Mandarino Minutes: Mandarino Minutes for 10-29-21

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Orchestra Concert Next Tuesday, November 2nd-

Next Tuesday evening beginning at 7:00 PM in the John & Dede Auditorium at SJHS is the 7th & 8th grade middle school orchestra concert. It will be a great concert!

Congratulations to Choir and Band-

Last week was a great choir concert and this week we had a great band concert! We have so many students involved in the performing arts programs and the talent is so fun to watch develop!

End of the rotation and Marking Period-

Today ends rotation 1 for 6th & 7th graders and they will begin rotation 2 on Monday, November 1st. You can find your child's rotation change in PowerSchool.

The first marking period ends next Friday, November 5th.

8th graders this week-

Our 8th graders this week had a field trip where they visited the Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery and Sarrett Nature Center to kickoff their Salmon in the Classroom project. The students were great and enjoyed the experience.

Upton Bear Credit Union Reopening -

The Upton Bears Credit Union, sponsored by Honor Credit Union, will be re-opening soon! We will begin interviews on Nov 9th & 11th. Job opening and membership applications will be in the Upton office. Have your daughter/son stop by the office if they are interested.

Here is a link that talks more about it:

Upton Bear Credit Union Link

Next Thursday evening-

Next Thursday evening beginning at 7:00 PM in the John & Dede Auditorium at St. Joseph High School will be a very informative session on parenting in the digital age. This is open to K-12 parents.

Late Start next Wednesday-

The district will have a late start next Wednesday, November 3rd. Doors will open at 8:15 and breakfast will be available at that time.

Positivity Project Next Week-

Next week the word of the week for the Positivity Project is : Creativity. Here is the link to family resources:

Positivity Project Link for Creativity

Remember the password is P2 for all positivity project links.

News from the Lunch Room-

We would like to remind everyone that breakfast and lunch are FREE again this year to every St Joseph Public School student. Please try to remember to preorder your student’s lunches when they are going to participate in lunch. This helps speed up the morning lunch count process. You will be allowed to order the Friday before the next week using www.sendmoneytoschool.com.

Due to the supply chain issues we are having with our vendors and food outages we will be providing a one week menu on our website and Principal blogs on the Friday before the next week. This will alleviate us having to make constant changes to a monthly menu and keep you better informed.

11/1/21 – Chicken Tenders, Ranch Wedges, Dinner Roll, Fruit choice

11/2/21 – Pancakes, Sausage, Hash Brown, Fruit choice

11/3/21 – Chicken & Cheese Quesadilla, Rice, Refried Beans, Fruit

11/4/21 – Cheeseburger, Curly Fries, Salad Cup, Fruit choice and

11/5/21 – French Bread Pizza, Seasoned Corn, Caesar Salad, Fruit

Sandwiches and Salads will also be available daily as an entree. Ala carte items will be available for purchase soon!

From our Guidance Department-

Check out this link for the October Guidance blog:

blog.https://sites.google.com/stjoebears.com/upton-updates-from-your-guidan/home

Parent-Teacher Conferences Around the Corner-

Parent/Teacher conferences will be on Thursday, November 11th for 6th-12th grades. On November 11th and Friday, November 12th we will have half days with dismissal at 11:00 AM. The format of the conferences will be announced very soon.

Please help by having at talk -

Tik Tok has had many national trends this school year, and several of them are destructive and not nice. The latest is using string from a mask to cut through chairs. This trend has not passed UMS and SJPS. Destruction of school property could result in a suspension, police report, restitution, community service, etc. Common Sense Media has a lot of resources that give information on apps, tv shows, movies, etc. It is a great resource to bookmark. Here is the link to the information on Tik Tok:

Common Sense Media Tik Tok Link

Reminder about Tardies-

Students arriving after 7:45 AM will now be considered Tardy and may face consequences after the 3rd late arrival. Please adjust your schedules to take advantage of this new time slot. Drivers - please consider turning right out of Upton after dropping off your student and taking Hollywood to Glenlord or Niles Ave. Fewer cars turning left would reduce the time at the 4-way stop on Maiden and Lincoln Ave. and open up the path for cars heading to the back drop-off area.