Back to School night(s):
August 8th from 6pm to 7pm for Kindergarten, 1st grade, and New Students to Union Township.
August 18th from 6pm to 7pm for students in grades 2 through 5.
We welcomed incredible staff to our Bearcat Team at our new staff orientation! Excited to have our students join us on the first day of the 22-23 school year this Wednesday!
Popsicles with the Principal: Meet Mrs. Hankins from 3:00-4:30 Tuesday, Aug. 2!
Seeking employment? Join our bearcat team!
Are you looking for work? Do you know someone who is looking for employment? Union Township School Corporation currently has both part time and full time opportunities available. We have an immediate/critical need for bus drivers, cooks, dishwasher/servers, aides, and custodians. Need training? No problem, we will provide training! Visit our website: www.union.k12.in.us or call us today!
We hope everyone is enjoying their summer! Mark your calendar for our 22-23 school year registration dates!
UNION TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS NEED YOU!
Now Hiring!
Bus Drivers (Need Three)
Cooks (Need Two)
Bus Aide
Teachers
Head Groundskeeper
Custodians
Aquatics Director
Dishwasher/Servers
Coaches
Www.union.k12.in.us - Employment for more information.
May the 4th Be with YOU! Thank you Mr. Howard and Mrs. Fischer! #JSEmemories
Thank you the talented WHS Band, wonderful to see many of our JSE alumni! 5th graders are invited to WHS on May 23 from 3-6PM try-out instruments!
JSE LOVES our TEACHERS and STAFF! They are spa-tacular! Thank you to our wonderful PTO! The Market and Albano's knocked it out of the park for us! #TeacherAppreciationWeek #youareLOVEDatJSE
3rd grade visits VU for Meteorology Day! Thank you VU and PTO for making this possible for our kids!
Thank you to all of our dedicated parents and staff! Fun Fair 2022 was a wonderful time for our school community!
JSE Tracks Parent Newsletter, check out our highlights! We hope to see you at Fun Fair and our Spring Book Fair. https://www.smore.com/gwhf7
Our students LOVE clay time with Mr. Dickey in Art Class!
Congratulations to our Math Bowl Team! First place at our competition!
Congrats to our Robotics Teams this year!
Save the Date for the JSE PTO Fun Fair! April 22nd, 6-8PM
Union Township Schools will be on a two hour delay today, March 11, 2022 due to slick road conditions and a winter weather advisory.
Thank you to our Student Council for kind hallway messages and a fantastic Read Across America Spirit Week. Their school leadership is outstanding!
A wonderful evening celebrating our LOVE of Reading! Dr. Seuss and Friends host Bingo and Books!
JSE/WHS Choir Pen Pals in Action!
As of February 28, 2022, Union Township Schools will no longer require masks to be worn on school buses and vans.
PTO Chocolate Bar Fundraiser to benefit JSE is back! Thank you in advance for your support! Get your yummy chocolate bar for 1$!!!!
Happy 2-2-22 day at 2:22PM! At JSE we have fun learning!
UTMS, JSE, and UCE will have an eLearning day tomorrow due to the winter weather warning. WHS teachers will complete grades remotely.
Feeling the LOVE at JSE! Our kids had a memorable day sharing our character trait of the month: Kindness! Thank you JSE Cafe, PTO, and JSE parent volunteers!
Student Council Bomb the Abominable Snowman was a huge success all for Riley's!! Thanks to our JSE families, we raised $2,000. Mrs. Anderson’s class had the highest total. We appreciate your incredible generosity! #givingback #forkids
JSE Tracks Parent Newsletter, February 7th
https://www.smore.com/scv6b
Union Township School Corporation will be on an eLearning day tomorrow, Friday, February 4, 2022. Assignments will be posted by 10:00 a.m.
All UTSC Schools will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, February 3, 2022. We will use an instructional time waiver and therefore will not do eLearning or make the day up. Enjoy the day off, be safe, and build a snowman!
Porter County is under a Winter Storm Warning and as such all buildings will be closed. We will be having an eLearning day on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. All assignments will be posted by 10:00 a.m.
Congrats to Our RoboCATS! Thank you Mr. Smith for your leadership! We are heading to the championship in Indianapolis!
