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<![CDATA[UNION MIDDLE SCHOOL HOME & SCHOOL CLUB - Newsletter]]>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:45:35 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[welcome back 2025-2026]]>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 20:36:19 GMThttps://www.unionhsc.org/newsletter/welcome-back-2025-2026

Welcome to the 2025-26 school year! The Union Middle School Home and School Club (UMS HSC) is a nonprofit organization committed to raising and distributing funds for programs that directly benefit UMS students. We support our school through teacher and staff funds, grants, student programs, as well as technology and facility improvements. This year, our primary way to fundraise will be through the Annual Membership Drive.

We rely on your generous donations to hit our fundraising goals. If your employer provides Corporate Matching, this is another way for you to double your donation and help support Union Middle School students, teachers, and school programs.
There are many ways to get involved at Union Middle School, and we would LOVE for you to be a part of it!! Learn more about all of the opportunities here. Sign up to volunteer using the button below.

VOLUNTEER FORM

Please read our full welcome back letter for more details on how to support the UMS HSC and learn about how to get involved. Visit our HSC website for updates and information all year long.

]]><![CDATA[welcome back 2024-2025]]>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 00:17:42 GMThttps://www.unionhsc.org/newsletter/welcome-back-2024-2025

Welcome to the 2024-25 school year! The Union Middle School Home and School Club (UMS HSC) is a nonprofit organization committed to raising and distributing funds for programs that directly benefit UMS students. We support our school through teacher and staff funds, grants, student programs, as well as technology and facility improvements. This year, our primary way to fundraise will be through the Annual Membership Drive.

We rely on your generous donations to hit our fundraising goals. If your employer provides Corporate Matching, this is another way for you to double your donation and help support Union Middle School students, teachers, and school programs.
There are many ways to get involved at Union Middle School, and we would LOVE for you to be a part of it!! Learn more about all of the opportunities here. Sign up to volunteer using the button below.

VOLUNTEER FORM

Please read our full welcome back letter for more details on how to support the UMS HSC and learn about how to get involved. Visit our HSC website for updates and information all year long.

]]><![CDATA[8th Grade GraDUATION SIGNS]]>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 21:01:37 GMThttps://www.unionhsc.org/newsletter/8th-grade-graduation-signsUMS HSC is hosting its annual fundraiser for 8th grade families who would like to celebrate their student's promotion by purchasing a yard sign that will be delivered to your doorstep. Choose from two designs. Order your sign by clicking on one of the buttons below.

If you have any questions, please contact: vanessa@fastpost.com or chad@fastpost.com

OPTION A- HORIZONTAL NAME

OPTION B- VERTICAL NAME

Thank you!
UMS HSC

]]><![CDATA[WELCOME BACK 2023-2024]]>Fri, 21 Jul 2023 21:49:15 GMThttps://www.unionhsc.org/newsletter/welcome-back-2023-2024

Welcome to the 2023-24 school year! The Union Middle School Home and School Club (UMS HSC) is a nonprofit organization committed to raising and distributing funds for programs that directly benefit UMS students. We support our school through teacher and staff funds, grants, student programs, as well as technology and facility improvements. This year, our primary way to fundraise will be through the Annual Membership Drive.

We rely on your generous donations to hit our fundraising goals. If your employer provides Corporate Matching, this is another way for you to double your donation and help support Union Middle School students, teachers, and school programs.

There are many ways to get involved at Union Middle School, and we would LOVE for you to be a part of it!! Learn more about all of the opportunities here. Sign up to volunteer using the button below.

VOLUNTEER FORM

Please read our full welcome back letter for more details on how to support the UMS HSC and learn about how to get involved. Visit our HSC website for updates and information all year long.

]]><![CDATA[UMS SPRING 2023 BOOK FAIR IS COMING April 25-28!]]>Mon, 17 Apr 2023 15:36:33 GMThttps://www.unionhsc.org/newsletter/ums-spring-2023-book-fair-is-coming-soon

Choosing their own books empowers kids and inspires them to become bolder, prouder, and stronger readers. AND… as always, every book they buy earns rewards for our school.

