UNES REDHAWK REVIEW

Dean Gianakouros has been working with students to highlight some of the great things that are going on at UNES in our new REDHAWK TV BROADCAST. He will be creating new episodes every two weeks.

REDHAWK TV - EPISODE 3 - CLICK HERE

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR A SPIRIT WEEK FLYER FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 3-7.

The Music Department happily invites you to our Spring Concerts on THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2024. CLICK HERE FOR THE CONCERT FLYERS

Grade 1 is at 9:30 AM

Grade 2 is at 10 AM

Grade 3 is at 10:30AM

The performances will be in the multi-purpose room. We invite two parents/guardians per family to see your children perform. Please have your child dress in any solid color (no text or logos). We know you will enjoy the concert and your children will be thrilled to have you in the audience.

Parking for the concert is extremely limited on the school property and in the surrounding areas. Parking in front of the building AFTER MORNING ENTRY is allowed.

Entrance to the concert will be through the cafeteria doors on the right side of the school only. The doors will open 5 minutes before each concert. Unfortunately, there is no reserved seating for this concert. We ask that you exit immediately out of the building as soon as the concert is complete so that we can accommodate the next concert to take place. Thank you in advance for your assistance, as we make this wonderful occasion successful.

On Friday, June 7th, we will hold our annual Field Day. (Rain Date - Monday, June 10th) While we love to have community participation, for safety reasons, we will be adapting our plan for parent participation.

This year, parents WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED ONTO SCHOOL GROUNDS BY A REGISTRATION PROCESS IN ADVANCE OF THE DAY. Only registered family members will be allowed to come and watch their children compete in events at the upper field behind the school. Anyone who has not PRE-REGISTERED will be turned away.

In our efforts to ensure that we keep our students safe, all family members will have to pass through a security checkpoint in front of the school on North Broadway and will be given visitor stickers to join us this day. No community members will be allowed to enter the grounds from the Nyack Field house direction, the side fence, or other entry points.

If you would like to attend field day, then EACH FAMILY MEMBER that is interested in attending must register on THIS SURVEY - CLICK HERE - to be on our pre-approved list to be allowed onto school grounds on June 7. All entries must be received by Monday, June 3 at noon. Thank you for your understanding. Our children's safety is our paramount concern.

CLICK HERE FOR A FIELD DAY LETTER THAT WILL BE SENT TO FAMILIES ON MAY 31

On Thursday, May 30, our fifth graders will be going over to NMS for the Bridges program. On this day, they experience a wonderful day of 6th grade orientation activities and start to learn about their new school experience that awaits them. I will be attending a part of this day to support our students. If your child has not yet selected their WORLD LANGUAGE, it must be done before May 30. CLICK HERE FOR THE WORLD LANGUAGE SELECTION SURVEY.

Our fifth grade DARE graduation is Friday, May 31 @ 9:30am. We will be holding our DARE graduation ceremony in the All Purpose Room. PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE INVITATION LETTER and mark your calendars.

The 5th grade yearbooks are complete and look spectacular! There will be a yearbook signing breakfast for 5th graders on Monday, June 17 and yearbooks will be distributed then.

5th grade Moving Up is scheduled for Friday, June 21 @ 9:30am in the All Purpose Room. Due to Space Limitations, we can only accommodate 2 adults per student with seating.

5th Grade Graduation Dance is Friday, June 21 from 5:30-7:30pm. This is a friendly dance to celebrate our students' years at UNES. It is not an event where students bring dates... Please discourage this. It is a friends only event.

For those of you looking for summer camp opportunities, my staff has pulled together some options that might be of interest to you to check out. PLEASE CLICK HERE for a list of local camp opportunities compiled by our FRC program coordinators. Also, check out the links below for some tech focused options curated by Mr. Gianakouros, our STEAM Teacher.

St. Thomas Aquinas STEAM Camps

Challenge Island

Mad Science Camps

Camp Invention

iD Tech Camps

Camp Invention

JCC Camp (STEM)

Virtual Camps

IMACS

id Tech Camps Virtual

We will be holding Kindergarten Screening on Monday, June 10th through Friday, June 14th. During this time, children will visit several kindergarten screening stations in our library such as the motor station, the concept station, and the language concept station. One of our kindergarten teachers will be spending time visiting with the children during the screening and getting to know them.

To schedule the kindergarten screening, please call Nurse Laura Weigel at 845-353-7270. The screening will take approximately 60 minutes.