JSE Tracks Newsletter, January 31st LINK
https://www.smore.com/e3gh1
Live at the Online Science Bowl Competition! Incredible student leadership, learning and conversation! @IASP #jseINSPIRES #sciencebowl
Best of luck to our Robotics Team with Mr. Smith's leadership on Saturday! A perfect example of our Learner Characteristic of the Month, perseverance! 3rd-5th grade students have many opportunities to be involved , we value and encourage learning experiences afterschool!
Congrats to our Science Bowl Team for their hard work and dedication to learning and mastering new Science Standards! The competition will be online for our team, we know they will represent JSE proudly! A shout-out to Mrs. Asher for her coaching and leadership!
Hard to believe we are already celebrating our 100 and 101 days of school! ! Reflecting with our students and staff, I am extremely proud of our schoolhouse. We have persevered together with our community: Doing what's best for Every Student...Every Day!
Join UTSC Soccer!
Click on this link to see our weekly newsletter and highlights of JSE learning!
https://www.smore.com/fpc1u
Union Township School Corporation updates their COVID-19 response aligning to the updated guidance from the Indiana State Department of Health. More information can be found https://5il.co/14a97
Congrats to our Winter Reader Challengers! They were busy reading their favorite books over break. Now to celebrate their accomplishment with hot cocoa and cookies with Mrs. Kegebein in our library!
Our 2nd graders thank the Porter County Recycling and Waste Reduction for their Water Watchers Program! Learning experiences and opportunities grow our brains. We appreciate their partnership!
Please follow this link for some important reminders on our return to school.
https://5il.co/13qb4
Annual Snowflake Learning and Crafting with Mrs. Barnes! Did you know all snowflakes are unique just like us?
Winter Break Reading Challenge at JSE! #readfor20
We are excited to still have two more days of the 2021 school year with our students! Today was sure a memorable one for our Lil' Bearcats! #weLOVEjse and #jseLOVESyou
Congratulations to our 6th, 7th, and 8th grade boys basketball teams. All are in the semi-finals tomorrow for the JR-GSSC Tournament championships. Good luck to our young men.
Please see the CORRECT link for the School Safety Information for UTSC. Apologies.
https://5il.co/13a9j
Please see an important letter from Union Township Schools
https://5il.co/139rv
JSE Weekly Parent Newsletter LINK posted on our website under news and on our JSE facebook page! December is our month to remain focused in learning and practice giving!
Did you know JSE serves free breakfast to all students each morning? Please let your child know to get off the bus when they arrive at school or when you drop them off. Breakfast is served at 8:30AM daily.
Many thanks to our dedicated PTO, committed parent volunteers, and gracious JSE Families! With your support, our students know that the season is much more about giving than receiving! UTSC Food Drive and PTO Holiday Shop!
UTMS and WHS continue to be without power. All events for Sunday, December 12, 2021 are cancelled and the Fieldhouse is closed.
JSE Weekly Parent Newsletter LINK posted under News! December is our month to remain focused in learning and practice giving!
JSE Annual Winter Classroom Decorating with Cookies and Milk. #spreadingtheJSElove #belonging
5th graders also enjoy writing and sharing with our littlest bearcats through QR Codes! #jseINPSIRES
5th Grade Novel Studies with Mrs. Anderson! We LOVE reading at JSE! #winterreadingchallenge
Join our JSE Facebook Page!
We LOVE our JSE Library! Check out the library news hot off the press. Our Winter Break Reading Challenge is on!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MjlUUKWpLvZ8ZyZmAA5BT9OhPMIhcSfT/view?usp=sharing
Check out the JSE Weekly Tracks Newsletter. 'Tis the Season, wonderful opportunities to GIVE!
2nd Grade WHS Reading Buddies! Thankful for our WHS partnership! #jseINSPIRES
Thankful for our Annual Friendsgiving Candlelight Lunch! #JSEmemories
JSE 5th Grade participates in Purdue's Virtual STEM Kids Conference! Thank you Purdue STEM and Wabash Valley Education Center!
UTSC Food Drive Helps our Community!
