Please scroll down to see  pictures of events at Unity West.

No School Monday, January 16th
In observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, there will be no school on Monday, January 16th.

3rd and 4th Grade Basketball
Sign-up for 3rd and 4th garde basketball will take place at Unity East on January 18th and at Unity West on January 23rd.  It will be from 6pm-8pm on both evenings.  Please click here for more information.

Awesome After School Art
Every Monday your child can attend Awesome After School Art from 2:45-4:00.  All Unity West students are welcome to join Ms. Hanners for this awesome time!  Click here for more information.

CommUNITY
During the month of December, students sent cards and letters to residents of local nursing homes.  Several grade levels also collected money and gifts for organizations such as Friends of Christmas, Toys for Tots, and the Champaign County Humane Society.  In January, Unity West students will raise funds for St. Jude.

Unity West classroom kindergarten champions Ava Holladay, Hentry Wilds, Michael McFarland, and Erin Sanders compete in the PBIS December Bubblegum Blowing Celebration.  Henry ultimately won the contest.


Unity West Third Graders pose with Dr. Linda Morford of the Illini After 5 Rotary Club.  The Rotary Club gave personal dictionaires to every third grader in Champaign County!


Unity West Third Graders sing, "Hooray for Tchaikovsky!" during the grand finale of
 The Nutcracker.


Fourth graders "rock" at the Fourth Grade Concert.


Fifth graders exchange homemade items during their Social Studies Trade Fair.


First graders hold up their Lucky Tray Day slips for eating "Go" foods during lunch.


Kindergarteners make a hypothesis, conduct an experiment, and record their findings in answering the question, "What makes black?" (see below)


A coffee filter, water soluble black marker, pipe cleaner, and a cup of water were used to determine, "What makes black?"  Mrs. Burwell's kindergarteners concluded that "Black is made up of almost all colors!"


Unity West third grade students took part in a hands on lesson involving acids and bases.  This lesson was taught by University of Illinois students from the Chemistry for Kids program.  Students were able to take part in three different experiments, and watch a rocket powered by a chemical reaction! 


Kindergarteners high five fifth graders as they complete laps during Unity West's Rocket Walk.


Unity West fourth grader Tyler Gadbury sports the t-shirt design he created for Unity West's Rocket Walk, our PTO fundraiser.


Kindergarteners dance around the maple they planted during West Woods Work Day.


Kindergarten and first graders learned about the fire truck and equipment from the Tolono Fire Department.


Students celebrated the benefits of orange fruits and vegetables during lunch.  Beta-carotene, Vitamin A and Vitamin C protect the skin, keep eyes healthy, and keep the body's immune system working well.


Students had fun with the parachute during Field Day, our September PBIS Celebration for good behavior.


Fifth graders got to do kickboxing, yoga, Zumba, climb a rock wall, and learn about health professions at the 4-H Health Jam, which took place at the ARC and Carle Forum.


Fifth graders learned about the Tlinglet tribe and invited their families to a potlatch to celebrate.  Fried corn, salmon cakes, and raspberry wojapi were among the dishes served.

The PTO is looking for donations for prizes for the AR Program at Unity West.  They are currently short on snacks and drinks.  If you can donate items such as granola bars, 100 calorie packs, anything that is individually wrapped, bottles of water, capri suns, or juice boxes (no pop)  it would be very much appreciated.


Collecting Box Tops is an easy way to support Unity West simply by cutting out the Box Top logos from products you already purchase.  Simply send Box Tops to school in a bag with your child's teacher's name on it; you may send any quantity at any time.  Each label earns Unity West ten cents.  To view a list of products with Box Top labels, click on the link to the Box Tops website here. 

To save paper, we are no longer asking for box tops to be attached to forms.  Simply place any amount of box tops into a baggie and write on it your child's name and teacher name and send it to school.  That way, your child and class will receive credit during a contest.

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