Tales From The Nest
January 12th, 2024
April 12, 2024
Book Sale to Support Upcoming Author Visit
This spring UMS is fortunate to work with local book store, Curious Iguana, to host Vera Brosgol, an author/Illustrator of graphic novels and picture books. Her newest graphic novel, Plain Jane and the Mermaid (recommended for ages 10 - 14), is being released this spring. Students should look for information to be shared after spring break on how to sign up for this opportunity. Books purchased through the link below will be autographed by the author and delivered after Vera Brosgol's visit. Please consider purchasing a book through this link to support this author visit and ensure we continue to be offered opportunities like this in the future. Any questions can be sent to our media specialist, Kathy Domboski kathleen.domboski@fcps.org.
Dates to Remember:
April 16-19: ELA MCAP
April 22- 23: Math MCAP
April 24: Pop Culture Trivia for students 3-4:30
May *6-7: 8th Grade Social Studies MCAP *date correction
May 7: Author Visit- Vera Brosgol
May 15-16: Alg/Geo/Alg2 MCAP
May 10: - 8th Grade Dance
MCAP Testing
Urbana Middle School students will be taking the ELA and math MCAP the week of April 15th and the week of April 21st. Please make sure your student brings their fully charged Chromebook and charger with them to school for each day of testing. Students currently using a personal Chromebook or laptop will be provided with a school-issued Chromebook for testing. Please encourage your student to get a good night of sleep, eat a good breakfast, and be on time. As a reminder, students are not permitted to have cell phones, smart watches, or other electronic devices with them during state testing. Students will be asked to power their phones and watches off and place them in their locker or a secure place in the classroom.
FCPS Chromebooks for Testing
The MCAP test must be taken on FCPS Chromebook. Every UMS student has been assigned an FCPS chromebook. Please remind your student to charge their chromebook and bring it to school on testing dates. If you have any questions or issues with your FCPS chromebook please see Mr. Spivey in the tech shop on Monday.
Trivia Night!
On April 24th from 3-4:30 we will be hosting a pop culture trivia activity for our students. This event is open to students and staff only. If your student is interested in attending this event, please encourage them to sign up with their friends.
We will also be accepting donations of prizes for this event from the community. If you are interested in donating a gift card or prize, please contact the front office and drop off prizes by April 22nd. Prizes could include amazon gift cards, gift cards to local restaurants/businesses, fidgets, squishmallows, tumblers, or anything else you think your middle schooler would enjoy!
Meet the Coach!
Urbana High School Meet the Coaches Night
The UHS Athletics Department invites all rising 9th graders as well as any student attending UHS for the first time in the fall to attend the annual Meet the Coaches Night on Wednesday May 29th at 6:30PM in the UHS Auditorium.
Coaches from the athletic teams offered at UHS will be present to share information about team expectations as well as summer work out opportunities.
Please reach out to the Athletic Director Karin Bauer at karin.bauer@fcps.org with any questions.
End of Year Events for 8th grade
The 8th grade dance will be held on May 10th from 6-8 pm. We are still working on finalizing dates and information for other events. We will continue to add information to this newsletter as dates are finalized.
Urbana High School Marching Band Information
For those that registered to be in the UHS Marching Band next year, this is a document listing summer rehearsal dates, registration info for their communication system (a.k.a. Charms), and the UHS Band website. If you are going to be in the UHS Marching Band, make sure to block out these dates on the calendar now as they are mandatory and necessary for students to learn their field show.
Don't forget to Purchase a Yearbook!!
Hold onto every best moment & purchase a yearbook today!
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
Past Tales From the Nest
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