Health & Fitness
Fall Dates to Note from Principal Katz's Blog
Lynn Katz, Union School Principal and social media star, posted this week "Plugged In Again," and shared important dates to record:
• August 9-Placement letters will be mailed
• The week of August 19: Teachers return for professional development, meetings, and setting up their classrooms.
• August 21-New Family Night sponsored by the PTO. This event is for new families with children in grades 1-4. This is not for new Kindergarten families.
• August 23-Kindergarten orientation 8:30 a.m. for morning Kindergarten classes, 9:00 a.m. for our afternoon Kindergarten class.
• August 23-OPEN HOUSE-For Grades 1-4, 2:30-3:30. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet and greet teachers, check out your children’s new classroom, say hello to our back our specials teachers and specialists, greet old friends and meet new ones. The PTO will also be setting up the cafeteria to provide information, answer questions, and sell Spirit Wear. Please make time to stop in after visiting classrooms.
• August 26-First day of school for all students. Join us at 8:45 a.m. for our traditional flag raising and clapping in ceremony. Students will line up starting at 8:30, with their teachers and parents may congregate in front of the school.
• Sept. 2-No School, Labor Day
• Sept. 5-No School, Rosh ha Shana
• Sept. 12-Curriculum Night. This important event is for parents only, however our EXCL staff will provide childcare for school-aged children. More information will be sent home during the first few weeks of school.