

Tales From The Nest
January 12th, 2024

February 16, 2024
Happy Midterm!
Today, 2/16, is the midterm of 3rd quarter. Encourage your students to check their work and see how they are doing at this halfway point for the term. Don't forget school is also closed on Monday 2/19 for Presidents Day. Happy long weekend!
Yearbooks Sale Begins Today
Hold onto every best moment & purchase a yearbook today!
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL RUNS FEB 16 thru MARCH 25 - $35
Standard Sale March 26 thru May 10 - $45
PURCHASES MUST BE MADE BY 5/10/24!!!
Please use the link below ALONG with the ID code to make your purchase!
UMS Yearbook ID Code: 14971324
2024 UMS YEARBOOK ADVISOR : Kara Watts, kara.watts@fcps.org
Dates to Remember:
Feb 16: Midterm and 2hr early dismissal
Feb 19: School Closed (Presidents Day)
Mar 25: Last day of Yearbook Earlybird Sale
Urbana Heritage Night
The UES, SuES, CES, UMS and UHS PTSA volunteers have been busy planning the third annual Urbana Community Heritage Night! #OneUrbana
Our Theme: Many Cultures One Urbana, Community Heritage Night
Event Date/Time: Thursday, March 21, 2024 from 5:00 - 8:00 pm (end of term, no school on the 22nd)
Event Location: Urbana High School Cafeteria
We are very excited about joining all five schools to organize this multicultural celebration - and we need participants to showcase the MANY beautiful cultures in this great community! There are two sign ups listed below. Please take a look and sign up for one or both options.
- For students interested in making trifolds and/or sharing food, please click on the Sign Up Genius link. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4EAEA92BA3FCC25-47826201-urbana
- For students interested in performing, please submit this google form! https://forms.gle/ET5kGiW32Xtb6HZ99
Activities
Math Counts
On Saturday, 2/10, 12 of our students participated in the Frederick Regional MathCounts Competition. All 12 students have advanced to the state competition in March; we also took first place in the team competition.
UMS Science Fair
The UMS Science Department is proud to announce our science fair will be held on Wednesday, February 28th!
For more information or to complete the student application, please visit tinyurl.com/umsfair. Questions can be directed to Mrs. Oland at ashley.oland@fcps.org.
Civics Bee
The submission deadline for students interested in the Frederick County Commerce Civics Bee is February 19th. Check out the link for more information.