Week of April 26th-April 30th

Families, 

 Just like that, we are in the last week of April! Below are the weekly updates for Underwood Elementary: 

Virtual Academy for 2021-2022 : The registration window: April 22 - May 2. It can be found at https://virtualacademyregistration.wcpss.net . Families will be asked to commit to the entire 21-22 school year. 

EOGs Save the dates: more information will be coming from Ms. McKenna and Mrs. Page. EOGs apply to all third, fourth and fifth grade students. Students that are on extended standard course of study will have different dates, please contact Mrs. Snyder for that information. 

 

3rd Grade EOG ELA 5/24/21 EOG MATH 5/25/21 

4th Grade EOG ELA 5/27/21 EOG MATH 5/28/21 

5th Grade EOG ELA 6/1/21 EOG MATH 6/2/21 EOG SCIENCE 6/3/21 

Underwood Bedtime Stories Put on your pj's and join Underwood staff for a live storytime! Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30pm (except for during Spring Break). 

 Bedtime Stories Schedule To join....Go to Meet.google.com Code: ugtmbedtimestory 

Virtual Academy Spring Pictures: By appointment using the Lifetouch appointment scheduling site. Flyer for Virtual Academy. 

Go to mylifetouch.com - ID # EVTT3SQ6V 

 Schedule an Appointment: https://booknow.appointment-plus.com/cxhkghhs (Everyone must have an appointment, walk-ins not permitted) 4/28/21 Times: 10 am - 1 pm Location - Gym 

 Reminders: 

•  April 28th - Asynchronous Day 
• April 28th - Virtual Academy Picture Day 
•  May 5th - Normal school day (no longer Asynchronous Day) 
•  May 13 - Asynchronous Day * changed by School Board 
•  May 26th - Asynchronous Day

Week of April 19th

 Families, 

I hope that you all have been able to enjoy this spring weather. Below are updates for this school week.

Wind Down Wednesday (4/21 at 8:30 pm) --- VA for 2021-2022 and In-person details - Join us via Google Meet - Video call link: https://meet.google.com/phe-cbca-gwf 

• The registration window: April 22 - May 2.

• Families will be asked to commit to the entire 21-22 school year.

2021-2022 School Supplies Survey-  Each year we offer the opportunity for parents to purchase school supplies through School Toolbox.  The PTA is trying to see if this is something families are still interested in participating.  The PTA does make money on each kit that is purchased.  Last year, few families participated understandably (about 20), and the school made about $78.00.  The kits per student (depending on what is on the grade level supply list) averaged about $50.00-$70.00.  Kits are delivered directly to the school.  

https://forms.gle/uLii3xM7znrQ96Vg8

Underwood Bedtime Stories

Put on your pj's and join Underwood staff for a live storytime! Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30pm (except for during Spring Break).  Bedtime Stories Schedule

To join....Go to Meet.google.com

Code: ugtmbedtimestory

Virtual Academy Spring Pictures:

By app

ointment using the Lifetouch appointment scheduling site. Flyer for Virtual Academy. 

Go to mylifetouch.com - ID # EVTT3SQ6V 

 

4/28/21

Start - 10 am

End - 1 pm

Location - Gym

 

Foundation - Thank you to all that participated in the Virtual Gala last Saturday! It was  a fun time for all and was so well ran by the Foundation Board. Thank you to Mr. Beeman for MCing the event. See the Foundation website for additional information ohttp://www.underwoodfoundation.org/. 

Reminders: 

• April 19th - 23rd - 5th Grade Writer in Residence 

• April 28th - Asynchronous Day

• April 28th - Virtual Academy Picture Day 

• May 5 - Asynchronous Day

• May 24 - June 8th - EOG Tests -- test dates on located on our staff calendar 

• May 26th - Asynchronous Day 

Wishing you well

Week of April 12th

Families, 

I hope that you all have been able to enjoy this spring weather. 

Virtual Academy Spring Pictures:

By appointment using the Lifetouch appointment scheduling site.

