Welcome Back-
The first week was a great week! The students seem to be getting more comfortable each day. We want your daughter/son to have a great experience. Please communicate with your child's teachers when something comes up, and we will do the same.
Sign-in/Sign-out-
You do not need to enter the school to sign your child into Upton, but we do require a parent to sign them out when leaving the building. When a student has an appointment they should bring a note to the office and a pass will be given to them. When they leave the building for an appointment the pass will go into the metal tray by the exit of the door.
Back to School Night-
Our Back to School Night will be next Monday, September 18th at 7:00 P.M. You will spend about 11 minutes per class and will hear from each of your son/daughter's teachers. It is always a great and informative evening.
Drop-off/Pickup-
The morning drop-off can be very busy. We do have two options that students may be dropped off at in the morning:
1) Off of Maiden Lane into our front circle
2) Off of Lincoln Avenue around the back and by the large metal bear.
The Pickup option is the main parking lot. We ask that students do not cross when the buses are in motion. When they do cross, we like it to be by the main entrance in the opening there.
Home High School Football Games-
We ask that students during home football games either sit with you, or in our middle school section located at the South end of the stadium. We also want to remind you that your daughter/son should not be playing football behind the stadium on the practice field during the game. We appreciate your support with this.
Involvement-
We really have a lot of students involved at Upton right now! Around 90 in the cross country program, 3 boys soccer teams, a huge cheerleading squad, 4 volleyball teams, 60+ football players, people on the morning news team, a great size robotics team, and students signing up for Builders and Interact Club. More information to follow on Science Olympiad, Spelling team, Coders Club, Math Counts, Chess Club, Ski Club, weightlifting, etc.
UPTO-
Our first UPTO (Upton Parent-Teacher Organization) meeting of the year will be Thursday, September 21st at noon in the Upton Conference room. Please join President Cindy Igoe and her team as they kickoff another great school year! We want to thank you for your donations to this organization. The UPTO relies on donations as we do not have a formal fundraiser. Please send in donations to the office and we will make sure the UPTO receives it. Checks can be made available to SJPS in the memo line please put UPTO. Thanks to those that have already donated!
Quote of the week-
"America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand." - Harry S. Truman
Have a great week,
Mr. Mandarino
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