December 2019
Friday, 12/20 - Second Quarter Ends
Friday, 12/20 - Early Dismissal (No Lunch or Aftercare) - Christmas Break
- PreK 11:15 - Dismissal
- K5 - 8th - 11:30 Dismissal
Monday - Friday, 12/23 - 1/3 - No School - Christmas Break
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January 2020
Saturday, 1/4 - Agape WinterFest, 11 - 3 pm, Agape Christian High School
Monday, 1/6 - School Resumes
Wednesday, 1/8 - 2nd Quarter Report Cards Go Home
Monday, 1/13 - School Board Meeting, 5:30 pm, Fine Arts Room
Monday, 1/20 - No School, Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Thursday, 1/30 - Red Cross Blood Drive, 2 - 6 pm
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On Thursday, December 5, UCS students in grades 4th-8th grade competed in the HCC Speech & Music Competition. Our students did an amazing job! Students earned 6 - 1st Place Medals, 7 - 2nd Place Medals and 1 - 3rd Place Medal! Congratulations to ALL!
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Effective Monday, January 6, 2020,
Mrs. Morgan Brave (Douglas) will be the technology instructor on Mondays and Fridays for the entire second semester. This change is due to the fact that
Mrs. Jennifer Deacon will be taking over as the 4th grade classroom teacher for the entire second semester.
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SAVE THE DATE!
Buy your armbands early and SAVE!
Pre-sale is going on NOW!
Stop by Agape or Unity's School Office and purchase your $20 armbands.
(Armbands will be $25 at the door.)
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LOST & FOUND
Do you see your child's jacket, sweatshirt or lunch box?
This table is located in the lower hall next to the cafeteria. Please stop by before Christmas break to gather your child's belongings. After Christmas break, items that are left will be donated.
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We are looking for a Volleyball Coach for the 2019-2020 season. If you are interested, please stop by the School Office for an application.
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UPDATED TRANSPORTATION SCHEDULE
CHANGE OF LOCATION CAN BE FOUND IN BOLD!!
(Effective October 15, 2019)
Unity Christian School and Agape Christian High School have contracted with RIDES Mass Transit to provide transportation for our students.
UCS and Agape students are the ONLY INDIVIDUALS riding this bus. Cost is $3.50 per student one way. (Max $7.00 round trip) If you are interested in having your child ride the bus, please contact the school office.
MORNING PICK UP TIME
- 7:00 AM - Hardee's, Murphysboro
- 7:15 AM - Co-op Grocery Store, Carbondale
- 7:35 AM - Shell Gas Station (Across the street from old pick up at Vitamin Factory),Carbondale
- 7:42 AM - McDonald's, Carterville
MORNING DROP OFF TIME
- 7:55 AM - Unity Christian School
- 8:05 AM - Agape Christian High School
AFTERNOON PICK UP TIME
- 3:00 PM - Unity Christian School
- 3:15 PM - Agape Christian High School
AFTERNOON DROP OFF TIME
- 3:25 PM - McDonald's, Carterville
- 3:35 PM - Shell Gas Station (Across the street from old pick up at Vitamin Factory),Carbondale
- 3:50 PM - Co-op Grocery Store, Carbondale
- 4:00 PM - Hardee's, Murphysboro
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Our theme for the school year is:
emPOWERed by God!
January's focus of the month is:
emPOWERed by God to live a New Life
(Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:
The old has gone, the new is here!)
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
Our scripture for the year is:
"His divine POWER has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness." - 2 Peter 1:3 - NIV
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PARENTS PRAYER MEETING!
Come join us as we pray for our students, families, teachers, staff and school! We will meet every Thursday morning from 8:15 - 8:45 in
Brother Ralph's classroom (Middle School Mobile Unit). Parents, grandparents and friends of UCS are welcome!
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FOLLOW US ON TWITTER!
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MONDAY - FRIDAY
7:45 AM - 3:30 PM
618-942-3802
ucswarriors@ucswarriors.com
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Contact Us
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Unity Christian School
(618) 942-3802
ucswarriors@ucswarriors.com
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Tomorrow is the last day for Candy Grams!
From 7:30 - 8:00 am, PTO will set up a table by the School Office to allow students to purchase Candy Grams for their friends, teachers and family!
Cost is .50 cents each!
Thank you for your support!
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Unity Christian School's Elementary Department (Kindergarten-5th grade) is partnering with Marion Medical Missions to install fresh water wells in Africa for villages that have a great need. The cost is $450 per well, which will change the lives of around 200 villagers.
Please click the link below for more information. Anyone can donate to this mission. The deadline to turn in money is Friday, December 20. Please prayerfully consider donating to this worthy cause!
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This year Kindergarten - 8th grade is starting FASTBridge, which is our new assessment testing.
The window of dates for testing
will be the following:
WINTER 2020
February 3 - 21
SPRING 2020
May 4 - 15
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CHECK OUT THIS YEAR'S CALENDAR!
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Required
Physical & Immunization Schedules
There is an Illinois State form to be turned in to the School Office for each of these required exams. Forms are provided by the physician's office.
Physical with immunization:
K5 and 6th: PAST DUE!
Dental Exam: K5, 2nd, 6th
due by
May 15, 2020
Vision Exam:
K5 due by: PAST DUE!
Sports Physicals:
Due by first day of practice for 5th - 8th grade students participating in any sport including cheer.
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THE KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM
UNITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
NEW
NPO = TU
305
Kroger is c
ommitted to helping our communities grow and prosper. Year after year, local schools will earn millions of dollars through Kroger Community Rewards.
All you have to do is shop at Kroger and swipe your Plus Card!
New members can enroll by searching for either the new number or the name of our organization.
Simply REGISTER online at
(If you do not have Internet access, call 1-800-Krogers and choose option #3 to sign up.)
All funds raised through the Kroger Community Rewards program benefit our school. Encourage friends and family to sign up and choose Unity Christian School too!
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You can now turn everyday receipts into extra cash for your school with the Box Tops Bonus App!
It's as easy as 1 - 2 - 3!
Just buy, scan & earn!
Find it on Google Play:
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THANK YOU UCS FAMILIES!
2 NEW FAMILIES THIS QUARTER!
From 8/28 - 11/19,
134 households have contributed $750.73
through the Kroger Community Rewards Program.
IF YOU NEED HELP SIGNING UP, PLEASE SEE MRS. BOWLIN! SHE WOULD BE GLAD TO SIT DOWN WITH YOU AND SIGN YOU UP!
Please take a moment to sign up. We have around 165 families at UCS. We could triple our rewards each quarter! $6,000 could possibly come in for one year with friends and family members shopping at Kroger.
Unity Christian School NEW NPO = TU305
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Larry's House of Cakes
Discount Cards
Cards are $10 and are available
in the office.
They are good for one dozen sugar cookies, brownies, or cupcakes at the Marion or Carbondale locations.
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January
3 - Mrs. Jennifer LeVault
12 - Mrs. Jamie Pribble
26 - Brother Ralph Brandon
31 - Mrs. Emily Ward
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