Here’s what you need to know about the Fair:

Where: UMS Library
When: April 25-28 during brunch, lunch and Open House (April 27)
What: Books! Check out the Spring 2023 digital flyer here!
How: Students can purchase books using cash, credit card, Apple Pay and eWallet*.

We’re excited to celebrate our love of books together at the Book Fair. We look forward to seeing your child there! Visit to the Book Fair page for more information on how to shop at the Online Scholastic Book Fair and set up your eWallet.

We are looking for volunteers to help at the Book Fair.
Please sign up via SignUp Genius.

]]><![CDATA[UMS Pajaro Valley Flood Victim Assistance]]>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 04:53:20 GMThttps://www.unionhsc.org/newsletter/ums-pajaro-valley-flood-victim-assistancePlease join the UMS community in a drive for much-needed supplies for the victims of the recent flooding in the Pajaro and Watsonville areas.

From April 19-28, we will be collecting the following:

Clothing, kids or adults, new or used in good condition
Blankets, new or used in good condition
$25-$100 gift cards to Target or Safeway * these are critically needed *
Hand-written notes of support and encouragement written by our UMS students

Please drop off the donations to the office.

Thank you for your support of this vulnerable population. If you have any questions, please reach out to Claire Kalia, UMS Community Service Coordinator at clairekalia@gmail.com or by text at 415-613-1054.]]><![CDATA[CAN’T DODGE THIS! UMS DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT is BACK ON FRIDAY, MARCH 24th!]]>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 05:27:04 GMThttps://www.unionhsc.org/newsletter/cant-dodge-this-ums-dodgeball-tournament-is-back-on-friday-march-24th

FRIDAY, MARCH 24TH
5PM - 9PM
Team check-in will be on March 24th from 4:30-5pm.

After a two year hiatus, UMS Sports Boosters is thrilled to announce the return of the annual UMS Dodgeball Tournament on Friday, March 24, from 5-9pm. This fundraiser helps support UMS Athletics. Our goal is to raise money for sports and PE but most of all to create a fun event for the whole family!

This year we welcome student teams (by grade level), adult teams, and alumni teams (high schoolers are welcome!). All teams are encouraged to dress in costume. There will be prizes for winning the tournament in each category and for most creative costume in each category.

Please sign up your entire team by completing the Registration Form and paying the donation fee at the UMS Store.

Each participating student must sign and have his/her guardian sign the Permission Form.
There will be a student team information meeting at lunch during the week of March 20th.

For more information about the Dodgeball tournament, including how to volunteer the night of the event, please visit this page.

]]><![CDATA[SEEKING UMS HSC EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS for 2023-24]]>Sat, 25 Feb 2023 17:49:26 GMThttps://www.unionhsc.org/newsletter/seeking-ums-hsc-executive-board-members-for-2023-24All parents are members of the UMS Home & School Club and we welcome you to attend our monthly meetings. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, February 28th at 8:30am in the Media Center.

We are currently looking for new leaders representing all feeder schools (Carlton, Alta Vista, Noddin, and any other previous school) to join our Executive Board and Nominating Committee for the 2023-24 school year. The Executive Board will vote on the slate of officers at our March meeting and there will be an election at the Open House General Meeting in April.

Please complete this brief survey to indicate if you are interested in learning more about joining the UMS HSC Executive Board as an Officer or helping as a Committee Chair. We look forward to hearing from you!

