The Unity Scoop – August 30
Dear Families of Unity,
Happy Friday to you!
I want to begin by congratulating our middle school community for a strong start to the new year. And kudos to our students on completing their i-Ready diagnostic tests this week. We look forward to sharing the results with families and to customizing our teaching and academic interventions based on the diagnostic results.
As mentioned in last week’s edition of The Scoop, our high school team is fired up and ready to welcome our 9th graders to school on Tuesday (9/3) and our 10th-12th graders on Wednesday (9/4)!
In this edition of The Unity Scoop, we share some highlights from our first week of school at the middle school. We also provide our September calendar and some updates on information shared last week. Please take a moment to review and appreciate the information below so that you are fully abreast on how to best support our efforts in getting off to a strong start!
Enjoy the holiday weekend!
Josh
Josh Beauregard
Head of School / Co-founder
Updates as of August 30, 2024:
New – Our Middle School Students Complete their First Week of School!: Congratulations on completing our first week of school together! It felt great to meet so many of our newest families. Similarly, it felt rejuvenating to reacquaint with our returning families. A special congratulations goes out to our 6th grade students and families. We are so thrilled to have you join our community! Enjoy the photos below of our 6th graders and families on their first day!
New – September 2024 School-wide Calendar: For your family’s convenience, here is a schoolwide calendar of events for the month of September – print it out and throw it on the refrigerator door! It is possible that events could change and new events could be added. An up-to-date events calendar can always be accessed on our website.
The schedule to start the year is designed to best support a positive and strong start. By having different sessions for our new and returning students, we are able to customize their experiences to best serve their needs as we transition back to school, ensuring a strong start for our community. See the schedule for this coming week below.
Updated – 2024-25 School Calendar of Key Events and Vacations for Families: Calendars for the 2024-25 school year are now ready to share. Note that we have two versions this year – one version for our middle school (grades 6-8) and another version for our high school (grades 9-12).
Expect a calendar for the month of September in the next edition of The Scoop. In the meantime, please reserve in your calendar our Back-to-School Nights!
SAVE-THE-DATE!
- HIGH SCHOOL BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT FOR ALL FAMILIES (IN PERSON)!, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 6PM
- MIDDLE SCHOOL BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT FOR ALL FAMILIES (IN PERSON)!, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 6PM
- Grades 6-8 School Calendar of Key Events and Vacations for Families
- Grades 9-12 School Calendar of Key Events and Vacations for Families
New – State Exam Results from the Spring of 2024 are Now Available to Individual Families: State exam results in ELA and Math for Unity students in grades 5-9 are now available. You can view your child’s test scores in their NYC Schools Accounts. You will need their child’s student identification number, which can be found on Jupiter, as well as your child’s account creation code, which should have been mailed to you. You may reach out to Mr. Beckford (cbeckford@unityprep.org) if you do not have your account creation code. We are excited to share our schoolwide results in the coming weeks – overall, the results are impressive and reflect our students experiencing strong growth in their skills over the course of last year!
New – Become a Unity Student-Athlete by Joining One of our Athletic Teams this Fall!: We are excited to cheer on our Unity athletic teams this fall. Information on joining one of our fall teams is provided below. Questions about our middle school athletic program can be directed to Mr. Coleman. Questions about our high school athletic program can be directed to Coach Egharevba.
Middle School Fall Athletics:
- Tryouts for the following sports teams will take place during the week of September 10th – 12th from 3:30 to 5:15pm:
- Cross Country
- Volleyball
- Flag Football
- Soccer
- Step
- Permission slips will be made available on Tuesday, September 3rd. Students must turn in a signed permission slip in order to try out.
High School Fall Athletics:
- Tryouts are set to begin the week of September 9, 2024 for all fall sports teams. Details on our teams will be provided next week. To participate in any sport, students must be medically cleared by a doctor. Please complete the medical form linked here by September 9th to participate in the fall athletics season.
New – AP scores from the 2023-24 school year are now available!: Students who completed their AP exams in May can sign into their College Board accounts and use this website to obtain their scores. In addition, students can also see notes on the scoring here. Course selections for the 2024-25 school year, including AP courses, will be finalized in late August. Congratulations to all of our students who earned college credit based on their scores! More generally, congratulations to all of our students who experienced an AP course this year!
New – Guidance on School Supplies: Guidance on school supplies are below:
- UPMS Supply list
- UPHS 9th grade supply list
- UPHS 10th-12th grade: supplies for students in grades 10th-12th are based on each student’s unique schedule. Thus, there is no general supply list for all students of these grades. Students in grades 10-12 will be informed of the supplies they need by their course teachers on the first day of school.
Information and Guidance on Unity’s Dress Codes for the 2024-25 School Year: Unity’s dress codes by grade level are provided below.
New Students for Fall 2024 – Unity middle school has a few seats available for rising 6th and 9th graders for the 202-25 school year. Finding the right middle school can be tough, and our current families (you!) are the best advocates. If you know of any interested families, please reach out to Mr. Beckford via email or cell (862-294-0219). For any families that refer a new family, both will be given a $100 Amazon gift card for school supplies.
Student Class Schedules: All students – grades 6-12 – will receive their class schedules on their first day of school.