Utica Elementary School

07/31/2026

⛺️Adventure is out there, Jets!

⭐️The first 2 days of school were an incredible success!

✏️Our students have come to school with a great attitude and ready to take on what the new year holds!

🏔️Our staff is ready to lead our school through this great adventure of a school year!

🎈Have a great weekend, Jets! See you Monday!

07/24/2026

⛺️Camp Kindergarten was a huge success at Utica! What a fun way to kick off back-to-school activities as we prepare for our Utica Explorers themed school year!

✈️We are so excited to welcome all these smiling Kindergarteners as they become a Utica Jet next week!

Don’t forget!
🗓️Monday, July 27th is Back-to-School Night!

Come by UES from 5PM-7PM to meet your new teacher and see your new classroom! Students are welcome to drop off school supplies as well!

🗓️Thursday, July 30th is the First Day of School!

We can’t wait to kick of the 2026-2027 school year! See you soon, Jets!

07/17/2026

Morning Jets!! ✈️ We hope you are having an amazing summer! We can’t wait to see everyone soon!

Please don’t forget these important dates coming up:

*Camp Kindergarten is July 23rd 10AM-12PM (Doors open at 9:45AM and parents return at 11:30AM)

* Preschool Back to School Night is
July 23rd 6PM-7PM.

*Back to School Night is July 27th 5PM-7PM.

06/10/2026

Way to be a proactive citizen, Sawyer! 👏

Big ideas can come from our youngest residents!

Sawyer Rodda, a soon-to-be fourth grader at Utica Elementary School, recently requested a meeting with Mayor Mike Moore to share ideas for slowing down traffic in the Windy Pines neighborhood.

Mayor Moore was happy to hear Sawyer's concerns and discuss ways to help make the neighborhood safer for everyone. Thank you, Sawyer, for taking the initiative and showing what it means to be an engaged citizen!

06/04/2026

🏔️Adventure is out there, Jets!

🏕️ We are excited to announce our theme for the 2026-2027 school year:
Utica Explorers - Great Adventure Awaits!

🌲This theme is inspired by the 110th anniversary celebration of the National Park Service in 2026 and the Wilderness Explorers from the Pixar film, Up!

🧭We are looking forward for what is to come this school year! Please note the upcoming events in the picture below!

📍Camp Kindergarten
- July 23rd, 2026
- 10:00AM-12:00PM
- Incoming Kindergartners are invited to meet our Kindergarten team and learn more about our school!

📍Elementary Back to School Night
- July 27th, 2026
- 5:00PM-7:00PM
- All Utica students and parents are invited to meet their teachers and see their classrooms for the school year!

☀️Until then, have a great summer!

06/02/2026

Our final few weeks of the school year at Utica were some busy ones!

🪩4th-5th Grade enjoyed their decades dance.

🎓Seniors from Jeff High came to walk the halls and celebrate their graduation from high school by looking back at their start!

✈️ We are wishing some of our staff well as they move on to new adventures! We will miss Mrs. Porter, Mrs. Veals, Mrs. Meyers and Ms. Natalia!

🎤Our last day of school talent show went amazing! So many Jets showed off their incredible talents!

☀️ We hope all our Jets are soaking up the sun and enjoying summer break!

05/29/2026

☀️Check out Field Day photos from May 12 at the link below! Photos are organized by grade and teacher! We hope all of our Jets are having a great start to summer and are enjoying the beautiful weather this week!

05/21/2026

That’s a wrap on the 25-26 school year, Jets! We are thankful for another great year at Utica! Wishing all of our Jets a safe and restful summer!

A special congratulations to Mrs. Porter on her retirement from teaching at GCCS! Mrs. Porter has been with GCCS since 1992 and will be missed!

05/11/2026

Courage and Cooperation Students of the Month cont.

So many Jets to celebrate!

05/11/2026

It has been a busy week to be a Utica Jet!

🏐Congratulations to our UES Volleyball Team for winning their game on Saturday! They won corporation championship game!

🌦️On Friday, Kindergarten had an extra special weather presentation from WDRB meteorologist, Matthew Vine!

🕯️4th Grade students took a field trip to Squire Boone Caverns to learn more about geology and pioneer life!

🏅Our final Student of the Month awards were given out on Thursday to recognize students who exemplify Courage and Cooperation at Utica!

We have 8️⃣ more days of this school year, Jets! Let’s make them great!!

☀️Looking forward to a fun field day, this Tuesday 5/12!