UTSC reopens fieldhouse for community use. Please visit our website: www.union.k12.in.us for details.
JSE looks forward to honoring our Veterans tomorrow at 9:30AM with a breakfast celebration. We are thankful for you! #VeteransDay #respectandhonor
No School for UTSC Elementary Students tomorrow, Friday, November 5th. Enjoy the long weekend! Our staffs look forward to a day of professional development to be the best we can be for your children!
We hope to see you at our Trick or Treat the JSE halls PTO event this Wednesday 6-7pm! Costumes welcomed! Our pumpkin family will be excited to greet you!
JSE Newsletter Link under our News Highlight. Have a safe, restful fall break! Make sure to work on those reading goals!
PTO teacher door decorating, can't wait for our classroom pumpkin projects next week!
JSE Newsletter Link under our News Highlight
Save the Date JSE Trick or Treat Your School!
Thank you in advance for your help!
World Teacher's Day! Always celebrating our incredible teachers at JSE!
JSE Tracks Parent Newsletter and UTSC Elementary monthly SEL Newsletter posted to our website under NEWS! #weLOVEjse
IT'S FALL YA'ALL, ANOTHER SEASON TO SHOW OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF WE APPRECIATE THEM WITH A SHINY, RED APPLE!
If you are interested in donating to show your gratitude for our teachers, please send in a bag of apples by Friday!
JSE Tracks Parent Newsletter link posted to our website under NEWS! #weLOVEjse
Please be advised that 475 W. (Sedley Road) is closed this morning between 300 N. and 400 N. Please use an alternate route.
Please be advised that 475 W. (Sedley Road) is closed this morning between 300 N. and 400 N. Please use an alternate route.
JSE Tracks Parent Newsletter link posted to our website under NEWS! #weLOVEjse
Start with Hello Week at JSE! We educate and grow the whole child!
JSE Tracks Weekly Newsletter posted to our website!
JSE library is in full check-out mode with students reaching their read for 20 goals! Find our what's new in our library: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14YrVppO6pX8Kx9DRnLharmH16Nj3mbTW/view?usp=sharing
Check out our UTSC Elementary SEL Newsletter for September!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14YrVppO6pX8Kx9DRnLharmH16Nj3mbTW/view?usp=sharing
Welcome to UTSC, Mrs. Zaharias!
Thank you to our Resource Officers! With the safety of our students at the forefront, we have a resource officer in our building daily. We feel fortunate to have them in our building, they have become a part of our JSE family!
JSE Tracks Weekly Newsletter LINK: https://www.smore.com/puqbk
Always a great day to be Lil' Bearcat!
JSE Tracks, Principal's Weekly Newsletter posted: https://jsimatovich.union.k12.in.us/article/275749?org=jse
It's always a great day to be a Lil' Bearcat!
Check out our NEW UTSC Elementary Lunch Menu! Our cafe has creatively created a lunch menu that will take us up until winter break! Thank you to our kitchen staffs!
Welcome to UTSC, Mrs. Anderson!
Union Township School Corporation currently has nine positive cases of COVID-19 in our schools. We have re-posted our dashboard on our website and will update it daily at Noon. As a reminder, masks, although not required, are recommended.
You are LOVED at JSE! We look forward to seeing all of our Lil' Bearcats tomorrow. What a great first couple of days! 2nd-5th grade families, please remember to join us for our Open House this Thursday at 6PM.
Check out the UTSC Elementary August SEL (Social Emotional Learning) Newsletter! Thank you Mrs. Black! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WnRhzZ6pbr7LQf6stiI3csOORS1ILPk3/view?usp=sharing
Union Center Elementary has employment opportunities available as a building aide and as a noon aide. Please contact Mr. Gabriel, Principal for additional information (219) 759-2544.
An AMAZING first day at JSE! Thank you parents, teachers, and staff who made today come together for our Lil' Bearcats! #weLOVEjse Check out the First Days Newsletter under the news tab.
A reminder that Porter County Health Department will be offering Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine at UTMS gym tomorrow from 1:00-5:00 pm. Walk-ins welcome!
