Utica Elementary Middle School

🍂 Fall Break is almost here! UEMS & HCSD families, please take note of our upcoming Fall Break schedule. Students will observe Fall Break October 5–9, with Parent-Teacher Conferences, Professional Development, and District closures scheduled throughout the week. Please review the graphic for important dates and details. We look forward to welcoming our Achievers back on Monday, October 12, as we begin the Second Nine Weeks! #HCSDFLEX #Achievers #FallBreak

‼️Our last two FLEX Checks have been rescheduled for Wednesday & Thursday💪🏾Let's encourage our Achievers to FINISH STRONG, as we prepare for Fall Break🍂💛 #EveryPlayCounts #FinishStrong #UticaStrong

💪🏾It's FLEX CHECK TIME!!! Our 1st 9 Weeks Exams are starting Next Week. Join us in ensuring our Utica Champions are the P's: ✅️Present📝Prepared, and 🎉Pepped daily. We can't wait to celebrate our #UticaStrong Growth, Proficient, & Advanced Achievers of the Hinds County School District 📶 Are you #RangerReady?!? #FlexCheckHCSD

🎉It's Scholastic Book Fair Time! You are invited! Come out and Support the U, and our Achievers, by sending funds to shop next week. You can also upload funds by using the QR Code or this link: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/uticaelementarymiddleschool Please note the times for purchasing items. You don't want to miss the BEST FAIR EVER! #ChampionsReadBooks #ScholasticBookFairs #SupporttheU

🗓Mark your Calendars for Monday, September 21st and join us for our Title I Parent Meeting. ⏰️5:30 P.M. 📍UEMS GYM 💙 Join us to learn about Student Support and Family Involvement Resources that our school and Hinds County School District provide. #UticaStrong #HCSDFLEX #StrongerTogether

📣UNITY BOWL WEEK IS BACK! 🏈🔥 Unity Bowl Week returns September 21–25, bringing the Terry Bulldogs and Raymond Rangers together for a week centered on school spirit, service and community before they meet on the field for the annual in-district football game. But once again, we’re taking UNITY beyond the football field! 👟 ALL WEEK: HCSD schools will collect new or gently worn shoes to benefit The Salvation Army Jackson Metro Area. Students, employees, families and community members are invited to help us give back. 🚶🏾‍♀️ WEDNESDAY: Join us at Hinds Parkway in Byram at 6:00 p.m. for Walk in Unity: Community Kickoff & Pep Rally! We’re inviting the entire HCSD community to walk together, celebrate our schools and show what happens when we come together as one. 🏈 FRIDAY: It all culminates on the field as the Terry Bulldogs and Raymond Rangers face off at 7:00 p.m. at Raymond High School! Different schools, different colors, different teams, but when the clock runs out we are still ONE Hinds County School District! #RangerFamily #UnityBowlWeek #WalkInUnity #BetterTogether #HCSDFLEX

❤️💛💙💚💜Tomorrow is the BIG DAY!!! Achievers, it's time to get "Slide Certified" and Rep your Ranger House! ‼️As a reminder, students MUST return completed Permission Slips/Waivers, in order to participate in the 🛝 inflatable slide activity. Wear your house colors and let’s make the 2026 Ranger House Kickoff a Celebration to remember ❤️💛💙💚💜 #UEMSRangerHouse #8TeamsOneFamily #UticaStrong

❤️💛💙💚💜Rep Your House!!! Our Ranger House Kickoff Celebration will take place on Friday September 18th. We are asking all Achievers to dress in their house colors. This will be an EPIC event ... STAY TUNED👀 ❤️💛💙💚💜 #UEMSRangerHouses #8TeamsOneFamily #UticaStrong

📸📣Still want to order School Day Pictures?!? GREAT NEWS!!! It's not too late🎉 Students have received a handout,with personal codes, to purchase their pictures. If you currently do not see the pictures, please give the photography company more time to complete the uploading of photos. Thanks for purchasing memories that last a lifetime📸 #SayCheeseRangers #ChampionSmiles #SchoolDayPics

