Weekly Communications | June 7

Upcoming Events

Monday, June 10: Fundraiser: Handmade Keychain Sale

Thursday June 13: Grade 6 HPV Vaccinations 

Tuesday June 18: LOCO LANDING TRIP!

Thursday June 20: Beach Day (remember to pack sunscreen, hats, water and towel)

*Friday June 21: Awards of Excellence & ECE Graduation / 10:30 - 12:30 PM Followed by a Goodbye Lunch

*Friday June 21: Last Day of School for K-12 -  1:00 PM Dismissal for Everyone

Friday June 21: Term 3 Reports Sent Home

Friday June 28: Last Day of School for ECLC

Tuesday July 2: First Day of ECLC Summer Program

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Announcements

HPV Vaccinations

Public Health will be coming to UNISUS on June 13 and will be completing the Grade 6 immunizations, parents may remember the packages were sent home with all of the grade 6 students at the beginning of May.

On June 13th, we will also ask that any students in Grade 9 (who we already have consents for) and any Grade 10,11 & 12 students who would like to be immunized to come and see the Public Health Nurse on that day.

This is not mandatory for the Gr.9-12’s – it is optional as we will not call them down directly.

LAUNCH OF UNISUS ENRICHMENT PROGRAM

We are pleased to share exciting news about our 2024-25 Student Enrichment Program. The program is a key part of our efforts to foster life-long learning and to provide opportunities for students to explore new interests and chase their passions!

The UNISUS Enrichment programs are designed for K-12 students.  The program will provide opportunities for students to explore different areas of interest throughout the year or dive deep into an area of interest with more focus and dedication.   

• Grades K to 5 students will experience enrichment activities seamlessly integrated into their daily learning schedule across a number of broad and balanced areas of interest.  Replacing the CASE, students will engage in a dedicated hour from 3:30 to 4:30PM to further hone skills in areas of keen interest.

• Grades 6-12 students will have an opportunity to tailor their learning into a chosen area of interest.  Enrichment programs (including dedicated Academies) will be offered every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 1:40 to 4:30PM. The new schedule allocates the mornings for deep and focused learning of core subjects while the afternoons are dedicated for enrichment activities. Our current C.A.S.E. program will be replaced by this enhanced offering.   

The Enrichment Programs will provide opportunities to explore or develop specialization in music, sports, technology, entrepreneurship and leadership, outdoor education, world languages and culture, academics and fine arts. These areas are intentionally chosen to offer a well-rounded education, nurturing both the academic and personal growth of each student.

***A friendly reminder to all families with students entering Grades 6-12 next year to please fill out the Enrichment Program pre-selection survey. The deadline has been extended to TODAY - Friday, June 7, 2024. We need all parents of students in these grades to please fill these in.

ECLC Summer Program

We are thrilled to announce the opening of the Early Childhood Learning Center Summer Program!

Running from July 2 to August 16, our program operates from Monday to Thursday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM and Friday 8:30 AM - 3:30PM on Friday.

Your child can join us for two months of exploration, imagination, and nonstop fun.

Interested? Spots are filling up quickly.

Please email Tara Avenia, Junior School Principal, with any questions: tara.avenia@unisus.ca

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE / ECE GRADUATION AND GOODBYE BARBEQUE

Join us on Friday, June 21, 2024, for the Annual Awards of Excellence! Students from Kindergarten to Grade 11 will be recognized for their academic achievements, global citizenship, and tenacity. The event will conclude with an Early Childhood Learning Center graduation and a Goodbye Barbeque.

Here is the lineup for the event:

• 10:30 AM - Doors Open
• 10:40 AM - Awards of Excellence begins
• 11:45 AM - ECE Graduation
• 12:15 PM - Goodbye Barbeque

We look forward to celebrating with you!

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Events

Fundraiser

The "Crafty Hands" CASE class is raising funds for Luis Sanchez Kuri by selling their handmade keychains.

Please see the poster below and scan the QR Code to learn about Luis's story on YouTube.

Beach Day June 20

We are going to the the Peach Orchard beach on Thursday June 20.

Students will be leaving at 1pm and return in time for the buses home.
Please make sure students have a hat, sunscreen, water bottle and a towel.

LOCO LANDING TRIP

The ECE and grades K-7 will be celebrating the school year at Loco Landing Adventure Park on June 18th from 10:00-2:00pm, please send students with a hat and sunblock.

Students can wear their own athletic wear for bottoms that day, something cool and comfortable, but we ask that they still wear the UNISUS uniform shirts.

As a year end congratulations, UNISUS will cover the costs of the event :)

The school is also looking for parent volunteers for this event.

If your child is in this group please take a few moments to fill out the GoogleForm below.

LocoLanding Sign Up

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Celebrating This Past Week

PYP EXHIBITION

The Grade 5 PYPx (Primary Years Programme exhibition) was an inspiring showcase of inquiry, creativity, and collaboration.

Students bravely showcased their journey of exploration, delving into meaningful artforms that resonated with them and conveyed important individual messages.

In their pursuit of knowledge, students engaged with experts, conducted interviews, and created artforms that showcased their critical thinking skills and thirst for understanding.

        

The PYPx project this was was to showcase how art demonstrates different means of self-expression and communication throughout history. Students took that guideline and found different means of art as self expression, including projects on hockey ask art, stop motion animation, cake decorating, pop art, jazz dance, film trailers, graffiti and many other forms of art! See the grade 5 collective project timeline hanging from the stairs in the UNISUS library to see how all of the different art forms span across history. It's very interesting to look at!

There was even a flash mob dance! The girls started the flash mob with "Timber" by Kesha, the boys then took over and danced to "I Want it That Way" by the Backstreet Boys, and the flash mob continued with "Happy" by Pharrell Williams with all of the grade 5's as well as staff and teachers joining in!

    

Students then played an interactive piece of music with Mr. Ben in the music room that was very well done and got the parents involved!

It was an amazing performance and celebration of all of their hard work on the PYPx. Well done, grade 5's!

HA HA KIDS FEST

The K/1 class had a wonderful day exploring the Ha Ha Kids Fest in Penticton on Thursday.

The students participated in a music workshop where they collaboratively created a song from start to finish! We explored the many booths catering to all sorts of children’s interests and the weather was perfect for our picnic lunch.

        

 

The Grade 6/7 and 10 students were at the Ha Ha Kidzfest as well to volunteer with various festival activities. They engaged with the younger children all day, including helping to make bracelets, face painting, making big bubbles, dancing and getting others involved in the plethora of arts and crafts that were on offer.

They had a fantastic time while getting involved in service within our local community. We'll done to all of our students!

The UNISUS Career Fair

Last Friday, UNISUS held its first ever Career Fair which was a was a huge success!

The students really enjoyed speaking to everyone and finding out about the various fields of work that they could enter, from professionals themselves. They really learned a lot from the experience! We would like to extend a big thank you to all of our Career Fair presenters who came to the event, as well as our Career Education teachers who organized it

Track and Field Meet 

Grades 6, 7 and 8 took part in the annual district track and field meet at the Pentiction oval. Building off the track and field unit, UNISUS had their best showing ever placing in several events.

Some highlights of the event:

Stefanie qualifying for the final in the 200m
Ella 3rd, Laura 5th, Hunter 7th in the grueling 800m
Allen 1st in the grade 8 high jump event
Mathis 1st in the 200m, and 2nd in the 100m
And the boys relay team consisting of Mathis, Dominic, Allen, Jaxxon finishing 2nd in the 4x100 relay.

    

   

Way to go UNISUS!