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UCS student shows what it means to be a team player
10/05/2018
Student supports football team effort to remember their friend
Nearly 200 Classroom-raised salmon find new home in the Clinton River
05/17/2018
Wiley sixth graders release nearly 200 Salmon at Yates Park
Wiley students show their future Chieftain Pride
10/13/2017
Wiley student council takes part in homecoming parade
Caleb with her dad
Student looking at Salmon in a bag
Wiley Student Council marches in the 2017 Utica High School Homecoming Parade
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Partnership empowers students to connect to their post-secondary future
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Hands-on museum helps UCS elementary students pick up STEAM
05/20/2019
Students get to experience museum environment in their own gym
New national honor society chapter celebrates excellence in Adult Education program
05/17/2019
Eleven members inducted in inaugural year of program
Mentor working with student
Students working together to try and build an arch using blocks
The members of the new Adult Education Honors Society
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From The Principal

Dear Wiley Families ~

The window for M-Step testing is underway!  Our 5th graders have begun testing and will finish within the next week.   After that, our 3rd, 4th and 6th graders will begin testing.

You can help be ensuring that they get a good night's sleep, eat a healthy breakfast and are on time to school.

We are so excited for our students to show what they know and demonstrate all that they have learned!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Merivirta

Our Mission
The mission of our school is to create and maintain an environment that ensures that every member of the school community reaches a high level of academic achievement as determined by local, state and national standards. We commit to a comprehensive system of support to assure this outcome.

Our Philosophy
​We the staff, students, and community of Wiley strive to develop the whole person who grows academically, socially, and emotionally in an environment that encourages life-long learning and productive living.

“Summer slide” is a true phenomenon. Summer slide is when students lose some of the academic gains they made during the previous school year, from lack of practice during the summer months. Read on to find out how to stop the summer slide from happening with your child in reading! 

Six books to summer success: Research shows that reading and rereading at least six books during the summer may keep a reader from falling behind. When choosing the six books, be sure that they are just right — not too hard and not too easy.
How do you choose the books….Take advantage of your local library. Ask for help selecting books that match your child's age, interests, and abilities. Libraries often run summer reading programs that motivate kids to read, so find out what's available in your area. Also check scholastic.com booklists for recommendations.

Utica Community Schools is Michigan's second largest school district.   

Student achievement in the district outpaces all county, state and national averages. The district's graduation rate is 12 points higher than the state average and students and staff are regularly honored for excellence.

For more information on Utica Community Schools, please visit this link .