Mandarino Minutes for 4-11-16

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Welcome Back-

The staff at UMS hopes you had a fun and relaxing Spring break!  The rest of the school year will go very quickly.  
 
8th Grade M-Step Begins Tomorrow (April 12, 2016) & 6th and 7th to Follow-

Tuesday, April 12th will be the beginning of the 2016 M-Step schedule with our 8th graders beginning their ELA testing.  Next week 8th graders will take part in Math & Social Studies.

6th grade testing will begin on Monday, April 25th.
7th grade testing will begin on Monday, May 9th.

Please encourage your son/daughter to come with a charged computer, a free-read book, and encourage them to try their best! :)


Ren Baldwin Technology Festival Deadline This Friday 4/15/16-

The 5th Annual Ren Baldwin Student Technology Festival will be held on Friday, May 13, 2016.  The deadline for student project entries is Friday, April 15th.  Many students have been working on projects in their various classes, and they will be encouraged by their teachers to enter those.  Students are also welcome to enter their own individual projects as long as the project is educational and has the sponsorship of a staff member.  Each child can submit up to three entries.   For more information and project ideas, please access this webpage: http://www.mybigcampus.com/bundles/2016-ren-baldwin-student-techology-festival---489792


If you have any questions, please contact Amy Dirlam, Media/Technology Integration Coordinator, at 269-926-3416 or via email at adirlam@sjschools.orgadirlam@sjschools.org

UPTO This Thursday, April 14th-

This Thursday, April 14th at 6:30 P.M. will be our April UPTO meeting.  The UPTO would love to have you attend.


One-hour Delay-

We will have a one-hour delay this Wednesday, April 13th.  Buses will run one hour later and breakfast will still be available.  School will begin at 8:45 A.M.


Good Luck at Solo and Ensemble-

We want to wish our students that are participating in solo and ensemble this Saturday, April 16th good luck!  Our students tend to do really well at this event!   

Quote of the Day-

"Always remember that you are absolutely unique.  Just like everyone else." - Margaret Mead

Have a good week,
Mr. Mandarino