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UDS Current Events
A TRADITION
OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
November 19,
2008
CHARACTER
COUNTS Trustworthiness Citizens to be honored on Grandparents Day at the
beginning of the designated grade level performances PK – 1st
grade 8:40 2nd – 5th grade 10:00. 6th – 8th will be
honored in their classrooms between 9:30 and 9:45 am. PKB Angelina Cerda PKG Daniel Ramirez KP Lamar Jacaman KP Giana Casso 1A Paola Gonzalez 1C Sofia Roman 2R Karla Villarreal 2S Nicole Gonzalez 3J Reet Pandya 3Q Azul Martinez 4G Rebecca Garcia 4P Sofia Perez 5C Koshilia Sachdev 5Q Hunter Alcocer 6D Aimee Ruiz 6R Walker Brown 7D Maui Cervantes 7G
Suzanna Alexander 8G Joseph Lee 8R Susana
Dominguez *** NO
WEDNESDAY ENVELOPE NEXT WEEK Early Out on Tues Nov 25 at
11:30 am and No Classes Wed, Thurs and Fri, Nov 26 – 29, due to
Thanksgiving Holidays! 6th Grade: Mrs. DeLlano’s 6th Grade Class
will be visiting Regent Care on Thurs., Nov. 20th --3:30 to 5:00. 6th/7th
Grade: Mrs. Hrncir’s 6th and 7th
grade S.S. classes collected 666 T-Shirts which were donated to Mercy
Ministries for the Colonias and Battered Women’s Shelter by Sister
RoseMary. Thank you to all who sent in
t-Shirts! PTC
NEWS: WBCA FLOAT –thank you
volunteers- Tina Ramirez, chair, Sharon Hillier and Lucy Murillo
co-chairs. Volunteers for the various
committees- Violeta Perez, Elva/Jay Puig, Cynthia Saldivar, Michelle
Villarreal, Jeanette Fernandez, Monica/Ben Puig, Sylvia Gandhi and Julie
Wilson. See enclosure for more info.
Anyone wishing to help, not on the list please show up Mon Nov 24,
5:00 pm mandatory meeting. School Mart-
Statements enclosed. Payment
due. COUNSELOR’S
CORNER Keep Tabs
on TV Time Research
shows that 51% of kids live in homes where the TV is left on nearly all of
the time. But inappropriate shows can impact behavior. To monitor your
child’s TV time: Know exactly what she’s watching. Learn to set your TV’s
v-chip to block unsuitable programs. Set rules about what
she can and can’t watch. (“Watching
Television with Your Children”) “What a man’s mind can create, man’s
character can control.” (attributed to Thomas Edison, American inventor,
1847-1931) ANNUAL GIVING: Total pledged since July 1, 2008 = $55,705.00! Thank you! Parents please send in your pledge. See enclosure. GRANDPARENT
DAY REMINDER
Our annual Grandparents Day is
Tues. Nov. 25. Parents thanks for all
your items and help. All non-perishable
items may be sent now. All platters
may be delivered by 8:00 am day of event, make sure they are labeled.
Schedule:
Hospitality- 8:30 – 11:30 grandparents only APR
Photos-
Grandparent and student: 8:30 – 11:30 Library and C1when students are not in
gym for presentation
Performances: --UDS
Band- 8:30 gym --PK-1st
grade students approx. 8:40 – 9:40 gym --Dance
Team and Elementary Cheerleaders approx 9:45 gym --2nd -5th
students approx. 10:00 – 11:20 gym
--6th – 8th
classes will have on-going presentations in C2-C6
Parking:
Grandparents in
front and close to gym
Parents please
park in the areas furthest away from the building to save the prime, close
spaces for grandparents. Thank
you.
Student Dress:
Students are to dress in school uniform.
Notices:
- Your child will not be released to the grandparent
unless you have provided written permission on Monday Nov 24
-Parents please make sure your child’s grandparents know
the children will not go to eat with them.
8TH GRADE TO
WASHINGTON DC: 8th grade Parents -
the Standard Medical Information Form and 1st Payment past
due. IDENT-A-KID: Congratulations to Jeronimo Rojas, 2S, the
winner of the bike. Mrs. Barrios’
class won the Pizza Party for the most participation. Thank you to Mrs. Ramirez, Mrs. Murillo and
Mrs. Hillier for their help. WINTER
WEAR UNIFORM—Parent if
your child wants to keep their sweaters/jackets on in the building they must follow uniform regulation as per policy--
“In-class Jacket/Sweater: Students must wear the regulation PE
sweatshirt, sweater, windbreaker, or solid navy-blue or white jacket/sweater
(without any visible logo). Any other
jackets will be put in the backpacks/lockers until dismissal.” Other outerwear is acceptable for outdoors
during flag and lunch but not in the buildings. CONGRATULATIONS- former student Stacy Garza
was honored by County Extension Agent-Agriculture CONGRATULATIONS-former student, Lorenza
Cigarroa, senior at St. Augustine H.S. was selected to participate in Laredo
Noon Optimist Club Annual Youth Appreciation Day hosted each year to teach
about city govt. NATIONAL
JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY NEWS- Make-A-Wish last chance to send in
your dollar(s) The check presentation is Nov 21 by the NJHS officers. The class with the most money receives a
pizza party. BOY SCOUT
NEWS: BOY SCOUT NEWS: A big thank you to the scouts
who posted the colors at "Scouting Bucks Game" at the LEC - Alex Cerda, Nicholas Garza and Jesus
Verduzco. We will have our regular meeting this Wednesday at Ms. Costillla's
room. BE PREPARED
notebook, scout handbook and Class A uniform. All scouts need to be
delivering the popcorn. We will have our hike on Sat., Dec. 6th.
