Union Terrace Elementary School

🖍️ Allentown families - registration for the 2026-2027 School Year is now open!
🖍️ If you or someone you know has a child who turns five (5) on or before February 1, 2027, you can now register your child for a high-quality, full-day Kindergarten program in the Allentown School District!
🖍️ We are excited to welcome your family to the Allentown School District and provide your child with the opportunities they need to reach their full potential. Together, we will build a brighter future for your child and our community.
🖍️ Families who register before May 15, 2026, will be eligible for summer programming.

Get started today: www.allentownsd.org/families-and-students/enrollment

🖍️ Registration for the 2026-2027 School Year is now open!
🖍️ If you or someone you know has a child who turns five (5) on or before February 1, 2027, you can now register your child for a high-quality, full-day Kindergarten program in the Allentown School District!
🖍️ We are excited to welcome your family to the Allentown School District and provide your child with the opportunities they need to reach their full potential. Together, we will build a brighter future for your child and our community.
🖍️ Families who register before May 15, 2026, will be eligible for summer programming.

Get started today: www.allentownsd.org/families-and-students/enrollment

As we reach the midpoint of the first quarter, it is important that every family has access to the tools that keep you informed and engaged! This year, we transitioned to two new systems in an effort to improve efficiency and provide families with real-time access to the information that matters most!
💻 PowerSchool Parent Portal: View your child’s grades, report cards, attendance, and schedules all in one place. https://allentownsd.powerschool.com/public/
📱 ParentSquare: Receive school updates, photos, announcements, and event info directly from your child’s school. https://www.parentsquare.com/signin
Together, these systems help you stay connected to your child’s academic progress and school community. If you have not activated your accounts yet, now is the time!

For PowerSchool, you will need the unique access codes and passwords that were emailed the week of October 7, 2025. For ParentSquare, you can create your account using the email address or phone number associated with your child’s account. If you have not received information about these new systems, please contact your school to update your contact information!

📣 Families — Stay connected, stay informed!
We’re making it easier than ever to set up your PowerSchool Parent Portal account! This is where you can view your child’s grades, attendance, schedules, and report cards at any time. At the start of the year, letters were mailed home that contained unique access codes and passwords to create portal accounts. To increase portal usage and make things easier, we are now emailing those unique access codes directly through ParentSquare.
📧 Check your email for a secure document that contains your child’s unique access code, password, and instructions.
👉 Follow the link, enter the codes, and create your account today!
✅ If you have multiple students in the District, each student will have their own code/password combination.
🔕 If you did not receive an email with your codes, please contact your school to update your contact information!
Already have your codes? Click the link in the comments to get started!

📚 📚 Our popular Superintendent’s Reading League returns with a new theme: Leaf Through a Good Book! The Reading League is a fun, friendly competition designed to keep students motivated and excited about reading. From now through Sunday, November 16, 2025, students will log their reading minutes through Beanstack, accessible through Clever. Just as with the summer challenge, top schools and individual readers will be recognized and celebrated at our You Are the Light ceremony in December.

Get started today:

Allentown City School District Beanstack needs you to help us reach our goal as we Leaf Through a Good Book! Do you think you can read 300 minutes before November 7th? Top readers and top schools will be rewarded, recognized, and celebrated as !

Starting this school year, we are transition to several new systems to streamline communication and collaboration between the District, schools and home. Parent Square will serve as our new Mass Communication and Emergency Alert System, connecting families all in one place.
We encourage families to download the ParentSquare mobile app, which supports two-way direct messages with your child's teacher and the ability to view the school news in a custom news feed. . Even if you don't use the app, you'll still receive all important district-wide emails notifications to help you stay informed!

As we settle into the routines of the new school year, we want to remind families that PowerSchool is now our new Student Information System. Through PowerSchool, you can view your child’s class schedule, track attendance, and monitor academic progress in real time.

This transition opens up exciting opportunities to improve communication, simplify processes, and enhance the support we provide to students and families. For added convenience, families are encouraged to download the free PowerSchool mobile app for easy access on the go. https://bit.ly/4paj5zj?

📚✨ Congratulations to our Superintendent’s Reading League Champion! This summer, Francis logged an incredible 5,400 minutes of reading as part of our Dive Into Reading Challenge. 🌊
His favorite book? Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows ⚡—a magical choice for a magical summer of learning!
We are so proud of his dedication and love for literacy. 💙💚 Way to set the bar high and inspire others to dive into new adventures through books!

As we prepare to welcome students back on Monday, August 25, 2025, I extend my heartfelt welcome to each of you. I hope this summer offered moments of rest, renewal, and meaningful connection with your friends and family.
This year marks an exciting new chapter for the Allentown School District, one defined by innovation, opportunity, and a shared sense of purpose. We are deepening the partnership between home and school, ensuring that families are true collaborators in every child’s learning journey.

Read the full message to families from Superintendent Dr. Carol D. Birks here: https://bit.ly/4mzoFcQ