1051 29th Street Road
Evans, CO 80620
970-673-4997
August 2012 – Newsletter
Welcome to our inaugural year of Union Colony Elementary School. We have
worked hard to provide new facilities and a dedicated staff in order to begin our
journey. We look forward to meeting all of you.
School Start Date
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
School Hours
AM Kindergarten:
Monday-Thursday: 8:15-11:30 am
Friday: 8:15-11:00 am
PM Kindergarten:
Monday-Thursday: 12:40-3:55 pm
Friday: 11:55-2:35 pm
Grades 1-5:
Monday-Thursday 8:15-3:55 pm.
Friday: 8:15-2:35 p.m.
REGISTRATION
Registration for students in grades K-5 will be
held on August 21, 2012 from 5:00-7:00 pm.
Parents and students will need complete
registration forms, complete data base
information, sign up for conferences, meet the
teachers and the staff and drop off school
supplies. Students entering kindergarten will
need to provide a copy of your immunizations at
this time. If your student did not attend a
Greeley District Six school last year, you must
also provide a certificate of immunization at
this time. The school supply lists are available
on the school website
www.unioncolonyschools.org, at registration,
and at local stores.
MORNING ARRIVAL
The school doors open at 7:45 am for
students eating breakfast in the cafeteria.
Unless your child is participating in a
scheduled school activity, they should not
arrive before 8:00 am and head directly to
the fenced playground area. There will be
no supervision on the playground until 8:00
am. Students are expected to be in their
classrooms by 8:15 am. Students arriving
after 8:15 am must be signed in by a parent.
AFTERNOON PICK UP
UCES is released at 3:55 pm Monday
through Thursday and 2:35 pm on Friday.
Students are expected to be picked up no
later than 4:10 pm.
TRAFFIC SAFETY PLAN
A Traffic Safety Plan has been established
by Union Colony Schools in order to ensure
safety for students and efficiency. Please
drive responsibly, watching for students at
all times and follow guidance and
commands from school staff monitors.
Vehicles should access school property by
entering in the EAST driveway and exiting
through the WEST driveway. Adults
dropping students off for school or picking
them up should adhere to the traffic safety
plan by utilizing the Pick-Up/Drop-Off lane.
All students that are being picked up or
dropped off by parents shall be
loaded/unloaded from vehicles along the
right hand lane adjacent to the sidewalk.
Drivers should turn hazard lights on until
student(s) exit vehicle so monitoring staff
know that students still need to unload. Due
to limited parking space available at the
school, the majority of parent parking is
limited to short-term parking.
ABC BEFORE and AFTER SCHOOL
CARE
ABC’s Bright School-Age Centers is excited
to announce our newest location at Union
Colony! Our programs offer educational
enrichment during out of school time for
children ages 5 years – 12 years. ABC’s
Bright School-Age Centers celebrates over
35 years of experience providing out of
school time care. We are proud to be the
leader in quality School-Age Programming
in Northern Colorado. Please stop by the
cafeteria and join in the fun!
Union Colony’s Bright School-Age Center
Hours:
6:15 am – until morning bell
afternoon bell until 6:15 pm
Monday – Friday
Full day programming on days out of
school, Winter Break, Spring Break and
Summer. Please contact Steven Benson or
Aimee Hutson at 970-352-9391 for more
information.
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH
Nutrition is an integral part of learning. We
encourage every student to participate in the
hot breakfast and lunch programs provided
by Greeley/Evans School District 6.
With careful menu planning and
governmental assistance, the district’s
quality food service provides meals at a
reasonable cost.
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Lunch and breakfast menus and costs
can be found at
www.greeleyschools.org/nutrition.
Students may bring lunch from
home.
If a student has special dietary needs
due to medical or other special
situations, a statement from the
child’s physician must be on file in
the office.
Parents who wish to eat with their
child need to sign in at the office and
pay the adult price for their meal.
Please notify the office or classroom
teacher by 9:00 am.
UCES BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT
Back to School night is on September 6,
from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Please join us for an
informative evening and see what is
happening in your student’s classes.
SCHOOL PICTURES
Lifetouch Photography will be at the elementary
school for student pictures at 8:15 am on
Thursday, September 27th.
UCES DRESS CODE
The students, staff and parents of Union
Colony believe a neat, clean appearance
reflects pride in oneself and one’s school and
contributes to a positive learning atmosphere
and orderly environment. The following
dress code applies to both young men and
women.
 Pants must fit on the waist with no
flesh or undergarments showing.
 Clothing with social or ethnic slurs,
sexual, drug, alcohol, tobacco, or
gang-related commentary, pictures,
or profanity is not allowed. Tattoos
that display any of the above must be
covered at all times.
 Baseball caps, hats, hoods, hankies,
and sunglasses are not to be worn
inside the building.
 All shorts, cut-offs, and skirts are to
be worn at a reasonable length.
Short shorts (less than a 4 inch inseam) are not allowed.
 Students will not wear pants that
appear as or could be used as bed
clothes, i.e. sleep pants.
 Clothing that is torn, ragged or
slovenly is not allowed.
 Tank tops, muscle shirts, brief or
revealing shirts are not allowed.
 All tops must cover the midriff and
underclothing completely at all times
 If a student has parts of the body
pierced other than ears, the ring/
loops/studs may not be visible or
audible.
 Jewelry or accessories that have the
potential to inflict injury on the
wearer or another person may not be
worn.
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Make-up, combs and brushes that are
brought to school are not to be used
during class.
 Apparel which the Faculty Council,
or its designee, determines to be
unacceptable in light of school or
community standards may not be
worn.
Students who are in violation of the dress
code may be asked to wear clothing
provided by the school or may be sent home
to change their clothing. Students who
refuse to abide by the dress code face
disciplinary action.
HOUSEHOLD ITEMS NEEDED FOR ART
Ms. Aguirre is in need of a few addition
items that you may have around your house.
If you have some items to donate, please
bring them in after August 22nd.
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Empty ice cream gallon containers
Plastic lids of all sizes
plastic yogurt containers
butter/margarine containers
plastic empty baby wipe containers
Plastic Milk jugs: gallon and 1/2
gallon
Magazines you don't need anymore,
school appropriate of course such as:
Zoo Books, National Geo Kids,
Ranger Rick, Birds in Bloom
(anything with animals), Better
Homes & Gardens, Boy Sports, Girl
Magazines, Highlights
ASSESSMENT
If your student has not had placement testing
completed for the upcoming school year,
please contact the school to schedule a time
ASAP. 970-673-4997