 4/28/21: 10 am - 1 pm --- Location - Gym

In person Items:

Requirements

Assigned Seating Assigned seating will reduce the number of people who may have to quarantine if someone is diagnosed with COVID-19. Assigned seating will also make it easier to conduct accurate contact tracing, minimizing disruption to the education environment.  Assign seats for students in every classroom Assign seats for elementary and middle school students on school transportation Assign seats for elementary and middle school students while eating (breakfast and lunch) Eating and Drinking No talking while face covering is removed People are not permitted to talk while their face covering is removed for eating or drinking. Social Distancing Classrooms Keep student seating 6 feet away from teacher’s desk and regularly used teaching positions CDC recommends that adults maintain 6 feet of social distance from students whenever possible.  Recess Keep elementary school classes separate during recess Assign classes different areas to use during recess. We can rotate the classes to different areas, as long as only one class is using an area at a time.

2021-2022 School Supplies Survey-  Each year we offer the opportunity for parents to purchase school supplies through School Toolbox.  The PTA is trying to see if this is something families are still interested in participating.  The PTA does make money on each kit that is purchased.  Last year, few families participated understandably (about 20), and the school made about $78.00.  The kits per student (depending on what is on the grade level supply list) averaged about $50.00-$70.00.  Kits are delivered directly to the school.  

https://forms.gle/uLii3xM7znrQ96Vg8

Underwood Bedtime Stories

Put on your pj's and join Underwood staff for a live storytime! Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30pm (except for during Spring Break).  Bedtime Stories Schedule

To join....Go to Meet.google.com

Code: ugtmbedtimestory

This Saturday -- Foundation Gala:  Celebrate and support our wonderful Underwood teachers during the Uniquely Underwood gala! The virtual event is free to attend but you can elevate your experience with a party package that includes a delicious dinner for two from Mandolin, a bottle of wine from Wine Feed, mocktails from Curious Elixirs and much more! The gala supports the Underwood Foundation, which helps funds staffing positions and elective programming for the school. Go to www.Underwood.givesmart.com to learn more and purchase your party package!

Wishing you well, 

Travis Shillings, Principal 

Week of April 5th

 Families, 

I hope that you all have been able to enjoy this spring weather. Below are updates for this school week. We look forward to seeing our in-person students on Thursday and our VA students online starting on Thursday. 

Spring Pictures: We will be having our Spring Pictures on Monday April 12 through Lifetouch Studios. In-person information will be sent home on Thursday. We are working on details to see about Virtual Academy Spring Photos with Lifetouch. 

2021-2022 School Supplies Survey-  Each year we offer the opportunity for parents to purchase school supplies through School Toolbox.  The PTA is trying to see if this is something families are still interested in participating.  The PTA does make money on each kit that is purchased.  Last year, few families participated understandably (about 20), and the school made about $78.00.  The kits per student (depending on what is on the grade level supply list) averaged about $50.00-$70.00.  Kits are delivered directly to the school.  

https://forms.gle/uLii3xM7znrQ96Vg8

Wellness - it is imperative that The best thing you can do is to keep your children home when sick. This will help stop the spread of illness to other children and teachers. Keep them home when they show any of these symptoms:

• fever of 100.4 degrees F or higher

• nausea or vomiting

• severe headache

• diarrhea

• New cough or cold

• Sore throat

Children should stay home until they have been naturally without fever for at least 24 hours. If they are at school and have these symptoms they will need to stay out of school up to 10 days unless there is a medical condition to identify the illness.

Underwood Bedtime Stories

Put on your pj's and join Underwood staff for a live storytime! Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30pm (except for during Spring Break).  Bedtime Stories Schedule

To join....Go to Meet.google.com

Code: ugtmbedtimestory

Foundation Gala:  Celebrate and support our wonderful Underwood teachers during the Uniquely Underwood gala! The virtual event is free to attend but you can elevate your experience with a party package that includes a delicious dinner for two from Mandolin, a bottle of wine from Wine Feed, mocktails from Curious Elixirs and much more! The gala supports the Underwood Foundation, which helps funds staffing positions and elective programming for the school. Go to www.Underwood.givesmart.com to learn more and purchase your party package!

Reminders: 

• April 7th - Teacher Workday ***replaces the May 13th

• April 13th - 3rd Quarter Report Cards go home or are emailed 

• April 14th- Asynchronous Day

• April 19th - 23rd - 5th Grade Writer in Residence 

• April 28th - Asynchronous Day

Wishing you well, 

Travis Shillings, Principal