On Saturday, the UMMS Winterguard team spun their best run of the season, clinching a first-place finish at Championships; earning a Gold Medal in a highly competitive division against six other middle schools.
This incredible performance marks their FOURTH consecutive championship win. 👏 Congratulations to our amazing students & staff on this incredible accomplishment! #UMProud
On Friday, UM schools celebrated World Down Syndrome Day by rocking colorful mismatched socks! #UMProud
🧦 @ UMIS: Students watched a video to learn about Down syndrome & the importance of celebrating our differences. They then decorated their own socks and wrote about why being unique is awesome & why kindness matters!
🧦@ UMMS: Sixth grader Chris Ejdaharian took the lead in organizing a sock sale to support the T21 Club of the Delaware Valley, which promotes awareness & inclusion for individuals with Down syndrome in PA, NJ, & DE. Mismatched socks were sold all week to support this great cause!
🧦 @ UMHS: Our Golden Bear statue sported his crazy socks to show support!
Yesterday, students in our schools celebrated St. Patrick's Day with fun outfits, activities, & hands-on learning. 🍀🌈✨ At UMIS & UMPS, students designed leprechaun traps, crafted themed hats, & graphed Lucky Charms marshmallows. What a lucky day! #UMProud
UMMS Art Club Students had the amazing opportunity to visit the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where they explored the powerful traveling exhibit, "The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure."
Guided by a museum art educator, students viewed & discussed the artwork, allowing them to deepen their understanding of the exhibit's themes. They wrapped up their visit with the classic Philly tradition of running up the Rocky steps! 🏛️🎨🥇
#UMProud #BlackHistoryMonth #ArtEducation
It's Super Bowl Sunday, & you know what that means... GO BIRDS! 🦅💚 #UMPROUD #FLYEAGLESFLY
Last week, UMMS students took on the Great Kindness Challenge for the 8th year in a row! 💜 This year, they completed acts of kindness through the “KINDO” challenge board which was filled with a variety of creative kindness activities. Staff handed out kindness tickets to students spreading positivity, with winners announced during morning announcements.
Thank you to everyone who participated—your kindness makes a difference! 💕 #UMProud #BeKind
FLY, EAGLES FLY! 🏈 💚🦅
On Friday, students & staff across the district wore their green & Eagles gear to show their support ahead of today’s big game against the Commanders!
#GoBirds #UMProud
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our MLK Day of Service at UMHS yesterday!
With over 100 participants—including approximately 65 student volunteers, along with parents and staff—we came together to make 75 handmade blankets for Project Linus, providing comfort to children facing serious illness or trauma.
We also collected five boxes of donations for EACH of the food pantries at UMHS, UMMS, & UMEC.
Thank you for showing up, giving back, & making an impact on our school community! 💜💛
#UMProud #MLKDayofService
6th-graders in Ms. Valentine's class at UMMS stepped back in time to ancient Mesopotamia! As part of their study of this civilization, students crafted their own Sumerian ziggurats. 🏛 #UMProud #HistoryInAction
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This month, UMMS students came together to provide 35 families with food baskets for the holiday season through their annual Turkey Trot Food Drive. 🦃
Led by Student Council, who worked hard to tally, organize, & manage the drive, students celebrated their collective efforts on Wednesday with a day of fun & teamwork. Check out some photos from their culminating Turkey Trot, including a fun run/walk, gym activities, & Minute to Win It games.
We're #UMProud of our students for demonstrating kindness & leadership this holiday season! ☺
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
In honor of World Kindness Day and the Kind Like Joey Foundation, 6th-grade SEL students at UMMS crafted friendship bracelets to distribute to the UMMS community. #SpreadKindness #UMProud
Yesterday, UMMS welcomed guest speaker Mike Vecchio from the Travis Manion Foundation in honor of Veterans Day.
Mr. Vecchio spoke with our 8th-graders about the importance of character, leadership, & service. Through the stories of veterans Travis Manion & Brendan Looney, he shared the Foundation's motto, "If Not Me, Then Who?"
We’re grateful for this powerful reminder to lead by example & for the Foundation’s mission to build stronger communities. Thank you, TMF, for inspiring our students!
#UMProud #VeteransDay
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, #ProjectLIT Book Club kicked off its 7th year at UMMS with our first read, "A Work in Progress," - a story about a young boy's journey toward self-acceptance, using art to express his emotions.
During our activity, club members went around to four emotion-themed stations - happy, sad, angry, embarrassed - spending a few minutes drawing, doodling, or coloring what that emotion looks or feels like to them. We finished the activity with a gallery walk, seeing how others visualized each emotion.
Some reviews from this month's meeting included:
⭐ "Loved mixing with different people!"
⭐ "The community coming together is awesome!"
⭐ "The book was so inspirational"
⭐ "My group's discussion was great"
⭐ "The FOOD and the BLOOKET were my favorite!"
⭐ "We had so much fun"
⭐ "Pizza AND cookies?! Yes, please!"
⭐ "I loved the trivia game!"
Sound like something you're interested in? Stay tuned for our next book & meeting reveal in the next few weeks. Information will be shared via our weekly e-newsletters!
This week at UMMS, Mr. Klocek’s 8th-grade Humanities classes explored the American Dream through a creative storytelling activity. As part of their Interdependence & Diversity unit, students tackled dense, challenging texts, breaking them down by Listing, Grouping, & Labeling key ideas. They then used this structure to create "Struggle for the American Dream" stories, focusing on the skill of simplifying complex ideas for their audience.
Students made the assignment fun by dressing up in costumes, and many groups brought humor into their presentations to keep their classmates engaged & entertained throughout the storytelling sessions.
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
UMMS students celebrated Constitution Day by exploring the history of Voting Rights and how they’ve expanded over time. They learned about who could vote in 1787 and analyzed key amendments that granted voting rights to people of all races, ethnicities, & genders. After their lessons, students engaged with the material in fun ways like hands-on activities & games!
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