CLICK HERE FOR MY LETTER ABOUT KINDERGARTEN SCREENING

Idling vehicles contribute to air pollution and emit air toxins, which are pollutants known or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health effects. Monitoring at schools has shown elevated levels of benzene, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and other air toxics during the afternoon hour coinciding with parents picking up their children. Children’s lungs are still developing, and when they are exposed to elevated levels of these pollutants, children have an increased risk of developing asthma, respiratory problems and other adverse health effects. Limiting a vehicle’s idling time can dramatically reduce these pollutants and children’s exposure to them.

PLEASE DON'T IDLE AT DROP OFF AND PICK UP!! LET'S ALL WORK TOGETHER TO SAVE OUR EARTH.

Please be aware of the following events coming soon. There is certainly no obligation to attend, but these are great opportunities to connect with the community and support our kids beyond the school day:

African American Day Parade and Festival - June 1 at noon

EcoTones Concerts @ River Hook Preserve - Sunday, June 2 @ 2pm

Goosetown Block Party - June 8 from 11am-2pm

24th Annual Rockland Pride Sunday - June 9 from 11am to 5pm

PLEASE CLICK THE LINKS BELOW FOR THE GRADE LEVEL CURRICULUM UPDATES FOR THE MONTH OF MAY

• Kindergarten

• Grade 1

• Grade 2

• Grade 3

• Grade 4

• Grade 5

• Social Communications Class

• SPECIAL AREAS (MUSIC, ART, PE, LIBRARY, STREAM)

Please note that the following dates have been set for two big events at the end of the year.

We know that many people have to plan very far in advance so please mark your calendars:

5th Grade Graduation / Moving Up Ceremony - Friday, June 21 (@ 9:30am)

5th Grade Graduation Dance - Friday, June 21 @ 5:30-7:30pm

Kindergarten Moving Up Ceremony - TUESDAY, JUNE 18 (@ 9:30am)

Due to space limitations, we will only be able to accommodate 2 people per student at these events. In June, you'll be receiving two tickets to your child's event in backpack mail. We are sorry that we cannot accommodate more people, but space simply will not allow us to exceed two tickets per student.

Please mark your calendars for these upcoming meetings of our PTA:

THE PTA ZOOM LINK CAN BE ACCESSED AT THIS WEBSITE - CLICK HERE

Monday, June 10

Here are the STUDENT DISMISSAL TIMES for the last two days of school:

June 25th:

HS: 10:30am

MS: 11am

Elem: 11:45am

June 26th:

HS: 9am

MS: 9:30am

Elem: 10am

• Wednesday, May 29 - Haitian Flag Day Assembly (AM)
• Thursday, May 30 - 5th Grade BRIDGES PROGRAM - VISIT TO NMS
• Friday, May 31 - 5th Grade DARE PROGRAM GRADUATION
• Saturday, June 1 - African American Parade and Festival @ noon
• Monday, June 3-Wednesday, June 5 - Seed to Salad Harvesting (Grades K&1)
• Tuesday, June 4 - Grade 4 trip to Hook Mountain
• Thursday, June 6 - Grades 1,2,3 Concert & 5th Grade Field Trip to Kruckers
• Friday, June 7 - Field Day (Rain Date Monday, June 10)
• Saturday, June 8 - Goosetown (11-2)
• Sunday, June 9 - Rockland PRIDE Parade
• Monday, June 10-Friday, June 14 - Kindergarten Screening
• Wednesday, June 12 - Grade 4 Riverhook Walking Trip
• Thursday, June 13 - Grade 3 Fractured Fairy Tale Performance for K,1,2 in APR (9:15am)
• Friday, June 14 - Grade 3 Fractured Fairy Tale Performance for Parents (9:15am)
• Monday, June 17 - Nyack Library Summer Reading Assembly
• Tuesday, June 18 - Kindergarten Moving Up Ceremony at 9:30am
• Wednesday, June 19 - JuneTeenth (No School)
• Friday, June 21 - Grade 5 Moving Up Ceremony @ 9:30am / Grade 5 Graduation Dance (5:30-7:30)
• Tuesday, June 25 - Half Day (AM ONLY) - DISMISSAL AT 11:45AM
• Wednesday, June 26 - Half Day (AM ONLY) - DISMISSAL AT 10:00AM

There are archives of my community newsletter on the UNES WEBSITE - CLICK HERE, as well as on the UNESPTA Website . If you can't find the old newsletters and are looking for info - you can find that info in these two places.

Building bridges for today's students to cross into tomorrow's world with equity, innovation and optimism.

Email: cdreves@nyackschools.org
Website: https://un.nyackschools.org/
Location: 336 North Broadway, Upper Nyack, NY, USA
Phone: 845-353-7260
Twitter: @NyackPrincipal