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February 6, 2026
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As a friendly reminder, please try labeling all of your child's snow gear so if it left behind, we can get it back to them! This will help limit the amount of clothes in our lost & found!
Winter Adventures & Warm Hearts
Winter Adventures & Warm Hearts
As we reflect on the last two weeks at UCS, there has been no shortage of excitement, learning, and community connection throughout our building. Our first two trips of Snow Motion at Cochran’s have been a wonderful start to the season, with students enjoying time outdoors while building confidence and skills on the mountain. Thank you to all who have volunteered and have made this opportunity possible! Midweek, our school-wide trip to the Flynn was a huge hit! This special experience was made possible through the generous support of the UCS PTO and the winnings from the Earth Rangers Battery Blitz Challenge, earned last year by Mrs. Bernier’s class. We are incredibly grateful for this support, which allowed all of our students to take part in such a meaningful and memorable opportunity.
We have also started exploring our new SEL theme for February: Kindness. Over the next two weeks leading up to break, we will continue focusing on what kindness looks like in our words, actions, and choices. Next Friday, Mrs. Ferreira’s class will lead our All-School Morning Meeting, helping us deepen our understanding of this important theme.
A few important reminders as we look ahead:
Early Release Day next Wednesday, 2/11
Special School-Wide Iditarod Presentation on 2/18
We will head into break with our UCS Spirit Week during the week of Feb 16-20. You can find the themes for the week listed below
With temperatures expected to drop this weekend, I hope everyone is able to stay warm and safe while enjoying all that winter has to offer. Thank you, as always, for your continued partnership and support in making UCS such a vibrant and caring community.
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
Feb 11th: Student 2hr Early Release Day
Feb 11th: Music with Buddy in the Classroom
Feb 12th: Snow Motion #3 @ Cochran's
Feb 13th: All-School Morning Meeting (Ferreira's Class)
Feb 16 - Feb 20: UCS SPIRIT WEEK (themes for each day)
Feb 16th: Grade 3-4 Visit from Community Sailing Center
Feb 18th: All-School Iditarod Presentation
Feb 19th: Snow Motion #4 @ Cochran's
Feb 23rd - March 3rd: School Vacation
Info from MMUUSD
PreK Information
PreK Information
If you haven't heard, exciting changes are coming to the MMUUSD Preschool Program for the 2026-2027 school year. Five options are available for families to choose from including full school days five days a week with our wonderful preschool staff, and some part-time options for three-year-olds. Registration is open now until February 18. For families interested in registering, some things to keep in mind:
This is not a first-come, first-serve process; applications will be processed equitably as long as they are submitted between February 11 and February 18.
This stage of the process serves as a pre-registration. We will use enrollment numbers to look at capacity and determine placements.
Submission of this form does not confirm placement. Final placement notifications will be sent to families on March 4th,
After placement is confirmed, instructions for completing the formal registration process will be provided.
The link to complete the pre-enrollment application is here or on the Enrollment Information page on the MMUUSD webpage under Families Community.
All families, whether currently registered or new, need to:
Scroll down to "New Student Registration."
Under the heading "2026-2027 Next School Year", click on "MMUUSD School-Based Pre-K" and complete the google form.
If you have any questions about the preschool program, please contact Angela Hermoian at angela.hermoian@mmuusd.org.
Part2 Summer Camp Opportunity @ UCS
Anyone can attend these camps, not just those who attend the after-school program. You can find the link to ALL Part2 Summer Camps here: https://part2kids.com/summer-camps/
GIRLS on the RUN is BACK!
GotR Coaches Needed & General Info
GotR Coaches Needed & General Info
We’re getting ready for another amazing season of Girls on the Run at UCS, but we need your help! We’re looking for volunteer coaches to help lead this fun, empowering program for 3rd and 4th grade girls. The season typically begins in March and runs two days a week after school, ending around 3:45 PM. The program wraps up with an inspiring Celebration 5K on Saturday, May 30, as part of the Essex 5K! Don’t worry if you can’t commit to both days, we’re very flexible and would love to have you join us even if you can only help one day a week!
If you’re interested in coaching, please reach out to Head Coach Abbie Bernier at abigail.bernier@mmuusd.org for more information and fill out the coach volunteer form.
We’re also trying to gauge interest for this year’s team! If your 3rd or 4th grade girl would like to participate, please complete the interest form: GOTRVT Participant Interest Form.
Please note: this is not the official registration, just a way for us to plan for the number of participants. Let’s make this another great season of fun, friendship, and running!
FROM THE HEALTH OFFICE
UVM Student Nurse at UCS
Nurse Tara will have a student nurse from UVM here in the office on the following dates: January 13, 27 and February 10. Her name is Madison and will be in the building all day.
