Mandarino Minutes: Mandarino Minutes for 9-9-19

Dear Parents/Guardians,

A great first week-
Thanks for a great first week of school! Student drop-off in the morning is going really well. We appreciate your support and look forward to a great school year!

Back to School Night-

Upton Middle School's Back to School Night will be held tomorrow Tuesday, September 10th, at 7:00 p.m. Parents will take a shortened trip through their student's daily routine. Teachers will explain curricula, grading systems, and classroom policies/procedures.

Parents should report to their child's homeroom at 7 p.m. The evening will last until about 8:30 p.m. Your student can tell you his or her homeroom teacher's name and room number.

This is not a conference night; if you have a specific concern regarding your child, please contact the teacher by phone between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. or by e-mail. Individual parent/teacher conferences will be in November.

Remember, this is an evening for parents only. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

Home Football Games-
At all SJHS home football games students should be with you or in the Upton Student Section. We can't be responsible for students wandering about the stadium. Students wandering unsupervised that cause an issue will be uninvited to future home football games. Football playing behind the stadium is also prohibited during the game. Please make sure you have this talk with your son/daughter.

Absences and Leaving Upton for an appointment-
If your daughter/son will be absent or late to school please call 926-3400 and follow the voice prompts. If you know about an absent in advance or need to leave on a passport for an appointment please have them bring a note into the office in the morning. A passport will be given to them if a student is leaving during the day. If you are signing a student out you must come in the building to take them out. We will only release students to people who are listed on the emergency card. When a student enters Upton no parent/guardian is needed to sign them in if a note or phone call was made in advance.

UPTO-

Welcome back to school Upton parents! We are excited to start the school year off with you! Already this fall, your generosity helped us raise almost $5,000 which will allow your children’s teachers to enrich their classroom experiences and pay for exciting activities throughout the school year. We’re always looking for more parent volunteers to help us with our many UPTO led activities and events. Please consider signing up by clicking the link below:

https://signup.com/go/dbdUvTO

Thanks for your continued support!

UPTO

Upton Parent Teacher Organization

Lory's Place Support Group-

Starting soon we will have a Lory's Place grief support group for those that have lost someone close to them. If you would like your daughter/son to be a part of this please email your daughter/son's counselor:

Last name A-G: Mrs. Peterson apeterson@sjschools.org

Last name H-Z: Ms. Toth Vtoth@sjschools.org

Picture Day for those not at Start-Up Day-

If you were unable to attend Start-Up Day the picture day will be on Wednesday, September 25th. We need 100% of our students to get a photo for their student ID and the yearbook picutre.

Sixth graders taking home their computers-

The sixth graders have done a great job with their "boot camp" and will be bringing home their computers. Please help to remind your daughter/son to charge these each evening. The computers will automatically shut down at 10:00 PM each evening.

Morning Supervision and after school pick-up-

We have morning supervision beginning each morning at 7:15 AM. This includes regular school days and late start Wednesdays. Our school day ends at 2:40 PM and we ask that you have your son/daughter picked up by 3:00 PM unless they are under the supervision of a teacher, coach, club advisor, etc.

Spanish Clubs at Upton-

The Beginner class meets on Tuesdays after school, and the Intermediate class meets on Wednesdays. Both classes meet in room 406. The registration deadline is this Friday, September 13th. Please remember -- class size is limited to the first 25 students on a first come basis. Return the forms to the office. (If you haven't already picked up a form we have more in the office) If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Ellspermann at cellspermann@stjoebears.com or through itsLearning.

Spelling Club-

Do you like spelling? Do you have want to have excellent spelling skills? Either way, we would like to have you join spelling club this year. We will be meeting every other week on Tuesdays, from 2:50 - 3:45 so the commitment is minimal. If you are interested or have any questions, please feel free to see Mrs. Gressley in Room 209 and sign up.