Students at UMIS are counting down the days until Winter Break with two Spirit Weeks! Last week was filled with cheer as students:
🎩 Sported their Holiday Hats
❤️🖤💚 Wore red, black, & green to celebrate Kwanzaa
💙🤍✨ Dressed in blue, silver, & white for Hanukkah
🧦 Rocked their favorite Winter Socks
🎄 Wowed us with their Holiday Sweaters!
Stay tuned to see how they wrap up the season this week! #UMproud
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We are so thankful for our incredible students, dedicated staff, & supportive community! YOU make UMTSD a special place to learn, grow, & thrive! 🤗 Happy Thanksgiving! 🍂 #UMProud #HappyThanksgiving
Last week, 3rd-graders in Ms. Corso's class focused on gratitude with a simple but meaningful activity. Each student picked a random classmate's name & wrote them a note sharing something they appreciated about that person. 💜 Activities like this remind us how important it is to take time to reflect & share what we're thankful for! Great job! 👏 #UMProud #Thankfulness #Gratitude
Yesterday our amazing students at UMIS honored Mr. Joe & Mr. Bill with handmade cards & a parade in celebration of Veterans Day! Thank you to all of our staff members at UMTSD who have served our country! 💙🇺🇸 #UMProud #VeteransDay
This week, the UMHS Book Club made a special visit to our 3rd-grade classrooms at UMIS! 📚
3rd-graders designed & colored bookmarks, and UMHS students shared their favorite books like "Jumanji" & "Horton Hears a Who!" Afterward, students discussed the stories' themes, messages, & outcomes.
Thanks to our UMHS students for inspiring our young readers! 📖 #UMProud
Today, students & families at UMPS & UMIS celebrated Halloween with our annual Halloween parade! 🎃 It was amazing to see all the creative & fun costumes. A special thank you to the UMMS Band & Color Guard for the incredible entertainment they provided our spectators in the afternoon!
This week at UMPS & UMIS, students hunted for treasure with our "Lucky Sticker Day" contest! Lucky students who found a sticker on the bottom of their lunch tray scored a prize from our pirate-themed treasure cart.
This year's theme, "School Lunch Pirates: Find Your Treasure!" had our Food Services crew dishing out a bounty of healthy meals to keep our young adventurers fueled through the day.
Many thanks to our incredible Food Services staff who dressed in full pirate gear & made this week extra fun for our students. We're so grateful for their hard work ensuring our students receive healthy, delicious meals during the school day!
#UMProud #NationalSchoolLunchWeek
At UMIS, students have been exploring the rich cultures, music, & traditions of Spanish-speaking countries to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!
💃 3rd Grade: Students explored the sounds of the Spanish-speaking world by learning about music styles such as salsa, bachata, & flamenco! They even got to see traditional Mexican guitars and try out their own salsa & bachata dance steps.
🍴 4th Grade: Students became mini-chefs by researching famous dishes and currencies from various countries & creating food trucks and menus.
🚀 5th Grade: 5th graders worked together to create posters showcasing influential Hispanic figures & displayed them throughout the school. They also learned about NASA astronaut José Hernández & discussed how Spanish can be a valuable skill in future careers.
🎵 Mrs. Harmon's, Mrs. Lesher's, & Mrs. Malia's students crafted maracas to play along with the music they’ve been learning about.
Our schools were filled with PINK today as students & staff came together for the 10th Annual Pink Out, showing support for those impacted by breast cancer during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 🎗️
Big shout out to the UMHS Field Hockey team for leading this initiative & raising money for breast cancer charities through their t-shirt sales! 🙌
Don't forget to join us tonight @ 7 PM as we continue our Pink Out at our football game against Wissahickon! 🐻 🏈 #UMProud #BreastCancerAwareness
On Constitution Day, students in Ms. Martz's 4th-grade class participated in a Zoom read-aloud of David Catrow's book, "We the Kids," based on the Preamble. Organized by The Rendell Center for Civic Engagement, the read-aloud gave the students the opportunity to dissect the meaning of this important historical document and consider its relevance to their lives today. Later in the school day, the class created "We the Kids" documents with their own ideas of what rights kids should be afforded! #UMproud #ConstitutionDay
Happy Constitution Day! Today at UMIS we had a special visit from Uncle Sam himself! He stopped by all classrooms to share fun Constitution Day trivia & engaged with students in meaningful discussions about the purpose & importance of our Constitution. #ConstitutionDay #UMproud
UMTSD students & staff are observing Patriot Day today by wearing their red, white, and blue in remembrance of the lives lost on September 11, 2001. #NeverForget #PatriotDay #September11 #UMProud
Welcome back, Upper Moreland! We were thrilled to see so many smiling faces last week on the First Day of School.
Our Primary School was buzzing with activity last month! 🏫✨
🌟 Our Kindergarteners learned how to find their classrooms & navigate the school at their Orientation last week. They participated in a fun scavenger hunt to discover important locations like the cafeteria, art room, & gymnasium. They even hopped on a school bus to learn all about bus safety! Teachers, school staff, and community sports & activity groups were also on hand to chat with families about all they have to offer.
🌟 Grades 1 & 2 AND New Students to the District visited UMPS and had a great time meeting with our Principals, touring the building, & getting all their questions answered.
Special thanks to the HSA for providing our kiddos with new class shirts & popsicles!
Sophia, a Junior at UMHS, organized an incredible Summer Olympics event for students aged 5-21 in the Extended School Year (ESY) program. The day was full of fun as we celebrated everyone's abilities!
The event kicked off at the Olympic Museum, where students learned all about the history of the Games. Next was a Pass the Torch relay race, where students demonstrated teamwork & speed. Adapted sports like seated tennis allowed everyone to compete - similar to Wheelchair Tennis in the Paralympics.
Students cheered as classmates tried their hand at the long jump & shot put. For the art lovers, there was the option to create Olympics-themed paintings & participate in artistic gymnastics. It was a day all about having fun and feeling proud of what everyone could achieve!
#UMProud #ESYOlympics
We made it to the last week of school! 🙌
📅 Check out this week's schedule of important events below.
🐻 Monday - Wednesday:
- Early Dismissal: Grades 9 - 11
🐻 Tuesday:
- High School Commencement @ 7:00 PM
🐻 Thursday:
- 5th Grade Promotion @ 12:30 PM
🐻 Friday:
- Last Student Day
- Early Dismissal: Grades K - 12
- 8th Grade Promotion @ 9:00 AM
#UMProud
May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month! 🎉This month, students in Miss Corso's 3rd Grade class independently performed research on influential leaders who are Asian American, Native Hawaiians, & Pacific Islanders. #AANHPIMonth #UMProud
We had an incredible day at the Special Olympics yesterday! 🏅 Our UM athletes represented us proudly as we joined 11 other school districts at Hatboro-Horsham for a day filled with running, jumping, & throwing events. Before the games, we held a clap-out in all our schools so students could cheer the athletes on as they headed to the competition.
Special Olympics is a highlight of our year, and we're so proud of all the students who participated! 🌟 Thank you to those who helped to prepare our students for this special day and to all the parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, & family friends who came out to cheer for our athletes.
#SpecialOlympics #UMProud
Monday is Memorial Day! There is no school tomorrow, Friday, May 24 (Students/Teachers) & Monday, May 27 (District Closed).
Enjoy the long weekend, and we'll see you back in the classroom on Tuesday, May 28! 😊
#UMproud #memorialday #noschool #haveagreatweekend
