Congratulations to Lauren K.-
Lauren Konopacki took 3rd place in the Michigan History Day State competition in Bay City on Saturday. Lauren is a alternate for the National competition. This is a wonderful accomplishment! Thanks to Mr. Brown for all his work with guiding Lauren along!
Science Olympiad at State-
Our Science Olympiad team was at East Lansing on the campus of Michigan State University on Saturday. Congratulations to Aleena Schadler for earning a 4th place Medal for Ecology with her partner Amy Paine. Joe Paine for also earned a 5th place medal for Write It Do It with his sister, Amy Paine. What a great job Ms. Kietzerow and all her mentors did with the team. There were 60 teams competing, so this is quite an accomplishment. Pictured are Aleena and Joe.
7th grade Chicago Field Museum Field Trip-
The 7th graders will be departing this Friday, May 5th at 8:00 A.M. for the Field Museum. They will be returning at around 6:30 P.M. Please have rides ready upon the return. This should be an educational trip that fits nicely with the social studies curriculum.
Guidance department in our 7th grade classes-
The guidance department went into the 7th grade classes this week to talk about self-esteem. They worked with the students to define self-esteem, identify components of a healthy self-esteem and ways to improve self-esteem. The students completed a questionnaire to learn more and identified strengths & other positive elements in their life that make up their self-esteem.
Here is a helpful article for parents to help support a positive self-esteem in your child(ren).
From the Desk of the PTO-
The current UPTO board members are seeking officers to head up UPTO next school year. We would also be willing to co-chair any position if you are interested in stepping in slowly. Please consider getting involved!!
We are currently taking nominations for next year's board which includes: President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Also we will need 1-2 parents for each grade as a parent representative. We will vote at the May meeting. If you are interested in any of these positions please contact me via email: cindyigoe@yahoo.com for additional information.
UPTO is selling special designed, one-of-a-kind, St. Joseph Bears T-shirts to parents & students. No need to pre-order we have them in stock. They come in sizes AS, AM, AL. The shirts are $10 cash or check made out to SJPS. Please see Cindy Igoe in the Upton office Monday mornings from 8:45-11:30 for cash & carry. (Logo below)
No dance on May 19th-
Previously it was noted that we had a dance on May 19th, however there will not be a dance on that evening.
Previously it was noted that we had a dance on May 19th, however there will not be a dance on that evening.
Book Fair-
The Scholastic book fair is going on at Upton Middle School this week. All the profits from this book fair go back into purchasing more books for Upton Middle School. The media center would love to see you stop by!
Garden Club-
This Wednesday (May 3rd) and Thursday (May 4th) we will have a Spring clean-up at Upton around the building. If you could give any amount of time on either/both days the Upton garden club would appreciate it.
Run for Fun-
Please see the attachement on the email for a high school senior service project. After school for the next three Wednesdays they will be sponsoring some intramural sports from 3:15-5:00 P.M. in the Upton Blue Gym.
Quote of the week-
"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” - Harriet Tubman
Have a great week,
Mr. Mandarino
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