Union Center Elementary School

Our UCE PTO is so excited to bring you Grandparent/VIP Night this Friday from 5-7! 🦁 Silly Safari 🖍️ Crafts 📚 Book Fair 👨‍🎨 Henna by Mr. Dickey 📸 Fox Photography 🍔 Food Trucks We'll see you there!

Have you ALWAYS wanted to show off your school to G-ma and G-pa? FRIDAY is your chance: 5-7 pm Fri @ the Spring Fling! *please note date & time change* Visit the book fair, food trucks, see live animals, & smile for the photographer for a family picture & precious keepsake!

Our UCE PTO Spring Fling is this Friday night from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Come on out for our Book Fair, games, food trucks, Safari animals, and FUN! Entrance is free and any proceeds from food trucks will benefit our PTO (and our kids)! We hope to see you there!

We need your help! Mrs. Welch needs more volunteers for the afternoons, Tuesday through Friday this week, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Please contact Mrs. Welch in the library or email her at awelch@union.k12.in.us. We appreciate any time you can give!

Are you ready?!?! The fun begins tokorrow, UCE! 📚🤠📚

UTSC Athletics first annual community egg hunt! Thank you to our Athletic Department Staff, teams, cheerleaders, and HangBanners Booster Club!

The Easter Egg hunt will be outside! Hop on over and search for eggs this morning!

What a wonderful evening showcasing artwork from every student at UCE and JSE! Thank you to our volunteers and to Mr.Dickey for his love of teaching Art and his love for highlighting our kids! He made this possible! #BearcatPride #BearcatNation

Good morning! We are still looking for volunteers for the book fair next week. Our biggest need is Monday & Tuesday from 12:00-3:00 & Friday from 12:40-3:00, but still have openings in all time slots. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094AA4AC2CA6F5CE9-55707153-april#/

Purchase your pass in advance to hunt for Easter Egg's this Saturday! We will have hundred's of eggs, prizes, and more fun giveaways with a few special guests! 🐰🐻🐣 *We will announce via the Wheeler Athletics FB page on Saturday morning whether this event will be held indoors or outdoors. Link to Purchase Pass ($5 per egg hunter) https://public.eventlink.com/tickets?t=119453

Preparations have started & the excitement is building for our Rodeo Book Fair next week. The easiest way for your student to shop is by e-wallet. You can create one here: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/unioncenterelementaryschool Cash , check, and credit also accepted.

Mrs. Willis and our UCE music students are sliding into Spring Break by turning the music room into a skating rink! Thank you to all who donated paper plates for our moment in music activity!

Skip the cooking, support the Bearcats! Grab Chick-fil-A Merrillville (2385 Southlake Mall, Merrillville, IN)! on April 9th and support Wheeler Bearcat Athletics! A portion of all proceeds will be donated back to our teams—so you can enjoy a delicious meal AND give back!🐾 Mark your calendars and make it a Bearcat Night Out! #eatmorechikin #BearcatPride

Wheeler High School Athletics & HangBanners are hosting a Community Easter Egg Hunt! 🐰🥚 Hop on over for an egg-citing adventure on Saturday, April 5th with coaches, athletes, Benny the Bearcat, and early Easter fun! Two hunts: Ages 7 & under and 8+. Just $5 per Egg Hunter! #EggHunt2025 #BearcatPride

Save the Date for Physical Night at Wheeler High School! We will be hosting Sports Physicals in the High School Gym on June 4th from 4:00 PM-5:30 PM. Any questions please email Athletic Trainer, Maggie Long, at mlong@union.k12.in.us.

Please see the information about our upcoming Kindergarten Round-Up for the 2025-26 school year. Call our office with any questions!

Please note the time change from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on March 19, 2025. The meeting will be held in the Union Township Middle School Commons and will be available via live stream. The packet will be available on Monday, March 17.

Please look out for an email sent today about volunteer opportunities for our upcoming Rodeo Book Fair April 7-11th.

Our UCE Bearcats enjoyed a wonderful performance of "Winnie the Pooh" by the very talented UTMS theatre students today! We want to extend a BIG thank you to our UCE PTO for providing the book for each family. We would also like to give a big thanks to Mr. Hanaway, Mr. Ells, and Mrs. Hankins for bringing this dream to life! Go, Bearcats!

Our elementary students are all smiles and so very excited to watch the Bearcat Theatre production of Winnie The Pooh today in the WHS auditorium! We thank Mrs. Hankins, Mrs. Klein, Mr. Hanaway and our elementary PTO for making this happen! Bravo to the cast! #BearcatPride