in cash or a check with their child to hand over to the photographers on picture day. There is an envelope connected to the flyer that was sent home that you can use for your convenience. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL GROUP PHOTOS MUST BE PREPAID IF YOU WANT ONE. OR 2. Parents may wait to receive a proof sheet that Lifetouch will send to the school 2-3 weeks post picture day for any student that did not pre-purchase, instructing parents to go online to MyLifetouch.com to view and order their child's photos. Proofs will not be sent home for group photos. ALL STUDENTS will be photographed to ensure that parents will have the option to purchase their child's photos if they wish to do so. Please note that Lifetouch is not offering retake days as part of the Spring photo program. Retake days are only offered with the Fall program. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Parent Liaison, Layni Jones at 910.521.4456. We are looking forward to our upcoming Spring picture day!

Don't forget to attend our upcoming Parent/Teacher Conferences to discuss your child’s progress during the third nine weeks of the school year. This is a great opportunity to review their progress report and address any questions or concerns you may have. Conference Dates: Tuesday, February 25th (3:30 pm - 6:00 pm) Location: Teacher Classrooms We look forward to partnering with you in supporting your child’s growth and success.

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SPRING PICTURE DAY IS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH!!! INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PICTURES WILL BE TAKEN. Lifetouch has great news to share! They are going back to the previous photo viewing/ordering platform (MyLifetouch.com) that parents and schools are most familiar with using. The same payment options that were previously offered for parents will be available once more. The payment options are: 1. Parents will have the option to pre-pay online or send in cash or a check with their child to hand over to the photographers on picture day. There is an envelope connected to the flyer that was sent home that you can use for your convenience. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL GROUP PHOTOS MUST BE PREPAID IF YOU WANT ONE. OR 2. Parents may wait to receive a proof sheet that Lifetouch will send to the school 2-3 weeks post picture day for any student that did not pre-purchase, instructing parents to go online to MyLifetouch.com to view and order their child's photos. Proofs will not be sent home for group photos. ALL STUDENTS will be photographed to ensure that parents will have the option to purchase their child's photos if they wish to do so. Please note that Lifetouch is not offering retake days as part of the Spring photo program. Retake days are only offered with the Fall program. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Parent Liaison, Layni Jones at 910.521.4456. We are looking forward to our upcoming Spring picture day!

We would like to invite you to attend our upcoming Parent/Teacher Conferences to discuss your child’s progress during the third nine weeks of the school year. This is a great opportunity to review their progress report and address any questions or concerns you may have. Conference Dates: Tuesday, February 25th (3:30 pm - 6:00 pm) Location: Teacher Classrooms We look forward to partnering with you in supporting your child’s growth and success.

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Due to the possibility of inclement weather, the PSRC Family Night Event scheduled to take place this Thursday at the Southeastern NC Agricultural Center has been rescheduled to March 6th! Please help us spread the word!

Enjoy the Student Support February Newsletter from the school counselor, Mrs. Cindy Chavis, and the school social worker, Ms. Amy Morgan.