October 16, 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. Please sign up for a conference by clicking here.
Book Fair Volunteers Needed-We are still in need of several volunteers for the Book Fair. Volunteers will get $15 off of their Book Fair purchase. 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.
Unity Day-Unity Day will be on October 16th, however Unit Seven Schools will celebrate the entire week!
Wednesday, October 16th- UNITY DAY! Wear Orange. Mile Run at the Jr. High
Thursday, October 17- Sock-Tober! Donate socks at your school
Physical Education with Coach Vetter-The PE department has come up with a new grading rubric that is currently being used in class. You can view the standards that we are basing performance on by clicking here..
Wear it Wednesday-Our kindergarten students at Unity West will begin focusing on reading and spelling one color per week. On Wednesdays, please encourage your class to dress in the color of the week to help our kindergarten students! It takes a village and we are proud to be part of such a wonderful commUNITY! Click here to see a list of all the colors for Wear it Wednesday, Our color next Wednesday will be Yellow!!
Counselor Corner-Please read the October Counselor Corner from Mrs. Cross.
Parent/Teacher Conference Dinner Help-The PTO needs help with the teacher’s dinner during conferences. Please click here to see what is needed, and sign up if you can help.
Party Bus Rescheduled Time-The students who earned the Party Bus from the fundraiser will now have it on the morning of October 24th.
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
PTO Meeting- Save the date for the next PTO meeting: November 12, 2024
Learn more about PTO – PTO online and on social media!
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.