Congratulations Mason! Mason was runner up today at the Mclean County spelling be. He will be representing our county at the state spelling bee in March. Way to go!
During the month of February, PreK - 12th grade students are spending time Making Kindness Happen and exploring ways to give back to our school and community! Today, we kicked this off with a Lyceum where students sat with with Comet Connection buddies and participated in a few activities! We are excited to see what February brings!
We also congratulate Mrs. Heidelberger on receiving the Golden Apple Award! She is always looking to be helpful to staff and students, for ways to make things better and for solutions when things get tough! Mrs. Heidelberger was nominated by several staff at the school.
Last week the Seniors and their 1st grade buddies made some amazing snow globes with paint and shaving cream. It’s was a bit of a mess but they all had a blast!
More 💯day fun. Measuring 📏and weighing ⚖️the 100 things they brought.
Happy 100th day of school! It is tons of fun to celebrate! Make sure to ask your kids what they did today! Some had to spend $100, some counted to 100 a variety of ways, others had to find words, some went on a scavenger hunt and so much more!
Reading Month is coming up in March! Order forms for t-shirts went home with elementary students, and more are available in the offices for high school students, staff, and other adults. Please turn forms and money in by February 10th!
This past week was filled with lots of multi- grade Comet Connection activities! The Preschool was thrilled to partner with 6th grade for a scavenger hunt!
Please congratulate these runners for working hard! They have earned some certificates 🥳. Way to go! 👏👏👏
4th & 9th grade Comet Buddies enjoyed rotation stations with a book scavenger hunt, BINGO, & a math dice game this morning!
Tonight's GBB game against Wilton-Wing has been postponed to tomorrow. Tomorrow's schedule will be a double header in Wilton. The schedule will be as follows:
JV Girl's - 3:00 PM
JV Boy's - 4:30 PM
Varsity Girl's - 6:00 PM
Varsity Boy's - 7:30 PM
Congratulations Mason, Bentlee, and Crosby! These three will be representing UHS at the Mclean County spelling bee next week. Good luck gentlemen!
Please congratulate these runners! Goal setters 🤗
Working hard and making it happen 🥳
Come join us tomorrow morning from 8:00-8:20 for breakfast with the CMC dance team dancers! Wear bright colors as we celebrate the team heading to State Dance this weekend!
9th grade had the opportunity to take part in a Distracted and Impaired Driving Simulation! They realized the potential for a tragic outcome that a 1 second delay in response can have in a real life situation!
REMINDER:
We have school on Monday, January 16th!
Underwood Way clothing order forms have been sent home this week! There are extras in the offices too! Please have them returned by Wednesday, January 18th if you would like to order.
If you need one, please call the school and let us know!
The Hazen Bison Boosters is hosting a 3 on 3 basketball tournament on Saturday, March 11 in Hazen. Registration is first come first serve per division but the deadline is March 1. Divisions are Boys: Grades 3/4 - 5/6 Girls: Grades 3/4 - 5/6 - 7/8 - 9/10 - 11/12
For additional information contact Mr Jangula
Congratulations to Hannah Swenson-Hoey for being selected to the JH All-State Band on bass clarinet! We’re excited for her to represent Underwood at the festival in March.
Congratulations to Stella, our firsr student this year to reach 100 Accelerated Reader points and earn a ticket to the 100 point field trip this spring!
6th grade were the first class to try out the KUBO coding robots in Library today! An awesome opportunity we are getting by receiving an Ottertail grant, so big thank you to them for funding the Library Coding/Robotics Learning Program!
