First-grade students recently visited the Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust for a day of hands-on learning in nature! 🌿 They started with a Story Stroll along a trail, reading "Over and Under the Pond" while walking near the pond and woods. After the hike, students planted seeds in the greenhouse that would later be moved to the Pennypack Preserve. They also participated in a scavenger hunt in the learning garden to find six local bird species and spotted wildlife like hummingbirds, turkeys, toads, & deer. #UMProud
Mr. Latini’s 2nd grade class at UMPS wrapped up the year with their annual Poetry Café! 🌷 During National Poetry Month in April, students explored five types of poetry & practiced expressing their ideas in creative ways. They shared their original poems with families in a relaxed, café-style classroom setting. The event also included a student performance for their loved ones, & a slideshow of special memories from the school year. It was a great way to celebrate their hard work and growth! #UMProud
🌎🌿 On Friday, Ms. Thomas' Kindergarten class headed outside to enjoy the beautiful weather & celebrate Earth Day! They helped pick up trash around the Elementary Center & showed great care for their environment. Fantastic work! 👏 #UMProud
It's National Robotics Week, & our youngest Golden Bears at UMPS are getting a head start in the world of coding with Bee-Bots in their Technology special! 🐝 This hands-on activity introduces problem-solving, sequencing, & collaboration in a fun & engaging way.
Kindergarteners used coding cards & directional buttons to program robots to navigate from a starting point to a solo cup. Students were encouraged to design new paths & complicated programs as they completed each challenge. 🤖 #UMProud
UMPS celebrated Read Across America Week earlier this month with a "Let's GLOW Read" theme! They celebrated authors, illustrators, books, & of course, their Primary School Readers! Their main event for the week was their GLOW room, which was filled with literacy & STEM activities, and classes signed up to bring their classes there all week long. Many thanks to the Reading Events Committee & the HSA for bringing the GLOW room to life! #UMProud
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
It's Super Bowl Sunday, & you know what that means... GO BIRDS! 🦅💚 #UMPROUD #FLYEAGLESFLY
On Friday, our Golden Bears showed their Eagles spirit at UMPS & UMIS with an exciting Super Bowl Pep Rally! 🎉🏈 Students & staff participated in fun challenges, including a quarterback throw, touchdown dance-off, & trivia! UMIS students played the Eagles Victory Song, "Fly, Eagles, Fly," at both pep rallies while the crowd sang along! 🦅 #GOBIRDS #UMPROUD
Miss Bell’s Kindergarten class at UMPS learned about Lunar New Year this week! Students made dragon masks & danced around the room to traditional dragon dance music. They also created red banners featuring Chinese calligraphy to share wishes for a Happy New Year! 🎆✨
#UMProud #LunarNewYear
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
The halls at UMPS are all decked out for the holiday season & students have been wearing their festive gear all week! ❄ Only two more days of school left before Winter Break! ⛄ #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
This month, 1st-graders at UMPS participated in the Turkey Trot STEM Challenge after reading the book "Balloons Over Broadway" by Melissa Sweet. This book tells the story of the puppeteer who made the Macy's Thanksgiving parade balloon floats come to life with his inventive & unique creations. As a follow-up to the book, students constructed their own movable Turkey Marionettes. 🦃 #UMProud #Thanksgiving #STEM
First graders at UMPS are celebrating the 50th Day of School today by dressing up in 1950s fashion! Take a look at Mrs. Ferguson's class looking fabulous in their awesome outfits! #UMProud #50thDayofSchool
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
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
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