UMS HSC EXECUTIVE BOARD INTEREST Survey

Thank you for your consideration,
The Nominating Committee

]]><![CDATA[BLAST UPDATE & THANK YOU]]>Mon, 24 Oct 2022 01:04:16 GMThttps://www.unionhsc.org/newsletter/blast-update-thank-youThank you all for all of your help volunteering at the UMS BLAST! Our community had a BLAST thanks to the excellent TEAM we had in place the night of the event. Thank you especially to Jill Brehmer for co-chairing the event and managing the set-up/clean-up, DJ, Photobooth, Inflatables and day-of logistics, Jen Fosco for serving as the Volunteer Coordinator and setting up/cleaning up and handling day-of logistics, John Hart and Dan Brehmer for borrowing tables from Alta Vista for the event and setting up and cleaning up and overseeing a crew of volunteers for set-up/clean-up, Lisa Matson for ticket sales all week, our Treasurer Alma Mathias for helping secure square readers for ticket sales, Anna Rubacalva as Treasurer of the BLAST and Darren Matson for counting cash throughout the night, Laura Duran for a successful Book Fair, Elaine Hutchins, for decorating the campus (and staff room) with beautiful fall decorations, Lauren Hanson and Maaike Shenone for running the games committee (and helping with inflatables as needed), Kate Marchak and Crissy Alesii for leading the food and concessions, Susan Nelson for procuring our sponsors, Anna Fraboni and UMS ASB leadership for volunteering to set-up and creating signage for the event and all of the volunteers who helped make it a fun-filled event for our community! The BLAST Committee is so grateful for this community of volunteers!

Thank you to our gold sponsors: Wendy Marioni, Hall & Burnett, FIIT60, Bill Lister and Mike Wendstrand, Silver; Marioni Tile, Bronze: TR Homes, Ivy Math and Heather Saddique of Farmers Insurance.

HSC MEETING UPDATE
Our next HSC meeting will be Tuesday, November 1st at 6:30pm.

Help Needed for UMS HSC Booth at District-Wide Community Event: Helping Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 29, 2022.

Please sign up for a 30 minute slot of volunteering at our UMS HSC booth at our USD Community Event (you can bring your middle schooler or high schooler to help with you) here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C48AEAE2FA7FA7-hscbooth

More information about this event:
Greetings to our wonderful Union Middle School Volunteers and Families:

Our district will be hosting a Helping Harvest Festival for our community at Dartmouth Middle School on Saturday, October 29th from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Dr. Andrews' message about the event was just sent out on Parent Square. It explains our desire to bring our schools together (for the first time ever) to celebrate our community while helping support some very worthy local causes. Along with providing a vaccination clinic, the event will offer our students and families fun activities, music, food trucks, caring messages, sock and food donations, and games. We hope you can stop by this free family-friendly event.

UMS Home and School Club plans to participate by hosting a small table and we will be collecting dry and canned non-perishable goods to donate for our Thanksgiving food drive including: canned beans, canned soup, canned pumpkin, canned cranberries, stuffing mix, boxes of instant mashed potatoes, boxes of Mac and Cheese, canned or boxed gravy, rice, etc. Please stop by the UMS HSC booth to make a donation.

Event: Helping Harvest Festival
Location: Dartmouth Middle School
Date/Time:  Saturday, October 29th from 3:00-6:00pm
Location for HSC Tables: Dartmouth Quad
Games/Activities:  Anything simple for all ages
Prizes:  Not necessary but the young ones would love a little treat
Set Up Time: Anytime between 1:30-3:00pm

Please connect with Randy Martino if you have any questions.

Randy Martino, Student & Staff Wellness and Community Relations
(408)377-8010 ext 44212
martinor@unionsd.org

Graveyard Grappler Wrestling Tournament Needs Volunteers

Union Middle School is hosting the Graveyard Grappler Wrestling Tournament on October 29th and we need a lot of volunteers to make this tournament happen.

Linked below is the volunteer sign up page.We need volunteers in all areas but we especially need parents/students who we can train to operate the scoring at each mat.

Volunteer List for Graveyard Grappler 2022

Thank you in advance for any help you can provide!

]]><![CDATA[Scholastic Book FALL BOOK FAIR IS AROUND THE CORNER!]]>Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.unionhsc.org/newsletter/scholastic-book-fall-book-fair-is-around-the-corner

UMS HSC is excited to announce that the Scholastic Book Fair will be in person! Your students are invited to shop our Fall Book Fair from October 11-14 in the UMS Library and during The Blast on October 14.
Check out the Scholastic digital flyer for a sneak peek of available books! See the Book Fair page for more details on how to purchase books.

We are looking for volunteers to help at the Book Fair.
Please sign up via SignUp Genius.

BOOK FAIR VOLUNTEER SIGN UP

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