Interested in our COVID 19 vaccine clinic? Our clinic is scheduled for Thursday, August 5 from 1-5 p.m. in the UTMS gym for anyone ages 12 and older. Please follow this link to sign up so we know how much vaccine we will need. https://forms.gle/hBVDvBXwDDG6kFWQ9
UTSC is partnering with the PCHD to offer a COVID 19 vaccine clinic on Thursday, August 5 from 1-5 p.m. in the UTMS gym. Please see your email for additional information.
JSE Back to School Events! Check out the Flyers!
Kindergarten and 1st grade Open House Meet and Greet 8/9 6PM
New Student Open House 8/9 5:30PM
2nd-5th grade Open House after school begins 8/19 6PM
UTSC learned today of upcoming road closures, August 5- early October. Hwy 130 closed to they traffic, Salt Creek Bridge on 130 east of 325w, 130 and 450W, and the tracks on 600N just south of 130. Buses will be RE-routed.
UTSC is partnering with Porter County Health Department to offer the Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine for anyone ages 12 and older on August 5th in the UTMS gym from 1:00-5:00 pm. Watch for additional information.
Interested in COCID-19 vaccine? Pfizer vaccine will be available on August 5th at UTMS gym from 1:00-5:00. Watch for more information. Open to all 12 years old and older.
Have you registered for school? UTSC is currently registering students for 2021-2022. See our website for information.
Elementary Registration opens tomorrow! For returning students online through Harmony and for new students in our main offices at JSE and UCE! Our Bearcat staff is preparing and excited for the new school year! #WeAreBEARCATS
21-22 Registration: For returning students, Harmony online registration will occur July 27-30th. For new students, please come into our JSE office on the 27th-30th. Can't wait for another great school year! #BearcatPride
Interested in boys basketball? The boys basketball team is hosting open gym from 1 to 3 in the high school gym. Boys entering grades six through 12 are encouraged and welcome to participate.
Correction- Fourth in their flight/heat.
Lady Bearcats capture forth place at State in 4x8!
It’s a great day to be a Bearcat!
Bearcats Sectional Baseball Champs over Illiana Christian 2-1!
Lady Bearcats Sectional Champs! Beat Illiana Christian 7-3!
Bearcats out hit Whiting Oilers, 11-6!
Summer Learning Resources!
Check out the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11j6Xxo0KnCiDe4UxNdTdd__NGUXlTl-7TN030Wq4x8M/edit?usp=sharing
We were honored to be a part of the Porter County Sheriff's Memorial, Thank you! Outstanding job Julian!
We LOVE our JSE Staff! Thank you for your "magic" this year! #teacherappreciationweek
Congrats to Madison Charleston and Julian Blevins for being selected as the winners of the PC Sheriff's Office Essay Contest! Julian will proudly read his essay at the Porter County Sheriff Memorial Service on May 5th! #bearcatpride #jseINSPIRES
Our 2nd graders are blooming with learning excitement as they observe and record their planting! #earthday #scientistsinbloom #jseINSPIRES Thank you PC Soil and Water Conservation District!
Congratulations to our JSE Math Bowl Team! They represented JSE very well in the virtual competition! Thank you Ms. Marckese for your leadership! #bearcatpride
Visit our Virtual Scholastic Book Fair to benefit our JSE library and get book for summer reading! Our virtual book fair is now open until April 25th! Please share the link with family and friends! #readfor20
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/johnsimatovichelementarysch1
Bearcat Spirit Wear Online Store! Check it out for your Lil' Bearcat Gear! #bearcatpride
https://simatovich2021.itemorder.com/sale
JSE can't wait to meet our new Lil' Bearcats at Kindergarten Round-Up this week! Thursday 5:30-6:30PM or Friday 10-11AM Check out our website for more details! #YouareLOVEDatJSE
JSE students spread JSE love for dogs and cats at the animal shelter with donations and blankets! #studentcouncil #leadership #servicelearning
Generosity, Kindness, and Togetherness are all exemplified at JSE! We raised over $900 for Riley Children's Hospital through our Celebrate Literacy Spirit Week. Thank you to our community for the support of our Student Council led Spirit Week!
Fish and Chicken Fry tonight 3:30-7:00. Drive up to Grand Hall, place order and pick up! Come out and support Bearcat Softball.
