Friday, January 22, 2021

Mandarino Minutes for 1-22-21



 Dear Parents/Guardians,


It Was Great! - 

It was very nice to be back to 100% of our students back to face to face instruction each day!  We will continue this path as long as the numbers allow us to do so (Hopefully the rest of the school year!).





Next Week  1/2 Days -

Next we will have 1/2 days on Wednesday (27th), Thursday (28th), and Friday (29th) with a dismissal of 11:00 AM each day.  







No Late Start This Wednesday -

We will not have a late start this Wednesday, January 27th.  School will begin at the regular time of 7:45 AM.






Winter NWEA Testing -

Students will take the NWEA winter test for reading and math next week during their ELA and Math classes on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday.  Students took the test in the Fall and they will take their final test in the Spring.  





Prearranged Absence Forms-

If your child will be missing 3 or more days of school, please have them pick up a Prearranged Absence Form from the office a week before the absences.  This forms needs to be filled out by your child's teachers, signed by you, and then returned to the office.  We also ask that you call the absence in to our attendance line at 926-3400 or send a note in with your child.   Thank you for help!





In The Winter -

When the winter weather hits it may be necessary to leave your house 5-10 minutes earlier when dropping off your son/daughter at Upton.  We have an increase of traffic on winter days and thus things are slowed down.  Please do not turn left into Upton off of Maiden Lane in the morning as traffic gets backed up and cars can't exit Upton.  We depend on you to help the flow of traffic stay efficient.  Please help us out with this!





Guidance News -

Follow this link for this week's guidance news:

Guidance News for the week of 1-25-21



Reminder to Please Order Ahead of Time -

If your daughter or son is getting a school lunch please order student lunches on the following website sendmoneytoschool.com by 7:45 AM each morning.





Just a Reminder for 8th grade Parents & Students -

CLASS OF 2025 (Current 8th graders)

SAVE THE DATE: 

Informational Scheduling Meeting for current 8th Grade Students & their Parents 
who plan to attend
St. Joseph High School Fall 2021


Tuesday, February 2, 2021 
6:00pm

SJHS will soon be sending more information on this evening!





One More Week -

The 2021 Ren Baldwin Student Technology Festival logo contest is underway!  Please see the details below.  Submissions are due next Friday, January 29th and can be turned in at the Upton Media Center or by emailing techfest@stjoebears.com.  We look forward to seeing the students' creativity this year!





Quote of the week -




Have a good weekend,
Mr. Mandarino







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