Food Allergy Safe School Information
Food Allergy Safe School Information for Celebrations
The Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District elementary schools are “Food Allergy Aware / Safe Schools” and have adopted a food-free birthday celebration model. Please do not send in food to celebrate your student’s birthday. For classroom or whole school celebrations involving food, all food will be provided by the teacher, school administration, or parent-teacher organization, in accordance with our food safety procedures.
Stay Home When Sick
Refer to the MMUUSD District Illness Guidelines to determine if your child should stay home from school.
Please feel free to contact the health office if you have questions about sending your child to school after an illness.
You can contact us at 802-858-6316 or ucshealthoffice@mmuusd.org
ONLINE SCHOOL STORE
GET YOUR BOBCAT GEAR!!!
GET YOUR BOBCAT GEAR!!!
Welcome to the UCS Bobcats Online Sideline Store, the place to score personalized Bobcat Swag and accessories from all your favorite brands 24/7/365. Get ready for the summer with new styles and brands
**Profits do go back to the UCS** Happy Shopping!!!
NEWS FROM THE PTO
High Mowing Seed Fundraiser! Please check your child's backpack for information on the High Mowing Seeds fundraiser that starts today! Keep warm this weekend by thinking about springtime gardening. The fundraiser will run until February 13th. Contact the PTO with any questions at ucspto@mmuusd.org.
WISH LIST for TEACHERS & STAFF
Greetings UCS Families! Suddenly it's December and the gift-giving season is upon us. The PTO asked UCS teachers and staff to share their school and classroom wishes. That information was compiled into Amazon Wish Lists and Teachers Pay Teachers gift card requests. If you have UCS teachers and staff on your gift giving list this season, we hope these wish list requests will be helpful.
(Also on Mrs. Poor's wish list: Michaels or Amazon gift cards)
UCS 1/2 Wish List - LaBrusciano
(Also on Mrs. Bernier's wish list: Teachers Pay Teachers gift card)
UCS 3/4 Wish List - Danis/Giguere
If you don't see the teacher you are looking for, check back for updates! We'll continue to add to them as wishes come in. You can also consider a gift card to the Teachers Pay Teachers site.
Buying labels for your family's gear? Use our school's name to help support the PTO's fundraising efforts for opportunities such as Math through Art, visiting authors and artists and more. All families need to do is click the link, under support, type in our school (Underhill Central School) in the search bar in the middle of the screen, and start buying!
UCS PTO will receive 20% of each sale.
FREE FAMILY SUPPORT/EDUCATION PROGRAMS & INFO
We want to ensure our families have the resources they need.
Please utilize our UCS Resource Sheet, which includes helpful information for families.
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FREE online Parent Education Programs to any parent/caregiver in Vermont who wants support and/or to learn new parenting skills.
Visit website, email familysupport@pcavt.org or call
1-800-CHILDREN ... You can Enroll using this link
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Here is the ticket link and flyer for the
UCS Lake Monsters fundraiser
To register and get more information on the Youth Lacrosse program(s), use the link below:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HCRe9VYIINboO64Ydd2ECJToL4xYBu3kAbbY_xZ3BBI/edit?usp=sharing
Openings in ReTribe's Spring Forest School & Wild Woods Afterschool in Underhill
Our Spring semester of programs will start the first week of March. We hope your child will join our wild play and forest exploration here in Underhill.
ReTribe is accepting students ages 5-13 for their Forest School and Wild Woods Afterschool programs. Forest School has spaces open on Wednesday and Thursdays in Underhill from 9am-3pm. Wild Woods Afterschool meets Mondays and Thursdays in Underhill from 3-5:30pm. Learn more at www.retribe.org/the-forest-school. & https://www.retribe.org/after-school
Mr. G's Summer Camp Info 2026
Yes it's that time of year again! Here is the Master Summer Camp Schedule 2026. Registration opens Friday February 6th at 8am. Registration, Camp Info, Weekly Schedules, etc can be found at vtoutdooradventures.com.
The Goal is to get every student that registers at least one week of camp. There will be a spot on the registration form with scholarship request. All camps are Monday through Friday 8am-4pm. Camps will have pickup and dropoff in Richmond.
Camps are a partnership between MMUUSD and Richmond Elementary school PTO. The goal is to promote healthy lifestyles and love of the outdoors while also making sure kids have access to the many treasures in our local community. Profits from camps go towards supporting the Snow Motion Program and increasing lifetime fitness to kids in MMUUSD.
Please email brian.godfrey@mmuusd.org with questions. Looking forward to seeing you at camp this summer.
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Poker Hill Arts summer Fairies and Gnomes Camps are open for registration.
See website for dates and info:
STAY CONNECTED with WHAT'S HAPPENING @ UCS
Underhill Central School
Underhill Central School
Email: ucsoffice@mmuusd.org
Location: 6 Irish Settlement Rd, Underhill, VT 05489
Phone: 802.899.4676
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