Our 5th grade ASL club meets with Newsletter Editor, Dr. Lueken to help create an article for the upcoming UTSC Community Newsletter. #experiencesgrowkids
Love and Logic FREE Virtual Parenting Seminar back by popular demand. Check it out and consider signing up! Visit bit.ly/SpringParents2021 to register. Sessions begin Monday, April 5th, 6:00 PM. Call Our Greater Good (219)728-8733 with questions.
It's Read Across America Week at JSE! Our "Celebrate Literacy" spirit week will help Riley Children's Hospital! #JSEgivesback #Readfor20
Don’t miss Bearcat Theatre Company’s “The Pitch”. Streaming now through Sunday. Visit bearcattheatre.org for streaming information!
Valparaiso Mayor Murphy meets virtually with our 3rd Graders. Students learned about the local government offices and how he works closely with our very own Mrs. Reed as a city council member! #jseINSPIRES
Kindergarten Registration for the 2021-2022 school year is scheduled for the week of April 5th-9th at the JSE main office! Please call our office or email JSE's Principal for more information. We are excited to meet our future Lil' Bearcats!
Thank you to our PTO for our virtual, LIVE wildlife assembly all the way from California. We learned about animals from around the world!
JSE celebrates our character trait of the month: Kindness with our special Valentine Lunch!
Congrats to our Science Bowl Team! 4th place! They showed perseverance and teamwork through the competition. #JSEinspires
Congrats to our Robotics Team 2021! The JSE RoboCATS show perseverance and teamwork at every practice! #JSEinspires
Happy Thanksgiving to our JSE families, staff, and community! We are thankful for you!
Congrats to our 2020 Spell Bowl Team! We were ready for the challenge of a virtual competition. Thank you @IASP! #bearcatstrong
We will greatly miss our annual Veterans Day Program today, yet we are still honoring and thanking those who have served and are serving today. We are wearing RED and sending cards around the world!❤
Thank you Promise Porter County! Chase Sims and Aiden Leach, won $25 for their college savings accounts through the PPC coloring contest. Kindergartners and 1st graders, there is still time to enroll! https://www.promiseportercounty.org/ @PromiseIndiana
Thank you Mrs. Ross! Her leadership and commitment to learning won us an Andonstar Digital Microscope through the @iknowit_com contest! Our kids are achieving and reaching their goals through IknowIt!
Thank you JSE PTO for our staff masks! #bearcatpride
Apples for JSE Staff on Fri"YAY"!
Congrats to our JSE 2020 Spell Bowl Team! Thank you for your hard work and dedication to represent JSE. Coach Koch Rocks! #bearcatpride
JSE in The Times! Annual "Talk Like A Pirate" Day!
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/young-pirates-unearth-buried-treasure-in-valparaiso/article_25ae6ec1-100b-5a86-9e40-a8decec29724.html
A big virtual hug from our kids and staff to show our gratitude and appreciation of our PTO and JSE families! We are now, each the proud owners of JSE Bearcat Water Bottles for use when we install our touch-less water refill stations! We feel very LOVED at JSE!
Save the Date: Smile, it's picture day September 24th! Order online now!
It's a Marvelous Monday at JSE! And together we are ALL making a difference! #BearcatPride
Thank you to our daily Resource Officers for keeping us safe! We begin our safety drills this week. Safety is a Top Priority at JSE!
Updated Kidstop Before and After-School childcare may be found on our website at https://jsimatovich.union.k12.in.us/
We are here for you! Register Today!
Online Harmony Parent Portal Registration is now open for UTSC Elementary Schools! We will see all new students and Kindergarten families in your child's respective school's office! We are excited to start the school year soon!
We are here for you! Updated UTSC Return to Learn Information, can be found at the district website: https://www.union.k12.in.us/
Elementary Student Registration begins next Tuesday, the 28th. Please see our Registration News Information at our website: https://jsimatovich.union.k12.in.us/o/jse/news
UTSC posts Board Meeting recording on corporation website under News.
Most appreciative to Gov Holcomb for maintaining funding for K-12 schools and to Dr. McCormick for her relentless passion for public education.