Mandarino Minutes for Friday, September 25, 2015

Dear Parents/Guardians,

I will be moving Mandarino Minutes from a PowerAnnounment/email to a blog.  The advantages of this will be you can subscribe to this blog and have all the past & current posts all in one place.  To subscribe to the blog please enter your email in the upper right corner of this page.  Or, you can simply bookmark the address of this blog which is http://mandarinominutes.blogspot.com/ Being a novice "blogger" I will hope to improve this site as I go.  

Thanks,
Mr. Mandarino


Science Olympiad Flyer

Please see the attached flyer link above (just click on Science Olympiad Flyer) for any student who would like to be a part of our Science Olympiad team.  Ms. Kietzerow, Mrs. Foster, and Dr. St. Amand do an excellent job guiding our students.

8th grade field trip chaperones

8th grade parents are needed as chaperones for the science field trips planned for October 20th and October 23rd.  Please contact your son/daughter's science teacher to be a part of this trip.  The students will be heading to the water plant and fish hatchery.

Last Chance for Spirit Sales

The deadline for ordering for Spirit sales is this Tuesday, September 29th.  The following link will take you to the ordering site:  http://lazergraphicsinc.com/sale/upton-middle-school.html 

Thanks to Nye's Apple Barn

The Upton Life Management department would like to give a special thanks to Nye’s Apple Barn for donating apples for the 8th grade foods classes to make applesauce, apple butter, dried apples, and apple pie.  Please thank the folks at Nyes when you stop by for fresh local produce and gift items.  We are very fortunate to have such an abundance of fruits and vegetables this time of year and a local business that is willing to support our program.

Youth Night at the Bear Cage for SJHS Soccer

Tomorrow evening at 6:45 P.M. come to Upton Middle School at the Bear Cage to watch the Bears take on the South Haven Rams.  All youth (boys and girls) that show up to the game will be able to play a small sided game at halftime of the game.

Quote of the day:
In honor of the great Yogi Berra:
"If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else." - Yogi Berra

Have a great weekend,
Mr. Mandarino