Dear Upton Middle School families,

End of the Semester -

Today is the end of the first semester. Just a reminder that we do not hand out a paper copy of the report card until the end of the school year. Grades will be final in PowerSchool for the second marking period and semester next Wednesday, February 1st. As always if you have any questions about grades please reach out to the respective teacher/s first.

Variety Show Tonight -

The Upton Middle School variety show is this evening at the John & Dede Auditorium at St. Joseph High School beginning at 7:00 PM. Kids/Students are $2 and adults are $5. Please consider coming and supporting our students!

Reminder for Attendance -

School begins promptly at 7:45 AM. If your child arrives at 7:45am or later, they are considered Tardy until 7:55 AM. Students that arrive after that are considered Absent. If we do not receive a phone call before 10:00 AM with a reason for the late arrival, you will receive an attendance call.

Please see the Handbook, section IV for more information on attendance:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eV_--7Vkpmc8OKWi8TekwVMoNFdv1tzn/view

Black History Month -

Wed, Feb 1, 2023 - Wed, Mar 1, 2023

Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States, where it is also known as African-American History Month. It has received official recognition from governments in the United States and Canada, and more recently has been observed in Ireland, and the United Kingdom. https://blackhistorymonth.gov/

Educator of the Week -

Nomination Statement for Burke:

“Burke Lokey is the definition of a MASTA Teacher of the Year. He continuously seeks out new and unique opportunities for his students and achieves the highest standards. In addition to performing at the Michigan Music Conference and the ASTA National Orchestra Festival, he tours with his orchestras both nationally and internationally performing in unique venues and acquiring amazing clinicians for his groups while on his tours. Burke’s leadership in Southwest Michigan has sustained the tradition of excellence in that area of the state created by the Reed family decades earlier.

His professional service is a gift to our organization in addition to his teaching excellence. He has sustained MASTA’s strong financial position through a pandemic and the changing environment of our activities and does it all with calm and professionalism.”

Students of the Week -

Upton staff votes each week on students that go above and beyond in the

classroom. This week’s students of the week are:

Baxter Dorow, Izadora Pacheco, Emily Robinson, Samaika Singh

7th & 8th grade Upton Dance -

The next Upton Dance is for 7th and 8th grade Upton Students ONLY on February 10th from 5:30-7:30pm. Please contact your UPTO to be a chaperone at : uptonmiddlepto@gmail.com

Upton Skate Nights in February -

Thanks so much to Honor Credit Union for their sponsorships of these evenings!

One last plug on the Survey-

SJPS would love your input on the parent & community survey! Please take a short time to give us your feedback on a variety of topics. The deadline is this Tuesday, January 31st.

Parent & Community Survey Link

Feed the Bears Cookbook-

SJPS Foundation - Feed the Bears Cookbook

A collection of favorite recipes from St. Joseph Public Schools Alumni, Teachers, Administrators, Students, Retirees and Friends of the Foundation! Proceeds benefit SJPS Teachers and Students!

The cookbook features full-color student artwork on the cover and section tabs, as well as a recipe index. Stop by the Upton Office to purchase a cookbook for $20.

Or you can order through this link: https://store.sjhsencore.org/p/cookbook/