Details at the meeting. Den 3
Wolves: Den Meeting 10 am Nov 22 Christ Church Episcopal - Bring 5 TARGET bags for
recycling project & your bike and helmet.
We will be learning about bike safety. SPORT
NEWS: Kinder and 1st grade Basketball League ends this
week. Congratulations to the 7th
and 8th grade Girls Basketball teams who won their first game of
the season against Cigarroa.
Congratulations to the 7th grade boys Basketball team who
won their first game of the season against Lamar Green. Both 7th and 8th boys
and girls basketball teams will play St. Augustine this week. The girls play
their game Wednesday, Nov19, at 5:00 and 6:00 and the boys play on Thursday,
November 20, at 5:00 and 6:00. A big
thank you to all of the kinder parents who helped with the skating unit. We
appreciate your help. A big thank you to Dr. Anguiano and Jed Brown for
officiating 5th and 6th grade rollerblade hockey games. MUSIC
NEWS: CONGRATULATIONS TO BAND MEMBERS: Joseph Lee, Daniel Fernandez, Ji-Hyung Yoon, Maui Cervantes, Amanda
Cervantes, Alexa Villarreal, and Hyung-Ji Lee!! These young musicians participated
in United Middle School’s
Solo/Ensemble clinic held on Friday and received 1st division ratings!! This ensemble will
also be performing next week for our Grandparents. Our beginning
band is off to a great start!! The instruments will come home
today. Beginning Band will not
meet next week, however, the practice goals focus sheet has been enclosed so they know what to work on over the break. Please return this
sheet on Dec. 1st (with minutes
bubbled in) so that your young
musician will be eligible to receive valuable practice points!!
UDS PATRIOT CHOIR : Please meet us for warm-ups before
morning opening
song. We have many upcoming performances
including: KGNS caroling, The Opera, and Winter Concert. Please
make plans to attend the Holiday Concert rehearsal on Dec. 2nd from 3:15 to 4:15 in the music hall. Earrings Lost-- 4th grade cheerleader took her
earrings out for cheer practice and laid them in the APR on the lunch
ledge. If you found them, please send
to the office as we have identified the owner. STUDENT
COUNCIL NEWS: Meeting
Dec. 11th 7:30am. TEACHERS OF TOMORROW Club News: First meeting
this week during 6th and 7th grade physical education
classes. Last year’s officers will make plans to begin helping out in
teachers’ classrooms. EARLY ACT: Will be sponsoring a $2.00 jean day on
Fri., Nov. 21th to support “BOTEO TELETON”. This is an
international project for our organization. The proceeds will go to
people in Mexico to promote national unity, helping cultures, building
rehabilitation facilities, and support organizations that work with the disabled. Many children at UDS have already been
collecting on their own and filling their piggy banks at the mall, Best Buy,
Lowes, Toy’s R Us, IBC, Las Minas and Restaurant Marla. SPECIAL THANK YOU for the donation of a dollar
counting machine from Jenny Beckelhymer.
GIRL SCOUTS are asking that you clean out
your closets and send reusable coats and blankets. They will be collecting on behalf of
Bethany House. See enclosed flyer. IMPORTANT
DATES: Nov. 20th: Mrs. DeLlano’s 6th grade to
Regent Care Nov. 21: EarlyAct Jean Day for $2 Nov. 21: Kinder/7th Field Trip Nov. 25: Grandparents Day – Early
Dismissal Nov 26-28: Thanksgiving Holidays- no classes Dec 1: Classes resume Dec 11: Chapel 4th grade Dec 12: Student Council $2 Jean Day Dec 12 – 18: 2nd 9-weeks tests Dec 15: Board Mtg. 7:00 pm Dec 19: Winter Parties- End of 2nd 9 Weeks FREE $$$$ TO
UDS
UDS. You pay $100 and you buy $100 worth of groceries, but UDS gets $4 for every card we sell. USED INK CARTRIDGES WANTED! Please send in your empty cartridges. UDS receives $$$$ for each one returned! TARGET TAKE CHARGE FOR EDUCATION https://target.com/target_group/schools/search_school.jhtml CAMPBELL’S LABELS FOR EDUCATION: Check labels for Label for
Education symbol clip the UPC tag or cap and send them to school in a Ziploc
bag. http://www.labelsforeducation.com
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