Monday, January 29, 2018

Mandarino Minutes for 1-29-18

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Welcome to the 2nd Semester-
It is hard to believe that today is the start of the second semester!  Thanks for a great first half and we hope the second half is just as successful!


The Little Mermaid, Jr. -
It's your turn to be "part of the world" and join your friends in the cast of Little Mermaid, Jr. the musical that Upton Students will put on Saturday, May 12th.  Rehearsals begin Monday, March 12th-Wednesday, March 14th from 3:00-5:00 P.M. in the Choir Room.  Auditions will be Thursday & Friday, March 15th &15th from 3:00-5:00 P.M.  All experience levels are welcome (no prior experience as well).  More information is available at www.sjmusicalboosters.com or Facebook: St. Joseph Musical Boosters.  





MathCounts -
Congratulations to our MathCounts team as they travel this Friday to compete in the regional math competition at Western Michigan University.  They are: 
6th graders-  Tanvi Gaikwad and Grace Yuan
7th graders- Riley Biggins, James Diamond, Nik Door, 
Ashton Gashin, Harsh Gupta, and Max Warriner  
8th graders- Joe Paine and Nick Strickler 




Heart & Sole/Girls on the Run Deadline today -
Please go to this document: Heart & Sole document  This program is for any girl interested in Heart & Sole/ Girls on the Run.  It is a great program that builds self esteem, character, and is fun all at the same time!  The deadline is today.  




SJPS Calendar Photo Contest -
Here is a link to the SJPS Foundation calendar photo contest.  This is open to all students and families in SJPS.  Click here: http://www.stjosephpublicschoolsfoundation.org/Photo-Contest.html



Equestrian Team Meeting Reminder -
Upton will have an equestrian team meeting this Thursday, February 1st at 5:30 pm in Ms. Kietzerow's room (212).  This meeting is open to anyone interested in joining the club and a parent/s.


8th grade parent meeting next week on Wednesday, Feb. 7th -
CLASS OF 2022

SAVE THE DATE

Informational Scheduling Meeting for 8th Grade Students & Their Parents 
who plan to attend
St. Joseph High School Fall 2018

Wednesday, February 7, 2018
6:00pm
St. Joseph High School Auditorium

(You will receive 2018-19 scheduling materials, learn about the high school scheduling process, meet department representatives and tour the school. 

This is a very important informational meeting and encourage all 8th grade students and their parents to attend.

Honors Breakfast dates-
These grades will be based on the semester grades.  You can view the final semester grades in PowerSchool and they will be official on Wednesday, January 31st.  The student and parent will be given an invitation if they made the honor roll early next week.  The time that the breakfast begins is 7:15 A.M.ish.
February 13th- 7th grade
February 15th- 6th grade
February 16th- 8th grade

From the Upton Student Handbook:

Honor Roll Criteria
Principals' Honor Roll:
Straight A's (or A-'s)
Honor Roll:
At least 2 A's (or A-'s) and no grade lower than a B.  This means B- or lower disqualifies.


Quote of the week - 
"Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care." - Theodore Roosevelt
Have a great week,
Mr. Mandarino


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