‼️❤️💚💛💙💜We are in need of Parent Volunteers to help host our PBIS Ranger House Kickoff. This EPIC event will take place on Friday, September 18th at 12:45. Help us make our House Event extra Special❤️💚💛💙💜 Sign Up Link: https://forms.gle/Ve5AZhiZiineAkau8 #UEMSRANGERHOUSE #CommunitySupport #UticaStrong

Calling all of our BIGGEST FANS!!! You are invited to eat lunch with your Achiever on 🗓 Thursday, September 17th, in recognition of National Grandparents Day! 💲 5.25 per invited guest ‼️Please send the exact amount with your Achiever by Friday, September 11th ⏰️ Achievers and BIGGEST FANS can eat lunch together during the attached scheduled times. 5th- 8th grade parent(s), please be sure to ask your child which teacher takes them to lunch so that you arrive at the correct scheduled time. If you are eating with multiple children, please arrive at 10:30, so that we can begin pulling your children to eat with you. If you have one child, please come during your child’s scheduled lunch time. 🎉We look forward to seeing you on September 17, 2026. If there is anything we can do for you, please let us know.

⚠️NEW CORE TRAIT ALERT. ✨️Join our Achievers, every Wednesday in September, as we recognize our new CORE Trait, Uplifting/ Sollevare💛️🏆💪🏾 #COREtraitWednesdays #PBIShouse #ChampionsInTheMaking

📰✨️Check out our September Newsletter, which features upcoming dates of school events, athletic game dates, our new 💛CORE Trait of the Month💛, and School Reminders. #UEMSnews #EveryPlayCounts #ChampionsInTheMaking

‼️Game Day Reminders: To ensure safety of all Achievers and Community Supporters, please be sure all attendees are being supervised. Free play will not be allowed. Thanks for your assistance in keeping everyone accounted for and safe. LET'S ENJOY HOMECOMING. SEE YOU SOON✨️👑🏈💪🏾📣

📣👑🏈HOMECOMING GAME DAY!!! Calling all Utica Families & Community!!! Join us in supporting our Athletes and Homecoming Royal Court📣👑🏈 Don't Forget your Blue and White💙🤍 🗓Tuesday Sept. 1st at 5:30 P.M. 💲Home Game Prices have increased to $7.00. Exact change is requested. 🎒Clear Bag Policy strictly Enforced #UEMSHomecoming #CommunitySupport #UticaStrong

🎶Auntie Outside… and headed to HCSD! 💛💙♥️🩶 We’re putting a literacy spin on the Southern Soul favorite “Auntie Outside” by Mike Clark Jr. and calling on our aunties, community members, and reading champions to step inside our schools and help us build stronger readers! 📚 Whether you’re a biological auntie, play auntie, church auntie, neighborhood auntie, or simply someone who believes in our children, we need you! Volunteer to read with our students, share your story, encourage and inspire, and help make reading fun and memorable. Because when the community shows up, our achievers grow. Our Aunties. Our Students. Our Future. Scan the QR code, click the link below, or contact your school to learn how you can get involved! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpkoOC_hBg35Beer-7srrwR-I5NVLEdJ-PtTOT7_887eRFAA/viewform #AuntieOutsideHCSD #HCSDAchievers #LiteracyMatters #CommunityInAction #FLEX

‼️IMPORTANT: Due to Midterm testing, picture day has been rescheduled to September 9th. Please make a note of this change! Flyers will go home on Monday.📣

🎉Whose Got the Most School Spirit?!? 👀 👑Our Homecoming Dress Up Days begin on Friday, August 28th. Join in the fun and school spirit, as we prepare for our upcoming Homecoming game🏈💪🏾💙 #UEMSHomecoming #SchoolSpirit #RangerPride

📝Our Achievers are preparing for their 1st 9 Weeks Midterm Assessments. Attendance, next week, is very vital. Please ensure our UEMS Rangers are present daily, with a 📶Growth Mindset & Champion Attitude 🏆 Attached is the Hinds County School District Testing Calendar 🗓🖊 #HCSDFLEX #UticaStrong #ChampionsInTheMaking #EveryPlayCounts