October 2, 2024
Parent-Teacher Conferences will take place at Unity West on October 24th. It is important to attend conferences for your student(s) to ensure a strong home and school partnership. Look for conference sign-ups to come out tomorrow morning.
October Breakfast and Lunch Menus-Please click here for the October Breakfast and Lunch Menus.
Homecoming Spirit Week-Student Council has created a spirit week to celebrate Homecoming Week! The dress up days are as follows:
Monday, October 7: Pajama Day
Tuesday, October 8: Teacher/ Student Swap Day! Teachers dress as students, students dress as teachers!
Wednesday, October 9: Class Color Day! (Kindergarten: Red, 1st Grade: Blue, 2nd Grade: Green, 3rd Grade: Black, 4th Grade:Orange, 5th Grade: White)
Thursday, October 10: Favorite Sports Team Day! Let's see everyone's favorite sports team!
Friday, October 11: Rocket Spirit Day! Dress up in all your Rocket gear to show your school spirit and help cheer on the Unity Rockets as they play the Rantoul Eagles!
Unity Day-Unity Day will be on October 16th, however Unit Seven Schools will celebrate the entire week!
Monday, October 14th- NO SCHOOL, Meet at Unity West to play on the new playground (3:00 pm- 4:00pm)
Tuesday, October 15th- Donate food at your school to be given to The Giving Place
Wednesday, October 16th- UNITY DAY! Wear Orange. Mile Run at the Jr. High
Thursday, October 17- Sock-Tober! Donate socks at your school
During the month of October there will be a Kindness Bingo Sheet for each student. They can turn these into their teacher BY OCTOBER 16! Classes that participate will be entered to win a Cupcake Party!
Book Fair Volunteers Needed-A student favorite event is happening soon! The fall book fair will be at Unity West October 21-26. Please help us support our children’s love of reading. 50% of all earnings come back to the school in the form of books. Sign up here to volunteer.
Counselor Corner-Please read the October Counselor Corner from Mrs. Cross.
Absences and Tardies-If you drop your student off after 8:15, it is important that you come in to the school and sign your student in. If your student is going to be absent, please call the school office by 9 am. The phone number is 217-485-3918. If you email your student’s teacher about the absence, please include Mrs. Payne (paynet@unity.k12.il.us).
After School Changes-If you have an after school transportation change for your student, please call the school office by 2 pm. The phone number is 217-485-3918
October PTO meeting next week! The next Unity West PTO meeting will be Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in the West Library or on Google Meet.
POP Fundraiser – Get ready to celebrate a successful fall fundraiser! The Epic Glow Party for all students is on October 11th.
Learn more about PTO – PTO online and on social media!
Tolono Fire Protection District Open House-The Tolono Fire Protection District will host an Open House on October 12th with many exciting activities. Please click here for more information.
Unity Youth Boys Basketball-The Unity Youth Boys Basketball Program is beginning sign ups for boys in 4th, 5 th and 6 th grade for the 2024-25 season. Evaluations will take place on Sunday October 6th at the Unity Rocket Center located in the Jr. High. Evaluations will be led by the Unity High School basketball coaches. All who sign up will be placed on a team. Two teams (A & B) will be formed for each grade level based on current skill level. Please click here to sign up and for more information.
Vet Med Open House-The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine will hold their annual Open House on October 6th. Please click here for more information!
Scouts Family Movie Nights-The Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts will be hosting a series of Family Movie Nights. Please click here for more information.
We Support Rocket Nation-There are many events happening at the high school and the junior high. We encourage everyone to support our Rocket commUnity. Click here to view a calendar of events. When you go to the page, select “Calendar View” on the right side.