Monday, November 30, 2015

Mandarino Minutes for 11-30-15

Dear Parents/Guardians,


Honors Breakfasts

You received an evite from the PTO if your son/daughter qualified for the honor roll breakfasts this week.  The breakfasts begin tomorrow. If you have not RSVP'd then please do so today.  Here is a quick glance:

What:  Honors Breakfast
When:  6th grade- Tuesday, Dec. 1st; 7th grade- Wednesday, Dec. 2nd; and 8th grade- Thursday, Dec. 3rd
Where:  The Upton Cafeteria
What time:  Breakfast begins at 7:15 A.M. and the certificate and short presentation begins at around 7:25 A.M.

6th grade Orchestra Informance

Next Tuesday, December 8th beginning at 7:00 P.M. in the Upton Blue Gym will be the 6th grade orchestra informance.  Our 6th grade orchestra will have an opportunity to show you how much they have grown since early September. :)

7th grade vision screening

The 7th grade vision screening is tomorrow (Tuesday, December 1st) at Upton.  The students were given a half sheet pre-screening form for you to fill out last week.  This screening is done by the Berrien County Health Department staff.

7th & 8th grade Dance

The 7th & 8th grade dance will take place this Friday, December 4th from 6:00-9:00 P.M. in the Upton Blue Gym.  The admission is $4 or a toy worth $4 or more towards the Toys for Tots Drive. Please have rides here at 9:00 P.M.

Upton Equestrian Meeting 


The Upton Equestrian Club will be having a meeting for all students and parents that are interested in the equestrian team on Tuesday, December 8th @ 6:30 in Ms. Kietzerow's room at Upton.  For more information please contact Cindy Phillip  http://stjoeequestrianteam.weebly.com/  or you may also email Cindy at cphilip@vbisd.org.

Community Corkboard

Have you visited the community corkboard lately? If not, please visit  http://www.sjschools.org/sjps-parents/community-cork-board-district  for all the latest community events.

One-Hour Delay

We will have a district one-hour delay a week from this Wednesday on December 9th.  Buses will run one hour later, and breakfast will still be available at Upton.

Quotes for the week:

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”- Eleanor Roosevelt   

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”   - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Have a good week,
Mr. Mandarino

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